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Trans, Non-Binary, and Two-Spirit Resources

The library has a significant collection of materials on or written by transgender, non-binary, and two-spirit people. This research guide is designed to provide access to these sources, as well as to highlight significant external resources including, but not limited to: videos, websites, online articles, legal documents and blog entries. The materials are selected to meet the information needs of all library users - a parent trying to better understand their transgender child; a two-spirited individual seeking shared experiences through memoirs; a trans person wanting to know how to legally change their name; or a researcher pursuing knowledge and current awareness of gender.

Advocacy Organizations

An LGBTQ online resource portal and community centre located in Vancouver's Davie Village neighbourhood.
The Provincial Health Services Authority's (PHSA) comprehensive resource on transgender health designed for trans people in BC as well as healthcare professionals.
One of Canada’s leading organizations for LGBTQI2S people and provides legal advocacy for human rights among many other systems of support.
Promotes diversity in gender identity, gender expression, and romantic and/or sexual orientation in all its forms on a national level through services in the areas of education, health, and advocacy.
Offers support for healthcare professionals and a pathway for trans individuals to access healthcare providers.
The international organization responsible for producing the "Standards of Care" publication used by healthcare providers to ensure the health of their patients.

Useful Websites

A map of societies around the globe who have long-established traditions for third, fourth, fifth, or more genders.

Recommended Titles

Remote Media URL
Cover Image for Gender: A Graphic Guide
Meg-John Barker
Call Number
305.3 B25g
Tackling current debates and tensions around ideas about masculinity and femininity, to non-binary and trans genders, Barker and Scheele explore how we might all approach gender in more caring and celebratory ways.
Remote Media URL
Cover Image for Indigiqueerness
Joshua Whitehead
Call Number
c828.W592i
Evolving from a conversation between Joshua Whitehead and Angie Abdou, Indigiqueerness is part dialogue, part collage, and part memoir.
Remote Media URL
Cover Image for Introduction to Transgender Studies
Ardel Haefele-Thomas
Call Number
306.768 H13i
Published as the first introductory textbook for transgender studies at the undergraduate level, Haefele-Thomas's comprehensive overview will also be of use to the general public.