1 - Pride and Joy Families

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DIRECTORY OF FAMILY BUILDING SERVICES
FOR
LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL AND
TRANSGENDER PEOPLE
Lesbian and Gay Family Building Project
Ferre Institute, Inc.
2008
THE LESBIAN AND GAY FAMILY BUILDING PROJECT IS DEDICATED
TO HELPING LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL AND TRANSGENDER (LGBT)
PEOPLE IN UPSTATE NEW YORK BUILD AND STRENGTHEN THEIR
FAMILIES. THE PROJECT OFFERS EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS,
INFORMATION AND REFERRAL SERVICES, THE DIRECTORY OF
FAMILY BUILDING SERVICES, AND SUPPORT GROUPS FOR LGBT
PARENTS AND PROSPECTIVE PARENTS. OUR NETWORK OF PRIDE
AND JOY FAMILIES PROVIDES SOCIAL AND EDUCATIONAL
ACTIVITIES AND A SENSE OF COMMUNITY TO LGBT PARENTS AND
THEIR CHILDREN. THE LESBIAN AND GAY FAMILY BUILDING
PROJECT WAS STARTED IN 2000 WITH A GRANT FROM NEW YORK
STATE TO FERRE INSTITUTE, INC. FERRE IS A 501(C)(3)
ORGANIZATION THAT PROVIDES INFERTILITY EDUCATION, FAMILY
BUILDING RESOURCES AND GENETIC COUNSELING.
Staff Members
Claudia E. Stallman, Project Director
Karen J. Armstrong, Project Outreach Educator
Luba Djurdjinovic, Executive Director, Ferre Institute, Inc.
Murray L. Nusbaum, MD, Medical Director, Ferre Institute, Inc.
Cover Art by Ada Stallman
Layout by Shanon Nasoni
© 2008 by Lesbian and Gay Family Building Project
124 Front Street, Binghamton, NY 13905
(607) 724-4308
(607) 724-8290 FAX
LesGayFamBldg@aol.com
www.PrideAndJoyFamilies.org
www.LGBTHealthInitiative.com
Ferre Institute, Inc., 124 Front Street, Binghamton, NY 13905
Phone: 607.724.4308
Fax: 607.724.8290
Email: LesGayFamBldg@aol.com
Website: www.PrideAndJoyFamilies.org
Dear Reader:
The Lesbian and Gay Family Building Project, a program of the Ferre Institute, Inc., is
pleased to
provide the 2008 edition of its Directory of Family Building Services for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual
and Transgender (LGBT) People. The Directory is designed to assist LGBT people in upstate
New York find health and human service providers that will help them build and
strengthen their families.
Each of the organizations and providers listed here is either explicitly LGBT-affirming or
has signed a consent stating that “listing in the Directory makes a statement to LGBT individuals and couples that they deserve and can expect caring and sensitive service
from my/our organization.” Obviously,
however, the Family Building Project cannot guarantee that consumers will be satisfied
with their
experience with a given provider. Nor can we state that the Directory is a complete list
of LGBT
affirming practices.
The Directory is divided into the following categories:
Adoption
Attorneys and Mediators
Children and Schools
Community Resources
Faith Communities
Financial Advisors
Genetic Counselors
Medical Providers
Realtors
Sperm Banks
Surrogacy
Therapists and Counselors
Travel and Camps
This edition of the Directory of Family Building Services is being made available at our
website at www.PrideandJoyFamilies.org. We plan to continually update and expand
the Directory of Family Building Services and for that we will need your help. We welcome
additional referrals and provider listings, feedback on your experiences with the providers listed here, and reader suggestions on how to improve this resource (see forms
at back of the Directory). Please contact the Family Building Project by letter, phone,
fax or email with your input. Thank you.
Yours sincerely,
Claudia E. Stallman
Project Director
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Adoption ....................................................................... 1
Attorneys and Mediators ............................................ 5
Childcare and Schools ............................................... 11
Community Resources ................................................ 12
Faith Communities ....................................................... 23
Financial Advisors......................................................... 26
Genetic Counselors ..................................................... 28
Medical Providers ........................................................ 29
Realtors .......................................................................... 39
Sperm Banks.................................................................. 40
Surrogacy ...................................................................... 42
Therapists and Counselors.......................................... 44
Travel and Camps ....................................................... 51
Provider Listing Form .................................................... 53
Referral and Feedback Form..................................... 54
Adoption
Adoption Center of Washington
Linda Brownlee, Executive Director
100 Daingerfield Rd, Suite 101
Alexandria, VA 22314
703 549-7774
703 549-7778 Fax
linda@adoptioncenter.com
www.adoptioncenter.com
A non-profit child-placing agency
licensed in the District of Columbia
and Virginia. The agency’s purpose is
to provide families for children who
have an adoption plan made for them
and to provide valuable medical or
supportive services to children in
orphanages who cannot be adopted.
7/25/07
The Adoption Clubhouse
www.adoptionclubhouse.org
A website for adopted children aged
8-12. It features a speak out section
with kids writing about their
experiences; a staffed message board
where kids can talk to each other;
suggestions on how to handle tough
school assignments, like the “family
tree”; a library with book and movie
reviews; and more.
7/25/07
Adoption and Counseling
Service, Inc.
Mary Louise Hartenstein
307 South Townsend Street
Syracuse, NY 13202
315 471-0109
Adoptionandcounseling@att.net
www.adoptionandcounseling.org
Started more than twenty years ago,
our adoptive families include those
with fathers and mothers, single
mothers or fathers, two mothers or two
fathers. Our work is on behalf of
children both here and abroad.
7/25/07
Adoption Resource Network at Hillside Children’s Center
Lisa D. Maynard, Executive Director
100 Metro Park
Rochester, NY 14623
585 350-2504
585 350-2598 Fax
Lmaynard@hillside.com
www.Hillside.com
Provides information, education,
referral and support on all aspects of
adoption. Provides a full array of
adoption and post adoption services.
10/19/07
Adoption S.T.A.R. (Support, Training, Advocacy, Resources)
Michele Fried, Founder & Director
47 Plaza Drive
Williamsville, NY 14221
716 639-3900
716 639-3700 Fax
info@adoptionstar.com
www.adoptionstar.com
Adoption S.T.A.R. is a non-profit New
York State authorized adoption
agency specializing in identifying
homes for infants who are at risk for
entering the foster care system. Offers
the experience of adoption, a full
training curriculum, advocacy
assistance and comprehensive
resources on adoption. These services
allow prospective adoptive parents
and birth parents to explore all the
adoption options and to receive the
appropriate information and education necessary to access those options.
7/25/07
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Adoption
Adoptions From The Heart
A Child’s Waiting Adoption Program
30-31 Hampstead Circle
Wynnewood, PA 19096
1 800 355-5500
adoption@adoptionsfromtheheart.org
www.adoptionsfromtheheart.org
Offers domestic adoption, home
studies, education classes and help with
second parent adoptions. With open
domestic adoption, birth parents
choose the adoptive parent or parents
by looking at profiles and videos of
prospective parents. AFTH has helped
build more than 3400 families through
adoption since 1985. For more
information, visit our website.
7/25/07
Crissy Kolarik
3490 Ridgewood Road
Akron, OH 44333
330 665-1811
330 668-1889 Fax
info@achildswaiting.com
www.achildswaiting.com
Domestic adoptions of children age 0-17
years. Newborn placements. Open and
semi-open adoptions.
9/29/07
Adoptive Families Magazine
39 West 37th Street, 15th Floor
New York, NY 10018
646 366-0830
646 366-0842 Fax
letters@AdoptiveFamilies.com
www.AdoptiveFamilies.com
Adoptive Families, the award-winning
national adoption magazine, is the
leading adoption information source for
families before, during, and after
adoption.
7/25/07
Advocates for Adoption
Judith S. Lee
362 West 46th Street
New York City, NY 10036
212 957-3938
800 427-7557
212 489-6580 Fax
AdVForAdopt@hotmail.com
www.Advocatesforadoption.com
New York State approved adoption
agency providing home studies and
post placement supervision. Helping
birthmothers who feel unable to parent
make an adoption plan. Placing
newborn domestic babies with
approved adoptive families.
7/24/07
Children Awaiting Parents, Inc. [CAP]
Maryjane K. Link, Executive Director
595 Blossom Road, Suite 306
Rochester, NY 14610
888 835-8802
585 232-2634 Fax
maryjane@capbook.org
www.childrenawaitingparents.org
A national, not-for-profit organization,
that for 30 years has been dedicated to
finding adoptive homes for America’s
waiting children. More than 4,000
children have found families through
CAP. CAP Publishes The CAP Book, a national directory of special needs children, which includes photos and narratives of waiting children. Website provides pre and post-adoption information
to foster and adoptive parents.
7/25/07
Family and Children’s Society
Sharon Foster, RCSW
257 Main Street
Binghamton, NY 13905
607 729-6206
FamChildSocBC@stny.rr.com
Counseling Services: donor insemination,
infertility, adoption, and relationship
counseling. Adoption Services:
Information and education, home
studies, infant placement.
7/25/07
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Adoption
Family Focus Adoption Services
Maris H. Blechner, Executive Director
54-40 Little Neck Parkway (#4)
Little Neck, NY 11362
718 224-1919
718 225-8360 Fax
ffas@familyfocusadoption.org
www.familyfocusadoption.org
A seventeen year old high-energy-level
multi-service adoption agency serving
traditional and non-traditional families in
the counties from the Capital District of
New York State through Suffolk, as well as
parts of New Jersey. Our primary mission is
to find loving permanent families for older
children and youth. The training the
agency offers in three locations is the best
anywhere and is open to all.
7/25/07
Friends in Adoption
Dawn Smith Pliner
44 South Street, PO Box 1228
Middletown Springs, VT 05757
802 235-2373
dawn@friendsinadoption.org
www.friendsinadoption.org
Fully licensed child placement agency
creating families through compassionate,
domestic infant adoption for 25 years.
4/18/07
Full Circle Adoptions
39 Main Street
Northampton, MA 01060
413 587-0007
413 584-1624 Fax
adoption@fullcircleadoptions.com
www.fullcircleadoptions.com
Full Circle Adoptions is a non-profit
adoption agency licensed by the
Commonwealth of Massachusetts. We
work with birthparents and adoptive
families nationwide, and we home study
adoptive families in Massachusetts. We
also work with Massachusetts families who
have home studies from other agencies
whether from
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Full Circle Adoptions
Massachusetts or other states. Full
Circle is an inclusive agency and does
not discriminate on the basis of age,
race, national origin, marital/single
status or sexual orientation. Not
licensed in New York State.
7/25/07
International Adoption Legal Aid
Leslie A. Margolies, Esq., Executive
Director
7401 Old York Road
Elkins Park, PA 19027
215 782-1191
215 782-1193 Fax
director@adoptlaw.org
www.adoptlaw.org
Provides adoption and legal services to
prospective adoptive parents nationwide. Our organization is committed to
providing international adoption
services with honesty, integrity and
compassion.
7/25/07
New York State Citizens’ Coalition
for Children, Inc.
Judith Ashton, Executive Director
410 East Upland Road
Ithaca, NY 14850
607 272-0034
607 272-0035 Fax
office@nysccc.org
www.nysccc.org
NYSCCC is an advocacy organization
comprised of adoptive and foster
parent groups throughout the state,
agencies, and concerned citizens who
believe in the right of EVERY child to a
permanent, loving family. Services
include information, referrals, and
support and guidance for prospective
adoptive and foster parents.
7/22/07
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Adoption
Southern Tier Adoptive Families
PO Box 930
Vestal, NY 13850-0930
607 785-7003
Southern Tier Adoptive Families (STAF)
provides information, support, and
social activities to those who are
considering or have completed the
adoption process. Any and all families
with an interest in adoption are invited
to join. There is no discrimination on the
basis of race, color, gender, religion,
sexual orientation, or national origin.
We are open to New York and
Pennsylvania families.
7/25/07
Tompkins County Dept. of Social
Services
Judy Voorheis,
Foster/Adoptive Home finder
320 W. State Street
Ithaca, NY 14850
607 274-5266
Tompkins County DSS provides initial
training, certification and home studies
necessary for public agency adoption
and foster care. We welcome gay,
lesbian and bisexual couples and
singles.
7/25/07
The Transition to Adoptive
Parenthood Project (TAPP)
Abbie E. Goldberg, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Psychology
Clark University
950 Main Street
Worcester, MA 01610
508 793-7289
agoldberg@clarku.edu
www.clarku.edu/faculty/goldberg/
index.html
The Transition to Adoptive Parenthood
Project is aimed at exploring the
transition to adoptive parenthood in a
diverse group of families. We are asking
you to help us understand your
experiences as you prepare to become,
and then become, parents. Your
participation is very much needed and
appreciated. Couples who participate
in this project will be interviewed
individually either in person or by phone
during the pre-adoption period, and
then again three months after the
adoption. As a token of appreciation,
you will be paid for your participation in
this project. Please contact us for more
information about the project.
12/11/06
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ATTORNEYS AND MEDIATORS
ACLU Lesbian and Gay Rights
Project
18th
125 Broad Street,
Floor
New York, NY 10004
www.aclu.org/lgbt/index.html
The LGBT Project fights discrimination
and moves public opinion on LGBT rights
through the courts, legislatures and
public education.
7/26/07
Albany County Bar Association
Barbara Davis, Executive Director
The Stedman House, 1 Lodge Street,
2nd Floor
Albany, NY 12207
518 445-7691
518-445-7511 Fax
acba@albanycountybar.com
www.albanycountybar.com
We are a not-for-profit association which
primarily is a lawyer referral service for
the Albany area. Attorneys agree to
charge a reduced consultation fee and
are kept on a rotating basis under the
categories they practice.
8/6/07
American Civil Liberties Union
100 W. 10th Street, Suite 309
Wilmington, DE 19801
302 654-5326
302 654-3689 Fax
aclu@acludelaware.org
www.aclu-de.org
Information and legal services.
4/26/07
David J. Berti
Connerton & Berti
57 Front Street
607 772-1225
Our firm offers a full range of legal
services in the areas of wills, estates,
trusts, estate planning and real estate.
8/16/07
Carol L. Buell, Esq.
