Social Justice Ministry – BGLTQIA+
Beyond the Binary – Building Beloved Community
Resources from OUTRIGHT VT
Critical Stats: Vermont’s LGBTQ+ Youth
Youth Priorities: Protect Our Rights in VT Schools & Communities
Why Binary hurts everyone—resources for further researching, reading, and watching
General ~ why this matters
Alok: The Urgent Need for Compassion | The Man Enough Podcast, interview and conversation with Alok Vaid-Menon explaining why this all matters
MTV Docs: Transformation, a beautiful film, trans people getting makeovers, really insightful people:
A beautiful comic about trans people by Clover Ajamie on tumblr
Intro / 101 level short resources
Nonbinary: A gender fluid generation speaks out
How to Support Your Non-Binary Family Member zine (digital, Etsy)
How to Support Your Transgender or Gender Diverse Child
Safe Zone Project, curriculum recommended for all groups to introduce core concepts of marginalized genders and sexualities
Pronouns Matter – what they mean, why they matter, how to use them
The Trans Language Primer, guide to the language of gender, attraction, and acceptance; extensive definitions useful for reference rather than a Google search that may lead to transphobic or AI-generated inaccurate definitions. Includes a term index, acronym index, flag index, and guided tours of the primer by topic
Support Groups
Zoom support group for Parents of Trans people: Family Peer Advocacy, email Family Peer Advocate@ACRHealth.org, 315.475.2430, upstate New York.
Let’s Stay Together – Online Support Group for Significant Others, offered by The Center on Colfax, a safe and welcoming place for Colorado’s LGBTQ community, first Tuesdays 6:30-8:30pm Mountain Time. JIwancio@lgbtqcolorado.org
Virtual Parents Group organized by Gender Equality New York. View Virtual Parents Group Flyer. Second & Fourth Tuesday each month at 7 pm, Zoom link here.
Important insights for people who want to be, or think of themselves as, allies of transgender people
Trans Allies, Here’s What You Can Do – published Feb 1, 2025
What you can do, right now, for your trans and nonbinary friends, family, students and colleagues article by S. Bear Bergman, February 2, 2025
Actions for Trans Allies, article by Trans Affirming Training & Consulting, last updated April, 2025
Take Action, Advocates for Trans Equality, current national and state-based actions
3 common mistakes cisgender allies of transgender people make, short Video by Elle Deran
The Heart of Allyship, book also by Elle Deran
10 things you’re actually “saying” when you ignore someone’s pronouns, chart by Sam Dylan Finch
Are you ACTUALLY a good ally?, longer video by Jessican Kellgren-Fozard
Trans Etiquette Training, UUA Leader Lab, a video course you can do on your own
Transgender Inclusion in Congregations: A 6-session online course, Transforming Hearts Collective