Resources.

Health Care

Accessing Gender Affirming Healthcare:

Accessing gender affirming care can be a very intimidating and daunting process, we understand that.

We collaborate with a network of healthcare providers to link clients with services including:
• Affirming family physicians
• Hormone therapy (HRT)
• Gender affirming surgeries
• Injection teaching

By booking an intake with us, we can help guide you through every step of the process and help you with any gender affirming goals you may have.

Hormones at a glance:
for folks assigned male at birth

This poster provides some basic information on estrogen focused ‘Hormone Replacement Therapy’ (HRT) for those looking for a more feminine appearance.

This includes changes to the body that might occur, some of the medications available as well as potential risks.

Download here.

A guide to self injecting Testosterone: Step by step video

Resource List:

Medical and Non-Medical Options for Gender Affirmation - My Health Alberta

Information about Health and Medical Support for trans folks - Trans Wellness Initiative

Primary Care Resource Guide - Trans Wellness Initiative

Guide to caring for trans and gender-diverse patients - Rainbow Health Ontario

Hormone Therapy Considerations - Trans Care BC

Trans and Gender-Diverse Self-Advocacy In Health and Social Services - Spectrum

Hormones at a glance:
for folks assigned female at birth

This poster provides some basic information on testosterone focused ‘Hormone Replacement Therapy’ (HRT) for those looking for a more masculine appearance.

This includes changes to the body that might occur, some of the medications available as well as potential risks.

Download here.

How to Self-Inject Hormones:

Many of our clients and folks in the trans and gender diverse community inject testosterone as part of affirming their gender identity. But, once you have your prescription, what do you do next? How do you get your injection on a regular basis?

We're created this video to help you build the knowledge and confidence to do your injections yourself. This video covers both Intramuscular and Sub-Cutaneous injection methods.

If your looking for injection supplies, we do offer Injection Kits that are pre packed go with exactly what you need for Intramuscular or Sub-Cutaneous injections.

Not into watching videos? No problem.
Download our written version here.

For Parents & Caregivers

Reading:

Skipping Stone’s ‘11 books for trans youth to see themselves in what they read’ In partnership with: Indigo Love of Reading Foundation Partnership

The Transgender Child: A Handbook for Families and Professionals by Stephanie A. Brill & Rachel Pepper

The Transgender Teen: A Handbook for Parents and Professionals Supporting Transgender and
Non-Binary Teens by Stephanie A. Brill, Lisa Kenney

The Gender Creative Child: Pathways for Nurturing and Supporting Children Who Live Outside Gender Boxes by Diane Ehrensaft

The Gender Affirmative Model: An Interdisciplinary Approach to Supporting Transgender and Gender Expansive Children by Colt Keo-Meier, Diane Ehrensaft

The Remedy: queer and trans voices on health Edited by Zena Sharman

Families in TRANSition: A Resource Guide for Parents of Trans Youth

Supporting your 2S/LGBTQ+ Child (Planned Parenthood)
Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity (SOGI 123 Parent Resources)

Videos:

How I help transgender teens become who they want to be
Sam’s Story
Your child is transgender and it’s going to be okay
To parents who may have a transgender child

On Gender Neutral Parenting:

Caring for Transgender Children (HRC.org)
Gender Creative Kids Canada
The Gender Spectrum (tolerance.org)
Gender Identity in Children (healthychildren.org)
Gender Support Plan for Parents and Schools
Trans Parent Alberta 101