TransParentcy - TLGB Family Resources

Transgender Family People Resources

Kathleen L. Farrell, Ph.D: 5545 62nd Avenue North
Pinellas Park, FL 33781
Phone: 727-551-9851
Email: Dr.Farrell@tgtherapist.com
Web Site: http://www.tgtherapist.com/
Last Update: 8/6/2006
Counsels transgender individuals (providing letters/referrals, as appropriate, during the transition process) and couples, their significant others and families. Works with parents who have children experiencing gender dysphoria. Fee on a sliding scale
Anne M. Lawrence, MD: Email: alawrence@mindspring.com
Web Site: http://www.annelawrence.com/
Last Update: 05/10/2001
Contact her through her Transsexual Women's Resources web site. Transsexual Women's Resources site - surgery, standards of care, lot's of information and links to other resources for the trans communities.
Catherine Pivetti, MA, MA: 3433 NE Sandy Blvd.
Portland, OR
Phone: 503-740-9555
Email: JoyPivet@aol.com
Last Update: 3/28/2006
Respectful and empowering therapy for trans, queer, and straight youth. Many of my past and current clients are trans/queer youth, working on trauma recovery, depression, family or relationship issues, anxiety, or gender transitions. Home-based therapy available for agoraphobia. Sliding scale fees.
Jennifer's Transsexual Support Site: Email: jenni_o@yahoo.com
Web Site: http://www.jennifer-o.com/
Last Update: 05/15/2001
Personal story and insight for transsexuals, their partners and their children, including her own process of divorce. Additional links to other Trans Family resources. (If you would like to get to know this wonderful person more, you can visit her on-line journal)
Transgender Soul: Denver, CO
Phone: 303-201-0300
Email: RachaelStClaire@TransgenderSoul.com
Web Site: http://www.transgendersoul.com/
Last Update: 9/2/2001
Transgender Soul is the creation of Dr. Rachael St.Claire, licensed psychologist in Colorado, containing information and resources about the psychology of transgender issues.
Second Type Woman: Email: annie2t@secondtype.com
Web Site: http://www.secondtype.com
Last Update: 2/3/2007
(formerly The Transsexual Mother, The Birth of Venus) Web site information/articles by Annie Richards, some good reference articles as well. Topics do include adoption issues.

