| GENDER ORGANIZATIONS AND SUPPORT GROUPS |
| "You may be disappointed if you fail, but are doomed if you don't try." - Beverly Sills |
| Notice: TOPS has been disbanded. The TOPS website has been dismantled TOPS (Transgendered Officers Protect and Serve): is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing a public safety related support network for transsexual, transgendered, gay, lesbian, bisexual, and allied individuals. |
| IFGE (International Foundation for Gender Education): Links to many sites and has much helpful information for the gender community. IFGE also publishes Transgender Tapestry magazine. |
| GenderTalk is the Boston Radio show hosted by Nancy Nangeroni that covers various gender topics. You don't have to be in Boston to catch the show. Current and previous shows can be accessed through the website. |
| The Emerald City Social Club is a Seattle based organization that promotes support and education on gender issues. Social activities and other planned events are promoted as an outlet for expression of gender. |
| the Ingersoll Gender Center is the oldest continuous running gender program in the United States. The center supports openess and awareness of gender identity and expression and provides support services. |
| The Renaissance Transgender Association offers support and information for transgendered individuals. |
| Press for Change is a political lobbying and educational organization, which campaigns to achieve equal civil rights and liberties for all transgendered people in the United Kingdom |
| Transexual Menace is a national activist organization dedicated to defending the rights of transgendered pesons through non-violent direct action. |
| The Gender Education and Advocay website has extensive information on gender education and links to organizations including AEGIS. |
| The Harry Benjamin International Gender Dysphoria Association, Inc. is a professional organization devoted to the treatment and understanding of gender identity disorders. The HBIGDA is responsible for establishing the "Standards of Care" which are the internationally accepted guidelines for the treatment of gender identity disorders. |
| IT'S TIME OREGON! Is a civil rights group seeking to secure and safeguard the rights of transgendered persons. |
| The International Journal of Transgenderism is published quaterly and contains professional articles on Transgenderism and related topics. |
| Transgender Community of Police and Sheriffs An international organization of Law Enforcement Officers that provides information, education, support and networking for issues relating to Gender Dyphoria and Transsexualism from behind the badge. |
| PACIFIC GENDER SUPPORT Pacific Gender Support is a source of peer to peer support for Seattle's large population of people living with gender realted issues. Check the website for information and details. |
| The Intersexed Society of North America Is a peer support, education and advocacy group founded and operated by intersexuals: individuals born with anatomy or physiology which differes from cultural ideals of male or female. |