Crisis:
- Trevor Project (LGBTQ+ youth): 1-866-488-7386
- GLBT National Hotline: 1-888-843-4564
- Trans Lifeline: (877) 565-8860
Professional Development:
- GLSEN – Gay, Lesbian & Straight Educator Network
- Safe Schools Coalition Idaho
- Reteaching Gender and Sexuality
- Gender Spectrum
- Idaho Association of LGBT Issues in Counseling
- ALGBTIC Competencies for Counseling with Transgender Clients
- ALGBTIC Competencies for Counseling LGBQQIA Clients
Youth & Family Resources:
Social and Support:
- National Center for Transgender Equality
- Pride Foundation
- Your Family, Friends and Neighbors Inc. (YFFN)
Schools – What You Can Do:
Religion and Spirituality:
- Mormon Spectrum
- Unitarian Universalist Association – Welcoming Congregation Program
- United Church of Christ Open and Affirming
- Find an Affirming Church
- Southeastern Idaho Queer Friendly Churches
- Liberating Spirit Metropolitan Community Church
Legal Support and Information:
- American Civil Liberties Union – Idaho branch
- Lambda Legal
- Out and Equal
- Transgender Law and Policy Institute
- LGBT Law
- Nondiscrimination Ordinances in Idaho
- Federal Rights for Transgender persons
- Know Your Rights: Transgender People and the Law
- Transgender Law Center Legal Information Helpline
Support for Families with Transgender Members:
- Raising My Rainbow
- Trans Youth Family Allies
- Gender Odyssey
- Gender Spectrum
- Growing Up Trans: PBS & Frontline Report
- Jazz Jennings: You Tube Channel
- “The Transgender Child: A Handbook for Families and Professionals” by Stephanie Brill and Rachel Pepper
- “My Child Is Transgender” by Matt Kailey
- “Trading Places: When Our Son Became a Daughter” by Jane Baker
- Organizations, Communities, Literature, and Films
- COLAGE online community for youth and adults with LGBTQ parents
LGBTQ-affirming Youth Camps:
Trans:
- Blog from a gender therapist
- Female to male
- Laura’s Playground
- Male to female
- Transition Survival Kit
Name and Gender Change Information:
- Name Change: Submit petition to the court and publish notice of the petition hearing in a county newspaper for four weeks
- Name Change Forms
- Name Change National Document Center
- Driver’s License: Submit court order certifying name change
- Transgender persons can correct gender markers on drivers license without proof of surgery as of April 23, 2013
- Driver’s Licenses and Identification Cards Fact Sheet
- Idaho Transportation Department Website
- Birth Certificate: Idaho does not allow amendment of gender marker on a birth certificate
- Passport: Must submit certification from physician confirming appropriate clinical treatment for gender transition. See source for details and sample physician letter.
- Social Security Record: Submit government-issued documentation reflecting gender change or certification from physician confirming appropriate clinical treatment for gender transition. See source for details and considerations.
- Military Records: Although regulations restrict the ability of transgender individuals to serve openly, veterans may be able to update their records. See source for details.
- Immigration Documents: See source for considerations and consult with an immigration attorney to receive advice.
Gender Dysphoria:
- Not all transgender persons experience Gender Dysphoria. DSM Diagnosis Criteria
Health Care:
- Genesis Project – Pocatello
- Allies Linked for the Prevention of HIV and AIDS
- Central District Health Department Clinics: (208) 327-7400
- Planned Parenthood: (208) 376-9300
- Gay AA: (208) 344-6611
- World Professional Organization for Transgender Health
- Center of Excellence for Transgender Health Primary Care Protocol
- Physical Modifications for Trans Women
Transgender Development Model:
- Arlene Istar Lev “Transgender Emergence Model”