{"id":1700,"date":"2025-02-10T11:27:56","date_gmt":"2025-02-10T16:27:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/gender-studies\/?page_id=1700"},"modified":"2025-12-05T16:46:32","modified_gmt":"2025-12-05T21:46:32","slug":"resources-and-rights","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/gender-studies\/resources-and-rights\/","title":{"rendered":"Resources and Rights"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"resources-and-rights-february-2025\">Resources and Rights, February 2025<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-mu-accordion-selector\"><button class=\"accordion-selector-expand\">Expand All<\/button><button class=\"accordion-selector-collapse\">Collapse All<\/button><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"healthcare\" class=\"wp-block-mu-accordion\"><details><summary><span class=\"acc-header\">Healthcare<\/span> <\/summary><div class=\"int-wrapper\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gardenstateequality.org\/map\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Affirming Healthcare Map<\/a> (Garden State Equality)\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li> A directory of over 200 healthcare providers that have proactively identified themselves as LGBTQ-friendly.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rwjbh.org\/rwj-university-hospital-somerset\/treatment-care\/babs-siperstein-proud-center\/transgender-health\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Transgender Health (Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital)<\/a>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The hospital provides comprehensive services and care for transgender individuals including primary care services, hormone therapy, support groups, and mental health support.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/lgbtqhealthcenter.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">LGBTQ Center for Health and Wellness<\/a> (VNACJ Community Health Center)\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Provides medical services for the transgender and broader LGBTQIA+ community including endocrinology \/ hormone replacement therapy and support groups.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.plannedparenthood.org\/planned-parenthood-metropolitan-new-jersey\/patients\/our-services\/gender-affirming-hormone-therapy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Gender Affirming Hormone Therapy<\/a> (Planned Parenthood of Metropolitan New Jersey)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/details><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"mental-health\" class=\"wp-block-mu-accordion\"><details><summary><span class=\"acc-header\">Mental Health Support&nbsp;<\/span> <\/summary><div class=\"int-wrapper\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Uwill 24\/7 Mental Health Support\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Call <a href=\"tel:+18336461526\">833-646-1526<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>988 Lifeline\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Call or text <a href=\"tel:+988\">988<\/a> or <a href=\"tel:+18002738255\">1-800-273-TALK (8255)<\/a>&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/counseling\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Monmouth University Counseling and Prevention Services<\/a> (Emotional and Substance Services)\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Located on the third floor of the Rebecca Student Center.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Contact: <a href=\"tel:+17325717517\">732-571-7517<\/a>, or <a href=\"mailto:mucounseling@monmouth.edu\">mucounseling@monmouth.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.2ndfloor.org\/get-help\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2nd Floor<\/a>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2nd Floor provides free, anonymous and confidential 24\/7 support.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rwjbh.org\/monmouth-medical-center-southern-campus\/treatment-care\/mental-health-and-behavioral-health\/mental-health-services\/psychiatric-emergency-screening-services-pess-\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Monmouth County Psychiatric Emergency Screening Services<\/a> (24 hours) \n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Call <a href=\"tel:+17329236999\">732-923-6999<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sptsusa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/BIPOC-New-Jersey-Resources.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">BIPOC Resources New Jersey<\/a> (Provided by Society for the Prevention of Teen Suicide)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/adaa.org\/find-help\/by-demographics\/bipoc-resources\">BIPOC Communities<\/a> (Provided by Anxiety and Depression Association of Amaeric) \n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Mental health support prioritizing cultural humility for BIPOC individuals.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetrevorproject.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Trevor Project<\/a>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Support for LGBTQ+ young people.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Call or text <a href=\"tel:+18664887386\">866-488-7386<\/a>&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/prnvnacj.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Prevention Resource Network<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/details><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"immigrant-human-rights\" class=\"wp-block-mu-accordion\"><details><summary><span class=\"acc-header\">Services Focused on Immigrant Human Rights &nbsp;<\/span> <\/summary><div class=\"int-wrapper\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.njimmigrantjustice.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">New Jersey Alliance for Immigrant Justice<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nyic.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">New York Immigrant Coalition<\/a> is hosting opportunities to advocate.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/afsc.org\/our-work\">American Friends Service Committee<\/a>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/afsc.org\/issue\/migration-immigrant-rights\">AFSC is also providing opportunities to take action<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/firstfriendsnjny.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">First Friends of New Jersey and New York<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.immigrationadvocates.org\/nonprofit\/legaldirectory\/organization.420514-RutgersNewark_Immigrant_Rights_Clinic\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Rutgers-Newark Immigrant Rights Clinic<\/a> (Immigration Advocates Network Directory Listing)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/law.rutgers.edu\/professional-skills\/clinics\/immigrant-justice-clinic\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Rutgers Law School Immigrant Justice Clinic<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/maketheroadnj.