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A variety of organizations offer transgender health programs or transgender health services. Some are stand-alone clinics, while others are part of LGBT or HIV/AIDS organizations; some offer medical services, while others focus on peer-based counseling, advocacy, and education. The following is not yet fully comprehensive, but will give you some idea of the diversity of organizations offering transgender health care.
Note: Inclusion of a program in this list does not necessarily indicate an approach or structure similar to that of the Transgender Health Program.
World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH)
www.WPATH.org
International, interdisciplinary organization of professionals from fields of psychiatry, endocrinology, surgery, law, psychology, sociology, and counseling. Publishes Standards of Care for Gender Identity Disorders, an evolving interdisciplinary consensus on best practice in the provision of gender transition and crossdressing services. The World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH) was formerly known as the Harry Benjamin International Gender Dysphoria Association, Inc. (HBIGDA).
International Journal of Transgenderism
www.wpath.org/publications_standards.cfm
Scholarly, peer-reviewed electronic journal of trans health issues. Sponsored by World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH).
Survivor Project
www.survivorproject.org
Organization dedicated to addressing the needs of trans and intersex survivors of sexual assault, rape, or domestic violence through caring action, education, and expanding access to resources. Site includes educational resources, tips for services providers, and survivors' stories.
Trans-Health.com
www.trans-health.com
Trans community electronic journal on trans health issues.
Transgender Aging Network (TAN)
www.forge-forward.org/tan/
Publications on transgender aging and mailing list for researchers interested in transgender aging issues.
Transgender Employment Links
www.gendersanity.com/resources.shtml
Information about transitioning on the job and other issues transgendered workers and their employers may face. Some present a transgendered person’s point of view, others offer advice from professionals.
Transgender Medicine
groups.yahoo.com/group/transmedicine
Yahoo group for professionals who provide transgender medical care (primarily physicians). Low-traffic, focused discussion focusing on hormone therapy, research, access to care, and billing issues. Not open to the general public.
GENERAL
Drag King Links
www.dantedifranco.com/Links.htm
Links to online supply stores for masculinization products, internet lists, and articles about drag kings. Hosted by American King Dante DiFranco.
For Ourselves: Reworking Gender Expression (FORGE)
www.forge-forward.org
American organization providing education, support, and advocacy for FTMs and SOFFAs. Website includes online magazine (Connectivity), surveys, factsheets, and other publications.
FTM International
www.ftmi.org
Website of FTM International, the oldest and largest network of FTM organizations and individuals. The website is not kept updated on a regular basis and large sections are missing, but this is still the best way to find FTM organizations around the world.
BINDERS AND PROSTHESES
Note: The Transgender Health Program does not endorse any of these products - the links are provided for information only.
Big Brothers Binder Program
www.thetransitionalmale.com/BBUB.html
New and used chest binders designed specifically for FTMs. The Big Brothers program encourages FTMs to donate their old binders following chest surgery so FTMs on limited income can make use of them.
Camouflage Penile Prosthetics
www.ftmprosthetics.com
Camouflage sells products specifically for FTMs, made by a professional prosthetist. The first link is for the prosthesis itself; the second is for a specialty hairpiece that gives the appearance of pubic hair around the prosthesis.
Mango Products
www.mangoproducts.net
Penile prostheses for packing, urinating, and having sex, as well as cotton harnesses for holding the prosthesis. Designed specifically for FTMs, including those who have had genital surgery but need assistance to urinate.
T-Kingdom
www.t-kingdom.com
Tops and vests to help flatten chests. Designed specifically for tomboys, butches, and FTMs.
SURGERY
Centurion information
groups.yahoo.com/group/
Yahoo group for questions and information about the Centurion procedure (enhanced metaidioplasty). Includes pre/post-op pictures, and detailed files by the surgeon explaining the procedure.
