CULTIVATE Psychological Services LLC nurture.grow.thrive. LGTQ Resource List START LOCAL WHEN YOU NEED INFORMATION/RESOURCES  Parents, Friends, and Family of and Gays (PFLAG) pflag.org o LOCAL: http://pflag-springfield.org - PFLAG of the Ozarks – Monthly meeting at National Avenue Christian Church – 3rd Sunday of every month  PROMO (Promoting Equality for All Missiourians) - promoonline.org –  One Springfield – GET INVOLVED - http://onespringfield.org o https://www.facebook.com/OneSpringfield  Rare Breed Youth Services  AIDS Project of the Ozarks aidsprojectoftheozarks.org 417.881.1900 HIV Counseling and testing. Risk reduction and interventions for high risk sexual behaviors.  Missouri State University LGBT Resource Center (just established!!) http://www.missouristate.edu/MulticulturalPrograms/LGBT-Resource-Center.htm  FOCUS, Inc. – “…Provides opportunities for social interaction, business networking, and philanthropic endeavors designed to support and encourage membership wile presenting a positive image of gays and lesbians within the greater community.”  Mayor’s Commission on Human Rights and Community Relations

St. Louis:  TransParent - transparentstl.org – Support and Informational – “Our purpose is to provide support, information and resources to help parents confidently navigate their gender independent child’s personal journey of self-discovery to authentic living. We meet on the third Thursday of every month.” o Their Resource Section is Phenomenal  University of Missouri St. Louis – Spectrum Conference (1st conference this year – plan to make this an annual conference)

WELCOMING PLACES OF FAITH (Springfield)  National Avenue Christian Church  Brentwood Christian Church  First Unitarian Universalist  The Venues HOTLINES  The Trevor Project thetrevorproject.org GLBTQ Youth Crisis Intervention and suicide prevention o Trevor Helpline Toll-free: 866.4.U.TREVOR (866.488.7386)Hours: Seven days a week, 24 hours a day National suicide and crisis counseling for and youth. Local resource referrals available. ▪ Trans Lifeline - http://www.translifeline.org ▪ GLBT National Youth Talkline 800-246-PRIDE (1-800-246-7743) Hours: Monday-Saturday 9:30pm to Midnight, Eastern time Peer support and resources for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgendered, , and questioning youth. ▪ CDC National STD and AIDS Hotline Toll-free: (800) 342-AIDS or (800) AIDS-TTY Hours: Seven days a week, 24 hours a day ▪ GLBT (Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender) National Hotline Toll-free: (888) THE-GLNH, (888) 843-4564 Hours: Monday-Friday, 4:00P.M. to MIDNIGHT, and Saturday, Noon to 5:00P.M. Eastern Standard Time ▪ Linea Nacional del SIDA y ETS Toll-free: (800) 344-7432 Hours: Seven days a week, 8:00A.M. to 2:00P.M. Eastern Standard Time CULTIVATE Psychological Services LLC nurture.grow.thrive.  National Runaway Switchboard Toll-free (800) 621-4000 Hours: Seven days a week, 24 hours a day Hotline for runaway/homeless youth and their families.

Organizations  The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) hrc.org (This is where I get my pins I wear)  Movement Advancement Project (MAP) lgbtmap.org  It Gets Better Project itgetsbetter.org  Gender Spectrum genderspectrum.org  Gay, Lesbian, & Straight Education Network (GLSEN) glsen.org  TYFA - TransYouth Family Allies imatyfa.org Resources for young people and families with gender variant issues  Children of Lesbians and Gays Everywhere (COLAGE) colage.org Support for people with LGBTQ families - Colage www.colage.org  Rainbow Health Ontario resources for gender independent children and families rainbowhealthontario.ca/admin/contentEngine/contentDocuments/Gender_Independent_Children_final.pdf  The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) glaad.org Great resources for media and ways to talk about transgender issues.  The Gay and Lesbian Medical Association glma.org  The Fenway Institute – Fenway Health fenwayhealth.org  National Lesbian and Gay Task Force thetaskforce.org Political advocacy and organizing for LGBTQ issues.  The Straight Spouse Network straightspouse.org Support and information to heterosexual spouses/partners, current or former, of gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender mates and mixed-orientation  Intersex Society of North America isna.org

