Personally, cosmetic surgery is about so much more than just looking good. When you feel uncomfortable in your body or how you look living life authentically can be very challenging. It’s important to remember that you are worthy of the life you are living and you should never be ashamed of who you are.
If you are struggling with the gender you were assigned at birth, transgender surgery is often critical to being your most authentic self. Transgender awareness week helps to share information about the struggles transgender people and the community face, and provides a unique opportunity for LGBTQ+ allies to take action to support transgender people.
Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) have partnered with Getty Images for their 2022 creative grant, Chosen Family. The grant is aimed at challenging stereotypes of the LGBTQ+ community and families through diverse imagery and non-stereotypical representation. Applications close 18th November 2022. Judges include GLAAD’s Director of Transgender Representation, nominated film producer Alex Schmider.
CHOSEN FAMILY CREATIVE GRANT – APPLICATION FORM
Transgender Organizations and Resources
UK
Gender Identity Research & Education Society (GIRES)
Private Transgender Healthcare
Assessments for gender dysphoria diagnosis, hormone treatments, surgical referrals and counselling services
US
National Center for Transgender Equality (NCTE)
Transgender Support Network (PLAG)
Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders (GLAD)
Transgender Law Center Legal Information Helpdesk: for trans community members and our friends and family looking for legal information or support.
Australia and New Zealand
New Zealand – Ministry of Health
International
Global Action for Trans Equality (GATE)
World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH)
Transgender in the Media
Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) works through media to expedite acceptance of the LGBTQ community.
GLAAD Transgender Media Program
Transgender Celebrities
Isis King is the first transgender female model to appear on America’s Next Top Model in 2008
Laverne Cox starred on Orange is the New Black and the first transgender person on the cover of Time magazine in 2014
Laverne Cox | Official Website
Caitlyn Jenner is an Olympic gold medal-winning decathlete. She came out as a transwoman in 2015 and starred in the reality television series I Am Cait, from 2015 to 2016.
Caitlyn Jenner | Official Website
Jazz Jennings is the youngest transgender person to be interviewed by the media about being transgender at the age of six. She first appeared in the TLC reality series I Am Jazz with her family when she was 11 which has just completed a seventh series and is really worth watching if you want to understand more about growing up as a transgender girl.
The TransKids Purple Rainbow Foundation (TKPRF)
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