Online Support Groups

Laura's Playground Online Support Group Meetings Weekly Online Seperate 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 Groups

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.

TYFA - Trans Youth Family Allies empowers children and families by partnering with educators, service providers and communities, to develop supportive environments in which gender may be expressed and respected. We envision a society free of suicide and violence in which ALL children are respected and celebrated. For more information visit our website, call 1 (888) 462-8932 Toll Free in USA, or Email : info@imatyfa.org

EMPTY CLOSETS - Everyone wonders who they are, but not everyone is brave enough to seek the answer. Empty Closets is a place where you can figure out who you are, surrounded by other people just like you. Whether you're gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, curious, unsure or a friend of someone who is, Empty Closets will help you find the answer. We welcome new members of all ages from 13 upwards.

TransParentcy - The love of a child. Few things are more precious or heart-warming than the bond and relationship of love that exists between parent and child. Few would argue against the ideal that a child's parents are the most important people in their life. Sadly, that ideal seems to be lost if the parent happens to be transgendered (or lesbian, gay or bisexual), especially if the marriage or partnership does not remain intact. The anger, betrayal and resentment from the non-transgender parent or the overly self-focused actions and behavior of the transgender/transitioning parent often place the child in the middle. The inability to resolve the adult issues forces the decision upon the legal system, upon psychiatric professionals to determine the best interests of the child. Transgender/transsexualism becomes an emotional issue in a custody determination, the outcome often depending more on who the professionals are than on the quality of the relationship between the parents and the child. "How will this affect the child developing their own sexual identity?" "What kind of immorality will the child be exposed to?" The dichotomy of this issue is that if the Transgender Parent remains with their partner, removing the child or terminating a parent's rights is very unlikely, generally there would have to be other strong extenuating circumstances. What happens when custody is disputed? Can a transgender parent's rights be invalidated based on "finding" their identified gender is not the recognized "legal" gender? What information exists about the affect of having a transgender parent? How do courts rule? TransParentcy was founded by a transgender parent and is dedicated to the Transgender Parent and their Children, and committed to the fight to protect and honor the precious relationship between them. Our mission is to support the transgender parent, and their supporters and advocates (lawyers, mental health professionals, friends, family, allies) by providing information and resources to educate and thus disspell the myths about being transgendered/transsexual having an adverse impact on one's children.

Gender Identity Empowerment Coalition - We are creating an Empowerment Challenge Breakthrough program for Transgender people to work to change their lives into the ones that they want, and at the same time, contribute to changing the world breaking the bonds of oppression no matter what! If a quadripilegic man can overcome challenges to win in his life and in the world, then WE have NO excuses. Let's become Winners and no longer victims. Visit our Website, Email us : kdulac@genderid.org or phone us within the USA : (415) 678 8043.

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.

Broken Rainbow. In the UK. Support for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people experiencing domestic violence.

CLANGLES. Central Lancanshire LGBT Support.

Manchester Concord. - Manchester Concord is a Transgender Social Group that meets every Wednesday evening in the upstairs bar of Villaggio's in Manchester. Villaggio's, 44 Canal street, Manchester, United Kingdom, M1 3WD. For further Information Email Chairperson Mary : mary@manchesterconcord.org.uk.

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

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

Northern Arizona Gender Alliance - NAGA - NAGA is a Network of gender-variant people and allies living in Northern Arizona. NAGA envisions a world where people of all genders are assured of our inalienable right to live openly and safely as our true selves, free from shame, abuse, ridicule, discrimination, or fear of violence. We plan to offer the following services: *Direct connections to support groups and peer counseling for people who are facing challenges regarding their gender identity or that of significant others in their local areas. *Resource lists of professionals in the Mental Health, Medical, Cosmetic, Legal, or related services who are supportive and interested in working with gender-variant clients. *To help support and create Community Education forums and seminars about gender issues. *Advocacy toward equal opportunities in employment, business, housing, health care, social services, the legal system, marriage, and family life for all people, regardless of gender, sexual orienation, lifestyle, or ethnicity.

Southern Arizona Gender Alliance - SAGA - SAGA offers support, social, and discussion groups that reflect the various aspects of gender and society. We also provide educational forums and trainings for businesses, service providers, and community members.

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.

Transgender Foundation of America - based in San Francisco, California.
TFA San Francisco, CA.
584 Castro Street, Number 517
San Francisco, CA. 94114
Phone : (415) 282-8123

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.

