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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Family Equality Council’s mission is to advance legal and lived equality for LGBTQ families, and for those who wish to form them, through building community, changing hearts and minds, and driving policy change.
The Family Acceptance Project® is a research, intervention, education and policy initiative that works to prevent health and mental health risks for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) children and youth, including suicide, homelessness...
My Kid Is Gay is an organization dedicated to answering questions that many parents & caregivers have when their child or family member comes out to them. Our e-care package, “Coming Out With Care,”...
Thank you for having the courage to give this book a try. When I first realized that I might be gay, I was too afraid to talk to anyone about it. I was even...
That’s So Gay is the first photo-text exhibit created by youth with lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and/or queer parents to promote visibility and raise awareness about their experiences and families. Originally conceived of and...
Using Chosen Names From the website: In one of the largest and most diverse studies of transgender youth to date, researchers led by a team at The University of Texas at Austin have found...
This article in the Washington Post is written from Debra Malina’s perspective as the parent of a non-binary youth and her struggles with using “they” for their child.
In Part 2 of our Teach-In Series on LGBTQIA+ Youth, Harry Zweckbronner, Programs Director of Camp Hanover, discussed the process for developing a trans-inclusive policy for the camp. The policy is attached.
This practical pastoral care handbook, written by two self-described queer people of faith, covers the basic skills that religious caregivers and ministry students need in order to be effective, enlightened, and supportive pastoral care...
Minus 18 Minus 18 is an Australia-based website that creates resources and workshops for parents and people working with LGBTQIA youth. The site provides language and terminology and answers the questions many people have...
Gender Spectrum Gender Spectrum offers resources to empower your relationships, work, and interactions with youth and children. From how-to guides, to respected research, to sample training materials, we provide you with the tools necessary...
Transgender Children of God, Megan Rohrer Transgender Children of God celebrates the diverse choices that transgender individuals can make throughout their life and declares that God will love us no matter what we choose,...
In recent years, transgender people have become much more visible in pop culture and media. Despite the emergence of figures like Chaz Bono or Janet Mock, most people have never actually met a transgender...
Found within Gender Spectrum’s Website, the Parenting and Family Page provides a listing of resources for parents and families of trans youth on coming out, support in school, church.
Transgender Children and Youth: Cultivating Pride and Joy with Families in Transition Elijah C. Nealy, a therapist and former deputy executive director of New York City’s LGBT Community Center, and himself a trans man,...