Additional Resources

Gender Spectrum

Resources for parents, teens, and community members regarding a variety of topics, including education, legal issues, and faith communities. Gender Spectrum also runs live online/call-in peer groups for parents/caregivers, pre-teens, and teens. 

• Site: https://www.genderspectrum.org/resources/

TrevorSpace

A supportive lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and questioning (LGBTQ) youth online community.

• Site: https://www.trevorspace.org/login

Stand With Trans

Support groups, hotlines, events, and other resources for transgender teens and their parents.

• Site: http://standwithtrans.org
• College-specific resources: https://standwithtrans.org/trans-lifeline-library-college-resources/
• Ally Moms: http://standwithtrans.org/ally-moms/
• Surgery Prep and FAQ's: http://standwithtrans.org/surgery-prep-and-faqs/

TransParent USA

Provides connection, support and resources to families with transgender children, including help with starting local chapters of support groups.

• Contact: https://transparentusa.org/contact-us/
• Site: http://transparentusa.org/

Trans Youth Equality Foundation (TYEF)

TYEF provides education, advocacy and support for transgender and gender non-conforming children and youth and their families. TYEF also offers youth camps and retreats.

• Contact: contact@transyouthequality.org
• Site: http://www.transyouthequality.org/
• Camps and retreats: http://www.transyouthequality.org/youth-retreats-camps

TransFamilies

TransFamilies runs support groups, a trans youth leadership program, special topics groups, and youth support groups, with more programs in development. All groups are online, available for families everywhere.

• Site: https://transfamilies.org/video-support-groups/

PFLAG

PFLAG provides peer-to-peer support for LGBTQ+ people and those who love them through in-person and virtual meetings, online outreach, and a variety of additional resources and programs.

• Site: https://pflag.org/
• Find a local chapter: https://pflag.org/findachapter/
• Find a virtual meeting: https://pflag.org/meetings/?f-topic%5B%5D=virtual

TransFamily Support Services

National Center for Transgender Equality (NCTE)

Policy advocates who also provide resources for changing ID documents and administer the Transgender Legal Services Network.

• Contact: https://transequality.org/contact-us
• Site: http://www.transequality.org/

Transgender Law Center

“Transgender Law Center (TLC) is the largest national trans-led organization advocating for a world in which all people are free to define themselves and their futures. Grounded in legal expertise and committed to racial justice, TLC employs a variety of community-driven strategies to keep transgender and gender nonconforming people alive, thriving, and fighting for liberation.”

• Site: https://transgenderlawcenter.org/ 

Movement Advancement Project 

This site has created a series of maps about policies affecting trans youth and their families, from health care policy to school-related laws.

• Site: https://www.lgbtmap.org/equality-maps/

Lambda Legal

“Lambda Legal, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, is a national organization committed to achieving full recognition of the civil rights of lesbians, gay men, bisexuals, transgender people and everyone living with HIV through impact litigation, education and public policy work.”

• Site: https://www.lambdalegal.org/

GLMA: Health Professionals Advancing LGBTQ Equality

“GLMA is a national organization committed to ensuring health equity for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer (LGBTQ) and all sexual and gender minority (SGM) individuals, and equality for LGBTQ/SGM health professionals in their work and learning environments.  To achieve this mission, GLMA utilizes the scientific expertise of its diverse multidisciplinary membership to inform and drive advocacy, education, and research."

• Site: https://www.glma.org/

Self-Education

"Resources on Personal Pronouns"

A website with information about personal pronouns and how to use them.

• Site: https://pronouns.org/ 

"Nonbinary 101" Resources

A set of compiled resources to learn more about nonbinary gender.

• Site: http://www.alyssagiannini.com/nonbinary101

Allyship

"Guide to Being an Ally to Transgender and Nonbinary Youth" (The Trevor Project)

• PDF: https://www.thetrevorproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Guide-to-Being-an-Ally-to-Transgender-and-Nonbinary-Youth.pdf

"Supporting the Transgender People in Your Life: A Guide to Being a Good Ally" (National Center for Transgender Equality)

• Site: https://transequality.org/issues/resources/supporting-the-transgender-people-in-your-life-a-guide-to-being-a-good-ally

School-Related Resources

GLSEN

Provides educators and families with support, training, advocacy tools, and research to create safe and affirming schools for all.

• Contact: info@glsen.org
• Site: https://www.glsen.org/

Information

TransBucket

Healthcare and surgery resource for transgender individuals.

• Site: http://www.transbucket.com

Human Rights Campaign: Safer Sex for Trans Bodies

“The HRC Foundation, in partnership with Whitman-Walker Health, released this comprehensive sexual health guide for transgender and gender expansive people and their partners. The guide is written by and for members of the transgender community and offers them a long-overdue resource on potentially life-saving and affirming practices, from respectful terminology and definitions to helpful practices for sexual health following transition-related care.”

