Teaching and Educational

Our Family Coalition creates materials and handouts for our School Program and Access Program for Service Providers. These includes helpful materials such as a Quick Facts sheet on LGBTQ-headed households, Resources for Safe & Inclusive Schools for LGBTQ Families, and much more.

Teacher Information

Ideas for Creating A Welcoming and Inclusive Environment for Children of LGBTQ Parents in Elementary Schools: This document provides some suggestions of things to think about in your effort to create a safe and healthy learning environment for children of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) parents and their entire school communities.

10 Steps to Bring LGBTQ Family Diversity Conversations to Your School: As LGBTQ parents, we’re in a unique position to educate our schools about the needs of our families and the beauty of diversity in all forms.  The following document provides some ideas on how to start the conversation and process.

Resources for Safe & Inclusive Schools for LGBTQ Families: Local, state, and national resources and organizations that are working to create safer and more inclusive schools for LGBTQ families.

Books for School Classrooms & Libraries Featuring LGBT Individuals or Issues

Service Provider Information

Steps for Maintaining an Inclusive Environment for LGBT Parents and Their Families: This document provides some suggestions of things to think about in your effort to create an inclusive environment for LGBTQ parents and their children.

Quick Facts: Some quick facts and statistics about LGBTQ families.

How Same Gender Headed Families are Formed: Same gender headed families are created in a myriad of ways.  Although not an exhaustive list, following document presents some of the most common ways that LGBT families are formed.

Vocabulary and Definitions: Some introductory vocabulary and definitions about the LGBTQ community.

 

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