Human Rights Office: Transgender/Transsexual: Contents: Resources

Trans Accessibility Project:
Resources

Locating Resources and Allies

Resources on transgender issues have been limited until recently, however, they are now developing at a rapid rate. We have listed a variety of types of resources below including print, audio-visual, organizations and support groups; however, you will need to investigate those available in your own region. If you are located in a large urban centre, you will likely have access to established organizations and support groups. If you are in a rural area, resources may be more limited and the internet may prove to be one of your best sources of information. Keep in mind that there are often opportunities at conferences and workshops to gather information and develop alliances.

It is important to find allies and to build coalitions in your community. If available, a local lesbian, gay, bisexual organization or HIV/AIDS organization may offer support and information for transgendered people. You can also try contacting a Human Rights Commission, if nearby, for information and support. If you have a university campus in your area, there may be staff who are researching this area, a human rights or equity office working on accessibility on campus, or transgendered people involved with the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender organization.

In general, the more recent publications listed below will likely be most helpful. Many of these books can be ordered from the International Foundation for Gender Education (see IFGE, listed in Organizations).

Print Resources

Books & Papers

Benjamin, Harry (1966). The transsexual phenomenon. NY: Julian Press.

Boenke, Mary (1999). Our trans children. Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays. 180 Bailey Blvd., Hardy, VA, 24101. (3 for $3).

Bolin, Anne (1988). In search of Eve: Transsexual rites of passage. South Hadley, MA: Bergin & Garbey Publishers.

Bornstein, Kate (1998). My gender workbook: How to become a real man, a real woman, the real you, or something else entirely. NY: Routledge.

Bornstein, Kate (1994). Gender outlaw: On men, women and the rest of us. NY: Routledge.

Brown, Mildred & Rounsley, Chloe Ann (1996). True Selves: Understanding transsexualism - for families, friends, coworkers and helping professionals. San Francisco: Jossey Bass.

Bullough, V. L. & Bullough, B. (1993). Cross-dressing, sex and gender. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press.

Burke, Phyllis (1996). Gender shock: Exploding the myths of male and female. NY: Doubleday Books.

Califia, Pat (1997). Sex changes: The politics of transgenderism. San Francisco: Cleis Press.

Cameron, Loren (1996). Body alchemy: Transsexual portraits. San Francisco: Cleis.

Cicotello, Dianna (1992). The employer's guide to gender transition: Information for those dealing with an employee involved in gender role transition. Transition Press, 1740 South Buckley Rd. #6-178, Aurora, CO, 80017 ($10).

Courvant, Diana & Cook-Daniels, Loree (1998). Trans and intersex survivors of domestic violence: Defining terms, barriers and responsibilities. Survivors Project , 10 NE Fargo #2, Portland OR 97212.

Courvant, Diana (1998). A walking map through the oppression of trans and intersex people. Survivors Project, 10 NE Fargo #2, Portland OR 97212.

Devor, Holly. (1997). FTM: Female to male transsexuals in society. Bloomington, IN: Indiana University Press

Devor, Holly. (1989). Gender blending: Confronting the limits of duality. Bloomington, IN: Indiana University Press.

Feinberg, Leslie (1996). Transgender warriors: Making history from Joan of Arc to RuPaul. Boston: Beacon Press.

Feinberg, Leslie (1993). Stone butch blues. Ithica, NY: Firebrand Books.

Garber, M. (1992). Vested interests: Cross-dressing and cultural anxiety. NY: Harper Perennial.

Hausman, Bernice (1995). Changing sex: Transsexualism, technology and the idea of gender. Durham, NC: Duke University Press.

Kay, Jackie (1998). Trumpet. London: Macmillan Publishers. (fiction)

Kirk, Sheila & Rothblatt, Martine (1995). Medical, legal and workplace issues for the transsexual. Blawnox, PA: Together Lifeworks.

Laqueur, Thomas (1990). Making sex, body and gender from the Greeks to Freud. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press.

Lev, Arlene Istar & Lev, S. Sundance (in press). Sexual assault in the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender communities. In J. C. McLellan & J. Gunther (Eds.). Same-sex partner abuse: A professional's guide to practice intervention. Lewiston, NY: Mellen Press.

Namaste, Ki (1995a). HIV/AIDS and transgender communities in Canada: A report on the knowledge, attitudes and behaviour of transgendered people in Canada with respect to HIV and AIDS. Available from Genderpress, P. O. Box 500-62, 552 Church Street, Toronto, Ontario, M4Y 2E3.

Namaste, Ki (1995b). Access denied: A report on the experiences of transsexuals and transgenderists with health care and social services in Ontario. Project Affirmation, Toronto, Ontario.

Pratt, Minnie Bruce (1995). S/he. Ithica, NY: Firebrand Books.

Raymond, Janice (1979). The transsexual empire. London: Women's Press. (of historical interest but very anti-transsexual)

Ross, Mirha-Soleil (1995). Investigating women's shelters. Gendertrash, 3, 7-10.

Talamini, John (1982). Boys will be girls: The hidden world of the heterosexual male transvestite. Lanham, MD: University Press of America.

Tremain, Rose (1992). Sacred Country. London: Hodder & Stoughton. (fiction)

Walters, William (1986). The spirit and the flesh: Sexual diversity in American Indian culture. Boston: Beacon Press.

Wilchins, Riki Anne (1997). Read my lips: Sexual subversion and the end of gender. Ithica, NY: Firebrand Books.

 

Biography & Autobiography

Cossey, C. (1991). My story. Boston: Faber & Faber. (male-to-female)

Hewitt, Paul (1995). The diary of a man born into a woman's body. London: Headline Books.

