Transition Resources

This is a work in progress...  please check back for new links as they are noted and added....


Transgender Basics - Understanding what it means to be Transgender - Great Video

http://gaycenter.org/gip/transbasics/video

One stop shopping for Name and Gender Change in Massachusetts

Massachusetts Transgender Political Commision


 Changing sex marker on a birth certificate - Listed by state

http://wiki.susans.org/index.php/Changing_sex_on_birth_certificates_in_the_US


Transgender 101: A primer page

http://www.wikihow.com/Respect-a-Transgender-Person


Listing of Diagnosis Codes for Doctors and Therapists for Billing


An excellent resource page for all who are transgender

http://www.transgendersoul.com/


Traveling by Plane - What you need to know from the TSA

http://www.tsa.gov/travelers/airtravel/assistant/transgender.shtm


Changing Your Passport:

http://www.tsroadmap.com/reality/passport.html#us

http://travel.state.gov/passport/get/first/first_5100.html


Changing Gender Marker with Social Security:

http://ssa-custhelp.ssa.gov/app/answers/detail/a_id/1667/~/change-gender-on-your-social-security-record


Helpful Videos for Developing a Female Voice

Get the GRAM Voice Analyzer
Tutorial on YouTube

Transgender Legal Defense & Education Fund

http://tldef.org/

 Transgender Benefits at the Workplace...

Transgender-Inclusive Benefits: What are Clinical Guidelines?

https://w3.hrc.org/issues/workplace/benefits/14356.htm



If you work for a company that has 15 or more employees in it, you are eligible to file a discrimination report if you feel you have been fired or let go for the reason of simply being transgender:

Have you been discriminated against in the workplace?


LGBT Laws and Protections vary by state.... Find out what your state has to offer and where it may be deficient:

http://transgenderlawcenter.org/equalitymap


Transgender students now protected under Title IX against discrimination

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