Gender EXPANSIVE
Resource LibraryWelcome to the Gender Expansive Resource Library!
Here you will find:
- Curated resources
- Organized into 40+ topics and 11 categories specifically relevant to gender-expansive individuals and their families
- Vetted and kept up-to-date by Cheryl, contributors, and readers like you.
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Fertility, Pregnancy & Chest-feeding
Support for Fertility Preservation, Pregnant and Parenting Nonbinary, Intersex, Trans, PeopleChestfeeding and Breastfeeding This protocol can help your provider help you induce lactation. A central goal of The Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine is the development of...
Clothing, Swimwear & Wigs
Ruby is joyful in her form fitting clothes from Rubies! GIF Credit: RubyShines.comFemme Clothing/Lingerie/Wigs Custom Wigs from Anton's Hair Company Since 1952, Anton's Hair Company has been addressing the needs of women, men, and children challenged by chemotherapy,...
Trans-Masc Resources & Equipment
Having the right stuff, like Cake Bandit Boxer Briefs can really help with comfortable packing.Binders Underclothing made by transgender people. Founded in 2015, gc2b is a trans-owned company based in Maryland. gc2b's founder, CEO and designer Marli Washington saw the...
For Therapists
Non-transgender Resources for Therapists Female Autism: Why It's Different and What Should I Look Out For? Autism is a condition that affects both men and women. However, studies have shown that up to five times as many men are diagnosed with autism than women. Link:...
Workplace
Top row, from left: Ashely Brundage, Julian Harris, Liz Fong-Jones, and Victoria Starrett. Bottom row: Precious Brady-Davis, Christian Oropeza, Jamison Green, and Donna Rose. PHOTOGRAPHER: ZACKARY DRUCKER FOR BLOOMBERG BUSINESSWEEK , *Content Warning: Some of these...
Veterans & Service Members
Resources for Service Members & Veterans A Transgender Military Advocacy Organization SPART*A is the premiere advocacy, education, and peer-support organization working for, and comprised of, transgender members of the US Armed Forces. SPART*A is a group of...
Digital Creators & Influencers
Art by Nir EyalNonbinary Creators AC Dumlao (they/he) is a transgender non-binary first-generation Filipinx-American New Yorker. They were named a NYC/WorldPride Community Hero, during the 50th anniversary year of the Stonewall Uprising. They are the creator of...
BIPOC & Gender
POC-Centric Resources APIQWTC provides opportunities for Asian & Pacific Islander queer women and transgender people to socialize, network, build community, engage in inter-generational organizing, and increase community visibility. APIQWTC is a fun, welcoming,...
Schools & Adolescents
Policies, Guides and Rights This guide supports parents and caregivers navigating the process of in-school social transition with their child and their child’s school. The guide is intended to offer a quick reference for parents through the process, in a step-by-step...
Religion, Faith & Spirituality
Nicole Garcia, the first Latino transgender person to become a Lutheran pastor in the United States. Christian Resources From the original founder of The Gay Christian Network and a team of some of the biggest names in LGBTQ Christian ministry, GayChristian.Net is...
Nonbinary & GNC
Antidiscrimination law, individual, state and federal trans rights.Nonbinary Creators AC Dumlao (they/he) is a transgender non-binary first-generation Filipinx-American New Yorker. They were named a NYC/WorldPride Community Hero, during the 50th anniversary year of...
Medical & Health
Gender Affirming Procedures A reddit forum for and by transgender people for the discussion of surgeries, surgery results, surgeon satisfaction and the costs incurred by transgender, nonbinary and intersex people. Similar to Susan’s Place, but not as dated. They also...
ID Documents
Antidiscrimination law, individual, state and federal trans rights.ID Documents It can be hard to decide what to do first!! Here's your decision tree; https://transequality.org/sites/default/files/docs/resources/ID-Documents-Overview.pdf The best one-stop hub for name...
Housing
Housing Resources Northwest Youth Services provides housing support for young people in Whatcom and Skagit counties. At Northwest Youth Services, we affirm youth experience and autonomy, as we work together to foster collective healing and justice, in order to...
Family, Friends & Allies
Parents & Allies Your kid deserves the world. Use their name, pronouns, and other words that make them feel good. They’re looking to you for support because you’re their parent or guardian. How much you care about your kid’s gender sets the example for how much...
Education, Books & Data
Education & Training The U.S. Trans Survey is the largest survey of trans people, by trans people, in the United States. The USTS documents the lives and experiences of trans and nonbinary people ages 16+ in the U.S. and U.S. territories. Link:...
Community Centers
Antidiscrimination law, individual, state and federal trans rights.Local Supporting Survivors. Cultivating Healing. Building Accountable Communities. API Chaya empowers survivors of gender-based violence and human trafficking to gain safety, connection, and wellness....
Counseling & Support Groups
Counseling Annie Elder MA, LMHC (she, her, hers) I am passionate about working with marginalized populations and with those who feel they don’t fit within societal constructs. I am supportive of all gender expressions, sexual orientations, and family compilations. I...
Camps & Activities
Activities Camp Aranu’tiq’s mission is to build confidence, resilience, and community for transgender & non-binary youth and their families through camp experiences. Age 8-18 and family camp. We have up to 140 campers per session. We have campers from 42 states...
Neurodiversity & Gender
Articles The Autistic Women & Nonbinary Network & The National LGBTQ Task Force are excited to share a brand new guide for trans autistic people called Before You Go: Know Your Rights & What to Expect at the Doctor and in the Hospital. Link:...
Advocacy, Law & Justice
Antidiscrimination law, individual, state and federal trans rights.Law & PolicyThe National chapter of a civil rights organization. LGBTQ RIGHTS The ACLU works to ensure that lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer people can live openly without...
Crisis Resources
LGBTQ+ Specific The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) National Help Center, founded in 1996, is a non-profit, tax-exempt organization that provides vital peer-support, community connections and resource information to people with questions regarding...
Gender 101
Gender 101 for Families, Allies and Professionals Netroots Nation is a non-profit organization that provides trainings, resources and connection opportunities to help progressive activists create a more progressive and just world. As we all work to be inclusive...
resources to add? updates needed?
Please help us keep this library up to date and relevant! Let me know about any broken or out of date link. Send any and all suggestions, changes, updates and criticisms regarding the content of this resource library to Cheryl via the online contact form. Thank you for your help in keeping this a live and meaningful resource database!