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Books

Free to Be: Understanding Kids & Gender Identity by Jack Turban, MD

Gender Magic: Live Shamelessly, Reclaim Your Joy, & Step Into Your Most Authentic Self by Rae McDaniel, MEd, LCPC, CST

Transgender 101: A Simple Guide to a Complex Issue by Nicholas M. Teich

Trans Bodies, Trans Selves: A Resource for the Transgender Community edited by Laura Erickson-Schroth

Sharing the Good News:  A Positive Model for Coming Out as Transgender by Karen M. Scarpella, Ph.D. with Barry L. Motter, M.A.

Whipping Girl, A Transsexual Woman on Sexism and the Scapegoating of Femininity by Julia Serano

The Remedy: Queer and Trans Voices on Health and Healthcare.  Edited by Zena Sharman

The Look of a Woman: Facial Feminization Surgery and the Aims of Trans-Medicine by Eric Plemons

Theorizing Transgender Identity for Clinical Practice: A new model for understanding gender by S.J. Langer

"You're In The Wrong Bathroom!" and 20 Other Myths and Misconceptions about Transgender and Gender-Nonconforming People by Laura Erickson-Schroth and Laura A. Jacobs 

​The Reflective Workbook for Partners of Transgender People by D.M. Maynard

The Trans Partner Handbook.  A Guide for When Your Partner Transitions by Jo Green

Parts & Hearts.  A Kids (& Grown-Ups) Guide to Transgender Transition​ by Jenson J. Hillenbrand

Supporting Transgender Autistic Youth and Adults.  A Guide for Professionals and Families by Finn V. Gratton, LMFT, LPCC

The Conscious Parent's Guide To Gender Identity: A Mindful Approach to Embracing Your Child's Authentic Self by Darlene Tando, LCSW

The Gender Creative Child: Pathways for Nurturing and Supporting Children Who Live Outside Gender Boxes by Diane Ehrensaft, PhD
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Beyond the Gender Binary by Alok Vaid-Menon

Memoir

I Heard Her Call My Name: A Memoir of Transition by Lucy Sante

This Body I Wore by Diana Goetsch

Redefining Realness: My Path to Womanhood, Identity, Love & So Much More by Janet Mock

Stuck in the Middle with You: A Memoir of Parenting in Three Genders by Jennifer Finney Boylan

She's Not There: A Life in Two Genders by Jennifer Finney Boylan

She's Not the Man I Married: My Life with a Transgender Husband by Helen Boyd

​Gender Queer: A Memoir by Maia Kobabe  (Comics illustrated by author.)
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Yes, You Are Trans Enough: My Transition From Self-Loathing to Self-Love by Mia Violet

Tomorrow Will be Different: Love, Loss, and the Fight for Trans Equality by Sarah McBride

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Becoming a Visible Man by Jamison Green

Becoming a Man: The Story of a Transition by P. Carl

Photography

Genderqueer and Other Gender Identities
by Dave Naz

Assume Nothing by Rebecca Swan

Beyond Magenta:  Transgender Teens Speak Out by Susan Kuklin
Films
Disclosure
Feature-length documentary.
www.disclosurethemovie.com/about and on Netflix.

Three to Infinity: Beyond Two Genders 
Feature-length documentary.  
​Download at threetoinfinity.com

Trans
Feature-length documentary.
Download at transthemovie.com, iTunes, Amazon Prime.

Man Made
Feature-length documentary.
 www.manmadedoc.com or find on iTunes.

Suited
Feature-length documentary.  Find on HBO or iTunes.
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Resources

Education and Advocacy:

Stand with Trans

Forge
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National Center for Transgender Equality

Gender Spectrum

Family Acceptance Project

Legal:  
Transgender Law Center

​Lambda Legal

Standards of Care:
World Professional Association of Transgender Health

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Support Hotlines:
Trans LifeLine:   877-565-8860 in the U.S.
The Trevor Project: 866-488-7386

Employment assistance and workplace trainings in California:
TransCanWork.org

Support in Orange County, CA:

Alianza TransLatinx
www.alianzatranslatinx.org
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Being Me (Group for trans women at the LGBTQ Center OC)

TG Rainbow (All-inclusive transgender support group)

OC ACCEPT/CCSS  (LGBTIQ support)

PFLAG (Long Beach, OC, South OC Chapters)
Click here to download the PFLAG booklet "Our Trans Loved Ones."

The LGBTQ Center OC (Orange County's LGBTQ Center)







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Links

TransBucket: transbucket.com
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TS Road Map

Susan's Place

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