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| TYFA empowers children and families by partnering with educators, service providers
and communities to develop supportive environments
in which gender may be expressed and respected.
We envision a society free of suicide and violence in which
ALL children are respected and celebrated. |
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TYFA Family Profiles.
TYFA families tell their stories in these
inspiring video presentations.
Each of them is a story of victory
for the child, for the family and for their communities.
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Our Children Need Your Help!
We assist families with trans and gender-variant children
at no cost to them.
Each year, more and more families need our help. Now we
need your help.
Please become a sponsor of TYFA! Thank you VERY much! |
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March 24, 2012 - National Clearinghouse on Family Health (NCFH) (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services) -- Ask NCFY: Meeting the Needs of Transgender and Gender Non-Conforming Youth:
" Q. “Most of the literature about how to best serve lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning youth lumps them all together. What are some tips for working with transgender and gender non-conforming youth?” The department of HHS that manages support of families of GLBTQ youth shows that they "get it." in their answer to the above question. 
March 15, 2012 - Changing Social Norms in School Starts With a
Conversation:" LGBTQ people are treated as second-class citizens in many schools. Both kids and adults are marginalized by hetero-social norms. Too often, students and faculty alike do not feel they have
the knowledge or skills to handle situations." Author Amy Fabrikant-Egan points out the obvious: the plight of LGBTQ students will not be resolved unless students, parents, teachers and school administrators all join in the discussion. Here's how to get it started.
Camp Aranu'tiq
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...a traditional summer camp
for transgender & gender-variant kids
ages 8-15,
is now enrolling campers.
Camp Aranu'tiq
now has camps
in New England
and Southern California. |
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April 16, 2012 - A new support group, Gender Rainbow Playgroup, for families with children ages 4-12, now exists in southeast Michigan. It meets once a month and is an inclusive environment in which gender may be freely expressed and respected. It gives children and their families an opportunity to bond, share experiences, and develop friendships.For more information contact Genderplaygroup@gmail.com.
To find support groups in your state, please click here.
To add your group to the list, please contact us.
February 7, 2012 - TYFA Executive Director Kim Pearson has written the foreword for a soon-to-be-released book entitled, Transitions of the Heart. Transitions of the Heart is the first collection to ever invite mothers of transgender and gender variant children of all ages to tell their own stories about their child’s gender transition. The book, scheduled for release in May, may be pre-ordered from Amazon.com.
January 23, 2012 - Flamingo Rampant! Gender Independent Kids Books: "THE ADVENTURES OF TULIP, BIRTHDAY WISH FAIRY follows title-character Tulip as he deals with the birthday wishes of all the nine-year-olds in North America." This is one of the books, introducing the concept of trans-identified children in a friendly, sympathetic way, that the founders plan to distribute to schools and libraries. Kids' ability to see themselves in books available to them is an incredibly valuable thing. Any parent, teacher, librarian, or caregiver will tell you that kids love books that reflect their daily experience. Please help support the project. |
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