LGBTQ+ Youth & Adult Resources: Online Resources

A booklet outlining terms to use when referring to LGBTQ people or LGBTQ issues. (Downloadable PDF)

A great starter resource that defines many of the key LGBTQ terms and ideas.

A resource for those somewhere on the asexuality spectrum.

Statistics that illustrate the struggle of growing up in the LGBTQ community.

A Global Report on UNHCR's Efforts to Protect Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Intersex Asylum-Seekers and Refugees

Color full-page and article reproductions of thousands of U.S. and international newspapers and magazines, including Q Magazine, Diva, DNA Magazine, and Pride Life.

A primer about issues facing LGBTQ youth and what you can do to help.

Information about how to deal with and prevent bullying against members of the LGBT community.

A good starting resource for LGBTQ teens and their parents.

A great resource for LGBTQ students and their educators.

A national organization devoted to creating healthier schools and communities for LGBTQ youth.

Devoted to LGBTQ youth, especially those that endure harmful bullying, the IGB project shows struggling teens that life has the potential to get infinitely better for them.

A call to action for teachers and administrators from SIECUS.

Parents, students, educators, administrators and other stakeholders are working together to determine the best ways to support transgender students. This guide highlights best practices while offering strategies for building upon and aligning them with each school’s culture. (Downloadable PDF)

A national organization providing suicide prevention services for LGBTQ youth.

Provides lesson plans, books, and other resources to help create LGBTQ and gender-inclusive elementary schools.

Search for a MA lawyer in the Mass LGBTQ Bar database, a professional association of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer lawyers and allies within the Massachusetts legal community.

Free and confidential New England LGBTQ and HIV legal rights resource.

"A national organization committed to achieving full recognition of the civil rights of lesbians, gay men, bisexuals, transgender people and those with HIV through impact litigation, education and public policy work."

"a national association of lawyers, judges and other legal professionals, law students, activists and affiliated lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender legal organizations."

A great starting point for issues impacting the LGBTQ community.

The National Center for Lesbian Rights (NCLR) is a non-profit, public interest law firm that is committed to advancing LGBT equality through litigation, legislation, policy, and public education across the country.

The Transgender Law Center is the largest trans-led civil rights organization in America. With programs, legal info, and other resources at the ready, TLC uses community strategies and a strong commitment to racial justice to keep transgender and gender nonconforming people alive, thriving, and fighting for their rights.

The UN Refugee Agency's resources and information for asylum-seekers seeking protection in the US based on their LGBTI orientation.

Resources for asylum applications from the LGBT Freedom and Asylum Network

"The Family Acceptance Project is a research, intervention, education and policy initiative that works to prevent health and mental health risks for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) children and youth, including suicide, homelessness and HIV – in the context of their families, cultures and faith communities."

A booklet for families of LGBTQ youth.

Outlines how parents can make a positive difference in the life of their LGBTQ child.

Tips for having "the talk" from a doctor at The Child Study Center (CSC), a part of Hassenfeld Children's Hospital at NYU Langone.

Facts about conversion therapy—also known as “reparative therapy,” “ex-gay therapy,” or “sexual orientation change efforts”—as well as stories from conversion therapy survivors.

An online space where supportive moms gather to post a holiday message to all LGBTQ children, teens and adults who are without family support and who would like a “stand-in” holiday family.

Celebrating gay women celebrities, characters and influences on popular culture.

"News, Entertainment, Opinion, Community and Girl-on-Girl Culture"

As the tagline says, "The corner of Hollywood and gay."

"Providing honest advice to [LGBTQ] youth while keeping them laughing; talking to students across the country in an effort to create caring, compassionate school environments; and working with parents of LGBTQ kids to help foster an ongoing dialogue and deeper understanding."

Five podcasts with "queer bookish content"!

Queer people have always shaped world history and these eight picks can help you broaden your knowledge.

LGBTQ Nation is an online news magazine, reporting on issues relevant to the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer community.

The movement to provide children of all races, backgrounds, gender identities and sexual orientations with literature that they can relate to.