LGBTQ+ Families & Kids

Educational Video on Family Acceptance

An animated short focused on family acceptance of youth with diverse sexual orientation, gender identity and expression (SOGIE). This 9-minute video highlights the impact of rejection and how to provide support, acceptance and affirmation to youth with diverse SOGIE.

• What does 2SLGBTQIA+ Mean? by OK2BEME

Parenting LGBTQ+ Children & Youth Resources

LGBTQ+ Materials in ORPARC's library and DIGITAL library

• A Practitioner's Resource Guide: Helping Families to Support Their LGBT Children by SAMHSA
• A Pride of Tales: Stories Celebrating LGBTQIA People by Healing Story Alliance
• Authenticity, Self Esteem and Self Expression Resources by Slumberkins - for kids!
  • including Unicorn Dares to Be Unique & Unicorn Let Your Light Shine
• Breaking through the binary: Gender explained using continuums by It's Pronounced Metrosexual (IPM)
• Celebrating Pride Month: Why Reading LGBTQ+ Books is Essential for Children by Creating a Family
• Coming Out: Information for Parents of LGBTQ Teens and en español by American Academy of Pediatrics
• Comprehensive List of LGBTQ+ Vocabulary Terms by IPM
• Family Acceptance Project including Faith-Based Resources and Cultural Resources
• Foster Club - Course in Supporting Youth and
  • Real Stories of Foster Alum Youth
    • Veda, Mark, Isaiah and Tristan
• Gender Unicorn by Trans Student Educational Resources
• The Genderbread Person by HUES
• A Glossary of Terms on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Expression by NTDC
• How to Support Kids Who Are Questioning by Child Mind Institute and more, and en español
• I Never Thought Choosing My Name Would Bring Me Trauma by Elliott Hinkle
• Improving Safety, Permanency, and Wellbeing for LGBTQ Youth Webinar by NACAC
• Info for Foster and Adoptive Parents of LGBTQ Youth by Lambda Legal
• Learning for Justice - resources for teaching tolerance and awareness
• LGBTQ Children and Youth in Care by NACAC
• My Kid is Gay - Oregon-based
  • Collection of faith-based conversations & articles
  • Coming Out & Faith - video
• Pacific Professor Provides More Insight on Gender Identity Issues in Children by Joe Lang
• PACT - An Adoption Alliance Articles
• Pain Management for Trans and Gender Diverse Youth by Meg Foundation
• Parenting a Child Who Identifies as LGBTQ by Creating A Family
• Parenting Non-Binary Kids - An Interview with Anna Held and Gender Identity in Kids by Raising Cascadia Podcast
• The Rainbow Party - a family of strong faith supports their LGBTQ community
• Support for LGBTQ Youth Starts at Home by The Institute for Innovation & Implementation (animated video)
• Supporting LGBTQ+ Youth: A Guide for Foster Parents by Child Welfare Information Gateway
• Supporting LGBTQ Youth in Foster Care by Healthy Children
• Supporting sexual orientation and gender identity and expression in children by AdoptUSKids
• Supporting Your LGBTQ+ Grandchild by PFLAG & SAGE
• Tribal Youth Resource Center - Two Spirit & LGBTQ+ Resources
• When Someone Comes Out to You Do's & Don'ts by IPM and en español (scroll down)

Culturally specific

• Portland Two Spirit Society - American Indian/Alaska Native
• Project 562 - American Indian/Alaska Native/First Nations - book in ORPARC's library
  • Decolonizing Sexuality at the Largest Two Spirit Powwow in the Nation
  • Embracing the Spirit of Inclusion
• Sankofa Collective Northwest - African American
• Two Spirit Mental Health Support Model - American Indian/Alaska Native
• Trikone - South Asian descent
• United Territories of Pacific Islanders (Utopia) - Pacific Islanders

LGBTQ+ Parent Resources

ORPARC LGBTQ+ Private Online Adoptive Parent Support Group (Oregon)

• Determined to be Dad: A Journey of Faith, Resilience & Love by The Honestly Adoption Company (podcast)
• Families Like Ours: A Reading List for the Children of Queer Parents by adoptive parent Melissa Hart - author in ORPARC's library
• Frequently Asked Questions from LGBTQ+ Prospective Foster & Adoptive Parents by Child Welfare Information Gateway
• Gay Parent LGBT Magazine
• Gays with Kids
• Living Adoption: Gay Parents Speak (DVD), produced by Human Rights Campaign
• Perspectives of Youth Adopted by Gay & Lesbian Parents by AdoptUSKids

Organizations—Oregon & National

• All Children All Families FREE Live Webinars and Archived Webinars - (so many!)
• Basic Rights Oregon (BRO)
• Equity Foundation
• Family Acceptance Project
• Family Equality Council
• GLSEN - creating welcoming environments in schools
• Human Rights Campaign
  • Resources around faith
• It's Pronounced Metrosexual
• Legacy Health Transgender Services
• LGBTQ Nation
• Marriage Equality USA
• Movement Advancement Project (MAP)
• National LGBTQ Task Force and Foundation
• National Sogie Center
• National Queer and Trans Therapists of Color
• Northwest Gender Alliance (NWGA)
• Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) Transgender Health
• Portland PFLAG
• Pride Foundation - Northwestern U.S.
• Prism Health - Portland-based
• Q Center Portland: LGBTQ Community Center
• Rainbow Alliance of the Deaf
  • Northwest Rainbow Alliance
• Sexual Minority Youth Resource Center (SMYRC)
• TransActive: Services, Education, Advocacy
• TransFamilies
• Trans Student Educational Resources - so many neat infographics!
• The Trevor Project
• Unicorn Solutions
• Welcoming Schools

Resources for LGBTQ+ Youth or Children of LGBTQ+ Parents

• Advocates for Youth
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention LGBTQ Youth Resources
• COLAGE: People with a Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender or Queer Parent
• Oregon Safe Schools
• Pride and Joy: Lesbian and Gay Family Building Project
• Rainbow Families DC
• Resources and Support for LGBTQ College Students
• Scholarships and Resources for LGBTQIA+ Students
• TREVOR space