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Safety, Health, and Legal

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Bending the Mold: An Action Kit: https://www.lambdalegal.org/publications/bending-the-mold

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This is an action kit full of resources, assembled by the folks at Lambda Legal, to help make your school a safer place for all gender identities and expressions. Lambda Legal is the largest and oldest national legal team in the US dedicated to advocating for the civil rights of the LGBT+ community. This kit is a great set of tools for holding your school accountable, as well as addressing specific topics like bullying, building community, equality on sports teams, and making bathrooms and locker rooms accessible.

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Mermaids: Resources for Young People: https://mermaidsuk.org.uk/young-people/resources-for-young-people/

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So Mermaids kinda has everything. There’s videos about gender terminology, recs of fantastic trans and queer YouTube channels, info about changing names and binding safely and legal info, non-binary resources, online community, emergency resources, poems, and young trans folks talking about being young trans folks. Mermaids is based out of the UK, so note that some of the physical resources they link to might be less relevant if you’re in the US, but their plethora of online resources is golden.

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REFUGE Restrooms: https://www.refugerestrooms.org/

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This is a resource dedicated to making sure all trans, intersex, and gender non-conforming individuals have access to safe restrooms. You can type in the town you’re in, and the website provides a list of public places with restrooms nearby with ratings on how safe these restrooms are for the trans, intersex, and gender non-conforming community. You can filter for places with gender neutral restrooms, handicap accessible restrooms, and restrooms with changing tables as well.

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Assorted resources from the Gay Center: https://gaycenter.org/resources/#youth

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Here’s an extensive list of practical resources around health, college applications and affordability, home, family, and safety for LGBT youth, compiled by The Center in New York, “your one-stop shop for all things LGBT.” Be sure to take a look as well at the transgender and gender non-conforming resources as well (under the TGNC filter in General Resources)—there’s really great info there about safe and affordable binding, how to talk to family about your gender, and healthcare. Note that because The Center is in New York, you’ll need to be sure the resource you’re looking at is online and/or available in your location; if The Center lists an address of a resource that’s New York based, double check if that program has a location near to you.

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Living In This Queer Body Podcast:  https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/living-in-this-queer-body/id1462086436

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This is a podcast for “us queerly bodied people,” providing space to talk about the struggles and joys and striving for embodiment, “owning multiplicity,” and “feeling felt.” This podcast considers embodiment widely, including discussions of sense of self is shaped by nourishment, relationships with eating, race, disability, and mental health. Living in this Queer Body is hosted by queer, non-binary psychotherapist Asher Pandjiris. Episodes are usually about an hour long.

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Lambda Legal Survival Tips for Trans Youth:  http://d3n8a8pro7vhmx.cloudfront.net/projectspin/pages/147/attachments/original/1376289001/trt_survival-tips-for-trans-youth_0.pdf?1376289001

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If you have questions about how to get your school to use your name and pronouns, how to access trans-inclusive health care, how to find shelter, check out this resource from Lambda Legal. This covers a wide range of questions, provides quick and easy to understand answers, and offers more resources for further information. Whether you’re looking for help in navigating your school’s administration or the legal system, this resource can help you find the answers you need.

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Binding 101:  http://point5cc.com/binding-101-tips-to-bind-your-chest-safely/

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If you want a quick introduction to binding safety, check out this resource from Point 5CC. Here you can find do’s and don’t’s, information about binder styles, and where to find binders, regardless of your budget. This is a gender-inclusive, health-focused resource from folks who know binders, inside and out, and want all binder-wearers to be happy - and as comfortable and safe as possible.

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