Resources for youth

  • Q Chat

    Find and give support, have fun, connect around shared interests, and get good information. Chat with like-minded peers in live chats designed for you & by you, facilitated by folks who care.

  • TrevorSpace

    TrevorSpace is a LGBTQ youth-only discussion forum site moderated by trained adult counselors to protect the kids who use it.

  • Suicide Prevention

    sdsuicideprevention.org

  • Anorexia in the Transgender Community - Within Health

    Within Health aims to provide accessible and personalized care for everyone who needs it.

Book Recommendations for teens & young adults

The Pants Project

by Cat Clarke

Wonderfully and Purposefully Made: I Am Enough: A Journal All About Me

by Cheryl B. Evans

Trans Teen Survival Guide

by Fox & Owl Fisher

This is How it Always Is

by Laurie Frankel

Sid Doesn’t Feel Like a Boy or a Girl!

by Dylan Greenberg

Red: A Crayon’s Story

by Michael Hall

The Sign Around My Neck

by Lucas Hasten

The Other Boy

by M.G. Hennessey, Sfe R. Monster

Trans Voices: Becoming Who You Are

by Declan Henry, Stephen Whittle

How to Understand Your Gender

by Alex Lantaffi

Being Jazz: My Life as a (Transgender) Teen

by Jazz Jennings

Trans Kids

by Tey Meadow

Jamie is Jamie: A Book about Being Yourself and Playing Your Way

by Afsaneh Muradian, Maria Bogade

Becoming Nicole: The Transformation of an American Family

by Amy Ellis Nutt

The Asperkid's (Secret) Book of Social Rules: The Handbook of Not-So-Obvious Social Guidelines for Tweens and Teens With Asperger Syndrome

by Jennifer Cook O'Toole

Who Are You?: The Kids Guide to Gender Identity

by Brook Pessin-Whedbee, Naomi Barduff

Trans-Gender: Theology, Ministry, and Communities of Faith

by Justin Sabia-Tanis

Book recommendations for Kids

  • About Chris

    by Nina Benedetto

  • Meet Polka Dot

    by Talcott Broadhead

  • Annie’s Plaid Shirt

    by Stacy B. Davids, Rachael Balsaiti

  • Pink is a Girl Color… and Other Silly Things People Say

    by Stacy and Erik Dragsest

  • Phoenix Goes to School: A Story to Support Transgender and Gender Diverse Children

    by Michelle & Phoenix Finch

  • George

    by Alex Gino

  • Sid Doesn’t Feel Like a Boy or a Girl!

    by Dylan Greenberg

  • Red: A Crayon’s Story

    by Michael Hall

  • The Sign Around My Neck

    by Lucas Hasten

  • I Am Jazz

    by Jessica Herthel, Jazz Jennings

  • Parts and Hearts: A Kids (and Grown-Ups) Guide to Transgender Transition

    by Jenson J. Hillenbrand

  • Jacob’s New Dress

    by Sarah & Ian Hoffman

  • It' Okay to Sparkle

    by Avery Jackson

  • Julián is a Mermaid

    by Jessica Love

  • Love Remains: A Rosh Hashanah Story of Transformation

    by Rabbi Ari Moffat, Jessica Leving

  • Jamie is Jamie: A Book about Being Yourself and Playing Your Way

    Afsaneh Muradian, Maria Bogade

  • The Asperkid's (Secret) Book of Social Rules: The Handbook of Not-So-Obvious Social Guidelines for Tweens and Teens With Asperger Syndrome

    by Jennifer Cook O'Toole

  • Ryder’s Journey: Being Who He Truly Is

    by Tiffany Parres-Gold

  • Pink is for Boys

    Robb Pearlman, Eda Kaban

  • NewWho Are You?: The Kids Guide to Gender IdentityList Item

    by Brook Pessin-Whedbee, Naomi Barduff

  • Jack (Not Jackie)

    by Erica Silverman, Holly Hatam

  • The Gender Identity Workbook for Kids: A Guide to Exploring Who You Are

    by Kelly Storck, Noah Grigni

  • It Feels Good to Be Yourself: A Book About Gender Identity

    Theresa Thorn, Noah Grigni

  • Introducing Teddy: A Gentle Story about Gender and Friendship

    by Jessica Walton, Dougal MacPherson

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