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Accord Alliance

http://www.accordalliance.org

Accord Alliance promotes comprehensive and integrated approaches to care that enhance the health and well-being of people and families affected by disorders of sex development. 

Gay & Lesbian Medical Association (GLMA) Transgender Health Resources

http://www.glma.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=Page.viewPage&pageId=664&parentID=533&nodeID=1 

This specific GLMA page links to a variety of resources on transgender issues for patients and health care providers.

Gender Education and Advocacy (GEA)

http://www.gender.org

GEA provides support and advocacy on behalf of transsexual and transgendered persons.  Resources include educational materials, advocacy training, and technical assistance.  Gender.Org, their website, provides information on FTM and MTF surgery, as well as a link to the National Transgender Library and Archive at the University of Michigan.

Gender Identify Research and Education Society (GIRES)

http://www.gires.org.uk 

GIRES provides information for transgendered people, their families and colleagues, policy makers, and health care professionals. 

The International Foundation for Gender Education (IFGE)

http://www.ifge.org

IFGE is an information provider and clearinghouse for referrals about all things that are transgressive of established social gender norms.

The Renaissance Transgender Association, Inc.

http://www.ren.org

RTA provides education and caring support to transgendered individuals and those close to them, through programs and resources focused on the factors affecting their lives.

The World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH)

http://www.wpath.org 

The World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH, formerly known as the Harry Benjamin International Gender Dysphoria Association, Inc. (HBIGDA)) is a professional organization devoted to the understanding and treatment of gender identity disorders.  WPATH standards, Standards of Care for Gender Identity Disorders, are available through this website.  The WPATH site also links to many additional transgender resources.