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Transgender Awareness Month Resources

Each year between November 13 – 19, people and organizations around the country participate in Transgender Awareness Week to help raise the visibility about transgender people and address issues members of the community face.

The week before Transgender Day of Remembrance on November 20, people and organizations around the country participate in Transgender Awareness Week to help raise the visibility of transgender people and address issues members of the community face.

Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDOR), is an annual observance on November 20 that honors the memory of the transgender people whose lives were lost in acts of anti-transgender violence that year.

Read more about Transgender Awareness Week and the Transgender Day of Remembrance below, and find out how you can participate.

From GLAAD: Transgender Awareness Week | GLAAD

From PFlag: Guide to being a trans ally

This guide will help you learn more about what transgender means, develop competency around talking about the issue, become better informed about the challenges that many trans people face, and know specific ways that you can be a strong trans ally. (Also available at the PFLAG National Bookstore!)

Our Trans Loved Ones: Our Trans Loved Ones is a brand-new, updated resource. Written by PFLAG staff members, and created with the help of content experts, reviewers, and PFLAGers with experience to share, it is full of information, first-person stories, and expert input geared to those who have a loved one who has come out as trans or gender expansive.

From Straight For Equality: 10 Things You Can Do to Be an Ally

Resources for Transgender People

Transgender people in crisis should contact the following resources:

Transgender Organizations

General Information and Resources

  • The full “Injustice at Every Turn” report, with breakdowns by race and ethnicity. “Injustice at Every Turn” is a survey of over 6,400 transgender people detailing the discrimination faced by this community.
  • Transgender Lives: Your Stories, is an interactive campaign created by The New York Times to allow transgender people to tell their own stories in their own words.
  • I AM: Trans People Speak, is a campaign created by the Massachusetts Transgender Political Coalition (MTPC) and sponsored by GLAAD to raise awareness about the diversity of transgender communities.  It lifts the voices of transgender individuals, as well as their families, friends, and allies.
  • The Trans 100 is an annual list of 100 amazing and inspiring trans Americans who are visible within their communities.
  • The John Marshall Law School Transgender Name & Gender Marker Change Services
  • Finding a Voice: A Guide to Gender Affirming Voice and Communication Training; from the Speech Pathology Masters Programs website. This guide highlights the resources and information relevant to individuals that may be transitioning or of gender diverse populations. The guide includes a glossary of terms related to this that can be beneficial for those wishing to support someone, as well as provide further education into the topic. 
  • The 2015 U.S. Trans Survey is the largest survey of transgender people ever conducted. The data has also been broken down by race, ethnicity, and geography. The survey’s results detail the extent of the poverty, discrimination, and violence faced by transgender people. The results are also available in Spanish

Behavioral Health for Transgender People