Below is a list of organizations and web links that you may find of use.
Transgender Resources
- Transgender Terminology – from the National Center for Transgender Equality
Support Groups
- Transgender San Francisco: www.tgsf.org
- Diablo Valley Girls: www.diablovalleygirls.org
- Pacific Center: www.pacificcenter.org
- Carla’s: www.carlas.com
Books/Periodicals
- True Selves: Understanding Transsexualism by Mildred L. Brown & Chloe Ann Rounsley. San Francisco: Jossey-Base, 1996
- My Gender Workbook by Kate Bornstein. New York: Routledge, 1998
- Transgendered by Justin Tanis. The Pilgrim Press, 2003
Medical, Legal & Services
- Transgender Law Center: www.transgenderlawcenter.org
- LGBT Center: www.sfcenter.org
- Barbara Anderson, Ph D: www.therapists.psychologoytoday.com
- Dan Karasic, MD: www.sfgeneralhospital.org ; (415) 206-8426
- Toby Meltzer, MD; www.tmeltzer.com
- Douglas K. Ousterhout, MD, DDS: CPMC, SF, (415) 626-2888
LBGTQ Youth and Families
- It Gets Better Project – Give hope to LGBT youth
- PFAG: Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays
- GSA Network: Gay-Straight Alliance Network
- GLSEN: Gay, Lesbian & Straight Education Network
- TYFA: TransYouth Family Allies
- Gender Spectrum
- Trevor Project: Preventing Suicide Among LGBTQ Youth