There are protocols for biological men and there are protocols for biological women. But in order for me—a female-to-male transsexual—to get treatment, I was forced into the role of educator during my own time of crisis.

Most gay and lesbian organizations have become LGBT organizations in recent years. If their missions now include transgender people, why don’t their boards?

A transgender day of remembrance presentation that urges us to consider the way transfolks live and die with complex identities and vulnerabilities.

2007 article from 20/20 - ABC News.

2003 article from 20/20 - ABC News.

June 1999 Special issue on Transgender and HIV: Risks, Prevention, and Care

This guide, published in 2000, explores how to work toward a greater understanding of transgender issues in order to create a safer and more accepting society.

2006 report documenting a murderous tide of under-reported violence that is claiming the lives of gender non-conforming youth and young adults ages 30 and under, and the dangerous indifference of law enforcement authorities, policy-makers and mainstream media.

SOFFA Victims of Anti-Trans Violence" gives vignettes of eleven SOFFAs who were killed or seriously injured in anti-trans violence. All too often, Transgender Day of Remembrance events have acknowledged only trans victims of transphobia, even though many SOFFAs have also lost their lives due to transphobia. In some cases, SOFFAs were killed along with their trans loved ones but are no longer remembered nearly as well as their trans co-victim, such as Lisa Lambert and Philip DeVine, who were killed along with Brandon Teena. Other SOFFAs, like Pvt. Barry L. Winchell, were targeted specifically because of their connection with a trans person. Available as PDF.

"Keeping Yourself Safe" acknowledges that while victims are never to be blamed for violence against them, there are tactics transgender and SOFFA (Significant Others, Friends, Family and Allies) individuals can use to keep themselves safer. Available as PDF.

2007 column from the founder of the Transgender Day of Remembrace

2003 policy statement.

Unhappy in-laws, lawsuits, tax courts, probate courts, and many other adversarial realities in our world create a pall of threat over every transgender marriage.

Sobering warnings about potential for violence from male romantic interests.

I'd made up my mind that I was going to blow my brains out because I just couldn't stand the pain and the guilt any longer.

~ Linda/anonymous

A crossdresser gets their baggage checked by security at the airport... and loses their job.

Report reflects extreme violence brought to bear in transgender murders

The public face of the Day of Remembrance is an important educational tool. ...in the US, one or more transgender individuals a month are murdered. ...nearly all transgender people have experienced bullying, harassment, assault, or sexual violence at some point in our lives.

The thing that I am most concerned about, working with transgender elders, is that — because so many transgender elders don’t pass as their chosen gender when they’re naked...

Or worse—you may be murdered. Transgender people may face discrimination on the job, in housing, or even in trying to pee. Some turn to legal proceedings to establish their rights. Some never get the chance to fight back.