Weiss, Buell & Bell
Empire State Building
350 5th Avenue, Suite 2604
New York, NY 10118
212 967-5710
212 967-1336 Fax
cbuell@wbblaw.com
www.wbblaw.com
Weiss, Buell & Bell is a firm located in
mid-town Manhattan and serves a
client base located in New York City,
Westchester, Rockland, Nassau and
Suffolk Counties. We provide estate
planning, second parent adoption and
all contracts for family formation such
as donor agreements, domestic and
co-parenting agreements.
7/26/07
Community Dispute Resolution
Center
120 West State Street, Ithaca, NY 14850
607 273-9347
607 275-9225 Fax
CDRC@CDRC.org
215 E. Church Street, Suite 103, Elmira,
NY 14901
607 734-9087
607 735-9828 Fax
www.CDRC.org
Conflict happens to us anytime and
anywhere and that can make life hard.
Through mediation, CDRC can help
you talk things out to increase clarity
and understanding, help you define
the next steps or facilitate agreements.
No one likes being stuck in conflict, so
give us a call. We can help!
8/2/07
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Law Office of Anne Reynolds Copps
Gregory A. Franklin, Esq.
Anne Reynolds Copps, Esq.
126 State Street, 6th Floor
Albany, NY 12207
518 436-4170
518 436-1456 Fax
arcopps@nycap.rr.com
www.arcopps.net
We provide comprehensive family legal
services including adoption, name
change, wills and estate planning and real
estate closings. We have been happily
representing LGBT individuals and families
for 25 years.
8/21/07
Ashcraft, Franklin & Young, LLP
95 Allen’s Creek Road, Building 1,
Suite 202
Rochester, NY 14618
585 442-0540
585 442-6889 Fax
gfranklin@adoptionattorneys.org
www.adoption.com/franklin
As adoption attorneys, we represent
clients in domestic and international
adoptions, and all aspects of assisted
fertility and surrogacy relationships.
We were among the first law firms in
New York State to assist LGBT parents
in co-parent and step-parent
adoptions, and we are proud to
represent clients in other areas as well,
including wills and estate planning,
real estate, family law and criminal
matters.
7/24/07
Divorce Mediation Associates
Dolly Hinckley
47 Round Trail Drive
Pittsford, NY 14534
585 385-2648
585 381-4841 Fax
info@divorcemediation-dolly.com
www.divorcemediation-dolly.com
Mediation is a cooperative goal-oriented
process to help cohabitating couples
structure, or restructure, their family and/or
finances in a fair and responsible manner.
Mediation can be used to define living
together arrangements or to settle current
troubling issues.
7/26/07
Law Office of Joyce Kauffman, PC
231 Third Street, Suite 720
Cambridge, MA 02142
617 577-1505
617 577-1012 Fax
joyce@kauffmanlaw.net
www.kauffmanlaw.net
Law firm providing legal services to
LGBT individuals and families in the
areas of family law, guardianship,
adoption, mediation, and estate
planning.
8/27/07
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Lawrence Krieger, Attorney
The Wilder Building
8 Exchange Blvd, Suite 400
Rochester, NY 14614
585-325-2640
585 325-1946 Fax
Larry@kriegerLaw.net
www.KriegerLaw.net
Gay-friendly family law practice with
a focus on co-parent adoption,
domestic partnership, estate
planning, name change and civil
suits. Please mention Pride and Joy
Families when contacting us for
expedited handling of your inquiry.
9/30/07
Lambda Legal
120 Wall Street, Suite 1500
New York, NY 10005-3904
212 809-8585
212 809-0055 Fax
www.lambdalegal.org
Lambda pursues litigation in all parts
of the country in every area of the
law that affects lesbians, gay men,
and people with HIV/AIDS, through
impact litigation, education, and
public policy work.
7/26/07
Legal Aid Society of Mid-New
York (LASMNY)
30 Fayette Street
607 723-7966
607 724-7211 Fax
www.lasmny.org
Provides free legal representation
and counseling in civil matters to lowincome, elderly and disabled people
residing in thirteen upstate counties,
where such intervention may offer a
solution to a problem that impacts on
the preservation of the client’s home,
economic stability, or health and
physical safety.
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Legal Aid Society of Mid-New York
(LASMNY)
Applicants who are over-income for
these services, or whose
representation may involve class
action or lobbying may be referred to
Legal Services of Central New York.
These two organizations work
cooperatively in client service as the
Justice Alliance of Mid-New York.
7/26/07
Lesbian and Gay Law
Association of Greater New York
(LeGal)
Daniel R. Schaffer
799 Broadway, #340
New York, NY 10003
212 353-9118
le_gal@earthlink.net
www.le_gal.org
Walk in legal clinics and referral
service to private practice attorneys.
Sponsor of annual LGBT Law
Conference and summer internship
program. Publisher of Lesbian/Gay
Law Notes.
7/26/07
Robin Abrahamson Masson,
Attorney at Law
120 East Buffalo Street
Ithaca, New York 14850
607 273-7200
607 273-7240 Fax
ram@masson.law.com
www.massonlaw.com
Providing professional and
compassionate legal services in
adoption, estate planning, domestic
partnerships, real estate, probate,
elder law, small businesses, and
collaborative family law. Free ½ hour
initial consultation for new clients.
4/18/07
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Helvi McClelland, AttorneyMediator
16 N. Goodman Street, Suite 113
Rochester, NY 14607
585 473-8723
helvi@aya.yale.edu
Mediation is a process for helping
people reach agreement. It can be
used in developing relationship,
parenting, or living together contracts
as well as in the negotiation of
separation agreements. It can also be
used to resolve couple, family, group
and/or organizational conflicts. I am
happy to receive questions about the
applicability of mediation to particular
circumstances.
7/26/07
Katrina Thaler Medeiros, Esq.
Thaler & Thaler
309 North Tioga Street
PO Box 266
Ithaca, NY 14851-0266
607 272-2314
607 272-8466 Fax
ktmedeiros@thalerandthaler.com
www.thalerandthaler.com
An established and growing law firm
committed to providing excellent
client service by using innovative and
aggressive strategies designed to
effectively achieve successful results.
We are a general practice firm, but
have expertise in numerous areas
including adoptions, custody matters,
estate planning, labor and employment and other areas which are
particularly important to the gay and
lesbian community. I have done many
same sex adoptions in Tompkins and
Chemung counties.
7/24/07
Mediation Network of Syracuse
1940 Valley Drive
Syracuse, NY 13207
315 492-1082
rheilma1@twcny.rr.com
www.syracusemediation.com
We provide mediation services for family
issues without regard to marital status,
thereby extending services to individuals
and couples who do not have access to
the courts or prefer not to use the court
system. Individual, couple, and family
counseling are also available.
8/16/07
Mediation Services, Inc.
Ms. Barbara Potter, Executive Director
48 Dietz Street
Oneonta, NY 13820
607 433-1672
607 433-0361 Fax
potterbj@oneonta.edu
Mediation Services, Inc. provides
confidential and impartial dispute
resolution services, conflict management
education, and dialogue and meeting
facilitation. We offer family court
mediation, family conferencing, special
education mediation, divorce mediation,
lemon law arbitration, victim and offender
mediation and mediation for teens and
parents, tenants and landlords, consumers
and merchants, neighbors and
co-workers.
8/16/07
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National Center for Lesbian Rights
(NCLR)
870 Market Street, Suite 370
San Francisco, CA 94102
415 392-6257
415 392-8442 Fax
info@NCLRights.org
www.NCLRights.org
Founded in 1977, the National Center for
Lesbian Rights (NCLR) is this country’s
only lesbian, feminist, multicultural,
national legal resource and advocacy
organization with a primary focus on
advancing the legal rights of lesbians
and their families. Through precedentsetting litigation, public policy
advocacy, free legal advice and
counseling, and community education
NCLR helps create a world in which all
lesbians can live fully, free from
discrimination. NCLR’s family law, youth,
immigration, and elder law projects
benefit lesbians and gay men, and
bisexual and transgendered individuals
throughout the United States.
8/21/07
New York Civil Liberties Union
(ACLU)
Central New York Chapter
753 James Street, Suite 8
Syracuse, NY 13203
315 471-2821
cnynyclu@aol.com
www.nyclu.org
Capital Region
90 State Street,
Albany, NY 12207
518 436-8594
e-d@nyclu-crc.org
www.nyclu-crc.org
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New York Civil Liberties Union
(ACLU)
Lower Hudson Valley Chapter
297 Knollwood Road, Suite 217
White Plains, NY 10607
Phone: 914 997-7479
Fax: 914 997-2936
info@nyclulhv.org
www.nyclulhv.org
Western Regional Office
712 Main Street, Ansonia Center
Buffalo, NY
716 852-4033
Genesee Valley Chapter
121 N. Fitzhugh Street
Rochester, NY 14614
Phone: 585 454-4334
Fax: 585 454-0516
info@gvclu.org
Founded in 1951 as the NY affiliate of
the American Civil Liberties Union, we
are a not for profit, nonpartisan organization with six chapters and nearly
30,000 members across the state. We
fight for civil liberties and civil rights
through a multi-layered program of litigation, advocacy, public education,
and community organizing. We represent ordinary people who have
experienced injustice and have
decided to fight back. Our clients are
men and women, rich and poor, gay
and straight, black, white and brown,
young and old, religious and atheist,
able-bodied and living with a disability,
citizens and immigrants. When we
vindicate their rights, all New Yorkers
benefit.
4/7/08
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Resolutions
Julia Denny
31 Poe Road
Princeton, NJ 08540
609 921-9021
609 921-2255 Fax
info@resolutionsforyou.com
www.resolutionsforyou.com
Mediation and related dispute
resolution services for couples, neighbors,
colleagues or friends.
People talk. People listen. Things change.
8/21/07
Shrybman Law Offices, PC
James A. Shrybman, Esq.
14800 Athey Road
Burtonsville, MD 20866-1602
800 277-4004
301-421-9008 Fax
shrybman@aol.com
www.shrybman.com
Surrogacy solutions. Legal and agency in
one. Free hotline. Low Cost. 20 years experience. Adoption and surrogacy.
8/21/07
Stonewall ADR
1541 Ocean Avenue, 2nd Floor
Santa Monica, CA 90401
310 570-0031
info@stonewalladr.com
www.stonewalladr.com
Stonewall ADR is the first international
alternative dispute resolution firm geared
specifically toward the lesbian, gay,
bisexual, transgender (LGBT) community.
The firm, founded by Terry Cherry in Santa
Monica, California, provides resolution of
LGBT issues and conflicts through
mediation, arbitration, and conciliation.
8/9/07
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Childcare and Schools
EduKids Early Childhood Centers
Kathleen Cassin Donato
Multiple locations throughout Western
New York
Administrative office:
3585 Seneca Street
West Seneca, NY 14224
585-675-6881
585-675-4599 Fax
kdonato@edukidsinc.com
www.edukidsinc.com
www.childrenkastle.com
High quality child care, preschool, and
NAEYC accredited kindergarten
readiness programs. Western New York’s
largest private provider serving children six
weeks through school age. Vacation and
holiday camps also provided.
8/3/07
Little Feet Montessori Child Care
Center
Valerie Perialas, Director
139 Honness Lane
Ithaca, NY 14850
607 273-5234
607 256-5055 Fax
Littlefeet14850@yahoo.com
The uniquely designed Little Feet
Montessori program helps unfold the
abilities of each individual child. Our
program combines academic and
daily living skills in a multi-cultural
environment complete with an
outdoor fenced playground. NYS
Licensed, small groups, est. 1979.
8/15/07
Kidz Korner Childcare Center
Wendy Gansky/Amber Bocketti
3770 Carman Road
Schenectady, NY 12303
518 688-0895
518 688-0893 Fax
Kidz Korner learning center is designed to
provide the opportunities for children to
build self-esteem, self confidence, and
positive relationships. Our goal is to
provide all of the children in our care with
a clean, safe, comfortable, loving
environment where they can play and
learn.
8/7/07
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COMMUNITY RESOURCES
Albany Community Action
Partnership
Capital District Gay and Lesbian
Community Council (CDGLCC)
Kathleen Cloutier, Executive Director
333 Sheridan Ave.
Albany, NY 12206
518 463-3175
cloutier@acoi.com
www.albanycap.org
Albany Community Action Partnership
(Albany CAP) provides supportive
services to the income eligible (per
program) community in Albany
County. Programs include Early
Childhood Education (Head Start,
Child Care and the Family Court
Children’s Center), energy services,
food pantry, volunteer income tax
assistance (VITA), furniture assistance,
HEAP certification, in addition to
individualized and confidential
strategic case management and a
network of community partners.
8/14/07
332 Hudson Avenue
PO Box 131
Albany, NY 12201
518 462-6138
518 462-2101 Fax
khornbrook@cdglcc.org
www.cdglcc.org
Member-based organization that runs
the oldest continuously-operating
LGBT community center in the
country. Provides numerous programs
and activities including youth and
peer support groups, cultural events,
Community (our publication), Capital
Pride, The Rainbow Café, as well as
workshops and seminars on issues of
concern to the community such as
health, personal finance and family/
legal matters. Plans to compile a
health and human services guide for
the Albany area and to host a support
group for LGBT parents.
9/8/07
Autism Society-Central NY Chapter
Sally Colletti
4465 E. Genesee Street, PMB 252
Dewitt, NY 13214
315 447-4466 -Syracuse
607 754-9694 –Binghamton
syracuseinfo@cnyasa.org
www.cnyasa.org
Group of parents and professionals
dedicated to improving the quality of
life for individuals with autism. Bimonthly meetings in Binghamton and
Syracuse.
9/27/07
Catholic Charities AIDS Services
Angela Keller
100 Slingerland Street
Albany, NY 12202
518 449-3581
518 426-3662 Fax
angelak@ccalbany.org
www.ccrcda.org
Provides case management,
transportation, support services,
prevention services, and emergency
financial assistance to individuals with
HIV/AIDS and their families. Services
delivered without regard to religion,
sexual orientation, race, ethnicity,
income, or family structure.
