Parenting 2SLGBTQIA+ Children and Teens

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

Updated June 13, 2023
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Raising the transgender child : a complete guide for parents, families & caregiv
Angello, Michele
Paper Book
Written by top experts in the field, Raising the Transgender Childoffers much-needed answers to all the questions parents and other adults ask about raising and caring for transgender and gender diverse children: Is this just a phase? Did I do something to cause this? How do we protect...
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...
The essential guide to gay & lesbian weddings
Ayers, Tess.
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...
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...
The transgender child
Brill, Stephanie A.
Paper Book
This comprehensive, first-of-its-kind guidebook explores the unique challenges that thousands of families face when raising their children. Through extensive research and interviews the authors cover gender variance from birth to college. What do you do when your daughter's first sentence is she's a...
Unconditional : a guide to loving and supporting your LGBTQ child /
Eriksen, Telaina
Paper Book
Guidance on Providing Loving Support to Your LGBTQ Child Winner of the Sixth Annual Bisexual Book Award for Non-fiction, 2017 #1 Bestseller in Lesbian Studies Unconditional: A Guide to Loving and Supporting Your LGBTQ ChildĀ provides parents...
Raising them : our adventure in gender creative parenting
Myers, Kyl
Paper Book
"What did you have? A boy or a girl?" Kyl and Brent imagined it would be years before their child would identify with a gender. Until then... As a first-time parent, Kyl Myers had one aspect dialed in from the start: not being beholden to the boy-girl binary, disparities, or...
Helping your transgender teen : a guide for parents
Krieger, Irwin.
Paper Book
If you are the parent of a transgender teen, this book will help you understand what your child is feeling and experiencing. "Helping Your Transgender Teen" begins with the basic information you and your family need. The central chapters of the book address the fears and concerns most parents of...

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