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. Please note that transgender students may request hormone prescriptions through Health Services. Check out these 10 things that transgender people should discuss with their health care providers.

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 update student records for students or alumni who request a name or gender change due to a gender transition (proper documentation required). Please see Lisa Forest of the GLBTA Pride Center, or Irene Checkovich, the Registrar, for more information.

Single Occupant Restrooms (SOR)
Currently, BSC does have several buildings with SORs but most of those restrooms are currently reserved for faculty or staff. The two SORs located in the RCC are not reserved for faculty and staff and are open for student access. You can download a list of SORs on campus (a pdf document).

Off Campus Resources
(Items listed below are not necessarily endorsed by the GLBTA Pride Center)

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Advocacy/Legal Issues
Boston Lesbian Avengers: Bisexual and transsexual friendly direct action political group that focused on issues affecting lesbians.
Mondays 7-8pm.
Despina's Place, 47 Mass Ave., Boston

Gender Public Advocacy Coalition

Massachusetts Transgender Political Coalition

Transgender Law and Policy Institute

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

Remembering our Dead

Resources for the Transgender Day of Remembrance

Allies
PFLAG brochure "Our Trans Children" (for parents of transgender persons)

Trans Youth Family Allies

Coming Out
Coming Out as Trans (pdf) (HRC)

Education
Gender Education and Advocacy

International Foundation for Gender Education

Androgyne Online:

Transsexual Road Map

Transexuality.org

FtM International

Gender Identity 101

Intersex Society of North America

Employment
Employment and Transitioning

Transgender at Work

Transgender Employment Links
The linked sites contain information about transitioning on the job and other issues faced by workers who are transsexual/transgender and their employers. Included are several pages of legal resources from the United States and Europe, as well as sites that provide mail order service for relevant books.

Financial Aid and Scholarships
Transgender Scholarship and Education Legacy Fund: Transgender Identified Students in the Helping and Caring Professions

The Skadden Followship Foundation (for students attending Law School)

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

Renaissance Transgender Association

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.

Trans-Health.com

Dr. Anne Lawrence's Transsexual Women's Resources
Anne Lawrence, M.D., Ph.D.
1812 E. Madison Street, Suite 102
Seattle, WA 98122-2876

Creating a Safe Clinical Environment for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Intersex (LGBTI) Patients

Transgender Health

Transgender Health Care

Transster.com (FtM transition-related surgery photos databases)

Harry Benjamin Standards of Care

Competencies for Counseling Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgendered (GLBT) Clients (Association for Gay, Lesbian and Bisexual Issues in Counseling)