8/9/07
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Community Resources
Children of Lesbians and Gays
Everywhere [COLAGE]
1550 Bryant Street, Suite 830
415 861-5437
colage@colage.org
www.colage.org
A support and advocacy group run by and
for daughters and sons of lesbian, gay,
bisexual and transgender parents. They have
newsletters, local groups, email lists, national
conferences, pen pals, an extensive website,
and more.
9/8/07
Common Ground
Doug Miller, Owner
1230 Danby Road
Ithaca, NY 14850
607 273-1505
info@IthacaCommonGround.com
www.IthacaCommonGround.com
A multi-cultural nightclub and restaurant. As
our name implies, we are a colorful mixture
of men and women of all nationalities,
occupations, sexual orientations and ages.
We offer music, dancing, food, friendly
clientele and a wide variety of special
entertainment.
9/8/07
The Crisis Line, Suicide Prevention and
Crisis Service
124 East Court Street
Ithaca, NY 14850
607 272-1616
Business: 607 272-1505
info@suicidepreventionandcrisisservice.org
www.suicidepreventionandcrisisservice.org
24-hour telephone counseling, confidential
and anonymous, by caring, comprehensively
trained volunteers.
9/8/07
DiversityBuilder—Your Referral Network
PO Box 3614
Brentwood, TN 37024
615 794-5047
www.diversitybuilder.com
info@diversitybuilder.com
Online diversity business directory and
customized searches locate gay-friendly
doctors, dentists, and businesses nationwide
free of charge. Visit their website or contact
the Diversity Research Team at
info@diversitybuilder.com to receive your
free confidential referral.
9/8/07
Cornell LGBT Resource Center
282 Caldwell Hall
Cornell University
Ithaca, NY 14853
607 254-4987
lgbtrc@cornell.edu
www.lgbtrc.cornell.edu
Our mission is to coordinate the efforts of the
entire Cornell University community to ensure
the inclusion of all lesbian, gay, bisexual, and
transgender people, and to eliminate
heterosexism and gender identity oppression.
9/8/07
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Community Resources
Empire State Pride Agenda
One Commerce Plaza
99 Washington Ave., Suite 805
Albany, NY 12260
518 472-3330
518 472-3334 Fax
16 West 22nd St.
New York, NY 10010
212 627-0305
212 627-4136 Fax
prideagenda@prideagenda.org
www.prideagenda.org
Statewide non-partisan lesbian and gay
political advocacy organization. Works to
end discrimination on the basis of sexual
orientation by lobbying elected officials,
electing supportive candidates, mobilizing
constituent pressure at the local level, and
educating the public.
9/8/07
Families Joined by Love
Laurie Wallmark, President
laurie@familiesjoinedbylove.com
www.familiesjoinedbylove.com
A comprehensive bookstore, resource
center, and discussion community for LGBT
families and the important people in their
lives. We have created this sophisticated
new resource for LGBT families in response
to a growing need within the LGBT
community for information and literature
on topics related to parenting, adoption,
legal and financial issues, and other areas
of interest for current and prospective
LGBT parents.
8/7/07
Families Like Ours, Inc.
cont...
Families Like Ours, Inc.
Families Like Ours is a nonprofit support
service for alternative families through
adoption. We are not an adoption
office, nor a legal firm but a support
center and community for those who
have already adopted and those who
are seeking adoption. In an effort to
provide community support, everything
is live on the net 24 hours a day at our
website. There you will find live chat with
other parents and professionals,
message boards, adoption information,
state and legal resources, family stories,
and other helpful resources. This service
is community driven, meaning it
changes and forms to fit the needs of
parents. The one stop place for all your
links and resources for adoptive gay
and lesbian parents.
9/8/07
Fenway Community Health
LGBT Family & Parenting Services
7 Haviland Street
Boston, MA 02115
617 927-6243
lcoolidge@fenwayhealth.org
www.fenwayhealth.org
LGBT Family and Parenting Services
organizes education, support, and
advocacy activities for gay, lesbian,
bisexual, and transgendered
prospective parents, parents, and
children. These include The Alternative
Insemination Program, Considering
Parenting group, Childbirth Class for
Lesbians, Parenting Group, and more.
9/8/07
PO Box 2311
Seattle, WA 98111
1 877-230-3055
www.familieslikeours.org
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Community Resources
Family Equality Council
Jennifer Chrisler, Executive Director
PO Box 206
Boston, MA 02133
617 502-8700
617 502-8701 Fax
info@familypride.org
director@familypride.org
www.familypride.org
Through advocacy, support and
educational activities, advances the
well-being of lesbian, gay, bisexual and
transgender parents and their families.
Promotes positive public policy for families
of LGBT people. Provides written guide to
starting local LGBT parenting groups.
9/11/07
Gay Alliance of the Genesee Valley
Christopher Hinesley, Executive Director
875 E. Main Street, Suite 500
Rochester, NY 14605
585 244-8640
585 244-8246 Fax
info@gayalliance.org
www.gayalliance.org
The Gay Alliance provides programs and
services that educate, advocate and
celebrate. We offer the GaySource Infoline,
workshops, support groups, forums, teen
advocacy and support services, a
community education project, social
gatherings, a lending library, and, The
Empty Closet, New York State’s oldest
continuously published gay periodical.
Hosts Pride and Joy Families of Rochester, a
social and support group for LGBT-headed
families.
9/11/07
Gay and Lesbian Advocates and
Defenders (GLAD)
30 Winter Street, Suite 800
Boston, MA 02108
617 426-1350
gladlaw@glad.org
www.glad.org
New England’s leading legal rights
organization is dedicated to ending
discrimination based on sexual
orientation, HIV status, gender
identity and expression. GLAD uses
impact litigation and education to
achieve its goals.
9/11/07
Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against
Defamation (GLAAD)
Neil G. Giuliano, President
104 West 29th Street, 4th Floor
New York, NY 10001
212 629-3322
212 629-3225 Fax
glaad@glaad.org
giuliano@glaad.org
www.glaad.org
Dedicated to promoting and ensuring
fair, accurate, and inclusive
representation of individuals and events
in all media as a means of eliminating
homophobia and discrimination based
on gender identity and sexual orientation.
9/11/07
The Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and
Transgender National Hotline
2261 Market Street, PMB #296
888 843-4564 (toll free)
EST hours: M-F 4pm-midnight;
Saturday noon-5pm
800 246-7743 Youth Talkline
info@GLBTNationalhelpcenter.org
www.glnh.org
Information, peer counseling, local
referrals to GLBT-friendly professionals,
service providers, businesses, events, etc.
6/21/07
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Community Resources
Gay and Lesbian Youth Services of
Western New York, Inc. (GLYS)
Marvin L. Henchbarger,
Executive Director
371 Delaware Ave.
Buffalo, NY 14202
716 855-0221
716 855-0661
Kinsey6XX@aol.com
www.glyswny.com
In 1983 GLYS began providing peer support
groups, a drop-in center, opportunities for
social interaction, and access to positive
GLBT role models. In 2000, GLYS increased
drop-in center hours and began providing
more opportunities for youth development.
9/11/07
Gay, Lesbian, and Straight Education
Network (GLSEN)
90 Broad Street, 2nd floor
New York, NY 10004
212 727-0135
212 727-0254 Fax
glsen@glsen.org
www.glsen.org
GLSEN strives for the equality and safety of
all members of every school community,
regardless of their sexual orientation or
gender identity. Provides educational
resources and supports school-based gay/
straight
alliances.
9/11/07
cont...
Network of Hudson Valley (GLSEN)
Provides educational resources and
supports school-based gay/straight
alliances. Our chapter, founded in
1997, serves Westchester, Rockland,
Putnam, Orange, Dutchess, and Ulster
counties in New York State.
8/13/07
Gay Parent Magazine
Angeline Acain
PO Box 750852
Forest Hills, NY 11375-0852
718 380-1780
www.gayparentmag.com
acain@gis.net
Periodical for parents as well as parentsto-be, featuring articles and
advertisements on creating and
nurturing your family. Special issues
include gay-friendly schools, camps for
kids, and an issue that focuses on
conception, pregnancy, childbirth and
infancy. A list of regional LGBT parent
support groups is also featured.
9/11/07
Network of Hudson Valley (GLSEN)
PO Box 604
Yorktown Heights, NY 10598
914 962-7888
914 962-8280 Fax
www.glsenhudsonvalley.org
GLSEN strives for the equality and safety of
all members of every school community,
regardless of their sexual orientation or
gender identity.
cont...
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Community Resources
Human Rights Campaign (HRC)
Immigration Equality, Inc.
1640 Rhode Island Ave NW
Washington, DC 20036-3278
202 628-4160
800 777-4723 toll free
202 347-5323 Fax
hrc@hrc.org
www.hrc.org
HRC is the largest national lesbian and gay
political organization with members
throughout the country. It effectively lobbies
Congress, provides campaign support and
educates the public to ensure that lesbian,
gay, bisexual and transgender Americans
can be open, honest and safe at home, at
work and in the community. HRC FamilyNet
(www.hrc.org/familynet) is an extensive
interactive online resource center
dedicated to all LGBT families. Find practical
information, community support and expert
advice about topics including having
children to growing old; dealing with
children’s health issues and your own;
managing your finances and using the law
to protect your most important relationships,
and other issues.
9/11/07
40 Exchange Place, 17th Floor
New York, NY 10005
212 714-2904
212 714-2973 Fax
info@immigrationequality.org
www.immigrationequality.org
Seeks equal application of U.S
immigration law toward LGBT couples,
resource/support network for bi-national
relationships; advocates for persons
facing HIV/AIDS discrimination and those
seeking asylum based on sexual
orientation.
4/26/07
i3- Ignite, Insight, Inspire
208 State Street
607 651-9175
i3questions@gmail.com
www.i3mpowerment.org
i3 is a community building project with a
focus on building social networks for men
who have sex with men. I3 works to create
healthy behavior changes with an emphasis
on HIV-STI prevention education. Social,
outreach, and educational programs are
peer driven to empower the community.
9/25/07
In Our Own Voices, Inc.
245 Lark Street
Albany, NY 12210
518 432-4188
info@inourownvoices.org
www.inourownvoices.org
Works to ensure the physical, mental,
spiritual, political, social, cultural and
economic survival and growth of lesbian,
gay, bisexual and transgendered people
of color. Publishes a health and human
services directory, sponsors workshops,
support groups, seminars and family
activities.
8/17/07
Ithaca Lesbian Gay Bisexual
Transgender Task Force, Inc.
(ILGBTTF)
PO Box 3951
Ithaca, NY 14852-3951
607 387-8252
ilgbttf@ilgbttf.org
www.ilgbttf.org
Provides directory of gay-friendly
businesses and organizations at the
website.
9/11/07
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Community Resources
Lavender Inkwell Bookshoppe
304 N. McBride Street
Syracuse, NY 13203
Phone: 315 424-7191
Fax: 315 424-7193
Lavenderinkwell@verizon.net
www.LavenderInkwell.com
The Lavender Inkwell is the only bookstore in
central New York that specializes in
literature for LGBT people. A wide range of
literature for families as well as gift
selections. We host reading clubs for men,
women, and a children’s story hour once a
month.
4/28/07
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender
Community Center (The Center)
208 West 13th Street
New York, NY 10011
212 620-7310
info@gaycenter.org
www.gaycenter.org
Provides a home for the birth, nurture and
celebration of our organizations, institutions
and culture; cares for our individuals and
groups in need, educates the public and our
community; and empowers our individuals
and groups to achieve their fullest potential.
Resources for families, and those planning to
become parents. Offers Centerkids, LGBT
family programs.
9/25/07
The Lesbian and Gay Community
Services Center (The LOFT)
180 East Post Road
White Plains, NY 10601
914 948-2932
info@loftgaycenter.org
www.loftgaycenter.org
The LOFT serves the LGBT community of
the Lower Hudson Valley region. We offer
support groups, a help line, lending
library, newsletter and various
educational and social activities.
9/25/07
Lesbian and Gay Family Building
Project, Ferre Institute
Claudia E. Stallman, Project Director
Karen J. Armstrong,
Project Outreach Educator
124 Front Street
607 724-4308
Karjarmstrong@aol.com
The Lesbian and Gay Family Building
Project is dedicated to helping LGBT
people in upstate New York build and
strengthen their families. The Project offers
educational programs, information and
referral services, the Directory of Family
Building Services, and support groups for
LGBT parents and prospective parents.
Our network of Pride and Joy Families
groups provides social and educational
activities and a sense of community to
LGBT parents and their children. The
was started in 2000 with a grant from New
York State to the Ferre Institute, Inc.
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Community Resources
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Lesbian Infertility List (LIL)
owner-lil@queernet.org
LIL is an electronic mailing list for self
identified lesbians, our partners, and our
loved ones who are experiencing infertility.
This list has been created to provide a safe
place for the exchange of feelings and
information surrounding infertility. To
subscribe, send an email message to
majordomo@groups.queernet.org with a
blank subject line and put the following in
the body of the message: subscribe LIL.
9/25/07
Male Survivor
www.malesurvivor.org
We are committed to preventing, healing,
and eliminating all forms of sexual
victimization of boys and men through
support, treatment, research, education,
advocacy, and activism.
8/7/07
National Gay and Lesbian Task Force
(NGLTF)
80 Maiden Lane, Suite 1504
New York, NY 10038
212 604-9830
thetaskforce@thetaskforce.org
www.thetaskforce.org
Founded in 1973, NGLTF was the first LGBT
civil rights and advocacy organization and
remains the movement’s leading voice for
freedom, justice and equality.
9/25/07
A New Hope Center
Rose M. Garrity, Executive Director
20 Church Street
Owego, NY 13827
607 687-6866
800 696-7600 -Twenty-four hour hotline
garrityanhc@aol.com
www.anewhopecenter.org
Crisis intervention, support, accompaniment
for medical and other services following
A New Hope Center
sexual assault, safe shelter for survivors
of intimate abuse, and other
emergency services. We can help with
domestic violence, rape, child abuse,
hate crimes, assault, homicide, and
other crime and abuse issues. All
services to survivors are free and
confidential.
9/25/07
Northern New York Families
Gary Berk
68 Streeter Road
DeKalb, NY 13630
315 347-2178
thompsbs@tds.net
Local chapter of Family Pride Coalition
in the St. Lawrence Valley/Adirondack
region. We offer a support group for
LGBT parents and their children,
meeting every one to two months at
members’ homes.
