Resources

Several of the following sites encompass more than one category - all are worth exploring

TG Support Groups*  Speech Therapy *  Electrolysis *  EGroups *  TransMen *  TransWomen *  TransYouth *  Intersex *  CrossDressers *  Significant Others *  Medical/Hormones *  Surgery *  Resources *  Research *  Political & Legal *  Book & Film Lists *  Personal Home Pages *  Other *   
TG Support Group
New Zealand
 

  • Agender   Agender New Zealand - A TG Group based in Wellington. Call 0800 AGENDER.

  • O.N.T.O.P.   A project of "The New Zealand Prostitutes Collective" (N.Z.P.C.). Which provides support, and information to the Transgendered Sex Industry workers community as well as referrals to other support networks.
  • CADs - When you are ready to change your alcohol and other drug use, or you are concerned about someone else, Community Alcohol and Drug Services (CADS) Auckland is here to help.  CADS is a FREE service.

 
  • ENFEMMENZ   A New Zealand online community for FEMME CD, TV, OR TS

  • GenderQuest  A social/support group for Transgender and Gender questioning young people (under 27 years) in Auckland. They are run as part of Rainbow Youth.

  • Transgender.co.nz This website has been set up in Hamilton to help bring the New Zealand transgender community closer together and to offer mutual support and help. Here you will meet new friends, be able to see and speak to trans people from all over NZ , read and insert poetry and art, find up to date and relevant, information on gender problems and any questions you have will be answered with courtesy, some humor and much compassion.

 
  • Te Aronga Hou Inaianei ~ Mangere East Family Service Centre ~ The TAHI team, Mama Tere & Aunty Ra, work specifically to support Takataapui young people and those associated with youth at risk. They work from the Office in Hunters Corner.
 
 
Speech Therapy
 
 
Electrolysis
 
 
  • Anita Rose- Electrolysis
    2 Charmley Rd
    Glenfield
    North Shore City
    Phone: (09)444-3034

Anita has a number of transsexual clients.

  • Andrea
    Auckland Electrolysis Clinic
    22 Princes Ave
    Mt Eden
    Auckland
    09 620 8855

Australia

  
 
 
  • Australian Transsexual Support Network - We are an Australian based network offering support, information and contact to men, and women who are affirming their authentic selves through medical treatment and social transition across Australia and New Zealand. This group is made up of individuals who are at the beginning of their journey, some have completed transition, others have affirmed their true selves and want to support others, while others are here just to stay in the loop. Partners, family members, friends and supporters across Australia and New Zealand are welcome here.
 

Worldwide
  • Gender Centre Sydney   The Gender Centre in Sydney is committed to developing and providing services and activities which enhance the ability of people with gender issues to make informed choices.
 
  • Butch-Femme: A new beginning:
    At Butch-Femme.co.uk you will find all means of information and discussions between people who identify as Butch, Femme (Transensual Femme, Stone Femme, High Femme), Trans Guys (FtM, Trans Men), TG Butch (Transgendered Butch), Stonebutch, Stone Butch, Soft Butch, Genderqueer. this site is about the Butch / Femme dynamic, often referred to as the Butch / Femme dance. This message board with forum discussion and live chat is not for Butch on butch or femme on femme or trans on butch.
     

  • GRS-Wales Help for those with Gender Dysphoria in Wales
 
  • St. Louis Gender Foundation   The Saint Louis Gender Foundation (StLGF) is a resource group of, by, and for crossdressers, transgenderists, transsexuals, androgynous individuals, and those who care about them.
 
  • ITPeople.ws   Information and resources for intersex and transgender people, those considering gender transition, family, friends, partners, and those building relationships.
 
