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TRANSGENDER

This page is dedicated to Transgender issues, and contains links to relevant organisations and services. It is hoped that any person experiencing gender issues can access useful information and identify appropriate services through this page.

Please note: Links listed on this page are transgender-specific sites/groups. Groups/organisations which have transgender as part of their remit (i.e. LGBT) can be found on the main Links page.

Some of the following links open to a website, and where none is available, to a contact email address:


UK transgender support group.
Glasgow-based support group for transvestites and transsexuals.
Provides support, advice and information for anyone who knows, or is related to, a transsexual person.
Campaigns for human rights for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people in Scotland.
A UK-wide support network for all female-to-male transgender people.
Information, advice and support for anyone
with any question or problem concerning their gender identity, or whose loved
one is struggling with gender identity issues.
For all who have encountered gender identity problems personally, transsexuals, transgendered people and gender dysphoric people of either sex,
and for those who provide care, both professional and lay.
Support group in Aberdeen open to all transgender people.
Monthly transgender support group meeting in Inverness.
Support group for transgender people facilitated by Reachout Highland.
Support for young people under the age of 20 (and their families) who are trying to cope with gender identity issues .
A political lobbying and educational organisation, which campaigns to achieve equal civil rights and liberties for all transgender people in
the United Kingdom.
Transexual and transgender issues pages from the UK's official graduate careers website.
Report by Stephen Whittle and Paula Stephens of Manchester Metropolitan University.
Support group set up by clients of the Gender Clinic at the Sandyford Initiative.
Support group for male-to-female transsexuals, their families and friends.
Contains a large archive of health information compiled through the provision of medical, psychological, electrological, and general health services to generations of transgender people.
A site for those who challenge binary gender expression.
An educational website founded on academic research, feature articles, medical and health resources.
Transgender resources.
Website personally documenting a physical transition through photographs, voice recordings, and journals.
Support group for all female-to-male transsexual and transgender people, and for anyone labelled female at birth who is exploring their gender identity.
Aims to 'build bridges' between 'trans' people and their allies to clubs, groups, individuals, information, organisations, professionals and resources within the UK and beyond.
Support group where transgender people, together with their partners, can talk about issues and relax in a friendly environment.

In consultation with members of various Scottish transgender support groups and organisations, a group of transgender people have recently produced an excellent informational booklet for Transgender people and their friends/families in Scotland. This booklet, entitled "Gender Identity" is available for download in pdf (Adobe Acrobat) format here:

GENDER IDENTITY

*PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS IS A 2.5 MB FILE, AND MAY THEREFORE BE DIFFICULT TO DOWNLOAD IF YOU ARE USING A NARROW BANDWIDTH (DIAL-UP) INTERNET CONNECTION*

More information about the booklet can be obtained by emailing: scottish_tg_booklet@yahoo.co.uk