Parenting, LGBTQ+ Youth, Reports

Just As They Are

This resource will help parents recognize when and how conversion therapy is promoted, provides information about the dangers of the practice, and offers guidance to parents regarding practices that promote…

Parenting, Transgender, Capacity Building, Empowering Advocate Communities

Parents for Transgender Equality National Council

The HRC National Parents for Transgender Equality Council is made up of a small but mighty, diverse segment of the thousands of parents out there who, every day, are modeling…

Parenting, Health & Aging

Getting Expert Support and Care for Gender-Expansive Children

When a child shows signs of distress about their gender, or a family feels they could use more support in raising a gender-expansive child, it's a good idea to connect…

Parenting, LGBTQ+ Youth, Transgender, Health & Aging, Reports

Supporting & Caring for Transgender Children

Supporting & Caring for Transgender Children is a groundbreaking resource that explains how families and healthcare professionals are helping transgender children thrive.

Parenting, Transgender, Health & Aging

Talking to Doctors and Medical Providers for Parents of Transgender Youth

When it comes to navigating health care, parents of transgender and gender-expansive children often struggle to know when and how to talk about their child’s gender identity and expression.

Transgender, LGBTQ+ Youth, Parenting

Transgender Children & Youth: Understanding the Basics

It is important to make distinctions between instances where “kids are being kids” and when they’re asserting things about themselves that are critical to their identity and development – as…

Parenting, LGBTQ+ Youth

Resources on Gender-Expansive Children and Youth

What is “Gender-Expansive?”
In 2012, The Human Rights Campaign surveyed more than 10,000 lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer youth across the United States. This report identified 925 youth who…