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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