Trangender Family Organization Resources

Adult Children of Transgender Parents (ACTP): Contact Email: Julie at julieg@amnix.com
Last Update: 06/28/2003
Adult Children of Transgendered Parents is an invitation only e-mail list. We have been operating since August of 1999. We offer support and our experiences to those who have parents that are transgendered. The only requirements are that you are at least 18 years of age and are a child of a transgendered parent. In order to join, please send an e-mail to Julie at: julieg@amnix.com and she will sign you up.
Children Of Transsexuals, (Renee Lind) (C.O.T.): P.O. Box 874
Owatonna, MN 55060-0874
Web Site: http://www.geocities.com/reneelind/index.html
Last Update: 05/29/2001
A new site dedicated to the children of transsexuals, a place to share their feelings and experiences, a place where they do not have to feel alone.
Family of Transgendered Persons Resources: Web Site: http://www.gender.org/resources/families.html
Last Update: 05/07/2001
Resource listing from the Gender.org web site - support for the family members of transgendered/transsexual persons.
GenderWeb: Web Site: http://www.gender.org/resources/family_partner.html
Last Update: 04/28/2001
Link to the Family information section, which has references to several articles on Trans Family issues, studies and papers.
HRC's FamilyNet, (Human Rights Campaign) (HRC FamilyNet): 919 18th St, NW Suite 800
Washington, DC 20006
Phone: 202-628-4160
Fax: 202-347-5323
Email: FamilyNet@hrc.org
Web Site: http://www.hrc.org/familynet
Last Update: 04/17/2001
Family-focused information and resources for the LGBT communities - adoption, second-parent adoption, custody, partnerships.
Human Rights Campaign (HRC): 919 18th St, NW Suite 800
Washington, DC 20006
Phone: 202-628-4160
Fax: 202-347-5323
Email: hrc@hrc.org
Web Site: http://www.hrc.org
Last Update: 04/15/2001
HRC provides a national voice on gay and lesbian issues. The Human Rights Campaign effectively lobbies Congress; mobilizes grassroots action in diverse communities; invests strategically to elect a fair-minded Congress; and increases public understanding through innovative education and communication strategies.
National Center for Lesbian Rights: 870 Market St. Suite 570
San Francisco, CA 94102
Phone: 415-392-6257
Email: info@nclrights.org
Web Site: http://www.NCLRights.org
Last Update: 04/01/2001
A national non-profit legal organization that advocates for LGBT people through impact litigation and public policy advocacy.
Partners of Transexuals, (and their children): Email: Sue@starways.net
Web Site: http://suelong.tripod.com/
Last Update: 05/15/2001
Site designed for the partners of transexuals, and their children.
TATSupport eGroup, (Teens Affected by Transition): Web Site: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TATSupport
Last Update: 10/22/2001
This group is open to anyone under 21 who has someone in their life who is Transgendered, or who, themselves are Transgendered or think they might be. Whether it be a parent, friend, family member, classmate, or themselves. The purpose of this group is to discuss the issues affecting us and the people we care about, and to provide support to one another. No flaming will EVER be tolerated here, and anyone who does this will be removed from the list immediately!
Teenage Kids of T's (TAKOT): 1740 S. Buckley Road, #6-178
Aurora, CO 80017
Last Update: 05/14/2001
Support group for the children of T-persons. Write for details.
Trans Birth Parents, (from Press For Change in the UK): BM Network
London, WCIN 3XX
Email: editor@pfc.org.uk
Web Site: http://www.pfc.org.uk/bparents/index.htm
Last Update: 05/14/2001
{from the Press For Change Working Group on Trans Birth Parents} The information on these pages is intended as a guide to help a 'Birth Parent' understand of the legal mechanisms in place in the U.K. today. It aims to give you an idea of your rights as a transsexual parent and those of your children. Along with actual case histories, we are assembling information from legal and medical professionals well versed in the needs of birth parents and their children.
TransFamily of Cleveland: Chicago, IL
Web Site: http://www.TransFamily.org/
Last Update: 05/15/2001
Associated with PFLAG, founded by the parents of a trans person to support other parents in similar situations.
Transgender Parent Resources, (Linda Simpson's): Web Site: http://www.geocities.com/jerilinda/PARENTS.html
Last Update: 05/16/2001
My friend Linda Simpson's personal story about her family and links to many other Trans Parent/Family resources and sites.
Transgender Parenting: Myths and Truths: Web Site: http://mc01.equinox.net/users/a/afp/tgpmyths.html
Last Update: 12/3/2001
Paper produced by The Transgender Parent Support Group, Center of Alternative Families, San Francisco, CA, September 1998
TransParent: P.O. Box 2122
Harrisburg, PA 17105
Last Update: 05/07/2001
This organization is for parents of transgendered individuals. Please contact by mail. (Listing from True Selves book by Mildred L. Brown, 1996 publish date; I have not confirmed this organization still exists.)
Transsexual Becomes Adoptive Mother: Web Site: http://www.taipei.org/teco/cicc/news/english/e-11-21-01/e-11-21-01-25.htm
Last Update: 11/25/2001
Taipei, Nov. 21 (CAN) Taiwan's first transsexual adoptive parent. See also, 'Transsexual Wins Right to Adopt Infant'
The Transsexual Mother: Web Site: http://annierichards.tripod.com/motherhood.htm
Last Update: 11/26/2001
Web site information/article by Annie Richards, some good reference articles as well. Topics do include adoption issues.
Transsexual Wins Right to Adopt Infant: Web Site: http://www.taipeitimes.com/news/2001/10/21/print/0000108052
Last Update: 11/26/2001
Story appearing in the October 21, 2001 edition of the Taipei Times. Same story as 'Transsexual Becomes Adoptive Mother'
Transsexual Women's Resources, (Anne M. Lawrence) (TWR): Email: alawrence@mindspring.com
Web Site: http://www.annelawrence.com
Last Update: 04/22/2001
Transsexual Women's Resources site - surgery, standards of care, lot's of information and links to other resources for the trans communities.
TSParenting Yahoo! eGroup: Web Site: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TSParenting
Last Update: 05/29/2001
Moderated email group for transsexual parents. You must request to become a member.

