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Groups that campaign for the rights of transgender, transvestite, transsexual, third gender and other gender variant peoples have been in existence since the mid-20th century, and have multiplied greatly in number since the 1990s. They may use a civil rights or minority rights political discourse, or may instead aim to challenge the very institution of gender. Their goals are varied, but include legal change, such as recognition in one's chosen sex on official documents; challenging discrimination in institutions such as prisons, housing, employment, health and education; and combating violence against transgender people.

See also List of transgender-support organizations.

International

  • FTMInternational — an international organization formed in 1986, claiming to be the "largest, longest-running organization serving the Female-to-Male (FTM) community". Local chapters have their own publications: FTM Australia publishes Torque, FTM UK publishes Boys Own, FTM Italy publishes Manifesto Azionetrans and FTM France Caritig publishes TransGenre Actu.
  • International Foundation for Gender Education (IFGE)
  • TCOPS — Transgender Community of Police and Sheriffs (in Australia, Canada, the United Kingdom and the United States).

Europe

  • France
    • Caritig — Centre d'Aide, de Recherche et d'Information sur la Transsexualité et l'Identité de Genre ("Center for Assistance, Research, and Information on Transsexuality and Gender Identity")
  • Germany
    • DGTI — German Society for Transidentity and Intersexuality
  • Spain
  • United Kingdom
    • Gender Identity Research and Education Society
    • Press for Change

Africa

  • South Africa
    • Gender DynamiX — Africa's first (and currently only) organisation for the transgender community

Asia

In India, Hijras have campaigned for recognition as a third sex, and against endemic social ostracism and violence, since at least the 1990s. In 2005, 24-year-old hijra Sonia Ajmeri ran for state assembly on an independent ticket to represent the estimated 40,000 eunuchs in Gujarat.

    • Arawanis Social Welfare Society - An Arawani group in Mumbai
    • Dai Welfare Society - A group formed and run by hijras in Mumbai
    • Theni Mavattam Aravanigal Association — A local Aravani group in Tamil Nadu
    • Hijra Kalyan Sabha — formed in 1999
    • All-India Eunuchs’ Welfare Association — formed in 1993-94

Latin America

  • Argentina
    • ATTTA — Asociación Travestis Transexuales Transgéneros Argentinas ("Association of Argentinian Travestis, Transsexuals and Transgenders")
    • ALITT — Asociación de Lucha por la Identidad Travesti Transexual ("Association for the Struggle for Travesti and Transsexual Identity")
    • OTTRA — Organización de Travestis y Transexuales de la República Argentina ("Organisation of Travestis and Transsexuals of the Republic of Argentina").
    • RedTrans MaV — Trans Network - FTM group
    • ATUC — Asociación de travestis unidas de Córdoba (United Association of Travestis, Cordoba)
  • Chile
    • TravesChile — "Formed in June 2000 to defend the rights of transgendered people"
  • Peru
    • Raíz Diversidad Sexual — Sexual Diversity Group (LGBTI inclusive)
    • Claveles Rojos — Runa Institute / Red Carnations
  • Colombia
    • TRAN-SER — Red de Apoyo a Transgeneristas (Transgenderist Support Network)
  • Mexico
    • Comunidad Transgénero, Guadalajara] (Transgender Community, Guadalajara), headed by Paty Betancourt
    • Comunidad transexual de Guadalajara, México (Transsexual Community of Guadalajara, Mexico)
    • Disforia de Género
  • More transgender rights resources, Mexico:
  • Venezuela
    • Respeto a la Personalidad (Respecting Personhood)

North America

The word transgender emerged from North America, and there has been an explosion of activist groups in the US since the 1990s.

Oceania

  • Australia
    • Australian WOMAN Network
    • Sex and Gender Education (SAGE) Australia — campaign and lobby group for the rights of sex and gender diverse people in Australia.
    • Transgender Lobby Group
    • FTM Australia
    • Coalition for Equality — LGBTI rights
    • TransGender Victoria
    • TransWest — Transgender Association of Western Australia (Formerly GDFWA)

Historical

United States
  • The American Society for Equality in Dress (published two editions of a journal in 1952, led by Virginia Prince)
  • Street Transvestite Action Revolutionaries (STAR, founded in 1970)
  • Queens Liberation Front (New York, founded 1970)
  • Transsexual/Transvestite Action Organization (TAO, founded 1970)

See also

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