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Written by top experts in the field, Raising the Transgender Child offers much-needed answers to all the questions parents and other adults ask about raising and caring for transgender and gender diverse children: Is this just a phase? Did I do something to cause this? How do we protect these children? Who should I tell, and how? Will anyone love my child? Written by Dr. Michele Angello, a leading therapist and go-to expert in the field of transgender parenting, and Ali Bowman, bestselling writer and parent advocate, Raising the Transgender Child helps readers champion and celebrate gender diverse children while at the same time shedding fear, anger, sadness, and embarrassment.

With specific and actionable advice including coming-out letters, identity challenges, school and caregiver communications, and more, this comprehensive guide provides a wealth of science-backed information alongside friendly and practical wisdom that is sure to comfort, guide, and inspire the family and friends of transgender and gender diverse children.

General & Biographies

  • She’s Not There: A Life in Two Genders - Jennifer Finney Boylan

  • Transsexual Men on Finding Brotherhood, Family, and Themselves - Zander Keig & Mitch Kellaway

  • Being Jazz: My Life as a (Transgender) Teen - Jazz Jennings

  • Redefining Realness: My Path to Womanhood, Identity, Love & So Much More - Janet Mock

  • Stuck in the Middle with You: A Memoir of Parenting in Three Genders - Jennifer Finney Boylan

  • Warrior Princess: A U.S. Navy Seal’s Journey to Coming out Transgender - Kristen Beck

  • I’m Not The Man I Used To Be - Keena Dixon

  • Tea and Transition - Nicola Jane Chase

  • Gender Outlaw: On Men, Women and the Rest of US - by Kate Bornstein

  • Beyond Magenta - Susan Kuklin

  • Whipping Girls - Julia Serano

  • Alice in Genderland- A Crossdresser Comes of Age - Richard Novic, MD

  • Transition: Becoming Who I Was Always Meant to Be _ Chaz Bono

  • In Their Shoes: Navigating Non-Binary Life - Jamie Windust

  • How They/Them: A Visual Guide To Nonbinary Pronouns and the World of Gender Fluidity - Stuart Getty

For Spouses & Significant Others

  • Between Shadow and Sun: A Husband’s Journey Through Gender _ A Wife’s Labor of Love _ Tina White

  • My Husband’s A Woman Now: A Shared Journey of Transition and Love - Leslie Hilburn Fabian

  • Love, Always: Partners of Trans People on Intimacy, Challenge and Resilience _ Jordan Johnson

  • Head over Heels: Wives Who Stay with Cross-Dressers and Transsexuals- Virginia Ehrhardt

  • She’s Not the Man I Married: My Life with a Transgender Husband - Helen Boyd

  • Queerly Beloved: A Love Story Across Genders - Diane and Jackson Minshall

  • My Husband Betty: Love, Sex, and Life with a Crossdresser - Helen Boyd

  • Trans-Kin: A Guide for Family & Friends of Transgender People - Cameron Whitley

  • The Trans Partner Handbook - Jo Green

  • Love Lives Here: A Story of Thriving in a Transgender Family - Amanda Jette Knox

For Parents

  • Raising the Transgender Child: A Complete Guide for Parents, Families, and Caregivers - Michele Angelo & Alisa Bowman

  • Mom, I Need to be a Girl - Just Evelyn

  • Becoming Nicole: The Transformation of an American Family - Amy Elliss Nutt

  • I Promised Not to Tell: Raising a Transgender Child - Cheryl B. Evans

  • Raising My Rainbow: Adventures in Raising a Fabulous, Gender Creative Son by Lori Duron

  • My Daughter He: Transitioning With Our Transgender Children - Candace Waldron

  • The Transgender Child: A Handbook for Families and Professionals - Stephanie Brill

  • Some Assembly Required: The Not-So-Secret Life of a Transgender Teen - Arin Andrews

  • Transitions of the Heart: Stories of Love, Struggle and Acceptance by Mothers of Transgender and Gender Variant Children - Rachel Pepper

  • Helping Your Transgender Teen: A Guide for Parents - Irwin Krieger

    Mother Talk Conversations with Mothers of Lesbian Daughters and FTM Transgender Children - Sarah F. Pearlman

  • Raising Ryland: Our Story of Parenting a Transgender Child with No Strings Attached - Hillary Whittington

  • The Transgender Teen - Stephanie Brill

For Children

  • Red: A Crayon’s Story - Michael Hall

  • Jacob’s New Dress - Sarah and Ian Hoffman

  • I am Jazz - Jassica Herthel/Jazz Jennings

  • Introducing Teddy - Jessica Walton

  • Who Are you - Brook Pessin-Whedbee

Reference Books

  • Trans Bodies, Trans Selves: A Resource for the Transgender Community - Laura Ericson Schroth

  • The Gender Quest Workbook: A Guide for Teens and Young Adults Exploring Gender Identity - Rylan Jay Testa, PhD

  • Transgender 101: A Simple Guide to a Complex Issue - Nicholas M Teich

  • The Transgender Guidebook: Keys to a Successful Transition - Ann L. Boedecker

  • Affirmed: An Inclusive Guide to Medical and Surgical Transition - Dr. Sidhbh Gallagher