Trans Youth NL Inc.
Welcoming and accepting peer support for Trans, Two-Spirit, and Gender Diverse Children, Youth, and their Families throughout Newfoundland & Labrador
About Us
Trans Youth NL Inc. is a non-profit, volunteer-run organization that has been providing advocacy, community, and peer support for trans, Two-Spirit, non-binary, and gender-questioning youth and parents of trans, Two-Spirit, and gender diverse offspring throughout Newfoundland & Labrador for over a decade.
Peer Support Groups
Are you a trans teen?
Are you a parent wondering how to support your trans kid?
We have peer support groups located in St. John's, Grand Falls-Windsor, Corner Brook, and online, available anywhere in the province!
ST. JOHN'S
Gender Creative Kids Playgroup
For trans, Two-Spirit, and gender creative children
aged 3-11 years, and their siblings.
Trans Youth Group
For trans, Two-Spirit, non-binary, and gender-questioning youth
aged 12-17 years.
Parents of Trans, Two-Spirit, and Gender Diverse Kids
For parents of trans, Two-Spirit, and gender-questioning
children, youth, and adults.
We hold monthly in-person meetings for all three groups above at First Light Childcare Centre, 97 Elizabeth Avenue, St. John's. We each meet in separate rooms, with a parent facilitator for the parent groups, and trans adult facilitators for the youth and children's groups.
These are informal, welcoming, supportive groups where we are all learning from one another. Feel free to bring a cup of tea or coffee and come join us!
For more information, please contact Julie at parentsoftranskids@gmail.com or Émile at transyouthgroupnl@gmail.com
GRAND FALLS-WINDSOR
Parents of Trans, Two-Spirit, and Gender Diverse Kids
For parents of trans, Two-Spirit, and gender-questioning
children, youth, and adults.
For more information, please contact Rebecca at parentsoftranskidscentralnl@gmail.com
CORNER BROOK
Parents of Trans, Two-Spirit, and Gender Diverse Kids
For parents of trans, Two-Spirit, and gender-questioning
children, youth, and adults.
Youth group to be announced!
For more information, please contact Blair at transyouthgroupcb@gmail.com
VIRTUAL
Parents of Trans, Two-Spirit, and Gender Diverse Kids
This is a provincial peer support group for parents and guardians for trans, Two-Spirit, and gender diverse offspring of any age - children, youth, and adults. We have a private Facebook group for support and connection 24/7, as well as virtual meetings bimonthly.
Please e-mail parentsoftranskids@gmail.com to join the Facebook group, be included on the e-mail list for announcements, or to receive the virtual meeting link.
Land Acknowledgement
We recognize and honour this land the island of Ktaqmkuk (Newfoundland), as the ancestral homeland of the Beothuk, and unceded traditional territory of the Mi'kmaq. We also acknowledge and honour Labrador as the traditional and ancestral homelands of the Innu and the Inuit.
Further, we acknowledge that recognition is not enough. Advocating for the rights of trans, gender diverse, and Two-Spirit people also means pushing back against the harm that colonialism has done and continues to do to Indigenous peoples. Trans and Two-Spirit Indigenous people are leaders in social justice movements, here and around the world. We commit to learning, listening, and fighting alongside Indigenous communities in the struggle towards true reconciliation.