Quick Resources
Adventures of Tina and Jordan a book for Gender Variant Children by Jessica Lam
Advocates for Youth– Ten Tips for Parents of a Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual or Transgender Child & I Think I Might be Transgender, Now What Do I Do? www.advocatesforyouth.com
ANSWERS TO YOUR QUESTIONS About Transgender People, Gender Identity, and Gender Expression American Psychological Association. www.apa.org
BEYOND THE BINARY: A Tool Kit for Gender Identity Activism in Schools www.gsanetwork.org
CDC Centers for Disease Control & Prevention. Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Health—Youth www.cdc.gov
COLAGE Kids of Trans Program (for children with transgender parents) www.colage.org
Deaf Queer Resource Center www.deafqueer.org
EVERYDAY ACTIVISM. Michael R. Stevenson and Jeanine C. Cogan, Ed. New York:Routledge, 2003.
FACT SHEET: Transgender & Gender Nonconforming Youth in School. Sylvia Rivera Law Project www.srlp.org
Gay/Straight/Trans Alliances: A Student Guide www.doe.mas.edu/hssss/GSA/Intro.html
Gender Education & Workplace Advocacy www.gender.org
Gender non-conforming: http://www.refinery29.com/trans-person-deciding-not-to-pass
www.genderspectrum.org-– child, family, medical, mental health issues/resources
GLBTQ: The Survival Guide for Queer and Questioning Teens by Kelley Huegel—grades 9 and up
GLSEN www.glsen.org (Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network) HARSH REALITIES: The Experiences of Transgender Youth in Our Nation’s Schools. & Miami-Dade County
Public Schools Gender Resource Guide (available from the YES INSTITUTE, Miami Florida)
International Foundation for Gender Education www.ifge.org
Intersex Society of North America www.isna.org
If YOU ARE CONCERNED ABOUT YOUR CHILD’S GENDER BEHAVIORS: A Guide for Parents. Children’s National Medical Center www.childrensnational.org
Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund www.lambdalegal.org
LINKS for Transgender Youth www.genderadvocates.org
LOVE MAKES A FAMILY. By Gigi Kaeser & Peggy Gillespie—all grades
LUNA by Julie Ann Peters A story of a transgender brother/Grades 9 and up
MY GENDER WORKBOOK:How to Become a Real Man, a Real Woman, the Real You, or Something Else Entirely. By Kate Bornstein. New York: Routledge, 1998.
National Center for Transgender Equality www.transequality.org
National Coalition for Gay, lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Youth www.outproud.org
National Gay and Lesbian Task force www.thetaskforce.org
National Youth Advocacy Coalition www.nyacyouth.org
OUR TRANS CHILDREN & TRANSFORMING FAMILIES by Mary Boenke www.pflag.org
PFLAG (Parents, Families, and Friends of Lesbians, Gays, and Transgender) www.pflag.org
QUEER YOUTH ADVICE FOR EDUCATORS by Abe Louise Young.
Safe Schools Coalition www.safeschoolscoalition.org . Model School District Policy Regarding Transgender and Gender NonConforming Students— www.casafeschools.org
THE FAMILY BOOK by Todd Parr. K-grade 3
The Reflective Workbook for Parents and Families of Transgender and Non-Binary Children:Your Transition as Your Child Transitions by D. M. Maynard – https://www.jkp.com/usa/the-reflective-workbook-for-parents-and-families-of-transgender-and-non-binary-children-1.html
THE TRANSGENDER CHILD by Stephanie Brill and Rachel Pepper. 2008.
The World Professional Association for Transgender Health www.wpath.org
TransFaith Online. Spiritual and Religious Issues www.transfaithonline.org
Transgender Law.org
Transgender Living on YouthResource www.youthresource.com
TRANSITIONS OF THE HEART—Stories of Love, Struggle and Acceptance by Mothers of Transgender and Gender Variant Children by Rachel Pepper. Cleis Publishers, 2012.
TRANSGENDER VISIBILITY: A Guide to Being You. Human Rights Campaign www.hrc.org
Trans Youth Family Allies www.imatyfa.org
Trevor Helpline Crisis Intervention for LGBT Youth 24 hours a day/7 days a week 1.800.850.8078
WORKING WITH TRANSGENDER YOUTH: Getting Down to Basics. A CWLA/LAMBDA Legal Joint Initiative www.lambdalegal.org & www.cwla.org
“Holding on to Hope”: Help for friends and family of transgender people – S. DeWitt Hall
“Reaching for Hope”: Strategies and support for the partners of transgender people – S. DeWitt Hall
This next book is for partners but contains a lot of relevant information.
“The Trans Partner Handbook”: A Guide for When Your Partner Transitions – Jo Green
Films: (many can be found for free through library apps like Kanopy)
Disclosure (Netflix)
Finding Kim
Real Boy
A Boy Named Sue
Books:
“She’s Not There” by Jennifer Finney Boylan
This Time for Me by Alexandra Billings
Becoming a Visible Man by Jamison Green
Transforming: The Bible and the Lives of Transgender Christians by Austen Hartke
Podcasts:
Radiolab Presents: Gonads – https://www.wnycstudios.org/series/radiolab-presents-gonads
Stealth: Transmasculine Podcast – https://open.spotify.com/show/2cM0d5wcOTK2MZS5kuGDYM?si=94aa26970123420d
Mod Love Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/16i6t372wRxANw8sDlLM10?si=b6850cee931443af
