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BOOKS

Being Jazz: My Life as a (Transgender) Teen
by Jazz Jennings

Beyond the Gender Binary by Alok Vaid-Menon

Gender Born, Gender Made: Raising Healthy Gender Nonconforming Children by Diane Ehrensaft, PhD

The Gender Creative Child: Pathways for Nurturing and Supporting Children Who Live Outside Gender Boxes by Diane Ehrensaft, PhD

I Am Jazz
by Jessica Herthel & Jazz Jennings

Jacob’s New Dress by Sarah Hoffman & Ian Hoffman

My New Gender Workbook (2nd Edition) by Kate Bornstein

A Quick & Easy Guide to They Them Pronouns
by Archie Bongiovanni & Tristan Jimerson

Transgender Children and Youth: Cultivating Pride and Joy with Families in Transition
by Elijah C. Nealy

The Transgender Child: Revised & Updated Edition: A Handbook for Parents and Professionals Supporting Transgender and Nonbinary Children
by Stephanie Brill & Rachel Pepper

The Transgender Teen: A Handbook for Parents and Professionals Supporting Transgender and Nonbinary Teens
by Stephanie Brill & Lisa Kenney

When Aidan Became a Brother by Kyle Lukoff

 

PODCASTS

Gender Reveal
with Tuck Woodstock

The Inked Therapist Podcast
with Del Knight, PsyD and Cat Knight

  • This was a short run podcast

 

VIDEOS

 

WEBSITES

Basic Rights Oregon: Name and Gender Change Information
Provides a variety of information to help navigate through name and gender change processes.

Black & Beyond the Binary Collective
Black & Beyond the Binary Collective builds the leadership, healing, and safety of Black-African transgender, queer, nonbinary, two-spirit, and intersex (TQN2SI+) Oregonians.

Financing & Support for Gender Confirmation Surgery by Laura Dorwart on MoneyGeek

Finding Your True Voice: A Guide to Gender-Affirming Verbal Communication by Emily Waters

FORGE
FORGE reduces the impact of trauma on trans/non-binary survivors and communities by empowering service providers, advocating for systems reform, and connecting survivors to healing possibilities. FORGE strives to create a world where ALL voices, people and bodies are valued, respected, honored, and celebrated; where every individual feels safe, supported, respected, and empowered.

The Guide to Allyship
An open-source starter guide to help you become a more thoughtful and effective ally.

LGBTQ+ Financial Support and Resources by Christopher Murray on MoneyGeek

Life Planning Documents for Transgender Communities
The Transgender Law Center put together this document to support trans folks to prepare in case they are impacted by COVID-19, or any other medical issues. This document explaining basic information about steps you can take to ensure that your identity will be respected, your loved ones will be able to see you, and your wishes are carried out even if you are unable to communicate them yourself.

National Center for Transgender Equality
ID Documents Center - A one-stop hub for name and gender change information. Find out how to update your name and gender on state and federal IDs and records

NYC Trans Oral History Project
The New York City Trans Oral History Project is a community archive devoted to the collection, preservation and sharing of trans histories, organized in collaboration with the New York Public Library.

StepUp: Fight anti-trans legislation 
Track current anti-transgender legislation

Supporting A Trans Loved One
Resources from Trans Lifeline how how to support your transgender and gender expansive loved ones

TransActive Gender Project
The TransActive Gender Project at Lewis & Clark provides a holistic range of services and expertise to empower transgender and gender expansive children, youth, and their families in living healthy lives that are free of discrimination.

Transgender Legal Defense & Education Fund’s Trans Health Project
TLDEF’s Trans Health Project aims to ensure that all transgender and non-binary people can access the trans-related health care that they need.

Trans Lifeline
Trans Lifeline provides trans peer support for our community that’s been divested from police since day one. We’re run by and for trans people.

TransTape
An alternative to wearing binders.

World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH)
WPATH is a 501(c)(3) non-profit, interdisciplinary professional and educational organization devoted to transgender health.