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

TYES (Trans-Youth education & Support of Colorado)
Parent Youth Group
Phone : (303) 733-7443 x 312
E-mail : TYES.group@gmail.com
Trans-Youth Education and Support (TYES) is an organization that was founded in 2007 as a support group for gender-variant children and their families. For more information on how TYES can help your family, please use the contact information above. TYES is dedicated to helping parents cope with their gender-variant children, and to help families find the information, resources, and the understanding that they need. While the youth enjoy each others company, the parents meet together to support one another. Often this support means helping families through the process of acceptance and understanding. We also work together to find solutions for children who are starting school in their affirmed gender. Sometimes we help each other understand the future regarding safety, hormones, emotional concerns and much more. Most importantly, TYES provides children a safe place to be themselves without the harsh judgments they often encounter. In our short time as a group, we have seen several young people find a new sense of themselves. They find a freedom in knowing they are not alone, and in being with a group of people who celebrate them just the way they are. TYES supports all families of gender variant youth, not just those that are transitioning or considering transition. If you would like to join us, please email us at the address below. Please know that we recognize that privacy is critical for our families and we work hard to protect the privacy of everyone in the group.

GLBT Colorado Center
Office Location :
1050 Broadway
Denver. CO. 80203
Mailing Address :
P.O. Box 9798
Denver, CO. 80209-0798
Phone : (303) 733-7743
Fax : (303) 282-9399
Email: info@glbtcolorado.org
Office Hours: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday - Friday
Building open for group meetings until 9 p.m. Monday - Friday
Call for Rainbow Alley drop-in hours.
Rainbow Alley
Phone : (303) 831-0442 (Drop-In Center number)
Email: rainbowalley@glbtcolorado.org
Has a Transgender discussion group and much more. The Center is the only statewide, nonprofit community center dedicated to providing support and advocacy for Colorado’s gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender (GLBT) population. We serve as a catalyst for community organizing, support services, social activities, and cultural events. Our programs include: The Center's Legal Initiatives Project (CLIP). Public Policy and Advocacy. GLBT Social & Support Groups. Health Resource & Referral. Lesbian Cancer Support Services. News Media Resource & Referral. Denver PrideFest. Speakers Bureau. Safe Facility for Group Meetings. Terry Mangan Memorial Library. Youth Services / Rainbow Alley. David Bohnett Cyber Center. Social and support group events at the Center attract over 2,000 people to the facility every month. We also offer meeting space for community organizations.

Connecticut

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.

Delaware

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.

Tallahassee LGBT Community Organization (The Family Tree) - holds monthly transgender chat meetings called 'Gender Chat' (times and dates are listed on their website). The Family Tree is located at 5126-C Woodlane Circle Tallahassee, FL 32303.

TransCentral Station of Orlando Florida - a general group for anyone in the gender spectrum and their SOFFAs. Meets the 1st and 3rd Tues. of every month at 7pm.
Full-timer's Group: This group is intended for those living in full-time in their preffered gender. Meets 2nd Tuesday of every month at 7pm. Both meetings are held at the Orlando GLBTCC, 946 N Mills Avenue, Orlando, FL. 32803. Phone : (407) 228-8272. Fax : (407) 228-8230.

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

Metro Wellness FTM and MTF support groups. Meetings are held monthly at Metro Wellness 3170 3rd Ave N St Petersburg, FL. FTM Meeting held on the 1st Wednesday of the month, MTF held on the 2nd Wednesday of the month from 7-8:30pm. For more information please call: (727) 321-3854 or Email Tristan : twbyrnes@gmail.com

Gulf Coast Transgender Alliance We are a transgender support group located in Pensacola,Fl. (serving Pensacola and surrounding areas) The group is dedicated to providing a safe and empathetic environment for members and supporters of the transgender community to find resources, make new friends, and explore healthy ways of coping with a variety of gender spectrum issues. We meet the last Saturday of every month. Phone: (850) 483-0074. Email : gctransgenderalliance@gmail.com

Triangle Interweave Triangle Interweave is a Lake County Florida based organization, associated with the Unitarian-Universalist Congregation of Lake County, dedicated to offering a safe networking environment for the LGBTQ community, their families, friends and supporters; bringing awareness of LGBTQ issues to the public; and working for full human rights for all members of the LGBTQ community. The Triangle Chapter of Interweave holds a monthly peer-to-peer transgender support group. Meetings are held on the second Wednesday of each month from 7-9 PM at Unity Church, 826 E. Dixie Ave., Leesburg, FL.. Phone: (352) 223-0654. Email : triangleinterweave@gmail.com

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.

