Resources for Transgender and Nonbinary People

Mainstream media:

                             
• “Sarah McBride Wasn’t Looking for a Fight on Trans Rights,” New Yorker interview by David Remnick, 12/1/24.
                             
• “Letters to the Editor: We Love Our Trans Kids and Grandkids. You Should Get to Know Them,” Washington Post, 12/2/24.
                             
• “100 Organizations Supporting Trans People in All 50 States,” a 2023 article in Them website
                             
• “Will & Harper,” Netflix documentary following actor Will Ferrell and Harper Steele, a former SNL writer who recently came out as transgender, on a road trip across America
                             

Changing official documents:

                             
• Advocates for Trans Equality ID Documents Center
                             
• Social Security card
                             
• Trans and queer-oriented blogs:
                             
• Erin in the Morning, by journalist Erin Reed
                             
• Charlotte’s Web Thoughts, by Charlotte Clymer
                             
• Good Queer News, by Ben Greene
                             
• Them, an award-winning authority on what LGBTQ+ means today.
                             

Support & advocacy:

                             
• GRACE, (Gender Research Advisory Council + Education) promotes equality, dignity, and respect for transgender individuals by developing effective communication and public affairs strategies.
                             
• PFLAG has hundreds of family support groups in 50 states.
                             
• Real Mama Bears, a huge Facebook community of affirming mothers of LGBTQ+ children.
                             
• Trans Legislation Tracker: Tracks bills filed in Congress and in state legislatures across the U.S., with links to the bills.
                             
• Transgender Law Center, championing the right of all transgender and gender-nonconforming people to make their own choices and live freely, safely, and authentically.
                             
• Queer Doc offers direct clinical services via telemedicine to individuals.
                             

Faith-based support:

                             
• Christian Trans Community Resources, compiled by Trans Care Site, some outdated links
                             
• DignityUSA’s commitment to Trans Affirmation, Beloved By God
                             
• DignityUSA FAQ on Catholicism and Gender Identity
                             

Crisis:

                             
• The Trevor Project: Providing crisis intervention and suicide prevention services to LGBTQ young people. Chat, call or text.
                             
• Trans Lifeline (no active rescue), is a grassroots hotline and microgrants nonprofit offering direct emotional and financial support to trans people in crisis.
                             

Regional

Midwest:

                             
• Stand With Trans: Support groups on Zoom and in person (Michigan) for teens, tweens and parents. Training and therapy assistance programs
                             
• Transgender Michigan aims to provide advocacy, support and education while serving to create coalitions in Michigan.
                             
• Trans Ohio is dedicated to protecting and advancing the rights of trans, nonbinary, intersex, and gender nonconforming people in Ohio.
                             
• OutSupport provides resources and events for the LGBTQIA+ community in Northeast Ohio.
                             

South:

                             
• Campaign for Southern Equality working to build a South where LGBTQ people are equal in every part of life.
                             
• Phoenix Transition Program, a trans-led nonprofit in Atlanta, Ga., helps TGNC individuals case by case with direct services and referrals.