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Make the Road New Jersey<\/a>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Statewide advocate for immigrants&#8217; rights (support services available)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/details><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"legal\" class=\"wp-block-mu-accordion\"><details><summary><span class=\"acc-header\">Legal<\/span> <\/summary><div class=\"int-wrapper\"><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"gender\">Gender<\/h3>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gardenstateequality.org\/programs\/name-and-gender-change-assistance\/\">Name and Gender Change Assistance<\/a> (Garden State Equality)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/chosenfamilylawcenter.org\/trans-umbrella-project\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Trans Umbrella Project<\/a> (Chosen Family Law Center) <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lsnjlaw.org\/legal-topics\/lgbtqia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">LGBTQIA+ Legal Rights and Protections, Resources, and General Information<\/a> (LSNJLAW)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lsnjlaw.org\/legal-topics\/lgbtqia\/pages\/gender-affirming-healthcare\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">New Jersey Is a Safe Haven for Gender-Affirming Healthcare<\/a>&#8221; (LSNJLAW) <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.einhornlawyers.com\/practices\/family-law\/lgbt-non-traditional-families\/\">New Jersey LGBT Family Lawyers Advising Same-Sex Couples and LGBTQ Individuals<\/a> (Einhorn Barbarito, Attorneys at Law)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northeastnjlegalservices.org\/\">Northeast New Jersey Legal Services<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"immigration\">Immigration<\/h3>\n\n\n<ul start=\"4\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lsnjlaw.org\/legal-topics\/immigration\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Legal Topics: Immigration<\/a> (LSNJLAW)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.immigrationadvocates.org\/nonprofit\/legaldirectory\/search?state=NJ\">National Immigration Legal Services Directory<\/a> (Immigration Advocates Network)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/eoir\/file\/ProBonoNJ\/dl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">List of Pro Bono Legal Service Providers<\/a> (justice.gov)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/details><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"know-your-rights\" class=\"wp-block-mu-accordion\"><details><summary><span class=\"acc-header\">Know Your Rights&nbsp;<\/span> <\/summary><div class=\"int-wrapper\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aclu-nj.org\/en\/know-your-rights\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Know Your Rights<\/a> (ACLU New Jersey) <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cair-nj.org\/know-your-rights-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Know Your Rights Guide<\/a> (CAIR New Jersey)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/details><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"lgbtq\" class=\"wp-block-mu-accordion\"><details><summary><span class=\"acc-header\">Resources for LGBTQ+ Communities&nbsp;<\/span> <\/summary><div class=\"int-wrapper\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gardenstateequality.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Garden State Equality<\/a>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gardenstateequality.org\/what-a-trump-victory-means-and-how-were-responding-in-this-moment-lgbtq-new-jersey-transgender-election-2024\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Post-Election Update: What a Trump Victory Means and How We\u2019re Responding in This Moment<\/a>&#8220;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/prnvnacj.org\/project-real\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Project REAL<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/qspot.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Q Spot Community Center<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetrevorproject.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Trevor Project<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/details><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"taking-action\" class=\"wp-block-mu-accordion\"><details><summary><span class=\"acc-header\">Resources for Taking Action&nbsp;<\/span> <\/summary><div class=\"int-wrapper\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/live365monmouth-my.sharepoint.com\/:w:\/g\/personal\/malvare_monmouth_edu\/EfGM_SBA3wNNuzS0YotomgQBzeTga88P6Qpf3JEunp97Zw?e=gQYZkT\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Monmouth University Project 243<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Social Justice Club\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Contact <a href=\"mailto:s1322408@monmouth.edu\">Madison Latimer<\/a> or <a href=\"mailto:s1322408@monmouth.edu\">Taylor Johnson-Bradley<\/a> or <a href=\"mailto:malvare@monmouth.edu\">Melissa A. Alvare, Ph.D.<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Gender Studies &amp; Intersectionality Club\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Contact <a href=\"mailto:s1325046@monmouth.edu\">Gi Diangelis <\/a>or <a href=\"mailto:malvare@monmouth.edu\">Melissa A. Alvare, Ph.D.<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/njisj.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">NJ Institute for Social Justice<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.njcitizenaction.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">NJ Citizen Action<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.grbwomensinitiative.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Greater Red Bank Women&#8217;s Initiative<\/a>, which has organized dozens of actions since 2017 and has a strong outreach to immigrants in Red Bank\/Long Branch area in particular.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#immigrant-rights\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">See previous Immigrant Human Rights Services links<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/details><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Resources and Rights, February 2025<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_mu_eop_enabled":false,"_mu_eop_name":"","_mu_eop_name_override":false,"_mu_eop_description":"","_mu_eop_description_override":false,"_mu_eop_url":"","_mu_eop_url_override":false,"_mu_eop_program_type":"","_mu_eop_educational_credential":"","_mu_eop_time_to_complete":"","_mu_eop_number_of_credits":"","_mu_eop_occupational_category":"","_mu_eop_occupational_category_code":"","_mu_eop_program_prerequisites":"","_mu_eop_application_deadline":"","_mu_eop_application_start_date":"","_mu_eop_start_date":"","_mu_eop_end_date":"","_mu_eop_day_of_week":"","_mu_eop_time_of_day":"","_mu_eop_educational_program_mode":"","_mu_eop_financial_aid_eligible":"","_mu_eop_maximum_enrollment":"","_mu_eop_offers_price":"","_mu_eop_offers_currency":"USD","_mu_eop_offers_price_per":"","_mu_eop_offers_preset":"","_mu_eop_salary_upon_completion":"","_mu_eop_training_salary":"","_mu_eop_recognized_by_name":"","_mu_eop_recognized_by_url":"","_mu_eop_concentrations":"","_mu_eop_identifier_cip":"","_mu_eop_provider_name":"","_mu_eop_provider_name_override":false,"_mu_eop_provider_url":"","_mu_eop_provider_address":"","_mu_eop_provider_city":"","_mu_eop_provider_state":"","_mu_eop_provider_zip":"","_mu_eop_provider_country":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1700","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/gender-studies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1700","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/gender-studies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/gender-studies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/gender-studies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/15"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/gender-studies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1700"}],"version-history":[{"count":15,"href":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/gender-studies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1700\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1901,"href":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/gender-studies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1700\/revisions\/1901"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/gender-studies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1700"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}