Resources
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Essays by Carolyn Hays
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GLAAD
GLAAD rewrites the script for LGBTQ acceptance. As a dynamic media force, GLAAD tackles tough issues to shape the narrative and provoke dialogue that leads to cultural change. GLAAD protects all that has been accomplished and creates a world where everyone can live the life they love.
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The Never Alone Series
A four-part workshop for families impacted by anti-transgender legislation with Michael D. Cohen.
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Trans Youth Equality Foundation
The Trans Youth Equality Foundation provides education, advocacy and support for transgender and gender non-conforming children and youth and their families. Our mission is to share information about the unique needs of this community, partnering with families, educators and service providers to help foster a healthy, caring, and safe environment for all transgender children.
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Human Rights Campaign
The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Transgender people come from all walks of life, and HRC Foundation has estimated that there are more than 2 million of us across the United States. We are parents, siblings, and kids. We are your coworkers, your neighbors, and your friends.
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Let Us Play
Kids want to play sports for the same reasons: to be part of a team, to learn discipline, and above all, to have fun with their friends.
Kids shouldn’t be banned from sports because of who they are.
Visit hrc.org/CountMeIn to take action.
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PFLAG
PFLAG is the first and largest organization for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ+) people, their parents and families, and allies. With nearly 400 chapters and 250,000 members and supporters crossing multiple generations of families in major urban centers, small cities, and rural areas across America, PFLAG is committed to creating a world where diversity is celebrated and all people are respected, valued, and affirmed.
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NYTimes: Opinion
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Becoming Nicole
The inspiring true story of a transgender girl, her identical twin brother, and an ordinary American family’s extraordinary journey to understand, nurture, and celebrate the uniqueness in us all, from the Pulitzer Prize–winning science reporter for The Washington Post.
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Disclosure -- The Film
DISCLOSURE is an unprecedented, eye-opening look at transgender depictions in film and television, revealing how Hollywood simultaneously reflects and manufactures our deepest anxieties about gender.
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NPR's The Takeaway
WNYC’s Melissa Harris-Perry interviews Carolyn Hays on The Takeaway. Scroll to the date: Sept. 20, 2022
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Charis Books and More
A great resource for LGBTQ-inclusive books, and building a wonderfully inclusive community with the Charis Circle.