TransgenderResearch & ResourcesTranznation: A report on the health and wellbeing of transgender people in Australia and New Zealand. This report compiles the findings of the 2007 online survey of 253 transgender people in Australian and New Zealand. The survey explored issues related to the utilisation of health services, hormone therapy, surgery, changing documentation and experiences of discrimination and stigma. The report has been compiled by Gay and Lesbian Health Victoria (GLHV) and the Australian Research Centre for Sex, Health and Society, Latrobe University. Cultural Conceptions, Personal Paradoxes: Transgender Identity Development in the English Speaking West. Student thesis which examines transgendered people's identity development. It particularly examines how people negotiate prejudice and misunderstanding to develop a sense of identity. It has a discussion on Western constructions of sex and gender, a glossary of transgendered terms, and a large chapter on transgendered people's sense of self throughout their lifespan. QC Questioning Gender is a resource designed to provide information and support to young people, 16 to 25 years, who are questioning their gender or supporting somone who is doing so. QG is produced by Gay and Lesbian Health Victoria in conjunction with the Trans Melbourne Gender Project. Go to www.glhv.org.au to order a hard copy of the resource. The Harry Benjamin Standards of Care Version 6 (SOC) articulates the World Professional Association for Transgender Health Inc (WPATH) consensus on the psychiatric, psychological, medical and surgical management of gender identity disorders. The SOC are clinical guidelines which are intended to provide felxible directions to professionals seeking to provide treatment and assistance to persons with gender identity disorder. To order a hard copy of these guidelines go to www.wpath.org LinksFTM QLD provides an online support network for trans men in Queensland. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ftmqld Men’s T’s Resources in Australia. The website provides information on FtM transgender medical issues, personal stories and links to support groups in Australia. ATSAQ Transgender Support Association of Queensland Changeling Aspects is a support organisation for all transgendered people, including transgender and transsexual. The Seahorse Society of Queensland Inc is a self help organisation in Brisbane that provides mutual support for corssdressers and transgender people, their partners and families. http://seahorseqld.atspace.org The Good Tranny Guide is a website that provides information on medical practitioners, Social Support groups, Transgender friendly businesses and legal services and advice for transgender people throughout Australia. http://www.tgfolk.net/sites/gtg/index.html Trans-Health is an online magazine that provides information on health and fitness for transsexual and transgender people. This is a voluntary run website that invites transgender people to submit articles. |