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Books that feature transgender, gender non-conforming, and gay children/teens

      • My Princess Boy – Cheryl Kilodavis (ages 4 and up)
      • Red: A Crayon’s Story – Michael Hall
      • The Sissy Duckling – Harvey Fierstein
      • 10,000 Dresses – Marcus Ewert (ages 5 and up)
      • The Different Dragon by Jennifer Bryan (ages 6 and up)
      • And Tango Makes Three – Justin Richardson and Peter Parnell
      • Be Who You Are – Jennifer Carr (children)
      • I Am Jazz – Jessica Herthel and Jazz Jennings
      • Jacob’s New Dress – Sarah Hoffman
      • Mommy, Mama, and Me by Lesléa Newman (children)
      • My Uncle’s Wedding by Eric Ross (children)
      • When Kayla Was Kyle – Amy Fabrikant
      • The Adventures of Tulip, Birthday Wish Fairy – S. Bear Bergman (children)groupReading
      • Backwards Day – S. Bear Bergman (children)

Click Here For More Supportive Books & Media for Gender Variant / Non-conforming Kids

Fiction & Nonfiction – Youth

      • My Most Excellent Year by Steve Kluger
      • Luna – Julie Anne Peters (young adult)
      • Parrotfish – Ellen Wittlinger (young adult)
      • Wandering Son – Shimura Takako (young adult)
      • Almost Perfect – Brian Katcher (young adult)
      • I am J – Cris Beam (young adult)
      • F2M: The Boy Within – Hazel Edwards & Ryan Kennedy (young adult)
      • Jumpstart the World – Catherine Ryan Hyde (young adult)
      • London Reign – A.C. Britt (young adult)
      • The Suicide Year – Lena Prodan (young adult)
      • The Sweet In-Between – Sheri Reynolds (young adult)
      • The God Box by Alex Sánchez
      • Will Grayson, Will Grayson by David Levithan
      • You Don’t Know About Me by Brian Meehl
      • The House You Pass on the Way by Jacqueline Woodson
      • Queer: The Ultimate LGBT Guide for Teens by Kathy Belge and Marke Bieschke
      • It Gets Better: Coming Out, Overcoming Bullying, and Creating a Life Worth Living by Dan Savage and Terry Miller

Adult Books

      • “This Is a Book for Parents of Gay Kids: A Question &
        Answer Guide to Everyday Life” – Dannielle Owens-Reid and Kristin
        Russo
      • “Parenting Beyond Pink and Blue: How to Raise Your
        Kids Free of Gender Stereotypes” – Christine Spears Brown
      • “Gay, Straight, and the Reason Why: The Science of Sexual Orientation” by Simon LeVay
      • “What the Bible Really Says About Homosexuality” by Daniel A. Helminiak
      • “…And Then I Became Gay: Young Men’s Stories” by Ritch C. Savin-Williams
      • “The Preacher’s Son” by Marc Adams
      • “Lavender Road to Success: The Career Guide for th e Gay Community” by Kirk Snyder
      • “Outing Yourself: How to Come Out as Lesbian or Gay to Your Family, Friends, and Coworkers” by Michelangelo Signorile
      • “Raising My Rainbow” by Lori Duron
      • The Transgender Child: A Handbook for Families and Professionals – Stephanie Brill & Rachel Pepper
      • Helping Your Transgender Teen: A Guide for Parents – Irwin KriegerBook Clipart
      • Gender Born, Gender Made: Raising Healthy Gender-Nonconforming Children – Diane Ehrensaft
      • The Gender Creative Child – Diane Ehrensaft
      • Transitions of the Heart: Stories of Love, Struggle, and Acceptance by Mothers of Transgender and Gender Variant Children – Rachel Pepper
      • True Selves: Understanding Transsexualism, For Families, Friends, Coworkers, and Helping Professionals – Mildred Brown & Chloe Ann Rounsley
      • Beyond Acceptance – Carolyn Griffin & Marian and Arthur Wirth (1986)
      • BI any other name: Bisexual People Speak Out Ed. – Loraine Hutchins & Lani Ka’ahumanu (1991)
      • Coming Out: An Act of Love by Rob Eichberg, Ph.D. (1990)
      • Coming Out To Parents by Mary V. Borhek (1983)
      • The ABCs of Coming Out by Jason Howard Green (2011)
      • Different Daughters: A Book by Mothers of Lesbians by Louise Raskin, Ed. (1987)
      • Is It A Choice? Answers to 300 of the Most Frequently Asked Questions about Gays and Lesbians by Eric Marcus (1993)
      • Not Like Other Boys: Growing Up Gay : a Mother and a Son look back – Marlene Fanta Shyer and Christopher Shyer (1996)
      • The Family Heart: A Memoir Of When Our Son Came Out by Robb Forman Dew (1995)
      • Now That You Know: What Every Parent Should Know About Homosexuality – Betty Fairchild and Nancy Hayward (1989)
      • The Other Side Of The Closet: The Coming-Out Crisis for Straight Spouses & Families, Amity Pierce Buxton (1994)
      • Reflections Of A Rock Lobster: A Story about growing Up Gay by Aaron Fricke (1981)
      • Rescuing The Bible From Fundamentalism: A Bishop Rethinks The Meaning of Scripture by Bishop John Shelby Spong (1991)
      • Straight Parents / Gay Children by Robert A. Bernstein(1995)
      • Transgender Warriors: Making History From Joan of Arc to RuPaul by Leslie Feinberg (1996)
      • Sing You Home by Jodi Picoult (2011 – older youth and adult)
      • Coming Out, Coming Home: Helping Families Adjust to a Gay Or Lesbian Child by Michael C. LaSala
      • The Commitment: Love, Sex, Marriage, and My Family by Dan Savage
      • No More Goodbyes by Carol Lynn Pearson
      • The Right to be Out: Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity in America’s Public Schools by Stuart Biegel
      • The Meaning of Matthew: My Son’s Murder in Laramie, and a World Transformed (2010) by Judy Shepard
      • Prayers for Bobby: A Mother’s Coming to Terms with the Suicide of Her Gay Son by Leroy F. Aarons
      • My Two Moms: Lessons of Love, Strength, and What Makes a Family by Zach Wahls (2012)
      • The Perfect Family by Kathryn Shay (2010)
      • Always My Child: A Parent’s Guide to Understanding Your Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgendered, or Questioning Son or Daughter
        by Kevin Jennings (2003)

Some YouTube Clips That May Interest You

  • WE’RE (NOT) STRAIGHT: A Call To Honesty & Rest

  • My Crushing Secret: Teen writer’s true story about his crush on another young man

  • Don’t Filter Me! Some Public Schools are blocking student access to positive info about LGBT issues. Watch this clip to learn what you can do

  • How to Start a Gay-Straight Alliance

  • President Obama tells the story of PFLAG