Clinical  Family Acceptance Project  World Professional Association for Transgender Health – WPATH wpath.org – Standards of Care  APA: http://www.apa.org/pi/lgbt/resources/promoting-good-practices.aspx  Creating Equal Access to Quality Health Care for Transgender Patients: Transgender Affirming Hospital policies http://www.lambdalegal.org/publications/fs_transgender-affirming-hospital-policies  Transgender Emergence: Therapeutic Guidelines for Working With Gender-Variant People and Their Families by Arlene Istar Lev  The Transgender Guidebook: Keys to a Successful Transition by Anne Boedeker Phd.  http://transequality.org  SAMHSA: A Practitioner’s Resource Guide: Helping Families to Support Their LGT Children, 2014  NASW Moving The Margins  CWLA Best Practice Guidelines by Shannan Wilber, Caitlin Ryan, Jody Marksamer with the Childwelfare League of America  Center of Excellence for Transgender Health transhealth.ucsf.edu Comprehensive and affirming health care for trans and gender variant communities.  Genderbread Person A great infographic to explain sex, gender expression, , and itspronouncedmetrosexual.com/wpcontent/uploads/2012/03/Genderbread-2.1.jpg  AFFIRM Psychologists Affirming their Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Family stonybrook.edu/affirm  APA Division 44 apadivision44.org Psychology's focal point for research, practice, and education on LGBT people CULTIVATE Psychological Services LLC nurture.grow.thrive.  Vancouver Coastal Health Clinical Pathways - transhealth.vch.ca

Informational Videos/Movies  Dr. Johanna Olson, MD – Medical Director, Center for Transyouth Health and Development, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles o http://www.kidsinthehouse.com/expert/parenting-advice-from-johanna-olson- md#page=/video/meet-johanna-olson-md  Dr. Norman Spack on working with Transgender Youth o http://www.ted.com/talks/norman_spack_how_i_help_transgender_teens_become_who_they_want _to_be?utm_content=roadrunner-rrshorturl&utm_campaign=&utm_source=direct- on.ted.com&awesm=on.ted.com_d08VB&share=12d6144f6d&utm_medium=on.ted.com-none  Will Copeland – St. Louis o http://fox2now.com/2013/11/07/medical-services-growing-in-st-louis-area-for-transgender-children/  Hey Doc, Some Boys are Born Girls: Decker Moss at TedxColumbus o https://www.youtube.com/watch?list=PLsRNoUx8w3rNOT4HxbFqXBlq1NP3- mTW_&v=nOmstbKVebM&index=24&desktop_uri=%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DnOmstbKVebM%26list %3DPLsRNoUx8w3rNOT4HxbFqXBlq1NP3-mTW_%26index%3D24&app=desktop  Lady Valor by Kristin Beck

Legal Resources  National Center for Lesbian Rights nclr.org  Transgender Law Center transgenderlawcenter.org  American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) aclu.org  Lambda Legal lambdalegal.org  Sylvia Rivera Law Project slrp.org  Department of Education Office of Civil Rights

Book Ideas - Transgender  Jacob’s New Dress by Sarah Hoffman  Allies and Angels A Memoir of our Families Transition y Terri and Vince Cook  Gender Born, Gender Made by Diane Ehrensaft, Ph.D.  The Transgender Child by Stephanie Brill and Rachel Pepper  My Princess Boy by Cheryl Kilodavis  Second Son by Ryan K. Sallans  Transgender Explained by Joanne Herman  10,000 Dresses by Marcus Ewert  Raising my Rainbow by Lori Duran, Neil Patrick Harris, David Burtka  All I want to be is Me by Phyllis Rothblatt  Be Who You Are by Jennifer Carr  But, I’m Not A Boy by Katie Leone

 She’s Not the Man I Married: My Life with a Transgender Husband (older book, 2007) by Helen Boyd  My Husband Betty: Love, Sex, and Life with a Crossdresser (older book, 2003) by Helen Boyd  She’s Not There: A Life in Two Genders (older book, 20013) by Jennifer Finney Boylan  The Transsexual and the Cross by Katie Leone  Just add Hormones by Matt Kailey