Helpful Information
In these early days, my child and I have researched and read everything we can find. The help of friends, our local equality center, youth support groups and online forums has been indespensible as we hunt for ways to work through the new normal in our home. I hope this information helps you. For now, they are listed in no particular order.
Organizations and Online Resources
National Center for Transgender Equality: Indispensable legal information on IDs, passports, etc for all 50 states. Extremely helpful for name change and gender change requirements across the country. This has been my number one resource for all things legal.
Trans-Parenting has resources from medical to legal and everything in between. http://www.trans-parenting.com/
PFLAG (Parents and Friends of Lesbians And Gays) has a page of resources and links for trans persons and their loved ones: https://community.pflag.org/transgender
Outshine NW Transgender Language Primer. This is a wonderful list of terms and how to use them. Especially handy for those trying to decipher new terminology and allies trying to get a better handle on language: https://outshinenw.org/language/
Trans Youth Family Allies has a lot of great information: http://www.imatyfa.org/resources/parents/
Gender Spectrum is a wealth of information targeted both to families and the youth themselves. https://www.genderspectrum.org/explore-topics/parenting-and-family/
American Psychological Association Fact Sheet: http://www.apadivisions.org/division-44/resources/advocacy/transgender-adolescents.pdf
Intersex Society of North America: http://www.isna.org/
Huffington Post:
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Transgender News http://www.huffingtonpost.com/news/transgender/
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From A to T: Advice for Trans and Gender Nonconforming Youth, Adolescents, Families, and Allies Words, Words, Words
Reading
Transparent by Cris Beam, She spent a year with trans teens in Los Angeles to research it. http://www.crisbeam.com/transparent
Beyond Magenta by Susan Kuklin: http://www.susankuklin.net/young-adult-books/beyond-magenta-transgender-teens-speak-out/
It Gets Better by the It Gets Better Project: http://www.itgetsbetter.org/pages/the-it-gets-better-book-coming-out-overcoming-bullying-and-creating-a-life-
Is There Something Unique About the Transgender Brain?: http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/is-there-something-unique-about-the-transgender-brain/?wt.mc=SA_Facebook-Share