The resources featured on this page are geared towards youth and young adults, and parents of LGBTQIA+ children and youth. They also are great for anyone exploring and reconciling their identity as LGBTQIA+ affirming and Christian.
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LGBTQ+ youth often face discrimination at school or in their communities. During their critical adolescent years, they feel isolated and misunderstood, lacking the resources they need to maintain their mental health. With pandemic-related social...
LGBTQ Help and Support: Resources for Students, How LGBTQ Youth Can Find Support and Feel Safe and Secure. The Ultimate List of Helpful and Supportive Resources for LGBTQ Students. Everyone can become a victim...
BELOVED ARISE IS A MOVEMENT TO CELEBRATE AND EMPOWER QUEER YOUTH OF FAITH. We’re here to tell the truth. Let’s be honest, sometimes it can feel like no one understands you. And things people...
Embracing the Journey: A Christian Parents’ Blueprint to Loving your LGBTQ Child A sympathetic, compassionate, and inspiring guide for parents, from the founders of one of the first Christian ministries for parents of LGBTQ...
The National Center for Trans Equality’s School Action Center As part of the National Center for Transgender Equality, the School Action Center offers resources for students, teachers, and parents on how to make your...
Welcoming Schools List of Children’s Books This resource lets you start the school year off with great resources for developing gender & LGBTQ inclusive schools. When students feel safe at school, they can thrive!
To feel safe and to feel seen. To feel valued and to feel capable of growth. These are simple concepts—basic pillars of student achievement and the results of good pedagogy. For many LGBTQ students,...
A Place of Respect A Guide for Group Care Facilities Serving Transgender + Gender Non-Conforming Youth Transgender and gender non-conforming youth often face serious physical, emotional, and sexual abuse in group homes, detention centers,...
National Recommended Best Practices for Serving LGBT Homeless Youth LGBT Youth and Homelessness This publication addresses the ways in which lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) youth are overrepresented in the homeless population. According...
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning/queer (LGBTQ) youth and their families live in all regions of the state, yet are often invisible to communities and institutions, including the child welfare system. LGBTQ youth and...
Substance use disorders have a greater effect on LGBTQ+ people than on the heterosexual population. The LGBTQ+ community must overcome several obstacles, including being denied substance abuse treatment because of their sexual identity. However,...
A Quick & Easy Guide to They/Them Pronouns A Quick & Easy Guide to They/Them Pronouns is a quick, easy and important educational comic guide to using gender-neutral pronouns. “A great, simple look at...
The ABC’s of LGBT+ The ABCs of LGBT+ is a #1 Bestselling LGBT book and is essential reading for questioning teens, teachers or parents looking for advice, or anyone who wants to learn how to...
Every story can change a life. Growing up isn’t easy. Many young people face daily tormenting and bullying, and this is especially true for LGBT kids and teens. In response to a number of...