Online Support Groups

Laura's Playground Online Support Group Meetings Weekly Online Support Group meetings for MTF Transsexual's, FTM Transsexuals, Transgender Teens, Crossdressers, Wives , Partners and Families, Intersex and Androgynes. Moderators certified in youth suicide prevention. Meetings held in various Chat Rooms. Come get the support you need.

Base Groupss

AIS (Androgen Insensitivity Syndrome) Support Group - Worldwide. Includes medical information about Androgen Insensitivity, support group contacts, newsletters and personal accounts of people with AIS

Jackie lee Dale Transgender Group - Web-based. Includes an online forum and chat room. Membership is restricted to Transgender,TV,TS,CD & Lesbian individuals. No men are allowed, only females.

Renaissance Transgender Association - Based in Wayne, Pennsylvania. Includes monthly magazine, resource papers and publications, and information on membership, chapters and affiliates, forming a support group and their speakers bureau.

Tri Ess Crossdressers - United States crossdresser organization. Regional chapter directory, membership information, event calendar and publications.

International

Agender - Based in New Zealand. Includes membership, meeting and contact information, news, articles and a library.

AIS Support Group Australia - Australia based. Includes meeting, contact and legal information, a newsletter, and information on genetics, hormone therapy, fertility and presentation.

FTM Australia - Australian-wide network providing up to date contact, support and information to males affected by transsexualism, transgender female-to-male (FTM) people and transmen; their partners, family and supporters. Offline www.ftma.net/

Trans-Ser Support group from Bagota, Columbia South America. Supports Transgendered and Transsexuals.

England

Beaumont Society - United Kingdom based. Includes meeting, membership and contact information; advice column, message boards, free email, magazine, chat room and guestbook. Significant other helpline, world transgendered news, and resources.

Transsexual UK Support Yahoo Group. - Includes membership information, chat room, discussion forum, electronic booklets, event calendar, medical information, and news.

Northern Concord, The - Based in Manchester, UK. Includes membership and meeting information, a calendar of events, helpline information, a magazine, profiles of some members and articles.

Canada

Gender Metaphor Transgender Support Group - Based in Ottawa, Ontario. Includes membership information, meeting information, couples discussion list,members only hotline and on-line support chat. Special emphasis on transitioning while married.

Gender Mosaic Transgender Support Group - Based in Ottawa, Ontario, serving Eastern Ontario/Western Quebec. Includes membership, meeting and event information, member photos, a library, newsletter and Ottawa area resources.

The Vancouver Transgender Alliance - Web-Based MSN Group. Serves Vancouver, Canada and British Columbia region. Includes chat room, message boards, news updates, pictures and personal profiles.

Xpressions - Based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Contact, meeting and membership information. Publications, events calendar, support column, Toronto dining and shopping guide

Alabama

North Alabama Gender Center - A non-profit group formed to provide support for people who are transgendered and those who care about them. We strive to promote a more positive image of transgendered persons through outreach and education.

Alaska

Arizona

Alpha Zeta Phoenix Arizona - Phoenix Metro (Tempe) TriEss

Tau Upsilon Tuscon Arizona TriEss Chapter

TG Harmony - TG-Harmony meetings are now held at Casa de Cristo Church, 1029 E. Turney (north of Indian School and west of 12th Street), Phoenix, AZ

Arkansas

California

Alpha Triess - Los Angeles California -

Diablo Valley Girls - Contr Costa County California - A non-profit, non-sexual social support group serving the transgender community of Contra Costa County. Although mainly serving the needs of those in the East Bay area of Northern California, we have members in five states. DVG is an open group and welcomes all mature and responsible persons.

Lambda Kappa Omicron - Orange County California - Ladies Night

Neutral Corner, The - Based in San Diego, California. Includes meeting, membership and contact information, an SO group, articles, and a library.

