Evidence-based professional associations & organizations that promote affirming, non-discriminatory policies & care for transgender people of all ages:

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American Academy of Pediatrics

American Psychiatric Association
American Medical Association
American Psychological Association
American Academy of Family Physicians
American College of Nurse Midwives
National Association of Social Workers
National Association of School Psychologists

World Professional Association for Transgender Health
National Commission on Correctional Health Care
American Public Health Association
American College of Obstetrics and Gynecologists
American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
World Health Organization

Science & research

Harvard: Between the (Gender) Lines: the Science of Transgender Identity

American Psychological Association: Transgender People, Gender Identity and Gender Expression

American Academy of Pediatrics: gender nonconforming and transgender children

Understanding Gender

APA PAGE SPANISH

American Academy of Pediatrics: Research on benefits of socially transitioning 

Association for Psychological Science: transgender kids study

City University of New York: Family Rejection as a Predictor of Suicide Attempts and Substance Misuse Among Transgender and Gender Nonconforming Adults

Scientific American: brains of trans people 

2015 Transgender Survey

Journal of American Academy of Adolescent & Child psychiatry: Prepubescent Transgender

Children: What We Do and Do Not Know

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15 studies showing a biological origin of gender dysphoria.

Stanford Medical’s FREE short online course to boost understanding of transgender kids 

Fake Science, debunked

Anti-trans "science" disavowed by Johns Hopkins

American College of Pediatricians is a hate group according to Southern Poverty Law Center

Psychology Today: American College of Pediatricians Is an LGBT Hate Group 

Re Michelle Cretella

Fact check: study shows transition makes trans people suicidal

Anti-LGBTQ Junk Science And Fake News Are Poised To Harm the Future of LGBTQ Equality

History of gender variance in world cultures

Gender Variance Around the World Over Time

PBS Video: Navajo concept of gender - clip

PBS Map:Societies across the globe with more than two genders

Indian Country Today: Two Spirits, One Heart, Five Genders 

24 Transgender Historical Figures 

For schools

National School Boards Association, 2016. Transgender Students in School

Laws & Politics

Title IX Protections for Transgender Students 

May 2017: Groundbreaking 7th Circuit Ruling in Favor of Ash Whitaker, Transgender Student Seeking Access to Correct Bathroom

American Academy of Pediatrics: response to trans bathroom executive order

Court dismisses lawsuit by student ‘distressed’ over schools’ transgender policy 

And...Trans-affirming religious perspectives

Baptist News: Seven things I’m learning about transgender persons

Diocese of Olympia

National Catholic Reporter

Christian, Conservative And Parenting A Transgender Child In Texas 

Article by Catholic Priest : We cannot abandon transgender catholics 

Biblical Case for Embracing Transgendered people

Blog: My Transgender Daughter is a Beloved Child of God

Book: The Bible and the Transgender Experience: How Scripture Supports Gender Variance 

Gender Identity and our Faith Communities: a congregational guide for transgender advocacy 

Gender, Spirituality & Faith Traditions

Interpreting Clobber Verses

 Not using the Bible as a clobber tool

 Clobber Verses  

Wikipedia: Christianity and transgender people