Centre Toronto Youth Services Parent-Giver Counselli

www.egale.ca

185, rue Carlton Street Toronto, ON M5A 2K7 1-888-204-7777

In-person Support for Families in Toronto

Pride & Prejudice Program – Centre Toronto Youth Services

Parent-giver counselling and education for parents of trans youth and family counselling services for trans youth and their families

Families in TRANSition – Central Toronto Youth Services

10-week group for parents of trans youth (13-21) focused on: strengthening parent-child relationships, promoting youth mental health and resilience and learning about social and physical transition options

Gender Independent Groups – Toronto District School Board

Peer and Social Support groups (serving K- grade 9) provide opportunities for families and children to meet in a safe and inclusive space. A program of the TDSB’s Gender Based Violence Prevention Office (416) 898-0895

Out Proud Program – and Children’s Aid Society Toronto

Inclusive and positive services for LGBTQ children & youth served by Children Aid Society of Toronto, as well as LGBTQ families and care providers (416) 924-4640

Transceptance – Central Toronto Youth Services

Drop-in, parent-run, peer-support group for parents of trans children; every third Thursday monthly [email protected]

Trans Partner Network – Sherbourne Health Centre

8-week social education series, and individual support for partners of trans people (416) 324- 4180

Support Services for Trans Youth

Ontario Wide

LGBT Youth Line www.youthline.ca/

Free over-the-phone and online peer support for LGBTQ youth across Ontario 416-962-9688 (Greater Toronto Area) 1-800-268-9688 (Ontario-wide, toll-free)

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Halton LGBTTTIQAA Youth Support Group @ Positive Space Halton 905-875-2575 ext 239 http://search.hipinfo/record/BTN4873

Kitchener/Waterloo OK2BME – Group for LGBT Youth [email protected] http://www.ok2bme.ca

London Open Closet – Social Support group for LGBT 14-18 years old http://www/hivaidsconnection.ca/open-closet

Trans Youth London – Group for Trans Youth https://www.facebook.com/TransYouthLondon?ref=ts

Ottawa Pink Triangle Youth Group for LGBTQ Youth 613-563-4818 [email protected]

YSB Spectrum – LGBTQ Youth Group 613-241-7788 ext 409 [email protected]

Thunder Bay The Other 10% @ Children’s Centre Thunder Bay – Drop-in LGBTTIQ + questioning group for 12- 25 year olds 807-343-6373

Trans* Support Collective – Youth friendly group for trans people and supporters [email protected] https://www.facebook.com/pages/Trans-Support-Collective/194317560663423

Toronto Griffin Centre – Several LGBTQ Youth Support Groups http://www.griffin-centre.org/spektrum.php

Pride and Prejudice Program @Central Toronto Youth Services 416-924-2100 http://www/ctys.org/

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STARS (Strong and Resilient) @ Delisle Youth Services – Group for Queer, Trans and Questioning Youth 416-482-0081 http://delilseyouth.org/pages/stars-y

Supporting Our Youth (SOY) – A Program of the Sherbourne Health Centre – Variety of groups and programs for LGBTQ youth including Trans Fusion Crew, a group for trans youth 416-324-5077 http://www/soytoronto.org/

Trans Youth Toronto @ The 519 Church Street Community Centre Drop-in group for trans youth 416-355-6792 [email protected] http://www/the519.org/programsservices/transprograms/transyouthtoronto

Standards of Care for Professionals:

Transcend Transgender Support and Education Society. (2006). Caring for Transgender Adolescents in BC: Suggested Guidelines. Vancouver Coastal Health’s Transgender Health Program and the Canadian Rainbow Health Coalition. Retrieved from: http://www.amsa.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/CaringForTransgenderAdolescents.pdf

World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH) (2012). Standards of Care for the Health of Transsexual, Transgender and Gender Non-Conforming People. Retrieved from: http://www.wpath.org/uploaded_files/140/files/Standards%20of%20Care,%20V7%20Full%20B ook.pdf

Rainbow Health Ontario (2015). Guidelines and Protocols for Hormone Therapy and Primary Health Care for Trans Clients. Retrieved from: http://sherbourne.on.ca/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Guidlines-and-Protocols-for- Comprehensive-Primary-Care-for-Trans-Clients-2015/pdf.

