Support Lines
Trans Life Line
US (877) 565-8860
CAN (877) 330-6366
translifeline.org
Trevor Project
1-866-488-7386
trevorproject.org
Regional Support Organizations
PFLAG Skagit
pflagskagit.org
PFLAG Everett
pflageverett.org
PFLAG Whatcom
pflagwhatcom.org
Ingersoll Gender Center
ingersollgendercenter.org
Some Helpful Terminology
Transgender: An umbrella term for people whose gender identity does not match the sex they were assigned at birth.
Cisgender: A term for people whose gender identity generally matches the gender assigned for their physical sex. In other words, someone who does not identify as transgender.
Non-binary: People whose gender identity and/or gender expression falls outside the binary categories of man and woman.
Gender Identity: One’s own internal sense of self and their gender, whether that is man, woman, neither, or both.
Gender Expression: How a person presents gender outwardly, through behavior, clothing, voice, or other perceived characteristics. Society identifies these cues as masculine or feminine, although what is considered masculine or feminine changes over time and varies by culture.
Sex: A person’s biological status and is typically assigned at birth, usually on the basis of external anatomy. Sex is typically categorized as male, female, or intersex.
Sexual Orientation: The enduring physical, romantic, and/or emotional attraction to members of the same and/or other genders.
The Transgender Flag
The most prominent transgender flag design is the “Transgender Pride Flag”, used as a symbol of transgender pride and diversity, and transgender rights. The flag was created by American trans woman Monica Helms in 1999, and was first shown at a pride parade in Phoenix, Arizona in 2000.
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