  • TGNI   TG site with everything from a News mailing list, chat room, online TG shopping mall, & much more
  • TGFolk   The TGFolk Support Lists are open to everyone, be they transsexual or transvestite, open or closeted, or just interested in transgender issues. We aim to provide a comfortable forum, on which users can discuss anything relevant to being transgendered, from Canada to Europe ... and Australia to the United Kingdom.
  • GenderMenders   An Australian group which promotes non-surgical treatment for those with gender identity issues of a "nonbiological origin", with an emphasis on reconciling gender identity with biological sex. (Their focus is on Personality Disorders and Victims of Abuse where their trauma manifests as Gender Issues).

EGroups

  • Yahoo! Trans Groups  Search Results for "Transgender Groups" on Yahoo.
  • Below are some that have been recommended to us.

  • NZTransGuys  An email discussion and contact group for people born or living in Aotearoa/New Zealand, assigned "female" or "intersex" at birth, but who identify outside of that, including but not limited to: transgender, transsexual, ftm, f2m, whakatane, mtm, male, genderqueer, trannyboy, transman, 3rd gender, bi-gendered etc

  • Trans-Surgery  An email discussion and contact group dealing with SRS Surgery & Surgeons.

  • Trans and Partners  An email discussion and contact group for transsexual women and their women partners. No men allowed.

  • GG TG  An email discussion and contact group for GGirls and TGirls

  • FTMs/Transmen and their Female partners.  An email discussion and contact group for FTMs/Transmen and their Female partners. We are inclusive of FTMs, Transmen, Bio-Females and MTFs. We created this space as a way to socialize with other couples online.

TransMen
  • FTM Aotearoa   A man trapped! Thinking about it, not sure? Guess what - you are not alone! Female to Male Transgender Support. Want to meet others or just one to one correspondence? Operating since 1999, providing 'as required' peer support/mentoring and contact. To old, new, potential FtM’s, friends and whanau/family, you are invited to make contact and develop a true and respectful rapport with your community and its developments through Peri.
  • Female-to-Male International   This site is the internet contact point for the largest, longest-running educational organization serving FTM transgendered people and transsexual men
  • FTM Australia Australian-wide network providing up to date contact, support and information to males affected by transsexualism, transgender female-to-male (FTM) people and transmen; their partners, family and supporters.
  • Compass   a New England area female-to-male (FTM) trans support, information, and social group
 
  • NZTransGuys  An email discussion and contact group for people born or living in Aotearoa/New Zealand, assigned "female" or "intersex" at birth, but who identify outside of that, including but not limited to: transgender, transsexual, ftm, f2m, whakatane, mtm, male, genderqueer, trannyboy, transman, 3rd gender, bi-gendered etc
 
  • American Boyz   The American Boyz (AmBoyz) is an organization which aims to support people who were labelled female at birth but who feel that is not an accurate or complete description of who they are (FTMs) and their significant others, friends, families and allies (SOFFAs).
  • Transster   Transman Transsexual Surgery Results - a repository for images of FTM gender reassignment surgery results. At Transster FTM transsexuals can upload pictures of their own surgical results, and search and sort through images other transmen have submitted.
 
  • The T-Male   A Comprehensive, Educational web Site for Transmen, Spouses, Family and Friends Resources, Chest Reconstruction Gallery, Genital Reconstruction Gallery; Transmen Gallery (effects of testosterone).
  • TransMan   "I am hoping that this place will serve to provide information to other guys like me who never really knew where to look."
  • IndyBoyz   Indy Boyz is a peer-led social/support group for female-to-male transgendered people (FTMs) in the Indianapolis and surrounding areas.
 
  • Flat Rock Forests   Journalist John Colapinto offers evidence that human sexual identity is not a social construct.

