Trangender youth and family support▸
(Virtual Groups) TransFamilies
TransFamilies provides peer support and information for parents of transgender and gender diverse youth through virtual group meetings, and includes meetings for many specific demographics, including a fathers group, a group for neurodiverse parents, and groups in Spanish.
(US) Standwithtrans.org
Stand With Trans connects parents of trans youth for peer support including online groups, and has numerous resources/links about transgender youth issues in the United States including navigating college in transition.
(EU+) IGYLO Directory of lgbtq youth programs
Transgender youth and their parents throughout Europe can find support, information, and advice through the local groups listed here.
Importance of Gender Affirming Care for Transgender & Gender Expansive Youth
An article on the Importance of Gender Affirming Care for Transgender and Gender Expansive Youth by nursinglicensemap.com
Support groups & information▸
The Enchanté Network of Canada
Enchanté is a national network connecting and supporting over 160 pride centres and 2SLGBTQ+ service providers in all provinces. Trans Canadians can use their membership list to find support locally.
ILGA (International Lesbian and Gay Ascn) Global Directory
ILGA provides a worldwide directory of lgbtq groups and information on the status of trans people globally.
CenterLink Directory of LGBTQ Centers (US+)
CenterLink is one place to look for local lgbtq support especially in the US.
Trans Lifeline
Support for US and Canadian residents, dedicated to the well being of transgender people. They run a hotline staffed by transgender people for transgender people. Trans Lifeline volunteers are ready to respond to whatever support needs members of our community might have.
Transgender Peer Associates
A not-for-profit company, that aims to provide social and emotional support services, including peer support and mentoring, to any individual that identifies as transgender, transexual, gender assigned incongruent, transvestite, crossdresser, intersex, gender queer, gender questioning or any actual or perceived gender variance, their significant others and those who support them.
Gendered Intelligence
Creative workshops, arts programmes, conferences and youth group sessions.
Transsexual Road Map
An excellent free guide to process of transitioning, and the social issues around it.
Transgender Zone
Comprehensive website including medical information, a guide to venues and opinion about transgender representation in the media for both MtFs and FtMs.
Scottish Transgender Alliance
Support for trans people, equality organisations, policymakers and employers in Scotland, UK.
Mermaids
Family and individual support for teenagers and children with gender identity issues.
Gender trust
Organisation which supports adults whose lives are affected by gender identity issues, as well as families and employers of transsexual or transgender people.
Gender Identity Research and Education Society (GIRES)
Information for trans people, their families and medical professionals.
Clare Project
Brighton, UK based support group ‘open to anyone wishing to explore issues around gender identity’.
The Beaumont Society
National self-help body run by and for those who cross-dress or are transsexual, and for their partners.
Changing personal docs and other legal resources▸
(US) Trans Legal Services Network via Transequality
The groups listed here can provide some legal support in transition and may be able to connect you to further resources. Some may run name change clinics that would support a transgender person through the whole name change process while others may be more informal.
Table of US Name, ID, and BC processes, 2021, from Movement Advancement Project
see the citations pdfs for relevant laws in each state
US birth certificate amendments state by state
A state by state guide to birth certificate changes in the United States
Press for change
Political lobbying and educational organisation campaigning for equality and human rights for British trans people through legislation and social change. The original website is archived here.
Sylvia Rivera Law Project
US-based organisation seeking to raise the voices of marginalised trans people.
Culture & community▸
Club Wotever
A London UK bar space for trans, queer, LGBT people and their friends, with an emphasis on queer/trans performance.
Deep Stealth Productions
Founded by Calpernia Addams and Andrea James, Deep Stealth strives for positive media representation of trans people.
Meta
A unique digital magazine which brings you the very best of trans and genderqueer news, advice and entertainment.
Sparkle
The ‘national transgender celebration’ which takes place in Manchester every year.
Trans Media Watch
Aims to combat prejudiced or sensationalist media reporting of trans issues, and offer advice to people or organisations.
Spouses/Partners▸
Reddit’s my partner is trans
A discussion forum for partners, significant others and spouses of trans people.
Female to male specific▸
Spectrum Outfitters- The British Binder Company
Breast binders for Tomboys and FTM by T-Kingdom
FTM Chest Binders for Trans Men by Underworks
GC2B Binders and Apparel
gc2b say they provide the best and safest chest binders at the most affordable prices. They offer 11 colors and two styles. We are not affiliated with them at all but lots of guys have recommended them so this link is here in the hope it helps someone.
FTM Resource Guide
For trans men and friends, with tips on hormones, grooming, clothing, surgery and more.