FTM Surgery Information
groups.yahoo.com/group/ftmsurgeryinfo
Yahoo group with information, photos, links, and research materials pertaining to FTM surgery options -- including metaidoioplasty/Centurion, phalloplasty, hysterectomy, vaginectomy, salpingo-oophectomy, scrotoplasty, urethroplasty, testicular prostheses, and chest reconstruction -- and non-surgical enhancement alternatives such as pumping, stretching, and piercing.
Indigo Sex Change Pages: Female-to-Male Surgeons
myria.home.mindspring.com/Indigo/ftm.html
List of 25+ surgeons in Australia, Europe, and North America who are performing chest reconstruction, genital surgery, and/or facial masculinization for FTMs. The site includes links to contact information for each one, and pre/post-op pictures, patient information, and patients' personal accounts for many of the surgeons listed.
GENERAL
TransGenderCare
www.transgendercare.com
Information about electrolysis and other hair removal, feminizing hormones, breast implants, and MTF genital surgery. Hosted by the Tampa Gender Identity Program.
Transsexual Women’s Resources
www.annelawrence.com/twr
Extensive information on all aspects of transition, including hormones, surgery (genital reconstruction, orchiectomy, breast augmentation, facial feminization, post-operative care and dilation of the neovagina), hair removal, voice feminization and voice surgery, appearance and presentation, sexuality, reproductive issues, parenting and family concerns, and links specifically for youth and service providers. Anne Lawrence is a MTF physician specializing in transgender medicine and sexology.
Tri-Ess: Society for the Second Self
www.tri-ess.org
Organization for heterosexual crossdressers and their families. Support, social networks, outreach to professionals, and public education.
The Crossdresser's Shopping Guide to Vancouver
www.cornbury.org/shopping_guide
Cornbury Society (last updated in 2002)
Searchable database of trans-friendly services in the Lower Mainland, Rossland, and Victoria -- everything from restaurants and bookstores to clothes, breast forms, bras, lingerie/underwear, makeup, wigs, jewelry, hosiery, and eyewear to fit male bodies.
HAIR REMOVAL
Hair Facts
www.hairfacts.com
Created by Andrea James, a trans woman, to assist laypeople in understanding and choosing hair removal methods.
TransGenderCare Electrolysis Guide
www.transgendercare.com/electrolysis
Tampa Gender Identity Program's guide to hair removal. Includes detailed explanation of temporary and permanent methods of hair removal, an explanation of how electrolysis works, and tips for choosing an electrologist.
SURGERY
Breast Augmentation Information
www.tsroadmap.com/physical/breast/baindex.html
Andrea James' explanation of MTF breast augmentation options, potential risks and complications, and tips for choosing a surgeon. Includes patient stories. Written in lay language.
FFS Support
groups.yahoo.com/group/ffs-support
Listserv for trans women who are considering undergoing or have undergone facial feminization surgery, to discuss questions about surgery options and experiences of the surgery.
Indigo Sex Change Pages: Male-to-Female Surgeons
myria.home.mindspring.com/Indigo/mtf.html
List of 50+ surgeons in Asia, Australia/New Zealand, Europe, and North America who are performing breast augmentation, genital surgery, and/or facial feminization surgery for MTFs. The site includes links to contact information for each one, and pre/post-op pictures, patient information, and patients' personal accounts for many of the surgeons listed.
MTF Sex Reassignment Surgery: History and Development
ai.eecs.umich.edu/people/conway/TS/SRSlink.html
Lynn Conway's pages on the historical development and surgical details of male-to-female genital surgery.
Zen and the Art of Post-Operative Maintenance
www.intelleng.com/zen1.html
Detailed discussion of post-op maintenance of the neovagina.
VOICE
Speech Therapy and Voice Feminization
www.annelawrence.com/speechindex.html
Dr. Anne Lawrence's links to voice feminization sites, including an annotated bibliography of relevant research findings.
Transsexual Voice for the Tone Deaf
www.tsvoice.com/
Recordings of transsexual women's voices, articles and tips for voice therapy, and explanation of voice physiology. Includes links to a Yahoo group and a live voice chat to practice talking with other transsexual women.
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