Gender Identity & Sexual Orientation
Online Resources
Parents - Explaining Nonbinary: How to Talk to Kids About Gender
This article provides information for parents and caregivers about gender and offers advice on having these conversations with children.
Tags: ADULTS, PARENTS, CAREGIVERS, GENDER, NONBINARY, LGBTQ, RESOURCES, ADVICE
Strong Family Alliance
Strong Family Alliance has a simple mission – to save lives and preserve families by supporting parents and children coming out - helps to understand what to expect and how to keep your family strong and safe.
Tags: ADULTS, YOUTH, PARENTS, ADOLESCENTS, TEENS, LGBTQ, QUEER, GENDER, NONBINARY, SUPPORT, RESOURCES
Family Acceptance Project
The Family Acceptance Project® is a research, intervention, education and policy initiative to prevent health and mental health risks and to promote well-being for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer-identified (LGBTQ) children and youth, including suicide, homelessness, drug use and HIV — in the context of their families, cultures and faith communities.
Tags: ADULTS, YOUTH, PARENTS, FAMILY, LGBTQ, RESEARCH, INTERVENTION, EDUCATION, POLICY, MENTAL HEALTH, HEALTH, HIV, DRUGS
National Center for Transgender Equality
Provides info and resources about transgender people and issues that affect them such as health care, homelessness and civil rights. Limited website resources offered in Spanish.
Tags: YOUTH, ADULTS, LGBTQ, TRANSGENDER, PARENTS, HOMELESSNESS, CIVIL RIGHTS, MENTAL HEALTH, HEALTH CARE, RESOURCES, SUPPORT, SPANISH
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention : Parents’ Influence on the Health of Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Teens: What Parents and Families Should Know
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· This fact sheet provides parents and caregivers with specific actions they can take to promote the health and wellbeing of their LGBTQ+ teen.
Tags: ADULTS, PARENTS, TEENS, FAMILY, SUPPORT, RESOURCES, ADVICE, HEALTH, MENTAL HEALTH
Transgender Law Center
Provides information about the legal rights of trans people on a wide variety of topics from housing to employment to immigration. They also have resources on housing, employment, discrimination, health, etc. Website is also offered in Spanish.
Tags: YOUTH, ADULTS, PARENTS, TRANSGENDER, LGBTQ, IMMIGRATION, HOUSING, EMPLOYMENT, LEGAL, DISCRIMINATION, HEALTH, SPANISH, RESOURCES
It Gets Better Project
This website offers a variety of resources and video stories with messages of hope and encouragement for LGBTQ+ youth.
Tags: YOUTH, ADULTS, PARENTS, LGBTQ, RESOURCES, SUPPORT, ENCOURAGEMENT, VIDEOS