Children
Gender Spectrum Education and Training
“We provide education, resources and training to help you create a more gender sensitive and supportive environment for all people, including gender variant and transgender youth.
In a simple, straightforward manner, we help students, families, schools, and organizations understand and address the concepts of gender identity. Our accessible, practical approach is based on research and experience, enabling our clients to gain a deeper understanding of gender variance."
Web: www.genderspectrum.org
Early Childhood Development-Your Options-How Do I Know If My Child Is Transgender?
By Stephanie Brill and Caitlin Ryan, PhD, ACSW
Web: www.helpstartshere.org/Default.aspx?PageID=1114
Transgender Youth: Providing Medical Treatment for a Misunderstood Population
By Stephanie Brill & Jennifer Hastings. http://nwhn.org/transgender-youth-providing-medical-treatment-misunderstood-population
Transgender Teen Project of Santa Cruz County
Focusing on transgender students in middle school and high school, the goal of the Trans Teen Project is to bring attention to gender identity/expression of K-12 students and how AB 537 mandates safe schools for all students, including transgender students. A project of the Queer Youth Task Force.
Tel: 831-427-4004 Email: info@qytf.org Web: http://www.qytf.org
Books
Wittlinger, Ellen. Parrotfish. (2007). New York: Simon & Schuster.
Brill, Stephanie & Pepper, Rachel. The Transgender Child: A Handbook for Families and Professionals. (2008). San Francisco: Cleis Press.
Bornstein, Kate. Hello Cruel World: 101 Alternatives to Suicide for Teens, Freaks and Other Outlaws. (2006). New York: Seven Stories Press.
If you’d like to suggest any additions or corrections to the resource list please contact Shanti Zunes-Wolfe at shanti@coho.org
