LGBTQIA+

For LGBTQIA+ youth in particular, school can be a tricky place to explore who they are and how they identify, especially if they face harassment, discrimination, or a lack of resources. This list of resources has been compiled for both faculty and student use. It's goal is to provide age-appropriate and developmentally-appropriate resources that meet all of our faculty and students where they are when addressing LGBTQIA+ visibility and inclusion. 

Books:

• Use Destiny Discover to browse books available in our library by clicking on the "LGBTQIA+" icon under the "Topics" menu.

• You can also browse many of the resources listed below by scrolling down on the homepage of Destiny Discover and clicking on the "LGBTQIA+" Collection.

EBooks & EAudiobooks:

Use Sora, and browse by clicking into the "Search for a Book" field at the top of the app. Click "Filters". Under "Subjects", click one of the following:

• LGBTQIA+ (Fiction)

• LGBTQIA+ (Nonfiction)

Databases:

• Novelist K-8: Use this database to browse for even more fiction titles. Click on "Browse by" in the top left menu. Click on "Appeal". Under "Make Your Own Appeal Mix", click on "Select a Category", choose "Character" and in the right field, click on "LGBTQIA". You can mix and match other appeal categories as well, but remember the more categories you choose, the more your results will be narrowed down...meaning fewer books listed to choose from. SOME of these books may be in our library or in our Sora libraries. You would have to go to Destiny and/or Sora and search for them by title there.

Websites:

• The Family Acceptance Project: A research, intervention, education and policy initiative that works to prevent health and mental health risks for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBTQIA+) children and youth, including suicide, homelessness, drug use and HIV – in the context of their families, cultures and faith communities.

• GLAAD: For over 30 years, the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation has been at the forefront of cultural change, accelerating acceptance for the LGBTQIA+ community.

• GLSEN: Every day the Gay Lesbian Straight Education Network works to ensure that LGBTQIA+ students are able to learn and grow in a school environment free from bullying and harassment.

• GSA Network: The Gay-Straight Alliance Network supports LGBTQIA+ youth organizers across the country to take action and create change at all levels, from school-based campaigns that impact individual school districts to national days of action that unite GSAs for racial and gender justice.

• PBS Learning Media: PBS provides a series of digital media resources to help administrators, guidance counselors, and educators understand and address the complex and difficult issues faced by LGBTQIA+ students.

• Pronouns Matter: Describes personal pronouns, why they matter, and how to use them to promote understanding and equity.

• Protective Factors for LGBTQ Youth: Find information for Health and Education Professionals.

• The Trevor Project: Founded in 1998 by the creators of the Academy Award®-winning short film TREVOR, The Trevor Project is the leading national organization providing crisis intervention and suicide prevention services to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer & questioning (LGBTQIA+) young people under 25.

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