Resource Index: Video/Documentary Organizations Websites Blogs In-Person Support Groups Online Support Groups/Listservs Articles/Publications Kids Books Birthworkers (Doulas, Midwives, Birth Assistants) Medical Professionals Mental Health Professionals Places
Video/Documentary No Dumb Questions A video about a trans woman coming out to her 3 nieces.
Transparent A documentary film about 19 transgender men who gave birth to children. www.transparentthemovie.com
Organizations TransFamily Provides support, education, advicacy, and outreach for the transgender community, families, friends, partners and allies od all ages, through meetings, presentations, seminars, media outreach, and an emergency resource hotline 216.691.HELP (4357) www.transfamily.org
National Center for Transgender Equality Monitors federal activity on transgender issues and emphasizes national advocacy and education. Philadelphia Family Pride Building community for LGBT parents and our children in the greater Philadelphia region through advocacy, education and family-centered events www.phillyfamilypride.org
519 Center The 519 Church Street Community Centre is the hub of community life in Toronto's diverse Church and Wellesley Village. Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transsexual, transgender, two-spirit and queer (LGBTTQ) communities and our allies and friends have always found a welcoming place at The 519. http://www.the519.org/programsservices/familyandchildren/queerparentingprograms
Trans Parent Day Celebrate the first Sunday in November as TransParentDay www.transparentday.org
You Gotta Believe A homeless prevention program finding adoptive and permanent homes for teens and pre-teens living in foster care www.yougottabelieve.org
Toronto's LGBTQ Parenting Network Resources, images and positive material for and about trans parents www.lgbtqparentingconnection.ca
Websites www.birthingpapas.org A Community Created by and for Pregnant Men, Birthing Papas, Seahorse Dads, Gender Non Conforming Birthing Parents, Pregnant Transmen, & Masculine Pregnant People. We come together here to share resources, stories and information. Please feel free to create an account and begin creating and exploring.
http://www.transparentcy.org/ "Supporting the loving and caring relationship between Transgender Parents and their Children", based in Portland, OR
www.transfamily.org Our web site has two primary functions. First, it is to provide basic information about the Transfamily support group and information about our meetings so that you may attend. The second function of this site is to maintain a list of resources, primarily medical, in the Northeast Ohio area relevant to transgendered people
RadicalDoula.com Miriam Perez is a latina doula who is queer, and identifies as gender non-conforming or genderqueer. She founded Radical Doula in 2007 as a way to connect the dots between issues that are often seen as contradictory: reproductive rights, birth activism, doula work, LGBT issues, immigrant rights, racial justice. Make sure to check it out! http://radicaldoula.com
Gender/Detki – Rearing Logical Children I am in a unique position as a gender non-conforming queer activist and a mother of two children. I think it will be helpful for other parents and for people in general to see how a person that doesn't impose gendered norms on their children might parent around these issues. http://genderdetki.blogspot.com/
In-Person (Support) Groups Transgender, Genderqueer and Gender Nonconforming Parents and Prospective Parents Group Held at the NYC LGBT Center at 308 13th St., New York. Look at website for exact dates (although usually held 2nd Saturday of month from 1-2:30pm)
TransFamily TransFamily is a transgender support group in the Cleveland, Ohio metropolitan area. We hold regular support group meetings in Cleveland and Akron that are open to everyone. This in inclusive of all transgendered subcategories, e.g. FTM, MTF, cross dresser, gender bender, questioning one's gender or orientation, etc. Family members, friends, parents and spouse are welcome at the meetings. www.transfamily.org
Online Support Groups GQTG Parenting This is a community for parents and prospective parents who are transgender, transsexual, gender variant or genderqueer -- We pass no judgment on peoples' gender identities. If you are FTM, MTF, genderqueer, butch, a cross-dresser, etc... Or the partner of someone who is trans... You are welcome to join this group. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/gqtgparenting/
TATSupport eGroup, (Teens Affected by Transition) This group is open to anyone under 21 who has someone in their life who is Transgender, or who themselves are trans or think they might be. Whether it be a parent, friend, family member, classmate, or themselves. The purpose of this group is to discuss the issues affecting us and the people we care about, and to provide support to one another. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TATsupport
Transforming Families A Los Angeles based family support group creating a positive environment for children, adolescents and their families to explore issues of gender identity www.Transformingfamily.org
Articles/Publications Trans Bodies, Trans Selves A resource guide for trans, genderqueer and gender nonconforming communities and their allies. Book will cover a myriad of issues and concerns. Estimated release around July 2013
The Adventures of Tulip the Birthday Wish Fairy by S. Bear Bergman
Be Who You Are by Jennifer Carr
My Princess Boy by Cheryl Kilodavis
And Tango Makes Three by Justin Richardson
Mommy, Mama and Me by Leslea Newman
The Different Dragon by Jennifer Bryan
10,000 Dresses by Marcus Ewert
William's Doll by Charlotte Zolotow
Daddy, Papa and Me by Leslea Newman
Its Okay to be Different by Todd Parr
King and King by Linda de Haan
Oliver Button is a Sissy by Tomie Depaola
The Sissy Duckling by Harvey Fierstein Birthworkers (Doulas, Midwives, Birth Assistants) Pati Garcia - ChulaDoula Pati Garcia is a Certified Sexological bodyworker/Somatic Sex Educator, self-identifies as genderqueer/fluid two spirit of Peruvian-Mexican descent, loves to dig feet in the earth and throw love into the cosmos. Pati holds space for life unraveling and unwinding as an assistant midwife, doula, and shaman. Pati follows only the spirit led path and refuses to compromise pleasure for any reason at all http://chuladoula.blogspot.com/ Medical Professionals
Currrently I maintain a private psychotherapy practice in New York City seeing both adolescents and adults. I do individual, couples and family sessions. I am also available for cultural competence training and consulting around LGBT concerns, retreat facilitation, and preaching.
Places Riis Beach A queer and trans ABUNDANT and LOVING beach (bay 1 which is the bay to the far far left of the beach). Mostly of color and super alive during the prides (gay pride weekend and black pride weekend).