Trans Families: Where to Go for Support

Of the top five Google results for ‘best books on parenting,’ not one of the listicles offered mentioned the words ‘transgender’, ‘trans men’ or ‘trans women.’ Considering that some of the lists of 'best’ or 'most popular' books measured 20+ entries long, we want to offer an up-to-date and inclusive definition of parenthood and provide resources to members of the trans community looking to start a family.

What’s up with (lack of) trans education?

Sex education in the UK is only beginning to touch on trans issues at the surface level, with significant distress caused by lack of representation. Meanwhile, less than one-fifth of US States require inclusive discussions of orientation, let alone gender identity. With that in mind, lets quickly refresh ourselves on some useful terms.

For those not familiar, the term ‘Transmasculine’ refers to someone generally assigned female at birth but whose gender identity aligns with a masculine one to a greater extent than with a feminine one. ‘Transfeminine’ is the equivalent term for those generally assigned ‘male’ at birth.

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