Gender Affirming Resources
Please be aware that many of these products closely resemble genitals and the chest area. These items and services are used by some individuals within the community to help their body align better with how they see or want to see themselves. You do not have to ever use these to be trans, non-binary or any other part of the community.
Binders
Clothing made to flatten
the chest area
Where to buy:
Loud Women Collective (inside Goods & Co) has partnered with us at Rainbow Collective to house our FREE (or pay what you can) binder exchange. If we can't get you what you're looking for one Thunder Bay's Indigenous Friendship Centre can or Binders Out
Amor Binder - sensory friendly
Rebirth Garments - custom orders to fit any body/disability
Shapeshifters - custom binders (good for plus size)
GC2B - RCTB recommended favourite
FLAVNT - variety of skin tones
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Packers
Object to create bulge in your pants
and Packing Underwear
Underwear specifically made to keep your packer in place
Where to buy packer:
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Where to buy packing underwear:
New York Toy Collective - pouch for packer that can be use with any underwear
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STPs (Stand to pee)
Device to allow for peeing standing up
Where to buy:
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Breast Forms
Creates a larger chest
Where to buy:
Gaffs
Creates a flattened groin area
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Where to buy:
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Tape
Alternative to binders and gaffs for binding and tucking
Hair removal
Medical Supplies
Wigs
Avante Hair Studio - Thunder Bay
Hairdresser and Barbers
Swimwear
How Tos
Shaving your face - you can exfoliate prior or use cream or after shave afterwards, but don't feel like you have to spend the money on every product. While brands like Gillette are great, they are often expensive. Try something like The Dollar Shave Club executive razor for good quality none disposable for a cheaper price. The backside blades come in handy.
Accessories
Black Queer Magic - jewelry
Luna Pads - re-usable pads for bleeding
Pyramid Seven - boxers for periods
Sex Gear
Clothes
Queer, trans, non-binary and GSD owned clothing stores
Additional Resources
Rainbow Collective does not endorse any resources listed here, they are provided for information to the GSD Communities.
Educational Books
Non-Fiction Books
Gender Born, Gender Made: Raising Healthy Gender-Nonconforming Children – Diane Ehrensaft
Gender: Your Guide – Lee Airton
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Teaching about Gender Diversity: Teacher-Tested Lesson Plans for K–12 Classroom –
Susan Woolley and Lee Airton
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The ABC's of LGBT+ - Ashley Mardell
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The Gender Book – Mel Rieff Hill and Jay Mays
Graphic gender 101 with questionnaires and interviews with community members
The Gender-Creative Child: Pathways for Nurthuring and Supporting Children Who Live Outside Gender Boxes – Diane Ehrensaft
Trans Bodies, Trans Selves – Oxford University Press
A resource guide for transgender, gender expansive, and non-binary populations, covering health, legal issues, cultural and social questions, history, theory, and life under the trans umbrella.
Who Are You? The Kid’s Guide to Gender Identity – Brook Pessin-Whedby
An illustrated children’s book that explains sex, gender and gender identity,with a discussion guide.
Memoires
Lost Between the Cracks - Mona Hardy and ShaeMichelle
A Two-Spirit Journey - Ma-Nee Chacaby
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Before I Had the Words - Skylar Kergil
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Love Lives Here - Amanda Jette Knox
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Redefining Realness - Janet Mock
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Surpassing Certainty - Janet Mock
Workbooks
Hello Cruel World: 101 Alternatives to Suicide for Teens, Freaks and Other Outlaws – Kate Bornstein
How to Be You: Stop Trying to Be Someone Else and Start Living Your Life – Jeffery Marsh
Guides the non-binary (or trans) reader on developing self-esteem.
My Gender Workbook: How to Become a Real Man, a Real Woman, the Real You, or Something Else Entirely – Kate Bornstein
The Gender Quest Workbook: A Guide for Teens and Young Adults Exploring Gender Identity – Rylan Jay Testa, Deborah Coolhart and Jayme Peta
An interactive workbook that helps the reader explore gender identity and gender expression.
Rainbow Collective does not endorse any resources listed here, they are provided for information to the GSD Communities.