Below is a list of organizations and web links that you may find of use.

• Coalition of Welcoming Congregations of the Bay Area

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