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a primer by transgendered nation There are many different categories of transgender that people fall into, this article descrives them and offers information about the differences. [ View ]   [ Print ] i think i might be transgendered If you are unsure of your gender identity this page may help answer some of your questions. [ View ]   [ Print ] transgendered and their parents part 1: telling your parents Coming out is often one one the hardest things anyone can do, particularly when it involves telling your parents. This guide helps out with some advice and tips, also prepares you for some possible reactions and how to cope with / handle them. [ View ]   [ Print ] transexuals and their parents part 2: the grief process When you first come out as transgendered many parents, friends or relatives can often go through a period of grief. Very similiar to that following a death, they have lost someone they knew and loved, but they have also found a new strength, bond and love with their child. This takes you through the stages of that grieving process. [ View ]   [ Print ] transexualism: information for the family A good guide to what transexualism is, and how it affects your family and how to cope with that change. [ View ]   [ Print ] open letter to parents of transgendered children This is a letter written by Sheila Mengert in 1990, as an aid to children coming out as transgendered to their parents. It is a very moving and useful piece of writing. [ View ]   [ Print ] my son, my daughter A personal account from the mother of a trans-female, from the initial coming out, adjusting and coping with the news her son is to become a woman to the first tanksgiving with her daughter. A touching account of how much lives can be changed for the better. [ View ]   [ Print ] media guidelines for covering transdendered individuals This is a document originally written for the media, but is very useful reading to understand the terminology used by Transgendered individuals to avoid embarasment or offence. [ View ]   [ Print ]

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