​The Facebook Transgender Alliance is NOT 18+. If you are 18 or older and are not comfortable in a group that is open and welcoming to minors, please seek out groups that explicitly state that they are 18+. We will not be changing this group to be 18+. We're a lot of people's first port of call and it doesn't occur to many people that more than one group might exist or that they should keep searching beyond FTA. We prefer for people to join our group, read, post, try it out, and by the time they work out that it's not for them, hopefully they've made a personal connection or three and those folks can help connect them to other groups, or they've at least realized that there *are* other groups and they can search for them on their own.

This group is, however, 13+, because Facebook is 13+. While teens are welcome to join this group, it's a far better idea for trans kids and teens to talk with other trans kids and teens, and with adults who can talk intelligently and compassionately specifically about the issues trans kids and teens face, because they're very different from the issues that those who transition later in life tend to face. Below are some youth and parent specific ways to find people, make connections, and get support within the trans and allied communities. 

facebook groups

• Transgender & Genderqueer Teens -- for trans youth from 13-24. 
• Parents of Transgender Children -- for parents and immediate caregivers of transgender folks of any age, but there are many parents of teens and kids there. 
• Allies of Transgender Children -- for parents, family, and other allies of trans folks. 
• ​Transgender Parenting -- for parents, spouses, family and other allies of trans folks.

camps and Conferences

• Camp Aranutiq and their related Facebook Page  
  -- an awesome youth camp and supportive community that everyone should check out!
• Gender Spectrum and their related Facebook Page 
  -- a conference specifically for and about trans youth and their families.
• Trans Youth Equality Foundation, their Youth Camps, and their related Facebook Page 
  --  a trans youth organization that also has several youth camps. 
• Gender Odyssey / Gender Odyssey Family, and their related Facebook Pages: 
  -- one for the whole conference, and one specifically for their Family track of conference programming. 
• Philadelphia Trans Health Conference and their related Facebook Page 
  ​-- a conference regarding all aspects of transgender healthcare

other resources

• College Guide for LGBTQ Students -- a list of LGBTQ scholarships, finding friendly colleges, etc.
• Coming Out To Teachers, Professors, and Classmates -- Are you enrolled in school? This is one way to come out to your professors and peers. 
  
• Live Out Loud and their related Facebook Page 
  -- a non-profit organization dedicated to inspiring and empowering LGBTQ youth by connecting them with successful LGBTQ role models.
• Mermaids and their related yahoo groups: for teens and for parents. -- UK-based
• TransActive Gender Center and their related Facebook Page 
  -- the only independent non-profit organization in the USA offering a full range of in-house support and advocacy services to transgender and gender diverse children and youth. 
• Trans Kids Purple Rainbow Foundation and Jazz Jennings' Facebook Page
• Trans-Parenting -- a great general resource site.
• Trans Student Educational Resources and their related Facebook Page 
  -- a great website for parents and students with all kinds of information about your rights and resources for impacted communities.
• Trans Youth Family Allies and their related yahoo group for parents: TYFA Talk​

Special thanks to Ahya Simone for some of these resources.