Resources for Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender Youth
and Their Families
Mostly adapted from Perrin, E. C., K. M. Cohen, et al. (2004). "Gay and lesbian issues in pediatric health care." Curr Probl Pediatr Adolesc Health Care 34(10): 355-98.
Organizations
Adolescents and Their Parents
●The National Coalition for Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Youth
369 Third Street, Suite B-362
San Rafael, CA 94901-3581
E-mail: INFO@OUTPROUD.ORG
WEB: www.outproud.org
Provides resources and referrals for GLBT and questioning youth.
●PFLAG (National Federation of Parents, Families, and Friends of Lesbian and Gays)
1726 M Street, Suite 400
Washington, DC, NW, 20036
(202) 467-8180; FAX: (202) 467-8194
E-mail: pflagntl@aol.com
WEB: www.Pflag.org
A national organization devoted to the support, education, and advocacy regarding all issues of concern to gay men and lesbians and their families. Helpful publications. Check website for local chapters all over the world. Website and many publications in Spanish as well as in English.
●Lambda Youth Network
P.O. Box 7911
Culver City, CA 90233
(310) 216-1312
E-mail: lambdya@aol.com
Referrals to pen pal programs, newsletter, websites, hotlines, and other resources for youth ages 12 to 23.
●National Gay and Lesbian Task Force
1734 14th Street NW
Washington, DC 20009-4309
(202) 332-6483
●American Friends Service Committee, Bridges Project
1501 Cherry Street
Philadelphia, PA 19102-1429
(215) 241-7133
E-mail: bridgespro@aol.com
●National Youth Advocacy Coalition
1711 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Suite 206
Washington, DC 20009
(202) 319-7596; FAX: (202) 319-7365
E-mail: NyouthAC@aol.com
Referral information for youth-serving agencies, services, and support groups.
●National Sexuality Resource Center
WEB: http://www.nsrc.sfsu.edu/
A site dedicated to sexual health, education and rights, with an emphasis on youth.
●Intersex Society of North America
WEB: http://www.isna.org/
A great resource for intersex children and their parents.
Particular Focus on School Issues
●GLSEN: Gay, Lesbian, and Straight Education Network
121 West 27th Street, Suite 804
New York, NY 10001
WEB: www.glsen.org
Advocacy and information resources for all school-related issues. Extensive and helpful website including “bookstore.” Excellent newsletter.
●GSA Network
160 14th Street
San Francisco, CA 94103
(415) 552-4229
E-mail: info@gsanetwork.org
WEB: www.gsanetwork.org
Guidance on starting and maintaining gay–straight alliances or diversity clubs in schools; online materials and fact sheets.
●Teaching Tolerance
400 Washington Avenue
Montgomery, AL 36104
(334) 264-0286; FAX: (334) 264-3121
Curriculum materials, ideas, and strategies for teaching about diversity.
Gay and Lesbian Parents and Their Children
●Children of Lesbian and Gays Everywhere (COLAGE)
3543 18th St. #1
San Francisco, CA 94110
(415) 861-5437
E-mail: COLAGE@COLAGE.org
WEB: www.COLAGE.org
Many local chapters with family activities and support.
●Family Pride Coalition
P.O. Box 65327
Washington, DC 20035-5327
(202) 331-5015
E-mail: pride@familypride.org
WEB: www.familypride.org
Many local chapters all over the world that provide support,
education, and advocacy for gay and lesbian parents.
●Gay Parent Magazine
WEB: www.gayparentmag.com
Legal Concerns
●Gay and Lesbian Advocate and Defenders
294 Washington Street, Suite 740
Boston, MA 02108-4608
(617) 426-1350
WEB: www.glad.org
●Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund
120 Wall Street, Suite 1500
New York, NY 10005-3904
CONTACT: David Buckel
(212) 809-8585; FAX: (212) 809-0055
E-mail: LLDEF@aol.com
●National Center for Lesbian Rights
870 Market Street, Suite 570
San Francisco, CA 94102
E-mail: info@nclrights.org
WEB: www.nclrights.org
Transgender Issues
●IFGE (International Foundation for Gender Education)
P.O. Box 229
Waltham, MA 02254-0229
(781) 899-2212
E-mail: IFGE@world.std.com
WEB: www.ifge.org
●Harry Benjamin International Gender Dysphoria Association
1300 South 2nd Street, Suite 180
Minneapolis, MN 55454
(612) 625-1500
WEB: www.hbigda.org
Resources for Professionals
●Gay and Lesbian Medical Association (GLMA)
459 Fulton Street, Suite 102
San Francisco, CA 94102
(415) 255-4547; FAX: (415) 255-4784
E-mail: Gaylesmed@aol.com
WEB:
www.glma.org
●Lesbian and Gay Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Association (LAGCAPA)
WEB: www.lagcapa.org
●Gay Lesbian and Straight Teachers Network (GLSTN)
112 West 26th Street, Suite 1100
New York, NY 10001
(212) 727-0135; FAX: (212) 727-0254
E-mail: glstn@glstn.org
●Society for Adolescent Medicine
Gay and Lesbian Special Interest Group
19401 East 40 Highway, Suite 120
Independence, MO 04055
(816) 795-TEEN
●Lesbian Gay and Bisexual People in Medicine
Curr Probl Pediatr Adolesc Health Care, November/December 2004 389
Committee of the American Medical Students Association
1902 Association Drive
Reston, VA 20191
(703) 620-6600, ext. 458
E-mail: rmichaelis@siumed.edu
WEB: www.amsa.org/lgbt/
●Association of Gay and Lesbian Psychiatrists
4514 Chester Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19143
(215) 222-2800
E-mail: aglpnat@aol.com
WEB: www.aglp.org
●American Psychological Association, Committee on Lesbian and Gay Concerns
750 First Street, NE
Washington, DC 20002
(202) 226-6052
●THE NATIONAL COALITION FOR LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL AND TRANSGENDER HEALTH
WEB: www.lgbthealth.net
Additional Internet Sites
●Gay and lesbian teen pen pals. www.chanton.com/gayteens.html
●Sexual Minority Youth and Family Services. www.ourtruecolors.org
●Youth Guardian Services.
