Raising Kids LGBTQIA+ Families The Parents Guide to Supporting LGBTQIA+ Kids It’s a duty for all parents and caregivers to affirm, support, and lift up LGBTQIA+ kids and families—here are tools, articles, tips, and real-life stories to help you take action and create a more inclusive community for all children. By Amber Leventry Updated on May 11, 2023 Medically reviewed by Varuna Srinivasan A Call to Action for Pride Month: Parents, It's Your Time to Show Up Members of the LGBTQIA+ community including youth themselves are using every resource possible to fiercely advocate for their rights. We need parents and advocates to be loud allies for progress. Pride needs to happen every day and queer folks—especially our youth—shouldn't have to fight so hard. READ IT HERE Getty Images. Art: Caitlin-Marie Miner Ong and Jillian Sellers. Amber Leventry The LGBTQIA+ community is like a prism: when given the proper light, it shines in infinite beautiful colors into a variety of angles. — Amber Leventry Coming Out Navigating Parenting and Non-Monogamy I'm a Nonbinary Teen: Here's What Parents Need to Know Being a Mother Shouldn't Hold You Back From Finding Your Sexuality, It Should Fuel It I'm a Nonbinary Teen: Here's What Parents Need to Know Queer Youth Joy Is a Radical Act The Parents Guide to Supporting LGBTQIA+ Kids Being a Mother Shouldn't Hold You Back From Finding Your Sexuality, It Should Fuel It Kids Often Come Out to Their Parents Last— and That's OK Support Why Chosen Families Are Essential to LGBTQIA+ Parents and Their Children Why LGBTQIA+ Representation in TV Shows and Movies Is So Important—Here Are 10 to Watch as a Family Why Is My Outgoing Child Suddenly Shy and Clingy? A Guide to the Different LGBTQ+ Flags and Coloring Pages for Kids Why We Need To Stop Outing LGBTQIA Students What It Means When Your Teen Says They're Asexual and How to Support Them Gender Pronouns Explained, And Why They Matter How Grandparents Can Be There For Their Queer Children and Grandchildren Education 36 Gender Inclusive Books for Kids and Teens The Parents Guide to Supporting LGBTQIA+ Kids Gender Identity Terms To Know and Understand It's About Time We Made Sex Ed And Pediatric Health Care LGBTQ+ Friendly Why We Need To Stop Outing LGBTQIA Students What To Know if You're Transgender or Nonbinary and Considering Chestfeeding Reddit Asks What's the Difference Between a #Boymom and #Girlmom? LGBTQ+ Friendly Picture Books for Your Kids’ Shelf For more resources and support, visit TheTrevorProject, Suicide Prevention Hotline, Born This Way Foundation, The Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender National Hotline, Family Equality Council, Trans Lifeline, PLFAG, TextCrisesline.org, PleaseStay, itgetsbetter.org, and Qchatspace.org. Was this page helpful? Thanks for your feedback! Tell us why! Other Submit