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 

Healthcare

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