Resources for Professionals
Professional Conferences
Annual Philadelphia Trans-Health Conference June 2-4, 2011
The World Professional Association for Transgender Health Biennial Symposium in Atlanta, Georgia on September 24-28, 2011
Treatment Guidelines
Guidelines for Psychotherapy with Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Clients
The Standards of Care for Gender Identity Disorders (Version 6). Harry Benjamin International Gender Dysphoria Association, 2001.
Endocrine Treatment of Transsexual Persons:An Endocrine Society Clinical Practice Guideline
On-Line Books and Articles
The International Journal of Transgenderism (IJT) (full text articles on-line)
Culturally-Sensitive Transgender Health Care by Rachael St.Claire, 2000. (Unpublished)
Witnessing and Mirroring: A Fourteen Stage Model of Transsexual Identity Formation by Aaron H. Devor PhD, professor, Sociology Department, University of Victoria.
Just the Facts About Sexual Orientation & Youth: A Primer for Principals, Educators and School Personnel
Transsexual's Children by Richard Green MD JD FRCPsych
Sex Reassignment. Thirty Years of International Follow-up Studies After Sex Reassignment Surgery: A Comprehensive Review, 1961-1991 by Friedemann Pfafflin MD and Astrid Junge
Transgender Issues
TransgenderZone.com is based in the Uk and contains an extensive on-line library drawn from evidence-based practice on transgender care and includes links to systematic reviews, professional articles. This library also includes unpublished research data, guides, views and opinions based on Transgender Zone longitudinal and informal research.
Transsexual Women's Resources: published by Anne Lawrence MD.
Cross-Sex Hormones
Hormonal Sex Reassignment by Louis J. G. Gooren MD
Professional Organizations
American Association of Sex Educators, Counselors and Therapists (AASECT)
American Psychological Association (APA)
Gender Identity Research and Education Society (GIRES)
World Association for Transgender Health (WPATH) [formerly Harry Benjamin International Gender Dysphoria Association (HBIGDA)]
International Foundation for Gender Education (IFGE)
Sexuality Information and Education Council of the United States (SIECUS)
Society for the Psychological Study of Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Issues
Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality (SSSS)
World Association for Sexual Health
Professional Conferences
Annual Philadelphia Trans-Health Conference June 2-4, 2011
The World Professional Association for Transgender Health Biennial Symposium in Atlanta, Georgia on September 24-28, 2011
Treatment Guidelines
Guidelines for Psychotherapy with Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Clients
The Standards of Care for Gender Identity Disorders (Version 6). Harry Benjamin International Gender Dysphoria Association, 2001.
Endocrine Treatment of Transsexual Persons:An Endocrine Society Clinical Practice Guideline
On-Line Books and Articles
The International Journal of Transgenderism (IJT) (full text articles on-line)
Culturally-Sensitive Transgender Health Care by Rachael St.Claire, 2000. (Unpublished)
Witnessing and Mirroring: A Fourteen Stage Model of Transsexual Identity Formation by Aaron H. Devor PhD, professor, Sociology Department, University of Victoria.
Just the Facts About Sexual Orientation & Youth: A Primer for Principals, Educators and School Personnel
Transsexual's Children by Richard Green MD JD FRCPsych
Sex Reassignment. Thirty Years of International Follow-up Studies After Sex Reassignment Surgery: A Comprehensive Review, 1961-1991 by Friedemann Pfafflin MD and Astrid Junge
Transgender Issues
TransgenderZone.com is based in the Uk and contains an extensive on-line library drawn from evidence-based practice on transgender care and includes links to systematic reviews, professional articles. This library also includes unpublished research data, guides, views and opinions based on Transgender Zone longitudinal and informal research.
Transsexual Women's Resources: published by Anne Lawrence MD.
Cross-Sex Hormones
Hormonal Sex Reassignment by Louis J. G. Gooren MD
Professional Organizations
American Association of Sex Educators, Counselors and Therapists (AASECT)
American Psychological Association (APA)
Gender Identity Research and Education Society (GIRES)
World Association for Transgender Health (WPATH) [formerly Harry Benjamin International Gender Dysphoria Association (HBIGDA)]
International Foundation for Gender Education (IFGE)
Sexuality Information and Education Council of the United States (SIECUS)
Society for the Psychological Study of Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Issues
Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality (SSSS)
World Association for Sexual Health