Remember books? “Most” trans, non-binary, and lesbian, gay, or bisexual high school students in a 2017 GLSEN national survey (https://www.glsen.org/research/2017-national-school-climate-survey-0) said they “did not have access to information about LGBTQ-related topics in their school library, through their internet on school computers, or in their textbooks or other assigned readings.” That’s the state of accessibility of information for school-aged youth. Imagine what accessibility is like for someone living in a restrictive religion home, in a domestic violence shelter, or in a nursing home!
This is where you can simply and relatively cheaply make a difference. Buy and donate a trans book to your local school, library, domestic violence shelter, local LGBT Community Center, residential substance abuse program, or assisted living facility. You can find a list of LGBT Community Centers at https://www.lgbtcenters.org/; a list of domestic violence shelters is at https://www.domesticshelters.org.
Here’s where to buy some trans books directly from the publishers:
- http://www.transgresspress.org/
- https://www.jkp.com/usa/collections/featured-collections/gender-diversity-books-for-professionals.html
- http://trans-genre.net/store/
- https://www.tosurviveonthisshore.com/
- Trans Bodies
A particularly useful buy and donation would be books for children and youth. Here are some lists:
- http://www.welcomingschools.org/pages/looking-at-gender-identity-with-childrens-books/
- https://www.pflag.org/transkidsbooks
- https://www.barnesandnoble.com/blog/teen/10-great-ya-novels-transgendernonbinary-main-characters/
- http://www.transyouthequality.org/suggested-reading-for-youths-12-18/
You could also consider books for parents of trans kids:
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