Gender Resources
Below is a compilation of all the resources listed on our website, by section.
Child and Family Resources
School Resources
The Experience of Gender Nonconforming Students
- Harsh Realities: Experiences of Transgender Students in Our Nation’s Schools
- Bullying of Sexually Diverse Children and Adolescents
- Transgender Secondary Students
About School-based Training
- GS Training Overview
- Discussing Gender with Kids - Questions and Concerns
- Teaching About Gender Identity and Fluidity in Elementary School
Educational Policy
- GLSEN Model Policy for Transgender and Gender Nonconforming Students
- Model Policy FAQ
- Fifteen Expensive Reasons Why Safe Schools Legislation Is In Your State’s Best Interest
- Guidelines for Creating Policies for Transgender Children in Recreational Sports
- Education Policy: Issues Affecting Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, And Transgender Youth
- Frequently Asked Questions on Safe Schools Policies
- Should Your School's Dress Code Address Transgender Students?
- Restrooms and Schools
General School Resources
- How to Improve the Experience for Gender Nonconforming and Transgender Students
- Discussing Gender
- The Transgender Athlete
- Transgender Student Rights and Restrooms (Maine)
Medical Resources
- The Transgender Child
- Medical Trainings and Consultations
- Transgender Youth: Providing Medical Treatment for a Misunderstood Population
- Medical Care for Gender Variant Children and Young People: Answering Families’ Questions
- WPATH Standards of Care (version 7, issued fall, 2011)
- Clinical Management of Gender Identity Disorder in Adolescents: A Protocol on Psychological and Paediatric Endocrinology Aspects
- 10 Tips for Working with Transgender Individuals
- Sample Medical Carry Letter
- Family Rejection and Negative Outcomes
- The Transgender Child: Audiobook
- Medi-Cal Access to Transgender Services
Mental Health Resources
- The Transgender Child
- Mental Health Provider Trainings and Consultations
- Gender Identity Disorder in Children and Adolescents
- An Affirmative Intervention for Families With Gender Variant Children: Parental Ratings of Child Mental Health and Gender
- Raising Girlyboys: A Parent’s Perspective
- Answers to You Questions About Transgender Individuals and Gender Identity
- Has Accepted Practice Caused Harm?
- To the Beat of a Different Drummer
- Gender Born, Gender Made: Raising Health Gender-Nonconforming Children
- The Transgender Child: Audiobook
Social Services Resources
- The Transgender Child
- The Family Acceptance Project
- Child Welfare League of America's (CWLA) Best Practice Guidelines on Serving LGBT Youth in Out-of Home Care (Executive Summary)
- Hidden Injustice: Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Youth in Juvenile Courts
- Early Childhood Development – Your Options – How Do I Know If My Child Is Transgender?
- Working with Transgender Youth – Getting Down to Basics
- Responding to the Special Needs of Homeless Transgender Youth
- Helping Families Support Their Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) Children
- Transgender Youth and Life Threatening Behaviors
- New Policy for Transgender Kids in NY juvenile Jails
- The Transgender Child: Audiobook
Legal
Documents
- Changing Names State-by-State guide
- Understanding the New Passport Gender Change Policy
- TLC's Guide to Changing California and Federal Identity Documents
- Prohibition of Gender Bullying in Schools
- LGBTQ Legal Issues in Schools: An Overview
Organizations
- National Center for Lesbian Rights http://www.nclrights.org/site/PageServer
- Transgender Law Center http://www.transgenderlawcenter.org/index.html
- Transgender Law and Policy Institute http://www.transgenderlaw.org/
- Sylvia Rivera Law Project http://srlp.org/
- Lambda Legal http://www.lambdalegal.org/
- National Center for Transgender Equality http://www.transequality.org/
- National Gay and Lesbian Task Force http://www.thetaskforce.org/
- Gay and Lesbian Advocates & Defenders http://www.glad.org/
For more regional organizations and organizations based outside of the U.S., visit http://www.transgenderlaw.org/links.htm
Books
- The Transgender Child
- Outlaw: What LGBT Youth Should Know, by Lisa Keen, (Beacon Press, 2007)
- Transgender Rights, Edited by Paisley Currah, Richard M. Jung, and Shannon Price Minter (University of Minnesota Press, 2006)
