Information on the Trans Community
This page is dedicated to trans issues. You will find resources on trans and gender non-conforming awareness, resources dedicated to helping trans and gender non-conforming folks, and resources for those who want to be better trans and gender non-conforming allies.
- Digital Transgender ArchiveOpen access project that is an “international collaboration among more than twenty colleges, universities, nonprofit organizations, and private collections” aiming to create “a generative point of entry into the fascinating and expansive world of trans history.”
- A Glossary of Transgender Terms - GLAADGLAAD has put together a glossary of terms related to trans people.
- Know Your Rights: A Guide for Trans and Gender Nonconforming StudentsTransgender and gender nonconforming students have the right to be safe and to be yourself at school. That is why the American Civil Liberties Union and GLSEN have put together this guide to inform you of your rights.
- Lamba Legal, Know Your Rights: Transgender ParentsLambda Legal's FAQ about the rights of transgender parents addresses some basic questions about the issues transgender parents face during custody and visitation disputes. It also offers practical advice and resources for transgender parents and their families seeking to protect themselves against challenges to their parental rights.
- National Center for Transgender EqualityThe National Center for Transgender Equality advocates to change policies and society to increase understanding and acceptance of transgender people.
- Transgender American Veterans AssociationThe Transgender American Veterans Association is a grassroots organization that advocates for the equality of transgender veterans and active duty service members to receive fair and equal treatment in areas such as healthcare, benefits, and open transgender military service.
- Transgender FAQAn FAQ on trans issues from GLAAD
- Transgender Law CenterTransgender Law Center (TLC) is the largest national trans-led organization advocating for a world in which all people are free to define themselves and their futures. Grounded in legal expertise and committed to racial justice, TLC employs a variety of community-driven strategies to keep transgender and gender nonconforming people alive, thriving, and fighting for liberation.
- Trans Lifeline's Peer Support HotlineTrans Lifeline is a trans-led organization that connects trans people to the community, support, and resources they need to survive and thrive.
- Trans Resources - GLAADResources for transgender people from GLAAD
- The World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH)WPATH's mission is to promote evidence based care, education, research, public policy, and respect in transgender health.
Gender Rebels - Transgender Support Group
The goal of this support group hosted by Bakersfield's Center for Sexuality & Gender Diversity is to provide individuals who identify as or are questioning, being transgender or gender nonconforming with a safe place to come together and discuss their life experiences and receive support. In addition to exploring a trans identity, participants will be encouraged to explore the ways their multiple identities intersect to create their unique perspectives as well which should be celebrated. The group meets on Thursday evenings. During the global pandemic, the group is conducted online via Zoom. To join, contact The Center 661-843-7995 or 661-404-5209 or email info@glcenterbak.org
Biographies of Trans & Nonbinary People
Being Jazz: My Life as a (Transgender) Teen by Call Number: HQ77.8.J47 A3 2016ISBN: 9780399554643Publication Date: 2016-06-07
Becoming a Woman: A Biography of Christine Jorgensen by Call Number: HQ77.8.J67 D63 2008ISBN: 9781560236665Publication Date: 2008-02-25
Redefining Realness: My path to womanhood, identity, love & so much more by Call Number: HQ77.8.M63 A3 2014ISBN: 9781476709123Publication Date: 2014-02-04
Beyond Magenta: Transgender Teens Speak Out by Call Number: HQ77.9 .K85 2014ISBN: 9780763656119Publication Date: 2014-02-11
Trans/Portraits: Voices from Transgender Communities by Call Number: HQ77.9 .S55 2015ISBN: 9781611688238Publication Date: 2015-10-06
She's Not There: A Life in Two Genders by Call Number: PS3552.O914 Z46 2013ISBN: 9780385346979Publication Date: 2013-04-30
Stuck in the Middle with You by Call Number: PS3552.O914 Z478 2014ISBN: 9780767921763Publication Date: 2013-04-30
As Nature Made Him: The Boy Who Was Raised as a Girl by Call Number: RC560.G45 C65 2000ISBN: 0060192119Publication Date: 2000-02-02
Books on Gender Identity & Trans Issues
Sporting Gender: The history, science, and stories of transgender and intersex athletes by Call Number: GV708.8 .H377 2020 (Delano)ISBN: 9781538112960Publication Date: 2019-12-03
Nonbinary Gender Identities: History, Culture, Resources by Call Number: HQ73 .M36 2018ISBN: 9781442275515Publication Date: 2017-12-08
Tomorrow Will Be Different: Love, Loss and the Fight for Trans Equality by Call Number: HQ77.8.M387 A3 2018ISBN: 9781524761479Publication Date: 2018-03-06
The Transgender Teen: a handbook for parents and professionals supporting transgender and non-binary teens by Call Number: HQ77.9 .B75 2016ISBN: 9781627781749Publication Date: 2016-09-13
Captive Genders: Trans Embodiment and the Prison Industrial Complex by Call Number: HQ77.9 .C36 2015ISBN: 9781849352345Publication Date: 2015-10-27
Transgender Rights and Politics by Call Number: HQ77.9 .T7173 2014ISBN: 9780472072354Publication Date: 2014-10-14
Invisible Lives: The Erasure of Transsexual and Transgendered People by Call Number: HQ77.95 .C2 N35 2000ISBN: 0226568105Publication Date: 2000-12-15
America Through Transgender Eyes by Call Number: HQ77.95.U6 S86 2019ISBN: 9781538122068Publication Date: 2019-04-01
The Gender Creative Child by Call Number: HQ1075 .E363 2016ISBN: 9781615193066Publication Date: 2016-04-05
Is Gender Fluid? A Primer for the 21st Century by Call Number: HQ1075 .H54 2018ISBN: 0500293686Publication Date: 2018-10-16
Between XX and XY: Intersexuality and the Myth of Two Sexes by Call Number: RC883 .C35 2009ISBN: 9781556527852Publication Date: 2009-07-01
Bodies in Doubt: An American History of Intersex by Call Number: RC883 .R45 2009ISBN: 0801891558Publication Date: 2009-07-01
Gender Terminology
Trans Women Tell GLAAD Their Experiences
Resources for Allies
- Tips for Allies of Transgender PeopleThe following are tips from GLAAD that can be used as you move toward becoming a better ally to transgender people
- PFLAG Transgender NetworkA list of resources from PFLAG on how to be an ally to the trans people in your life.
- Supporting Trans and Gender Nonconforming StudentsAccording to GLSEN research, compared to other students in the LGBTQ community, transgender and gender nonconforming students face more hostile school climates. Below is a wealth of resources that center trans and gender non-conforming students and educators.