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Even for people who spend a lot of their time studying and talking about gender, it can be a pretty abstract concept. This is a collection of work that we think best defines and explores gender.

In addition to checking out these articles, we recommend using this interactive graphic to learn more about the differences between gender and sexuality, looking through our Defining Series to get more in-depth explanations of certain terms, and completing the worksheet we’ve designed to help you reflect on the way gender operates in your own life.

Finding out that your child is transgender or non-binary can sometimes be scary and overwhelming, but it’s important to remember that you are not alone with those questions, worries, and fears. Right now there are parents and children all over the world trying to navigate this same situation. Here is a selection of  advice that we’ve collected over the years for other parents & loved ones of trans and non-binary kids, as well as some of their personal narratives.

As you’ll see in these articles, not every trans person decides to, or even wants to, undergo any kind of physical transition. That being said, it’s also possible that they might! Your kid might decide to do anything from changing their name or pronouns, to hormone replacement therapy (HRT), to gender confirmation procedures. Below is a compilation of work we’ve collected on transitioning.

• Defining: They/Them Pronouns
  

• Defining: Transition
  

• Defining: Deadnaming
  

• They/Them Pronouns Have Come Between My Child and Me
  

• Adjusting to Your Kid Using They/Them Pronouns

Ensuring your kid’s safety means looking out for both their physical well-being, as well as their mental and emotional health. It’s normal to experience an amplified sense of worry surrounding your kid’s safety, but it’s important to learn how to mitigate that worry in a way that still allows you to be supportive of your child as they begin to live out their truth. Below are some articles responding to parents’ anxieties about their child’s safety.