Renaissance California - Offline Big Valley Renaissance, Stockton, CA; Phone: (209) 915-4599 www.bigvalleyrenaissance.com/

River City Gems - based in Sacramento, California - is a social and crossdressing support group for crossdressers, their partners, and their families. We have members from all over Northern California and neighboring states. Our primary goal is to provide crossdressers and their significant others with opportunities to socialize in a personally affirming, safe, and supportive environment. We also strive to raise awareness of crossdressing and the transgendered and to promote a positive image of our community to business owners, the media, and the general public. For more details on our group please feel free to read and use our vision statement located at our website.

The Cornbury Society - Glad you stopped by our page! We're the Cornbury Society, a social, educational and support group for crossdressers based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. TransBay - Based in San Francisco, California. Site includes an events calendar, resource lists for the bay area, features, and an interactive message board.

Colorado

Gender Identity Center Of Colorado - The Gender Identity Center of Colorado, Inc., (GIC) is a non-profit corporation organized to provide support to those people who cross dress, are transsexual, or are non-traditional in their gender identity. The Center is also an informational and educational resource to the community at large. The GIC is available to anyone, male or female, who can benefit from its services or resources, including spouses and significant others, parents, and siblings.

Society(SCIRTS) - Based in Colorado Springs and Pueblo, Colorado. Includes meeting, event and contact information.

Southern Colorado IntraRegional Transgendered

Connecticutt

Connecticut Outreach Society - Based in West Hartford, Connecticut. Includes meeting, membership, and contact information, a FAQ page, calendar of events, reading room, and information on their speakers bureau.

The Twenty Club A Transsexual Support group
Sponsored by Gender Identity Clinic of New England (GICNE).
Email : twentyclub@gmail.com
Blog : http://twentyclub.blogspot.com
Mailing address : The Twenty Club, Inc.
125 Parklawn Drive
Waterbury, CT 06708
The Twenty Club meets at the Hartford Gay and Lesbian Health Collective (HGLHC)
1841 Broad Street,
Hartford, CT. on the 2nd and 4th Saturday of each month, from 2 pm to 5 pm.
Entrance in the front, look for the rainbow flag.
Membership Dues and Meeting Fees: Annual membership dues for the Twenty Club, Inc. are $20 (US) per year. Dues help support their meeting costs and their web site. Members and visitors are encouraged to contribute $5.00 per person at each meeting to help defray expenses. Dues and meeting fees are applied to facility costs, web site maintenance costs, and refreshment costs for Twenty Club and GICNE meetings. While the contributions allow the group to remain self-sustaining, no-one will be turned away due to their inability to contribute.

New Haven Youth Group
New Haven LGBT Community Center
50 Fitch Street
New Haven, CT.
Phone : (203) 387-2252
Facilitated by Tom Murphy, LCSW, this LGBT and questioning youth support group meets on Tuesday evenings from 6:00 PM to either 7:00 PM or 7:30 PM.

Rainbow Room
Hartford Gay And Lesbian Health Collective
1841 Broad Street
Hartford, CT.
Phone : (860) 278-4163
Contact Facilitator : Stacey Pritcher at Number Above
This group meets on Sundays from 3PM - 6PM, and offers social time and activities in a safe and affirming LGBTQ space. Special events (such as the QUEER PROM) are held regularly.

Shoreline Teen Pride
Phone : (860) 399-9239
Although this group is no longer meeting regularly, their facilitator Johnathan Dean, is a good resource in the area

Transgender Teen Support Group
Phone : (203) 776-1966
Facilitator : Irwin Krieger
Email : irwin.krieger@sbcglobal.net
This group for Transgender and gender questioning youth (ages 17-21) meets monthly at Irwins office in New Haven, CT. on Tuesdays at 4:30 PM. For further information please contact Irwin directly.

VOICE (Voicing Our Individuality to Create Equality)
Womens And Families Center
169 Colony Street
Meriden, CT. 06451
Phone : (203) 235-9297, extention 24
Information Contact Osvaldo at the number above
This group is for gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, intersex and questioning youth ages 12-21. It meets on Tuesdays at 5:30 PM.

Deleware

Reneaissance Deleware - Delaware Renaissance, PO Box 5656, Wilmington, DE 19808; Phone: (302) 376-1990 (voice mail); Chapter meets at 8:00 pm on the second Saturday of the month in Talleyville, near Wilmington. Email.

