UU Actions & Resources to Support Trans Justice & Safety
This doc: tinyurl.com/UU-trans-action
Contents (click to navigate to that section of this doc):
Organizations to Support / Follow
Reputable & Worthy Sources of News on Trans Justice
UU Resources
Resources for Trans/Nonbinary UUs
Resources for Understanding and Responding to Anti-Trans Legislation and Rhetoric
- U.S. anti-trans legislation tracking and details: Trans Legislation Tracker and Movement Advancement Project’s maps and state-by-state details
- Messaging guides from Movement Advancement Project: talking points for talking to others (including legislators) about anti-trans misinformation
- Top-notch overall orientation to the state of things, and debunking of right-wing talking points: “If You Read the G.O.P.’s Anti-Trans Policies, You’ll See What It Really Wants,” an episode of Ezra Klein’s podcast
- Great basic overview for beginners of what it means to be trans, and sorting fact from fiction: “FAQ: What You Need to Know About Transgender Children,” a Washington Post article
- Timeline of how we got here + more on sports bans: “Inside the Right-Wing Movement to Ban Trans Youth From Sports,” a TIME magazine article
- Stats on suicidality and violence reported by trans youth: 2024 Trevor Project mental health survey
- Effects of gender affirmation vs. denial on suicide attempts: “Trans Youth Are Significantly More Likely to Attempt Suicide When…,” an article in The Conversation, and “New Randomized Trial Shows Trans Care Lowers Suicidality” by Erin Reed
- “The Misuses of Sex,” an article in The Lancet
- “Transgender Agendas, Social Contagion, Peer Pressure, and Prevalence,” by Julia Serano
- "What the Science on Gender-Affirming Care for Transgender Kids Really Shows," from Scientific American
- "Jon Stewart Sets the Record Straight on Gender-Affirming Care," excerpts (or the entire episode) from The Problem, Season 2, Episode 1
- U.S. risk assessment maps: “Erin in the Morning,” Erin Reed’s substack
- Canadian risk map: Celeste Trianon’s blog: https://celeste.lgbt/en/anti-trans-risk-map
General Resources on Trans Identity, Allyship, etc.
- Trans Allyship Workbook by Davey Shlasko (paperback and ebook): A brief, accessible, and up-to-date book that offers concrete tips and practices for actively supporting the trans people in your life, including non-binary people (has a FANTASTIC chapter all about pronouns)
- “Trans 101: The Basics,” a short video from an Australian youth organization (the whole series is great if you want more): www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLvFaLzwu7x2USFajuNeWUtf-0yzgcGJRp
- “A Twenty-First-Century Gender 101” by Alex Kapitan: tinyurl.com/21CenGender101
- “A Twenty-First-Century Sexual Orientation 101” by Alex Kapitan: tinyurl.com/21CenSexualOr101
- Resources About Gender Identity from the Trevor Project: www.thetrevorproject.org/resources/category/gender-identity
- Guide to Being a Trans Ally from PFLAG (also available in print form: great for making available at your congregation!)
- “Beyond XX and XY: The Extraordinary Complexity of Sex Determination,” Scientific American: scientificamerican.com/article/beyond-xx-and-xy-the-extraordinary-complexity
-of-sex-determination - Disclosure: 2020 film about trans depictions on screen: https://www.disclosurethemovie.com/about
- Fabulous pro-trans art, banners, posters, etc., by a trans artist from Wisconsin: https://www.etsy.com/shop/Transpainter
- Everything published by Flamingo Rampant, a tiny trans-led publishing company that publishes picture books celebrating diversity of gender, sexuality, race, ability, and religion. All authors and illustrators are trans, queer, and/or people of color.
- "15 Trans and Non-Binary Picture Books," a great list compiled by Feminist Books for Kids
- TransGenerations, an online support group for grandparents of trans and gender expansive youth