Discussion about transgender people in India usually centers around women, often referred to as hijra, kinnar, and aravanis (in Tamil Nadu). There are numerous support and advocacy organizations throughout India that assist women, but less obvious are the resources that are available to trans men.

While certainly not exhaustive, this guide to resources for transgender men in India includes information about helplines and support groups, mailing lists, and doctors and surgeons.

Special thanks to @questioncurl and @FireboltX for contributing to this article.

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Help Lines and Support Groups

Bangalore

Sangama
A sexuality minorities human rights organization for individuals oppressed due to their sexual preference, including Female-to-male/male-to-female transsexuals and other transgenders. We aim to help live their lives with self acceptance, self respect and dignity.
Helpline: see website
Web: www.sangama.org

Gujarat

Lakshya Trust
Support group for LGBT communities, AIDS awareness programs for MSM in Baroda, Surat and Rajkot.
Contact: Sylvester Merchant
Email: lakshya121@rediffmail.com

Parma Vadodara
Helpline, support group for lesbians, bisexual, transgender.
Contact: Indira Pathak/Maya Sharma
Email: parma@hotmail.com
Phone: 0265-5535610, Monday to Friday, 10 – 4p

Karnataka

Alternative Law Forum
Bisexual women, lesbians, MSM in general, transgender people.
Email: alforum@vsnl.net

Jagruthi
Sexual health agency for men who have sex with men (MSM) and transgender people.
Contact: Renu Appachu
Email: jagru@vsnl.net, jaagru@yahoo.com

Kerala

Sahayatrika
Provides support for queer women, lesbian, bisexual women and F2M transgender people.
Helpline: 9744955866
Email: sahayatrika@gmail.com

Maharashtra

Transpal Foundation
A volunteer-run, non-profit community support organization for transgender people, providing assistance to anyone troubled by gender dysphoria, plus support for SOFFA’s (significant others, families, friends and allies.)
Contact: Kiran
Email: transpals@yahoo.com, transpals@hotmail.com

Mumbai

Bombay Dost
Bi-monthly ‘Sunday High’ events related to LGBT rights and health issues and other regular events (picnics, outings, etc.)
Contact: Nitin Karani, Vivek Raj Anand, Girish Kumar P
Email: bombaydost2009@gmail.com
Web: bombay-dost.pbworks.com, www.bombaydost.co.in (magazine)

Sampoorna
A Trans network of Indians across the globe. [Trans: Transgender, Transsexual, Intersexual and Gender Variant]. The Group meets monthly in Mumbai. Membership can be requested by writing to: sampoornaindia@yahoo.com. The network also keeps connected through a mailing list (see below.)

New Delhi

Anjuman – Jnu Students’ Queer Collective
Anjuman seeks to initiate discussion on queer issues on campus.
Email: anjuman_jnu@yahoo.co.in

Tamil Nadu

Saathii – Chennai
Support/empowerment of all non-heterosexual and transgender people regardless of self-identification; awareness-raising of alternate sexualities and gender issues.
Contact: Dr. L. Ramakrishnan, Country Director (Programs and Research)
Email: saathii@yahoo.com, lramakrishnan@saathii.org
Web: www.saathii.org

Manasu
A helpline for members of the transgender community, their families and the public.
Phone: 044-25990505

Mailing lists

Sampoorna
A Trans network of Indians across the globe. [Trans: Transgender, Transsexual, Intersexual and Gender Variant]. The network keeps connected through a mailing list. The group also meets monthly in Mumbai (see above.)
Web: groups.yahoo.com/group/sampoorna

LGBT-India Yahoo! Mailing List
Web: groups.yahoo.com/group/lgbt-india

Doctors and Surgeons

Calcutta

Dr. Manoj Khanna
Top surgery
Web: www.cosmeticsurgery-india.com

Madras

Dr. Sudhakar Krishnamurti
Top surgery
Email: sudhakarkrishnamurti@rediffmail.com
Web: www.sudhakarkrishnamurti.com

New Delhi

Sitaram Bhartia Institute of Science and Research
Gender Dysphoria and its Management
Dr. Kavita Arora (therapy)
Dr. Kotwal (top surgery)
Web: gender.dysphoria.googlepages.com/home

Dr. Sadhna Vohra
Top surgery
Phone: 011 – 26021324

Dr. Manohar Lal Sharma
Top surgery
Web: www.aestheticsurgeon.org

Dr. P.K. Talwar
Top surgery
Phone: 011-91-11-6312

Dr. Suresh Gupta
Top Surgery
Phone: 91-11-618077

Dr. S.S. Sethi
Top Surgery
Phone: 011-91-11-5894

Dr. Selja Sen
Top Surgery

Sources:

1. FTM International
2. Sangama
3. Sanginii India Trust

Last updated: 11/28/09