LGBTQ

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LGBTQIA+ = Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer and Questioning, Intersex, Asexual/Aromantic/Agender, plus all of the other identities related to gender and sexual identities facing discrimination

This section provides resources for Advocates working with youth who identify with these identities.

Hotlines and Support

☎ : 1-866-488-7386 - Trevor Project 24 hour hotline for crisis intervention for youth under 25 years old

• Trans Affirming Training & Consulting (TATC) provides training for cisgender people and allies

• The Trevor Project - the world’s largest suicide prevention and crisis intervention resource for LGBTQ youth under the age of 25

• All Children-All Families: Moving Forward to Full LGBTQ Inclusion

• Babs Siperstein PROUD Center

• Breaking through the Binary: Gender Explained Using Continuums

• Child Welfare Information Gateway - Supporting LGBTQ+ Youth: A Guide for Foster Parents

• Human Rights Campaign - LGBTQ Youth in the Foster Care System

• LGBT Rain Foundation (Essex County)

• Montclair State University - LGBTQ Center

• PFLAG

• Resources for Advocates - stopbullying.gov

• Resources for Educators and Parents/Guardians: LGBTQ Topics, Transgender Children, and Bullying

• Sanar Institute

• Supporting LGBTQ Foster Youth (Webinar Wednesday)

• Supporting the Needs of LGBTQIA+ Youth (Resources)

Training and Books

• Books to Help Adults Understand

More help with terminology:

• Human Rights Campaign Glossary of Terms

• Queer and Trans Spectrum Definitions