Some
Helpful Links
TG/TS Support
Gender.org includes listings of resources by state
Transgender Gazebo on gay.com
PFLAG
Parents, Families, and Friends of Lesbians and Gays
ABGender Above & Beyond: Tons
of resources, links to personal pages, etc.
Gender
Web The Gender Web Project
Remembering Our Dead In memory of the victims
of transphobia
Comprehensive Transition Information
Transsexuality Jennifer’s site contains many insights to the
transition process, including 30 pages containing answers to questions
frequently asked by transitioners.
TS
Road Map I found lots of helpful
information about electrolysis and financing transition here,
and it strongly influenced my decision to use the extremely effective E2000 clinic
in the Dallas TX area for most of my facial electrolysis.
Transgender Support Site by Melanie Anne Phillips. Good voice training
information.
Transsexual Women's Resources by Dr. Anne Lawrence
Lynn Conway's website Lots of
insight and information from a woman who transitioned in 1968.
Kindred Spirit Lakeside Extensive information on
surgeons, name change process, therapists, and many links.
Mom, I Need to Be a Girl book by Just Evelyn about her teenage daughter's transition.
Gender Library Essays
by Gianna E. Israel
Notes
on Gender Transition by Anne Vitale PhD
Gwen Smith Lair of the Webmistress
Amberspace Amber
has composed an extensive website which includes many essays.
Dr. Becky Allison Dr. Becky Allison's website
includes many essays
The Looking Glass Society
Information and support for transsexuals in the UK.
Second
Type Woman This website by Anne Richards contains some unique articles
covered by no other TS website.
TGPortal Susan's Place
Transgender Resources
Rachel's
Web Transgendered Resources and Support
Disforia De Genero
Información por transexuales en Español –
Information for transsexuals in Spanish language
FTM
International
TransMan's Information Project
Intersex
Intersex Peer Support -
Bodies Like Ours
ISNA Intersex
Society of North America
Procedures and other specific aspects of transition
Disclosure
GenderSanity Center
of Gender Sanity has information and links pertaining to workplace transition.
Family Gender
Library by Gianna E. Israel
Workplace Transition Central A Support Resource for Transgendered
Employees, their Employers, and Helping Professionals
Facial Feminization Surgery
Facial Feminizing Surgery
Information and Links on
Beginninglife.com
Feminization of the Transsexual by Dr. Ousterhout
Dr. Chettawut in Bangkok,
Thailand.
Dr. Chettawut’s price
list .
Dr. Ousterhout's own
website. Cocoon
House for recovery after FFS (by Lynn Conway).
Dr. Suporn offers many FFS procedures in
Thailand. See also Suporn’s
assessment
and results
pages.
TS-RoadMap FFS Page
Financing Transition
Financial Advice for Transsexual Women In
depth advice from Andrea James
Hair removal
Electrology 2000
Expensive (now $105 per hour) but very effective electrolysis in Carrollton
TX. In eight complete clearings from 2000 to 2002, they have permanently
removed just about all of my facial hair.
Hair Removal Extensive section on
electrolysis by Andrea James. Includes advice on
choosing an electrologist, pain control, and dealing with the aftereffects.
Hair
Facts Non-commercial information on various forms of hair removal, by
Andrea James
Hair restoration
Apollo Apollo hair systems
Hair Quackery.com Website about how to spot
scams, rip-offs, and worthless snake oils.
Keratin.com Information about hair biology, hair loss, and treatment options.
Hormone Reassignment Therapy
Hormone
Therapy for M2F Transsexuals
now on sexuality.org
Hormone Treatment in Transsexuals Another
informational site about HRT
Some Typical Hormone Regimens on
Transsexual Women's Resources
Hormones and Heart Disease By Dr.
Becky Allison, writes about the cardiac and other health risks of HRT.
Legal Issues
TransgenderLaw
Transgender Law & Policy Institute
Name Change Law Laws for
changing name in all 50 states of the USA
Legal Name Change Project Andrea
is compiling a state by state list of instructions for a legal name change on
her TS.Roadmap site.
Birth Record On the Kindred Spirit
Lakeside site. Includes
information on changing name and birth certificates in the 50 states, Canada,
and the UK.
Instructions for changing name and sex on birth certificate Dr.
Becky has listed the procedure and requirements for changing name and sex on
your birth certificate for each state (NOTE: Several states will not change the
sex designation even after SRS).
Name (choosing a)
BabyNamer
Eponym Many links to more name sites
Orchiectomy
List of surgeons My list
of surgeons who perform orchiectomies
Castration My castration site, which
includes my personal account of the procedure and the effects.
Sexual Reassignment Surgery
IndigoWiki
Comprehensive list of SRS surgeons worldwide
A
Kindred Spirit (surgeons list) Another list of SRS
surgeons worldwide
These following surgeons have detailed websites:
Dr.
Bowers Trinidad, Colorado, US
Dr. Brassard Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Dr. Chettawut
Bangkok, Thailand
Dr. Greechart Bangkok,
Thailand
Dr.
Kamol Bangkok, Thailand
Dr.
Meltzer Scottsdale, Arizona, US
Dr. Menard Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Dr. Preecha Bangkok, Thailand
Dr. Reed Bay Harbor, Florida, US
Dr. Sanguan Phuket, Thailand
Dr. Schrang Neenah, Wisconsin, US
Dr.
Suporn Chonburi, Thailand (new website!)
I have more SRS related links on my SRS Page.
Standards of Care (SOC)
HBIGDA Version 6 of the SOC issued in
2001
Stealth Issues
A Little Help From My Friends Andrea
James has collected advice from anonymous women who are now stealth on
TS-Roadmap.
The Internet and the Option of Stealth also on
TS-Roadmap. Advice about internet surfing, participation in mailing lists
and forums, and websites for those planning to go
stealth.
Life as a Woman After Transsexual
Transition by Lynn Conway examines various
issues of stealth
Life as a Woman After Transsexual
Transition (continued) A continuation of Lynn Conway's
page on stealth issues
Therapy
Listing of Therapists Dr. Becky's list of
gender therapists by state, also includes therapists in Canada, Germany, and
the UK.
Kindred Spirit
Kindred Spirit Lakeside Resources List includes a listing of
therapist as well as some doctors.
Gender.org Listings of resources by state
include therapists
Voice
Finding Your Female Voice by
TSRoadmap.com
How to Develop a Female Voice by
Melanie Ann Phillips
TS Voice Transsexual Voice for the Tone
Deaf
Gender Differences in Nonverbal
Communication About the nonverbal differences in
expression by each gender.
Workplace Issues
GenderSanity Center
of Gender Sanity has information and links pertaining to workplace transition.
Transgender At Work Home Page