For and About Trans Teens

Resources For and About Trans Teens

There are a number of resources in the trans youth section that also apply to teens – make sure to look there too!

For information about the website, organization, book, or other resource, just click on the + next to the item. This will also provide the active hyperlinks to click on.

Trevor Project for LGBT Youth
1-866-4-U-TREVOR (866-788-
http://www.thetrevorproject.org/
GLBT National Youth Hotline
1-800-246-7743
http://www.glbthotline.org/
Hello, Cruel World: 101 Alternatives to Suicide for Teens, Freaks, and Other Outlaws, by Kate Bornstein. Seven Stories Press, 2006.
Available on Amazon.com.
FAQ for Transgender and Gender-Nonconforming Youth, Lamda Legal – http://www.lambdalegal.org/know-your-rights/transgender/trans-youth-faq
Gender Identity: The Ultimate Teen Guide, by Cynthia L. Winfield. Scarecrow Press, 2006.
Available on Amazon.com.
The Gender Quest Workbook: A Guide for Teens and Young Adults Exploring Gender Identity, by Rylan Jay Testa, Deborah Coolhart, and Jayme Peta. Instant Help, 2015.
Available on Amazon.com.
GLBTQ: The Survival Guide for Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender, and Questioning Teens, by Kelly Huegel, Free Spirit Publishing, 2011.
Available on Amazon.com.
Helping Your Transgender Teen: A Guide for Parents, by Irwin Krieger. Genderwise Press, 2011.
Available on Amazon.com.
Built to assist LGBT youth around the world in understanding that life gets better, while creating and inspiring the changes needed to make it better for them. Full of wonderful videos, personal stories, and journeys from across the gender spectrum.
http://www.itgetsbetter.org/
The Letter Q: Queer Writers’ Letters to Their Younger Selves, edited by Sarah Moon and James Lecesne. Arthur A. Levine Books, 2014.
Available on Amazon.com.
Speaking Out: LGBTQ Youth Stand Up, edited by Steve Berman. Bold Strokes Books, 2011.
Available on Amazon.com.
A site for people of all trans and gender diverse experiences to ask questions about their gender identity, designed originally for teens, but available for people of all ages.
http://transgenderteensurvivalguide.tumblr.com/
The Transgender Teen, by Stephanie A. Brill. Cleis Press, 2016.
Available on Amazon.com.
Transparent: Love, Family, and Living the T with Transgender Teenagers, by Cris Beam. Mariner Books, 2008.
Available on Amazon.com.
Transphobia: Deal With It and Be a Gender Transcender, by J. Wallace Skelton and Nick Johnson. Lorimer Books, 2015.
Available on Amazon.com.