Recently, Donna Morrison of The Guidance Center of Westchester forwarded a newsletter on the topic of serving transgendered youth. She felt parenting educators would benefit from and be interested in the content.
In reflection, I thought of my own experience at age eight. An adult family friend transitioned gender. Sadly, I only met Shirley once. At that time, my parents introduced her as the estranged widow of our family friend, delivering toys that he would have wanted my brother and I to have.
Below are resources that may be helpful for parenting educators and professionals who support parents and primary caregivers who either identify as LGBTQI*, or who are raising children who self-identify, and their families.
Resources for Youth-Serving Organizations and Professionals
- NCFY Reports: Serving Transgender Youth explores services that transgender youth may need to navigate and provides steps adults can take to help transgender youth feel welcome
- Is Our Education System Criminalizing LGBTQ Students? assists understanding of pathways and disparities that may push LGBTQ youth out of school and into the juvenile justice system
- True Inclusion Assessment Tool enables homeless youth serving organizations to assess the current level of LGBTQ-inclusive and affirming practices in a non-judgmental manner
Resources for Parents and Prospective Parents
- PFLAG is the extended family of the LGBTQ community, founded in 1972 with the simple act of a mother publicly supporting her gay-identified son
- Our Trans Loved Ones: Questions and Answers for Parents, Families, and Friends of People who are Transgender and Gender-Expansive is a PDF guide focused on providing support for families and friends of transgender and gender-expansive children, adolescents, and adults
- Frequently Asked Questions From Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Questioning (LGBTQ) Prospective Foster and Adoptive Parents is a PDF fact sheet offered by The Children's Bureau / Child Information Welfare Gateway.
I acknowledge the many colleagues, friends, and family who identify, or are raising children who identify, as LGBTQI or 'Two-Spirit'.
If you would like to suggest other supportive federal, state, not-for-profit, or grassroots resources on the topic of parenting and LGBTQI identified persons, please leave a thoughtful comment** below.
-Angelina M. Hart
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