Florida

Evolve Orlando - Web-based. Serves Orlando, Florida region. Includes Message boards, chat room, polls and a calendar.

Panhandle Transgender Alliance (PANTRA) OFFLINE- Based in Tallahassee, Florida. Includes membership information, newsletters, local resources and a calendar of events.

Tampa Bay Cental Florida Support group Central Florida Transgender Community is the online community for the Tampa Bay and surrounding areas.

Georgia

Atlanta, GA Metro Area
SIGMA EPSILON  PO Box 88291 Atlanta, GA 30356-8291
Contact: Lauren (Outreach Director) Secure Voicemail: 770-552-4415
E-Mail (Kira - President): sameoldkira@yahoo.com
Chapter E-mail: SigEpAtlanta@aol.com
Web Site: http://www.sigmaepsilonatlanta.org/

Hawaii

Idaho

Illinois

TYRA: Transgender Youth Resource and Advocacy Group. TYRA is a support group for Transgender and questioning youth, 24 and under, to meet people, get informed, and be supported by their peers. It’s held every Wednesday at the Broadway Youth Center, 3179 N. Broadway (near Broadway and Belmont) from 6 pm to 8 pm. Dinner is served at every meeting, and every fourth Wednesday is movie night! For more information, call (773) 935-3153, or email : youth@howardbrown.org

Genderwork. GenderWork is Chicago's social, support, and activist group for FTM (Female-Assigned, Masculine-Identified) Individuals. GenderWork meets on the 1st and 3rd Sundays of each month from 5-6:30pm in the Bridgeview Bank Building at 4753 N. Broadway, Suite 608. For more information contact Nick Winters at (773) 659-9207.

T-Time. Transgender & Intersex Support Group : Meets every 1st and 3rd Monday of the month from 6:30-8:30 pm at Howard Brown Health Center. An open group for FTM, MTF and Intersex individuals as well as those questioning their gender. For more information contact: Lois Bates (773) 388-8926 or loisb@howardbrown.org

Chicago Gender Society - Based in Chicago, Illinois. Includes, meeting, membership and contact information, and an events calendar.

Indianna

Michiana Transgender Alliance Offline www.anotherbookstore.net/_wsn/page6.html

Indy Boyz - for FTMs/SOFFAs in Indianapolis - Based in Indianapolis, Indiana. Includes meeting, membership contact information and a calendar of events.

Iowa

Kansas

Kansas City Crossdressers and Friends - KCCAF - is a social support group for Cross-dressers, Transsexuals, Transgendereds, their Families and Friends. If you are from the Kansas City area and wish to explore those inner most feelings you've been afraid to reveal to others who might not understand, we are here to help you. If you are a family member of a transgendered person (spouse, child, significant other) we are also here to help you try to understand what this all means..........

Kentucky

Louisiana

Renaissance Louisianna - GGA (LA) Gulf Gender Alliance Renaissance

Maine

Maryland

Renaissance Maryland - Northeastern MD: Renaissance Three Ts support group for transvestites, transgenders, transsexuals, their SOs family and friends meets the third Sunday of every month. Phone: 410-679-0981, ask for Kimberly. If leaving a message leave it for "Kimberly of Three Ts." Email (No Web Site)

Massachusetts

Tiffany Club of New England, The - Based in Waltham, Massachusetts. Membership, meeting and contact information, an event calendar and an advice column.

Innvestments - Based in the Cape Cod/Southeast

Massachusetts area. Includes meeting, membership and contact information, a members page, newsletter and calendar of events.

Sunshine Club - Based in Hadley, MA. Includes meeting, membership and contact information.

Out Now
125 Main Street
Springfiend, MA. 01105
Phone : 1 (888) 429-9990
Social and Support Group for LGBT youth, ages 22 and under in the Greater Sprinfield area. Meets on Fridays from 4PM-6PM. Funded in part by the MA. Dept of Public Health & the Governor's Commission on Lesbian & Gay Youth.

