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(Updated 04/11/12)
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Scottish Support Groups
Scottish Support Groups
| Name | Ethos | Website/Contact |
| Caledonian Counties Trans Group | New group started up in Perthshire | fionaofperth@btinternet.com |
| Central Scotland TG Group | Dunblane based support group | www.transgenderscotland.org |
| Clydebank LGBT Social Group - NEW | New LGBT Social Group within Dalmuir/Clydebank | clydebanklgbt@yahoo.co.uk |
| Clyde Valley LGBT Group | New LGBT group serving West Dunbartonshire | clydevalleylgbt@yahoo.co.uk |
| Crosslynx Group | Glasgow based Transgender support group | www.crosslynx.org.uk Website down at present |
| Edinburgh Trans-women’s Group | Edinburgh based support group for Trans-women | www.edinburghtranswomen.org.uk |
| North East Support Trans | Aberdeen based support network | www.nestsupport.co.uk |
| Polygender Scotland | Edinburgh based support group for all androgyne & polygender people | www.androgyny.org.uk |
| Stirling TG Group (Formerly known as the West Lothian TV/TS Group) - Website down at present. | Buchlyvie based support group | gladyspaterson2@yahoo.co.uk |
| Swans of Scotland | Inverness support group for transgender people. | www.spanglefish.com/swansofscotland |
| Sandyford Transwomen Support Group | Support for Transwomen | http://sandyfordtranswomen.tripod.com |
| Transmen Scotland | A self-help Support group for all female to male transgender people | www.transmenscotland.org.uk |
| Transtay | Dundee support group run by Diversitay | www.diversitay.org.uk |
| Trans Youth Glasgow (TYG) - NEW | For young people who identify as transgender | Michael.Richardson@lgbtyouth.org.uk |
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| Name | Ethos | Website |
| Disclosure Scotland | Information on disclosure regarding Transgender people | www.disclosurescotland.co.uk/publications |
| Equality and Human Rights Commission (Scotland) | Equality Issues | www.equalityhumanrights.com/scotland |
| Equality-Network | Campaigns for LGBT equality in Scotland | www.equality-network.org |
| Glasgay |
Exhibitions of LGBT items. Host of annual celebration of queer culture. |
www.glasgay.com |
| LGBT Centre for Health & Wellbeing | Promotes healthy lifestyles and improve accessibility of health services. | www.lgbthealth.org.uk |
| LGBT Youth Scotland | Provides a range of services and opportunities for LGBT young people | www.lgbtyouth.org.uk |
| National LGBT Forum | Forum set up by Equality Network for LGBT people | www.scottishlgbt.org |
| Parents Enquiry (Scotland) | Provides support and information for relations of LGBT people | www.parentsenquiryscotland.org |
| Sandyford | Offers a wide range of health services including Gender Identity | www.sandyford.org |
| Scottish Police Forces | Website giving links to all Scottish Police forces | www.scottish.police.uk |
| Scottish Transgender Alliance | Campaigns to develop good practice on transgender equality issues | www.scottishtrans.org |
| Strathclyde Gay & Lesbian Switchboard (SGLS) | Confidential helpline for LGB people | www.sgls.co.uk |
| Strathclyde Police | Covers Glasgow and surrounding areas | www.strathclyde.police.uk |
| Stonewall - Scotland | Campaigns for Equality and Justice for LGBT people | www.stonewallscotland.org.uk |
| Unison - Scotland | Scottish section of the Trade Union - LGBT pages | www.unison-scotland.org.uk/lgbt/index.html |
| West of Scotland LGBT Forum (New) | Umbrella organisation, which brings together groups & individuals representing LGBT people | www.woslgbt.org.uk |
English Support Groups
| Name | Ethos | Website |
| Beaumont Society | UK wide support network for all transgender people | www.beaumontsociety.org.uk |
| Beaumont Trust | UK wide support network for all transgender people | .www.beaumont-trust.org.uk |
| Change | UK based support group | www.ts1change.com |
| Depend | Provides support, advice for anyone who is related to a Transsexual person | www.depend.org.uk |
| F to M Network | UK Support network for all female to male Transgender people | www.ftm.org.uk |
| Gendys Network | UK based network for all Transgender people and their families | www.gender.org.uk/gendys |
| Gender Trust | Carries details of regional support | www.gendertrust.org.uk |
| Gender Identity Research and Education Society (Gires) | UK based group which seeks to improve how society treats Trans people | www.gires.org.uk |
| Looking Glass Society | Informative Transgender website, although society itself is no longer in existence | www.looking-glass.greenend.org.uk |
| Mermaids | Support group for young people trying to cope with gender identity issues | www.mermaids.freeuk.com |
| Northern Concord | Manchester based self-help group for Transgender people | www.northernconcord.org.uk |
Relevant English Organisations
| Name | Ethos | Website |
| Acas | Employment arbitrator | www.acas.org.uk |
| Equality and Human Rights Commission (England) | Equality Issues | www.equalityhumanrights.com |
| Gender Recognition Panel | Where to apply for the Gender Recognition Certificate | www.grp.gov.uk |
| Press for Change | Transgender Lobbying group | www.pfc.org.uk |
| Roses Repartee | Transgender magazine punblished quarterly | roses.repartee.tv |
| Transequality NEW | Part of Press for Change | www.transequality.co.uk |
| Transgender Zone | Web site with a host of useful information | www.transgenderzone.com |
| Unison - National | UK site of the Trade Union | www.unison.org.uk/out/index.asp |
| Wayout Guide | Published yearly - also known as the Tranny Bible | www.wayout-publishing.com |
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