Thomi Clinton is the head of the Transgender Health and Wellness Center, which has a handful of clinics in southern California. She is followed on Facebook by 11,000 people.

I, a woman who is transgender, tried to get resources through her organization. After a few months — months! — passed, nothing happened.

Yet, the center wanted to get funding through me.

Because of their lack of help, you can imagine how shocked I was to get a call from a THWC representative. A representative who said that she wanted me to complete a survey for the sake of funding for the clinic.

I made clear to her two, perhaps three, times that I wasn’t serviced. Still, after that, she pressed. And after the first or second time, when I said that I had to find services on my own, she acted as though the THWC was justified in seeking funding. That I should do the survey. However, I found other resources because of my efforts and because there are other, competing clinics serving the transgender population. It had nothing whatsoever to do with the THWC.

Another clinic, the Trans Wellness Center, started helping me the moment I told them I was seeking resources.

Also, the communication that did exist from an employee named Sedera Vargas was really poor. And another THWC employee, Chloe Bryant, was difficult. I don’t even know if she passed along information I sent, at least once — I had to touch base.

I also spent a few hours to do more intake paperwork that I’ve ever encountered with one organization. It was for naught.

Shame on the THWC for trying to get funding through at least one individual who they didn’t even service.

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