Chat with Dr Elizabeth Riley, Transgender Counsellor & Independent Academic Dr Riley's work website - http://peoplesmart.net.au/

 

Questions:

 

• As a starter, how did you become a counsellor for crossdressing/transgender persons?

 

• Why are crossdressing/transgender people like this?

 

Milton Diamond - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milton_Diamond

 

 

• Why does trans-phobia exist?

Middle Sexes: Redefining He and She (2005) - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0495729/

 

 

• How can you deal with an unaccepting spouse/other family members?

 

• How can I come out to people as crossdresser/transgender? Who should I come out to?

 

• How are the counselling issues for transsexuals and crossdressers similar? How are they different?

 

• How can I deal with desires to purge?

 

The Seahorse Society - http://www.seahorsesoc.org/

 

 

• How do I find a crossdresser/trans-friendly counsellor?

 

World Professional Association for Transgendered Health - http://www.wpath.org/

 

• Aside from counselors, what crossdresser/trans resources would you recommend?

Australia & New Zealand Professional Association for Transgendered Health - http://www.anzpath.org/

 

The Gender Centre - http://www.gendercentre.org.au/

 

• Anything else to add?

 

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