TRANS ISSUES (PFLAG FCA NYC brochures, PFLAG T-Net & Resources, Organizations, Books and DVD’s, Transphobia) PFLAG FCA NYC brochures Answers to Questions about Trans Persons PFLAG T-Net & booklets PFLAG TNET focuses on support for transgender people and their parents, families, and friends; education on transgender facts and issues; and advocacy for equal rights for the transgender community at local and national levels. http://community.pflag.org/Page.aspx?pid=380 Coming Out Trans to Your Parents and Family http://community.pflag.org/Page.aspx?pid=413 http://www.pflag.org/fileadmin/user_upload/TNET/Coming_Out_Trans.pdf Our Trans Children (Fifth Edition)http://community.pflag.org/Page.aspx?pid=413 http://www.pflag.org/fileadmin/user_upload/Publications/OTC_5thedition.pdf OganizationsGender Identity Project (GIP). It offers services to transgender, gender non-conforming and gender questioning individuals, their partners and families. The GIP works to foster the healthy development of transgender and gender non-conforming people, partners, family and community. www.gaycenter.org/health/gip Human Rights Campaign (HRC), The Human Rights Campaign is committed to educating the public on issues that affect transgender Americans. HRC will continue to work at the local, state and federal level in coalition with transgender organizations and transgender leaders to secure equal protection under the law for all gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender Americans. http://www.hrc.org/issues/transgender.asp International Foundation for Gender Education, IFGE advocates for freedom of gender expression. We promote the understanding and acceptance of All People: Transgender, Transsexual, Crossdresser, Agender, Gender Queer, Intersex, Two Spirit, Hijra, Kathoey, Drag King, Drag Queen, Queer, Lesbian, Gay, Straight, Butch, Femme, Faerie, Homosexual, Bisexual, Heterosexual, and of course - You!http://www.ifge.org/ Sylvia Rivera Law Project, Provides legal services for trans-youth including issues related to welfare, benefits, immigration, school, name-changes, and police. www.srlp.org New York Association for Gender Rights Advocacy (NYAGRA). It’s mission is to advocate for freedom of gender identity and expression for all. www.nyagra.com Books and DVD’s Carly: She’s Still My Daddy, by Mary Boenke. It is a skillfully crafted 20-page booklet for children of transgender persons. It is appropriate for elementary school children either to read themselves or have parents read to them. http://community.pflag.org/Page.aspx?pid=413 Made in God’s Image: A Resource for Dialogue About the Church and Gender Difference communicates a gently assertive expectation that we as Christians need to get up to speed on something too rarely discussed but very important for the life of the church and its ministries. Combining valuable information, personal sharing, and resources, this booklet is a perfect starting place for any congregation, family, or individual. http://community.pflag.org/Page.aspx?pid=413 PFLAG Hartford, Library: You will find an extensive list of books on LGBT issues. http://www.pflaghartford.org/library.html Trans Family Video, An educational video resources for parents and families trying to understand and accept transgenderism. The tape includes interviews with FTM, MTF, and intersexed people including James Green, Kitt Kling, Dana Rivers, Dawn Wilson, and Jessica Xavier, as well as parents and children of transgender people, therapists, and PFLAG leaders. (You can download the discussion guide for this film for free as a PDF.) http://community.pflag.org/Page.aspx?pid=413 Trans Forming Families, Real Stories About Transgendered Loved Ones is probably the best first book for parents and others struggling to understand. This 3rd edition is a reprinting of the 2nd edition, but with the resources appendix updated. Here is a compilation of stories by parents of young TGs, parents of adult TGs, spouses, partners, grandparents, siblings, and friends describing their respective journeys from bewilderment to acceptance of their transgendered loved one. It includes brief auto-bios by transgender people themselves, trans experiences as parents, articles by therapists who work with trans persons and parents, trans glossary, trans/family bibliography, and a list of TG organizations.http://community.pflag.org/Page.aspx?pid=413 Transphobia 14 Ways Homophobia and Transphobia Affect Everyonehttp://www.advocatesforyouth.org/lessonplans/activistally2.htm Trans Accessibility Project: Transphobia And Discriminationhttp://www.queensu.ca/humanrights/tap/3discrimination.htm
