Transgender Awareness Week & Transgender Day of Remembrance

Each year between November 13 – 19, people and organizations around the country participate in Transgender Awareness Week to help increase understanding about transgender people and the issues members of the community face. Trans Awareness Week takes place the week before Transgender Day of Remembrance on November 20.

At a time when transgender people have become targets of extreme political discrimination and violence, it's important that we learn the facts about who trans people are, become educated about the realities trans people face everyday.

Updated November 25, 2025
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Before we were trans : a new history of gender
Heyam, Kit
Paper Book
A groundbreaking global history of gender nonconformity   Today's narratives about trans people tend to feature individuals with stable gender identities that fit neatly into the categories of male or female. Those stories, while important,...
Marsha : the joy and defiance of Marsha P. Johnson
Tourmaline
Paper Book
'Thank god the revolution has begun, honey.' Rumour has it that after legendary Black transgender activist Marsha P. Johnson threw the first brick in the 1969 Stonewall Uprising, she picked up a shard of broken mirror to fix her make-up. This fearless moment embodies both the beauty and violence of...
https://www.uvic.ca/research/transchair/what-we-do/events/upcoming/index.php
Dynamic, hands-on learning; research that makes a vital impact; and discovery and innovation in Canada\'s most extraordinary academic environment provide an Edge that can\'t be found anywhere else.
https://egale.ca/egale-in-action/transweek2025/
Every March 31st, the trans community and allies come together to observe Trans Day Of Visibility (TDOV)
Gender: your guide : the gender-friendly primer on what to know, what to say, and what to do in the new gender culture
Airton, Lee
Paper Book
An authentic and accessible guide to understanding--and engaging in--today's gender conversation. The days of two genders--male, female; boy, girl; blue, pink--are over, if they ever existed at all. Gender is now a global conversation, and one that is constantly evolving. More...
My child is trans, now what? : a joy-centered approach to support
Greene, Ben V.
Paper Book
A powerful book for readers aiming to support trans youth that Booklist calls a "warm and generous book [that] will help a wide range of readers" and Publishers Weekly says is "a pragmatic program for parenting beyond the gender binary."
He/she/they : how we talk about gender and why it matters
Bailar, Schuyler
Paper Book
From a trans rights activist and athlete, an urgent guide that changes the conversation about gender identity. Anti-transgender legislation is being introduced in state governments around the United States in record-breaking numbers. Trans people are under attack in...
Identity : a story of transitioning
Maison, Corey
Paper Book
What do you do when you are born as one gender, but feel yourself to be another? Gender dysphoria affects thousands of people worldwide, but has been ignored or ridiculed in our culture. With this graphic novel, Corey Maison boldly shares her story of transitioning, so that other kids with...
Welcome to St. Hell
Hancox, Lewis
Paper Book
A groundbreaking memoir about being a trans teen, in the vein of FUN HOME and FLAMER... and at the same time entirely its own. Lewis has a few things to say to his younger teen self. He knows she hates her body. He knows she's confused about who to snog. He knows she's really a he and will...
Rainbow parenting : your guide to raising queer kids and their allies
Amer, Lindz
Paper Book
An essential guide for parents and caregivers to raising queer-friendly children in a gender-affirming space. In the face of so many injustices across society for LGBTQ+ people, it can be easy for parents of young children to feel helpless and hopeless. While they may not be...
The LGBTQ+ history book
Bronski, Michael
Paper Book
An interactive pop-up book that inspires hands-on learning with the help of magical mermaid friends! Tactile elements and delightful imagery will encourage the development of motor skills and early learning. Bold, brightly colored pictures, lift-the-flap pages and entertaining...
Free to be : understanding kids & gender identity
Turban, Jack L.
Paper Book
This authoritative guide to understanding and navigating gender identity from an acclaimed expert on the mental health of transgender and gender diverse youth is "a must-read for anyone seeking to better understand how we can truly help all our children thrive" (Chelsea Clinton, #1 New...

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