Supporting transgender & gender creative youth : schools families and communities in action Introduction Kimberly Manning Annie Pullen Sansfaçon and Elizabeth J. Meyer Theoretical and clinical perspectives From gender identity disorder to gender identity creativity : the liberation of gender nonconforming children and youth Diane Ehrensaft Health and well being among gender independent children and their families : a review of the literature Jake Pyne Working together for an inclusive and gender creative future : a critical lens on gender dysphoria Jemma Tosh Transformative gender justice as a framework for normalizing gender variance among children and youth Ann Travers Trans youth of color : knowledges realities and practice strategies Edward Ou Jin Lee Work in schools Supporting gender diversity in schools : developmental and legal perspectives Elizabeth J. Meyer Creating affirming spaces for transgender and gender creative students in schools : lessons from their teachers Elizabeth J. Meyer Anika Tilland Stafford and Lee Airton I will whip my hair and hold my bow : gender creativity in rural ontario Karleen Pendleton Jiménez The limitations and possibilities for teaching transgender issues in education to preservice teachers Jennifer C. Ingrey Families and communities in action Affirmation access autonomy : canadian parents talk trans* rights Kimberley Ens Manning and Akiko Asano Between a rock and a hard place : the experience of parents of gender nonconforming boys Françoise Susset Ten fingers ten toes and potentially trans : the everyday revolution of gender diverse parenting Arwyn Daemyir Parent initiated gender creativity : raising queerlings Michelle Walks Transforming challenges into action : researching the experience of parents of gender creative children through social action and self directed groupwork Annie Pullen Sansfaçon Audrey Anne Dumais Michaud and Marie Joëlle Robichaud Supporting genderqueer youth in rural communities : a case study Lyndsey Hampton Expanding the circle : a gender paradigm shift for serving children youth and families Lorraine Gale and Haley Syrja McNally Conclusion Annie Pullen Sansfaçon Elizabeth J. Meyer and Kimberly Manning Glossary Lee Airton and Elizabeth J. Meyer