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Organisations
| Websites | Helplines
| Books | Credits
Channel 4 Television takes no responsibility for the content of any third-party sites. Some of these contact details may have changed since this site was last updated. •
The Gender Trust The Gender Trust is a registered UK charity that helps adults who are transsexual, gender dysphoric or transgenderist. •
The Beaumont Society National UK support network for cross dressers/transvestites, transsexuals. Contact their information line to find the group nearest you. Website offers details of events and the society membership magazine. •
The Beaumont Trust A registered charity which helps those who are in any way troubled by gender dysphoria or are involved with the care of others in that situation. •
Press for Change A political lobbying and educational organisation that campaigns to achieve equal civil rights and liberties through legislation and social change for all transgender people in the UK. •
Mermaids Mermaids is a support group for children and teenagers up to the age of 19 who are trying to cope with gender identity issues — and also supports their parents, families, carers, professionals and friends. Meetings are held in London every two months. •
Seahorse Society A self-help and support group based in Central Southern England for transvestites, transsexuals their families, friends and others involved in their welfare. Publishes a monthly magazine, The Seahorse Scene. •
TS/TV News Free newsletter for transsexuals and transvestites. Send a stamped self-addressed C5-size envelope to the address above for a copy. Published 10 times a year. •
Depend Voluntary association whose aim is to provide support, advice and information for anyone who knows, or is related to, a transsexual person. 'A cushion for distress, a listening ear, a source of information for learning, respectful acknowledgement of feelings, and a little humour.' •
Sibyls A non-denominational Christian spirituality group for transgendered people. •
The Northern Concord Longstanding social support group for transgendered people which meets regularly in Manchester. Has a very useful list of helplines across the UK. •
FTM Network The largest,
longest-running educational organisation serving Female-To-Male (FTM)
transgendered people and transsexual men. Websites •
Gender Education and Advocacy •
The Harry Benjamin International Gender Dysphoria Association •
Miss Vera's Finishing School for Boys who Want to be Girls •
The International Journal of Transgenderism (IJT) •
Transgender Guide •
Transgender Support Site •Transgender
Links •
The National Coalition for Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Youth •
The Looking Glass Society Anne Lawrence
website Helplines •
The Beaumont Trust •
Crosslynx Scotland •
Transliving •
Beaumont Society Information Line •
The Gender Trust Transsexual Helpline •
Helplines For Wives and Partners run by Women Of The Beaumont Society
(WOBS) Books •
Anatomy of Desire: the science and psychology of sex, love and
marriage by Simon Andreae (Little, Brown & Co, 1998) £16.99. •
A Gender Trust Guide to Transsexualism, Transgenderism and Gender
Dysphoria edited by Tracy Dean (The Gender Trust, 1998) £8. •
Blending Genders by Richard Ekins and Dave King (Routledge,
1996) £17.99. •
Brainsex by Anne Moir, David Jessel (Mandarin, 1991) £6.99.
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Conundrum by Jan Morris (Penguin 1997) £6.99. •
Dear Sir or madam? The Autobiography of a Female-to-Male Transsexual
by Mark Rees (Continuum, 1996) £15.99. •
Gender Outlaw: On men, women, and the rest of us by Kate
Bornstein (Routledge, 1994) £32.50. •
Girlfriend: Men, Women and Drag by Holly Brubach and Michael
O'Brien (photographer) (Random
House USA, 1999) £20.
•
Issues in Therapy with Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Clients
edited by Charles Neal and Dominic Davies (Open University Press, 2000)
£22.50. •
Male Femaling: A Grounded Approach to Cross Dressing and Sex Changing
by Richard Ekins (Routledge, 1997) £14.99. •
Physician's Guide to Transgender Hormonal Therapy by Sheila
Kirk (available from BCM LifeWorks, London WC1N 3XX) £9.25. •
Read My Lips: Sexual subversion and the end of gender by
Riki Ann Wilchins (Firebrand Books, 1997) £14.99. •
Sex Changes: The Politics of Transgenderism by Pat Califia
(Cleis Press, 1997) £14.99. •
Sex, Gender and Sexuality by Dr Tracie O'Keefe (Extraordinary
People Press, 1999) £13.99. •
Stone Butch Blues by Leslie Feinberg (Firebrand Books,
1993) £11.99. •
The Transgender Debate by Stephen Whittle (South Street
Press, 2000) £3.50.
•
Transgender Nation by Gordene Olga MacKenzie (Bowling Green
State University, 1994) £10.12. •
Transgender Care: Recommended guidelines, practical information
and personal accounts by Gianna Israel and Donald Tarver (Temple
University Press, 1997) £24.34. •
Vested Interests: Cross dressing and cultural anxiety by
Marjorie Garber (Penguin, 1993). Out of print but available in libraries.
Credits Produced to accompany Boy Meets Girl, an Optomen Television production, first screened on Channel 4 in February 2001. Writers:
Paula Hawkins and Jon Lusk If you have an enquiry or comment relating to the content of this website, please go the Contact us section of channel4.com. Channel 4 Television takes no responsibility for the content of any third-party sites.
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