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RESOURCES
I have carefully curated a collection of the best resources available. This list is ever-evolving and growing as new research comes to light, new books are written, and websites are created and new information is available.
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RESOURCES
Carefully curated, this is by no means an exhaustive list. Please feel free to share your favorite websites and books here!
With each new wave of anti-LGBTQ+ legislation passed since Florida House Bill 1557, non-heteronormative children and their families are further decentered and face more frightening and isolating lives. Let's Say Gay is a queer youth literary journal, a safe space for young people being silenced by discriminatory laws to tell their stories and share their beautiful art.
LSG currently accepts fiction, flash fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry, and visual art. We encourage queer identifying artists between the ages 13 and 18 to submit their works for our annual journal, which will accept 2024 submissions from April 1st to July 1st. For more information and detailed submission guidelines visit us at https://www.lsglitjournal.com/ or instagram at letssaygaylitjournal
Born Perfect - Ending Conversion Therapy
Helping Families Support Their LGBTQ Children
How to Support Bisexual Youth
It Gets Better Project
LGBTQ+ Student Guide
LGBTQ+ Safety
My Kid is Gay
National Council on Family Relations
Our Queerest Shelves
PFLAG
Resources for LGBTQ+ High School Students
Tyler Clementi Foundation – Working to End LGBTQ+ Bullying
Safe Places for LGBTQ Young Adults to Connect
American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
Anxiety and Depression Association of America
Mental Health Awareness Guide for Parents and Caregivers
Mental Health Awareness Guide for Young Adults
National Institute of Mental Health
National Alliance on Mental Illness
Suicide Prevention – To Write Love On Her Arms
The Trevor Project: National Survey on LGBTQ Youth Mental Health 2020
Winning the Fight Against Conversion Therapy
Why Accepting Your LGBTQ Kid Matters
To the Parent Whose Child Just Came Out
Gay, Lesbian and Bisexual Facts for Teens and Their Parents (American Academy of Pediatrics)
Newfound Anxiety and Depression During Pandemic
Talking to Children About Mental Health
Struggles That Can Lead to Addiction
Creating LGBTQIA+ Friendly Communities in Healthcare & Education
Perspective Shift with Colby Martin (author of Unclobber)
The Biblical Case for LGBTQ Inclusion
The Diverse Beauty of Creation
Is it Depression or Are We Languishing?
The Teenage Brain by Frances E. Jensen, MD
You and Your Adolescent by Laurence Steinberg
Age of Opportunity by Laurence Steinberg
Fire Child Water Child by Stephen Scott Cowan
The Curse of the Good Girl by Rachel Simmons
Enough As She Is by Rachel Simmons
Boys and Sex by Peggy Orenstein
Girls and Sex by Peggy Orenstein
Fourteen Talk by Age Fourteen by Michelle Icard
Adolescent Depression by Francis Mark Mondimore and Patrick Kelly
Is Your Teen Stressed or Depressed? by Drs. Arch Hart and Catherine Hart Weber
Crazy Stressed by Michael J. Bradley
Outgrowing Addiction by Stanton Peele and Zach Rhoads
Parenting the New Teen in the Age of Anxiety by John Duffy
Under Pressure: Confronting the Epidemic of Stress and Anxiety in Girls by Lisa Damour
Life Without Ed by Jenny Schaefer
“Mom, I’m Gay” by Susan Cottrell (covers faith and spirituality too)
Is It a Choice? by Eric Marcus
This is a Book for Parents of Gay Kids by Dannielle Owens Reid & Kristin Russo
The Velvet Rage by Alan Downs PhD
God and the Gay Christian by Matthew Vines (covers faith and spirituality too)
The ABC’s of LGBT+ by Ashley Mardell
UnClobber by Colby Martin (covers faith and spirituality too)
How We Do Family by Trystan Reese
How to They/Them by Stuart Getty
Raising My Rainbow – Adventures in Raising a Fabulous, Gender Creative Son by Lori Duron
Transgender 101: A Simple Guide to a Complex Issue by Nicholas M. Teich
Straight Parents, Gay Children: Keeping Families Together by Robert Bernstein
For Colored Boys Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow is Not Enough by Keith Boykin
Parenting Your LGBTQ Teen by Allan Sadac
Transgender Teen by Stephanie Brill
Transgender Kids & Teens by Elijah C. Nealy
Parenting Your Transgender Teen by Andrew Maxwell Triska
Gender Identity Guide by Tavi Hawn
Embracing the Journey by Greg McDonald
A Queer and Pleasant Danger by Kate Bornstein
She's NOT There by Jennifer Boylan
Love Makes Room by Staci Frenes
The Savvy Ally by Jeannie Gainsberg
Mantras in Motion by Erin Stutland
The Clarity Cleanse by Habib Sadeghi
The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up by Marie Kondo
The Gifts of Imperfection by Brene Brown
Finding Your Own North Star by Martha Beck
Super Attractor by Gabrielle Bernstei
The Universe has your Back by Gabrielle Bernstein
Raising Hell by Julie Ferwerda
Radical Acceptance by Tara Brach
Raising LGBTQ Allies by Chris Tompkins
Brave Parenting by Krissy Pozatek
The 5 Love Languages of Teenagers by Gary Chapman
The Parallel Process by Krissy Pozatek (treatment)
Not By Chance by Tim Thayne (post treatment success)
Differently Wired by Debbie Reber
Teenproofing: Fostering Responsible Decision Making in Your Teenager by John Rosemund
Untangled: Guiding Teenage Girls Through the Seven Transitions into Adulthood by Lisa Damour
How to Talk So Teens Will Listen and Listen So Teens Will Talk by Adele Faber
CULTURAL
Prospect Cottage: Derek Jarman’s House by photographer Gilbert McCarragher,
1-866-4UTREVOR/1-866-488-7386
VISIT THE TREVOR PROJECT WEBSITE
*Suicide prevention helpline for LGBTQ youth
US: (877) 565-8860
VISIT THE TRANS LIFELINE WEBSITE
1-800-RUNAWAY/1-800-786-2929
VISIT THE NATIONAL RUNAWAY SWTICHBOARD WEBSITE
*Crisis intervention and referrals. National communication system for runaway and homeless youth.
1-800-656-HOPE (4673)
VISIT THE RAINN WEBSITE
* National sexual assault hotline
1-800-246-7743
VISIT THE GLBT NATIONAL YOUTH TALKLINE WEBSITE
*Talk to peers directly
1-800-799-SAFE (7233)
VISIT THE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE HOTLINE WEBSITE
1-800-4-A-CHILD/1-800-422-4453)
VISIT THE NATIONAL CHILD ABUSE WEBSITE
1-800-CDC-INFO/1-800-232-4636
1-800-442-HOPE (4673)
*Provides counseling and referrals to local drug treatment centers, shelters, and counseling services.
Researchers at George Washington University are seeking parents with LGBTQ kids to participate in a paid research study.
Your participation will help create resources to support families like yours.
The resources they offer help parents be more supportive of their LGBTQ kids, including helping parents talk to kids about sex and HIV.
If you qualify, you'll get free access to the parent resources.
Parents earn $350 for participating, and youth earn $175.
To learn more and to see if you qualify, visit
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