Gender Spectrum

Gender Spectrum

Gender Spectrum Education and Training is a Seattle, Washington-based non-profit organization whose mission is to create more gender-sensitive and -supportive environments for all people, including especially gender variant and transgender youth. Gender Spectrum provides education, resources, and structured training sessions for families and institutions. The work of Gender Spectrum co-founders Stephanie Brill and Aidan Key has been covered by [http://www.npr.org| National Public Radio] , as have the experiences of organization volunteers who are the parents of gender non-conforming children.

Since 2007 Gender Spectrum has sponsored a national annual conference, Gender Spectrum Family, for families with gender non-conforming, gender variant and transgender children and adolescents.

In 2008 Gender Spectrum founder, Stephanie Brill published with co-author Rachel Pepper, The Transgender Child: A Handbook for Families and Professionals, ISBN 978-1-57344-318-0. The release of the book has been covered by Bay Area Reporter.

References

# Citation
last = Brill
first = Stephanie
last2 = Schreier
first = Herbert
title = Gender identity and the chemical delay of puberty, A call for more clinics and treatment for children at an early stage in their growth
newspaper = The San Francisco Chronicle
pages = E1
year = 2007
date = November 18
url = http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/11/18/INVMT7C9C.DTL
# Citation
last = Gard
first = Lauren
title= Embracing the Spectrum
newspaper = East Bay Express
year = 2007
date = August 8
url = http://www.eastbayexpress.com/news/embracing_the_spectrum/Content?oid=4752259C.DTL
#cite episode
title = Two Families Grapple with Sons' Gender Preferences
episodelink = http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=90247842
series = All Things Considered: Health & Science
serieslink = http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=90247842
airdate = May 7, 2008
#cite episode
title = Parents Consider Treatment to Delay Son's Puberty
episodelink = http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=90273278
series = All Things Considered: Health & Science
serieslink = http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=90247842
airdate = May 8, 2008
#Citation
last = Szymanski
first = Zak
title = New book explores trans kids
newspaper = Bay Area Reporter
year = 2008
date August 7
volume = 32
issue = 38
url = http://www.ebar.com/news/article.php?sec=news&article=3223

External links

* [http://www.genderspectrum.org| Gender Spectrum Education and Training] , organization website


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