I was asked recently for resources for trans people with children. Honestly, there’s never very much, but here’s the list I sent her:
- COLAGE does a lot of work with LGBT parents, & coming out: http://colage.org/resources/parents.htm
- They have specific information on how to come out to your kids: http://colage.org/resources/coming_out.htm
- there’s a new organization called TransFamily that might have some stuff: http://www.transfamily.org/
- You may also find useful information at Abigail Garner’s Families Like Mine site: http://familieslikemine.com/
- We have a forum on our message boards for people dealing with kids & family: http://www.myhusbandbetty.com/community/forumdisplay.php?f=34
- There’s a Kids of Trans tag for this blog, too: http://www.myhusbandbetty.com/tag/kids-of-trans/
If anyone has any newer resources I haven’t yet seen, please do add them!
Helen,
Transfamily in Cleveland is not a new organization, they do have e-groups that support children of trans-parents. They’ve had some organizational difficulties lately and only recently regained control of their web address.
Diane
Some more resources are here, under the broader umbrella of trans families, inclusiveness, and trans youth:
http://www.genderspectrum.org/index.htm
They are a bit limited for addressing “coming out to your kids/family”, but recommended.
Colage has a specific subsection for trans parents: http://www.colage.org/programs/trans/
Included is a guide for people approaching transition.
If any readers are in the Bay Area, there is a Trans Parent support group sponsored by Our Family Coalition. It’s on the third Saturday of every month at the SFLGBT Community Center on Market (at Octavia) from 10am-noon. The group has been going on for almost two years.
http://www.ourfamily.org/event/transgender-parents-group-0