TransWomen
  • Dr Anne Lawrence   Anne Lawrence has a private practice in clinical sexology and transgender medicine in Washington and serves on the HBIGDA Standards of Care Committee
 
  • Anne Vitale Ph.D   Notes On Gender Transition - Ann is a Licensed Psychologist in CA specializing in working with individuals with crossdressing and other gender identity concerns, and is a long standing member HBIGDA
 
  • Lynn Conway   Lynn Conway's site providing basic TG/TS/IS Information - mainly focussing on transwomen
 
  • Stereo Voice   this is a guide as to what you may expect from voice therapy lessons
 
 
  • Donna Rose   I have come to realize that being transsexual is just another natural expression of the diversity of life. 
  • Debra Davis  Gender Education Centre, A Minnesota non-profit corporation of differently gendered people dedicated to support, advocacy & education.

TransYouth
  • RainbowYouth   (09) 376 4155 Know who you are, be who you are.
  • Mermaids.freeuk   A support group especially for children and teenagers and their families coping with gender identity problems
  • Transsexual Children   In recent years there has been increased professional awareness that transsexualism can often be detected during childhood and that early diagnosis and recognition of the problems involved can be of massive help in minimising suffering both at the time and during all of later life

  • Youthline   HELPLINE: 0800 376 633 Do you need someone to talk to? We can give you the time and the space to explore your feelings, in confidence and without prejudice.

  • ANTIjen   Do you need someone to talk to? We can give you the time and the space to explore your feelings, in confidence and without prejudice.

  • CEPNZ   (Character Education Programme of New Zealand) provides you and your school with all the resources and support you need to make character education an integral part of your school's ethos, and make the development of good character a part of your daily life, your school and your community.
 

  • CYFS   (Child, Youth & Family Services) This site is a focus for promoting the well-being and safety of children and supporting positive parenting. Child, Youth and Family is part of a network of agencies aiming to build an environment where child abuse is not tolerated.

Intersex
 
  • Intersex Society of North America   The Intersex Society of North America (ISNA) is devoted to systemic change to end shame, secrecy, and unwanted genital surgeries for people born with an anatomy that someone decided is not standard for male or female.
 
 
  • CAH  a community to support families with children or people who have Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia.
 
  • AIS  Androgen Insensitivity Syndrome Support Group.
  • HYPOHH  Hypogonadotrophic hypogonadism is characterised by a failure to go through puberty naturally and can affect both men and women.
  • Survivor Project  a non-profit organization dedicated to addressing the needs of intersex and trans survivors of domestic and sexual violence
 

CrossDressers
  • The Alpha Omega Society   An Organization Dedicated to Helping Cross Dressers and Those Close to Them in  greater Cleveland, Akron, Canton, Kent, Youngstown, Mentor, Elyria, Lorain, Westlake and more with Their Gender Expression and Coming to Terms with Themselves
  • The Dark Side of Cross Dressing:   Staying Balanced and Keeping Yourself Under Control. Ideally, cross dressing should be happy, healthy, and enjoyable. Unfortunately, the problems associated with the "dark side" can make the overall experience quite the opposite.

Significant Others
 
  • Significant Others   Transsexualism FAQ for Significant Others, Friends, Families and Allies -- Trans 101 written with SOFFAs in mind. Also contains a set of links.
 
  • support group on-line for parents   This a self described "warm and fuzzy" support group on-line for parents, spouses, family members, and friends of anyone who defines him or herself as transgendered. In addition, there are many transgendered (FTM/MTF/CD/"Other") persons on the list. To sign up, send the message: "subscribe tgs-pflag [your email address]"
 
  • Transfamily of Cleveland   Includes resources for family members and partners of transgendered persons: newsletters, lots of links, a book list, a link to the HBIGDA Standards of Care, organizations serving transgendered persons, a link to transgendered legal issues, etc.
 
  • Significant others resource list   FORGE (For Ourselves: Reworking Gender Expression) is a national education, advocacy and support umbrella organization supporting FTM+s(1) (female-to-male transsexuals and transgenderists, and others who were assigned female at birth but who have some level of masculine identification) and SOFFAs (Significant Others, Family, Friends and Allies)
 
 
 
  • TGPartners   An Email List restricted to Genetic Women only. They include all those who are partnered to crossdressers, transsexuals (MTF or FTM), transvestites, intersexed or otherwise "gender-enhanced" individuals.
  • Depend   A voluntary organisation whose aim is to provide support, advice and information for anyone who knows, or is related to, a transsexual person in the UK.
 
