Lifesaving Transgender Websites (June 9, 2009)
Email This ArticleI normally don’t spend much time on transgender-focused websites. For the path I am taking (non-hormones, non-surgical (the big one)), much of the information only applies to a small degree. Once in a while, I do need to look up topics such as work and ID issues. When I do, the first place I go is Andrea James’s Excellent TS Road Map.
There are many many websites dedicated to Transgender lifestyles and Timetables. However, if you didn’t know what you were doing, you’d have to sift through a pile of links, 85% of which are devoted to weekend warriors and bedroom transgirls, and the other 10% are fake sites. So where are the remaining 5%. In my opinion, TS Road Map is a one-stop shopping center of facts and ideas. And it applies to anyone who is embarking on, or seriously considering doing it full time.
I’m sure my mysteriously absent readers (who communicate by email but never by commenting) can suggest many more relevant sites. Feel free to, by whatever methods. TS Road Map has a links section and looking over them, I see names and places that have been around since the late early 90s, so you are in good hands. Check out also her links on Fake Internet Transsexuals.
Andrea James has been generous with her knowledge, and you will be sure to gain an insight into how to go about certain aspects of your T*ness. I know I learned something. Of all the websites I have seen, this one is the most well-organized, cleanly laid-out info depot. Just reading some of the pages will reassure you that you are not alone.
Also a particularly notable site I was reading before revisiting TS Road Map is the Transgender At Work website. Also, check out Transgender Employment Links at Gender Sanity. There is a wealth of lifesaving information and links here for anyone who wants to come out at or between jobs.