Books on Transgender Health at the UCSF Library
San Francisco transgender resource guide by Call Number: HQ77.9 .S26 2005Publication Date: 2005A comprehensive guide to resources for the San Francisco and Bay Area transgender communities compiled by UCSF researchers working with the Transgender Resource and Neighborhood Space (TRANS) and the Center for AIDS Prevention Studies (CAPS).
Principles of transgender medicine and surgery by Call Number: RA564.9 .T73 P75 2007ISBN: 9780789032683Publication Date: 2007An edited collection covering hormonal and surgical approaches to gender transition, health and fertility issues, and intersex topics.
Transgender health and HIV prevention : needs assessment studies from transgender communities across the United States by Call Number: RA643.83 .B63 2005ISBN: 0789030152Publication Date: 2005This edited collection on transgender health and HIV prevention focuses on needs assessment studies from transgender communities throughout the nation.
The riddle of gender : science, activism, and transgender rights by Call Number: HQ77.95. U6 R83 2005ISBN: 0375421629Publication Date: 2005Conversations with leading researchers and activists in transgenderism.
Transgender emergence : therapeutic guidelines for working with gender-variant people and their families by Call Number: RC560 .G45 L48 2004ISBN: 0789007088Publication Date: 2004Clinical practice treatment guidelines for transgender health. Discusses "gender dysphoria" and argues for a new paradigm treatment of intersexed people.
Transgender subjectivities : a clinician's guide by Call Number: RC560 .G45 T73 2004ISBN: 0789025752Publication Date: 2004An edited collection containing case studies and personal accounts along with articles on clinical and therapeutic approaches to transgender health care.
Transgender care : recommended guidelines, practical information, and personal accounts by Call Number: RA564.9 .T73 I87 1997ISBN: 1566395712Publication Date: 1997Covers vocabulary, mental health, hormone regimens, surgery, HIV/AIDS, transgender youth, and support networks.
Transgender and HIV : risks, prevention, and care by Call Number: RA644 .A25 T736 2001ISBN: 0789012685Publication Date: 2001This edited collection has an international focus, discussing HIV prevention measures, needs assessments, and surgical issues.
Transgender Health Organizations and Resources
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The 2008 San Francisco Trans March.
- Guidelines for the Primary and Gender-Affirming Care of Transgender and Gender Nonbinary PeopleBy the UCSF Center of Excellence.
- Project HEALTHThis statewide project seeks to expand access to healthcare for transgender individuals through clinical technical assistance and rotations, trainings and lectures, and policy and patient advocacy. Project HEALTH is a collaboration of San Francisco's Lyon-Martin Health Services, the Transgender Law Center, and Equality California (EQCA).
- Ten Things Transgender Persons Should Discuss with Their Health Care ProvidersThis health information checklist from the Gay & Lesbian Medical Association (GLMA) covers ten health issues most frequently of concern for transgender people.
- Trans: ThriveA drop-in center by and for the transgender community.
- Voice and Communication Therapy for Transgender and Gender Diverse PopulationsAmerican Speech-Language-Hearing Association
- Transgender Health and the Law: Identifying and Fighting Health Care DiscriminationFrom the Transgender Law Center.
- Trans-Health.comAn online magazine of health and fitness for transsexual and transgendered people.