Resources

Overview of Gender Identity	Mental Health	Phoenix Children's Resources
Legal	Resources for Youth	For Healthcare Professionals
Social Support	Book Lists	For Educators and Administrators
Medical	Advocacy and Education Organizations
Surgical	Spanish Resources

Overview of Gender Identity

• Answers to Your Questions – About Transgender People, Gender Identity, and Gender Expression (American Psychological Association)
• The Genderbread Person
  • The Genderbread Person is an infographic used to simply, visually explain the differences between gender identity, gender expression, sex assigned at birth, and physical and emotional attraction.
• Gender Diversity Crash Course (Trans101)
  • This resource, created by gender-nonconforming young people, discusses some of the intersections some trans people’s experience, including neurodivergence and BIPOC identities. There is also specific information for friends and family of trans people.
• Non-Binary Gender Identities – Fact Sheet (American Psychological Association)
• Health and Rights of Transgender Youth (Advocates for Youth)
• Pronoun Guide (GSLEN)

Legal

On March 30, 2022, S.B. 1138 was signed into law in Arizona, delaying gender affirmation surgery until age 18. The law is scheduled to go into effect on March 31, 2023. The lifesaving clinical care offered by Phoenix Children’s Gender Support Program will continue uninterrupted, including access to puberty suppression, gender affirming hormone therapy, counseling, and all direct services provided. We encourage you to read the full text of the law as it did change from the legislation earlier introduced under the same senate bill number: https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/55leg/2R/bills/SB1138S.htm

• The Transgender Legal Defense & Education Fund's Trans Health Project
• ACLU Transgender Rights
• GLSEN-Public Policy and Advocacy
• Transition-Related Health Care Toolkit (Lambda Legal)

Document Changes

• Identification Documents and Transgender People: An Overview of the Name and Gender Marker Change Process in the United States
• Completing Legal Name Change in AZ
• Changing Gender on Social Security Records
• Changing Gender on U.S. Passport (2021)
• Changing Gender on Arizona ID and Birth Certificate

Social Support

• Healthy Children - “Gender-Diverse & Transgender Children” (American Academy of Pediatrics)
• Supporting Your LGBTQ+ Youth: A Guide for Foster Parents (Child Welfare Information Gateway)
• Gender Support Plan (Gender Spectrum)

Community Resources

• Parent Support Group (one-n-ten)
• Youth Support Group (one-n-ten)
• Family Support Group (AZTYPO)
• Ally-Parents  (Stand with Trans)
  • This link provides connection to an active, nation-wide support network for parents of trans youth called Ally Parents.
• Online Groups for Teens, Pre-Teens, and Parents (Gender Spectrum)
• Virtual Support Groups for Parents and Youth (Stand with Trans)
• LGBTQ-Safe Summer Camps

Medical

• Introduction to Female-to-Male Hormone Therapy
• Introduction to Male-to-Female Hormone Therapy
• Puberty Blockers
• Feminizing Hormones
• Masculinizing Hormones

Surgical

• Surgery: A Guide for FTMs (Trans Care Project)
• Surgery: A Guide for MTFs (Trans Care Project)
• Transgender Surgery Fund (Point of Pride)

Mental Health

• Phoenix Children’s providers have a mental health resource list that is updated regularly and can be found here
• Crisis
  • The Trevor Project
  • Teen Lifeline - Hotline: (602) 248-8336
  • Trans Lifeline - US Hotline: (877) 565-8860

Resources for Youth

• FAQs for Youth (Gender Spectrum)
• Writing Our Own Dictionary (It Gets Better Project)
• Coming Out: A Resource for LGBTQ Students (GLSEN)
• Back to School Tips for LGBQ Students (GLSEN)
• Know Your Rights at School – ACLU (American Civil Liberties Union)
• Out, Safe, and Respected: Your Rights at School (Lambda Legal)
• The Gender Book
• The Gender Unicorn

Book Lists

• Transgender and Non-Binary Children: Books to Help Adults Understand
• PFLAG Children’s Book List
• The Transgender Teen: A Handbook for Parents & Professionals Supporting Transgender and Non-Binary Teens

Advocacy and Education Organizations

• PFLAG - https://pflag.org/
  • PFLAG Phoenix - https://pflag.org/chapter/pflag-phoenix
• GLSEN - https://www.glsen.org/
• Gender Spectrum - https://genderspectrum.org/
• The Trevor Project - https://www.thetrevorproject.org/
• Stand with Trans - https://standwithtrans.org/
• One-n-ten - https://onenten.org/
• Minus 18 - https://www.minus18.org.au/
• AZTYPO - http://aztypo.org/

Spanish Resources (Recursos en Espanol)

Society For Research on Adolescence

• Nuestros Seres Queridos Trans: Una Nueva Traducción as Español
• Welcoming Your Trans Family Member: A Resource for Latinx Families & Communities (in English, Spanish and Portuguese)
• TransFamilies.org
• A La Familia: Una Conversación Sobre Nuestras Familias, la Biblia, la Orientación Sexual y la Identidad de Género

Phoenix Children’s Resources

• Gender Management Services at Phoenix Children's
  • For a full list of services offered and additional information, please visit us on the web. To refer a patient to the clinic,
  • Contact: 602-933-0659
• Adolescent Medicine at Phoenix Children's
  • Contact: 602-933-0945
• Gynecology for Youth and Teens at Phoenix Children's
  • Contact: 602-933-2728
• The Emily Center Family Health Library at Phoenix Children's
  • Contact: 602-933-1400
  • Call to request a free copy of our Gender Management Resource Guide. If you want to know more information please visit or call The Emily Center.

For Healthcare Professionals

• Guidelines for the Primary and Gender-Affirming Care of Transgender and Gender Non-Binary People (UCSF - Center of Excellence for Transgender Health)
• Gender Health Special Interest Group – Society of Pediatric Psychology
• Helping Families to Support Their LGBTQ Children: A Practitioner's Resource Guide (SAMHSA)
• Guidelines for Psychological Practice with Transgender and Gender Nonconforming People (APA)
• Guidelines for Psychological Assessment for Sexual Reassignment Surgery or Gender Affirmation Surgery (SFDPH)
• Trans Affirming Hospital Policies (Human Rights Campaign)
• A Practitioner’s Resource Guide: Helping Families to Support Their LGBT Children (SAMHSA)

Resources for Educators and Administrators

• Emerging Best Practices – U.S. Department of Education (2016)
• AIA Transgender Participant Policy (Arizona Interscholastic Association) (2021-22) pg 153
• Stomp Out Bullying-LGBTQ
• Film kit for Bullied, a Documentary (Learning for Justice)
• Out, Safe & Respected for Educators and Parents (2014)