Books with a GLBTQ Focus |
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Title |
Author(s) |
| The Straight Persons Guide to Gay Peoples Anguish | Jack Castiglione & James Van Treese |
| Is it a Choice? Answers to 300 of the Most Frequently Asked Questions about Gays and Lesbians | Eric Marcus |
| Straight Parents/Gay Children: Inspiring Families to Live Honestly and with Greater Understanding | Robert Bernstein |
| Now that you know: A Parent’s Guide to Understanding their Gay and Lesbian Children | Betty Fairchild |
| Beyond Acceptance: Parents of Lesbians and Gays Talk about their Experiences | Carolyn W. Griffin |
| Free Your Mind: The Book for Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual Youth and their Allies | Ellen Bass & Kate Kaufman |
| Understanding Sexual Identity: A Book for Gay Teens and their Friends | Janice E. Rench |
| GLBTQ: The Survival Guide for Queer and Questioning Teens | Kelly Huegel |
| The Other Side of the Closet: The Coming Out Crisis for Straight Spouses and Families | Amity Pierce Buxton |
| The Transsexual's Survival Guide II: To Transition & Beyond for Family, Friends, & Employers | JoAnn Altman Stringer |
| “Gay Male and Lesbian Youth Suicide,” Report of the Secretary’s Task Force on Youth Suicide |
Gibson, P., LCSW, U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, 1989 |
| Making Schools Safe for Gay and Lesbian Youth | Governor’s Commission On Gay and Lesbian Youth Boston, MA., 1993 |
| Developmental Issues and Their Resolution for Gay and Lesbian Adolescents,” Journal of Homosexuality | E.S. Hetrick, & A.D. Martin |
| Best Practice Guidelines: Serving LGBT Youth in Out-of-Home Care (2006) is a book that describes best practices for providing services to GLBT youth in foster care or juvenile justice residential care. It can be ordered for $14.95. | Child Welfare League of America’s |
Unpublished data on lesbian adolescents, HIV Center for Clinical and Behavioral Studies |
M. Rosario, J. Hunter & M.J. Rotheram-Borus New York State Psychiatric Institute, 1992 |
Other Resources with a GLBTQ Focus |
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Organization |
Website / Link |
1-866-4-U-Trevor: National GLBTQ Youth Helpline |
The Trevor Project |
Safe Schools Coalition (a great resource for youth, families, schools, and the community) |
Safe Schools Coalition |
The Gay, Lesbian & Straight Education Network provides free and inexpensive tools including:
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www.GLSEN.org |
Out for Equity from the Saint Paul Public schools publishes the Safe Schools Manual, which is full of practical information and is available for $11. |
Out for Equity |
The GLBT Health Access Project, funded by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health, has community standards of practice for quality health care services. |
GLBT Health Access Project |
Extensive references and resources for providers and patients. See especially: Guidelines for Care of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Patients. |
The Gay & Lesbian Medical Association |
Seattle and King County Public Health provides tools for health care providers including tips for GLBT care, creating a welcoming office, and intake forms. |
Seattle and King County Public Health |
Family and Children’s Services in Minneapolis has an agency assessment form for GLBT cultural competence. |
GLBT Cultural Competence Assessment (pdf) |
Tips and strategies for assessment, inclusive programming, addressing harassment and lesson plans. |
Creating Safe Space for GLBTQ Youth: A Toolkit (pdf) |
| This paper highlights the higher risk of suicidal behavior among lesbian, gay, bisexual (LGB) youth. This higher risk may well extend to transgender (T) youth. | SPRC Suicide Risk & Prevention for LGBT Youth (pdf) |
Advocates For Youth: website with resources for GLBTQ youth and the adults in their lives. |
Advocates For Youth |
| Training and ongoing support for educators and health and human service providers - go to the website for assessment and tools. | GLBT Youth Support Project |
| The Family Acceptance Project™ is a community research, intervention and education initiative to study the impact of family acceptance and rejection on the health, mental health and well-being of lesbian, gay and bisexual and transgender (LGBT) youth. | Family Acceptance Project |
| Research published in the Official Journal of the American Academy of Pediatrics: Family Rejection as a Predictor of Negative Health Outcomes in White and Latino Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Young Adults | Caitlin Ryan from the Family Acceptance Project |
SAMHSA (The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration) has a Provider’s Introduction for Substance Abuse Treatment for LGBT Individuals (2001). |
SAMHSA |
The report LGBT Youth: An Epidemic of Homelessness (2007) discusses the reasons so many LGBT youth are homeless and the risks they face in shelters and on the street. |
National Gay and Lesbian Task Force |
Living in the Margins: A National Survey of LGBT Asian and Pacific Islander Americans (2007) from NGLTF. |
National Gay Lesbian Task Force |
