Gender Patient and Family Resources

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 (PDF)
• Endocrine Society Clinical Practice Guideline: Endocrine Treatment of Gender-Dysphoric/Gender-Incongruent Persons (2017) (PDF)
• 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 (PDF)
• 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 (PDF)
  • Being Safe, Being Me: Results of the Canadian Trans and Non-binary Youth Health Survey 2019 (PDF)
• 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
  • Questions & Answers: Gender Identity in Schools (PDF)
  • Questions & Answers: Sexual Orientation in Schools (PDF)
• Canadian Teachers' Federation: The Call to Action on 2SLGBTQ+ Inclusion (PDF)
• Vancouver School Board: Questions & Answers for Parents and Caregivers of Transgender and Gender Diverse Youth (PDF)
• Pride Education Network
  • Resource: The Gender Spectrum: What Educators Need to Know (PDF)
• viaSport BC: LGBTQI2S Resources for Sports Organizations
• Gender Identity Research and Education Society (GIRES)
  • Booklet: A Guide to Hormone Therapy for Trans People (PDF)
• 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 (2nd edition) (PDF)
• Human Rights Campaign (US): Transgender Resources
  • Schools In Transition: A Guide for Supporting Transgender Students in K–12 Schools (PDF)
  • 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) (PDF)
    • Application for change of legal name (minors aged under 19 years (PDF)
  • Change your gender designation on your birth certificate:
    • Application for change of gender designation (adults and minors aged 12 and older) (PDF)
    • Application for change of gender designation (minors aged under 12) (PDF)
    • Physician’s or psychologist’s confirmation of change of gender designation (minors aged under 12) (PDF)
  • Change your personal information on your BC Services Card:
    • Application for Change of Gender Designation (adults aged 19 years and above) (PDF)
    • Application for Change of Gender Designation (minors aged under 19 years) (PDF)
    • Request for Waiver of Parental and/or Guardian Consent (minors aged under 19 years) (PDF)
• 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) (PDF)
  • 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

• BC Children's Hospital gender resources (PDF) - 2024/11/12
• Common gender medication costs (PDF) - 2024/07/15
• FAQ for patients new to the gender clinic (PDF) - 2022/12/08
• Gender clinic roadmap (PDF) - 2024/10/17
• Ways to find a doctor or NP (PDF) - 2024/11/12
• The estrogen patch (PDF) - 2021/08/20
• Legal change of name and/or gender (PDF) - 2024/04/05
• Lupron Depot® and Trelstar®:
  • BCCH Lupron Depot® program for gender dysphoria (PDF) - 2024/04/05
  • Giving an intramuscular injection (PDF) - 2020/11/16
  • Lupron Depot injections: Instructions for HCPs (PDF) - 2024/11/05
  • Lupron vs. Spironolactone: How do I decide? (PDF) - 2025/04/01
  • Injection schedule 2025–2026 (PDF) - 2024/12/06
• Needle fears (PDF) - 2023/04/03
• Signs of puberty (PDF) - 2024/12/30
• Finding a gender-affirming counsellor (PDF) - 2024/04/04
• Spironolactone (PDF) - 2023/02/22)
• Testosterone:
  • Giving your intramuscular testosterone injections (PDF) - 2024/11/05
  • Giving Your subcutaneous testosterone injections (PDF) - 2024/11/05
  • Intramuscular testosterone injections: Instructions for HCPs (PDF) - 2024/11/05
  • It's all chemistry: Testosterone (PDF) - 2024/06/10
  • Subcutaneous testosterone injections: Instructions for HCPs (PDF) - 2024/11/05
  • Testosterone gel (PDF) - 2020/04/21
  • Types of testosterone (PDF) - 2024/04/13
• Suppression of monthly bleeding
  • Colour (PDF) - 2021/04/06
  • Black and white (PDF) - 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