Michigan

Minesota

City of the Lakes Crossgendered Community from Minniappolis, Minnesota. CLCC

TEM - Minnesotta - Tau Epsilon Mu is an affiliate of Tri-Ess International, an association of heterosexual crossdressers and their families and seeks to support them and educate them and the community in which we live about crossdressing. The Tri-Ess philosophy can be best understood using the acronym FIBER, courtesy of our national chair, Jane Ellen Fairfax.

Mississippi

Renaissance Mississippi - Kosciusko: Aurora, PO Box 922, Kosciusko, MS 39090. Phone: 662-289-3631. (No Web Site)

Missouri

Sigma Mu of Tri-Ess - Based in Southern Missouri. Includes contact, meeting and membership information, faq page, local news and a S.O. area.

St. Louis Gender Foundation - Based in St. Louis, Missouri. Includes membership, meeting, contact information an event calendar, newsletter and articles.

Montanna

Nebraska

River City Gender Alliance - Nebraska - The River City Gender Alliance was founded in 1986 and currently has approximately 75 members. The monthly meetings attract between 25 and 30 members. Our members span all age ranges and cover all of the aspects of the gender spectrum. offline http://www.genderalliance.com/

Nevada

Las Vegas Crossdresser Support Group - Based in Las Vegas, Nevada. Tri-Ess (heterosexual crossdressers). Includes contact information, articles and a newsletter.

New Hampshire

New Jersey

Renaissance New Jersey http://www.transgender.org/njcs/ offline - Central New Jersey and Eastern Pennsylvania: Renaissance at Washington Crossing (Formerly New Jersey Support), PO Box 9378 Hamilton, NJ 08650-1378. Phone: 215-328-0738, Email. Meetings are the first Saturday of each month and start at 8 PM. Meetings are between Trenton and Lambertville, NJ, and across the Delaware from New Hope, Pennsylvania.

New Mexico

Transgender New Mexico - Based in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Includes meeting schedule, contact information, photos, resources and links.

New York

Chi Delta Mu of Tri Ess - Based in New York City, New York. Serving heterosexual crossdressers, their spouses and SO's. Includes contact information, an events calendar, a library catalog and information on an online forum for the children of crossdressers.

Metropolitan North Transgender Alliance (MeNTA) - Based in White Plains, New York. Includes meeting schedule, event information, newsletter, membership and contact information.

Renaissance New York (offline http://www.nytga.org/mhvta/) - Hudson Valley: Mid-Hudson Transgender Association (MHVTA).

North Carolina

Kappa Beta Chapter of Tri-Ess (offline http://www.kappabeta.org/) - Based in Charlotte, NC. Tri-Ess (heterosexual crossdressers). Includes contact and membership information, a significant others forum, an open forum, a community calendar, and a members-only area.

Raleigh / Durham, NC Metro Area
SIGMA RHO DELTA
P.O. Box 90141
Raleigh, NC 27675-0141
E-Mail: sigmarhodelta@yahoo.com
Web Site http://www.geocities.com/SigmaRhoDelta/

Triad Gender Association - Based in Greensboro, North Carolina. Includes meeting and contact information, an event calendar and a newsletter.

The Wilmington TG Group
Wilmington, North Carolina
The Wilmington TG Group, holds weekly meetings in Wilmington , North Carolina . The southern end of North Carolina can be a challenge for those searching for Transgender support, and now there's a place to go. For the latest information, check http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=330453511 on MySpace, or call Nova at Delta, (910) 343-6890, to join our safe, discrete group for weekly meetings, discussion, socials and more.

North Dakota

Ohio

Crossport - Cincinnati Ohio Based. We are made up of Cross dressers, transsexuals of both the male to female as well the female to male variety and the entire transgender category as a whole. Come as what you feel is most comfortable for you. Significant others are most welcome.

TransFamily Cleveland - Based in Cleveland, Ohio. Meeting and contact information, email support groups, referrals, literature, and over-the-phone information on transgender issues.

TransOhio Connection - Web-Based Msn Group. Serves Ohio region. Includes chat room, message boards, personal stories and pictures.

