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Transgender / Transsexual Resources
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TransFamily
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Transgender / Transsexual Support
PFLAG Transgender Network
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Listserv focusing on trans family issues. Off-shoot of
Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays
IFGE
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International Federation for Gender Education. The leading
Trans oriented web site. News, events, publications worldwide
American Boyz
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Leading female to male transgender site.
FTM International
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Female to male transgender site. Books, news, etc.
National Transgender Advocacy Coalition (NTAC)
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Legal and political action site. The National Transgender
Advocacy Coalition works proactively to reform societal attitudes and the
law to achieve equal rights for the transgendered and other gender diverse
individuals.
Intersex Society of North America (ISNA)
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The Intersex Society of North America (ISNA) is devoted to systemic
change to end shame, secrecy, and unwanted genital surgeries for people born
with an anatomy that someone decided is not standard for male or female.
Families Like Mine
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Site for children of GBLT parents. Excellent
National Transgender Law Institute
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Transgender legal affairs activist site. Weekly announcements
of changes in state or federal law affecting trans people. Searchable
database on college and employer transgender policies, hate crime laws.
Bodies Like Ours
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Excellent informational site about intersex. Strong
advocate for both children and adults with atypical genitalia.
Therapist Resourse Site for North America
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Lists therapists with experience dealing with transgender
issues, sorted by state or province, then by city
Recommended Reading
1. Trans Forming Families:
Mary Boenke, Editor
A series of stories by the families of transgender
people, all finding their way to acceptance. Available from
maryboenke@aol.com
or
pflagtnet@triad.rr.com
$13.95 including shipping.
2. Mom, I Need to be a Girl:
Just Evelyn
A wonderful story of one family’s journey with
their teenage child’s transition from male to female. Available
online at
http://www.justevelyn.com
(no longer in print – read online)
3. True Selves:
Mildred L. Brown, PhD and Chloe Ann Rounsley
A serious
book by a therapist with over 25 years of working with transgender individuals.
Available online at
http://www.ifge.org/books
4. Finding the Real Me: Edited
by Tracie O’Keefe and Katrina Fox
A compilation of stories
by transgenders about their accepting, transitioning, and coming out process.
Available online at
http://www.Amazon.com
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