by Laura Amato

The mission of Laura's Playground is to provide a safe personal support site for Transgendered, Transsexual, crossdressers and their partners and families. We also hope to help reduce the astronomical suicide rate among our group. In keeping with that tradition we offer peer to peer Transgender, Transsexual, Crossdresser, Intersexual, Androgyne and Family and Wives Support Group meetings in our various online chat rooms. We support both FTM and MTF. All of our Full Moderators are certified in Youth Suicide Prevention. We are one of the few Transgendered places you can get Transsexual, Transgender, Transgenderist, Crossdresser, Intersex, and Androgyne Online Help and Support.

We also host the following Online Support Group meetings:

Transgendered, Transsexual Teens Online Support group Meetings Teen ONLY

This group will meet every Saturday at 1PM Eastern Time And Sunday night at 8 Pm in the teens chat room on Laura's Playground. It is open for Transgendered young adults ages 13 to 24 for MTF's, FTM's Transgendered, Transsexuals, Crossdressers and those that question their gender. Learn how to raise your self esteem, aceptance and how to gain support and help. Moderator Sharleah.

Parents of Transgendered and Transsexual Kids Online Support Group Meetings Parents Only

This Support Meeting is for Parents or Guardians of Tg, Ts, CD or Intersex Kids. Transgender Kids have very special needs and outcome all depends on the earlist possible diagnosis and Treatment. 50% of Transgender Teens will Have had at least one SUICIDE attempt by their 20th birthday. 70% either cut themselves daily or mutilate genital and other areas. Adult Transgendered have a 31% suicide rate. Treatment by a qualified Gender Therapist is essential . Meetings are run every Thursday night at 8PM ESt by Monica and Sharleah. If she is not there ask a moderator to page her for you. You may contact Laura by email or messenger anytime.
Location: Parents of TG Kids Chat Room
Contact: Laura Amato

Cutters and self-abusers Support Meetings Over 50% of Transsexuals have cut or mutilated themselves at some point in their lives with many doing this daily. Usually this starts in the early teens and affects both FTM's and MTF's. Some continue into adulthood. We hold weekly support meetings on Friday's at 8:30 PM EST. Moderator Sharleah.

Wives of Transgender, Crossdressers and Transsexuals online support Group meetings Wives PArtners and Family and Friends only

This group meets every Sunday and Monday at 9 Pm Eastern Time in the Significant Others chat room on Laura's Playground. Meetings will restart September 5th, 2006 Learn the facts about being transgendered. Expressing one's True self can often be a matter of Life or death. Being TG is inborn not a life style choice. Learn how to support your spouse as well as gaining support for yourself. Moderated by Anushka (Anne). Kasandra will be around on Some Sunday's. She is the wife of a Crossdresser. Stop by and see her. Until September 5th If Laura isn't there ask a Moderator to page her.

FTM's , Female to Male Transgendered, Transsexual online chat support Group meetings FTM ONLY

This group meets every Monday and Friday at 8 Pm Eastern Time in the FTM chat room on Laura's Playground. Open to all FTM's. Come chat and gain support with guys just like yourself. Moderated By Stu.

MTF's Male to Female Transsexuals Online Chat Support Group Meetings

Starting at 9 PM eastern time MTF Transsexuals will meet every Monday and Saturday Night. Talk about transition, therapists, treatment and other items of interest. Moderated by Chrissie_Nightstar. Meeting will be in the MTF Transsexual room.

Post-op Transsexual Online Support Group POST_OP TRANSSEXUALS ONLY. NO TEENS

Post-op meetings are held every Thursday at 8 PM Eastern time. Ashley40 is your group leader. Ashley is a post-op Transsexual with many years of support group experience.

Intersex Online support Group Meetings

Intersex Meeting are held every Wednesday's at 8 PM Eastern time. Moderator is Sharleah.

Crossdressers Online support Group Meetings

Crossdressers meetings are held on Tuesday's at 8 pm Eastern time. Moderator RitaCD50.

Transgender AA and NA Online Substance Abuse Support Group. A meeting for alcohol abusers and drug users based on Alcoholics Anonymous and Narcitics Anonymous AA/NA Style. The group is run by Robin and Sarah who are moderators and AA member. Meets every Sunday Night at 9 Pm in the substance abuse chat room.

TG Couples This is a meeting both for the TG and their wives partners or husbands. Over 18 as mature subjects will be discussed. Both partners should attend. Meetings will be held every Saturday from 4 to 9 PM Eastern time. Moderator Kasandra.

Androgyn Support meetings. There are far more Androgyn's in the Transgender Community than previously thought. Support meetings are held every Wednesday at 7 PM. Moderator is Philly.

Most of our moderators have taken or are taking Professional Youth Suicide prevention courses to provide you with support. They have the experience of interacting with 4.6 million transgnder users.

Glbt Counseling

Trevor Hotline LGBT Suicide Prevention 13 - 24