Welcome.
The aim of this website is to inform a wide public of the issues surrounding gender identity and transsexualism. It is also a resource for gender variant people and their families, the medical and other professionals that provide their care, Health Authorities, Members of Parliament and other policy makers.
We encourage you to use the material in this site to inform and educate others. However, if you do so, please adhere to our copyright policy.
Getting involved.
GIRES welcomes new members who wish to support its work on behalf of people experiencing gender discomfort and transexualism.
Click here for more information about membership »
Forthcoming events.
- MCC Manchester Trans Discussion Group (monthly)
- Shelley Cooper - Standup Comedienne (17 July, 2008)
- Workshop on LGBT History and Heritage (24 July, 2008)
- Public Forum – Transgender Community Issues and Concerns relating to Pride (29 July, 2008)
- Manchester LGBT Jobs Fair">(28 August, 2008)
- National Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) Health Summit (4-5 September, 2008)
- PICNIC FOR CHANGE 2008 (6 September, 2008)
- Gender identity disorder in adolescents (1 October, 2008)
- Annual meeting of GIRES members (12 October, 2008)
- TG09 - THE UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA, NORWICH, NORFOLK, UK(4-6 September, 2009)
What's new?
- Australian Survey for parents of transgendered children
- American Medical Association policy statement on care for transgender patients
- Gender Dysphoria, Transsexualism and Transgenderism: Incidence, Prevalence and Growth in the UK and the Implications for the Commissioners and Providers of Healthcare
- Glossary of Terms
- Research Award 2008
- Department of Health Literature Project - Initial Publications
- Treatment in the USA
- Family Matters - Families and Transsexualism – a better understanding
- Information for Schools: Transphobic Bullying in Schools
- Early Medical Treatment for Transsexual People
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