International Foundation for Gender Education
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Location

United States of America

Massachusetts, United States of America

Waltham, Massachusetts, United States of America

Alternate names

IFGE

Description

The International Foundation for Gender Education (IFGE), founded in 1987, is a leading advocate and educational organization for promoting the self-definition and free expression of individual gender identity. IFGE is not a support group, it is an information provider and clearinghouse for referrals about all things which are transgressive of established social gender norms. IFGE maintains the most complete bookstore on the subject of transgenderism available anywhere. It also publishes the leading magazine providing reasoned discussion of issues of gender expression and identity, including crossdressing, transsexualism, FTM and MTF issues spanning health, family, medical, legal, workplace issues and more.

IFGE. “About the International Foundation for Gender Education (IFGE).” Accessed January 19, 2024. https://www.ifge.org/intro.htm.
History

International Foundation for Gender Education (IFGE) was a non-profit advocacy organization founded in November 1986 by Merissa Sherrill Lynn (1942-2017). It was established to promote understanding of transgender people.The IFGE developed out of an earlier organization, the Tiffany Club, which was officially founded 1978. The IFGE operated as a communication medium, an outreach and educational tool, and a unifying factor for transgender people. It provided support and channeled funds and information, and it provided educational information to trans people, to persons directly affected by them, to professional communities and to the general public. The IFGE published Transgender Tapestry and special topic publications, held an annual "coming together" convention, and provided a speakers bureau and library on transgender issues. UVic Transgender Archives holds IFGE records (part of the Rikki Swin Institute collection) including material created by Merissa Sherrill Lynn and Betty Ann Lind in their roles within the IFGE organization, IFGE administrative records, articles and collected publications, correspondence, newsletter collection, a complete run of Tapestry, and resource materials

University of Victoria - Transgender Archives. “International Foundation for Gender Education.” Accessed January 19, 2024. https://www.uvic.ca/transgenderarchives/collections/ifge/index.php.
Work funded
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    Gender 101: An Introduction to the Nature of the Transgendered

    film/video, 1993

    From back of VHS box: Finally a video to help the viewer understand the perspective of the many facets of the gender world. Prominent figures involved in the education and support of others share their experiences, breathing life into the textbook definition used to describe these behaviors. While definitive answers may be elusive, GENDER 101, the video, prompts us all to ask better questions and prepares us for the challenges of the future. Contributors include: Merissa Sherrill Lynn Dr. Sheila Kirk Yvonne Cook Virginia Prince Eve Buchert Dr. Peggy Rudd Linda Buten Jane Ellen Fairfax Sister Mary Elizabeth Canon Clinton R. Jones Dallas Denny Holly Boswell Carol Beecroft Dr. Stayon & Holly Cross Suggested Retail $29.95