Resources
NOTE: These are resources we have found helpful - but this list is not exhaustive! We are thrilled that new resources for trans and gender-exploring kids - and their parents - are coming out all the time. So please drop us a line if you know of something great we should include in this list :-)
(* trans created or led)
Gender Affirming Style / Expression
* Point of Pride Foundation - Nonprofit providing free, discreetly shipped binders and shapewear
* Trans Tape - Non-compression option for chest-flattening and tucking effects
Strands for Trans - International registry of gender affirming salons and barbershops
Lion and Owl - Gender affirming clothing for trans kids aged 5-12
Wildfang - Stylish, Gender-neutral fashion with lots of sizing options
Both & Apparel - Stylish clothes for masculine people of all body types
Torrid - Cute shoes with very extended sizing!
GC2B - Chest binders and gender-affirming shapewear
TomboyX - gender-affirming underwears and swimwear
Online Guides & Resources
* My Child is Trans, Now What? A Joy-Centered Approach To Support by Ben Greene
* Families In Transition Parent Workbook - Toronto-based organization supporting families and transgender or gender-exploring youth
Trans Family Alliance - an education and resource hub for parents raising transgender, non-binary, and gender expansive youth
Coming Out as YOU! - Coming Out Workbook for transgender and gender-exploring youth (by The Trevor Project)
Healthcare
* TACT - trans adults helping other trans adults thrive
World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH) - standards of medical care for transgender people
WPATH Frequently Asked Questions: https://app.wpath.org/media/cms/Documents/SOC%20v8/SOC-8%20FAQs%20-%20WEBSITE2.pdf
Trans Youth Emergency Project - helps families understand their healthcare options while living in states with care bans, including connections to potential referrals and grants
Point of Pride Foundation - Nonprofit assisting with financial access to gender affirming care
TransHealthCare - Registry of gender affirming care providers
TopSurgery.net - Online guide to top surgery procedures and recovery
Elevated Access - Volunteer Pilots helping with discreet, free travel for out of state healthcare
Mind The Gap / Gender Youth Providers - mental health providers in the Greater CA Bay Area
Wild Heart Society - offers parent and families support (most therapists practice in WA & OR)
Scarleteen - offers gender-affirming and queer sex education resources for teens / youth
Podcast/ Media
* Good Queer News - Substack that shares stories for building hope and joy
* Queer Kid Stuff - An LGBTQ+ You Tube channel for kids and their families
* Gender Reveal - podcast that explores the vast diversity of trans experiences through interviews with a wide array of trans, nonbinary and Two-Spirit people
Camp Wild Heart - podcast hosted by the Wild Heart Society
How to Be A Girl - podcast between mother and her transgender daughter
Disclosure - documentary on Netflix about historical perspective on depictions of transgender people in film and television
National Organizations
* Trans Empowerment Project - organization whose mission is to move our community out of crisis by creating equitable systems of support to ensure that we all get to thrive
PFLAG - national organization with 400+ local chapters; offers support groups and resources for LGBTQ+ people and those who love them (houses resources developed by Gender Spectrum)
The Trevor Project - offers crisis and peer support for LGBTQ+ youth
GLSEN - provides K-12 educational for educators and students
Advocacy / Legal
*Transgender Law Center - national trans-led legal and racial justice organization
*Erin Reed's Reporting - Transgender journalist reporting on anti-trans politics and legislation
Trans Legislation Tracker - Organization tracking the status of anti-transgender legislation across the country
Equality Federation - National network of state LGBTQ+ advocacy organizations. Use this to find and connect with your local LGBTQ+ center
Lambda Legal - national legal and civil rights organization fighting for rights of LGBTQ+ people and everyone living with HIV, through impact litigation, education and public policy work.
Advocates for Trans Equality - tracks and advocates for policies at the local, state, and federal levels, as well as through public education and litigation efforts
ACLU - protect and defend the federal and states rights and freedoms guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution and Bill of Rights through litigation, lobbying, and public education
Human Rights Campaign (HRC) - educates the public, mobilizes equality voters, and advocates for pro-equality policies and legislation by working with federal and state governments