These resources have been compiled through online and local sources. As a result, much of our information is specific to the Gainesville area. If you are a health or service provider who wishes to be added to our list of local resources, if you find problems with this site or information, know of great online transgender resources, or simply want to provide feedback, please email the Pride Center. The publication of the names of any person, business, or organization shall not be construed as any indication of their sexual orientation. Any entry will be deleted on request, or on receipt of reliable information that it is unwelcome to those concerned.
Local
Lavender Council: The Lavender Council of Marion County is an LGBTQ+ support, advocacy, and educational group serving Ocala and the greater Marion County area.
PFLAG – Gainesville: The Gainesville Chapter of Parents and Families of LGBT Persons
PFLAG – Ocala: The Ocala Chapter of Parents and Families of LGBT Persons
TranQuility: – A transgender community group serving Alachua County
Unspoken Treasure Society – a non-profit organization dedicated to improving the lives of transgender community members of all backgrounds
National
Children’s National Medical Center: Use the search menu to find ?Gender Variant? in Outreach Programs.
Gender.org: An organization designed to educate both transgender people and the public about transgender issues.
Trans Kids Purple Coalition: A national trangender children’s group.
Trans Youth Family Allies: Families with transgender youth advocacy group.
Transgender Law Center: A law center dedicated to laws dealing with transgender persons.
WPATH – World Professional Assocation for Transgender Health: An organization aimed at providing health standards, health care, legal, public policy and other related materials to the public about transgender persons.
Brochures
To view the Brochures, click on the links below. Note: You must have the Adobe Reader installed in order to view the Brochures.
Parents of Transgender Brochure (0.33 MB)This brochure is designed for parents who have transgender children, older or younger, and want to understand how to best understand what their child is going through and how they can help.
Transgender Brochure (0.33 MB) Designed for transgender persons in their twenties and older, living within the Alachua County Area.
Transgender Youth Brochure (0.33 MB) Designed for transgender or questioning youth, between 13-19 living within the Alachua County Area.
Local Resources
Accent MD
A gender clinic addressing the medical needs of transgender persons. Located at 4340 W Newberry Rd # 203, Gainesville, FL
(352) 271-5367
Counselors
Individuals
- Emily Franck Hoon, PhD, (352) 375-4666.
- Charles R. Martin, Ph.D., (352) 375-7756, www.drcharlesmartin.com, Email: info@drcharlesmartin.com
- Caroline Pace, PhD, LMHC, LMFT, (352) 376-5543.
- Jennifer Sager, Ph.D. (352) 379-2829, www.jbsager.com, Email: sageritm@aol.com
Organizations
- Alachua County Crisis Line, 24-hour telephone crisis intervention and counseling service offered by trained volunteers; short-term crisis counseling. All services free. 218 SE 24th Street, Gainesville, FL 32641. (352) 264-6789. http://crisiscenter.alachua.fl.us/
- Alachua County Victim Services and Rape Crisis Center, community-based agency that offers emergency outreach to victims, comprehensive advocacy, support groups, and 1-on-1 counseling services to victims of all types of violent crime. A counselor-staffed 24 hour hotline is available. 218 SE 24th St, Gainesville, FL 32641. Call (352) 264-6760, or toll-free (866) 252-5439.
- Peaceful Paths Domestic Abuse Network, for women and men who are victims of domestic violence, (352) 377-8255; out of area code, (800) 393-7233.
- UF Counseling Center, students and partners, (352) 392-1575.
- UF Sexual Assault Recovery Service, counseling for female and male students who have experienced sexual assault. Confidential and free. Also for partners, family, and friends of victim. UF Student Infirmary, room 230, or (352) 392-1161 ext. 231.
- UF Student Mental Health Services, 24hr, (352) 392-1171.
Books
As Nature Made Him – John Colapinto
Changing Bodies, Changing Lives – Ruth Bell Alexander
Gender Outlaw – Kate Bornstein
GenderQueer: Voices From Beyond the Sexual Binary – Riki Wilchins, Joan Nestle, Clare Howell
Helping Your Transgender Teen – Irwin Krieger
It’s Perfectly Normal – Robie Harris
Middlesex: A Novel – Jeffrey Eugenides
Mom, I Need To Be A Girl – Just Evelyn
My Gender Workbook – Kate Bornstein
Oliver Button is a Sissy – Tomie de Paola
Queer Theory, Gender Theory: An Instant Primer – Riki Wilchins
Self-Made Man – Norah Vincent
Sex Changes – Patrick Califa
Sissies and Tomboys – Matthew Rottneck
She’s Not There – Jennifer Boylan
Stone Butch Blues – Leslie Feinber
The Transgender Child: A Handbook for Families and Professionals – Stephanie A. Brill, Rachel Pepper
Transgender Explained For Those Who Are Not – Joanne Herman
True Selves: Understanding Transsexualism – Mildred L. Brown, Chloe Ann Rounsley
Whipping Girl – Julia Serano
Films
Almost Myself – Tom Murray
Beautiful Boxer – Ekachai Uekrongtham
A Boy Named Sue – Julie Wyman
Boys Don’t Cry – Kimberly Peirce
Hedwig and the Angry Inch – Stephen Trask
Middle Sexes: Redefining He and She – Anthony Thomas
Miguel/Michelle – Gil Portes
Normal – Jane Anderson
Priscilla, Queen of the Desert – Stephen Elliot
Prodigal Sons – Kimberly Reed
Soldier’s Girl – Frank Pierson
Southern Comfort – Kate Davis
Toilet Training – Tara Mateik
Transamerica – Duncan Tucker
Television
Cruel and Unusual: Transgender Women in Prison – Janet Baus, Dan Hunt and Reid Williams
Transgeneration – New Video Group
Publications and News
Advocate: recommended national periodical for LGBT news and issues, (213) 871-1225. May be bought at Wild Iris.
Qbliss: An online LGBTQ focused news site.
Queer Zine Archive Project: An online collection of articles, essays, short stories, magazines, and literature about transgender and queer topics.
Political and Legal
ACLU (American Civil Liberties Union): PO BOX 41581, Jacksonville, FL 32203, (904) 353-7600.
It Gets Better: National project to help LGBTQ Teens struggling with bullying, violence, and social isolation.
Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund: newsletter, (212) 995-8585. U.S. Department of Justice Hate Crimes Hotline, (800) 347-HATE.
Stonewall Democrats of Alachua County: 901 NW 8 Ave., Suite A-3. website
UF Office for Student Services: For students that are the victims of sexual harassment or homophobia, (352) 392-1261.
UF Office of Academic Affairs: For faculty that are the victims of sexual harassment or homophobia, (352) 392-1254.
Online Resources
Female-To-Male International: An international Female-to-Male Transsexual online resource.
Gender Queer Revolution: A site dedicated to celebrating gender queer persons, with literature, narratives, articles, discussions
Remembering Our Dead: A group dedicated to remembering those lost to violence against transgender people.
Transsexual Successes: A site listing many successful women who are transsexual, in multiple languages.
TS Road Map: An online resource covering all things related to transgender women