--- title: Resources For Trans Awareness and Support description: Shortly after Greg Abbott signed an order attempting to criminalize parents for helping their transgender child access healthcare, a group of Rocketeers met and drafted a trans awareness and support resources. image: https://blog.bottlerocketstudios.com/hubfs/TransAwarenessSupport.jpg --- [![bottlerocket](https://blog.bottlerocketstudios.com/hs-fs/hubfs/_Branding/logos/bottlerocket.png?width=145&height=22&name=bottlerocket.png "bottlerocket")](https://www.bottlerocketstudios.com/) - [Work](https://www.bottlerocketstudios.com/work) - [Practices](https://www.bottlerocketstudios.com/practices) - [Design](https://www.bottlerocketstudios.com/practices/design) - [Growth](https://www.bottlerocketstudios.com/practices/growth) - [Innovation](https://www.bottlerocketstudios.com/practices/innovation) - [Product](https://www.bottlerocketstudios.com/practices/product) - [Strategy](https://www.bottlerocketstudios.com/practices/strategy) - [Technology](https://www.bottlerocketstudios.com/practices/technology) - [Healthcare](https://www.bottlerocketstudios.com/practices/healthcare) - [Travel & Hospitality](https://www.bottlerocketstudios.com/practices/travel-hospitality) - [QSR & Restaurant](https://www.bottlerocketstudios.com/practices/qsr-restaurant) - [Cryptocurrency and Web 3.0](https://www.bottlerocketstudios.com/practices/cryptocurrency-web-3-0) - [About](https://www.bottlerocketstudios.com/about) - [News & Views](https://blog.bottlerocketstudios.com) - [Careers](https://www.bottlerocketstudios.com/careers) - [Contact](https://www.bottlerocketstudios.com/contact) - [Subscribe](https://share.hsforms.com/1KoyxYf7WTYqHyQiZfGbbQA48zy7?__hstc=259231125.ab0b95bd372707895eaba56d6bff4702.1582818544473.1658346414387.1658413786781.678&__hssc=259231125.2.1658413786781&__hsfp=2588850290) ![Resources For Trans Awareness and Support](https://blog.bottlerocketstudios.com/hubfs/TransAwarenessSupport.jpg) [Feb 25, 2022 2:42:00 PM](https://blog.bottlerocketstudios.com/resources-for-trans-awareness-and-support) # [Resources For Trans Awareness and Support](https://blog.bottlerocketstudios.com/resources-for-trans-awareness-and-support) Last month, Texas Governor Abbott and Texas Attorney General Paxton attempted to criminalize and investigate a parent who is trying to provide their child with accessing age-appropriate, medically-necessary, gender-affirming care, which not only aims to tear families apart but goes against every major medical and mental health organization in the country—each of which supports gender-affirming care for transgender and non-binary people. After this announcement, a group of Rocketeers joined together to show our support and provide resources for those affected:  - Texas Trans Kids [TXTransKids.org](http://txtranskids.org/) - Video on LGBT students rights - LGBTQIA+ Students’ rights toolkit - Become an advocate - Mental health resources, links to LGBT helplines - TENT [transtexas.org](http://transtexas.org/) - Furthering gender diverse equality in Texas Emergency relief fund - Focus on education, advocacy, and empowerment - Lambda legal [Lambdalegal.org](http://lambdalegal.org/) - Resources on legal protections for LGBTQIA+ people and families - News on LGBTQIA+ legislation - Working for equality in employment, families, healthcare, hiv, criminal injustice, race and income, and more - National Black Trans Advocacy Coalition [blacktrans.org](http://blacktrans.org/) - Dallas based - Improving the black trans human experience by overcoming violence and injustice in the world - Advocating for health, housing, and employment equality - Resources on facts about the black trans experience - Trans pride initiative [tpride.org](http://tpride.org/) - Dallas based - Working to provide assistance for trans and gender diverse people in healthcare, housing, employment, education, and public accommodations - Resources on gender justice, name and gender marker changes, birth certificate updates, housing, healthcare, and more - PFLAG Dallas [pflagdallas.org](http://pflagdallas.org/) - PFLAG - Parents, friends, and families of lesbians and gays - A group within and in support of LGBTQ+ community, their parents, family, friends, and allies - Educate and advocate for equality - Serving LGBTQ+ individuals in Dallas for almost 30 years - Lists of local resources and inclusive church directory Published by Ben Clark in [Culture](https://blog.bottlerocketstudios.com/tag/culture), [Diversity and Inclusion](https://blog.bottlerocketstudios.com/tag/diversity-and-inclusion) - - - [![BottleRocket_Logotype_RGB_®](https://blog.bottlerocketstudios.com/hs-fs/hubfs/_Branding/logos/BottleRocket_Logotype_RGB_%C2%AE.png?width=107&name=BottleRocket_Logotype_RGB_%C2%AE.png)](https://www.bottlerocketstudios.com/) #### We help companies grow through digital + physical + human experiences.   - EXPLORE - [Work](https://www.bottlerocketstudios.com/work) - [Practices](https://www.bottlerocketstudios.com/practices) - [About](https://www.bottlerocketstudios.com/about) - [News & Views](https://blog.bottlerocketstudios.com) - [Careers](https://www.bottlerocketstudios.com/careers) - [Contact](https://www.bottlerocketstudios.com/contact) - [Liftoff Podcast](https://www.bottlerocketstudios.com/liftoff) - [After The Glass Breaks Podcast](https://www.bottlerocketstudios.com/after-the-glass-breaks) - FOLLOW - [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/bottlerocketstudios/) - [Twitter](https://twitter.com/_BottleRocket) - [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/_bottlerocket/) - [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/bottle-rocket/) - [Medium](https://medium.com/rocket-fuel) - [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/user/BottleRocketApps) - LEGAL - [App Support](https://www.bottlerocketstudios.com/app-support) - [Privacy Policy](https://www.bottlerocketstudios.com/privacy-policy) © 2022 Bottle Rocket. 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