Gender and Sexuality
Articles
The articles listed provide some introduction to the topics of gender,sex and sexuality. Links to external readings - naturally - represent the views of those authors.
- Answers to Your Questions About Transgender Individuals and Gender Identity - Article on transgenderism from the Amercian Psychological Association
- Gender
Variance: A Primer - A good brief introduction to gender variance
and the distinctions among sex, gender identity, gender expression,
and sexual orientation
Books
The books listed here on gender and transgender issues are a sample of what is available. Not all will agree with each other, but all have something valuable to say.
- Alice in Genderland - Novic
- Transgender Emergence – Lev
- Gender Outlaw: On Men, Women and the Rest of Us - Bornstein
- My Gender Workbook – Bornstein
- My Husband Betty - Boyd
- Self-Made Man - Vincent
- The New Goddess – Teague
- Becoming a Visible Man - Green
- Coping With Crossdressing – Roberts
- Crossdressing with Dignity – Rudd
- Stone Butch Blues - Feinberg
- Transmen and FTMs: Identities, Bodies, Genders and Sexualities - Cromwell
- True Selves: Understanding Transsexualism-For Families, Friends, Coworkers, and Helping Professionals - Brown & Rounsley
- Trans Liberation: Beyond Pink and Blue.- Feinberg
Online Resources and Organizations
- International Federation for Gender Education (IFGE) - IFGE advocates for freedom of gender expression
- Tri-Ess (Society for the Second Self) - An international social and support group for crossdressers, their partners, and families
- Renaissance Education Association - Education and support for transgendered individuals (crossdressers, transvestites, transsexuals) and those close to them
- FTM International - FTMI is an organization that serves the the female-to-male community
- Gender.org - Gender Education and Advocacy (GEA) is a national organization focused on the needs, issues and concerns of gender variant people in society
- www.gendertalk.com - Web-based talk radio on gender and transgender topics
- World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH) - WPATH - formerly known as the Harry Benjamin International Gender Dysphoria Association -is a professional organization devoted to the understanding and treatment of gender identity disorders.
- Harry Benjamin Standards of Care (SOC) – The complete text of the current Standards of Care
- Health-Law Standards of Care – Consumer-friendly and informed-consent based alternative for the Harry Benjamin Standards of Care
- Human Rights Campaign - Transgender - Links to several articles on the fight for equal rights for the transgendered
- Transgender Law Center - Organization advocating for transgender communities - site has a substantial collection of resources
- Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG) - Promotes the health and well-being of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender persons, their families and friends.
- PFLAG Transgender Network (TNET) - A chapter of PFLAG that focuses specifically on promoting the health and well-being of transgender persons, their families and friends.
Local Resources