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Gender Identity Disorder
Many in the transgendered community do not wish to be thought of as having a disorder. Several of the Web sites we have listed address their concerns.
AtHealth.Com: Gender Identity Disorder
- ºô¯¸«Ø¸mªÌ: AtHealth.Com.
- FAQs for nonprofessionals.
The Disparate Classification of Gender and Sexual Orientation in American Psychiatry
- ºô¯¸«Ø¸mªÌ: Psychiatry On-Line; Priory Lodge Education Limited.
- A scholarly article by Katherine K. Wilson that attacks the inclusion of Gender Identity Disorder and Transvestic Fetishism in the DSM-IV.
- ºô¯¸«Ø¸mªÌ: FTM (Female-to-Male) International.
- Articles and links to Web sites about female to male transsexualism.
- ºô¯¸«Ø¸mªÌ: Unknown.
- Personal Web pages of transgendered individuals, along with links to sites offering support.
International Foundation for Gender Education
- ºô¯¸«Ø¸mªÌ: International Foundation for Gender Education.
- FAQs about gender identity and transgender issues.
- Links to relevant sites.
International Journal of Transgenderism
- ºô¯¸«Ø¸mªÌ: International Journal of Transgenderism.
- Full text of the first scholarly journal on gender dysphoria and disorders.
Myth, Stereotype, and Cross-Gender Identity in the DSM-IV
- ºô¯¸«Ø¸mªÌ: Gender Identity Center of Colorado, Inc.
- A 1996 conference presentation by Katherine K. Wilson and Barbara Hammond, Ph.D. that criticizes the DSM-IV for the pathologizing of transgendered people.
National Transgender Advocacy Coalition
- ºô¯¸«Ø¸mªÌ: National Transgender Advocacy Coalition.
- Information about transgender issues, which advocates an end to discrimination against transgendered people.
- Links to relevant Web sites.
- ºô¯¸«Ø¸mªÌ: Anne Vitale, Ph.D.
- A site packed with practical information concerning the process of gender transition, with links to support and information resources. Appears to be frequently updated.
- ºô¯¸«Ø¸mªÌ: Press for Change, a lobbying and educational association aiming “to achieve equal civil rights for all transgendered people in the United Kingdom.?
- Describes current relevant legal issues in the UK.
- Links to relevant Web sites.
The Renaissance Transgender Association, Inc.
- ºô¯¸«Ø¸mªÌ: The Renaissance Transgender Association, Inc.
- Information about local support groups for transsexual people.
- Articles about crossdressing.
Transgender Forum’s Resource Guide
- ºô¯¸«Ø¸mªÌ: 3-D Communications.
- Links to Web sites offering support and products for transgendered people.
- Extensive bibliography of relevant print publications that does not seem to be updated frequently.
- ºô¯¸«Ø¸mªÌ: Anne Lawrence, M.D.
- Extensive links, with brief descriptions, to articles about transsexualism and sex reassignment surgery.