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Trans refers to anyone who has a gender identity; may it be the medical or psychological model, that is different than their birth sex, and/or expresses their gender in ways that contravene societal expectations of the range of possibilities for men and women.
Qmunity is BC's Queer Resource Centre. It is another helpful organization which provides training, consulting, support and resources.This may include people who self-identify as transgendered, intersex, Two Spirit, crossdressers, transsexuals, bi-gendered, pan-gendered, genderqueer, androgynous, third gender, female and male impersonators, and drag kings/queens, as well as people whose perceived gender or anatomic sex may conflict with their gender expression (such as masculine-appearing women and feminine-appearing men).
Here are two great publications from the US organization PFLAG for understanding and supporting Transgender and Gender Expansive people: Our Trans Loved Ones: Questions and Answers for Parents, Families and Friends... and Guide to Being a Trans Ally.
You may also be interested in exploring this Power & Control Wheel for GLBT people.
The BCSTH Library has a variety of resources available for our members. (Email library@bcsth.ca to borrow books)
1. Resources for Transition Houses & Women's Services
- FORGE / [organization]- A US organization that provides resources and services for anti-violence workers and Trans people. Only a few of their resources are listed below, so be sure to check for more.
- Sheltering Transgender women: Providing welcoming services, 2014 / [online document] FORGE. Highlights effective strategies for integrating trans women into shelter.
- Community action toolkit for addressing intimate partner violence against transgender people, 2014 / [online document]. VAW.net. Includes safety planning.
- Safety in relationships for trans* folk, 2014 / [online document] Qmunity and Legal Services Society, Jennifer Hepburn, editor. Written for trans people.
- Safety planning tool: a guide for transgender and gender non-conforming individuals who are experiencing intimage partner abuse, 2013 / [online document] FORGE. a guide for trans people, by friends/peers, and by professionals who are helping a transgender person consider safety options while living in an abusive relationship or planning to leave one.
- FAQ: Safety planning with transgender clients, 2013 / [online document] FORGE. This FAQ outlines the major safety planning factors trans people need to hear about and lists some trans-specific items and considerations that should be addressed. It also includes links to a trans-specific safety tool and training webinar.
- Working with rural trans survivors, 2013 / [online webinar] FORGE. Practical advocacy tips for working in the intersections of rural communities, services for victims of violence, and transgender victims.
- FAQ: Universal design, 2012 / [online document] FORGE. Explains how meeting the needs of transgender clients will automatically result in services that better meet the needs of many clients, transgender and non-transgender.
- Domestic violence in LGBTQ communities: Trainers manual, and Participant's Manual, 2010 / [online document] SUNY, NY. Understanding and identifying domestic violence, and safety planning. Appendices include: Inclusive language, Creating a LGBT friendly agency.
- Outing the Abuse: Considerations for Effective Practice with Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and and Transgender Survivors of Intimate Partner Violence, 2010 / [book chapter in Domestic violence : intersectionality and culturally competent practice] Borrow from BCSTH Library
- Out of sight, out of mind? : Trangender people’sexperiences of domestic abuse, 2010 / [online document] Scotland. Understanding the experiences of transgender people and recommendations for service agencies.
- Culturally competent service provision to LGBT survivors of sexual violence, 2009 / [online document] VAW.net. A review of the research focusing on LGBT survivors of sexual trauma and offers recommendations for culturally competent service provision to LGBT clients.
- An introduction to working with LGBT people in residential settings, SHARP Access Project, 2009 / [online document] Vancouver Coastal Health PRISM. Definitions, heterosexual privilege, cisgender privilege, tips for sheltering.
- Our relatives said : a wise practices guide : voice of Aboriginal trans-people, 2008 / [online document] researcher/writers Jann Ticknor and Carla Gatt. Toronto. Understanding Aboriginal trans-people, includes a wise practices list and building your own trans-friendly policies.
- Removing barriers + building access : a resource manual on providing culturally relevant services to lesbian, gay, transgender and bisexual victims of violence, 2004 / compiled, written and edited by Peter Toppings, The Centre. Borrow from BCSTH Library.
- Transitioning our shelters : a guide to making homeless shelters safe for transgender people, 2003 / [online document] by Lisa Mottet and John M. Ohle. National Coalition for the Homeless, US. Practical policy information and guidelines.
- True selves : understanding transexualism --for families, friends, coworkers,
and helping professionals, 2003 / [book] Mildred L. Brown, Chloe Ann Rounsley. Borrow from BCSTH Library. BCSTH Member Feedback: "Very good book. It helps me to make a better friendship with someone who is transgender. Recommended to members."
- Trans Inclusion Policy Manual for Women's Organizations, 2002. / [online document] Trans Alliance Society, BC. Practical guidance and information for developing a policy.
- Re/defining gender and sex: educating for trans, transsexual, and intersex access and inclusion to sexual assault centres and transition houses, 2002 / [online thesis] Caroline White, BC.
2. Resources for Child & Youth Services
- Creating safe and supportive learning environments: a guide to working with LGBT and questioningyouth, and families / [book] Borrow from BCSTH Library.
- GLBTQ: The survival guide for gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, and questioning teens / [book] Kelly Huegel. Borrow from BCSTH Library.
- Queer : the ultimate LGBT guide for teens / [book] Kathy Belge and Marke Bieschke. Borrow from BCSTH Library
- Affirmations deck / [cards] For youth.
- I think I might be transgender, now what do I do? A brochure by and for transgender youth / [online document] Advocates for Youth.
- Transgender youth survivors / [online webinar] VAW.net. For service providers on working transgender youth who have experienced sexual violence.
- When Kathy is Keith / [book] for young children. Dr Wallace Wong's website. Borrow from BCSTH Library.
Borrow from the BCSTH Library:
- Trans/forming feminisms : trans/feminist voices
speak out / edited by Krista Scott-Dixon. [Book] 2006
- Transgender history / Susan Stryker. [Book] 2008
- Transpeople : repudiation, trauma, healing / Christopher Shelley. [Book] 2008
- Whipping girl : a transexual woman on sexism and the scapegoating of femininity / Julia Serano. [Book] 2007
To borrow, please email us at library@bcsth.ca
Please visit the BCSTH Library to learn more about resources and information services developed especially for members of the BC Society of Transition Houses, and contact us for more information.
Deb & Tina, Co-Librarians
www.bcsth.ca
BC Society of Transition Houses
BC Society of Transition Houses
Vancouver, British Columbia