Spectrum - Transgender support group for the Quad Cities (Moline, Rock Island, Davenport, Bettendorf) area. We are affiliated with Quad Citians Affirming Diversity, and are here for any crossdresser, transgendered or transsexual person in the western Illinois and eastern Iowa. QCAD's Spectrum Transgender Support Group! We at Spectrum provide support, information and education for transitioning transsexuals, transgender, and crossdressing individuals. We provide a support structure for transgender individuals and their families. Spectrum assists the questioning individual in their search for awareness and comprehension of their gender identity and expression. Spectrum serves as an educational resource both in the TG community and in reaching out to the surrounding community, in order to increase awareness of transgender issues. Spectrum - Quad Citians Affirming Diversity meets at 1608 2nd Avenue, Rock Island, IL. 61201. Phone : (309) 786-2580 Email : qc.spectrum@yahoo.com.

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.

IXE (Iota Chi Sigma) in Indianapolis - Based in Indianapolis, Indiana. We started in 1987 as a gender support group. We try to help gender conflicted persons in the context of a monthly social meeting. We welcome all gender conflicted persons, their family, spouses or SO's excluding no one. This includes CD, TV, TS, TG, or those who don't want a label or put themselves in a box. IXE values helping our members to find out who they are. We work hard to provide a safe place for our members to bring their concerns and issues to share. We strive to create a community where all feel that they belong, where everyone is a winner, and where we celebrate all gains as victories for everyone, and where supporting hands are available whenever needed. For more information either write via Email : ixe.insg1@yahoo.com or snailmail to : IXE, PO Box 20710, Indianapolis, IN. 46220-0710.

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

MaineTransNet
640 Brighton Ave (West entrance, top floor)
Portland, ME.
We are MaineTransNet (Maine Transgender Network, Inc.), a nonprofit organization dedicated to raising awareness about trans issues and providing support, referrals, and consultation to the trans community and interested others. Though we are based in Maine, our website includes information about a wide variety of transgender-related issues that may be of interest to trans individuals, family members, significant others, and health professionals, regardless of location. We have recently added a free 70- minute video available for download revealing the perspectives of a diverse group of gender-variant individuals and providing information for mental health professionals. We are planning several new groups and events in the upcoming months. Please contact Alex President of MaineTransNet for more info.
Partners Group Starting!
MaineTransNet is starting a peer support group for partners of trans-identified / genderqueer / etc. individuals. The first meeting will be Wednesday, May 13, 2009 at 7pm at the MaineTransNet office. Email Ali for more information.
Trans-Identified Support Group
The first meeting of the peer support group for any person who is trans-identified, genderqueer, or questioning was a huge success! If you are interested in attending, please Email Alex for for more information and directions. If you cannot attend this meeting but are interested in being part of the group, or similar groups sometime in the future, please also let Alex know.

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.

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

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

Tau Unity - Based in Springfield, Missouri. We are a peer support group. We welcome most everyone, from Transsexuals to the gender confused including all S.O.F.F.A.'s (Significant Others, Family, Friends, and Advocates). We are a safe and friendly place where people can get together to share the joys and pains we have in our lives. What we are not is a place to come and hook up with a transgendered person. While our members have a wealth of knowledge, we are not here to replace professional medical or psychological help. We can however give you any contact information we have for these professionals. If you are interested in attending we meet at the GLO center's building every Sunday night from 7 PM to 9 PM. The address is 518 E. Commercial Street. Springfield, MO. 65803. Please feel free to stop by and see us.
Email : board@Tau-unity.org

Montanna

Nebraska

River City Gender Alliance - Omaha, 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. We are also at : http://www.rcga.us

Nevada

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

New Hampshire

Being Who You Are - Based in Nashua, NH. Support group meetings are held on the first Tuesday of each month from 6:00 pm to 8:30 pm, for transgender, gender variant youth and their loved ones. Call Leona for more info: (603) 883-5443.

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.

Pathways - Based in Bergen County, NJ. We are a support group dedicated to the support of the entire transgender community. This includes anyone that identifies as TG in anyway. We welcome crossdressers, transsexuals, FtM, MtF, intersex, or anyone else seeking the support and community of their peers. We meet the second Saturday of every month, from 7PM to 11PM at a private and very comfortable location in northeast Bergen County, NJ. We have a large changing area available for those that would like to transform on-site. The changing room is open at least an hour before the start of the meeting. For more information please Email us : sunnimoss@verizon.net

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).