• Site: https://www.hrc.org/resources/safer-sex-for-trans-bodies

The Gender-Affirming Letter Access Project (GALAP)

GALAP is a group of transgender, nonbinary, and allied mental health clinicians in the U.S. who believe in improving access to letters for clients who are seeking gender-affirming medical care. GALAP wants to create a movement towards to providing free and low-cost letters for gender affirming access to medical care.

• Site: https://thegalap.org

Transgender Care Listings

Note: these listings are not endorsements of any particular provider(s) or clinic(s). If there is a trans healthcare provider or clinic you'd like to see listed here, please send us a message using the form!

LGBTQ+ Healthcare Directory

A free, searchable database of all kinds of doctors, medical professionals and healthcare providers who are knowledgeable and sensitive to the unique health needs of LGBTQ+ people in the USA and Canada

• Site: https://lgbtqhealthcaredirectory.org/

Transgender Care Listings

List of transgender-friendly medical and mental health providers by U.S. state

• Site: http://www.transcaresite.org

Gender Kit

Note: this is UK-based so the legal resources may not apply, but other sections of this site contain helpful information about ways to change aspects of your gender expression.

• Site: https://genderkit.org.uk/

Rainbow Rears

An etsy shop of clothes for trans bodies.

• Site: https://www.etsy.com/shop/RainbowRears?ref=l2-shopheader-name

LGBTQ+ Specific

Trans Lifeline

Hotline staffed by transgender people for transgender people to talk about anything or get help accessing resources. 

• Phone: 1-(877) 565-8860 
• Site: http://www.translifeline.org

LGBT National Youth Hotline

“We speak with teens and young adults up to age 25 about coming-out issues, relationship concerns, parent issues, school problems, HIV/AIDS anxiety and safer-sex information, and lots more!” Open Mon-Fri 4p-12a ET; Sat 12-5p ET.

• Phone: 1-800-246-PRIDE
• Site: https://lgbthotline.org/youth-talkline/

The Trevor Lifeline

Crisis intervention and suicide prevention for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer (LGBTQ) youth. Available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Trevor Lifeline also hosts a Crisis Text Line here (or you can text “start” to 741-741). Here, you can get access to free emotional support and information via text for young people in any type of crisis. Available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

• Phone: 1-866-488-7386
• Site: www.thetrevorproject.org/section/get-help

General

Love is Respect

Highly-trained peer advocates offer support, information and advocacy to young people who have questions or concerns about their dating relationships. Free and confidential phone, live chat, texting. Available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

• Phone: 1-866-331-9474 
• Site: http://www.loveisrespect.org/

Coping with Dysphoria

"9 Keys for Dealing with Gender Dysphoria"

This article is by an androgynous Armenian person.

• Site: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1vpB4XEi10syA2J-S95UJudvhu6DUF3sD/view?usp=sharing 

5 Ways to Manage Gender Dysphoria: A Resources by Transformers and Allsorts Young People and Staff

This is an excellent resource and zine from folks who experience gender dysphoria

• Site: https://uploads-ssl.webflow.com/5888a640d61795123f8192db/5ee0c0e5dfcb7e4e476fdaf1_AllsortsYouthProject%20-%205%20ways%20dysphoria%20to%20manage%20Gender%20Dysphoria.pdf

Self-Care Resources

Self–Care Resources for Trans and NonBinary Folks 

• Site: https://lgbtq.gmu.edu/local-resources/self-care-resources-for-trans-and-non-binary-folks/

Trans Conferences

There are many conferences oriented towards trans health and wellness across the United States. Here are just a few:

• National Transgender Health Summit (Website)
• Philadelphia Trans Wellness Conference (Facebook page)
• United States Professional Association for Transgender Health Scientific Symposium (Website)
• First Event (MA) (Website)
• BAGLY Trans Youth Summit (MA) (Website)
• TRANSforming Gender Conference (CO) (Website)
• TransPride YOUniting Health and Wellness Conference (Website)
• Midwest Bisexual Lesbian Gay Transgender Asexual College Conference (Website)
• TransOhio Trans & Ally Symposium (OH) (Website)
• Black Trans Advocacy Conference (Website)
• Compilation of upcoming conferences (T-Vox Website)

Camps and Outdoor Activities

Venture Out Project

“The Venture Out Project is committed to facilitating backpacking and wilderness trips for the queer and trans community in a safe and inclusive environment. We also provide comprehensive inclusion workshops for educators, adventure professionals, summer/day camps and more.”

• Site: ventureoutproject.com

Harbor Camps 

Weeklong overnight camps in New Hampshire and California for transgender and gender variant youth, ages 8-15 years and 16-18 years.

• Contact: 617-467-5830
• Site: harborcamps.org