Breathe • Learn • Act

Everything you’ve learned so far has been vitally important to understanding what you and your child are going through, but now it is time to do something. Below is a collection of ways you can support your child through action.

As the parent or loved one of a trans or non-binary kid, you will eventually have to have conversations with other people in your lives about your kid’s gender. These conversations might be scary, but they are important opportunities to support your child, and to help educate people who will be interacting with them, or other transgender and non-binary kids. Here are some of our favorite articles on how to talk to family, friends, and other people in your lives, as well as a worksheet to help prepare you and your family to have these conversations.

Conversations bridging religion and gender identity often come with their own challenges. Below are several resources to help you and your kid navigate faith spaces.

Our understanding of gender is constantly evolving, as is legislation about trans and other LGBTQ issues. In order to continue supporting your kid, your own learning should evolve alongside these changes. Below is a list of national organizations and resources that can help you on this journey. Please note that this is not a comprehensive list, and that there are other resources, many of them local, available to you. Lastly, please do your part in making sure that the resources you are using are created by, or are at least reputable amongst trans and non-binary youth.

Educational Resources

• Everyone Is Gay

• My Kid Is Gay

• My Son Wears Heels

• Raising My Rainbow

• Trans Student Educational Resources

• Gender Spectrum