9/25/07
Onondaga County/Syracuse
Commission on Human Rights
Linda Hall
421 Montgomery Street, 11th Floor
Syracuse, NY 13202
315 435-3567
315 435-2439 Fax
Lindahall@ongov.net
www.ongov.net
Respond and resolve complaints of
discrimination and unfair treatment.
Training and education in diversity,
conflict, and leadership. Provide
support, open dialogue, refer, and
locate resources to all oppressed
people.
10/25/07
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Community Resources
Parents, Families and Friends of
Lesbians & Gays (PFLAG)
1726 M Street NW, Suite 400
Washington, DC 20036
202 467-8180
info@pflag.org
www.pflag.org
Promotes the health and well being of gay,
lesbian, bisexual, and transgendered
persons, their families and friends through
support, education, and advocacy. There
are PFLAG chapters throughout the country
that offer support groups and social
activities to parents, families and friends:
call or check the website for a local group.
There are numerous chapters throughout
New York State.
9/25/07
PFLAG Binghamton
Dee Davis
PFLAG_Binghamton_NY@yahoo.com
Meets monthly at Unitarian Universalist Congregation, Binghamton, NY
Pride and Joy Families
c/o The Lesbian and Gay Family
Building Project
124 Front Street
607 724-4308
Pride and Joy Families support groups
offer social and educational gatherings
and a sense of community to LGBT
parents, prospective parents and their
children. Groups are located in
Binghamton, Elmira/Corning, Syracuse
and Rochester, NY. They gather for
potluck dinners, pool parties and picnics.
Meetings are held in various locations,
including parks, churches, synagogues,
members’ homes, and a gay community
center. Each group maintains a listserv for
on-line discussions of family building and
parenting issues, and for planning and
announcing group activities. New
members are always welcome.
Pride Center of Western NY
PFLAG Syracuse, Inc.
Barb Crawford
First Unitarian Universalist Church
250 Waring Road
Syracuse, NY 13224
315 635-9320
pflagbarb@yahoo.com
www.pflagsyracuse.homestead.com
Promotes the health and well-being of
LGBT people and their parents, families and
friends through support, education and
advocacy. We meet the fourth Tuesday of
every month (except December) at 7:30
pm at the First Unitarian Universalist church
on Waring Road.
9/25/07
18 Trinity Place
Buffalo, NY 14201
716 852-PRIDE
info@PrideCenterWNY.org
www.PrideCenterWNY.org
The Pride Center of Western New York
was created to serve the LGBT
community in the Buffalo area. We offer
referrals for health care, counseling and
legal issues.
7/20/07
Rainbow Families of NJ
Lucy DiMaulo
PO Box 1385
Maplewood, NJ 07040
973 763-8511
marcye@NMGrecruiting.com
www.rainbowfamiliesnj.org
Advocacy, information, support,
friendship and fun for lesbian and gay
parents and those wishing to become
parents.
9/20/07
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Community Resources
Safer Community Project for LGBTQ
Youth
Michael Crinnin, Executive Director
Aids Community Resources
627 West Genesee Street
Syracuse, NY 13204
315 475-2430
information@aidscommunityresources.com
lgbtqyouthcenter@aidscommunity
resources.com
www.aidscommunityresources.com
Safer Community Project provides a weekly
social support group for LGBTQ youth ages 1420 in Syracuse and Utica; educational forums
to create understanding and safer spaces;
and information and referrals to community
resources. Also, Transgender Support group
for ages 14– 24 meets on the 1st and 3rd
Wednesday of each month. Offices also in
Watertown, Auburn, Oswego, and Canton.
9/25/07
Southern Tier AIDS Program (STAP)
John Barry, Executive Director
122 Baldwin Street
Johnson City, NY 13790
607 798-1706
800 333-0892 Hotline
info@stapinc.org
www.stapinc.org
Free and confidential support and prevention
services in an eight county region of the
Southern Tier of New York. Services include:
case management; referral; support groups;
and specific groups for gay, lesbian, bisexual
and transgendered individuals. Educational
programs designed to address homophobia,
both internalized and in the professional
human service community.
9/25/07
Southern Tier Pride
www.SouthernTierPride.com
Organizes annual LGBT pride festival in Elmira,
NY
4/7/08
Stonewall Committee
246 E. Water St.
Syracuse, NY 13202
315 476-6226
info@stonewallcommittee.org
www.stonewallcommittee.org
A non-partisan educational and
advocacy organization that works to
promote understanding, equality and
respect for the lesbian, gay, bisexual and
transgender communities through
educating the public, increasing political
participation, lobbying and working with
elected officials and appointed officials at
the local, state and federal levels of
government.
9/25/07
Services and Advocacy for GLBT
Elders (SAGE)
305 Seventh Avenue, 16th Floor
New York, NY 10001
212 741-2247
info@sageusa.org
www.sageusa.org
SAGE is a social service organization
dedicated to meeting the unique needs
of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender
seniors. It is committed to providing high
quality, life enriching programs and
services in an intergenerational
environment that values age, gender,
racial, religious, ethnic, cultural and
socioeconomic diversity. SAGE/Upstate
serves central New York.
9/25/07
SAGE/Upstate, Inc.
PO Box 6271
Syracuse, NY 13217
315 478-1923
info@sageupstate.org
www.sageupstate.org
Serving older gays, lesbians, bisexuals and
transgendered persons in the upstate
communities of Central New York.
9/25/07
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Community Resources
Southern Tier Gender Alliance
The Women’s Building, Inc.
The Southern Tier Gender Alliance is a
support group for Trans folks. We are also
inclusive of our Significant Others, friends,
supporters and allies. Our focus is on Trans
support. We meet monthly in Ithaca and
Binghamton. For more information please
contact: vickygurl1@yahoo.com
(Binghamton) or angela14845@yahoo.com
or elyssa_L@att.net (Ithaca).
8/23/05
Carmen Rau, Director
79 Central Avenue
Albany, NY 12206
518 462-2871
thewomensbuilding@yahoo.com
www.thewomensbuilding.org
Multi-service women’s community
center serving the women’s community,
as well as the lesbian community.
4/7/08
Syracuse University LGBT Resource
Center
Adrea L. Jaehnig, Director
750 Ostrum Avenue
Syracuse, NY 13244
315 443-3983
lgbt@syr.edu
www.lgbt.syr.edu
The purpose of this center is to provide
education, advocacy, support and safe
communal space for lesbian, gay, bisexual
and transgendered people and their allies.
9/25/07
YWCA of Binghamton/Broome County
Carole Coppens, Director
80 Hawley Street
607 772-0340
ccoppens@ywcaofbinghamton.com
Works to empower women and children and
eliminate racism. Offers a variety of fitness/
wellness programs, affordable state certified
childcare (ages 6 weeks to 5 years), and
residential services for women and children,
including emergency shelter, supportive and
transitional living programs and an adult
housing program. EncorePlus provides breast
cancer education, outreach and screening
referrals for the early detection of breast and
cervical cancer.
7/9/04
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FAITH COMMUNITIES
Community Christian Church
First English Lutheran Church
2647 Chili Avenue
Rochester, NY 14624
585 247 2494
CCCopentoall@aol.com
www.CCCopentoall.org
We are an open and welcoming
congregation of the Christian Church
(Disciples of Christ) and the United Church
of Christ. Our mission: To be a Christcentered community, which is open to all
who seek to grow in faith and welcome all
who desire to serve as disciples of Jesus
Christ.
9/27/07
Reverend Craig J. Herrick, Pastor
501 James Street
Corner of James and Townsend
Streets
Syracuse, NY
315 471-1678
felsyr@juno.com
We welcome all people regardless
of race, creed, color, or sexual
orientation for worship and
community services. Support groups
include Names Project Quilt and
other community services
organizations.
8/21/07
First Baptist Church of Ithaca
Rev. Rich Rose
DeWitt Park
Box 254
Ithaca, NY 14851
607 273-5800
fbdewitt@lightlink.com
www.firstbaptistithaca.org
A welcoming and affirming congregation of
the American Baptist Churches, USA. We are
an intentionally diverse congregation that
approaches faith with an open mind and
an open spirit. Sundays: worship 10:30 am,
education (all ages) 9:15 am.
8/21/07
First Congregational United Church of
Christ
Marna J. Pritchard, Pastor
822 Cleveland Avenue
Niagara Falls, NY 14305
716 941-9288 (Pastor’s Phone)
716 282-2443 (Church Phone)
TEM85MJP@aol.com
http://www.uccwebsites.net/
firstconguccniagarafallsny.html
An open and affirming church welcoming
all who wish to share Christian worship and
service with us. Worship service each
Sunday at 10:30 am.
8/21/07
First Unitarian Society of Ithaca,
New York
Rev. David E. Grimm
306 N. Aurora Street
Ithaca, NY 14850
(corner of Buffalo & Aurora Streets)
607 273-7521
office@unitarian.ithaca.ny.us
minister@unitarian.ithaca.ny.us
http://unitarian.ithaca.ny.us/
In May 2000, First Unitarian of Ithaca
joined hundreds of other UU
congregations in becoming a
welcoming congregation to the
LGBT communities. We have an
inclusive religious education
program and sponsor LGBT
community events. We are a no
creedal church which welcomes
the diversity of humankind and their
ideas. Services held on Sundays,
September through June at 10:30
am and at 9:30 am for summer
services.
8/21/07
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FAITH COMMUNITIES
Interfaith Coalition on Sexual Identity of
Broome County, NY
Unitarian Universalist Congregation of
Binghamton
183 Riverside Drive
607 729-1641
607 729-1899 Fax
office@uubinghamton.org
www.uubinghamton.org
Produces and publicizes local events, such as
religious services, concerts, forums,
discussions, and conferences to celebrate the
diversity of sexual identities in the community.
Welcomes, affirms, supports and advocates
fair and equal treatment of people of all
sexual identities.
8/21/07
May Memorial Unitarian Universalist
Society
3800 E. Genesee Street
Syracuse, NY 13214
315 446-8920
315 446-4605 Fax
office@mmuus.org
www.mmuus.org
A spiritual community for religious liberals, who
value the inherent dignity and worth of all
persons, believe in justice, equity and
compassion, a free and responsible search for
truth and meaning and respect for the
interdependent web of all existence of which
we are a part.
8/21/07
Metropolitan Community Church
Rev. Miller Hoffman
PO Box 42
Binghamton, NY 13905-0042
Meetings are downstairs in:
Tabernacle United Methodist Church
83 Main Street
Binghamton
607 232-0463
revmillerjen@earthlink.net
www.mccbinghamton.org
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Metropolitan Community Church
We are a growing community of
politically and theologically diverse
Christians with a special outreach to
lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and
queer communities and our allies and
supporters through social justice activity,
community building, and bible study so
that we stretch, connect, and celebrate
as a people on a spiritual journey.
Meetings at 10:00 Sunday mornings.
8/21/07
Pilgrim-St. Luke’s United Church of
Christ
Rev. Dr. M. Bruce McKay
335 Richmond Avenue
Buffalo, NY 14222
716 885-9443
pslmail@pslucc.org
www.pslucc.org
An open and affirming congregation of
the United Church of Christ.
8/21/07
Ray of Hope Church of Our Lord
Jesus Christ
Br. Shawn F. Benedict
380 West First Street
Elmira, NY 14901
607 280-0374
www.rayofhopechurch.com
Worship services and bible study in
Elmira, Ithaca, and Syracuse. Contact Br.
Benedict or consult website for places and
times.
10/27/07
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Spiritus Christi Church
Rev. Denise Donato
121 North Fitzhugh Street
Rochester, NY 14614
585 325-1180
spiritusoffice@aol.com
www.spirituschristi.org
We are an inclusive Christ centered Catholic
Church which provides support to all
individuals and families. Our masses are
Saturday 5:00 pm and Sunday 7:30 am at the
above location. Our Sunday 9:30 am Mass is
at Hochstein Music School, 50 N. Plymouth
Ave., Rochester. All are welcome.
10/22/07
Temple Concord
Rabbi David A. Katz
9 Riverside Drive
607 723-7355
607 723-0785 Fax
TempleConcord@stny.rr.com
RabbiKatz@stny.rr.com
www.templeconcord.com
Binghamton’s Reform Jewish synagogue has
an active Outreach Committee that works to
ensure that interfaith families and LGBT Jews
are welcome and included in all aspects of
temple life.
8/21/07
Unitarian Universalist Church of Buffalo
Rev. Joel Miller
695 Elmwood Avenue
Buffalo, NY 14222
716 885-2136
716 885-6875 Fax
buffalouu@hotmail.com
www.buffalouu.org
Performs Union Ceremonies for couples
wanting to celebrate and solemnize their
relationships. Also host a COLAGE (Children of
Lesbians and Gays Everywhere) Group.
Provide space and support to the Buffalo
Unitarian Universalist Church of
Buffalo
Gay Men’s chorus, led by our Minister of
Music Barbara Wagner. We welcome
members of the LGBT community to
attend our Sunday service at 11:00 am
(summers before 10:00 am) and become
involved in our Welcoming Congregation.
8/21/07
Unitarian Universalist Congregation of
Binghamton
Rev. Douglas Taylor
183 Riverside Drive
607 729-1641
607 729-1899 Fax
office@uubinghamton.org
dtaylor@uubinghamton.org
www.uubinghamton.org
A Welcoming Congregation since 1992,
when the congregation voted to affirm,
welcome and support GLBT people. The
Gay Lesbian Concerns Committee
initiates outreach, support and education
both within the church community and in
the larger community.
8/21/07
Unity Church of Practical Christianity
1243 Delaware Avenue
Buffalo, NY 14209
716 882-0391
716 882-5020 Fax
info@unitybuffalo.org
www.unitybuffalo.org
We are a diverse spiritual community
empowering growth and transformation.
We are an open, welcoming
congregation and our approach is
eclectic, creative, dynamic, and most of
all, fun-loving.
