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Transgender Resources

For your searching convenience, we compiled transgender-specific resources and listed them below. Please note that the on-campus and off-campus resources listed on separate pages are transgender-inclusive but not transgender-specific.

On campus | Off Campus

On Campus Resources

Counseling and Health Services
Counseling and Health Services provide safe and affirming care to ALL their patients and are committed to excellent care for GLBT students. Check out these 10 things that transgender people should discuss with their health care providers.

Hormones and surgery for transgender students: Hormone prescriptions are available through Health Services and are covered by student insurance. Sex reassignment/Gender realignment surgery is not covered under the student health insurance plan.

The Office of Residence Life and Housing
The Office of Residence Life and Housing offers gender-neutral housing. Efforts are directed towards establishing a community where there is an appreciation of diversity and a respect for individual rights. There is a process in place for students to request special accommodations based on medical or psychological needs. The senior director of Health and Counseling works with each request individually to plan a housing accommodation that will best meet the student's specific needs. This may include a single room with a private bath, selected roommates or certain areas on campus. Sophomores, juniors and seniors may also select to live in designated gender neutral suites or apartments with shared bathrooms. For details, please contact the Office of Residence Life and Housing, or contact the GLBT Coordinator, Lisa Forest, of the GLBTA Pride Center.

The Registrar's Office
The Registrar's Office will change the legal name and legal gender designation in student records for students or alumni due to a gender transition (proper documentation required).

Preferred Name
BSU has recently adopted the policy to allow students to indicate a preferred name wherever legal name is not required in certain places.
www.bridgew.edu/GLBTA/PreferredName.cfm

Single Occupant Restrooms (SOR)
Currently, BSU has 28 gender neutral single occupancy restrooms (GN SORs). Additionally, BSU is committed to placing at least one GN SOR in every new and renovated building. You can download a list of GN SORs on campus (a pdf document).

Off Campus Resources

Items listed below are not necessarily endorsed by the GLBTA Pride Center

Advocacy/Legal Issues
Allies
Coming Out
Education
Employment
Financial Aid and Scholarships
Health
Intersex
Misc
Multicultural
News, Advice, Articles, Blogs, Media
Religion and Spirituality
Support
Youth

Advocacy/Legal Issues
Massachusetts Transgender Political Coalition

National Center for Transgender Equality

Transgender Law and Policy Institute

Transgender Rights Toolkit

U.S.A and Canada: Instructions for Changing Name and Sex on Birth Certificate

Allies
PFLAG

Remembering our Dead

Resources for the Transgender Day of Remembrance

Trans Youth Family Allies

Coming Out
HRC's Coming Out as Trans Guide (pdf)

Answers to Your Questions about Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity (American Psychological Association)

Education
Androgyne Online

FtM International

Gender Education and Advocacy

Gender Identity 101

International Foundation for Gender Education

Transgender On-Campus Non-Discrimination Information (TONI): A wiki that compiles information relevant to transgender students on campus.

Trans Academics

Transgender Renaissance Association

Transsexual Road Map

Transexuality.org

TrueChild: TrueChild is devoted to bringing a "gender transformative" approach to policies and programs that affect the healthy development of children and youth.

Employment
Employment and Transitioning

Transgender at Work

Transgender Employment Links

Financial Aid and Scholarships
Transgender Scholarship and Education Legacy Fund

Health
10 Things Transgender Persons Should Discuss with their Health Care Provider

Association for Gay, Lesbian and Bisexual Issues in Counseling

Center of Excellence for Transgender Health

Dr. Anne Lawrence's Transsexual Women's Resources

Gay and Lesbian Medical Association: Trans-specific health information

Safe 2 Pee: Maps of Gender Neutral Bathrooms Worldwide

TransBucket: Created and maintained by members of the queer/trans community, the site intends to act as a resource to all of those seeking assistance in choosing the surgery and/or surgeon that is right for them, as well as serving in the preservation of images related to our experiences. Requires free registration.

Transgender Care: Specialists in the Medical & Psychological Aspects of Transgender Health Care

Transgender Health

Transgender Health Resources

World Professional Organization for Transgender Health

Intersex
Intersex Society of North America

Misc
Tiffany Club of New England

State Department Gender Marker Policy for Passports

Massachusetts Driver License Gender Marker Policy

Multicultural
The Brown Boi Project

News, Advice, Articles, Blogs, Media
GenderTalk: Web Radio and Transgender Resources

Religion and Spirituality
Trans Faith Online

Support
Survivor Project (for intersex and transgender survivors of domestic and sexual violence)