The Family Library has collected a number of books and other media on topics of interest to gender-questioning and transgender children and youth, and their families.

• Canadian Professional Association for Transgender Health
  
• World Professional Association for Transgender Health
  • Guidelines: Standards of Care for the Health of Transgender and Gender Diverse People, Version 8
• Endocrine Society Clinical Practice Guideline: Endocrine Treatment of Gender-Dysphoric/Gender-Incongruent Persons (2017)
• Trans Care BC
• Vancouver Coastal Health: Trans Specialty Care
  
• Vancouver Coastal Health: Gender Surgery Program BC
• Vancouver School Board:
  • Sexual Orientation and Gender Identities Policy
  • Q&A for Parents and Caregivers of Transgender and Gender Diverse Youth
• Trans Rights BC
• PFLAG Canada
• PFLAG USA
• Stigma and Resilience Among Vulnerable Youth Centre (SARAVYC):
  • Being Safe, Being Me: Results of the Canadian Trans Youth Health Survey 2015
  • Being Safe, Being Me: Results of the Canadian Trans and Non-binary Youth Health Survey 2019
• QMUNITY: BC's Queer Resource Centre
  • Youth services
  • Resource: I ♥ My Chest
• UBC's CampOUT!
• PROUD2BE Sexual Orientation & Gender Identity Conference
• Public Health Agency of Canada
  • Resource: Questions & Answers: Gender Identity in Schools
  • Resource:& Questions & Answers: Sexual Orientation in Schools
• Canadian Teachers' Federation: The Call to Action on 2SLGBTQ+ Inclusion
• Vancouver School Board: Questions & Answers for Parents and Caregivers of Transgender and Gender Diverse Youth
• Pride Education Network
  • Resource: The Gender Spectrum: What Educators Need to Know
• viaSport BC: LGBTQI2S Resources for Sports Organizations
• Gender Identity Research and Education Society (GIRES)
  • Booklet: A Guide to Hormone Therapy for Trans People
• BC Safer Schools Coalition
• SOGI (Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity) Education (BC)
• Trans Kids CAN! Study
• Gender Creative Kids Canada
• TransParent Canada
• International Foundation for Gender Education
• LGBTQ-Friendly Colleges and Student Resources
• Gender Odyssey
• Gender Spectrum
  • Resources
• Central Toronto Youth Services: Families in Transition: A Resource Guide for Families of Transgender Youth (2^nd edition)
• Human Rights Campaign (US): Transgender Resources
  • Schools In Transition: A Guide for Supporting Transgender Students in K–12 Schools
  • Supporting and Caring for Transgender Children
• Rainbow Health Ontario: Trans Health Guide for Primary Health Care
• TransYouth Family Allies
• Transforming Family
• Family Acceptance Project
  • Resource: Supportive Families, Healthy Children
• Lambda Legal: Bending the Mold: An Action Kit for Transgender Students
• Teen Health Source: Navigating Sex and Gender Dysphoria

• Trans Care BC: Updating ID Guide
• BC provincial government forms:
• Change your name on your birth certificate:
  • Online application and payment (adults aged 19 and older only)
  • Application for change of legal name (adults aged 19 and older)
  • Application for change of legal name (minors aged under 19 years)
• Change your gender designation on your birth certificate:
  • Application for change of gender designation (adults and minors aged 12 and older)
  • Application for change of gender designation (minors aged under 12)
  • Physician’s or psychologist’s confirmation of change of gender designation (minors aged under 12)
• Change your personal information on your BC Services Card:
• Application for Change of Gender Designation (adults aged 19 years and above)
• Application for Change of Gender Designation (minors aged under 19 years)
• Request for Waiver of Parental and/or Guardian Consent (minors aged under 19 years)
• Canadian federal government forms:
• Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada:
• Change of sex or gender identifier for reasons other than a clerical or administrative error (identity management)
• Request form for a change of sex or gender identifier (for citizenship and permanent residence paperwork)
• Passport Canada:
• Choose or update the gender identifier on your passport or travel document

