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If your child has come out as [[non-binary]], the best thing you can do is to '''actively support them'''. That means not only listening to them but also doing research about non-binary gender identities and changing their name and pronouns if they ask you to. This wiki is a good starting point for educating yourself, but this is a list of some other resources: | |||
=== Online === | |||
* [http://www.apa.org/topics/lgbt/transgender.aspx Transgender People, Gender Identity and Gender Expression] (American Psychological Association): frequently asked questions about transgender people. | |||
* [http://everydayfeminism.com/2014/03/too-queer-for-your-binary/ Too Queer for Your Binary: Everything You Need to Know and More About Non-Binary Identities] by Kaylee Jakubowski on Everyday Feminism. | |||
* [https://thinkprogress.org/forcing-kids-to-stick-to-gender-roles-can-actually-be-harmful-to-their-health-34aef42199f2 Forcing Kids To Stick To Gender Roles Can Actually Be Harmful To Their Health] by Tara Culp-Ressler on ThinkProgress. | |||
* [https://neutrois.me/2013/04/17/explaining-genderqueer-to-those-who-are-not/ Explaining genderqueer to those who are not] by Micah on Neutrois Nonsense | |||
=== Books === | |||
* [https://www.amazon.com/Transgender-Child-Handbook-Families-Professionals/dp/1573443182 The Transgender Child] by Stephanie A. Brill and Rachel Pepper | |||
* [https://www.amazon.com/Transgender-Teen-Professionals-Supporting-Non-Binary/dp/1627781749 The Transgender Teen] by Stephanie A. Brill and Lisa Kenney | |||
== Other family members == | == Other family members == | ||