8/21/07
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Financial Advisors
Richard James Barber
Vivian M. Derrickson, CFP, CLU
AXA Advisors
4100 Old Vestal Road, Suite 105
Vestal, NY 13850
607 763-1408
607 729-8260 Fax
RJ.Barber@axa-advisors.com
www.RJBarber.com
As a financial professional with over 5 years
experience I am dedicated to providing the
highest level of advice available.
8/21/07
Ameriprise Financial Services
5788 Widewaters Parkway
Dewitt, NY 13214
315 251-0512
315 251-0516 Fax
Vivian.m.derrickson@ampf.com
www.ameriprise.com
A full spectrum of financial services
tailored to your needs. Specialty in
retirement and estates.
8/23/07
J. Cole Financial Advisers, Inc.
Ann Feldman, CLTC
Joyce Cole, CFP
POB 40
Gansevoort, NY 12831
518 793-4507
518 793-1304 Fax
jscole@jcolefinancial.com
www.jcolefinancial.com
Investment management, financial
planning on a fee-only basis- no
commissions. Socially screened investments
available. Specialty in helping LGBT
couples.
8/10/07
MetLife Financial Services
520 Columbia Drive, Suite 203
607 798-1624 ext. 3002
607 798-6992 Fax
afeldman@metlife.com
Personal insurance plus financial
planning including long term care,
business succession and retirement
planning.
8/14/07
Contour Financial, LLC
Steve Morgan
1879 Whitehaven Road
Grand Island, NY 14072
716 773-5905
716 773-5906 Fax
steve@contourfp.com
www.contourfp.com
I give financial control to clients by
providing objective, personal and
non-judgmental financial planning solutions
that are realistic and incremental. My
interests are squarely in the client’s court as I
have no tie-in to product sale or commissions.
8/9/07
Personal Financial Consulting, Inc.
Bob Bohner, President
1109 Monroe Street
Endicott, NY 13760
607 748-6674
484 229-0489 Fax
Rbohner@ourpfc.com
www.ourpfc.com
Our services include coordinated
financial planning approved by your
CPA, lawyer, home/auto agent, and
other financial professionals; asset
management, long term care, life,
long term disability insurance, estate
planning, college planning, etc. We
specialize in life planning for people
who are within five years of
retirement or retired. We want to
simplify their lives by having us
manage their financial affairs. We
will supply references upon request!
6/14/06
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Financial Advisors
Grace A. Roossien
Roossien Financial Advisors Inc
1708 Vestal Parkway East
Vestal, NY 13850
607 748-1803
607 785-2353 Fax
JLRoossien@RoossienFinancial.com
www.roossienfinancial.com
Dedicated to helping clients reach their
financial life goals with informed and timely
professional advice.
8/9/07
Wachovia Securities, LLC
Thomas Nasoni-Financial Advisor
Andrea Vaioli-Financial Advisor
4104 Old Vestal Road
Vestal, NY 13850
607 770-6424 or 607 770-6411
Thomas.nasoni@wachoviasec.com
Andrea.vaioli@wachoviasec.com
At Wachovia Securities, we start with your life
and plan your money around it. We are
committed to understanding your total
financial needs in order to help you achieve
your life goals. Both Andrea and Tom are
licensed Investment Advisor Representatives,
and Tom has many years of investment
experience. Andrea, as a member of the local
gay community herself, is proud to be able to
serve in this capacity.
7/30/07
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Genetic Counselors
Genetic counseling services are supported in part by the NYS Genetics Program– NYS
department of Health– Wadsworth Center, Albany, NY. Genetic counseling is a
process to help people understand and adapt to the medical, psychological and
familial implication of genetic contribution to disease. Genetic professionals can assist
individuals and families when questions arise regarding pregnancy, pediatric
concerns, and risk based on family history.
Pregnancy Risk Network: A Teratogen
Information Service
Community Genetic Services of Ferre
Institute:
800 724-2454
www.pregnancyrisknetwork.org
This is a free telephone service that
provides information about the possible
effects of medications, maternal illness,
drugs and other exposures on the
developing fetus. The service is available
to pregnant women, women with
preconceptual concerns, and health
care providers. Now you can ask us a
question using our new on-line contact
form.
Genetic Counseling Program
Binghamton, NY
Mohawk Valley Genetic Services
Utica, NY
North Country Genetic Services
Potsdam, NY
Bassett Health Care Outreach
Cooperstown, NY
888 483-3773
Albany Medical Center Division of
Genetics
Syracuse, NY
315 464-7610
Albany, NY
518 262-5120
North East Health Care Genetic
Counseling Program
Troy, NY
518 270-2172
Mid-Hudson Family Health Initiative
Genetic Counseling Program
Capital District
Upstate Medical University Division
of Genetics
University of Rochester Division of
Genetics
Rochester, NY
585 275-5857
Children’s Hospital of Buffalo
Division of Genetics
Buffalo, NY
716 878-1382
New Paltz, NY
845 255-2930
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MEDICAL PROVIDERS
AIDS Community Services of WNY, Inc.
(ACS)
American Society for Reproductive
Medicine (ASRM)
206 South Elmwood Avenue
Buffalo, NY 14201
716 847-0217
716 847-0418 Fax
cvoltz@aidscommunityservices.com
www.aidscommunityservices.com
The largest and most comprehensive
provider of HIV/AIDS prevention and care
services in western New York. With 5 offices
throughout WNY, we provide high quality
services in a confidential setting with a
medical practice sub-specialty in LGBT
health.
8/14/07
1209 Montgomery Highway
Birmingham, AL 35216-2809
205 978-5000
205 978-5005 Fax
asrm@asrm.org
www.asrm.org
The ASRM provides information on
infertility, adoption, third party
pregnancy, artificial insemination and
in vitro fertilization. We provide lists of
physicians, assisted reproduction
programs and cryobanks. In addition,
the ASRM covers other issues in the
reproductive life cycle, such as sexual
dysfunction, endometriosis,
menopause and reproductive
disorders.
8/21/07
Albany IVF, Fertility and Gynecology
Peter M. Horvath, MD
Mazin A. Abdullah, MD
Virginia Giugliano, MD
349 Northern Blvd.
Albany, NY 12204
518 434-9759
518 436-9822 Fax
mail@albanyivf.com
www.albanyivf.com
Offers quality comprehensive medical care
to women throughout life’s journey. Our
team of highly trained specialists provides
medical expertise with an understanding of
the challenges facing today’s women from
choices in conception and infertility, to
menopause. We strive to be the leader in
women’s health, known for compassion
and a commitment to the highest standard
of excellence.
8/14/07
American Fertility Association (AFA)
305 Madison Ave., Suite 449
New York, NY 10165
888 917-3777
www.theafa.org
The American Fertility Association serves
people affected by infertility and
reproductive health issues by providing
advocacy, education and support.
Special section at their website on GLBT
family building.
8/21/07
Association of Labor Assistants and
Childbirth Educators (ALACE)
PO Box 390436
Cambridge, MA 02139
888 222-5223
617 441-3167 Fax
info@alace.org
www.alace.org
ALACE is an international nonprofit
organization dedicated to supporting
women’s choices in childbirth. ALACE
provides training for childbirth
professionals, and referrals for parents
who are seeking childbirth classes or a
Labor Assistant or Birth Doula.
8/14/07
Gary Berk, MD
Hermon Family Health Care
PO Box 178
105 Main Street
Hermon, NY 13652
315 347-2191
315 347-4493 Fax
gberk@tds.net
Private family practice office for
patients of all ages. LGBT parents and
their children are welcome. Serves St.
Lawrence County.
8/15/07
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MEDICAL PROVIDERS
Harvey E. Black, MD
Peter Clark, MD
5813 East Seymour Street
Cicero, NY 13039
315 699-2789
315 699-6251 Fax
All family medical care.
8/21/07
220 W. South Street
Groton, NY 13073
607 898-3341
607 898-3982 Fax
Peterclark.familydoctors.net
Solo family medicine practice providing
outpatient medical services to all ages.
8/14/07
Brighton Hill Pediatrics
Linda L. Imboden, MD
151 Intrepid Lane
Syracuse, NY 13205
315 469-8191
315 469-4482 Fax
www.brightonhillpediatrics.com
Pediatric and adolescent care.
7/26/07
Broome OB/GYN
161 Riverside Drive
607 770-7074
www.broomeobgyn.com
We are a team of physicians, certified nurse
midwives, and nurse practitioners working
together for you. We provide a variety of
health care services which cover the
spectrum of a women’s life through
adolescence, the reproductive years, and
peri and post menopausal. We treat
patients with respect and genuine interest.
8/21/07
Danielle B. Clair, MD
200 North Street, Suite 101
Geneva, NY 14456
315 787-5111
Private practice providing comprehensive
gynecologic and obstetric care. Special
interest in perimenopausal and menopausal
concerns.
8/23/07
Dr. Samuel Cooper
North Endicott Chiropractic
817 Pine Street
Endicott, NY 13760
607 754-7669
607 754-3487 Fax
Samuelcooper@msn.com
Chiropractic care, postural rehabilitation, and
nutritional counseling.
7/3/06
CNY Fertility Center
Robert Kiltz, MD
195 Intrepid Lane
Syracuse, NY 13205
315 469-8700
315 469-6789 Fax
rkiltz@cnyfertility.com
www.cnyfertility.com
We are an infertility center offering artificial
insemination and in-vitro fertilization to
everyone.
8/14/07
Robert W. Crabtree III, DDS
1152 Main Street,
Buffalo, NY 14209
880 Millersport Highway,
Amherst, NY 14226
716 886-1000
716 886-1028 Fax
rcrabtree@adelphia.net
General and cosmetic dentistry.
8/21/07
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MEDICAL PROVIDERS
Dryden Family Medicine
Erie County Dept. of Health
PO Box 8, 5 Evergreen Street
Dryden, NY 13053
607 844-8181
607 844-4288 Fax
www.drydenfamilymedicine.com
Primary care doctor's office with three doctors
trained in family medicine and a nurse
practitioner.
8/23/07
Patrick Pruski, MSN, RN,
Coordinator of AIDS Education
95 Franklin Street
Buffalo, NY 14202
716 858-6342
www.erie.gov
Responsible for the planning, financing and
oversight of a system of prevention,
rehabilitation and treatment involving
mental health, alcoholism, substance
abuse, mental retardation/developmental
disabilities that is accessible to the residents
of Erie County.
8/23/07
Heather Emanuel, PA-C
Samaritan Family Health Center
3 DeMott Street
Lacona, NY 13083
315 387-3400
315 387-3246 Fax
Full family health care from newborns to
end-of-life care, from sensitive, caring,
somewhat irreverent providers. We use
liberal doses of humor in our practice, which is
fully inclusive of all lifestyles.
8/23/07
Endwell Family Physicians, LLP
415 Hooper Rd
Endwell, NY 13760
607 754-3863
607 754-5697 Fax
Efp415@hotmail.com
www.endwellfamily.com
Family practice medical group offering a full
range of services for individuals and families
from newborn to old age. We offer pediatric
and adult care for men and women. We
have a walk-in service available from 9am to
9pm daily as well as appointments with your
individual provider.
8/23/07
Family Care Medical Group
Mary Jackson, MD
Erika Lambert, MD
Lori Anderson, MD
308 West Seneca Street
Manlius, NY 13104
315 682-5080
315 682-8847 Fax
We are a family practice group who are
comfortable and happy taking care of LGBT
people and their families.
7/24/07
Anthony Fazio, LAc, CA
Peaceful Spirit Acupuncture
422 Taylor Place
Ithaca, NY 14850
607-272-0114
607-272-0114 Fax
peacefulspirit@twcny.rr.com
www.acupunctureithaca.com
General practice acupuncture, Chinese
herbs, nutrition. Tai Ji Quan and Qi Gong
instruction.
8/29/07
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MEDICAL PROVIDERS
Timothy G. Geen, MD
124 Front Street
607 724-4308
4 Oxford Crossing
New Hartford, NY 13413
315 724-4348
www.ferre.org
Ferre Institute, Inc. was founded in 1974. It is a
non-profit organization dedicated to the
promotion of quality services and education of
professionals and the public about fertility,
family building and concerns about inherited
or genetic risks. The Institute provides
professional training in adoption, infertility and
medical genetics. It provides information and
resources about family building issues to the
public and is committed to raising awareness
about the needs of individuals who are
members of underserved communities and
communities of color. The Institute also
provides clinical genetic counseling services
through a unique community based model. At
present, we serve one million NYS residents in
underserved and rural communities.
Penfield Pediatrics, LLC
21 Willow Pond Way, Suite 200
Penfield, NY 14526
585 377-0840
585 377-9715 Fax
www.penfieldpediatrics.com
We provide comprehensive pediatric
care to infants, children, and teens in a
supportive and caring environment. We
strive to be sensitive to the distinct needs
of each family including those with LGBT
parents or children.
10/1/07
Gay and Lesbian Medical Association
(GLMA)
459 Fulton Street, Suite 107
415 255-4547
info@glma.org
www.glma.org
GLMA represents the interests of thousands of
gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender
physicians, medical students, and other health
care professionals as well as millions of LGBT
patients throughout North America. The largest
organization of its kind, GLMA was founded in
1981 as the American Association of Physicians
for Human Rights. Provides health care
referrals.
8/23/07
GentlyBorne Midwifery
Monica Daniel, CNM
253 North Applegate Road
Ithaca, NY 14850
607 273-2229
monica@gentlyborne.com
www.gentlyborne.com
I offer personalized consultation and
health care visits. My private practice
covers basic fertility counseling, annual
exams, prenatal care and home
delivery. My office is very quiet and
private and all visits are extended
(usually one hour) to allow plenty of time
for discussion.
8/14/07
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Greene County Family Planning
Barbara B. Caldara, NP,
Clinical Administrator
411 Main Street, 3rd Floor
Catskill, NY 12414
518 719 3580
518 719-3797 Fax
cstart@discovergreene.com
Female nurse practitioners have provided
expert, compassionate, reproductive health
care to women, men, and teens for over 30
years. Services for women include
comprehensive gynecological exams, birth
control, emergency contraception, breast and
cervical cancer screening, pregnancy testing,
and level one infertility services. For men and
women we provide confidential or anonymous
HIV counseling and testing and sexually
transmitted infection testing and treatment.
