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Resources for Further Education about LGBTQ+ Students for Families and Educators

Description:

For LGBTQ+ Students:

  • engaged and supportive families provide needed understanding, care and resilience.
  • supportive families can mitigate other risk factors for LGBTQ+ youth.
  • lack of family support can lead to conflict, running away, homelessness increasing the overall risk for mental health problems, including depression and suicidal ideation, among LGBTQ+ youth.

(Excerpted from John Taylor's Side by Side Presentation: School PRIDE in the 21st Century Strategies to Ensure Inclusive School Environments for LGBTQ+ Students, March 6, 2021)

Contact(s):

Side By Side VA Youth Support Phone Line
888-644-4390
Side by Side VA Youth Support Text
804-793-9999
TrevorLifeline
1-866-488-7386
Trans Lifeline
877-565-8860

Link(s):

Gender Spectrum works to create gender sensitive and inclusive environments for all children and teens.
Our mission is to ensure that every member of every school community is valued and respected regardless of sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression.
GSA Network is making schools safer, changing communities, and building power for the next generation of LGBTQ+ youth.
He She Ze and We is an organization dedicated to serving families with transgender loved ones. We offer the opportunity to gather information and resources, meet and listen to the stories of others and figure out how to be truly supportive… together… in a safe, confidential, and non-judgemental space.
In our work with educators, schools, students and communities, Learning for Justice seeks to uphold the mission of the Southern Poverty Law Center: to be a catalyst for racial justice in the South and beyond, working in partnership with communities to dismantle white supremacy, strengthen intersectional movements and advance the human rights of all people. We provide free resources to educators—teachers, administrators, counselors and other practitioners—who work with children from kindergarten through high school.
Founded in 1998 by the creators of the Academy Award®-winning short film TREVOR, The Trevor Project is the leading national organization providing crisis intervention and suicide prevention services to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer & questioning (LGBTQ) young people under 25.
The Safe Zone Project (SZP) is a free online resource providing curricula, activities, and other resources for educators facilitating Safe Zone trainings (sexuality, gender, and LGBTQ+ education sessions), and learners who are hoping to explore these concepts on their own. Co-created by Meg Bolger and Sam Killermann in 2013, the SZP has become the go-to resource for anyone looking to add some Safe Zone to their life.
Side by Side is dedicated to creating supportive communities where Virginia’s LGBTQ+ youth can define themselves, belong, and flourish.

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Behavior Collaboration Family Engagement Parent/Family Professional Resources Safety