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APA Policy Statement:
An official APA policy concerning Transgender, Gender Identity, & Gender Expression Non-Discrimination, adopted by the American Psychological Association Council of Representatives in August, 2008.
Gender Identity Issues: From a Transgender Perspective
February 26, 2010 - In a conference sponsored by the School Law Section of the State Bar of Texas, and hosted by the University of Texas Law School's Continuing Legal Education program, Phyllis Randolph Frye delivered a message that she hopes "will positively influence the respectful treatment by schools of both transgender kids and teachers during the next decade."
Endocrine Treatment of Transsexual Persons: An Endocrine Society Clinical Practice Guideline
Published in June, 2009, this lengthy set of protocols for the treatment of transgender persons is the current standard for use by endocrinologists in the U.S. Archived in the Practitioners and the Parents Resources sections of this website.
GIRES Report (U.K.) Shows Astounding Rise In the Number of Diagosed and Treated Transgender Cases
June 14, 2009 - . The report reveals the rapid growth in the number of people, of all
ages, who are seeking medical care. It also estimates the number of
people who experience some degree of gender variance
Puberty Blockers 101
June 12, 2009 -: a guide to puberty blockers -- what they do, what they cost, and how to find an appropriate prescriber.
Endocrine Treatment of Transsexual Persons: An Endocrine Society Clinical Practice Guideline
June 9, 2009 - The National Endocrine Society: - has updated and published its guidelines for endocrine treatment of transgender people.
Clinical management of gender identity disorder in adolescents
A protocol on psychological and paediatric endocrinology aspects -- Treatment outcome in transsexuals is expected to be more favourable when puberty is suppressed than when treatment is started after Tanner stage 4 or 5.
Harsh Realities: The Experiences of Transgender Youth in Our Nation's Schools
March 18, 2009 - This important report, issued by Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network (GLSEN), contains a comprehensive, in-depth account of the experiences of transgender students.
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Guidelines for Confirming GID Diagnosis
An essential part of a family's "Safe Folder" is a letter from the child's physician confirming the diagnosis of Gender Identity Disorder (GID). This file is a guideline for the medical professional in composing such a letter.
Comments on the Proposed Revision to 302.6
Gender Identity Disorder in Children
Submitted to the American Psychiatric Association, April 20, 2010
Frequently Asked Questions
This documents is a compliation of questions and answers frequently asked by parents, educators and practioners.
Learning the Lingo
This document is an introduction to language used when discussing the topic of gender variant and transgender children.
These resource articles have been published by various authors and are provided here for your convenience. Please print as posted here and give credit to the original source/author.
The American Medical Association opposes discrimination on the basis of gender identity
This resolution by the AMA House of Delegates advocates for removing financial barriers to care for transgender patients.
The WPATH Board Committee on Public Policy, Advocacy & Liason has issued a very important statement which lays a strong foundation for removing exclusions for medically necessary health care treatment and insurance coverage for transgender children and adults.
The Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network
GLSEN’s fifth biennial National School Climate Survey (NSCS, 2007), the only national survey concerning the school experiences
of students who identify as LGBT, show that issues of sexual orientation and gender identity remain a very big deal in our schools, This comprehensive 174-page document demonstrates the urgent need for the education of school administrators nationwide. (10-10-2008)
The Treatment of Adolescent Transsexuals: Changing Insights
Researchers in The Netherlands have concluded that in the field of treatment of young adolescents, it
may be that the adage “in dubio abstine” (when in doubt, abstain from intervention) needs to
be reconsidered. Particularly when there are
research opportunities to lessen this “dubium”
to the benefit of those who suffer from gender
dysphoria.
The American Journal of Psychiatry, USA
Biomedical Ethics: A Multidisciplinary Approach to Moral Issues in Medicine and Biology
In this book, exerpted here, psychiatrists will find all of the contributions engaging and
challenging; several essays address ethical issues of particular
concern to psychiatry. They include two essays on the treatment of
transgenderism, one contributed by Norman Spack, M.D., and one
contributed by James J. Hughes, Ph.D.
American Academy of Pediatrics
This document is excerpted from “Caring for Your School-Age Child: Ages 5-12", Bantam 1999. It was publised by the American Academy of Pediatrics and briefly illustrates that by age 4, children’s gender identity is stable, and they know they will always be a boy or a girl.
How Young Is Too Young
Written by TYFA Advisory Board Member, Reid Vanderburgh, MA this piece addresses the difference between gender identity and sexual orientation as well as the joys and challenges of childhood gender transition.
To the Beat of a Different Drummer
Source: Contemporary Pediatrics, By: Ellen C. Perrin, MD, Edgardo J. Menvielle, MD, Catherine Tuerk, MA, RN
“A child who is truly ‘gender-variant’ is one who exhibits an ongoing pattern of behavior, not merely a passing interest in the clothes or the preoccupations of the opposite sex.
Difference isn’t wrong…it just is
Excellent introduction to gender variant and transgender children and their families. Feature article by TYFA Executive Director, Kim Pearson, published in The Bottom Line (San Diego, CA), November 2, 2007.
Doctor Spack Article, 2005
Source: Journal, Lahey Clinic Medical Ethics. This article highlights the ethical concerns of providing treatment for transgender children.
Gires Website
Gender Identity Research and Education Society, a comprehensive document describing treatment options available for adolescents in other countries.