Medicaid and many other insurance plans are
accepted and a sliding fee scale is available for
those without insurance. Call for a confidential
appointment because you deserve the best!
8/23/07
Clifford Hurley, MD
2211 Lyell Avenue (#104)
Rochester, NY 14606
585 426-0530
585-426-9574 Fax
Board certified family medicine physician with
thirteen years experience caring for gays,
lesbians, transgendered, transsexual, and
straight individuals and their families. I
participate in and accept most insurance plans.
7/20/07
Rochester Fertility Care, PC
Dr. Rosalind Hayes
Dr. Jamil Mroveh
1561 Long Pond Road, Suite 410
Rochester, NY 14626
585 453-7760
585 453-7771 Fax
r.hayes@rochesterfertility.com
j.mroveh@rochesterfertility.com
www.rochesterfertilitycare.com
Rochester Fertility Care, PC
Provides high quality medical care in a
private practice setting. Services include
ovulation induction, donor sperm
insemination, in vitro fertilization, donor
egg invitro fertilization and surrogacy.
Surgical services include minimally
invasive surgery via laparoscopy and
hysteroscopy.
1/28/08
Nathan W. Keever, DO
132 Albany Street
Cazenovia, NY 13035
315 655-2895
194 North Main Street
Oriskany Falls, NY 13425
315 821-7277
drkeever@hotmail.com
We provide care for the entire family from
newborn to geriatric care. We are staffed
by a board-certified family physician as
well as a certified family nurse
practitioner.
8/23/07
James Dana Kondrup, MD
Binghamton Gynecology & Fertility
200 Plaza Drive
Vestal, NY 13850
607 797-7070
607 797-9048 Fax
bgynecology@stny.rr.com
www.EndometriosisCenter.com
We provide full gynecologic and fertility
care. In addition, we provide the most
advanced options in laporoscopic
surgery.
8/23/07
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MEDICAL PROVIDERS
Richard Kulak, DO
Arlene Messer, DDS/Anna Belous, DDS
North Medical PC
5100 W Taft Rd., Suite 1F
Liverpool, NY 13088
315 452-2888
315 452-2677 Fax
Family physician providing a wide range of
medical services to all ages.
8/23/07
2052 S. Clinton Ave
Rochester, NY 14618
585 244-3337
585 244-0622 Fax
info@dentistrywithaheart.com
www.messerbelous.com
General and cosmetic dentistry. Sedation
dentistry. Implant dentistry.
8/23/07
Andrew J. Levi, MD, FACOG
Park Avenue Fertility
5520 Park Avenue, Suite 103
Trumbull, CT 06611
203 372-6700
203 372-6706 Fax
Fiona.mullins@parkavefertility.com
www.parkavefertility.com
Family building for lesbian and gay couples and
intended single parents. Compassionate and
individualized care. Services offered include IVF
with ICSI, donor egg and gestational carrier
programs, pre-implantation genetic diagnosis for
genetics and sex selection, donor insemination,
state of the art IVF laboratory on site. Board
certified in reproductive endocrinology and
infertility.
8/23/07
Maine Medical
Dr. Marianne Soden Serjanej
2352 Route 26
Endicott, NY 13760
607 862-4325
607 862-9006 Fax
Dr. Marianne Soden Serjanej and her staff
specialize in whole body healthcare where the
focus of internal medicine is detecting and
preventing diseases and other health problems in
their patients. The providers at Maine Medical are
determined to give their patients the best medical
attention and a caring environment from the
moment they walk in.
8/23/07
John J. Paris, DDS
301 Exchange Blvd., Suite 202
Rochester, NY 14608
585 263-7680
Jparis947@aol.com
General dentistry for adults and children.
8/14/07
Planned Parenthood of the Mid-Hudson
Valley, Inc.
Educational Center
26 West Street
Newburgh, NY 12550
845 562-3098
Clinic
91 Dubois Street
Newburgh, NY 12550
845 562-5748
jane.elven@ppfa.org
www.ppmhv.org
Our ‘Circles’ Program creates circles of
safety and support for LGBT people. We
do this by providing safe, sensitive services
at all of our medical offices in Dutchess,
Orange, Sullivan and Ulster Counties,
training other health and human service
providers in our region, Safe Schools
Conferences, and support groups for LGBT
youth. Our infertility support group
welcomes LGBT couples. Our clinic
provides routine family planning services
to women and men of all ages. We
charge on a sliding scale according to
income and family size. Medicaid and
many insurances accepted. All services
are confidential.
8/31/07
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MEDICAL PROVIDERS
Planned Parenthood Mohawk Hudson, Inc.
414 Union Street
Schenectady, NY 12305-1199
518 374-5353
518 347-8234 Fax
L.Scharf@ppmhchoices.org
www.ppmhchoices.org
Health Care You Can Trust. Get confidential,
affordable, quality care in a safe, supportive
health center. Staff members affirm patients’
sexual orientation and gender identity. Services
for men and women include: STI testing and
treatment-don’t let fear or embarrassment
become a health risk. Get tested. HIV
counseling and testing is confidential and free
for patients. Safer Sex-Get condoms and dental
dams to help you play it safe. We can also help
you choose the birth control method that’s best
for you. Also refer to http://
www.ppmhchoices.org/PDF/safe_places.pdf
for a list of health services that are LGBT friendly
in the North Country.
8/14/07
Planned Parenthood of South Central New
York, Inc.
168 Water Street
607 723-8306
607 723-4087 Fax
ppscny@ppfa.org
www.ppscny.org
Planned Parenthood of Broome and
Chenango Counties offers a full range of
high-quality, affordable health care for men
and women, regardless of age, income level,
marital status or sexual orientation. Our caring,
non-judgmental staff provides gentle,
patient-centered examinations at annual visits
and STI screenings. Other services include:
breast, pelvic and testicular exams; infertility
work-ups and referrals; mid-life services;
educational programming; and HIV counseling
and testing. Walk-in clinics and scheduled
appointments, during day, evening and
weekend hours, are available. Clinics in
Binghamton, Lisle, Norwich, Oneonta, Sidney,
and Walton.
8/31/07
Planned Parenthood of the Southern
Finger Lakes
314 West State Street
Ithaca, NY 14850
607 273-1513 – medical office
607 216-0021 – education
607 216-0023 Fax
sexed@sextalk.org
www.sextalk.org
Provides resource and referral service for
gay and lesbian people seeking
information and support on family building
issues. (We are not a direct service
provider regarding fertility issues.)
8/14/07
Planned Parenthood Upper Hudson
259 Lark Street
Albany, NY 12302
518 434-5678
info@uhpp.org
www.uhpp.org
GLBT-aware staff. A welcoming provider
offering annual physicals, gynecological
exams, preventive health screenings, STI
testing and treatment, confidential HIV
counseling and testing, cryosurgery and
colposcopy for treatment of abnormal
pap smears, fertility counseling, family
planning services, prenatal care and
abortion services. All services are
confidential, sliding fee scale. Medicaid
and insurances accepted. Offices also
located in Hudson, Latham and Troy, NY.
8/14/07
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MEDICAL PROVIDERS
Planned Parenthood of Western New York
Inc.
RESOLVE: The National Infertility
Association
2697 Main Street
Buffalo, NY 14214
716 831-2200
716 831-1065 Fax
www.ppwwny.org
Gynecological care for women. Sexually
transmitted infection testing and treatment
for men and women. Birth control
information and supplies for men and
women. Educational and advocacy
services. Also offices in Lockport, Niagara
Falls, North Tonawanda, West Seneca, and
Wheatfield.
8/14/07
1310 Broadway
Somerville, MA 02144
888 765-2810
info@resolve.org
helpline@northeast.resolve.org
www.resolve.org
RESOLVE: The National Infertility Association
was founded in 1974 as a national non-profit
consumer organization. RESOLVE’s mission is
to provide timely, compassionate support
and information to individuals who are
experiencing infertility and to increase
awareness of infertility issues through
advocacy and public education.
8/14/07
Sukanya S. Prasad, MD, FACOG
180 Harry L. Drive
607 729-5805
607 729-7714 Fax
Adolescent and adult female
comprehensive and gynecological care
provided in a warm and caring environment.
8/23/07
Randy G. Raetz, DDS
2257 South Clinton Avenue
Westfall Park Medical Center
Rochester, NY 14618
585 473-1550
585 473-1552 Fax
DrRandy@drrandydds.com
www.drrandydds.com
Gay friendly dentist who takes advantage of
all of the available technologies. We have
intra-oral cameras as well as digital x-rays.
These technologies give patients a way to
see what treatment needs to be done.
8/14/07
Stacy Snyder, Licensed Acupuncturist
329 South Geneva Street
Ithaca, NY 14850
607 277-9403 EXT. 3
My practice offers acupuncture and
traditional Chinese herbal medicine, two
technologies that have been used since
ancient times for enhancing human health.
These are “low-tech” modalities for fertility
support including treatment of menstrual
irregularity, fibroids, & other gynecological
issues. I am a NYS licensed acupuncturist & a
graduate of the American College of
Traditional Chinese Medicine in San
Francisco in private practice since 1994.
8/23/07
Dr. C. Michael Sostowski, DDS
Vestal, NY 13850
607 786-4423
607 786-4449 Fax
drs@dazzlingsmilies.biz
www.drs@dazzlingsmiles.biz
We provide advanced dental care with a
soft touch. Your smile impacts your health,
self-esteem and relationships. Our staff will
give you options, support and comfort to
achieve your dental dreams.
9/13/07
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MEDICAL PROVIDERS
Southern Tier Women’s Services
Victor Internal Medicine & Pediatrics PC
Office of Amy Cousins, MD
149 Vestal Parkway West
PO Box 642
Vestal, NY 13851
607 785-4171
607 785-3815 Fax
www.AmyCousinsMD.com
Although primarily specializing in abortion
care, Dr. Amy Cousins and nurse practitioner
Sue Siebold-Simpson offer well woman care
that welcomes LGBTs.
8/23/07
DBA Victor Health Associates
1331 E. Victor Road
Victor, NY 14564
585 924-2100
585 924-5920 Fax
Victor.health@hotmail.com
Primary care for all ages. Board certified
pediatricians and internal medicine
physicians.
10/4/07
United Health Services
10-42 Mitchell Ave
607 762-2200
www.UHS.net
United Health Services is proud to provide
comprehensive health care services to
every member of our community.
8/24/07
United Medical Associates
601 Riverside Dr
607 763-8088
607 729-4452 Fax
www.unitedmedical.net
Our OB/GYN service provides care to all
women through the full spectrum of routine,
diagnostic and surgical GYN care, as well as
obstetric care for non-high risk pregnancies.
Our staff of providers currently consists of
two male physicians, one female physician,
a female nurse practitioner and a female
nurse midwife. We look forward to providing
competent, sensitive, non-biased care to
women of all ages.
8/24/07
Neil Weinberg, L.Ac.
Complementary Medicine and Healing Arts
400 Plaza Drive, Suite D
Vestal, NY 13850
607 729-0591
607 729-0967 Fax
breathe@clarityconnect.com
Providing professional Chinese Medical
care in a calm and compassionate
atmosphere. Assistance with a wide range
of medical, emotional and spiritual
concerns including stress and anxiety,
depression, insomnia and infertility. Treating
adults and children.
8/14/07
Whitney M. Young, Jr. Health Center
920 Lark Drive
Albany, NY 12207
518 465-4771
518 465-5964 Fax
info@wmyhealth.org
www.wmyhealth.org
Full service ambulatory care providing
medical care in pediatrics, adult medicine,
gynecology, pediatrics, lab, WIC, dental,
methadone maintenance, family
alcoholism services, HIV/AIDS. Outpatient
services only. Hours: Monday-Friday, 8 am
to 6 pm. Fees: sliding fee scale, Medicaid,
Medicare, private insurances and HMO’s.
8/14/07
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MEDICAL PROVIDERS
Women Gynecology & Childbirth
Associates, P.C.
1815 South Clinton Ave, Suites 610, 630, and
640 Rochester, NY 14618
585 244-3430
1630 Empire Blvd,
Webster, NY 14580
585 787-8480
515 Long Pond Rd,
Rochester, NY 14612
585 720-9280
info@wgcaobgyn.com
www.wgcaobgyn.com
Our practice of all women physicians,
including a Nurse Midwife and Nurse
Practitioner, specializes in Ob/Gyn care for
women from adolescence through
adulthood. Our mission is to provide the
highest quality of obstetrical and
gynecological care to all of our patients in a
professional, competent and
compassionate manner. In addition to
providing Ob/Gyn care we are pleased to
now offer medical spa services, including
massage therapy, laser services, and
lymphedema therapy in our Brighton
location.
10/30/07
Women’s View Gynecology, PC
Dr. MaryAnn Millar, MD, FACOG
1200 East Genesee Street, Suite 207
Syracuse, NY 13210
315 634-2500
315 634-2503 Fax
Provides the highest quality gynecological
care for all women. We welcome lesbian,
bisexual and transgendered women to the
practice.
8/14/07
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Realtors
Gay-Homes.com
Sue Krause, Licensed Salesperson
J. Mark Kasper, owner/
licensed real estate broker
800-GAY-HOMES (429-4663)
mkasper@gay-homes.com
www.Gay-Homes.com
Free referral to gay or lesbian real estate
agents nationwide.
8/14/07
RealtyUSA
Vestal, NY 13850
607 729-5600
607 760-3366 Cell
607 729-1631 Fax
SKrause@RealtyUSA.com
www.RealtyUSA.com
I am a lesbian specializing in the sale
of residential and investment property
in Broome County. I’ll guide you
through the home selling, home
buying, or investment property
purchase.
9/10/07
Christine E. Hoffman
Century 21 Countryside Realty
72 South Main Street
Earlville, NY 13332
315 691-2100
315 691-2072 Fax
Cehoffman@frontiernet.net
www.century21countrysiderealty.com
Real estate sales agent Christine E. Hoffman
specializes in working with LGBTQ-identified
clients in selling and purchasing homes,
land, and commercial property.
7/26/07
Kim Jenkins
Nothagle Realtors
4156 Buffalo Road
Rochester, NY 14624
585 503-3560
585 594-4163 Fax
kjenkins@nothagle.com
Providing professional real estate service
that you can feel comfortable with. Myself,
my kids, and partner live and work in the
Greater Rochester area. Call me, I’d love to
help you sell or buy a home.