Trans-Positive Medical Care

Gender Clinic at the Hospital for Sick Kids

Medical and psychiatric support for gender nonconforming youth under the age of 18 416-813-1500 www.sickkids.ca

Online Resources for Families

Central Toronto Youth Services. (2016) Families in TRANSition: A Resource Guide for Families of Transgender Youth, 2nd Edition. Retrieved from:

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http://www.ctys.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/CTYS-FIT-Families-in-Transition-Guide-2nd- edition.pdf

Family Acceptance Project www.familyproject.sfsu.edu

Resources in multiple languages to support LGBTQ youth and their families

Gender Creative Kids www.GenderCreativeKids.ca

Resources for gender creative kids and their families, schools and communities

Gender Spectrum www.genderspectrum.org

Information to create gender sensitive and inclusive environments for all children and teens

Trans Youth Families Allies www.imatyfa.org

Rainbow Health Ontario www.RainbowHealthOntario.ca

Information about LGBTQ health and links to LGBTQ-friendly physical and mental health services in Ontario (416) 324-4100

Transgender Health Information Program www.transhealth.phsa.ca

BC-wide hub providing information about gender affirming care and supports

Trans Parent Canada www.transparentcanada.ca

National parent-to-parent support network

PFLAG Canada www.pflagcanada.ca

Resources for families of LGBTQ children Gender Identity Support Line 1-888-822-9494

Trans Care: An advocacy guide for trans people and loved ones www.outforhealth.org/files/all/advocacy_trans.pdf

Information resource published in 2006 by Vancouver Coastal Health, Transcend Transgender Support and Education Society and Canadian Rainbow Health Coalition

Our Trans Children https://lgbtrc.usc.edu/files/2015/05/Our-Trans-Children.pdf

PFLAG Transgender Network’s introduction to trans issues for loved ones of trans people

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A Guide for Parents www.rainbowhealthontario.ca/resources/if-you-are-concerned-about your-childs-gender-behaviors-a-guide-for-parents/

Children’s National Medical Centre’s guide for parents concerned about their children’s gender behaviour

Transgender Questions A blog authored by a parent of a trans child. Gruffyydd, Cerys. (2016, Aug 1) Grounded Parents, Transgender Questions. [Web log post] Retrieved from: http://groundedparents.com/2016/08/01/transgender-questions-2-physical- transitions-getting-the-personal-questions-out-of-the-way/

Transparenthood A blog about parenting a child who is trans Leslie. (2016, Nov 9) Transparenthood: Experiences Raising a Transgender Child. [Web log post]. Retrieved from http://transparenthood.net/?page_id=2

How to Be a Girl- Podcast and Blog Mack, M. (2016). How to Be a Girl. [Audio Podcast]. Retrieved from: http://www.howtobeagirlpodcast.com/about/

Print Materials for Parents

Angello, M & Bowman, A. (2016). Raising the Transgender Child: A Complete Guide for Parents, Families and Caregivers. Berkley, California. Seal Press: An Imprint of Perseus Books.

Brill, S.A., & Pepper, R. (2008). The Transgender Child: A Handbook for Families and Professionals. San Francisco, California. Cleis Press Inc.

Brill, S.A., & Kenney, L. (2016). The Transgender Teen. A Handbook for Parents & Professionals Supporting Transgender & Non-Binary Teens. Jersey City, NJ. Cleis Press Inc.

Ehrensaft, D., & Menvielle, E. (2011). Gender Born, Gender Made: Raising Healthy Gender Nonconforming Children. New York, NY. The Experiment Publishing.

Ehrensaft, D. & Spack, N. (2016). The Gender Creative Child: Pathways for Nurturing & Supporting Children Who Live Outside Gender Boxes. New York, NY. The Experiment Publishing.

