Today we are recognizing the experiences and needs of transgender youth as never before. This trend is most evident in our youth programs and schools, where an increasing number of transgender and gender-expansive youth live openly as their authentic selves. Transgender youth have been identified as an especially vulnerable population in the already high-risk population of LGBTQ2SIA+ youth. Too often in research and training transgender youth are lumped together with lesbian, gay, bisexual, and queer youth, not providing youth providers with knowledge and skills needed to work effectively with transgender youth. In this session you will become familiar with basic concepts of gender; become familiar with diversity of transgender youth identities and communities; understand strategies and tools for creating gender-inclusive environments specifically related to Oregon Department of Education’s Guidance for Schools (Jan 2023).