On-line peer-supervised support groups for lesbian, gay, bisexual,
and transgender youth, and youth with a lesbian, gay,
bisexual, or transgender family member. Three age groups:
younger teens, older teens, college.
Hotlines
●GLBT Youth Peer Listening Hotline
Fenway Community Health Center
(617) 267-2535
(800) 399-PEER (7337)
●AIDS Foundation Hotline (English and Spanish)
(800) FOR-AIDS
●Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual Youth Hotline
(800) 347-TEEN
●Gay and Youth Talk Line
(415) 863-3636/(800) 246-PRIDE
●LYRIC Youth Talkline and Infoline
(800) 246-PRIDE
●National HIV/AIDS Hotline
(800) 342-AIDS
●National Lesbian and Gay Crisis Line
(800) 221-7044
Pen Pals Services
●Alyson Publications, Letter Exchange Program
40 Plympton Street
Boston, MA 02118
●International Pen-Pal Program, Youth Outreach
Los Angles Gay and Lesbian Community Services Center
1625 Shrader Street
Los Angeles, CA 90028
(213) 992-7471
●Lambda Youth Network
P.O. Box 7911
Culver City, CA 90233
●Lesbian and Gay Youth Network
P.O. Box 20716
Indianapolis, IN 46220
(317) 541-8726
Nonfiction Books
Essays, Advice for Heterosexual Parents of a Gay
or Lesbian Adolescent
Bernstein R. Straight Parents, Gay Children: Keeping Families Together. Thunder’s Mouth Press; 1995.
Baker J. Family Secrets: Gay Sons, A Mother’s Story. Harrington Park Press; 1998.
Borhek MV. Coming Out to Parents: A Two-Way Survival Guide for Lesbian and Gay Men and Their Parents. Pilgrim Press;1993.
Borhek MV. My Son Eric. Pilgrim Press; 1984.
Chandler K. Passages of Pride: Lesbian and Gay Youth Come of Age. Random Press; 1995.
Cohen S, Cohen D. When Someone You Know Is Gay. Dell;1989.
Dew RF. The Family Heart: A Memoir of When Our Son Came Out. Ballantine; 1995. A very moving account.
Eichberg R. Coming Out: An Act of Love. Dulton; 1990.
Fairchild B, Hayward N.Now that You Know: What Every Parent Should Know About Homosexuality. Harcourt Brace Publishing;1989.
Griffin CW, Wirth AG, Wirth MJ. Beyond Acceptance: Parents of Lesbians and Gays Talk about Their Experience. St. Martin’s Press; 1990.
McDougal B. My Child Is Gay: How Parents React When They Hear the News, 1998.
Powers B, Ellis A.A Family and Friend’s Guide to Sexual Orientation: Bridging the Divide Between Gay and Straight. 1996.
Rafkin L. Different Daughters: A Book by Mothers of Lesbians. Cleis Press; 1987.
Savin-Williams RC.“And Then I Became Gay.” Young Men’s Stories. New York: Routledge; 1998.
Savin-Williams RC.Mom, Dad I’m Gay: How Families Negotiate Coming Out. 2001.
Books for Adolescents and Their Parents
Alyson S. Young, Gay and Proud.Alyson Press; 1991.
Bass E. and Kaufman K.Free Your Mind. Harper Collins; 1996.
Borhek MV. Coming Out to Parents: A Two-Way Survival
Guide for Lesbian And Gay Men and Their Parents.
Chandler K. Passages of Pride: Lesbian and Gay Youth Come of Age. Random House; 1995.
Cohen S, Cohen D. When Someone You Know Is Gay. Dell; 1989.
Day FA. Lesbian and Gay Voices: An Annotated Bibliography and Guide to Literature for Children and Young Adults. 2000.
A superb collection of fiction and nonfiction books for all ages, accompanied by mini-reviews. Profiles of prominent writers of fiction with gay themes.
Fricke A. Reflections of a Rock Lobster: A Story about Growing Up Gay. Alyson Publications; 1981.
