Parenting 2SLGBTQIA+ Children and Teens

Resources for parents and guardians of 2SLGBTQIA+ children and teens

Updated May 5, 2025
Newfoundland & Labrador Public Libraries NLPL Pride
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Gender : your guide : a gender-friendly primer on what to know, what to say, and
Airton, Lee
Paper Book
An authentic and accessible guide to understanding--and engaging in--today's gender conversation. The days of two genders--male, female; boy, girl; blue, pink--are over, if they ever existed at all. Gender is now a global conversation, and one that is constantly evolving. More...
This is a book for parents of gay kids : a question & answer guide to everyday l
Owens-Reid, Dannielle
Paper Book
Written in an accessible Q&A format, here, finally, is the go-to resource for parents hoping to understand and communicate with their gay child. Through their LGBTQ-oriented site, the authors are uniquely experienced to answer parents' many questions and share insight and guidance on both emotional...
Gender born, gender made : raising healthy gender-nonconforming children
Ehrensaft, Diane.
Paper Book
We are only beginning to understand gender. Is it inborn or learned? Can it be chosen-or even changed? Does it have to be one or the other? These questions may seem abstract-but for parents whose children live outside of gender "norms," they are very real. No two children who bend the...
Coming out, coming home : helping families adjust to a gay or lesbian child /
LaSala, Michael C.
Paper Book
The discovery that a child is lesbian or gay can send shockwaves through a family. A mother will question how she's raised her son; a father will worry that his daughter will experience discrimination. From the child's perspective, gay and lesbian youth fear their families will reject them and that...
The gender creative child : pathways for nurturing and supporting children who l
Ehrensaft, Diane
Paper Book
In her groundbreaking first book, Gender Born, Gender Made, Dr. Diane Ehrensaft coined the term gender creative to describe children whose unique gender expression or sense of identity is not defined by a checkbox on their birth certificate. Now, with The Gender Creative Child, she returns to...

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