Please find below resources and information that may be helpful for those seeking gender-affirming care in New Brunswick.

NBTHN - Community Resources Official: Facebook | Linktree

We are an interdisciplinary group of healthcare professionals and community partners seeking to improve gender-affirming care services in New Brunswick.

New Brunswick Trans Health Network

General Information

New Brunswick Coverage - Gender-Affirming Surgery

This links to the government website detailing surgery coverage for NB patients, as well as a link to the gender-affirming surgery prior approval form.

ℹ️ NB Gender-Affirming Surgery Information and Coverage

Horizon 2SLGBTQIA+ Information

Horizon has information available about gender affirming care in New Brunswick, including links to other resources on the following topics:
- Gender Affirming Care for Youth
- Social Affirmations
- Legal Affirmations
- Medical Affirmations
- Surgical Affirmations

They also have a list of medical and mental health professionals who work with Two-Spirit, trans, and gender diverse patients listed by profession and region.

🥼ℹ️ NB Service Providers and Information

Before Surgery: Buy, Borrow, and Do (Trans Care BC)

This overall checklists helps to prepare for surgery with considerations for:
- clothing & bedding
- food & home
- personal care
- work
- medical considerations
- emotional and spiritual considerations
- pack your bag
- things to know before leaving the hospital
things to have before leaving the hospital

☑ Before Surgery "Buy, Borrow, and Do" Checklist

Families in Transition

Families in Transition is a monthly drop-in support group for parents/caregivers of trans and gender-diverse youth, with both a Moncton option for in person, as well as a virtual option.


🗓️ Families in Transition Monthly Support Group

GAHT Readiness Assessment Checklist

This is a GAHT Readiness Assessment Checklist that was created by 2SQTP-NB for healthcare providers, and while the language is aimed at healthcare providers, it can give patients an idea of what will need to be covered in appointments prior to starting hormone therapy.

☑ GAHT Readiness Assessment Checklist

NB Online Library Listing

The Gender Quest Workbook is available for free through the online library, and you can apply for a library card online. Though intended for teens and young adults, much of it is broadly applicable regardless of age for those beginning to explore their gender identity. As this workbook was published in 2015, some of the language may be slightly outdated.

📒 The Gender Quest Workbook

Supporting Your Child's Gender Identity and Expression

This brochure supports parents of gender independent children in providing parental acceptance and supporting themselves.

ℹ️ Supporting Your Child's Gender Identity and Expression

Self-Care: Before Surgery (Trans Care BC)

Prompts and examples for self-care activities to consider before surgery regarding social, spiritual, emotional, and physical health.

🖋️ Self-Care: Before Surgery

Trans Care

Trans Care is a free, online, self-guided mental health program for transgender and nonbinary (TNB) individuals who experience gender dysphoria.

Modules include:
- Introduction
- Identifying Gender Dysphoria Triggers
- Externalizing Gender Dysphoria
- What is Coping?
- Mindful Awareness Coping
- Action Coping
- Avoidant Coping
- Coping Combos
- Review And Coping Cheat Sheet

🧠 TransCare - Free Online Mental Health Program

Advocating for your Gender Independent Child

As a parent, you advocate for your child every day, helping to meet their needs, support their aspirations and keep them safe. If your child expresses their gender differently from how others expect (a gender independent child), parents might need extra support. Also available in French.

ℹ️ Advocating for your Gender Independent Child

Self-Care: After Surgery (Trans Care BC)

Prompts and examples for self-care activities to consider after surgery regarding social, spiritual, emotional, and physical health.

🖋️ Self-Care: After Surgery

I ❤️ My Chest

I ❤️ My Chest is an in-depth resource created by QMUNITY to promote chest care among trans folk, and addresses topics including:
- Choosing a service provider
- Binding
- Pads and forms
- Bra selection
- Hormones
- Surgery
- Emotional well-being
- Cancer screening and prevention
- Cardiovascular health
- Nutrition

Unconditional Love (The Get Real Movement)

An online educational resource to help families better navigate the coming out process by providing information, tips, and additional resources.

The main page links directly to a pdf resource to support parents and caregivers as they navigate their child coming out. The pdf itself, as well as various sections throughout the website also link to additional information and resources.

ℹ️📚 Unconditional Love Educational Resource

A Guide to Self-administering Intramuscular or Subcutaneous Injections

This infographic provides a clear, step-by-step guide to safely and effectively self-administering injectable medication. It covers the procedures for both subcutaneous (under the skin) and intramuscular (into the muscle) injections, ensuring that you can follow the correct technique based on your prescribed method.

💉 Self-Administration Injection Quick Guide

Things to Know About Binding

Things to Know About Binding was created by Trans Care BC and includes topics such as:
- benefits of binding
- chest binder options and alternatives
- what to expect with binding
- health and safety tips

Gender-Affirming Parenting Guide: Taking care of your child

A handout for parents and caregivers of gender diverse children and youth.

ℹ️ Gender-Affirming Parenting Guide

Safer Hormone Injection

This is a detailed guide to giving yourself intramuscular or subcutaneous hormone injections by Fenway Health, including information about
- Risks
- Safety
- Supplies
- Preparation
- Injection site options and differences
- Injection instructions
- How to reduce pain
- When to call a doctor
- Safety reminders
- Safety concerns regarding pumping silicone
- Additional safety suggestions
- Dose calculator

💉 Safer Hormone Injection Detailed Guide

Things to Know About Tucking

Things to Know About Binding was created by Trans Care BC and includes topics such as:
- benefits of tucking
- health and safety tips
- methods of tucking

School Gender Support Plan: considerations for parents & caregivers

A handout offering things to consider when supporting children, youth and their families in school settings.