Harris RH. It’s Perfectly Normal: A Book about Changing Bodies, Growing Up, Sex and Sexual Health. Candlewick Press; 1994.
Herdt G, Boxer A. Children of Horizons: How Gay and Lesbian Teens are Leading a New Way Out of the Closet. Beacon Press; 1993.
Heron A. Two Teenagers in Twenty: Writings by Gay and Lesbian Youth. Alyson Publications; 1994.
Hunt M. Gay: What Teenagers Should Know About Homosexuality and the AIDS Crisis. Farrar/Strauss/Giroux Publications; 1987.
Jennings K. Becoming Visible: A Reader in Gay and Lesbian History for High School and College Students. Alyson Publications; 1994.
Monette P. Becoming a Man: Half a Life Story. Harcourt Brace Jovanovich; 1992. A moving autobiography.
Nycum B. The XY Survival Guide: Everything You Need to Know about Being Young and Gay. San Francisco: XY Publishing; 2000.
Pollack R, Schwartz C.The Journey Out: A Guide For and About Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Teens. Penguin Books; 1995.
Powers B, Ellis A.A Family and Friend’s Guide to Sexual Orientation: Bridging the Divide Between Gay and Straight. 1996.
Savin-Williams RC.“And Then I Became Gay.” Young Men’s Stories. New York: Routledge; 1998.
Sherrill J, Hardesty C.The Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual Students’ Guide to Colleges, Universities, and Graduate Schools. NYU Press, 1994.
Woog D. School’s Out: The Impact of Gay and Lesbian Issues on America’s Schools. Alyson Press, 1995.
Books for GLB Parents
Arnup K. Lesbian Parenting.Gynergy Books, 1995. A collection of essays by and about lesbian parents.
Benkov, L. Reinventing the Family: Lesbian and Gay Parents. Crown Trade Paperbacks; 1994. Historical review of legal and cultural evolution of gay and lesbian families. Excellent summary and analysis of issues and progress.
Brill, S. The Queer Parents’ Primer: A Lesbian and Gay Families’ Guide to Navigating the Straight World.New Harbinger Publications; 2001.
Clunis DM. The Lesbian Parenting Book; A Guide to Creating Families and Raising Children. Seal Feminist Publications; 1995.
Drucker J. Families of Value: Gay and Lesbian Parents and Their Children Speak Out. Persens Press; 1998.
Glazer DF, Drescher J.Gay and Lesbian Parenting. Haworth Press; 2001.
Green J. The Velveteen Father.Ballantine; 1999. A poignant and heart-warming account of the journey to fatherhood.
Howey N. Out of the Ordinary: Essay on Growing up with Gay, Lesbian and Transgender Parents. St. Martin’s Press; 2000.
Martin A. The Lesbian and Gay Parenting Handbook: Creating and Raising Our Families. HarperCollins Press; 1993. A practical guide to many common dilemmas.
O’Connor E, Johnson SM.For Lesbian Parents. Guilford Press; 2000.
Rafkin L. Different Mothers: Sons and Daughters of Lesbians Talk about Their Lives. Cleis Press; 1990. Short essays by teenagers and adults.
Rizzo C. All the Ways Home: Parenting and Children in the Lesbian and Gay Communities. New Victoria Publishers; 1995. A collection of short fiction.
Additional Recommended Nonfiction Books
Boykin K. One More River to Cross: Black and Gay in America. 1996.
Brown M, Rounsley CA.Understanding Transexualism—For Families, Friends, Coworkers, and Helping Professionals. Jossey-Bass Publishers; 1996.
Casper V, Schultz SB.Gay Parents, Straight Schools: Building Communication and Trust. 1999.
Coll CG, Surrey JL, Weingarten K. Mothering Against the Odds: Diverse Voices of Contemporary Mothers. Guilford Press, 1998. Essays on mothering, including lesbian, single, and adoptive mothers.
Ettner R. Gender Loving Care.WW Norton Co.; 1999. Harbeck K, editor. Coming Out of the Classroom Closet. Haworth Press, 1992.
Hutchings L, Kaahumanu L. Bi Any Other Name: Bisexual People Speak Out. 1991.
Israel GE, Tarver DE.Transgender Care: Recommended Guidelines, Practical Information, and Personal Accounts. Temple University Press; 1997.
Lipkin A. Understanding Homosexuality, Changing Schools. 2001.
Lobenstine G. Children, Lesbians, and Men: Men as Known and Anonymous Sperm Donors. Alternative Families Project, 442 Warren Wright Road, Belchertown, MA 01007, 1994.
Perrin EC. Sexual Orientation in Child and Adolescent Health Care. New York: Kluwer-Plenum, 2002.
Rothblum ED, Bond LA.Preventing Heterosexism and Homophobia. Sage; 1996.
Ryan C, Futterman D. Lesbian and Gay Youth: Care and Counseling. New York: Columbia University Press, 1998.
Sears J, Williams W.Overcoming Heterosexism and Homophobia. 1997.
Vercollone CF, Moss H, Moss R. Helping the Stork: The Choices and Challenges of Donor Insemination. MacMillan, New York; 1997.