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Resources for Transgender,
Transsexual & Cross-Dressing Individuals, Their Families & Friends |
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Quote from a female-to-male transsexual:
"I mistakenly came out to my mother as a lesbian in 1973;
she told me that I had an over-active imagination and watched too
much television.
When I came out to her as a transsexual 22 years later, she said:
'Are you sure you wouldn't rather go back to being just a lesbian?'"
- Author unknown -
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General
Information | For
Parents, Family & Friends |
For Transgender Individuals
| For Spouses | Resources:
Local,
Online,
National | More
General
Information for Everyone:
Information for Parents,
Family, and Friends:
Pamphlets -- Viewable Online
Video Clips -- Viewable Online
Dr. Oz Talks to Transgender Kids &
Their Parents:
Information for
Transgender Individuals:
Pamphlets -- Viewable Online
Video Clips -- Viewable Online
Oprah Talks to a High School
Quarterback Who Became a Lesbian:
Information
for Spouses:
Local Resources:
- Check our list of
local GLBT community
groups
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Central
Arizona Shelter Services
Effective 01/01/2009, this provider of housing services
for the homeless, will permit transgender individuals to be
housed at their shelters according to their gender identity.
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TransMentors International Inc.
A non-profit organization which provides aid, support and
assistance to Trans-identified individuals. Their
website also includes resources for trans youth, for trans
adults, and for family and friends of trans individuals.
Online Resources:
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PFLAG’s Transgender Network (TNET)
PFLAG TNET focuses on support for
transgender people and their parents, families, and friends; education on
transgender facts and issues; and advocacy for equal rights for the transgender
community at local and national levels.
[TNET
en Espanol]
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About
Our Transgendered Children And Their Families
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From Oprah.com:
Born in the Wrong Body
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From Oprah.com:
Gender Identity
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From Oprah.com:
Shedding Light on Intersex
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From Oprah.com:
State of the Union
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From Oprah.com:
Transgender Families
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From Oprah.com:
When Your Identical Twin Has a Sex Change
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Trans Basics
An online educational tool created by the
Gender Identity Project
(GIP) at The Lesbian,
Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center in New York, NY. This
online resource contains information about and resources for trans, genderqueer,
gender non-conforming people and their allies, co-workers, partners, families
and friends.
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Trans*topia
A site for transgender, transsexual and genderqueer young people
Organizations (national):
Mailing Lists:
Additional Resources:
The following information and resources were
provided to us by one of our local PFLAGers, Daria. We
truly appreciate this enlightening and informative information!
Here are a few resources for
comprehending transsexualism. Transsexualism has been
around since womankind has. The significant difference
today is that now those who suffer from Gender Identity
Disorder have the medical means to more truly live as the
gender they believe themselves to be. Most of the books
on the subject tend to fall into two categories, cold clinical
books or sensationalistic freakish treatments.
Transsexualism, transvestism, cross-dressing, she-males, etc.,
are often lumped together but are in reality very different
and should be treated separately.
Just as the achievements of other
minority groups have been negated so have those of
transsexuals. Transsexuals are as varied as the general
population. Some have high achievements and scientists,
lawyers, doctors. Here are the links to the website’s
of a few -- there are many others.
Lynn Conway (website
1; website
2)-- Computer Scientist Electrical Engineer, Inventor,
Research Manager, Professor of Electrical and Computer
Science, Emerita University of Michigan
Becky
Allison, MD
Some General Resources:
Gender Rights Organizations:
A few good books:
“True Selves” is one of the
best books describing transsexualism and is in a format that
is understandable by anyone. It is one of the most
compassionate treatments of the subject. It describes
the Dilemma and the resolution.
“Understanding Transsexualism for
Families, Friends, Co-Workers and Helping Professionals”,
by
Mildred L. Brown and Chloe Ann Rounsley. (Publisher's
website)
“Sex Changes – The Politics of
Transgendersim” by Pat Califia. Covers social,
political, and historical issues.
“Mirrors – Portrait of a Lesbian
Transsexual” Geri Nettick with Beth Elliot. The
heartbreaking and empowering story of a Geri Nettick in the
lesbian feminist community.
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