Ann Jefferson is program coordinator for Theological Education for Leadership, a new distance learning program at Pacific School of Religion in Berkeley, Calif.

Robert Freeman is assistant professor of distance learning at Fuller Theological Seminary in Pasadena, Calif.

The Rev. Karen Dalton is director of field education at Claremont School of Theology, a United Methodist school in Los Angeles.

Karen Lebacqz is professor of theological ethics at the Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley, Calif. She co-authored the book Sex in the Parish.

The L.A. Gay & Lesbian Center in March 2007 started a transgender job placement program.

The San Francisco-based Transgender Law Center works statewide on behalf of transgender civil rights. Contact Carisa Cunningham.

Lori Meeks is associate professor of religion and East Asian language and cultures at the University of Southern California. She is co-chair of the American Academy of Religion’s Buddhism section.

Michael D. Palm Center (formerly Center for the Study of Sexual Minorities in the Military) at University of California, Santa Barbara is a research institute that works to educate and provide resources concerning modern issues, such as gender and sexuality.

The American Civil Liberties Union’s Web site includes background material on transgender court cases.