ℹ️ School Gender Support Plan

Gender Affirming Surgeries Preparation Guide

This document serves as a recommendation resource for those considering gender affirming surgeries, and includes important things to consider as you prepare for surgery including:
- financial considerations
- health considerations
- caregiver considerations 
- questions to ask
- checklists for before and after surgery

While written specifically for those in Ontario, most of the information is still helpful to keep in mind for those in New Brunswick.
 
It is important to consult with your surgeon prior to surgery to ensure proper preparation and optimal recovery. This document is not intended to replace your surgeon’s directive.

ℹ️☑ Gender Affirming Surgeries Preparation Guide

Intramuscular Injections Guide

This guide by Trans Care BC includes step by step instructions for Intramuscular Injection as well as a supplies list.

💉 Intramuscular Injections Quick Guide

Trans Care BC - Hormone Therapy

Trans Care BC has resources available about hormone therapy, including the following topics:
- Considering hormone therapy
- How to start
- Estrogen-based hormones
- Testosterone-based hormones
- Puberty blockers
- Injecting hormones
- Hormone shortages

ℹ️ HRT Patient Information

Subcutaneous Injections Guide

This guide by Trans Care BC includes step by step instructions for Subcutaneous Injection as well as a supplies list.

💉 Subcutaneous Injections Quick Guide

Legal Transition Maps

Chroma has created visual how-to guides for how to change your legal name or sex designation in New Brunswick, including links to online forms.

🗺️ NB Legal Transition Maps

Guide pour les parents sur l’affirmation de genre Prendre soin de soi

Version française de "Gender-Affirming Parenting Guide".

ℹ️ Guide pour les parents sur l’affirmation de genre

My Workbook for Chest Construction Surgery in BC

This workbook is to help patients plan and prepare for a mastectomy or chest reduction surgery. It includes activities that patients can complete independently or with their providers, offering reflection on decisions and providing tips and information from those who have already had surgery.

While designed for patients in British Columbia, much is broadly applicable in  New Brunswick as well.

📒 Mastectomy and Chest Reduction Workbook

Accessing Gender-Affirming Care as an Autistic Person

This tipsheet was created as part of the research project Trans Autistic Experiences of Gender-Affirming Care in Ontario. It contains information, tips, and ideas for autistic people who want gender-affirming care. This document was written by a trans autistic researcher. The researcher asked 12 trans autistic people about their experience of gender-affirming care in Ontario, Canada. This document has these people’s ideas to help other trans autistic people. The researcher also asked trans autistic people to read the document and help make it better. The document is written in simple plain language to be accessible to people with different reading abilities.

ℹ️ Accessing Gender-Affirming Care as an Autistic Person

Gender Creative Kids

Gender Creative Kids is a reference community organization that has supported trans, non-binary, and gender-fluid youth's affirmation within their families, schools, and communities since 2013. There are sections designed for:
- Kids
- Parents
- Allies

ℹ️📚 Gender Creative Kids

Parents of gender creative & trans children (Trans Care BC)

Trans Care BC has a resource section available for parents of gender creative & trans children and teens, with sections on the following topics:
- Supporting children under 12
- Supporting youth 13-18
- Supporting young adults 19+
- Support for you
- Family & friends
- Working with schools


ℹ️ Parents of Gender Creative & Trans Children

Workbook for Penis Construction Surgeries in BC

This workbook is to help patients plan and prepare for phalloplasty, metoidioplasty, and erectile tissue release. It includes activities that patients can complete independently or with their providers, offering reflection on decisions and providing tips and information from those who have already had surgery.

While designed for patients in British Columbia, much is broadly applicable in  New Brunswick as well.

📒 Penis Construction Surgery Workbook

💊💉 HRT Resources 💊💉

Workbook for Vagina and Vulva Construction Surgery in BC

This workbook is to help patients plan and prepare for vaginoplasty and vulvoplasty. It includes activities that patients can complete independently or with their providers, offering reflection on decisions and providing tips and information from those who have already had surgery.

While designed for patients in British Columbia, much is broadly applicable in  New Brunswick as well.

📒 Vagina and Vulva Construction Surgery Workbook

Gender-Affirming Surgery Resources

🗓️ Glow - Support Group for Youth

GrS Montréal Surgery Information

GrS Montréal has surgery information available for patients, and this is where NB patients are referred for surgeries that aren't performed within the province.

ℹ️ GrS Montréal Surgery Information

Family Support Resources

Self Advocacy in Healthcare: Pain Management for Pre-Surgical Hair Removal

This resource helps patients learn more about pain management options, get tips on speaking with their provider and find suggestions on what to do if they are having trouble finishing their hair removal or no longer want to continue.

While designed for patients in British Columbia, much is broadly applicable in  New Brunswick as well.

ℹ️🪒 Pre-Surgical Hair Removal Pain Management Self Advocacy Guide

Haseen Self-Chest Examination for Transgender Patients

Created by Ben Haseen, this visual quick guide gives suggestions for self-examination after top surgery for trans masc patients, and the written guide includes a link to a video guide.

ℹ️ Self-Chest Exam Guide for After Top Surgery

Hope Air

Hope Air is a national charity committed to providing free medical travel assistance to Canadians in financial need. When patients must travel long distances to access specialized medical diagnosis and treatment, Hope Air steps in to arrange travel on their behalf, at no cost to patients.   

Hope Air services include free airline flights, accommodations, airport ground transportation, and meal vouchers for patients and their escorts. 

Eligibility for these programs may vary based on the province of residence. Applications can be submitted online at www.hopeair.ca

$✈️ Hope Air (Possible Financial Support for Travel)

L'auto-examen Haseen de la poitrine pour les patients transgenres

Version française du guide visuel créé par Ben Haseen pour l'auto-examen de la poitrine à soutenir les patients trans masculins après la chirugie.