Books
Parents of young children, adolescents and adult trans and gender diverse children deal with different issues and questions at different times.
Supporting your child is the most valuable thing you can do as a parent.
Seeking support, advice and information for yourself can give you confidence, increase your understanding and equip you to be a strong ally through this process.
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Picture Books |
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A House For Everyone Jo Hirst, Jessica Kingsley Publishers 2018 A story to help children learn about gender identity and gender expression (Australian author) |
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The Gender Fairy (Australian author and context)
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Teresa Thorn |
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Kyle Lukoff |
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Kyle Lukoff |
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Introducing Teddy: A story about being yourself (Australian author and context)
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Who are you? A kids guide to gender identity Brook Pessin-Whedbee |
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Maddox Lyons |
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Jazz Jennings |
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Vivek Shraya |
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Elana K. Arnold |
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Jessica Love |
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Vanessa Ford, J.R. Ford |
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Lori Sterling |
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Body Safety / Puberty/ Sex Education |
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Rachel E Simon |
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Sex is a Funny Word - A Book about Bodies, Feelings and YOU! Cory Silverberg |
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Cory Silverberg |
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Puberty is Gross by also Really Really Awesome Gina Loveless |
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Middle Years |
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Alex Gino
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Alex Gino |
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Kyle Lukoff |
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Magnus Chase and the Hammer of Thor Rick Riordan |
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Rebecca Sugar |
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Young Adult |
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Alison Evans (Australian author) |
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Nevo Zisin (Australian Author) |
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Finding Nevo - How I Confused Everyone Nevo Zisin, 2017, Walker Books Australia, (Australian author and context) |
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Jessica Walton, Aska (Australian Author) |
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Juno Roche |
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Aiden Thomas |
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Fox Fisher, Owl Fisher |
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Juno Dawson |
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Meredith Russo |
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If I was your girl
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Editor, Benjamin Law (Australian authors) |
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Love in the Time of Global Warming Francesca Lia Block |
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Reference |
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The gender creative child: Pathways for nurturing and supporting children who live outside gender boxes.
Ehrensaft, D, 2016, New York, The Experiment.
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Gender born, gender made: Raising healthy gender-nonconforming children.
Ehrensaft, D, 2011, New York, The Experiment.
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The transgender teen: A handbook for parents and professionals supporting transgender and non-binary teens.
Brill, S., & Pepper, R, 2016, San Francisco, Cleis Press.
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Brill, S., & Pepper, R, 2008, San Francisco, Cleis Press.
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Bryan, J, 2012, Maryland, Rowman & Littlefield Education.
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Everything you wanted to know about trans - but were afraid to ask Brynn Tannehill |
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The Autistic Trans Guide to Life Wenn Lawson, Yenn Purkis |
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Personal |
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All About Yves - Notes From a Transition Yves Rees. (Australian Author) |
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Love Lives Here – A Story of Thriving in a Transgender Family Amanda Jetté Knox |
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Bogert,Y
(Australian author and context)
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Rebecca Robertson (Australian author) |
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Eddie Ayres (Australian author) |
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Raising Ryland – A Story of Parenting a Transgender Child with no Strings Attached |
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Amy Ellis Nutt
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Lori Duron
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Editor, Rachel Pepper
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Marilyn Phillips
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Podcasts / Videos / Blogs / Websites |
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How to be a Girl – (Podcast) Daily Life With My Transgender Daughter |
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Trans Hub Acon - Information for parents and carers (Website and videos) |
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What to do if you think your child might be LBGTQIA+ (Video) Minus18 |
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Shire Families of Transgender Youth (Podcast) Interview with the mother of two transgender children from the Sutherland Shire in NSW |
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Fashion Policing and the Double Standards of Gender Expression (Video) TedTalk by Taryn de Vere, parent of a transgender child |
