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Transsexual Women's Successes -- Information and Photo Gallery.
Transgender Support Site -- A superb fountain of TG information assembled by Melanie Anne Philips: everything from voice techniques to stories about SRS (sex reassignment surgery).
Transgender Resources -- Pointers to non-commercial and commercial sites, newsgroups, more.
Transgender Forum E-zine -- Online resources & community magazine, incl. both free and subscriber-only content.
Road Map for MTF Transsexuals -- A concise pointer to the most critical aspects of mtf transitioning by Andrea James, a recent post-op.
TRANS-itions -- A site with information useful to family and friends of transgenders.
International Transgender Online Magazine -- A monthly magazine on information and entertainment in the TG world.
TG Guide -- Business support services, state & local listings, more.
TStar -- Information on services of TG interest, support groups, forums, etc.
IFGE -- International Foundation for Gender Education's site, with newsletter updates and organizational information.
CDS Bookstand -- Information resource on various topics and media offerings.
Annotated Bibliographies on Gender Identity -- Pointers to publications on gender and transgenderism.
Above & Beyond -- Online source offering a large variety of TG services and information.
www.transsexual.org -- A unique site on transsexuality, complete with a test to see where you may fit in the TG universe.
Electrology 2000 -- Located in Dallas and owned by a TG, Electrology 2000 specializes in rapid and painless clearing of beard and other hair. (Read Lisa's account of her first visit to E2000.)
Human Rights Campaign -- This has historically been mainly a gay/lesbian support organization, but may forge stronger ties to the TG community in the future.
Bet Mishpachah -- the Gay and Lesbian Synagogue of Washington, DC, Serving the Gay and Lesbian Jewish Community in the Nation's Capital since 1975



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Transsexual Women's Resources -- Comprehensive site by Anne Lawrence, MD, on everything from hormones and SRS to Standards of Care.
Dr. Becky Allison -- Another TG doctor's site containing various information.
Standards of Care -- The Harry Benjamin guidelines for transitioning transsexuals.
TransGenderCare -- Contains a large archive of health information that we have written and compiled from our years of directly providing medical, psychological, electrology, and general health services to our transgender community
Physiology Summary -- Diagrams and explanations of male and female physiologies, including details on what organs are kept in an SRS procedure.
An article on Premarin -- Written from the perspective of a horse advocate, with info on viable alternatives to Premarin.



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Gender Identity Center -- The premiere resource for gender support in Colorado. (303) 202-6466
Equal Rights Colorado -- Equal Rights Colorado is a volunteer based, member-driven political organization whose mission is to promote equal rights for Colorado's gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender (GLBT) communities and their families through non-partisan state legislative advocacy. (303) 898-7771
Pikes Peak Gay & Lesbian Community Center -- The Pikes Peak Gay and Lesbian Community Center has more than twenty years of service in the community. The organization's purpose is to create a level playing field for the LGBT community in Colorado Springs. (719) 471-4GAY (4429)
Colo. Springs PFLAG -- Local chapter of the nationwide support organization, Parents & Friends of Lesbians and Gays. (719) 575-8658
Metropolitan Community Church -- A Christian church open to the g/l/b/t community. (719) 634-3771
Studio Lites -- The place to go in Denver for everything from makeovers to wigs to you name it! (303) 733-7797
Madelaine Bobbitt, Electrologist CPE -- (website takes a little while to load) Works with the TG community on beard removal; you can also see her ad in the Yellow Pages under Electrolysis. (719) 591-0547
Carol Toothman, Electrologist works with several members on beard removal at reasonable rates; see her ad in the Yellow Pages under Electrolysis. (719) 477-9430
Psychologist Rachael St.Claire, PsyD is a licensed psychologist in Denver specializing in psychological services to the TG community. A member of HBIGDA. She has extensive experience in helping members of the TG community, especially obtaining hormones and genital surgery. She also publishes a newsletter "Transgender Soul" which she offers for free. (303) 201-0300



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All books listed here are orderable from Amazon.com.

"True Selves", Mildred Brown & Chloe Rounsley -- A well-written compilation of information on transsexualism. If you get just one book about TGs, this is about the best. ISBN 0787902713
"Confessions of a Gender Defender", Dr. Randi Ettner -- Dr. Ettner, who visited SCIRTS in the summer of 1997, presents accounts of several transgendered persons and describes her dealings with them and others as a gender therapist. ISBN 1886094519
"Transgender Care", Gianna Israel and Donald Tarver -- A new reference book covering the TG gamut from hormones to SRS, therapy to transgender rights. ISBN 1566395712
"My Gender Workbook", Kate Bornstein -- The author of Gender Outlaw takes you through exercises and anecdotes to help you focus on just where you fit in the gender spectrum. ISBN 0415916739
"Trans-Scriptions 1996", various -- A collection of stories and poems by transgendered people, published by Colorado's own Gender Identity Center. Foreword by Dallas Denny. ISBN 157502375X
"Physician's Guide to Transgendered Medicine", Sheila Kirk, MD -- A concise manual of hormonal and related treatment for MtF and FtM patients; written for doctors but generally clear enough for the layperson. ISBN 1887796037
"Transgender Warriors", Leslie Feinberg -- A history of transgender people from Joan of Arc to Dennis Rodman, and a TG classic. ISBN 0807079413
"TransLiberation: Beyond Pink or Blue", Leslie Feinberg -- A collection of writing and speeches on all of us who blur or bridge the forbidden boundaries of gender. ISBN 0807079502
"In Search of Eve", Anne Bolin -- A treatise on transsexual rites of passage, with quotes from some individuals right in our own Colorado community. ISBN 0897891155
"Gender Shock: Exploding the Myths of Male and Female", Phyllis Burke -- A view of gender identity from behavior, appearance, and scientific viewpoints, challenging the notion that men and women are from different planets. ISBN 038547718


Last updated on 06/17/05.

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