Places for Help and Support for Transgendered and Gender Queer Students Many of the following are unfunded community groups who provide support/information for and about the transgendered community as of September 2012. They are valuable places for you to ask questions and get advice. Please check them out thoroughly before referring a student to them as their ability to support students may vary. - Chris Dowd Beaumont Trust Website: www.gender.org.uk/bt/ e-mail: beaumonttrust@gmail.com Helpline: 07000 287878 (Tues &Thurs 21.00-23.00) Address: BM Charity London WC1N 3XX An educational charity. For transvestites. Also some MTF transsexual people. Information available on all aspects of transgender, talks etc. Clare Project Website: www.clareproject.org.uk Email: clareprojectinfo@gmail.com Address: Community Base 113 Queens Road Brighton BN1 3XG The Clare Project aims to provide a safe and confidential place for people to explore issues surrounding their gender identity. Whilst the group is mainly attended by transgender, transsexual and gender dysphoric people, we have deliberately aimed to be all-inclusive as we recognize the complexities surrounding the issue of Gender Identity. Weekly drop-in at Dorset Gardens Methodist Church and social meetings held at the Malborough, 4 Princes Street, Brighton BN2 1RD. See website for details. Depend Website: www.depend.org.uk Email: info@ depend.org.uk (General Enquiries) Address: BM Depend London WC1N 3XX A network linking friends, partners and families of transsexual people in the UK FTM Brighton Website: http://ftmbrighton.wordpress.com Email: via website Phone : 07504 652129 Address: THT South offices on 61 Ship Street, Brighton, BN1 1AE. FTM Brighton is a new group for trans men in Brighton and the surrounding area. For anyone who identifies on the trans-masculine spectrum. The group meets on the 3rd Saturday of each month . FTM London Website: www.ftmlondon.org.uk Email: f2mlondon@hotmail.com Tel: 0794 825 0778 Address: FTM London, BCM FTM London, London WC1N 3XX FTM London started in 1997 as a peer support group for female to male transgender or transsexual people. Comprised of trans guys, genderqueer people, and all those who are questioning their gender identity who were previously assigned female. Although based in central London, many attend meetings from further afield. FTM London are one the of the largest face to face groups in the country. Gendered Intelligence Website: www.genderedintelligence.co.uk Email: Contact is via am inquiry form on their website. Transgender youth and education project. Gender Matters Website: http://gendermatters.org.uk Email: via website Phone: 01902 744424 Address: Gender Matters, The Mill House, 5b Bridgnorth Road, Wolverhampton, West Midlands, WV6 8AB. Gender Matters is a registered charity providing support and information to the West Midlands and bordering areas. It is fully inclusive to all trans people, their families, friends and professionals. Gendys Network Website: http://www.gender.org.uk/gendys/ Email: gendys@gender.org.uk Address: BM Gendys London WC1N 3XX GENDYS is a network for all who have encountered gender identity problems personally, transsexuals, transgendered people and gender dysphoric people of either sex, and for those who provide care, both professional and lay. Gender Trust Website: http://gendertrust.org.uk Email: info@gendertrust.org.uk Phone: 01527 894 838 (office) Gender Trust 76 The Ridgeway Astwood Bank B96 6LX Worcestershire The Gender Trust helps people who might be Transgender, Transsexual, Gender Queer, people who do not identify with the gender they were assigned at birth or those who are simply unsure. They also provide support and information for significant others, friends, families and allies (SOFFAs). GIRES (Gender Identity Research and Education Society) Website: www.gires.org.uk Email: admin@ gires.org.uk Phone: 01372 801554 Melverley Address: The Warren Ashtead Surrey KT2 I 2SP Gender Identity Research and Education Society (not a support group. but has information available for the families of trans-people and for trans-parents seeking custody of or access to their children.) In-Trust Merseyside: Website: www. merseysideintrust.org Email via contact form on the website. A group providing support and guidance for men and women with an intersex or transgendered history in Merseyside, and a safe place to explore and express personal gender identity. The group meets on the first Saturday of every month at the Waterloo Community Centre, St Georges Road, Waterloo. Mermaids Website: www.mermaidsuk.org.uk Email: via website Phone: (0208) 1234819 Address: BM Mermaids London WC1N 3XX Help Line: when staffed between 12.00-21.00 For children and teenagers who have gender identity problems, their families, friends, carers, professionals etc. Northern Concord Website: http://www.northernconcord.org.uk/ Email: jennyb@ northernconcord.org.uk Address: P0 Box 258 Manchester M60 1LN Social and self-help group – for all TV/TS/CD/TG, wives and partners. Weekly meetings Outskirts - Birmingham's Social Support Group Website: www.outskirtstg.co.uk Email: larna@outskirtstg.co.uk The largest social support group in the West Midlands. Meeting on the 1st and 3rd Monday of the month at the Victoria Theatre Bar. Press For Change Website: www.pfc.org.uk Email: office@pfc.org.uk Phone: 08448 708 165 Mon to Thurs 10am - 4.30pm BM Network London WC1N 3XX Not a support group, but a political pressure group dedicated to achieving full civil equality for transpeople. Information packs available. Very good for legal info, regarding transgender issues (e.g. employment rights etc.). Comprehensive website which has been cyber-attacked and is being rebuilt. Qwest FTM UK Website: http://www.qwestftmuk.org/ Email: info@qwestftmuk.org Tel: 01823 650 700/ 07811814302 Primarily a peer support group for female to male transgender or tanssexual people. Comprises trans guys, gender queer people and those questioning their gender identity - having been previously assigned female. The group is for those at any stage of their transition, from people still considering their gender identity to people who transitioned some time ago. The Sybils Website: www.sibyls.co.uk Email: enquiries@sibyls.co.uk The Sybils, BM Sybils, London WC1N 3XX The Sibyls is a UK-based confidential Christian spirituality group for transgender people, and their supporters, offering companionship along the journey, and information/advocacy to churches. Sibyls seek to fulfil the two great commandments of Jesus to love God and to one another. To achieve this they try to hold two retreats a year, in safe, friendly establishments, to provide an opportunity to meet, talk, learn, pray and seek God's will. They also produce a regular e-newsletter and offer a listening service for members. Transforum Manchester Website: www.transforum.org.uk Email: jenny-anne@transforum.org.uk Phone:07500 741955 TransForum Manchester is a Transgender discussion group and mutual peer support forum for all Transgendered people and those in any way questioning their gender, together with their partners, family, friends and allies meeting in a Safe and Comfortable Space on the 4th Saturday Afternoon each month at 3:30pm. TransInclusion Website: transinclusion.groupsite.com Email: info@ transinclusion.org Tel: 07792 494902 Address: Project 102 Dickson Road Blackpool, FY1 2BU Dedicated to promoting awareness of the issues affecting transsexuals and people with gender identity disorders.