Oklahoma

Renaissance Oklahoma - Oklahoma City: COTA, PO Box 60354, Oklahoma City, OK 73146. email

Oregon

NorthWest Gender Alliance - Based in Portland, Oregon Offline. Includes meeting and contact information, activities and local resources.

Pennsylvania

Renaissance Allentown Pa. - Allentown (PA) Lehigh Valley Renaissance, P.O. Box 157, Trexlertown, Pa 18087.

Renaissance Philadelphia - Greater Philadelphia Renaissance, 987 Old Eagle School Road, Suite 719, Wayne, PA 19087. Phone 610-975-9119. Leave a message for the Chapter in voicemail box 5. email . Downtown Philadelphia Meeting of GPC, William Way LGBT Community Center, Philadelphia, PA. Email

Renaissance Harisburg Pa. OFFLINE Harrisburg (PA) Lower Susquehanna Valley Renaissance. (www.tg-new-millennium.org/lsv_ren/lsv.asp)

Transgender Health Action Coalition - Based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Advocacy, meeting and contact information, support, referrals, education and outreach, and peer counseling hot line.

Trans-pitt - Based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Serves the western Pennsylvania, eastern Ohio, and northern West Virginia areas. Includes meeting, membership, and contact information.

Rhode Island    Start Your own Chapter

South Carolina

Charleston Area Transgender Support Based on Charleston South Carolina. We meet on the second Saturday of every month. Spouses and SOs are always welcome.

South Dakota

Tennessee

Texas

Dallas Fort Worth Tri-Ess Chapter - Based in Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas. Heterosexual crossdresser organization. Includes meeting, membership, contact information and a calendar of events.

Metroplex CrossDressers Club - Based in Dallas/Ft. Worth, Texas. Includes meeting, membership and contact information, a newsletter, a program of events and friendly places to go in the Dallas/ft. Worth area.

West Texas Gender Benders - Based in Lubbock, Texas. Includes meeting and contact information, resources and an email list.

Utah

Vermont     Start Your own Chapter

Virginia

Beta Lambda - Based in Roanoke, Virginia. Exclusively for male heterosexual crossdressers. Includes meeting, membership and contact information, a list of other chapters, member stories, and articles.

The Rainbow Rag LGBT support Roanoke , Va.

Washington

Esprit Gala - Based in Port Angeles, WA. Esprit is a 1 week TG conference held in Port Angeles, WA. Educational classes for CDs, TS's, couples and S.O.s is a primary focus as well as having fun and meeting others.

Emerald City - Based in Seattle, WA. Includes membership, contact and event information, articles and a guestbook.

Ingersoll Gender Center - Based in Seattle, Washington. Meeting schedules, contact information, calendar of events, ftm, mtf, soffa, information, articles, book catalog, and guestbook.

Washington Gender Alliance - Based in Bellingham, Washington. Includes information on meetings, contacts, and their speakers bureau.

West Virginia      Start your own chapter

Wisconsin

Gemini Gender Group - Based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Includes meeting information and a monthly newsletter.

Milwaukee Transgender Based In Milwaukee Privately Hosted messaging system. Free membership.

Wyoming

WEB Based

Laura's Playground International A Personal Transsexual, Transgendered, Crossdressing and Family Support Site. Articles, Advice, Separated Sections for each group, Live chat (personal or group sessions), Forums, The worlds only Transgendered Horoscopes, Transgendered News and Fun and Games. Articles in 25 Languages.

NuttycaTS -Friends and Family - Web Based. Includes forums for the partners, friends and family of transsexual and transgendered people and forums for the transgendered.

Reality Resources - A support for former transsexuals and transvestites, and for those who want an alternative for SRS.

Southern Belle Society - Worldwide. Includes contact, membership and socials information, an SO page and beauty tips and glamour secrets page.

Straight Spouse Network - International support network of heterosexual women and men, formerly or currently partnered with gay, lesbian, bisexual, or transgendered mates.

TG Support - Web-based Yahoo Group.

Transgendered Network International - Web based. Includes membership information, library, resources listed by state, and scheduled and unscheduled chat.

Transsexual POZ Community - Web based. For the Transgender HIV+ community. Includes chat room, forums, life stories, contact information and personals.