I’m really lucky to have a lot of freedom to do a lot of things at the Library.

I’m the Chief Librarian for the NYPL’s Andrew Heiskell Braille and Talking Book Library that serves people with print disabilities.Ĭool! How do you incorporate LGBTQIA activism into your work? I also love being right across the way from the Met Museum. I love being close to two parks and being able to live with so many trees right around my building. I live on the Upper West Side of Manhattan. Transgender Children and Youth: Cultivating Pride and Joy with Families in Transition - Elijah C.In honor of Pride Month, Lab/Shul’s Director of Community Organizing & Engagement, Sam Hipschman, sat down with Lab/Shul Partner Jill Rothstein who is helping the New York Public Library create LGBTQ+ resources and programs. “You’re in the Wrong Bathroom!”: And 20 Other Myths and Misconceptions About Transgender and Gender-Nonconforming People - Laura Erickson-Schroth & Laura A.

The Transgender Teen - Stephanie Brill & Lisa Kenney Non-Fiction (including for parents, allies, teachers) It is not at all exhaustive! And it’s totally biased based on what I’ve read & close friends have read.

This is a starter list of books for parents & teens looking for supportive, affirming fiction & nonfiction. For more information and a great resource, check out this page on Cerebral Palsy Guidance. The Trevor Project is the leading national organization providing crisis intervention and suicide prevention services to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning (LGBTQ) young people ages 13-24.ĭisabled LGBT children and teens are at an even higher risk for bullying than their non-disabled LGBT peers. PFLAG has a great list “Support for Transgender People and Their Families.” National Center for Transgender Equality is dedicated to advancing the equality of transgender people through advocacy, collaboration and empowerment. Jim Collins Foundation is a non-profit organization that funds gender-confirming surgeries for transgender people. Click on the links below to access discussion questions and background articles for the novels:

Spy Stuff by Matthew J. Metzger