5/7/07
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SPERM BANKS
BioGenetics Corp.
1130 Route 22 West
Mountainside, NJ 07092
800 637-7776
908 232-2114 Fax
director@sperm1.com
www.sperm1.com
A family of companies providing
cryropreservation of reproductive cells for
men and women, as well as worldwide
distribution of anonymous donor sperm
specimens of ethnic diversity. New York
State licensed.
8/9/07
California Cryobank, Inc.
11915 LaGrange Ave
Los Angeles, CA 90025
866 862-3666
310 443-5258 Fax
askccb@cryobank.com
www.cryobank.com
California Cryobank is an international
leader in the field of sperm banking.
Stringent quality controls and a vast
selection of donors have earned us the
confidence of fertility specialists worldwide. Our services include frozen donor
semen, long term semen and embryo and
egg storage, andrology services and cord
blood banking. New York State licensed.
8/15/07
Fairfax Cryobank
3015 Williams Drive, #110
Fairfax, VA 22031
800 338-8407
cryobank@givf.com
www.fairfaxcryo.com
Fairfax Cryobank is one of the largest
sperm banks in the world. We use the
latest genetic and infectious disease
testing techniques available, including HIV
by PCR. Physicians in all 50 states and
many parts of the world have used our
services for over 15 years. New York State
licensed.
8/9/07
New England Cryogenic Center,
Inc.
153 Needham Street, Bldg #1
Newton, MA 02464
800 991-4999
617 244-6659 Fax
mburke@necryogenic.com
www.necryogenic.com
NECC is one of the largest full-service
cryogenic labs in the world offering
sperm donor services. Our clients
come to us in search of one of the
most important things in life-Familyand we never lose sight of the human
and emotional nature of our work.
We have proudly been serving the ENTIRE community since 1982. New York
State licensed.
8/22/07
Pacific Reproductive Services
444 DeHaro, Suite 222
888 469-5800
info@pacrepro.com
www.pacrepro.com
Pacific Reproductive Services is a
lesbian owned and run clinic offering
insemination services for the
nontraditional family. PRS provides
comprehensive insemination services
to all women seeking to have
children. Our clients receive close
personal attention from highly
qualified specialists employing
advanced insemination technology.
New York State licensed.
8/9/07
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SPERM BANKS
Rainbow Flag Health Services
Leland Traiman, RN/FNP, Director
933B Central Avenue
Alameda, CA 94501
510 521-SPERM (7737)
leland@gayspermbank.com
www.gayspermbank.com
We are the only sperm bank that actively
recruits gay donors and tells the mother the
donor’s identity when the child is three
months old. We limit our donors to 6 families.
(Please note: not licensed in New York
State.)
8/9/07
The Sperm Bank of California
Laurie Silverman
2115 Milvia Street, Suite 201
Berkeley, CA 94704
510 841-1858
510 841-0332 Fax
info@thespermbankofca.org
www.thespermbankofca.org
The Sperm Bank of California’s mission is to
provide services, information and resources
to all women and men who choose to
create or expand their families through
donor insemination and sperm storage.
Since our founding over 25 years ago, we
have proudly served the LGBT community
while being dedicated to promoting an
open approach to donor insemination and
advocating for family diversity.
9/20/07
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SURROGACY
Center for Surrogate Parenting, Inc. and
Egg Donation, Inc.
Sherrie Smith
9 State Circle, Suite 302
Annapolis, MD 21401
410 990-9860
centersp@aol.com
www.creatingfamilies.com
www.eggdonor.com
CSP, Inc. and ED, Inc. have been helping
couples create their families since 1980. With
offices in California and Maryland, we work
with a team of counselors, doctors and
attorneys to oversee all aspects of the
process.
8/10/07
East Coast Assisted Parenting
Rita Kron, MS
73 Old Dublin Pike, #154
Doylestown, PA 18901
718 702-8852
718 732-4558 Fax
ecparenting@hotmail.com
www.russiansurrogacy.com
Surrogacy assistance: traditional and
gestational surrogacy in Pennsylvania and
other states. Adoption program in Russia.
Traditional surrogacy program in Russia.
8/10/07
Fertility Alternatives, Inc.
Dawn Hunt
29544 Baker Lane
Murrieta, CA 92563
951 696-7466
951 696-7466 Fax
Fainc@speedband.com
www.FertilityAlternatives.com
Honest and reliable egg donation services.
Excellent selection of high demand
exceptional “college educated” and much
needed Jewish and Asian donors.
8/13/07
Circle Surrogacy, Ltd.
John J. Weltman, Esq., President
88 Black Falcon Avenue, Suite 345
Boston, MA 02210
617 439-4990
617 439-3987 Fax
John@CircleSurrogacy.com
www.CircleSurrogacy.com
We are the oldest gay owned, full
service surrogate parenting agency,
providing gay couples and singles with
carriers, donors, social work services,
in-vitro fertilization referrals, insurance
location, legal services and all other
needed services. We are the only
agency in the country with an over
99% success rate, serving people from
25 countries and every state in the
United States.
8/14/07
Dr. Betsy Aigen/ Surrogate Mother
Program
220 West 93rd Street, Suite 1A
New York, NY 10025
212 496-1070
www.surrogacy.com
We are a comprehensive program and
provide psychological, medical and
legal services. We support our clients
through all the intricacies of the
process. We are especially known for
screening birth mothers who we legally
provide for artificial insemination or IVF.
We have been operating for 25 years.
8/24/07
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SURROGACY
The Fertility Institutes
Ana Portillo
4275 Burnham Avenue, Suite 330
Las Vegas, NV 89119
800 222-2802
702 458-6526 Fax
LVFertility@aol.com
www.fertility-docs.com
The west’s largest and most successful full service,
non-discriminatory fertility programs. Providing the
opportunity for all future parents to become families in
a confidential caring environment. Surrogate mothers,
egg donors, sperm donors, and all variations of fertility
assistants available to well motivated individuals and
couples. Call us toll free for information.
8/10/07
Surrogate Mothers, Inc.
Steven C. Litz, Attorney
PO Box 216
Monrovia, IN 46157
888-SURROGATE
scl@surrogatemothers.com
www.surrogatemothers.com
Since 1984, the world’s first and only surrogate program
that has never discriminated against clients based on
race, marital status or sexual orientation. Services
include egg donation and gestational surrogacy.
8/10/07
Growing Generations
5757 Wilshire Blvd., Ste. 601
Los Angeles, CA 90036
323 965-7500
323 965-0900 Fax
family@GrowingGenerations.com
www.GrowingGenerations.com
Growing Generations provides a team oriented
approach to carefully match prospective parents with
a surrogate and/or egg donor and manage all aspects
of the surrogacy process. Our professional staff
understands the unique issues facing prospective gay
parents. Our network of physicians, psychologists, and
attorneys are some of the most highly respected
professionals in the country and have extensive
experience in assisting others to create families through
surrogacy.
8/10/07
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THERAPISTS AND COUNSELORS
Eileen Altieri, CSW
Susan W. Blue, PhD
213 Hurlburt Rd.
Syracuse, NY 13224
315 446-5012
aezekiel22@aol.com
A great deal of experience with lesbian,
gay and transgendered people. A wide
range of issues; relational, depression,
anxiety, gender, trauma, sex abuse and
PTSD.
8/10/07
804 Valley Plaza
607 797-1100
Individual, group, and family psychotherapy serving children, adolescents,
and adults. Positive Parenting Program
provides positive discipline classes, social
skills classes for children, professional
development seminars, and special
interest mini courses for families and
adults who work with children and
families.
5/4/06
American Psychological Association,
Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Concerns
Office
750 First Street, NE
Washington, DC 20002-4242
202 336-6050
800 374-2721
lgbc@apa.org
publicinterest@apa.org
www.apa.org/pi/lgbc
The Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Concerns
Office works to eliminate the stigma of
mental illness long associated with samesex sexual orientation and to reduce
prejudice, discrimination, and violence
against lesbian, gay, and bisexual people.
Major functions of the office include
support to APA’s Committee of Lesbian,
Gay, and Bisexual Issues and with other
APA groups that have an interest in
lesbian, gay, and bisexual concerns;
policy analysis, development, and
advocacy for APA policy; technical
assistance, information, and referral to
APA members, policymakers, the media,
and the public; and development of
publications and other information on
lesbian, gay and bisexual concerns in
psychology.
8/10/07
Carole S. Bragdon, CSW
Limestone Professional Buildings
6838 E. Genesee Street
Fayetteville, NY 13066
315 449-3925
cbragdon@twcny.rr.com
I am a clinical social worker, offering
psychotherapy and counseling to LGBT
(and non-LGBT) individuals and couples.
Areas of focus include self-acceptance
and coming out; couples’ communication; family building; emotional
aspects of adoption and infertility;
parenting concerns; and overcoming
depression, anxiety, loss and trauma.
8/24/07
Mark B. Cantales, LCSW-R
16 Leroy Street
607 722-1918
Mbcsw862@mac.com
Counseling services for children,
adolescents, and adults. Providing
individual, group, family, and couples
counseling.
11/6/07
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Center for Family Development
Arthur Becker-Weidman, PhD
5820 Main Street, Suite 406
Williamsville, NY 14221
716 810-0790
716 636-6243 Fax
AWeidman@AWeidman.cnc.net
www.Center4FamilyDevelop.com
Attachment center for adopted children and
families. Specializing in the evaluation and
treatment of adoptive and foster families and
children with trauma-attachment disorders.
Pre-adoptive home studies and counseling for
adults. Most insurance accepted.
8/10/07
Clinical Counseling Associates
Judi Rozsa, Director
770 James Street, Suite 215
Syracuse, NY 13203
315 422-0671
315 422-2734 Fax
Our seven therapists are all masters level and
sensitive and caring people. We treat all
levels of mental health and substance abuse
problems. We treat couples, individuals and
families. Insurance accepted.
8/10/07
Susan Connelly, CSW, ACSW, CASAC
35 Front Street
607 722-9190
Provides individual, family, and couples
psychotherapy. Specializes in issues specific to
LGB, as well as depression, eating disorders
and chemical dependency.
Linda Eichengreen, CSW, MSW
84 Main Street
607 772-8579
Upbeat, caring clinical social worker using a
psychotherapy approach focusing on
strengths and possibilities. Over 20 years of
Linda Eichengreen, CSW, MSW
experience working with children,
teenagers, families, couples and groups.
Adjunct teacher for Women’s Studies
Program at Binghamton University.
Personal and professional
experience with blended and same
sex families.
7/19/07
Erie County Dept. of Mental Health
95 Franklin Street - Room 1237
Buffalo, NY 14202
716 858-8531
716 858-6264 Fax
www.erie.gov/health/mentalhealth
Responsible for planning, financing, and
oversight of a system of prevention,
rehabilitation and treatment involving
mental health, alcoholism and substance
abuse, and mental retardation/
developmental disabilities that are
accessible to the residents of Erie County
NY.
8/10/07
Lee M. Faver, PhD, PC
25 Carriage Lane,
Westmoreland, NH 03467
441 Main Street, Keene, NH 03431
603 852-8238
lee@leemfaver.com
www.leemfaver.com
Licensed, board certified (ABPP)
psychologist highly experienced providing
affirmative, effective, culturally-informed
psychotherapy to LGBTQ individuals,
couples and groups.
9/29/06
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Suzanne Feehan, CSW, CGP
Harmony Healing
Dewitt Building, Rm. 325
215 N. Cayuga St.
Ithaca, NY 14850
607 592-1219
shadowsf@twcny.rr.com
I have experience working with lesbian and
gay individuals and couples. Using a
psychodynamic and family systems
theoretical orientation I work with many
issues including post traumatic stress disorder
and substance abuse. I also have
experience helping clients with the adoption
process and the issues involved. Fees can be
negotiated and most insurances are
accepted.
Cindy Ostuni, LCSW-R
Kathleen Riley-Tryon, LCSW-R
530 Oak Street
Syracuse, NY 13203
315 436-5428
315 422-2022 Fax
Nurturing harmonious healing and
wholeness. Providing psychotherapy to
individuals and couples.
7/22/07
Margaret A. Ferranti, LCSW
14 Leroy Street
607 727-3348
607 724-3865 Fax
I provide individual, marital, and couples
counseling for those who seek my services.
Everyone is treated with unbiased care and
consideration.
9/19/07
Ilene Gaffin, LCSW
Boardman House
120 E. Buffalo Street
Ithaca, NY 14850
607 275-0558
Individual or couple counseling to address
the emotional issues that can occur when
building a family, for example, with infertility,
pursuing adoption, or deciding whether to
add a child to the family.
8/10/07
Kate Halliday, CSW
122 W. Court Street
Ithaca, NY 14850
607 279-5439
challid1@twcny.rr.com
Psychotherapy and counseling for
individuals, couples, children and families
specializing in serving the LGBT community,
including offering adoption home studies.
8/13/07
Holistic Psychotherapy
Catherine Fredella
38-42 Front Street, Basement Suite
607 798-0861
607 759-6468
607 798-0861 Fax
cfredella@stny.rr.com
5/19/07
Janet E. Jaffe, PhD
1101 Erie Blvd. East, Suite 207
Syracuse, NY 13210
315 422-3808
I work in a solo private practice with adults
across the age span, frequently around
parenting and other family problems. I work
on an outpatient basis only in individual or
couple formats.
8/13/07
Patricia S. Jordan, LCSW
Broome County Mental Health Clinic
One Hawley Street, 2nd Floor
607 778-1111
Ms. Patricia S. Jordan, CSW, Graduate of
Binghamton University (Mass) and Suny
Albany School of Social work (MSW)
currently employed at Broome County
Mental Health Clinic. Focuses include but
are not limited to issues and concerns
affecting the LGBT population. Services
include individual and group therapies as
well as resource referral and professional
networking assistance.
7/19/07
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Brian S. La Bella, LCSW-R, Director
Gabriele Mayes
Baker Victory Services Outpatient Clinic
650 Ridge Road
Lackawanna, NY 14218
716 828-9670
716 828-9745 Fax
blabella@olv-bvs.org
Outpatient mental health clinic serving
children, adolescents and their families.
