Additional Resources

For Trans* People

• ‘I’m a man and I had an abortion’

A trans man’s experience with abortion.

• ‘Cazemb’s Abortion Story’

Abortion story from a black trans man.

• ‘Rainbow Health Ontario Fact Sheet: Reproductive Options for Trans People’

A fact sheet that offers information about reproductive options for trans people including contraception, fertility preservation, breastfeeding and tips for providers.

• ‘Check it Out, Guys!’

A campaign created by trans men, allied-health providers and the Sherbourne Health Centre to talk about pap tests for trans men. Their website includes a tip sheet for providing pap tests to trans men that would also be useful to abortion clinic nurses and physicians.

• ‘What Transgender Women Need to Know About Their Risk of Prostate Cancer’

• ‘Trans Bodies, Trans Selves’

A resource for the transgender community covering health, legal issues, cultural and social questions, history, theory, and more. It is a place for transgender and gender-questioning people, their partners and families, students, professors, guidance counselors, and others to look for up-to-date information on transgender life. Chapter 12 is about sexual and reproductive health.

• ‘Primed: A Sex Guide for Trans Men Into Men’

The first sexual health resource written by and for gay, bi and queer trans men.

French version

• ‘Trans Health: Sexual Health for Trans Men’

A pamphlet produced by the Centre of Excellence for Transgender Health, University of California, San Francisco.

For Healthcare Providers

• ‘Trans-inclusive abortion services’

A manual for providers on operationalizing trans-inclusive policies and practices in an abortion setting.

• Trans patient advocacy for healthcare providers

Frequently asked questions covering name and pronoun usage, demystifying trans narratives and stereotypes, and respectful physical examinations.

• ‘Taking Charge’

A trans health guidebook for health care and social service providers available in both English and French.

• Trans Inclusion Policy Manual For Women’s Organizations
• ‘4 Ways to Be Gender Inclusive When Discussing Abortion’

A call to action for activists and providers  

• ‘Cisgender Women Aren’t the Only People Who Seek Abortions, and Activists’ Language Should Reflect That.’

A cis healthcare provider’s insight.

• Cedar, River Clinics, Trans* 101 for Healthcare Providers Basic Terminology.

A powerpoint presentation explaining trans concepts and language aimed at providers. Cedar River also provides online training around trans healthcare for providers

• UCSF Transgender Care, Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of California San Francisco. Guidelines for the Primary and Gender-Affirming Care of Transgender and Gender Nonbinary People.

Trans Families and families-to-be

• ‘Transforming Family’

A short film on trans parenting in North America today. It has been translated into French, Latin American Spanish, Portuguese, German, Russian and Japanese. This short film has been turned into documentary entitled Transgender Parents.

• LGBT Family Coalition (Canada)

The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Trans-identified (LGBT) Family Coalition advocates for the legal and social recognition of LGBT families. They are a group of LGBT parents and future parents exchanging information, sharing resources with a number of guides LGBT families.

• LGBTQ Parenting Network (Canada)

The LGBTQ Parenting Network is a program of Sherbourne Health Centre. They support lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and queer parenting through training, research, resource development and community organizing. They work with individuals, organizations, and communities from the local to the international. The ‘Trans Parenting’ portion of their website includes a section on the Trans Family Law project and the Transforming Family project report, a community-based research project about trans people’s parenting experiences.