Gender Creative Kids

CampOUT! An amazing summer camping experience for BC’s queer, trans and allied youth aged 14-21. An opportunity to become leaders for social change and make friends, access resources, engage in imaginative, critical, and innovative workshops as well as traditional camp activities like canoeing, campfires, and arts and crafts.  

MyGSA is an outreach program run by Egale Youth Reach.  Based out of Toronto they seek to provide resources and support to students, schools, parents and educators who wish to create a gay straight alliance to help LGBTQ in their institution. They provide resources such as support for Parents of Transgender children as well as more general… read more »

Linked here is a joint statement by the Canadian Association for Social Work Education (CASWE-ACFTS) and the Canadian Association of Social Workers (CASW) which clarifies their position on issues of social work education and social service provision with respect to gender diverse children and youth. A great resource for your own advocacy.

Blog which became a website and then a best selling book. “Raising My Rainbow” is about a families journey when they realise that one of their children is gender creative.

Johanna Olson, MD is a pediatrician in the Division of Adolescent Medicine at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles and Medical Director of the hospital’s Center for Transyouth Health and Development. She specializes in the care of transgender youth, gender variant children, youth with HIV, and chronic pain. Board certified in Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Dr. Olson… read more »

Who We Are Camp Ten Oaks is a one-week, sleep-away camp for children and youth ages 8-17 from LGBTQ+ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, two-spirit, queer) identities, families and communities. The program first opened its doors in August 2005. Now, it’s at capacity with 72 campers each summer. The intentional magic of summer camp EMPOWERMENT THROUGH… read more »

Your questions are answered in this video! Thanks for all the nice messages and feedback on the last video! Sorry if your question wasn’t answered or if I mispronounced your name.

Presented here is Jazz who as they say in their own words:  “I was born a girl trapped in a boy’s body” This short video sees Jazz describing their feelings about being a transgender child. Social Media: Instagram- @jazztransgender Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/Jazztrans  (Public Figure:  Jazz) Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/jazzmergirl  (Company:  Purple Rainbow Tails)

This short animation illustrates the life of a mother and her transgender daughter.

What’s the difference between trans, transgender, and transsexual? Digital producer Jessica Roy gives a quick lesson on trans terminology.     http://fusion.net/Culture/video/primer-trans-vocabulary-416381