Transgender Family Publication Resources

Alternative Family Magazine On-line: P.O. Box 7179
Van Nuys, CA 91409
Phone: 818-909-0314
Email: info@altfammag.com
Web Site: http://www.altfammag.com
Last Update: 04/17/2001
Publishes paper copy, too, information, stories affirming family values within alternative families.
Legal Recognition of LGBT Families: Email: Info@nclrights.org
Web Site: http://www.nclrights.org/publications/pubs_lgbtfamilies.html
Last Update: 05/12/2001
Legal issues in the area of parenting, custody/visitation, second-parent adoption. Article from the National Center for Lesbian Rights (NCLR).
Out of the Ordinary, Essays on Growing Up with Gay, Lesbian and Transgender Parents: Email: nshowey@aol.com
Web Site: http://www.lgbtfamilies.com/
Last Update: 05/26/2001
{Web site reference for this book} Out of the Ordinary collects, for the first time, personal essays by the children of lesbian, gay and transgender parents. These essays range in tone from humorous to poignant, fearful to accepting, and angry to hopeful-sometimes all at once. We hear from professional writers and from college students; from radical activists and from conservative Christians; and from straight, bisexual, and gay children of gay parents.
Transgender Parenting: Myths and Truths: Web Site: http://mc01.equinox.net/users/a/afp/tgpmyths.html
Last Update: 12/3/2001
Paper produced by The Transgender Parent Support Group, Center of Alternative Families, San Francisco, CA, September 1998
Transgendered Persons and Marriage: The Importance of Legal Planning, by Shannon Minter (NCLR): Email: Minter@nclrights.org
Web Site: http://www.nclrights.org/publications/pubs_tgmarriage.html
Last Update: 5/5/2002
"Transgendered people face unique legal issues with regard to marriage. Although marriage is not yet a legal option for lesbian, gay or bisexual people in any state, it is already an option -- and a reality -- for many who are transgendered. This article summarizes the legal issues surrounding marriage for transgendered people and suggests some ways that transgendered persons can protect their marital relationships." (Also available from http://academic.brooklyn.cuny.edu/polisci/pcurrah/genderlaw/transmarriage.htm)

