Resources
Below are the hotlines, websites, organizations, books, and other media I recommend to my clients and their friends and families. I have worked with, utilized, and/or read each of these resources and encourage others to give them a try. If you have questions about any of these resources, please contact me.
LGBTQ+
Hotlines
TrevorLifeLine: 866.488.7386
TrevorText: Text START to 678678
Self-harm Text line: Text CONNECT to 678678
Trans Lifeline: 877.565.8860 (daily 9am-3am)
Books
- Beyond the Gender Binary
- Bi Lives
- Detransition, Baby
- Gender: A Graphic Guide
- The Gender Quest Workbook
- Gender Identity Workbook for Teens
- It Gets Better
- Nonbinary: Memoirs of Gender and Identity
- The Queer and Transgender Resilience Workbook
- Sexuality: A Graphic Guide
- The Summer I Wasn't Me
- Trans+
- Trans Bodies, Trans Selves
- Trans Like Me
Websites
Advocate
Autostraddle
Huffpost - Queer Voices
It Gets Better
OUT
OutSmart
Organizations
The Trevor Project
Human Rights Campaign
GLAAD
Equality Texas
National Center for Transgender Equality
Southern Equality
Tegan + Sara Foundation
Sexual trauma
Hotlines
National Sexual Assault Hotline: 800.656.HOPE (4673)
Books
- Beyond Betrayal: Taking Charge of Your Life after Boyhood Sexual Abuse
- The Body Keeps the Score
- The Courage to Heal
- Healing Sex: A Mind-Body Approach to Healing Sexual Trauma
- It Wasn't Your Fault
- Men Too: Unspoken Truths About Male Sexual Abuse
- The Sexual Healing Journey
- The Sexual Trauma Workbook for Teen Girls
- Trauma and Recovery
- Victims No Longer
- What Happened to You?
- Healing the Trauma of Abuse
- The Body Remembers
- Waking the Tiger
Websites
1in6
National Child Traumatic Stress Network
Joyful Heart Foundation
Male Survivor Northwest Network
Organizations
Rape and Incest National Network (RAINN)
Texas Association Against Sexual Assault (TAASA)
For friends + family (LGBTQ+)
Books
- Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Trans*
- The Gender Creative Child
- A Guide to Gender: The Social Justice Advocate's Handbook
- How to They/Them: A Visual Guide to Nonbinary Pronouns and the World of Gender Fluidity
- A Quick and Easy Guide to They/Them Pronouns
- Raising the Transgender Child
- The Transgender Child: A Handbook for Families and Professionals
- The Transgender Teen: A Handbook for Families and Professionals
- Transgender 101: A Simple Guide to a Complex Issue
Organizations
TransFamilies
GenderSpectrum
Family Acceptance Project
PFLAG
The Trevor Project's Guide to Being an Ally to Transgender and Nonbinary Youth
The Ally Coalition
For friends + family
(sexual trauma)
Hotlines
National Sexual Assault Hotline: 800.656.HOPE (4673)
Books
- A Guide for Friends and Family of Sexual Violence Survivors
- Allies in Healing
- Healing the Harm Done: A Parent's Guide
- How Long Does it Hurt?:
- When a Man You Love Was Abused
Organizations
Stop It Now
