DISCLAIMER: This information is being passed along for those interested. It's listing here should in no way indicate an endorsement. If you are interested in participating in the below mentioned study, please do your homework and research the organization thoroughly, as we can not vouch for it's validity one way or the other.   

The Transgender Project

Male to Female Transgender Persons in the NYC Metro Area - Your Participation is Needed.

What is The Transgender Project?

The National Development and Research Institutes has received a grant from the National Institutes of Health to begin and EXTENSIVE and IN DEPTH, 5 year study of the TRANSGENDER community in the greater NYC metro area. We believe this is the most thorough study of our community to date.

Qualified participants will be asked numerous questions about their past lives, childhood, early and late teen years, and present day lives. Questions about your family, school, friends, co-workers, and social situations will be asked of each participant. How we perceive ourselves, how we think others see us: acceptance and support-or the lack of; sexual relationships and activities -- these issues will all be addressed.

In a very real sense, you’ll be telling your life story.

Who Qualifies as a Participant?

- Male to Female Transgendered Persons: TVs, CD’s, (24/7 or Part-Time) Pre or Post Op TS

-          You must reside in the greater NYC Metro· area.
- You must be 19 years of age or older.
- Any sexual orientation: Hetero, Bi, Gay,or however you may classify yourself.
- Qualified participants must be willing to make a 3 year commitment to the project.
- You must be· willing to be screened for STD’s-HIV.

What’s in it for me?

- Qualified participants are eligible for modest financial remuneration.

-  As a participant, you will receive free blood and urine analysis for sexually transmitted diseases and HIV.

 - Should you need it, NDRI/The Transgender· Project will arrange medical treatment for you—in almost all cases, FREE OF CHARGE.

 - You will become a very important part of the MOST· COMPREHENSIVE STUDY OF OUR COMMUNITY TO DATE.

- YOU CAN EXPECT AND WILL RECEIVE ONLY THE MOST CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT OF YOUR INFORMATION


THE MORE WE LEARN ABOUT OURSELVES,  THE MORE WE CAN TEACH OTHERS

Contact Info:

NDRI - THE TRANSGENDER PROJECT
216 Ave. A (btw. 13th / 14th)
New York, NY 10009
 
866.232.6389
212.845.4617


E-Mail Inquiries:
Mason@NDRI.org etsmona@aol.com

History

Founded in 1967, NDRI is a non-profit research and educational organization dedicated to advancing scientific knowledge in the areas of drug and alcohol abuse, treatment and recovery; HIV, AIDS and HCV; therapeutic communities; youth at risk; and related areas of public health, mental health, criminal justice, urban problems, prevention and epidemiology.

NDRI Mission Statement
National Development and Research Institutes, Inc. (NDRI) established in 1967 is a not-for-profit, tax-exempt non-governmental agency. It includes social science researchers, outreach community workers, and trainers. NDRI is governed by a Board of Directors who come from diverse backgrounds including health care providers, community leaders, criminal justice professionals, financial experts, and social science researchers.
The primary mission of NDRI is to advance scientific knowledge in the areas of substance abuse, mental health, HIV/AIDS, and other related social and health concerns in order to contribute to the prevention and solution of these social problems.
NDRI is organized into specialized Institutes, each under the direction of a senior scientist, the principal investigator. Each Institute focuses on a particular issue and has its own staff of researchers. NDRI with its large number of grants and contracts, its collaboration with a wide array of hospitals, treatment and prevention programs, its publications in world renown journals and scientific books, and its acceptance into communities with diverse ethnic populations, reflects its well established reputation as a unique, highly responsible and productive research organization.


Larry Nuttbrock Phd — Project Director

Mona Rae Mason — Field Coordinator

Monica Macri — Research Associate

Herminio Martinez — Research Associate