Services include: individual counseling,
family counseling, group counseling along
with psychiatric consultation.
8/31/07
2507 James St., Suite 206
Syracuse, NY 13206
315 437-3644
I am a Marriage and Family Therapist in clinical
practice for 18 years. I have a private practice
and provide services for individuals, couples
and families from both the gay and straight
community. My specialty is in the area of sexual
abuse.
8/13/07
Jay M. Land, PhD
2100 East Genesee Street
Syracuse, NY 13210
315 424-9244
Jaymal@twcny.rr.com
Psychology services: Adult psychotherapy,
couples therapy, sex therapy.
8/13/07
Arlene (Ari) Istar Lev, CSW-R, CASAC
Choices Counseling & Consulting
321 Washington Avenue
Albany, NY 12206
518 463-9152
info@choicesconsulting.com
www.choicesconsulting.com
Educator, activist, published author and
family therapist specializing in working with
LGBT people and their families. She is the
founder of Choices Counseling and
Consulting, serving women and men,
individuals, couples, and families, lesbian,
gay, bisexual, heterosexual and
transgendered clients. Choices has been
serving the Capital District since 1986. Arlene
works within a feminist family systems and
empowerment modality and is trained in
numerous psychotherapeutic and
psychospiritual arts, specializing in sexual
and gender identity, trauma recovery,
addictions, and parenting in alternative
families. She is on the adjunct faculties of
SUNY Albany’s School of Social Welfare and
Vermont College of Norwich University. Her
advice column for queer parents, “Dear Ari”
appears at www.prideparenting.com
8/13/07
Barbara A. Myers, Psy.D.
Center for Psychological Services
3 Tioga Boulevard, #5
Apalachin, NY 13732
607 785-4156
drbarb125@aol.com
Psychological counseling for women,
adolescents, and children. Relationship
counseling, family therapy.
Doris B. Pereske, MSW, CSW
46 Riverside Drive
607 772-1766
Panic, anxiety, PTSD, depression, and
bereavement specialties. Cognitive,
behavioral, insight-oriented, and EMDR
treatment. Gay sensitive.
Suzzanne C. Rosselot, ACSW
Lyndon Office Park, Bldg. C
7000 East Genesee Street
Fayetteville, NY 13066
315 446-6208
315 446-6248 Fax
Individual, couples and family therapy
provided in a private practice. Specializations
include counseling for addictions and
treatment of trauma with EMDR method.
Individualized planning, genuine care and a
collaborative approach to achieve change,
growth and healing.
8/31/07
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Debra Royce, LCSW-R
Debra Saltzman, MSW, CSW
1 Oxford Xing
New Hartford, NY 13413
315 732-8880
Psychotherapy for individuals and couples. 25
years of post-clinical experience. Accepts most
insurance. NYS licensed clinical social worker.
8/13/07
recovery from chemical dependency,
eating disorders and body image issues,
adult children of alcoholics, trauma, sexual
abuse survivors. I accept all major insurance
and managed care plans.
7/9/04
Barbara Ruchames, ACSW, CSW
Karen A. Schiano, MS, CASAC, LMHC
14 Leroy Street
607 722-1918
I provide counseling services in a supportive
and friendly environment for LGB individuals
and couples seeking to start a family and who
would like the opportunity to discuss the many
issues he/she/they may face in doing so. I am a
provider for most major health insurance plans.
8/13/07
100 Linden Oaks, Suite 102
Rochester, NY 14625
585 385-1950
585 385-9315 Fax
Kschiano@rochester.rr.com
Individual, couples, and family therapy for
gay and lesbian folks and for those
confused about their sexual identity.
Specialize in addictions of chemicals-treat
the addict and family members also. Other
issues of expertise; depression/anxiety,
relationships, survivors of sexual assault,
separation, divorce, adult children of
alcoholism (ACOA), adolescents and
parenting skills also.
10/15/07
Joe Russo, Psy.D., CGP
Canterbury Road, Suite #308
Rochester, NY 14607
585 506-6096
585 442-5971 Fax
drjoerusso@gmail.com
Dr. Russo offers quality treatment which is timeeffective and based on client goals. Individual,
couple, family and group therapy are
available. Specialty areas include: addictive
behaviors, anxiety, depression, gender/sexuality
issues, grief/loss, post-traumatic stress and
relationship issues.
9/1/07
Debra Saltzman, MSW, CSW
265 Main Street
607 770-8141
dsmsw@yahoo.com
Clinical social work therapist with over 20 years
experience providing psychotherapy to adults
and adolescents. I provide individual, conjoint
and group psychotherapy for: depression and
anxiety, addictive disorders, individuals in
Mary Spilde, LCSWR
35 Front Street
607 722-9190
607 722-6245 Fax
Individual and couple therapy. Over 20
years experience with the lesbian/gay
community.
10/30/07
Alan Steinberg, MSW
72 Walnut Street
607 722-0423
Counseling for individuals, couples and
families. Extensive experience with
alcoholism/chemical dependency and the
family issues associated with these
problems.
8/13/07
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Moonhawk River Stone, MS
Ms. Kyle Webb, MSW
Connections Psychotherapy Associates
10 Colvin Avenue
Albany, NY 12206
518 446-1261
hawkrstone@aol.com
My practice is devoted to working with LGBT
people, particularly with transgender/
transsexual individuals and families. We
provide general psychotherapy services with
an emphasis on trauma recovery and
dissociative disorders.
8/13/07
Clinical Social Worker
Broome County Mental Health Clinic
One Hawley Street
607 778-1152 EXT. 1127
Ms. Kyle A. Webb, MSW, Syracuse University
graduate of the School of Social Work, is
currently employed with the Broome County
Mental Health Department as a clinical social
worker. Her focuses include, but are not
limited to, issues and concerns affecting the
lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered
(LGBT) population. Services include individual
and group therapies, as well as resource
referral and professional networking
assistance.
8/20/04
Andrea L. Strother, LMSW
Office: 925 Broadway, Albany, NY 12207
Mailing: P.O. Box 173, Delmar, NY 12054
518 788-0927
strotheral@yahoo.com
Private practice of psychotherapy.
Counseling provided in a safe, confidential,
private atmosphere. Alternative lifestyle issues
LBGTQ, D/s, BDSM. Evening and weekend
appointments available.
1/11/07
Christine Sweeney, LCSW
101 Niblick Circle
Baldwinsville, NY 13027
315 395-0950
Sweeney282@msn.com
I provide family therapy and specialize in
adoption and attachment issues. I work in
your own home to help you manage the
demanding and complex issues involved in
adopting and raising children.
6/23/06
Dawn White, MSW, LCSW-R
265 Main Street
607 770-8141 answering service
315 335-1667 cell phone
SettelFrMore@aol.com
Private mental health practitioner located in
the Southern Tier for the last 12 years. Provides
individual, couples and parenting counseling/
therapy to gay, lesbian, bi-sexual and
transgendered clients, including those with
sexuality and/or gender identity issues; gay/
lesbian couples pursuing adoption; and
transgendered/transsexual men and women.
Evening and weekend appointments are
available with insurance reimbursement and
fee negotiation also available.
8/19/07
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Susan G. White, MA in Marriage and Family
Therapy
127 Alhan Parkway
Syracuse, NY 13209-1301
315 491-6250
whitehouse@a-znet.com
I am a trained Marriage and Family Therapist, who
has worked with a variety of families, couples,
individuals and groups in the Onondaga County
community for over 20 years, providing both
home and office based services. In addition I
provide consultation and training in areas such as:
Home-Based Therapy and LGBT issues, particularly
Intimate Partner Violence. It is my privilege in this
work to join together in conversation with each
client to identify and build on strengths in a
process of growth.
7/31/03
Joanne Zager, Ph.D., Psychologist
118 Park Lane
Ithaca, NY 14850
607 272-6353
607 272-6353 Fax
jzager@twcny.rr.com
http://home.twcny.rr.com/drzager
I counsel GLBT individuals, couples and families. I
also help LGBT people. I write psychological
evaluations for adoptions; both domestic and
International. I counsel LGBT adolescents,
children, and adults.
8/13/07
Gail Zussman, MSW, LCSW-R
The Clinton House,103 W. Seneca Street, Suite 203
Ithaca, NY 14850
607 387-5925
607 387-9672 Fax
gzussman@twcny.rr.com
Individual, couples, and family counseling. EMDR,
parenting issues, stress reduction, post-partum
concerns. Specialty in human sexuality,
consultation and clinical supervision.
8/15/07
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TRAVEL AND CAMPS
Camp Kinder Ring
Forest Lake Camp
Vicki Windman
335 Sylvan Lake
Hopewell Junction, NY 12533
845 221-2771
845 221-9793 Fax
Vicki@Campkr.com
www.campkr.com
Traditional coed sleep away camp for
children 8-16 years old. Offering a full
program of sports, arts and crafts,
waterfront, and lake activities. Rich in
Jewish culture and traditions.
8/1/07
John Bockelmann, Assistant Director
Box 67
Warrensburg, NY 12885
518 623-4771
518 623-4246 Fax
jbockelmann@mindspring.com
GAConfer@aol.com
www.forestlakecamp.com
Sleep away brother sister camp in the
Adirondacks, ages 8-16. General camp
activities including sports, water front,
crafts, tennis, archery, riflery climbing
tower, and hiking and canoe trips.
8/14/07
Camp Lakota
Steve Dippie
56 Park Road
Wurtsboro, NY 12790
866 6-Lakota
lakotadippie@msn.com
www.camplakota.com
Lakota is a private, residential, co-ed,
sleep away camp located in the scenic
Catskill Mountains. The emphasis at Camp
Lakota is on participation and fun!
8/5/07
Earth Connection Summer Camp at
Hammond Hill
Susan Rausch, Director
PO Box 146
Slaterville Springs, NY 14881
607 844-3178
director@CampEarthConnection.com
www.CampEarthConnection.com
Hosts “Adoption Connection” weekend for
children who are adopted and “Living in
Harmony with Nature,” a week-long
summer camp for children with LGBT
parents.
8/16/07
Mountain Meadow
Carolyn Thompson, Executive Director
1315 Spruce Street, Suite 411
Philadelphia, PA 19107
215 772-1107
215 772-0313 Fax
inquiries@mountainmeadow.org
www.mountainmeadow.org
Mountain Meadow Country Experience
is a progressive and diverse community
that offers children of lesbian, gay,
bisexual, transgendered, queer, and
other non-traditional families and their
allies, regardless of income,
programming dedicated to recognizing
and challenging different forms of
oppression and intolerance. Through
empowerment, open discussion and
education, we develop leadership skills,
promote activism and social change.
8/15/07
Olivia Cruises and Resorts
434 Brannan Street
800 631-6277
www.Olivia.com
Luxury vacations for lesbian and gay
families.
8/16/07
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TRAVEL AND CAMPS
Pok-O-MacCready Camps
Tioga Travel
Fiona Dubuss
PO Box 397
Willsboro, NY 12996
518 963-7656
518 963-4165 Fax
info@pokomac.com
www.pokomac.com
Pok-O-MacCready camps, located on a
beautiful Adirondack lake, is a traditional,
co-ed summer camp for ages 6-16. We offer
35+ activities, and have strong programs in
horseback riding and wilderness trips. Pok-O
was established in 1905 and has been familyowned and run for over 100 years-call for our
free info packet and DVD!
10/5/07
Richard Schaal
189 Main Street
Owego, NY 13827
607 687-4144
305 768-0537 Fax
contact@TiogaTravel.com
www.TiogaTravel.com
Tioga Travel is a full service travel agency
that serves the LGBT community.
8/14/07
R Family Vacations
Kelli O’Donnell
2 Washington Avenue
Nyack, NY 10960
866 R-FAM-VAC (866 732-6822)
info@rFamilyVacations.com
www.rFamilyVacations.com
Family-friendly vacations designed especially
for the gay and lesbian community.
8/16/07
Super Camp
Kelly Corcoran
800 285-3276
760 305-7770 Fax
info@supercamp.com
www.supercamp.com
Super Camp is a learning and life skills
summer camp that teaches kids 9-18 how to
move beyond their comfort zone and excel
at whatever they put their minds to. Based
on the “8 Keys of Excellence”, Super Camp is
a fun, positive 10-day experience that kids
love.
8/1/07
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Directory of Family Building Services for LGBT People
Provider Listing Form
Instructions: Please complete this form to obtain a free listing in the Directory. Return by mail to Lesbian and Gay
Family Building Project, c/o Ferre Institute, Inc., 124 Front Street, Binghamton, NY 13905, or fax to (607)
724-8290.
Name/Organization: ________________________________________________
Address: _________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________
Phone: ______________________________Fax:_________________________
Email: _______________________
Website: __________________________
Contact Person (if different from above):_________________________
Description of Service (limit to 3 sentences): Please provide wording as you would like it to appear in the
Directory. Please print clearly.
________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________
Statement of Consent: Statement must be signed.
I, ____________________________________ (please print name), on behalf of
________________________________________________(organization name),
consent to the publication of this listing in the Directory of Family Building Services for Lesbian, Gay,
Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) People. I understand that listing in the Directory makes a statement
to LGBT individuals and couples that they deserve and can expect caring and sensitive service from
my/our organization.
____________________________________ (Signature) _____________ (Date)
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Directory of Family Building Services for LGBT People
Referral and Feedback Form
Instructions: Please complete this form if you would like to recommend one or more providers for
inclusion in the
Directory. Please print clearly name, address and phone number. Providers will be contacted directly by our office and asked to participate.
Return by mail to Lesbian and Gay Family Building Project, c/o Ferre Institute, Inc., 124 Front
Street, Binghamton, NY 13905, or fax to (607) 724-8290. We welcome feedback on your experiences with providers listed here and
suggestions on how to improve this resource. Thank you.
Adoption Service Provider
Attorney/Mediator
Community Organization
Therapist/Counselor/Social Worker
, family physicians, others)
Medical Provider (including ob/gyns, pediatricians
Realtors
Sperm Bank
Surrogacy Program
Other (including faith communities, camps, childcare providers, financial advisors, etc.)
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