Transgender Resources & Local Supports

Trans-affirmative Articles and Resources

Link: Parenting LGBT and Questioning Kids
Link: Educational Resource - Safe Schools Position Statement
Link: Educational Resource - Model Policy for Transgender and Gender Nonconforming Students  
Link: Gender Fluid Ruby Rose Interview Video 
Link: Living Without Labels Sexual Fluidity OPRAH
Link: Rabbi Speaks on Transgender Issues at Skokie Congregation
- Link: Be-All Transgender Conference 
-About Boystown
-LGBTQ UChicago Queer Compass
- Link: TransRights Project 
- Link: Essays by Janet Mock - Trans in the Media

Links to Books, Movies, and Celebrity Advocates:
Title: "Gender Loving Care" Randi Ettner
Title: "From Man to Woman" Richard Docter
-Link: Laverne Cox 
-Link: Caitlyn Jenner, and Moving Past the Transition Narrative 
Title: "Trans Bodies, Trans Selves: A Resource for the Transgender Community" by Laura Erickson-Schroth 
Movie: Normal with Jessica Lange
Movie: TransAmerica with Felicity Huffman
Movie: Hedwig & The Angry Inch 
Link to full Movie: Soldier's Girl 
TV Show: Transparent (Netflix Original Series) 

Local Community Resources and Provider Referrals:

Trans-affirmative Counseling Supports & Specialists
River Rock Therapy
Web: http://www.riverrocktherapy.com/ 
Link: Navigating Transition

Braden Berkey, Psy.D. - Psychologist and Gender Specialist 
Web: http://www.bradenberkey.com/ 
Link: Projects Advancing Sexual Diversity 

Randi Ettner, Ph.D., - Psychologist and Transgender Specialist 
Web: http://www.randiettner.com/    Phone:  (847) 906-2676

-Laura Grimes, LCSW (River Rock Therapy)
Phone: (773) 659-9207   Email: laura@riverrocktherapy,com
Location: 4753 North Broadway, Suite 608, Chicago, IL 60640 

-Second Floor Counseling Center (Lakeview/Boys Town neighborhood)
 Youth Helpline: Call 888-222-2228   Text 908-280-0235

- Center on Halsted - LGBT Community Center
Location: 3656 N Halsted St Chicago, IL 60613
Phone: (773) 472-6469
Web: http://www.centeronhalsted.org/ 
Link: Trans-positive groups and events

Medical Services & Trans-affirmative Health Care Providers 

- Fred Ettner Endocrinologist MD 
- Specialist Family Medicine/Hormone Therapy
Location: 7126 N Lincoln Ave, Lincolnwood, IL 60712
Phone: (847) 733-2229 (Office)

-Alison Holloway, MD, - Family Practice, Northwestern Family Medicine
Location: Northwestern Outpatient Clinic Grayslake 
1475 S Belvidere Road, Pavilion C, Suite 385, Grayslake, IL 60030
Phone: (847) 926-0106 

- Dr. Zukowski, MD - FFS Plastic Surgeon
Web: Zukowski Center for Facial Feminization Surgery 
Location: 3612 West Lake Ave., Wilmette, IL 60091
Phone: (847) 853-8869 

SELF-EXPLORATION & SELF-EDUCATION

Informative Videos & Documentaries of Transition Stories 

Terms to Know

-Male to Female (MTF): refers to a person who was born with male anatomy, but is in transition to living full-time as female
-Female to Male (FTM): refers to a person who was born with female anatomy, but is in transition or living full-time as male. 
 Link: FTM Magazine
-Sex Reassignment Surgery (SRS): 
-Hormone Therapy
-Transitioning
-Questioning
-Gender Queer
- Significant Others, Friends, and Family (SOFFA)