Info and Guidance-Gender Reassignment Transgender
From Equality South West
A Guide for Young Trans People in the UK
This booklet aims to answer questions and offer language to enable people to express themselves more fully. It is a comprehensive guide covering: what is trans? Coming out, parents, trans groups, finding counsellors, surgical options and other identities amoungst other areas.
To read the document in full please follow the link: Guide for Young Trans People
An Introduction to working with Trans People within the health care setting
This Department of Health booklet produced as information for health and social care staff, gives a brief introduction to working with Transgender People within the health care setting.
It can be found: Intro to working with Transgender People
Bereavement - An Introduction for Transsexual, Transgender People and Their Loved Ones
This booklet has been produced to assist bereaved Trans people or friends, or the family of a Trans person who has died. It will also inform professionals such as coroners, pathologists, mortuary staff and undertakers to understand the particular needs of Trans people in the circumstances of death.
A downloadable copy of this guide can be found at:
Not labelled but understood: Transgender Equality in Later Life
Transgender people are people who share the joys, anxieties and illnesses
common to everyone. Older Trans people are like other older people: they fear
frailty, dependency and loss of their identity1. In our diverse and ageing society, it
is important that care provision is fully inclusive of everyone’s needs.