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m_shell is a doctor at the Lyon-Martin clinic in SF. From the "about us" section of their page:
The mission of Lyon-Martin Health Services (LMHS) is to provide excellent health care to women and transgender people in a safe and compassionate environment with sensitivity to sexual and gender identity; services are provided regardless of ability to pay.
Sadly, this is not the best business model to have during a recession, and the clinic recently announced that it was going to have to close. The response from the community since then has been overwhelming: in the two weeks since the announcement, donors have pledged to provide more than half of the $500,000 the clinic will need to stay open long enough to complete an external evaluation that will hopefully find a way to make it viable in the long-run. It's possible that even then they will have to close, but right now they're just fighting to have that chance, and in the mean-time the doors remain open and they continue to offer care and a safe place to an under-served population.
If you have something to give and are looking for a good cause, you could do worse than to look here.
If you don't have something to give but want to support them another way you can spread the word, or even just like them on FB.
Their website with a paypal donations button is here.
The "Save Lyon-Martin" FB page is here
They'd appreciate any help people can offer.
m_shell is a doctor at the Lyon-Martin clinic in SF. From the "about us" section of their page:The mission of Lyon-Martin Health Services (LMHS) is to provide excellent health care to women and transgender people in a safe and compassionate environment with sensitivity to sexual and gender identity; services are provided regardless of ability to pay.
Sadly, this is not the best business model to have during a recession, and the clinic recently announced that it was going to have to close. The response from the community since then has been overwhelming: in the two weeks since the announcement, donors have pledged to provide more than half of the $500,000 the clinic will need to stay open long enough to complete an external evaluation that will hopefully find a way to make it viable in the long-run. It's possible that even then they will have to close, but right now they're just fighting to have that chance, and in the mean-time the doors remain open and they continue to offer care and a safe place to an under-served population.
If you have something to give and are looking for a good cause, you could do worse than to look here.
If you don't have something to give but want to support them another way you can spread the word, or even just like them on FB.
Their website with a paypal donations button is here.
The "Save Lyon-Martin" FB page is here
They'd appreciate any help people can offer.
