Resources for Mentoring LGBTQIA+ Youth
Recording of Mentoring LGBTQ Youth Group CallBBBS hosted a group call for mentors in September 2020 focused on mentoring LGBTQIA+ youth. You can review the call here where we covered LGBTQ terms and definitions, how to support your Little if they are a member of the LGBTQ community, and how to be an ally.
Guide to Being a Straight Ally: the incredibly detailed honest forthright fully comprehensive completely blunt shockingly simple wonderfully helpful and witty exposition on a topic that sometimes makes people blanch but really shouldn’t because this compelling open and straight to the point no pun intended little publication will demystify the secret world of gay people and be your tried and trusted guide to being a straight ally!
Mentoring LGBTQ+ and Gender Nonconforming youth: Mentoring relationships have the potential to serve an important role for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, questioning, intersex, and gender nonconforming (LGBTQI-GNC) youth, but research suggests this population is currently underserved by the mentoring field.
Understanding Gender: There is a generational divide in how we think about gender. In order to bridge this gap, those of us who were raised with a more limited view of gender can take this as an opportunity to explore gender with new eyes, to read and ask questions to better understand gender’s complexity. As with any learning experience, you’ll learn more about the world around you and about yourself in the process. Visit the link above to learn more!
From an early age, kids understand both simple and complex ideas of gender identity. They learn and absorb the categories we teach them, and then eventually find their place within, or beyond, these categories. The surprising truth is that we all know who we are from a very young age, including the truest expressions of our gender identity, and we then spend most of our lives searching for the words, tools, safety, and agency to share ourselves with the world. In recent years, we have seen more transgender and gender diverse kids exploring new words and models to describe their identities. In this talk, you'll hear about this gender evolution, including how to talk to and support the young kids and teenagers in our lives, as they lead the way toward a more expansive and inclusive future.