FTM International
A comprehensive website for the female-to-male community, offering information about healthcare, law, events and family support.
History & politics▸
The Empire Strikes Back
Trans woman Sandy Stone’s spirited rebuttal of Janice Raymond’s book The Transsexual Empire (1979). This essay is one of the key texts of the 90s trans rights movement.
Gender Variance Who’s Who
‘Essays on trans, intersex, cis and other persons and topics from a trans perspective’. Includes plenty of further reading, with a list of international trans resources.
Just Plain Sense – The Trans Tapes
Interviews by Christine Burns with a variety of trans people.
Transgender Day of Remembrance
Observed every 20 November to commemorate victims of transphobic violence.
Women Born Transsexual
For people who recognise transsexualism as an innate condition rather than a gender identity disorder.
Hormone replacement therapy▸
HRT Providers in Maine
MaineTransNet has worked closely with and helped to train several specific organizations in providing culturally competent care around the State of Maine.
Online Blood tests
We do not recommend self medication. We do recognise your right to choose. Self medication is very risky without blood tests. This website has been recommended by an independent third party, however transgender.support cannot in any way attest to its trustworthiness.
Medical services & healthcare▸
(US) Universities Promoting Access to Transgender Voice Therapy
The programs listed here have worked to respond to a lack of education on transition related vocal therapy and improve access to those services by including local transgender communities in their training for students. University clinics are generally low cost and able to work with insurance and the uninsured. Different clinics may have options for telehealth as well as both private and group support, and can help trans men, women, and non-binary people prepare their voice for transition with the help of speech therapy students and licensed/experienced supervisors.
US TLDEF Trans Health Project: Providers, insurance, and other resources.
The Transgender Legal Defense & Education Fund Trans Health Project has guides to common insurance problems and policies, and some information on finding trans friendly medical practitioners including directories.
Trans Health UK: Guide to Public and Private Care
This trans-led group provides relatively currently information about both private gender services and NHS GIC wait/status throughout the coronavirus pandemic.
Online blood tests
We do not recommend self medication. We do recognise your right to choose. Self medication is very risky without blood tests. This website has been recommended by an independent third party, however transgender.support cannot in any way attest to its trustworthiness.
Contradictions between Tylenol (Paracetamol) & Emla (Lidocaine) creams
Talk to your doctor before using prilocaine topical together with acetaminophen. Prilocaine topical can cause a condition called methemoglobinemia that reduces the oxygen-carrying capacity of the blood to different organs, and combining the medication with acetaminophen may increase the risk.
UK NHS primary care circular – How to help trans people
This is a direct download link to a document, that should have been circulated to all UK based general practitioners in early 2014. It is guide on how to aid all trans* people, be it early, mid, late or post transition. If your GP feels unsure of how to help you, please download, print and show this document to them. It will help guide them in your care.
National archives – Gender Identity
UK department of health documents relating to gender identity.
NHS Choices
The UK NHS page on gender dysphoria, covering terminology, symptoms and treatment.
World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH)
Professional organisation devoted to ‘the understanding and treatment of gender identity disorders’. Originally named after pioneering physician Harry Benjamin, WPATH produces the ethical guidelines and standards of care for professionals working with patients with gender identity issues.
Relationships & dating▸
Men Who Love Trans Women
For cis men who ended up here seeking trans women, this series where a trans journalist interviews cisgender men interested in trans women might be informative, as well as her other work.
Surgeons & surgery▸
Non-standard lower surgery AMA / Q&A
Info on Penile Preservation Vaginoplasty
An example of other surgical options: Keeping penis, but also getting a vaginoplasty.
Virtual FFS
This site details the typical differences between men and women’s facial structures and help gives a better understanding of any facial work you may need. For a fee you can also send your pictures to the site’s author and she will alter them to approximate your results post feminine facial surgery. Recommended.
Facial team
Facial Team was founded by Dr. Luis Capitán (Spain) and Dr. Daniel Simon (Brazil), specialists in Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, primarily to meet the demand for Feminine Facial Surgery.
GRS Montreal – Dr Brassard
Dr. Brassard is a Canadian SRS surgeon in Montréal Québec. He does both MtF and FtM surgeries. His MtF technique is the standard penile inversion method.
Suporn clinic
Dr Suporn Watanyusakul MD is an aesthetic plastic and reconstructive craniofacial surgeon specializing in the fields of SRS, FFS and Augmentation Mammaplasty (AM) operations, and whose Clinic is in Chonburi, Thailand.
Voice training▸
VoiceUp Voice Therapy App
Good Tool to aid voice therapy
There is a free version of the app available on the store.