Spectrum Transgender Group WNY - We provide support, information, education, and advocacy for transitioning transsexuals and questioning transgender individuals. Friends, families, and allies are welcome. Monthly meetings are held on the second Friday of every month at 7 p.m. Contact Persons : Christina or Diana Email : spectrumwny@yahoo.com

Buffalo Belles - We are a social and support group for crossdressers, transvestites, transsexuals, intersexuals and other transgendered individuals. We are proud to be an open group, welcoming all those who are transgendered; MtoF or FtoM, straight, gay, or bi; single or married. Meetings are held once a month in a safe and private location, in the Buffalo, NY area. In addition to the monthly meetings,we occasionally join other groups for picnics and parties. Email Contact Person TinaMarie : TinaMarie026@aol.com or : buffalo_belles@juno.com for date and time of meetings. If you write to the Buffalo Belles directly, be patient because we only check the mail a few times each month. Member Application : http://www.buffalobelles.com/application.html

Transgeneration - Do you identify as Transgender, transexual, gender - queer or questioning your gender identity? If so, you should join our monthly discussion group. Meetings are held at : The Pride Center of WNY 206 S. Elmwood Ave. Buffalo, NY. 14201. We provide a safe space to meet for mutual support, friendship, and social activities. We promote the exploration of gender in a positive and affirming environment. Also at the Pride Center of WNY is the Transgender Health Initiative which is for at risk people who fall under the transgender umbrella, it is a very good program. Check out The Pride Center's Community Events Calendar for upcoming meetings : http://www.pridecenterwny.org/site/calendar.asp

Erie Sisters - The Erie Sisters is a support group and on line group dedicated to helping transgenders, their friends and families come to terms with themselves. We exist to promote acceptance through education, enlightenment, and social integration. Email the Contact Person : Penny : Penny313@gmail.com

Rochester Girls - is a Yahoo Based Online Support Group. Rochester Grrlz is for and about transgendered grrlz who happened to be born male but identify either in part or whole as a female. This includes transsexuals, transvestites, crossdressers and any other category that can be hung on those of this description. Our primary function is to get together in real time for social events, friendship, advice, sharing of makeup tips, shopping alerts and anything that makes a grrlz existence more fun.

Transgendered Couples of WNY - It will be our mission of the Transgendered Couples Of WNY to provide support, educational resources and safe social interaction for committed couples and their families, where one or both spouses identify within the transgender community. This will be accomplished through outreach, discussion , dissemination of our knowledge and experiences as transgendered couples,as well as socialization through communication and shared activities. Our goal will be the preservation and enrichment of our unique and committed relationships along with the promotion of knowledge and acceptence of these relationships within our culture as a whole. Contact Person: Email Kathleen : paralegal305@yahoo.com

Transgender Alliance of Central New York - The Transgender Alliance, the home of the Upstate New York Transgender Community, is a one-stop-shop social networking site for all transgender persons and groups located in and around Upstate New York and beyond. Here you can find and join any of the participating transgender social and support groups located in upstate New York and its environs. Even if you are not from this area you are welcome to join us. Simply sign up for your free membership in the Transgender Alliance and you will have access to all the tools you need to find and stay in contact with all of your friends across the state and to keep on top of all the many meetings, socials and events staged by 13 different TG groups. Email Contact Person Diana : pattondiana@rocketmail.com

CrossDressers Forums - A friendly place for crossdressers, their wives/SOs, family and friends.

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. Website currently Offline was listed as : http://www.transfamily.org/

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

Oklahoma

The Twofold Group - We are central Oklahoma’s only transgender support group. Email : info@twofoldgroup.org

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

Oregon

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

Pennsylvania

Erie Sisters Transgender Support Group. - Based in Erie, PA. - A social support group for transgenders, spouses/SO's and supporters of the transgender community in the Northwestern PA and Northeastern Ohio area. Monthly meetings and outings are held in the Erie area. Erie Sisters is also the sponsor of the Lake Erie Gala, held the week before Thanksgiving every year in Erie. The Gala offers tours, shopping, entertainment, fine dining, and a truly fun social environment in a friendly and welcoming community. Email : shub1@suite224.net (Note: Requires Singing up to log in).

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.