• Qmunity: I ♥ My Chest
• Curalux
• Big Bro's Barber Shop
• The Breast Form Store
• GenderGear.ca
• LeoLines
• Your Open Closet

Trans Care BC has a brand-new website with many resources for transgender services for patients and professionals. Of greatest interest for children and youth and their loved ones:

• Supports for parents and families
• Information for youth

• BCCH Gender Resources (2024/11/12)
• Common Gender Medication Costs (2024/07/15)
• FAQ for Patients New to the Gender Clinic (2022/12/08)
• Gender Clinic Roadmap (2024/10/17)
  
• Ways to Find a Doctor/NP (2024/11/12)
  
• The Estrogen Patch (2021/08/20)
  
• Legal Change of Name and/or Gender (2024/04/05)
• Lupron Depot® and Trelstar®:
  • BCCH Lupron Depot® Program for Gender Dysphoria (2024/04/05)
  • Giving an Intramuscular Injection (2020/11/16)
    
  • Lupron Depot Injections: Instructions for HCPs (2024/11/05)
  • Injection Schedule 2025–2026 (2024/12/06)
• Needle Fears (2023/04/03)
• Finding a Gender-Affirming Counsellor (2024/04/04)
  
• Spironolactone (2023/02/22)
• Testosterone:
  • Giving Your Intramuscular Testosterone Injections (2024/11/05)
    
  • Giving Your Subcutaneous Testosterone Injections (2024/11/05)
  • Intramuscular Testosterone Injections: Instructions for HCPs (2024/11/05)
  • It's All Chemistry: Testosterone (2024/06/10)
  • Subcutaneous Testosterone Injections: Instructions for HCPs (2024/11/05)
  • Testosterone Gel (2020/04/21)
  • Types of Testosterone (2024/04/13)
    
• Suppression of Monthly Bleeding
  • colour (2021/04/06)
  • black & white (2024/04/10)
    
• Your Readiness Assessment at BCCH: An Assessment Navigation Guide for Youth and Caregivers (2024/05/15)
  • PDF
  • PowerPoint video

• Puberty blockers for assigned males:
  • Information sheet (2024/04/05)
  • Consent form for minor youth (2024/10/18)
  • Consent form for mature minors (2024/04/05)
• Puberty blockers for assigned females:
  • Information sheet (2024/04/05)
  • Consent form for minor youth (2024/04/05)
  • Consent form for mature minors (2024/04/05)
• Estrogen for assigned males:
  • Information sheet (2024/04/05)
    
  • Consent form for minor youth (2024/04/05)
  • Consent form for mature minors (2024/04/05)
• Testosterone for assigned females:
  • Information sheet (2024/04/05)
  • Consent form for minor youth (2024/04/05)
  • Consent form for mature minors (2024/04/05)

• BCCH Family Support & Resource Centre: Gender Resources
• For all families and professionals: The Transgender Child: A Handbook for Families and Professionals, by Stephanie A. Brill and Rachel Pepper
• For families of youth and professionals: The Transgender Teen, by Stephanie A. Brill and Lisa Kenney
• For trans youth and their families: Where's MY Book? A Guide for Transgender and Gender Non-Conforming Youth, Their Parents, & Everyone Else, by Dr. Linda Gromko
• For small children: When Kathy is Keith, by Dr. Wallace Wong
• For small children: It's So Gay, and It's OK, by Dr. Wallace Wong
• For counsellors: Gender Born, Gender Made: Raising Healthy Gender-Nonconforming Children, by Dr. Diane Ehrensaft
• Video: I'm Just Anneke, by New Day Films
• Youth & Gender Media Project
• Human Rights for Trans People in BC: Making Your Way Through the Maze, by barbara findlay QC
• Global BC TV 5-part series TRANSformation: Transgender future and Transgender acceptance
• Article: When Boys Would Rather Not Be Boys, in Macleans magazine
• Global BC TV special: B.C. Teen Speaks Out About His Transgender Journey
• Vancouver Magazine: How Vancouver is Leading the Way for Trans Youth
• Gender Creative Kids Canada: Sam's Story