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
• Trans Specialty Care (Vancouver Coastal Health)
• Gender Surgery Program BC (Vancouver Coastal Health)
• Vancouver School Board:
  • Sexual Orientation and Gender Identities (SOGI) 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)
• The Call to Action on 2SLGBTQ+ Inclusion (PDF, Canadian Teachers' Federation)
• Pride Education Network
  • Resource: The Gender Spectrum: What educators need to know (PDF)
• viaSport BC: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
• Gender Identity Research and Education Society (GIRES)
  • Booklet: A Guide to Hormone Therapy for Trans People (PDF)
• BC Safer Schools Coalition
• Gender Creative Kids Canada
• TransParent Canada
• International Foundation for Gender Education
• LGBTQ-friendly Colleges and Student Resources
• Gender Spectrum
  • Resources
• Families in Transition: A resource guide for families of transgender youth (2nd edition) (PDF, Central Toronto Youth Services)
• 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, Non-binary and Gender-expansive Children
• Rainbow Health Ontario: Trans Health Guide for Primary Health Care
• TransYouth Family Allies
• Transforming Family
• Family Acceptance Project
  • Resource: Supportive Families, Healthy Children (PDF)
• Bending the Mold: An action kit for transgender students (Lambda Legal)
• Navigating Sex and Gender Dysphoria (Teen Health Source)

• 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's website has 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) - 2025/06/26
• 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 Nurse Practitioner (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®:
  • BC Children's Hospital Lupron Depot® Program for Gender Dysphoria (PDF) - 2025/02/03
  • Giving an Intramuscular Injection (PDF) - 2020/11/16
  • Lupron Depot Injections: Instructions for health care professionals (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) - 2025/07/10
• Testosterone:
  • Giving Your Intramuscular Testosterone Injections (PDF) - 2024/11/05
  • Giving Your Subcutaneous Testosterone Injections (PDF) - 2025/07/14
  • Intramuscular Testosterone Injections: Instructions for health care professionals (PDF) - 2024/11/05
  • It's All Chemistry: Testosterone (PDF) - 2024/06/10
  • Subcutaneous Testosterone Injections: Instructions for health care professionals (PDF) - 2025/07/14
  • 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 BC Children's Hospital: 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)

• BC Children's Hospital Family Support and 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-non-conforming 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 (video)