LGBT Family Organization Resources

Center Kids (The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Community Center): The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
208 West 13th Street
New York, NY 10011
Phone: 212-620-7310
Email: info@gaycenter.org
Web Site: http://www.gaycenter.org/programs/pubpol/kids.html
Last Update: 12/3/2001
Founded in 1989 Center Kids gives children ongoing opportunities to befriend others from similar families, while their parents have a chance to meet, socialize and build their own support network. Center Kids, which advocates at state and local levels for the rights of alternative families, has become a national and regional model for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender family organizing.
COLAGE: 3543 18th St, #17
San Francisco, CA 94110
Phone: 415-861-5437 (KIDS)
Fax: 415-255-8345
Email: info@colage.org
Web Site: http://www.colage.org/
Last Update: 11/24/2007
COLAGE provides support, advocacy, and education to the children of Lesbians, Gay men, Bisexuals, and Transgendered parents.
Children of Lesbians and Gays Everywhere (COLAGE) (Portland, OR): P.O. Box 11694
Portland, OR 97211
Phone: 503-228-3892
Email: lmfamily@teleport.com
Web Site: http://www.teleport.com/~lmfamily
Last Update: 04/17/2001
Oregon chapter of National Organization through: Love Makes a Family Bonnie Tinker
Families Like Ours: P.O. Box 3137
Renton, WA 98056
Phone: 425-793-7911
Fax: 425-671-0856
Web Site: http://www.familieslikeours.org
Last Update: 4/19/2002
Proudly serving the non-traditional, adoptive family. Established October 2000, Families Like Ours, Inc. maintains the goal of providing support, resources and information to non-traditional adoptive families. Our programs are in place for gay and lesbian adoptive families, and other non-traditional adoptive and foster families.
Family Pride: P.O. Box 65327
Washington, DC 20035
Phone: 202-331-5015
Fax: 202-331-0080
Email: info@familypride.org
Web Site: http://www.familypride.org/
Last Update: 2/19/2007
Family Pride is the national non-profit organization committed to securing family equality for all loving families, including lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer parents, guardians and allies. Our work consists of strategically linked initiatives-broad in scope, but simple in vision-love, justice, family, equality. We make change. We share information. We build community. We are visible
Gay Family Values: Web Site: http://www.angelfire.com/co/GayFamilyValues/
Last Update: 04/17/2001
The purpose of this website is to provide support to the growing number of Gay and Lesbian couples or single parents who have children through a previous marriage, adoption. or by other means.
HRC's FamilyNet, (Human Rights Campaign) (HRC FamilyNet): 919 18th St, NW Suite 800
Washington, DC 20006
Phone: 202-628-4160
Fax: 202-347-5323
Email: FamilyNet@hrc.org
Web Site: http://www.hrc.org/familynet
Last Update: 04/17/2001
Family-focused information and resources for the LGBT communities - adoption, second-parent adoption, custody, partnerships.
Love Makes a Family (LMF): P.O. Box 11694
Portland, OR 97211
Phone: 503-228-3892
Email: lmfamily@teleport.com
Web Site: http://www.teleport.com/~lmfamily
Last Update: 04/15/2001
Bonnie Tinker - Local chapter of national organization supporting LGBT parents and their children. Also, hosts the local chapter of COLAGE.
Our Family Coalition (OFC): 870 Market St., Suite 421
San Francisco, CA 94102
Phone: 415-681-1960
Email: director@ourfamily.org
Web Site: http://www.ourfamily.org/
Last Update: 3/29/2003
San Francisco, CA Bay area and Northern California organization for LGBT families. Provides education, support and advocacy. Sponsors special family outings and events throughout the year.
Our Family: P.O.Box 13505
Berkeley, CA 94712-4505
Email: information@ourfamily.org
Web Site: http://www.ourfamily.org/
Last Update: 08/10/2001
We number more than 300 families throughout the Bay Area. We plan social and educational events each month where families can enjoy potlucks at the beach, visit museums, parks and, of course, the zoo. Every three months, members who want to help plan events get together and the upcoming events are scheduled. We publish a quarterly newsletter, a weekly e-mail update and have a website that pulls together many resources for all families. Our goal is to use our myriad of resources to create a more positive and nurturing world for LGBT families
PFLAG-National (PFLAG): 1726 M Street, NW; Suite 400
Washington, DC 20036
Phone: 202-467-8180
Fax: 202-467-8194
Email: info@pflag.org
Web Site: http://www.pflag.org/
Last Update: 3/26/2006
Parents, Families & Friends of Lesbians and Gays national organization. For additional contact information or to find a chapter in your area, visit their web site Contact Us page. Judy Hoff is our staff person who takes the lead on transgender issues. Judy's email, jhoff@plag.org.
Parents, Families & Friends of Lesbians And Gays (PFLAG - Portland): P.O. Box 8944
Portland, OR 97207
Phone: 503-232-7676
Web Site: http://www.pflagpdx.org
Last Update: 06/28/2003
Providing love and support for all family members and friends. Work to create an environment of understanding so our lesbian, bisexual, gay and transgendered children cann live with dignity and respect
Rainbow Families: 711 West Lake Street, Suite 210
Minneapolis, MN 55408
Phone: 612-827-7731
Fax: 612-822-2759
Email: connect@rainbowfamilies.org
Web Site: http://www.rainbowfamilies.org/
Last Update: 7/1/2002
Rainbow Families is a Minnesota-based membership organization working to organize and strengthen lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) parents and their children in the Upper Midwest. We provide LGBT parents, their children, and prospective parents with resources, education, and support so they can build strong families and openly confront society's injustices. Rainbow Families provides public education and advocacy in the larger community to transform the institutions that affect our lives. Our mission is to build a safe, just and affirming world for our children. We are only as strong as our members.
Resources for the Parents of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgendered Youth, by Scott Bidstrup: Email: webmaster@bidstrup.com
Web Site: http://www.bidstrup.com/parents.htm
Last Update: 11/9/2001
Information and links for parents looking for more information and help.
WeAreFamily: Web Site: http://www.waf.org/
Last Update: 04/28/2001
WeAreFamily is a voice of informed straight, lesbian and gay people who have chosen to love and support our gay and lesbian relatives and friends by working to spread truth about homosexuality. Our focus is on young people because they generally feel so desparately alone.

