Help & Advice

Help and advice

The Links on this page are for anyone who requires more information.

They have been collected from numerous sources and whilst checked in July 2007 I can make no guarantees as to the ongoing accuracy of them.

Organisations

The Gender Trust
PO Box 3192
Brighton
BN1 3WR
Tel: 01273 234024
E-mail: info@gendertrust.org
Website: http://www.gendertrust.org/

The Gender Trust is a registered UK charity that helps adults who are transsexual, gender dysphoric or transgenderist.

See below for helpline number

The Beaumont Society
27 Old Gloucester Street
London, WC1N 3XX
Tel: 01582 412220
E-mail: enquiries@beaumontsociety.org.uk
Website: http://www.beaumontsociety.org.uk/

National UK support network for cross dressers/transvestites, transsexuals. Contact their information line to find the group nearest you. Website offers details of events and the society membership magazine.

The Beaumont Trust
BM Charity
London
WC1N 3XX
Helpline: 07000 287878
(Thursdays 7pm-11pm for transsexuals and Tuesdays 7pm-11pm for transvestites).
Website: http://www.beaumont-trust.org.uk/

A registered charity which helps those who are in any way troubled by gender dysphoria or are involved with the care of others in that situation.

Press for Change
BM Network
London
WC1N 3XX
Fax: 0870 052 3630
E-mail: editor@pfc.org.uk
Website: http://www.pfc.org.uk/

A political lobbying and educational organisation that campaigns to achieve equal civil rights and liberties through legislation and social change for all transgender people in the UK.

Mermaids
BM Mermaids
London WC1N 3XX
Helpline: 07020 935066 (12noon-9pm when staffed)
E-mail: mermaids@freeuk.com
Website: http://www.mermaids.freeuk.com/

Mermaids is a support group for children and teenagers up to the age of 19 who are trying to cope with gender identity issues — and also supports their parents, families, carers, professionals and friends.

Meetings are held in London every two months.

Seahorse Society
Catherine Townsend
BM Seahorse
London WC1N 3XX
Tel/fax: as Beaumont Trust helpline — 07000 287878
E-mail: Seahorse.Society@btinternet.com
Website: http://seahorse-society.mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk/

A self-help and support group based in Central Southern England for transvestites, transsexuals their families, friends and others involved in their welfare. Publishes a monthly magazine, The Seahorse Scene.

TS/TV News
Box 2534
London WC1N 3XX
Tel/fax: 020 7609 1093
E-mail: news@crag.co.uk

Website: http://www.tv-ts.co.uk/index.shtml

Free newsletter for transsexuals and transvestites. Send a stamped self-addressed C5-size envelope to the address above for a copy. Published 10 times a year. Website has not been updated for a number of years, (unless I've got the wrong one that is)

Depend
BM Depend
London
WC1N 3XX
E-mail: info@depend.org.uk
Website: http://www.depend.org.uk/

Voluntary association whose aim is to provide support, advice and information for anyone who knows, or is related to, a transsexual person. 'A cushion for distress, a listening ear, a source of information for learning, respectful acknowledgement of feelings, and a little humour.'

Sibyls
BM Sibyls
London
WC1N 3XX

A non-denominational Christian spirituality group for transgendered people.

The Northern Concord
PO Box 258
Manchester
M60 1LN
E-mail: JennyB@northernconcord.org.uk
Website: http://www.northernconcord.org.uk/

Longstanding social support group for transgendered people which meets regularly in Manchester.

FTM Network
BM Network
London WC1 3XX
0161 432 1915 (Wed evenings only)
Website: www.ftm.org.uk/

The largest, longest-running educational organisation serving Female-To-Male (FTM) transgendered people and transsexual men.

Websites

Gender Education and Advocacy
http://www.gender.org/
On-line library and archive. A repository for books, journals, magazines, newspapers, newsletters, postcards, films, personal papers, ephemera, and other transgender material.

The World Professional Association for Transgender Health

(WPATH, formerly known as the Harry Benjamin International Gender Dysphoria Association, Inc. (HBIGDA))
http://www.wpath.org/
A professional organisation devoted to the understanding and treatment of gender identity disorders, with some 350 members around the world in the fields of psychiatry, endocrinology, surgery, law, psychology, sociology, and counselling.

The International Journal of Transgenderism (IJT)
www.symposion.com/ijt/ijtintro.htm
A peer-reviewed on-line journal of scholastic research into transgenderism.

Transgender Guide
http://www.tgguide.com/
A transgender resource page containing a great deal of information.

Transgender Support Site
http://heartcorps.com/journeys
Message boards, stories, advice, transgender product support and unique audio-visual recordings of a personal journey through sex reassignment surgery from the site's founder, Melanie Anne Phillips.

Transgender Links
www.tglinks.com/
Comprehensive transgender links, including articles from medical and government authorities. Also includes mailing and support group lists, and personal pages.

The National Coalition for Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Youth
http://www.outproud.org/
US-based organisation with links to various UK bodies.

The Looking Glass Society
www.looking-glass.greenend.org.uk/
A non-profit organisation dedicated to promoting understanding and acceptance of Transsexual/Gender Dysphoric people. It publishes a range of booklets concerning the condition and engages in education work, particularly aimed at people involved in caring for or working with those with Gender Dysphoria.

Anne Lawrence website
http://www.annelawrence.com/
Major US based website on gender dysphoria, with lots of links and information on hormones, wigs, surgery and so on.

Helplines

Manchester TV/TS
Tel: 0161 235 8000 (6pm -10pm 7 days a week)

The Beaumont Trust
Tel: 07000 287878 (Tuesdays and Thursdays 7pm-11pm)

Crosslynx Scotland
Tel: 0141 332 3333 (Mondays 7.30pm-9.30pm)

Beaumont Society Information Line
Tel: 01582 412220
Pre-recorded information about the Beaumont Society.

The Gender Trust Transsexual Helpline
Tel: 0845 231 0505 (10am - 10pm)

Helplines For Wives and Partners run by Women Of The Beaumont Society (WOBS)
Tel: 01223 441246 (8.00pm-11.00pm)
Tel: 01684 578281 or 01389 380389 (Scotland). Messages may be left.
Opportunity for women to talk to other women about concerns they have with their husbands or partners cross-dressing.