  • TS FAQ   The Transsexual Person in Your Life - Responses to some frequently asked questions/frequently held concerns
 
  • Ladylike   Advice for Women with Crossdressing Partners.
  • GenderTree   They have a quiz & some interesting results for TS parents telling their children.
  • The Couples Network   Relationships between men and women are difficult enough with the pressures of jobs, money, children, bills and family matters. When the issue of transgenderism is added to this already boiling cauldron, it's good to know that there are others who have successfully navigated through this stretch of water. You are not alone, nor are you in unexplored territory.

Medical/Hormones
 
 
  • The World Professional Association for Transgender Health Inc.   The World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH, formerly known as the Harry Benjamin International Gender Dysphoria Association, Inc. (HBIGDA)) is a professional organization devoted to the understanding and treatment of gender identity disorders.
 
  • Hormone Treatment in Transsexuals   Henk Asscheman and Louis J.G. Gooren are both affiliated with the Division of Andrlogy/Endocrinology, Free University Hospital, Amsterdam. Please send all correspondence to: Professor Louis J.G. Gooren, Free University Hospital, P 0 Box 7057, 1007 MB Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
  • Transgender Care   Florida team specialising in the medical and psychological aspects of transgender health care
 
 
 
 
  • Health Supplements   Evening primrose oil - Can be good for balancing mood swings & also good for hair, skin & nails.

Surgery
  • Plastic Surgery - NZ   Dr Peter Walker, Christchurch, NZ - Gender reassignment programme is suspended and under review and reorganisation.
  • Yan Hee   Dr. Greechart Pornsinsirirak MD, Bangkok, Thailand - Yan Hee General Hospital
  • GRS   Dr. Kamol Pansritum MD, Bangkok, Thailand - Gender Reassignment Surgery Center
  • Montreal GRS Clinic   Dr Pierre Brassard & Dr Yvon Menard, Montreal, Canada - GRS clinic offering surgery for transmen and transwomen
  • Wisconsin SRS Centre   Dr Eugene Schrang, Wisconsin, USA - SRS medical centre offering surgery for transwomen and transmen
 
  • Trans-Surgery   Yahoo Group to assist others be they M-F or F-M by way of discussion & guidance and help of any kind to achieve their goals by medical intervention other than hormone therapy alone.
 

Resources
 
  • Bridges-Across   Bridges-Across is a cyberspace initiative providing models and resources for building respectful relationships among those who disagree about moral issues surrounding homosexuality, bisexuality and gender variance. On this site you will find a Articles, Book Reviews, a Youth section for those under 25, a Science section and a section devoted to Faith for the discussion of biblical concerns.
 
 
  • MarleneKlein   a TG/CD friendly internet-based company offering low price, quality cosmetics, and personalised beauty and makeup advice
  • Fertility Associates   If you have not yet had a family, and would still like having your own children to be a possibility in the future, you may want to consider contacting a Fertility Clinic before you take any hormones
  • Wigs by Haircreations   Hair is important to everyone's appearance, male and female. It's about body image - when you look good, you feel good.
  • Wig Outlet   1000's of wigs, wigs for men, wigs for women, and wigs for kids.
  • Ezibuy   A mail order company who's products are offered through regular mailings of its primary and speciality catalogues, through three retail stores and via the Internet. Products can be purchased from the Internet.
  • Pink Pages   Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender Directory
  • GLBT EDUCATION   Heaps of links for Transgender/Transsexual/Crossdressing/Intersex sites
  • TrannyLife   Pay per view video website purely for the transgendered, transsexual, crossdressing and transvestite community, and those that admire them offering you many programmes from Make Up tuition, Tranny Club guides, and a dressing service through to a series of programmes about a real life transsexual having surgery.
QNA
  • NZ Govt   Births Deaths & Marriages Act 1995, Section 28, Declarations of Family Court as to sex to be shown on birth certificates issued for adults - Legislation on how to change the Gender recorded on Your NZ Birth Certificate
  • HairZapper   Electrolysis by Susan Laird. Heaps of info about the different types of electrolysis machines & their pro's & con's.
  • TradeMe.co.nz   FAUX Jewellery & Hair accessories. Some look pretty amazing. Looks like these products are imported???
  • The Breast Form Store   breast forms and breast form adhesives, breast from nipples, bras, gaffs, hair removal products, foot and skin care products.

