Resources – Gender Identity
Finding Your True Voice: A Guide to Gender-Affirming Verbal Communication
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Gender Identity Books
You and Your Gender Identity: A Guide to Discovery (Dara Hoffman-Fox)*
Beyond a Binary God: A Theology for Trans* Allies (Tara K. Soughers)
Disclosures: Conversations Gay and Spiritual (Michael Ford)
The Queer Art of Failure (Judith Halberstam)*
The Queer & Transgender Resilience Workbook: Skills for Navigating Sexual Orientation & Gender Expression (Anneliese Sinh, PhD, LPC)*
Some Assembly Required: The Not-So-Secret Life of a Transgender Teen (Arin Andrews)*
The Look of a Woman: Facial Feminization Surgery and the Aims of Trans-Medicine (Eric Plemons)
Facial Feminization Surgery: The Journey to Gender Affirmation (Jordan Deschamps-Braly MD & Douglas Ousterhout MD)
Trans-Kin: A Guide for Family & Friends of Transgender People (Eleanor A. Hubbard and Cameron T. Whitley)
Trans Bodies, Trans Selves: A Resource for the Transgender Community (Laura Erickson-Schroth)
The Social Advocate’s Handbook: A Guide to Gender (Sam Killerman)
Gender Identity, Sexuality and Autism: Voices From Across the Spectrum (Eva A. Mendes & Meredith R. Maroney)
Trans: A Memoir (Juliet Jacques)
Transforming Manhood (Ryan K. Sallans)
Two-Spirit People: Native American Gender Identity, Sexuality, and Spirituality (Sue-Ellen Jacobs, Wesley Thomas, & Sabine Lang)
This Is How It Always Is (Laurie Frankel)*
Gender Identity Documentaries
Transgender Children and Youth: Cultivating Pride and Joy with Families in Transition (Nealy, E. C.)
The Gender Wheel: A Story about Bodies and Gender for Everybody (Maya Gonzalez)
The Gender Identity Workbook for Kids: A Guide to Exploring Who You Are (Kelly Storck, LCSW)
The Boy & The Bindi (Vivek Shraya)*
Julián is a Mermaid (Jessica Love)*
Annie’s Plaid Shirt (Stacy B. Davids)
Beyond Magenta: Transgender Teens Speak Out (Susan Kuklin)
A House for Everyone (Jo Hirst)
Who Are You? The Kid’s Guide to Gender Identity (Brook Pessin-Whedbee)
Neither (Airlie Anderson)
From the Stars in the Sky to the Fish in the Sea (Kai Cheng Thom)*
Letter to Dr. Tesmer about Gender Affirming Care for Youth
Glossary of Gender Terminology for Parents
Unconditional: A Guide to Loving and Supporting Your LGBTQ Child (Telaina Eriksen)
Thriving Through Transition: Self-Care for Parents of Transgender Children (Denise O’Doherty)
The Gender Affirmative Model: An Interdisciplinary Approach to Supporting Transgender and Gender Expansive Children (Colt Keo-Meier and Diane Ehrensaft)
The Gender Creative Child (Diane Ehrensaft PhD)*
Gender Identity, Sexuality and Autism: Voices From Across the Spectrum (Eva A. Mendes & Meredith R. Maroney)
Transgender Children and Youth: Cultivating Pride and Joy with Families in Transition (Elijah C. Nealy)
The Transgender Child: A Handbook for Families and Professionals (Stephanie Brill and Rachel Pepper)*
The Transgender Teen: A Handbook for Parents and Professionals Supporting Transgender and Non-Binary Teens (Stephanie Brill & Lisa Kenney)
Raising the Transgender Child: A Complete Guide for Parents, Families & Caregivers (Dr. Michele Angello & Alisa Bowman)*
Trans-Kin: A Guide for Family & Friends of Transgender People (Eleanor A. Hubbard and Cameron T. Whitley)
I Promised Not to Tell: Raising a Transgender Child (Cheryl B. Evans)
Beyond Magenta: Transgender Teens Speak Out (Susan Kuklin)
Beyond a Binary God: A Theology for Trans* Allies (Tara K. Soughers)
This Is How It Always Is (Laurie Frankel)*
APA Guidelines for Psychological Practice
Counseling Transgender and Non-Binary Youth: The Essential Guide (Irwin Krieger)
The Transgender Teen: A Handbook for Parents and Professionals Supporting Transgender and Non-Binary Teens (Stephanie Brill & Lisa Kenney)
Supporting Transgender Autistic Youth and Adults: A Guide for Professionals and Families (Finn V. Gratton, LMFT, LPCC)
Transgender Students in Elementary School: Creating an Affirming and Inclusive School Culture (Youth Development and Education Series) (Melinda Mangin, Foreword by Gavin Grimm)
The Queer & Transgender Resilience Workbook: Skills for Navigating Sexual Orientation & Gender Expression (Anneliese Singh, PhD, LPC)*