TransFamilly of Erie Support Group - Based in Erie, PA. - TransFamily of Erie is a support group that serves the transgender community in western PA. and eastern OH, and their loved ones, by providing a safe space for all who fit somewhere in the gender spectrum, or are searching. This includes all transgendered subcategories (e.g. FTM, MTF, cross dresser, genderqueer, questioning, etc.). Family members, friends, parents and spouses are welcome at the meetings. Meetings are held from 2-5 pm on the 4th Saturday of each month at Mental Health Association of Northwest PA ., 1101 Peach Street, Erie, PA, 16501) Meetings consist of group discussion around some topic of interest, followed by time for social interaction. Please bring some type of snack to share. Parking in the MHA parking lot is free. If you have any questions or would like additional information, or if you need immediate assistance with a trans-related issue, please contact Caitlyn by phone : (814) 823-1969 or by Email : caitlyn_xpress@verizon.net

Pre and Post Op Meeting - Harrisburg, PA. - We are an informal group of pre and post Op TS discussing the problems and tribulations of everyday life. Discussions range from "What is Normal" to problems with family and work. We meet the first Thursday of each month at: Alder Health Services, 100 North Cameron Street, Room 301, Harrisburg, PA. 17101 from 6:30-7:00 we have the gathering, and the meeting is from 7-8pm. For Info Email Pam : tegharrisburg@yahoo.com.

Rhode Island

Youth Pride Inc. at 171 Chestnut St., Providence, RI. 02903 Contacts Page.
Contact Person : Jaye. Phone : (401) 421-5626. Fax (401) 274-1990.
Email : info@youthprideri.org Help for Transgendered youth. New! Trans Support Group. Do you identify as transgender, gender variant, FTM, MTF, gender queer, 2 spirit, transsexual, or questioning? If so, come check out our trans support group on Tuesdays at 6pm. Contact Jaye for more information.

Borderlands Support Group Presented by: Lifelines Rhode Island, of Providence, RI.
Phone : (401) 369-9680. Email : info@lifelinesri.org
Founded in October, 2006, Lifelines Rhode Island is currently offering support and community though the Borderlands Support Group. This group is open to all transgender, transsexual, Two Spirit, gender variant, and intersex (TGI) people in Rhode Island and surrounding regions. We are here for you and your friends, partners, co-workers, service providers, and families.

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

KnoxBoyz of East Tennessee FTM Support Group was formed in Knoxville for East Tennessee, open to all stages of female born, masculine identified, persons and their SOFFAs (significant others, friends, family, allies). New additions for January 2009: Younger Tmen Project for FTMs under 25, and mixed SOFFA Support group.

Yahoo Health Group A peer counseling support group for female to male, F2M, FTM, masculine transgender persons, regardless of transition status, in East Tennessee and surrounding region. We also have social get togethers, such as BBQs and holiday meals, for those needing similar history friends more than anything else.

Tennessee Vals If you consider yourself to be transsexual, transgender, a transvestite, a cross dresser, intersex, androgynous, or any other type of gender bender, you might want to consider attending one of our meetings. We are the largest transgender support group in the Mid South. Our meetings provide socialization, support, and a program of interest to the transgender community.

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.

GEAR Gender Education, Advocacy & Resources, was created as a program of the Resource Center Dallas in 2005, and is the first formalized transgender program sponsored by a major gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender (GLBT) organization in North Texas. GEAR is dedicated to empowering transgender men and women within the community through educational and social opportunities, outreach and medical services. GEAR focuses on increasing the well-being of all transgender people, their families and their friends. For more information, or to contact a GEAR representative directly, please Email : gear@rcdallas.org , or call (214) 528-0144.

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.

Transgender Foundation of America - Based in Houston, Texas
TFA Houston, TX.
713 Fargo
Houston, Texas 77006
Phone : (713) 520-8586
Second Website : http://transhouston.com/

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.

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 - Serving Washington State Wide.
Phone : (360) 445-2411
Email : info@washingtongenderalliance.com
We are a support and educational organization serving the entire gender community of Washington State. We run two weekly Open Support meetings in two different cities, and have been in continuous operation since 1996. Meetings: The Alliance holds support meetings run by trained peer facilitators that we select, to help people who are questioning their gender, coming to terms with their true gender identity, negotiating the coming out process, navigating transition (if applicable), or are looking for information for themselves or someone in their life. Currently, we are running two weekly Open Support meetings in two cities which are appropriate for adults. At times, we have also offered specialized support meetings for non-transgendered people who are our friends and family, and for male-identified individuals who were raised as females.

Gender Alliance of the South Sound (GASS) - Based in Tacoma, WA. Gender Alliance of the South Sound, The Rainbow Center, 741 Saint Helens Avenue, Tacoma, WA. 98402. For more information : Phone : (253) 383-2318. Email : contact@southsoundgender.com
We are a support and social group for crossdressers, transsexuals, transgender and/or other individuals who self-identify as different than the gender they were assigned at birth, serving Pierce, Thurston, Kitsap, Mason and King counties in Washington state. Whether you live in Tacoma, Olympia, Federal Way, Auburn, Kent, Puyallup, Bremerton, Sumner... or any of the other cities in the South Puget Sound region... we really want to hear from you.

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.

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.