Support Resources
DCATS on MySpace: In case you just can't get enough DCATS...
DC Trans Coalition: Local group for trans rights advocacy.
BaltWashAnnap Guys: Another local FtM social group.
SMYAL: Sexual Minority Youth Assistance League. DC based group that runs discussion and support groups, advocacy programs, HIV testing and more.
The Transitional Male: Education, support and resource website.
Women Partners of FtMs: Online support group.
Metro Area Gender Identity Connection: MAGIC is a support group for transsexuals in the greater DC area.
FTMInternational: FTMInternational provides support and resources to FTMs through publications, workshops, regional groups and events.
PFLAG: Provides support and education for and on behalf of families and friends of LGBT people.
Intersex Society of North America: Support and education for intersex people and their families.
Medical Resources
Medical Therapy and Health Mainetnance for Transgender Men: A Guide for Health Care Providers: Free pdf download. Lots of great information!
Transster: Great website with lots of surgery pictures cross-referrenced by surgeon, type of procedure, etc.
Trans Health Program at Whitman Walker Clinic: Phone - 202-939-7698, 202-797-4454
Beverly Fischer, M.D.: Surgeon for top surgery, based in Timonium, MD.
Michael Brownstein, M.D.: Surgeon for top surgery, based in San Fransisco, CA.
Gary Alter, M.D: Surgeon for genital reconstruction, based in Manhattan, NY.
American Institute for Plastic Surgery: GRS surgeons, based in Dallas, TX.
Binding and Packing Products
Underworks: Several great binders and swimsuits.
Title Nine: Maker of the Frog Bra, good for light binding.
Smitten Kitten: Packing products.
Grand Opening: Packing products.
Religious Resources
Dumbarton United Methodist Church: in Washington, DC.
Recommended Reading
Here are some books that DCATS members have found helpful, informational, or just entertaining:
- True Selves: Understanding Transsexualism, by Mildred Brown and Cloe Ann Rounsley
- Trans Forming Families: Real Stories About Transgendered Loved Ones, edited by Mary Boenke
- Boys Like Her: Transfictions, by Taste This
- Gender Outlaw and My Gender Workbook, by Kate Bornstein
- Stone Butch Blues, by Leslie Feinberg
- GenderQueer: Voices From Beyond the Sexual Binary, edited by Joan Nestle, Clare Howell and Riki Wilchins
- Becoming a Visible Man, by Jamison Green
- Sex Changes: The Politics of Transgenderism, by Patrick Califia








