The Human Rights Campaign works to educate the public about the transgender community and provides a range of resources for supporting transgender and gender non-conforming people.

The Intersex Society of North America (ISNA) was founded in 1993 in an effort to advocate for patients and families who felt they had been harmed by their experiences with the health care system.

PBS program NOVA explores the range of intersex conditions with descriptions of the most common and well-researched of these conditions.

Intersex Initiative (IPDX) is a Portland, Oregon based national activist and advocacy organization for people born with intersex conditions. It was founded by Emi Koyama, a multi-issue social justice activist and former intern at Intersex Society of North America.

An organization by and for transgender and gender nonconforming people providing mutual support

From the American Psychological Association

Findings from Pew Research Center focus groups

Films on Demand: When someone changes his or her gender expression, who must make the greater adjustment—the transgendered individual or the surrounding community? This program explores the impact of gender transition on friends, coworkers, and family members as they react to a loved one’s “switch” and must now examine their attitudes about sex roles in mainstream society as well as in their personal lives. The primary focus is the experience of the film’s producer during his transformation from female to male. Frank, heartfelt, and entertaining, Switch aims to open up dialogue and shed light on the continuum of gender identity. (52 minutes)

Films on Demand: “I have never identified as female, and this has been an incredible burden for me over the years.” So wrote Caitlin, now Calvin, in the time leading up to his decision to have gender reassignment surgery. In this program, filmed a year after he began transitioning from a female body and a year after marrying his partner Sharon, Calvin and his family share their thoughts on the change and the ways in which it did—and didn’t—affect their relationships. (12 minutes)

From Films on Demand: Texas is the largest state in the country to ban transition-related medical care for minors, joining 19 other states that have restricted access. Laura Barrón-López recently spent time in Texas to learn more about the law and spoke with one family grappling with what’s next.