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• Prevalence of and Intervention into Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and/or Transgender Youth Suicide in Queensland, Australia. Lisa Thorpy, Open Doors Youth Service, Brisbane. Dionysius Reid (Transgenderzone), Open Doors Youth Service, Brisbane. Conference paper presented on 24 July at the Queensland Suicide and Self-Harm Prevention Conference 2008, Cairns. Abstract Lesbian, gay, bisexual and/or transgendered (LGBT) youth have high rates of incompleted and completed suicide owing to the prejudice, discrimination and violence they endure. Male, rural and transgendered LGBT youth are at particularly high risk of suicide. An array of social and institutional factors in an LGBT youth’s school, home and educational environment increase the likelihood of them completing suicide. Strategies for reducing such factors are discussed. Click here

• Dear Colleagues, You may wish to know about some recent additions to the website of the Gender Identity Research and Education Society (GIRES).
  * Transphobic Bullying in Schools: The British Home Office has commissioned GIRES to develop a toolkit for schools to use in combating transphobic bullying and provided a link to it from the Crime Reduction section of its own website. GIRES has consulted widely in preparing this material and has already incorporated most of the good suggestions generated by that process into the current version of the document. The consultation process is ongoing and GIRES will be very happy to receive further suggestions for improving the material. There are currently two versions of the toolkit. The first is designed for easy internet navigability and contains hyperlinks to other material within the toolkit and located externally. The second is an easy to print version. Like all GIRES material, the toolkit is subject to the charity's copyright policy (see http://www.gires.org.uk/copyright.php). However, schools, as well as other organisations, are specifically permitted to use it, in whole or in part, for internal discussion and teaching. Both versions may be accessed via: http://www.gires.org.uk/transbullying.php
  * Prevalence and Growth of Gender Variance in the UK: GIRES is preparing a paper on this topic for publication in a peer reviewed journal. So far, it has published the abstract and also presented its main findings at the LGBT Health Summit in Bristol, on 4 September 2008. This material is on view at: http://www.gires.org.uk/prevalence.php#LBGTSummit
  * Information about the Gender Recognition Panel: GIRES is keeping track of the rate at which the Panel is issuing Gender Recognition Certificates and the likely time that applicants (including those who have been required to reapply) will have to wait for a decision. This data, together with other information about the Panel is on view at: http://www.gires.org.uk/grp.php

• UK: Participants needed for research [ONS]‏
  If you feel able to help with this research for the ONS, please contact Katherine directly - details below. Please note that Katherine is fully aware of the difference between gender identity and sexual orientation. I work for a research team at the Office for National Statistics (ONS) which is the executive office of the UK Statistics Authority, anon-ministerial department which reports directly to Parliament. ONS is the UK Government's single largest statistical producer. We are developing a new question about Sexual orientation that will be used on Government Social Surveys. We are interviewing lots of different types of people and presently we would like to discuss the  question particularly with trans people. We want to explore things like: What people understand the question and terms used in the question to mean Your views about being asked this question on a survey Anything said in the interviews, which would be with one of our research staff, would be treated confidentially and our respondents would not be identified. The interview could be at the respondent's home or at our London office. Everyone taking part will receive £20 (or £25 if they travel to our office) for their assistance and time. Many thanks for your help and time. Please do not hesitate to contact me if you require further information. Best wishes Katherine Katherine Ralph Research Officer Room FM/781 Myddelton Street LondonEC1R 1UW Tel: 0207 014 2287
• My name is Siobhan Ellis and I am a final year psychology student at the University of the West of England, Bristol. I am conducting a research project for my psychology dissertation. My research is supervised by Dr Victoria Clarke, Reader in Sexuality Studies in the School of Psychology. Victoria has published widely in the area of LGBTQ psychology; you may read more about Victoria and her research on her webpage: http://science.uwe.ac.uk/psychology/VClarkeStaffPage.htm The purpose of my study is to explore trans (transsexual, transgendered, transvestite) people’s experiences of prejudice and discrimination. Siobhan Ellis siobhan.ellis@uwe.ac.uk
• UK: Trans: Doctor-Patient relationships research‏
  research about the healthcare experiences of trans people and their relationships with their doctors. What was your relationship like with your doctor? Did they take your opinions into account? Did you feel that speaking to a doctor was helpful? Could you be completely honest with your doctor? I'd like to hear from people with a wide range of opinions- whether your relationship with your doctor was positive, negative or unremarkable…your experiences are valuable to me. If you'd like to contribute to this important research… and possibly help in the quest towards better healthcare for all please contact me directly: aa444@cam.ac.uk 07913 443 746 I can either send you written questions to answer, or I can call you back and have a short chat on the phone - whatever you are more comfortable with! Important points:- You do not have to answer any questions that you're uncomfortable answering - Everything you tell me will remain confidential, I will never share your name or personal identifiable details - You will be able to look at what I've written and give/withhold permission for me to use it. Hoping to hear from you soon! Amina
• CULTURAL CONCEPTIONS, PERSONAL PARADOXES:
  TRANSGENDERED IDENTITY DEVELOPMENT IN THE ENGLISH SPEAKING WEST
  Dionysius S.S. 2007 - Transgender Zone Administrator
• Equality Neywork Hate Crime news - Research on hate crime
  Your experience of hate crime. If you have ever experienced verbal abuse, threats, vandalism, or assault, because someone knew or thought they knew you were trans, or because someone in your family or among your friends is transgender, please respond to our survey
  www.equality-network.org/Community/Surveys
• Transgender Zone at Pride Scotland
• Inquiry into the consultant psychiatrist Dr Russell Reid found that he gave five patients hormones too soon and referred them for genital surgery without an adequate assessment of their health or proof that they were transsexuals. Click here
• Age Concern (UK) address Transgender issues in an aging population click here to read the document
• Visit www.thetaskforce.org to download a copy of the report, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Youth: An Epidemic of Homelessness.
• The NHS Confidentiality campaign was set up to protect patient confidentiality and to provide a focus for patient-led opposition the government’s NHS Care Records System. NHS Care Records are currently being rolled out and will form a huge national database of patient medical records and personal information (sometimes referred to as the NHS ’spine’) with no opt-in or opt-out mechanism for patients at all. It is very much akin to the government’s proposed ID database. If you are interested in safeguarding your medical records from the wider world. More
• Sex Reassignment at Charing Cross Hospital London
  Things to take with you/consider buying prior to Sex Reassignment Surgery - Transgender Zone 2006
• Our Trans Children
  This pdf document above addresses many of the concerns that parents of transgender children may have, and helps to answer some of these questions within a USA legal framework, although many of the issues are global in their outcomes, treatment and diagnosis (PFLAG)
• Social exclusion of young lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people (LGBT) in Europe.This publication highlights the effect that discrimination on the ground of sexual orientation and gender identity has on young LGBT people’s capacity to be socially included and to become active citizens. click here to download report FINAL.pdf 1.12 MB
• Transgender Americans: A Handbook for Understanding
  A publication of the Human Rights Campaign Foundation, November 2005
  The public sector workers' union, UNISON, has recently released a revised guide on the rights of trans workers, "Bargaining for Transgender Workers' Rights"
  http://www.unison.org.uk/acrobat/B2566.pdf
• Buck Angel - What Makes A Man? Dawn Right Nasty chats to FTM pin-up Buck Angel
• Transphobics - how to protect yourself - a little spoof humour booklet by us based on the 80s booklet on nuclear war

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Jorgensen, C
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