On March 30, 2025, Rev. Mary Gear, Rev. Sara Lewis, and Rev. Nancy Reid McKee hosted a forum sharing a variety of resources and tips on how to support transgender and nonbinary individuals and communities. See also, the preceding worship service honoring Transgender Day of Visibility.
Below are links to most of the resources mentioned in the forum.
From the UUA:
- UpLift
- Side With Love
- Responding to the Anti-Trans Movement: A Course for Unitarian Universalists
- The 2024-25 UU Common Read is Authentic Selves: Celebrating Trans and Nonbinary People and Their Families
Local (Olympia) Community Resources:
- PFLAG, Olympia chapter (also see the national organization’s page on Transgender Day of Visibility, with more related resources)
- WA State LGBTQ Commission; resources statewide & by county (e.g., Thurston County — note that OUUC is recognized here for our “LGBTQ friendly religious services”! 🏳️⚧️💖🏳️🌈)
- Ingersoll Gender Center
- New Boyz Club
- Pizza Klatch
- Stonewall Youth
