Here you will find a treasure trove of resources to help you dive deeper into subjects we discussed in the course. I urge you to continue learning on your own and sharing your knowledge with others so that holistic care can become safer and more affirming for people of all genders.
Language
How important pronouns are for validation
Gender Neutral Pronouns in Spanish
42 Gender Neutral Terms to Use in Everyday Life
Sexuality vs Gender (A film from the My Genderation collection)
Further Information on Specific Identities
Understanding Non-binary (A film from the My Genderation collection)
Better understanding of non-binary identities
Statistics on Percentage of Trans/NB Population in the US
UCLA Williams Institute Report
Everyday Realities for Transgender People
Being a transgender parent (A film from the My Genderation collection)
Anti-trans slurs you shouldn't use
Never Too Late to Come Out transition stories from older individuals (A film from the My Genderation collection)
Short Film: conversation between a trans woman, Josie (71 yo), and a trans girl Poppy (11 yo) (A film from the My Genderation collection)
2015 US Transgender Survey: Reports on the Experiences of People of Color
Film: A Year In Transition 20-year-old Arab-American transgender man in his first year of transition as he comes out, begins taking hormones, has top surgery, and finds his own place in the trans community.
Transgender History
Transgender History in the United States (unabridged chapter excerpted from Trans Bodies Trans Selves)
We’ve Been Around (Video Series)
Trans Youth and Family Related Resources
Gender Spectrum (youth and families especially)
Our Trans Loved Ones (published by PFLAG)
Medical
Hormones
Short Film: Things That Make Us 2 transgender people's journeys with hormonal transition
Transgender Primary Care at UCSF: Introduction of Masculinizing and Feminizing Hormone Therapies
Gender Affirming Surgeries- detailed explanations (and some videos) of GAS surgeries
Transition videos made by individuals chronicling their own changes throughout their life
Transition video #1 (FTM)
Transition video #2 (FTM)
Transition video #3 (MTF)
Transition video #4 (MTF)
Transition video #5(MTF mostly social transition, i.e. without hormones)
Transition video #6 (FTM entirely social transition, i.e. without hormones)
Dysphoria Poetry (CW: sexual assault, suicide)
"On Coming Out" by Lee Mokobe
"Haircuts between the binary" by Gray Crosbie
"Real Boy/Real Girl" by Mo Christ and Max Binder
"What Gender are You?" by EJ Shoenbord
"Maybe All Transgender People are Vampires" by Chrysanthemum Tan
Gender Euphoria:
"The Euphoria of Elliot Page" by Elliot Page