LGBT Family Publication Resources

Alternative Family Magazine On-line: P.O. Box 7179
Van Nuys, CA 91409
Phone: 818-909-0314
Email: info@altfammag.com
Web Site: http://www.altfammag.com
Last Update: 04/17/2001
Publishes paper copy, too, information, stories affirming family values within alternative families.
And Baby Magazine: Web Site: http://www.andbabymag.com
Last Update: 07/02/2001
What makes a family is not so simple and conventional anymore. And no other community has helped to redefine the modern family than the Gay/Lesbian/Bisexual/Transgender parent community. And Baby Magazine embodies the vision of a community of readers with very unique parenting options to consider and social issues to address.
Connecticut Passes Second-parent Adoption Rights Bill: Web Site: http://www.newhavenadvocate.com/articles/g ayadoption.html
Last Update: 04/26/2001
Article from the New Haven Advocate, November 30, 2000.
Empirical Studies on Lesbian and Gay Parenting: Web Site: http://www.apa.org/pi/l&gbib.html
Last Update: 05/13/2001
From the American Psychological Association's site: Summaries of the various studies performed that involve LGBT parenting, including references to Richard Green's studies of transsexualism and the affects on their children.
Gay Adoption Debate and Poll: Web Site: http://www.youdebate.com/DEBATES/gay_adoption.HTM
Last Update: 11/26/2001
From YouDebate.com, listing both known research and public opinion on the issue of lesbians and gays adopting. Last poll update 21 Oct 2001.
Legal Recognition of LGBT Families: Email: Info@nclrights.org
Web Site: http://www.nclrights.org/publications/pubs_lgbtfamilies.html
Last Update: 05/12/2001
Legal issues in the area of parenting, custody/visitation, second-parent adoption. Article from the National Center for Lesbian Rights (NCLR).
Non-traditional Families - A Guide for Parents: Web Site: http://www.kysu.edu/ncfd/program5.html
Last Update: 04/28/2001
Written for parents in non-traditional families. Through the CES National Center for Diversity at Kentucky State University. By Jan Hare, Extension Family Life Specialist, Department of Human Development and Family Sciences, Oregon State University; and Lizbeth A. Gray, associate professor of counseling and guidance, Oregon State University.
Out of the Ordinary, Essays on Growing Up with Gay, Lesbian and Transgender Parents: Email: nshowey@aol.com
Web Site: http://www.lgbtfamilies.com/
Last Update: 05/26/2001
{Web site reference for this book} Out of the Ordinary collects, for the first time, personal essays by the children of lesbian, gay and transgender parents. These essays range in tone from humorous to poignant, fearful to accepting, and angry to hopeful-sometimes all at once. We hear from professional writers and from college students; from radical activists and from conservative Christians; and from straight, bisexual, and gay children of gay parents.

LGB Family Publication Resources

ACLU Fact Sheet: Overview of Lesbian and Gay Parenting, Adoption and Foster Care: Web Site: http://www.aclu.org/issues/gay/parent.html
Last Update: 04/26/2001
Dated April 6, 1999 Overview of the legal issues for lesbian and gay parents and children.
Connecticut Passes Second-parent Adoption Rights Bill: Web Site: http://www.newhavenadvocate.com/articles/g ayadoption.html
Last Update: 04/26/2001
Article from the New Haven Advocate, November 30, 2000.
In The Family, The Magazine for Queer People and Their Loved Ones: Laura Markowitz P.O. Box 5387
Takoma Park, MD 20913
Phone: 301-270-4771
Fax: 301-270-4660
Email: LMarkowitz@aol.com
Web Site: http://www.inthefamily.com/
Last Update: 08/10/2001
In the Family is the only magazine that focuses exclusively on lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender families, posing challenging questions and drawing on the wisdom of mental health experts who have been offering concrete advice and creative solutions to les-bi-gay families for years.

General Family People Resources

Linda Sherman, Ph.D., Clinical Psychologist, Family Mediator: 1130 SW Morrison Suite 604
Portland, OR 97205
Phone: 503-241-5065
Fax: 503-241-9714
Last Update: 06/01/2001
{Low recommendation - potentially impacted by transgender issues.} Focus of her practice is divorce/custody mediation.

General Family Organization Resources

Children's Rights Council (CRC): 300 I (eye) Steet NE, Suite 401
Washington, DC 20002
Phone: 202-547-6227
Web Site: http://www.gocrc.com/
Last Update: 11/17/2001
"The Best Parent is Both Parents" Formed in 1985, the Children's Rights Council (CRC) is a national non-profit organization based in Washington, DC that works to assure children meaningful and continuing contact with both their parents and extended family regardless of the parents' marital status.
Children's Rights Council of Oregon: Roy Nolan, Coordinator P.O. Box 2095
Portland, OR 97208
Phone: 503.232.8630
Last Update: 11/17/2001
Oregon chapter of Children's Rights Council
National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges (NCJFCJ): P.O. Box 8970 1041 North Virginia Street (University of Nevada in Reno)
Reno, NV 89507
Phone: 775-784-6012
Fax: 775-784-6628
Email: admin@ncjfcj.unr.edu
Web Site: http://www.ncjfcj.unr.edu/
Last Update: 11/25/2001
The National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges is dedicated to serving the nation's children and families by improving the courts of juvenile and family jurisdictions. Our mission is to better the justice system through education and applied research and improve the standards, practices and effectiveness of the juvenile court system.