Counselor         Bobby Kizer, Ph.D. Psychotherapist
Licensed Psychologist
Spokane, Washington
504-390-5782

National Organizations

• Human Rights Campaign (www.hrc.org)
• Parents, Families, and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (www.pflag.org)
• National Center for Transgender Equality (www.nctequality.org)
• National Gay and Lesbian Task Force (www.thetaskforce.org)
• Bisexual Institute and Journal of Bisexuality (www.bisexual.org)
• Pride-Institute (www.pride-institute.com).  A mental health and substance abuse treatment facility that specializes in working with LGBT clients. 
• Family Equality Council (http://www.familyequality.org)
• LGBT Weekly (http://lgbtweekly.com/)
• K-12 Educational Curriculum for Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity (SOGI) in Canada (https://bc.sogieducation.org/sogi3/) 

Gender Transition Process

• Standards of Care for the Health of Transsexual, Transgender, and Gender Nonconforming People (Formerly the Harry Benjamin Standards of Care): http://www.wpath.org/publications_standards.cfm
• Trans-Kin: Excellent book for family and friends of Transgender individuals. www.trans-kin.com

Books

• Beischke, Perez, and DeBord.  Handbook of Counseling and Psychotherapy with Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Clients, 2^nd ed. http://www.apa.org/pubs/books/4317426.aspx

• Borenstein, Kate. Gender Outlaw

• Eisner, Shiri. Bi: Notes for Bisexual Revolution.

• Hardell, Ash. The ABC’s of LGBT+. https://www.amazon.com/ABCs-LGBT-Ashley-Mardell/dp/163353409X
  Free e-book version can be found here:  https://goo.gl/Gerie7

• Hubbard, Eleanor. Trans-Kin: A Guide for Family and Friends of Transgender People

• Kuklin, Susan. Beyond Magenta: Transgender Teens Speak Out

• Serano, Julia. Whipping Girl

• Singh, Annaliese, and Ehrensaft, Diane. The Queer and Transgender Risilience Workbook: Skills for navigating sexual orientation and gender expression. https://www.amazon.com/Queer-Transgender-Resilience-Workbook-Orientation-ebook/dp/B06XGCK1SQ

• Singh, Anneliese and Dickey, Lore. Affirmative Counseling and Psychological Practice with Transgender and Gender Nonconforming Clients. http://www.apa.org/pubs/books/4317425.aspx

• Stryker, Susan. Transgender History

• Waldron, Candace. My Daughter He

Spokane Washington Community resources

• www.lgbtspokane.com
• https://www.facebook.com/SpokaneTransPeople/
• Odyssey Youth Movement http://www.odysseyyouth.org/
• www.outspokane.org
• http://spokanepflag.org/
  

LGBT Psychology

• American Psychological Association (APA), Society of Counseling Psychology (Div. 17), Section for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Issues.  (www.div17.org/slgbti)  There is also a good links page here.
• American Psychological Association, Society for the Psychological Study of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Issues (Div. 44).  (www.apadivision44.org)