Jones, Aphrodite (1996). All she wanted. NY: Simon & Schuster. (story of the Brandon Teena murders)

Jorgensen, Christine (1968). A personal autobiography. NY: Bantam Books. (male-to-female)

Martino, Mario (1977). Emergence: A transsexual autobiography. NY: Crown Publishers. (female-to-male)

Middlebrook, Diane (1998). Suits me: The double life of Billy Tipton. Boston: Houghton Mifflin.

Morris, Jan (1974). Conundrum. NY: Signet Books. (male-to-female)

Rees, Mark (1996). Dear sir or madam: The autobiography of a female-to-male transsexual. London: Cassell Publishers.

Richards, Renee (1983). Second serve: The Renee Richards story. NY: Stein & Day. (male-to-female)

Sullivan, Louis (1990). From female to male: The life of Jack Bee Garland. Boston: Alyson Publications.

 

Magazines

Monarch: Canada's Transgender Reader, Published by Xpressions, $30 annually, P.O. Box 223, Stn A, Toronto, Ontario, M5W 1B2. (http://www.xpressions.org).

Transgender Tapestry, Published by IFGE, P.O. Box 229, Waltham, MA 02154-0229.

Chrysalis Quarterly, Published by AEGIS, P.O. Box 33724, Decatur, GA 30033-0724, http://www.gender.org/aegis or aegis@gender.org

 

Organizations

Survivor Project (TG survivors of violence)
10 NE Fargo #2
Portland, Oregon 97212
(503) 288-3191
http://www.caramia.g-net.org/sproject

American Educational Gender Information Service (AEGIS)
P.O. Box 33724
Decatur, GA 30033-0724
http://www.gender.org/aegis

International Foundation for Gender Education (IFGE)
P.O. Box 229
Waltham, MA 02154-0229
http://www.ifge.org

Intersex Society of North America
P.O. Box 31791
San Francisco, CA 94131
http://www.isna.org

FTM International
5337 College Avenue #142
Oakland, CA
http://www.ftm-intl.org

Canadian Crossdressers Club, Wildside
161 Gerrard St E, Toronto, Ont. M5A 2E4
(416) 921-6112
http://www.wildside.org

Intersex Society of Canada
P.O. Box 1076, Haliburton, Ont. , K0M 1S0
http://www3.sympatico.ca/morgan.holmes/AFC.WWW

TransEqual (TG/TS rights group)
165 Ontario Street
St. Catherines, Ont., L2R 5K4
(905) 688-0276

Transition Support (TS support)
The 519 Church St. Community Centre
519 Church St., Toronto, Ont., M4Y 2C9

SOS Club - TS, Toronto
(Support for Partners of Transsexuals)
The 519 Church St. Community Centre
519 Church St., Toronto, Ont., M4Y 2C9
http://webhome.idirect.com/~players

Gender Mosaic of Ottawa
P.O. Box 7421, Vanier, Ont., K1L 8E4
(819) 770-1945
http://www.geocities.com/WestHollywood/9630

Canadian Task Force for Transgender Law Reform
P. O. Box 47060
Ottawa, Ont., K1B 5P6

Gender Identity Clinic
Clark Institute of Psychiatry
250 College Street
Toronto, Ont., M5T 1R8
(416) 979-2221

 

The Internet

Web Sites

Bisexual Resource Centre - http://www.biresource.org
GenderPAC (Political Action Coalition) - http://www.gpac.org
Gender Web - http://www.genderweb.org
Deaf Queer Resource Centre - http://www.deafqueer.org
PFLAG (Trans-Inclusive) - http://www.pflag.org
Renaissance Transgender Association - http://www.ren.org
Transgender Forum - http://www.tgforum.com/content1.html
Transgender Safer Sex Issues - http://www.highriskproject.bc.ca/hivaids.htm
Transsexual Menace International - http://www.apocalypse.org/pub/tsmenace

 

Discussion Lists

AEGIS-List - majordomo@lists.mindspring.com
Deaf Transgender Alliance - jmarlowe@juno.com
Tg-Spirit - listserv@listserv.aol.com
Transactive -l - listserv@netcom.com
Transgen - listserv@brownvm.brown.edu
Tsmenace - majordomo@zoom.com

 

Transgender Newsgroups

alt.transgendered
soc.support.transgendered
alt.personals.transgendered

 

Audio-Visual Resources

Documentary & Autobiography

The Brandon Teena Story (1998)
Transgender Revolution (A&E, 1998)
You Don't Know Dick: Courageous Hearts of Transsexual Men (1996)
Transexual Menace (1996)
Stonewall (1995)
Wigstock, The Movie (1995)
Paris is Burning (1990)
Second Serve (1986)
The Christine Jorgensen Story (1970)

 

Popular Films

(largely compiled by IFGE)

Ma Vie En Rose (1997)
Different for Girls (1996)
A Little Bit of Lippy (BBC/Ch. 4)
M. Butterfly (1993)
The Crying Game (1992)
Just Like a Woman (1992)
Just One of the Guys (1985)
Victor/Victoria (1982)
Outrageous! (1977)
I Want What I Want (1972)
Some Like it Hot (1959)
Turnabout (1940) 		The Birdcage (1996)
Memory Run, aka Synapse (1996)
Ed Wood (1994)
Mrs. Doubtfire (1993)
I Am My Own Woman (1992)
Switch (1991)
Tootsie (1982)
La Cage aux Folles (1978)
Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975)
The Queen (1968)
Glen or Glenda (1953)
Sylvia Scarlett (1935)
To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything!, Julie Newmar (1995)
The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (1994)

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