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Rachel Heath is indebted to the School of Psychology at the University of Newcastle, Australia, for her appointment as an honorary staff member, and for her colleagues’ encouragement and assistance in completing the research for this book. Katie Wynne is grateful to the Endocrinology and Diabetes Department at John Hunter Hospital, Newcastle, Australia, for their support in her profes- sional development as a transgender health specialist and their assistance in the development of local services. She thanks her family, Peter, Hannah, Zac, and Jess, for their inspiration and patience. Many thanks to Jane Coffey (MA, Royal College of Art), design director of Future Shelter, for donating her time and expertise to create our “gender diversity” book cover. We appreciate the dedicated assistance from our editor at ABC-CLIO, Debbie Carvalko, who offered encouragement and prompt advice on editorial aspects of the project. It was impossible to research a book of this kind without referring to the extensive Internet resources on gender diversity. Spending many hours com- municating with gender-diverse people and others, both in person and on the Internet, has informed much of the book’s contents. It is impossible to write a credible account of these complex issues without considering the collective experience and wisdom of these courageous community members. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS