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Resources for Gender Variant Youth and their Parents....

Information and Support 

Is my child transgender?

Help Starts Here Organization

Basic questions such as:

Can a child be transgendered?
How do I know if my child is transgendered?
How to respond?
Why can't my child change?

Website:  helpstartshere.org

Gender Odyssey Conference 2009

Gender Odyssey is an annual international conference focused on the thoughtful exploration of gender. They strive to create an empowering environment where people of all genders can share their experiences and learn from the experiences of others.

Through dialogue, peer-led presentations, and sharing skills and expertise, Gender Odyssey work to create broader and evolving language, social support, and life pathways that support all gender identities.

Click here for more information on the 2009 Conference to be held September 5-7 in Seattle, WA.

Safe Schools Coalition

Need help working with teachers and administrators on supporting the needs of your gender variant child?  Need help dealing with bullying or discrimination? This is a great resource.  

Website:  safeschoolscoalition.org 

Trans Kids Purple Rainbow Foundation

TKPRF is committed to enhancing the future lives of TransKids by educating schools, peers, places of worship, the medical community, government bodies, and society in general, in an effort to seek fair and equal treatment of all transyouth.

Website:   http://transkidspurplerainbow.org

Trans Youth Family Advocates  

Trans Youth Family Advocates is a national organization dedicated to education, support and advocacy for gender variant youth, transgender youth and their parents.

PARENT SURVEY - Currently conducting an online survey for parents, grandparents and caregivers in order to gather more accurate information about the statistical occurance of gender variance, and family responses.   This will help agencies like TYFA lobby more effectively for health and civil rights for our gender variant kids.

Website:  
http://imatyfa.org/ 

 


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