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My Child Is Trans, Now What?: A Joy-Centered Approach to Support

Ben V. Greene - Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Format: Hardcover

A gentle and informative guide for parents of trans youthAs a full-time public speaker specializing in spreading awareness and understanding of the transgender community, what Ben Greene hears most from parents and loved ones is the phrase "I'm sorry." They're sorry for using...
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The Gender Creative Child: Pathways for Nurturing and Supporting Children Who Live Outside Gender Boxes

Diane Ehrensaft - Experiment Llc, 2016.
Format: Print book

Developmental and clinical psychologist Diane Ehrensaft, PhD, has devoted her career to the care of children and teens who do not abide by the gender binary, either in their gender identities or expressions. In her first book, Gender Born, Gender Made, she coined the phrase "gender...
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The Gender Identity Guide for Parents: Compassionate Advice to Help Your Child Be Their Most Authentic Self

Tavi Hawn - Rockridge Press
Format: Paperback

Nurture and celebrate your child's true self with this parent's guide to gender identity Talking with your child about gender identity can seem overwhelming - but with the right guidance, you can have healthy conversations and create an affirming environment for them as they grow....
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Embracing Queer Family: Learning to Live Authentically in Our Families and Communities

Nia Chiaramonte - Broadleaf Books
Format: Hardcover

Embrace the Queerness of your family, take ownership of your journey, and use your voice to bring light to your communities.When Nia Chiaramonte came out as a trans woman to her wife Katie, she knew she would be met with a loving response. But she was less sure where this would leave their...
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What's in a name? : perspectives from nonbiological and nongestational queer mothers

- Demeter Press
Format: Audio CD

"Queer parenthood: It's multifaceted. It's complex. And it is constantly changing, as laws and culture shift around us. What's in a Name? reflects on this complexity through the voices of nonbiological/non-gestational queer mothers/parents who explore our experiences parenting across our different...
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How to Be a Girl: A Mother's Memoir of Raising Her Transgender Daughter

Marlo Mack - The Experiment
Format: Paperback

Mama, something went wrong in your tummy. And it made me come out as a boy instead of a girl. When Marlo Mack's three-year-old utters these words, her world splits wide open. Friends and family, experts, and Marlo herself had long downplayed her "son's" requests for pretty...
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Raising Them: Our Adventure in Gender Creative Parenting

Kyl Myers - TOPPLE Books & Little A
Format: Hardcover

As a first-time parent, Kyl Myers had one aspect dialed in from the start: not being beholden to the boy-girl binary, disparities, or stereotypes from the day a child is born. With no wish to eliminate gender but rather gender discrimination, Kyl and her husband, Brent, ventured off on a parenting...
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LGBTQ Family Building: A Guide for Prospective Parents

Abbie E Goldberg - ‎APA LifeTools; 1st edition
Format: Paperback

From surrogacy and adoption, to transgender pregnancy and finding child care, parenting as an LGBTQ person is complex. This book is an authoritative, comprehensive, and easy‑to‑read guide to parenthood and family building for LGBTQ people.  The path to becoming a parent...

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Out: A Parent's Guide to Supporting Your Lgbtqia Kid Through Coming Out and Beyond

John Sovec - Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Format: Paperback

The coming out process for LGBTQIA adolescents can be a terrifying moment, not only for themselves, but also for their family and friends. When intense emotions are running the gamut of concern, shock, joy or even anger and acceptance, it can be tricky to process how you feel while giving...
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Rainbow Parenting: Your Guide to Raising Queer Kids and Their Allies

Lindz Amer - St. Martin's Griffin
Format: Paperback

An essential guide for parents and caregivers to raising queer-friendly children in a gender-affirming space.. In the face of so many injustices across society for LGBTQ people, it can be easy for parents of young children to feel helpless and hopeless. While they may not be able to address...
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Unconditional: A Guide to Loving and Supporting Your LGBTQ Child

Telaina Eriksen - Mango
Format: Print book

Unconditional: A Guide to Loving and Supporting Your LGBTQ Child will provide parents with a framework for helping their lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or questioning child navigate through a world that isn't always welcoming. Author Telaina Eriksen, a professor at Michigan State...
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Baby Making for Everybody: Family Building and Fertility for LGBTQ and Solo Parents

Marea Goodman LM CPM - Balance
Format: Paperback

This inclusive, straightforward guide to fertility is What to Expect Before You're Expecting for families outside the heterosexual nuclear family model - perfect for LGBTQ and solo parents who want to have kids but don't know where to start. In Baby Making for Everybody, queer...
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Transgender Children and Youth: Cultivating Pride and Joy with Families in Transition

Elijah C Nealy - W.W Norton & Company
Format: Print book

A comprehensive guide to the medical, emotional, and social issues of trans kids.These days, it is practically impossible not to hear about some aspect of transgender life. Whether it is the bathroom issue in North Carolina, trans people in the military, or on television, trans life has become...
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Raising LGBTQ Allies: A Parent's Guide to Changing the Messages from the Playground

Chris Tompkins - Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Format: Hardcover

No matter who we are or where we come from, we all play on the same playground. There are certain collective societal messages we hear growing up that we either consciously or subconsciously believe. As a result, we develop certain belief systems from which we operate our lives. Raising...
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Beyond Pronouns: The Essential Guide for Parents of Trans Children

Tammy Plunkett - Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Format: Hardcover

If your child or teen recently told you they are transgender, non-binary or genderfluid, you're bound to have questions. You may wonder how best to support your child's transition and doubt whether you are making the right decisions.When her son came out as transgender, Tammy Plunkett...
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Modern Families: Stories of Extraordinary Journeys to Kinship

Joshua Gamson - NYU Press
Format: Hardcover

The kinds of families we see today are different than they were even a decade ago, some fantastically so, as paths to parenthood have been rejiggered by technology, activism, and law. In Modern Families, Joshua Gamson brings us extraordinary family creation tales - his own included - that...
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Confessions of the Other Mother: Non-Biological Lesbian Moms Tell All

Harlyn Aizley - Beacon Press
Format: Paperback

A 2006 Lambda Literary finalist in the LGBT anthology category After author Harlyn Aizley gave birth to her daughter, she watched in unanticipated horror as her partner scooped up the baby and said, "I'm your new mommy!" While they both had worked to find the perfect...
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My Child Told Me They're Trans… What Do I Do?: A Q&A Guide for Parents of Trans Children

Brynn Tannehill - Jessica Kingsley Pub
Format: Paperback

'My child just came out to me as trans: What should I do?'If you are a parent looking for an answer to this question, you have come to the right place. Gathering together practical advice and personal experiences from a range of parents, activists and experts, this FAQ book provides...
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The Becoming an Ally to the Gender-Expansive Child: A Guide for Parents and Carers

Anna Bianchi - Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Format: Paperback

When Anna Bianchi's grandchild asked, "Nanny, you do know I'm a girl don't you?", Anna recognised this as a pivotal moment in their relationship. She also understood that to fully support her grandchild, who had been declared a boy at birth, she needed to examine her own attitudes,...
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Raising the Transgender Child: A Complete Guide for Parents, Families, and Caregivers

Michele Angello - Seal Press
Format: Print book

Written by top experts in the field, Raising the Transgender Child offers much-needed answers to all the questions parents and other adults ask about raising and caring for transgender and gender diverse children: Is this just a phase? Did I do something to cause this? How do we protect...
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