For Adults Supporting Gender Expansive Youth
This beautiful letter by Harper Keenan says it all. Here is a great new resource :
And here are more good books by experts in the field:
- The Transgender Child: A Handbook for Families and Professionals by Stephanie A. Brill and Rachel Pepper
- The Gender Creative Child: Pathways for Nurturing and Supporting Children Who Live Outside Gender Boxes by Diane Ehrensaft
- Gender Born, Gender Made: Raising Healthy Gender-Nonconforming Children by Diane Ehrensaft
- Becoming Nicole: The Transformation of an American Family by Amy Ellis Nutt
- Raising My Rainbow: Adventures in Raising a Fabulous Gender Creative Son by Lori Duron
- Transitions of the Heart: Stories of Love, Struggle and Acceptance by Rachel Pepper
- Supporting and Caring for Transgender Children from Human Rights Campaign
Working on making your school more Gender Inclusive?
Schools in Transition – This guide for parents, educators, administrators, and community members offers guidance and tips on supporting transgender students at school.Bathroom FAQ – This document addresses many of the common questions that arise for school and district leaders as they work to create gender inclusive schools.
- Develop a School-site Action Plan using
Gender Spectrum’s Framework for Gender Inclusive Schools, Assessment Tool and Action Planning Tool and encourage ongoing assessment and discussion about school climate. - Advocate for School Board Policy like this one, adopted by Berkeley Unified in December 2013: Board Policy (BP 5157) and Administrative Regulations (AR 5157) for Gender Identity and Access.
Contact us for even more ideas about how to help your school be more gender inclusive!
Looking for other organizations doing this work?
Our Family Coalition advances equity for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) families with children through support, education, and advocacy.
Welcoming Schools provides elementary schools with resources and professional development to embrace family diversity, create LGBTQ-inclusive schools, prevent bias-based bullying and gender stereotyping, and support transgender and gender-expansive students.
Mermaids UK provides family and individual support for teenagers and children with gender identity issues.
Human Rights Campaign is committed to providing the kinds of resources children, families and other youth-serving professionals need to support one another in their journeys.
PFLAG is a family and ally organization, uniting people who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) with families, friends, and allies.
The Gay, Lesbian & Straight Education Network strives to assure that each member of every school community is valued and respected regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity/expression.
Trans Student Education Resources is a youth-led organization dedicated to transforming the educational environment for trans and gender nonconforming students.
The Trans Youth Equality Foundation provides education, advocacy and support for transgender and gender non-conforming children and youth and their families.
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