Updated February 17, 2009
Internet Transgender Resources
General Resources
The Harry Benjamin Standards of Care For Gender Identity Disorders
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Transgender Law and Policy Institute
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Transgender Law Center
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Anne Vitale, PhD
- This web site addresses issues regarding
gender dysphoria, cross dressing, transsexualism,
transgenderism, Gender Identity Disorder, hormones, sex
reassignment surgery (SRS), the HBIGDA Standards of
Care (SOC) and gender variant issues in general.
Female-to-Male (FTM) and Male-to-Female (MTF) issues are
covered.
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TJobBank
- TJobBank is an employment site for
transgender professionals who are looking for work.
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Transgender Forum
- This is an excellent site with all sorts of
wonderful information and opportunities for community.
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The Gender Web Project
- Many interesting articles on being transgendered.
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Trans-Gender Expressions
- A trans resource that can provide important
resource information on a state by state or country basis.
A good place to find helping professionals in your area.
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Gianna E. Israel
- Provides nationwide telephone counseling and
maintains an excellent gender library.
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Jennifer Diane Reitz
- Jennifer's transsexuality web site. Many good
essays on our situation. Includes COGIATI self-test for questioning
pre-transition MtF individuals.
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Gender Talk
- Web home of the Boston radio program Gender Talk.
Hundreds of archived programs in real player format on the
many aspects of being transgendered. Many interviews with
important personalities in the trans community. Currently off the
air, but their large archive of programs is available to download
and listen anytime.
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National Transgender Advocacy Coalition
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Transgender Law and Policy Institute
- A non-profit organization dedicated to engaging
in effective advocacy for transgender people in our society.
MtF Resources
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Lynn Conway
- Lynn's
site is one of the best resources for the transsexual woman.
Lynn is a college professor and a computer scientist with a very
successful career.
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Anne A. Lawrence, MD, PhD
- Anne's site is an excellent resource for
medical information.
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Calpernia Addams
- The best international MTF transgender support
site on the Internet - MTF Only
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TS Road Map
- This site is a comprehensive treatment of
every aspect of MTF transition.
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The Tara Foundation (archive)
- No longer in existence. Provided financial assistance
to transsexuals unable to pay for surgery and other necessary
procedures and expenses. Archived version(s) have some useful
information for transsexuals, including 10 ways to get money for
surgery.
FtM Resources
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Transster.com
- Surgery information and photo repository for FtM surgery.
Resources for Family and Friends
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TransParentcy
- Supporting the loving and caring relationship
between Transgender Parents and their Children.
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The Children's National Medical Center
- Children's Hospital Washington, DC:
Outreach Program for Children with Gender-Variant Behaviors
and their Families
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PFLAG
- Resources for gay, lesbian, bisexual,
and transgendered persons, their families and friends.
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Vanessa Kaye's
- Vanessa and Linda Kaye discuss transgender
and how couples can cope. Page has moved, and site requires
registration, but previous version can be found on the
web archive.
Resources for Youth
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Camp Aranu'tiq
- Weeklong summer camp for transgender and
gender-variant youth in the New England area.
Spirituality
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Becky Allison MD
- Becky's site is a rich resource with personal
journal material and a discussion on spirituality.
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Emergence Ministries
- An excellent site for transgendered Christians.
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Maetreum of Cybele
- Revival of aspects of the ancient Goddess
traditions that included Gallae and Mellissae priestesses
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