National Organizations and Programs

• Trans Lifeline - immediate emotional support for anyone in crisis and ways to find funding. Call 877-565-8860 for more information.

• Trans Youth Equality Foundation - support groups, workshops, educational resources for teachers, and information for adults. Based in Maine.

• Gender Justice Leadership Program - Youth-led programs for gender nonconforming young people, including virtual hangs and ways to talk to trans leaders

• Human Rights Campaign Resources for Trans Youth - information and articles about access to resources and support for trans youth.

• The Trevor Project - Includes ways to contact a therapist and get in touch with other queer youth.

• GenderCool Project - A collective of trans youth advocates who use storytelling to shift the narratives on the community.

• ACLU’s Map of Anti-LGBTQ Legislation

Transgender Healthcare

• Vice: A Beginner's Guide to Hormone Replacement Therapy

• Folx: What Physical Changes to Expect on Testosterone Hormone Replacement Therapy

• Harvard University Press: Turns Out There’s Not a Lot of Science Linking Testosterone to Violence

• University of California, San Francisco: Guidelines for the Primary and Gender-Affirming Care of Transgender and Gender Nonbinary People

• Ackerman Institute for the Family: Gender & Family Project Medical and Health - New York Resource Guide 

Activism + Advocacy

• Advocates for Youth: Trans-Affirming Schools Project Resource Guide - developed as a direct response to the onslaught of anti-transgender disinformation and legislation in the U.S.

• GLSEN’s National Student Council Action Guide - actions young people can make at local and national levels to create progressive change both in and out of education systems.

• Virtual GSAs in Action: Digital Organizing Kit - a resource inspired by, and designed for, trans and queer youth activists, GSA club advisors and educators, and grassroots organizations across the country to continue organizing virtually.

Mental Health

• National Queer & Trans Therapists of Color Network - exactly what it sounds like! A network of providers who believe in justice for queer people of color

• Folx: How to Find a Trans-Competent Therapist - article on things to think about when finding a therapist 

• Open Path Collective - a database of therapists by specialty including low-cost options

• Fireweed Collective - offers mental health education and mutual aid through a Healing Justice lens.

• BEAM (Black Emotional and Mental Health Collective): a national training, movement-building, and grant-making institution that is dedicated to the healing, wellness, and liberation of Black and marginalized communities.

Ballroom Culture

• Van Vogue Jam: A History of Ballroom Culture

• BET: A Breakdown of Ballroom Categories

• Texas Monthly: How the House of Lepore is Bringing Ballroom to Central Texas

• Mikelle Street: Stories of Ballroom History

• Sydney Baloue, Old-Way Vogue + Ballroom Pioneer’s Writings

Digital Safety

• Equality Labs: Anti-Doxxing Guide for Activists

• Scientific American: How to Keep Trans Youth Safe Online

• National Center for Missing and Exploited Children: Internet Safety Workshop for teens

• New York Times: How to Doxx Yourself

Journalism

• Self: What it Actually Looks Like When Trans Kids Are Allowed to Play Sports

• Logo’s Trans Youth Town Hall video series: Leaders in the transgender community come together for a town hall exploring the issues facing trans youth in America, created and moderated by QC host, Raquel Willis.

• Translash: produces narratives about and for the trans community––accurately and reliably.

• Transnational: a docuseries about transgender rights and resilience across the globe.

Movies + TV

• Anything’s Possible - A dazzlingly styled and sweet coming-of-age movie starring Eva Reign about a girl in her senior year of high school. 

• Alice Junior - Ignore the Amazon description, this is a sweet Brazilian movie about a trans girl whose joy is contagious

• Sort Of - A Canadian TV series that follows Sabi, a Pakistani-Canadian millennial whose life escapes many binaries: happy/sad, lonely/together, friend/lover.

Books

• Amateur: A True Story About What Makes a Man: a graceful, stunning, and uncompromising exploration of living, fighting, and healing, we gain insight into the stereotypes and shifting realities of masculinity today through the eyes of a new man.

• Beating Heart Baby - A YA novel about desire, art, and music that revels in trans joy. 

• Chef’s Choice - The trans romcom you’ve always wanted to read!

• Gender Queer: A Graphic Memoir (memoir) - a graphic memoir about searching for and defining trans identity

• He/She/They: How We Talk About Gender and Why It Matters (nonfiction) - Go‑to expert on gender identity, Schuyler Bailar, offers an essential, urgent guide that changes the conversation about gender identity and how we talk about it.

• Horse Barbie - A celebratory and universal story of survival, love, and pure joy from Geena Rocero, an icon who sits at the center of transgender history and activism.

• Page Boy - Oscar-nominated star Elliot Page, who captivated the world with his performance in Juno shares his story about love, family, fame — and stepping into who we truly are with strength, joy, and connection.

• Redefining Realness: My Path to Womanhood, Identity, Love & So Much More - a powerful vision of possibility and self-realization, pushing us all toward greater acceptance of one another—and of ourselves—showing as never before how to be unapologetic and real.

• The Risk It Takes to Bloom: On Life and Liberation - by QC host, Raquel Willis, tracing her journey to understanding her trans identity in the South and her career in storytelling and social justice.