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Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG). (2009). Welcoming our Trans Family and Friends: A Support Guide for Parents, Families and Friends of Transgender and Gender Non- Conforming People. Retrieved from: http://community.pflag.org/Document.Doc?id=202

Whittington, H. & Gasbarre, K. (2015). Raising Ryland: Our Story of Parenting a Transgender Child with No Strings Attached. New York, NY. Harper Collins Publishers.

Print Materials for Young Readers

Kulkin, S. (2014). Beyond Magenta: Transgender Teens Speak Out. Somerville, Massachusetts. Candlewick Press.

Cat, C. (2017). The Pants Project. Naperville, Illinois. Sourcebooks Inc.

Testa, R.J., Coolhart, D., & Peta, J. (2015). The Gender Quest Workbook: A Guide for Teens and Young Adults Exploring Gender Identity. Oakland, California. Instant Help Books: New Harbinger Publications Inc.

Pessin-Whedbee, B. & Bardoff, N. (2017). Who Are You? A Kid’s Guide to Gender Identity. Philadelphia, PA. Jessica Kingsley Publishers.

Herthel, J., Jennings, J, & McNicholas, S. (2014). I am Jazz. New York, NY. Dial Books for Young Readers. Penguin Group.

Jennings, J. (2016). Being Jazz: My Life as a (Transgender) Teen. New York, NY. Crown Books: Penguin Random House LLC.

Andrews, A. (2014). Some Assembly Required: The Not-So-Secret Life of a Transgender Teen. New York, NY. Simon and Schuster.

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[Amazon Studios]. (2014 August 27). ‘Transparent’ Trailer [Video File]. Retrieved from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y-3Q2W0I2Xc

American Academy of Pediatrics. (2015, June 4). Gender non-conforming and transgender children. Retrieved from https://www.healthychildren.org/English/ages- stages/gradeschool/Pages/Gender-Non-Conforming-Transgender-Children.aspx

Bauer GR, Scheim AI, for the Trans PULSE Project Team. (2015). Transgender People in Ontario, Canada: Statistics to Inform Human Rights Policy. London, ON. Retrieved from

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Bauer, G.R., Scheim, Ayden,I., Pyne, J. Travers, R, & Hammond, R., TransPULSE Research and Study Results.” Trans PULSE, 2013. Retrieved from http://transpulseproject/.ca

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Finch, S.D. (2015, June 13). So your friend is transitioning and you want to be supportive-here are 6 ways how. Retrieved from http://everydayfeminism.com/2015/06/how-to-be-ally-to- trans-friend/

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Pyne, Jake. Gender Independent kids: A paradigm. Shift in approaches to gender nonconforming children. The Canadian Journal of Human Sexuality, 23(1) 2014.

Taylor, C. & Peter, T., with McMinn, T.L., Elliott, T., Beldom, S., Ferry, A., Gross, Z., Paquin, S., & Schachter, K. (2011). Every class in every school: The first national climate survey on homophobia, biphobia, and transphobia in Canadian schools. Final report. Toronto, ON: Egale Canada Human Rights Trust. Retrieved from http://egale.ca/wp- content/uploads/2011/05/EgaleFinalReport-web.pdf

Travers, R., Bauer, G., Pyne, J., Bradley, K., Gale, L., 8c Papadimitriou, M. (2012). Impacts of strong parental support for trans youth: A report prepared for Children’s Aid Society of Toronto and Delisle Youth Services. Retrieved from: http://transpulseproject.ca/wp- content/uploads/2012/10/Impactsof-Strong-Parental-Support-for-Trans-Youth- vFINAL.pdf

Veale J, Saewyc E, Frohard-Dourlent H, Dobson S, Clark B & the Canadian Trans Youth Health Survey Research Group (2015). Being Safe, Being Me: Results of the Canadian Trans Youth Health Survey. Vancouver, BC: Stigma and Resilience Among Vulnerable Youth Centre, School of Nursing, University of British Columbia

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