A Guide for Young Trans People in the UK, 2007, Department of Health
Abstract: Trans is an umbrella term. It includes cross-dressers, transgender and transsexual people as well as anyone else who is in any way gender variant.
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After having been involved with the ‘Sci:dentity Project’ (an arts project for trans youth), we worked in conjunction with ‘Gendered Intelligence’ to produce this booklet. We have noticed that there is a lack of clear, structured resources for young trans people in the UK and we wanted to put a booklet together to offer information to trans and questioning young people.
We believe that ‘trans’ is a spectrum. Eight of us have contributed, and we each feel differently about our trans status. You may know you’re trans and are looking for some specific information. Alternatively you might be questioning and perhaps decide eventually that you don’t identify as trans. You don’t have to ‘fit’ any particular category of trans, but if you’re confused about or questioning your gender in any way, hopefully this booklet will help clarify some of your questions and offer you language to express yourself.
We would like to acknowledge the LGBT youth group Galyic where the idea for a booklet came from their trans members. We would also like to thank the Department of Health for funding this booklet and the support and input from the Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Advisory Group (SOGIAG).
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