M2F vocal exercises
Useful vocal exercises. Note: Pitch, Intonation, Resonance, Other speech features, Non-speech features links on the left.
Proof that transition improves quality of life▸
Reduction in Mental Health Treatment Utilization Among Transgender Individuals After Gender-Affirming Surgeries: A Total Population Study
In this first total population study of transgender individuals with a gender incongruence diagnosis, the longitudinal association between gender-affirming surgery and reduced likelihood of mental health treatment lends support to the decision to provide gender-affirming surgeries to transgender individuals who seek them.
Chosen Name Use Is Linked to Reduced Depressive Symptoms, Suicidal Ideation, and Suicidal Behavior Among Transgender Youth
First accurate data showing male to female transgender surgery can give better life
Scientists have developed a transgender-specific questionnaire, which confirms for the first time that gender surgery significantly improves quality of life for the majority of patients. The study shows that 80% of male-to-female patients perceived themselves as women post-surgery.
Effects of different steps in gender reassignment therapy on psychopathology: a prospective study of persons with a gender identity disorder.
A marked reduction in psychopathology occurs during the process of sex reassignment therapy, especially after the initiation of hormone therapy.
Is hormonal therapy associated with better quality of life in transsexuals? A cross-sectional study.
The present study suggests a positive effect of hormone therapy on transsexuals’ QoL after accounting for confounding factors. These results will be useful for healthcare providers of transgender persons but should be confirmed with larger samples using a prospective study design.
Determinants of quality of life in Spanish transsexuals attending a gender unit before genital sex reassignment surgery.
Cross-sex hormonal treatment, family support, and working or studying are linked to a better self-reported QoL in transsexuals. Healthcare providers should consider these factors when planning interventions to promote the health-related QoL of transsexuals.
Quality of life of individuals with and without facial feminization surgery or gender reassignment surgery.
Transwomen have diminished mental health-related quality of life compared with the general female population. However, surgical treatments (e.g. FFS, GRS, or both) are associated with improved mental health-related quality of life.
Young adult psychological outcome after puberty suppression and gender reassignment.
A clinical protocol of a multidisciplinary team with mental health professionals, physicians, and surgeons, including puberty suppression, followed by cross-sex hormones and gender reassignment surgery, provides gender dysphoric youth who seek gender reassignment from early puberty on, the opportunity to develop into well-functioning young adults.
Quality of life and sexual health after sex reassignment surgery in transsexual men.
Results of the current study indicate transsexual men generally have a good quality of life and experience satisfactory sexual function after SRS.
The case for bilateral mastectomy and male chest contouring for the female-to-male transsexual.
The literature showed that bilateral mastectomy is necessary for trans men to live safely and effectively in their reassigned gender role, and further that it acts as a prophylaxis against distress, ameliorates extant distress as well as providing improved quality of life and global functioning for this patient group.
Patient satisfaction with breasts and psychosocial, sexual, and physical well-being after breast augmentation in male-to-female transsexuals.
In this prospective, noncomparative, cohort study, the current results suggest that the gains in breast satisfaction, psychosocial well-being, and sexual well-being after male-to-female transsexual patients undergo breast augmentation are statistically significant and clinically meaningful to the patient at 4 months after surgery and in the long term.
Psychosocial Adjustment to Sex Reassignment Surgery: A Qualitative Examination and Personal Experiences of Six Transsexual Persons in Croatia
As the first study in Croatia conducted with persons who have undergone gender reassignment, the results of the present research confirm the importance of individual factors in the psychosocial adjustment of transsexual individuals following SRS in a country whose social environment is hostile towards gender nonconformity.
Hormone-treated transsexuals report less social distress, anxiety and depression.
The results suggest that most transsexual patients attending a gender identity unit reported subclinical levels of social distress, anxiety, and depression. Moreover, patients under cross-sex hormonal treatment displayed a lower prevalence of these symptoms than patients who had not initiated hormonal therapy.
Hormonal Treatment Reduces Psychobiological Distress in Gender Identity Disorder, Independently of the Attachment Style
Our results suggested that untreated patients suffer from a higher degree of stress and that attachment insecurity negatively impacts the stress management. Initiating the hormonal treatment seemed to have a positive effect in reducing stress levels, whatever the attachment style may be.
Removing transgender identity from the classification of mental disorders: a Mexican field study for ICD-11
This study provides additional support for classifying health-related categories related to transgender identity outside the classification of mental disorders in the ICD-11. The reconceptualisation and related reclassification of transgender-related health conditions in the ICD-11 could serve as a useful instrument in the discussion of public health policies aimed at increasing access to appropriate services and reducing the victimisation of transgender people.