Research
 
  • Foetal Development   Men and women: like chalk and cheese. Sex differences in brain and behaviour. By Lucy Maddox

Political & Legal
 
  • Press for Change - UK   Press for Change is a political lobbying and educational organisation, which campaigns to achieve equal civil rights and liberties for all transgender people in the United Kingdom, through legislation and social change
  • GIDReform.org   an information resource for medical policymakers, mental health professionals, caregivers, scholars, researchers, students, human rights advocates, and members of the transgender, bisexual, lesbian and gay communities and their allies who advocate reform of the psychiatric classification of gender diversity as mental disorder.
  • BBC News   A link to the search results on "Transsexual" news reports by the BBC.
 
  • Gender recognition Panel - Allows trangender people born in UK to obtain legal recognition of the gender in which they now live.The Panel was set up under the Gender Recognition Act 2004 and ensures that transsexual people can enjoy the rights and responsibilities appropriate to their acquired gender.

Book & Film Lists (Please Note Prices quoted on these sites may not be in New Zealand Dollars)
  • Express   NZ Newspaper - queer news and commentary
  • Transgender Video/Movie & Reviews Directory   The following list of motion pictures and videos are available for your viewing. The listing includes any appearance or representation of transgender in a movie or video.
  • Trans Forming Families   Real stories about transgendered loved ones - a very good book to give to someone trying to understand what their TG loved one is going through. Highly recommended
  • IFGE Synchronicity Bookstore   Over 70 carefully selected books on transgenderism and gender, crossdressing, transsexualism, and related topics.
  • Amazon.com   Search for any books or movies on this site & order off the net. Very reputable company, we have received our orders from them within 2-3 weeks with no problems.
 
  • Powells   Online bookstore; this link goes to the transgender studies section
 
  • Transgender Book Reviews   A new source of information about transgender books. Here you will find reviews of books telling stories about crossdressers, transsexuals, and the many other flavours of gender expression.
 
  • Center for Gender Sanity - Booklist   We list a variety of books by, about, and for transgendered people. Most are available through Amazon.com; others must be ordered directly from the authors. Our links will take you where you need to go.
 

Personal Sites
 
 
  • Gender Talk   GenderTalk Radio is a the only radio program of its kind. It airs weekly in Boston, Massachusetts, and continuously right here. Join us for a good-natured look at matters that speak to the heart of all of us.
 
 
 
  • Amanda  A personal site I found giving an account of her surgery experience with Dr Walker in Christchurch

Other Sites of Interest
 
  • lambda   Symbols of the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Movements
 
 
  • Transgender Day of Remembrance  The Transgender Day of Remembrance was set aside to memorialize those who were killed due to anti-transgender hatred or prejudice.
  • Genetic Issues  The Australian Law Reform Commission (ALRC) is conducting an inquiry on behalf of the Commonwealth regarding the protection and use of human genetic information. 
  • Girl Talk  Conceived for crossdressers, transvestites and transsexuals, GIRLTALK is 92 pages in full color and FREE!
  • OUTLine NZ  ( HELPLINE: 09 303 3584 At present the group has over 70 active telephone volunteers who have all had good basic training and undertaken on-going training and supervision.