Resources: LGBT Families
Quick Reads
Belasco, Daniel. “My Perfect Family: Two Moms,” from Lilith Magazine, Summer 1999. Jewish Mosaic.
Bookmarks
COLAGE (Children of Lesbians and Gays Everywhere), http://www.colage.org
Family Equality Council, http://www.familyequality.org
Gender and Sexuality Psychosocial Programs, Children’s National Medical Center, Washington, D.C. http://www.childrensnational.org/
PFLAG (Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays), http://www.pflag.org
TransFamily, www.transfamily.org
Downloads
Resources for LGBTQ Parents and for People with LGBT Parents, COLAGE
Faith in Our Families: Parents, Families and Friends Talk about Religion and Homosexuality, PFLAG
"The LGBTQ Family Friendly Children’s Book List," Family Equality Council
Moore, Fintan, Vicki Wunsch and Barbara Satin. All in God’s Family: Creating Allies for Our LGBT Families. Institute for Welcoming Resources, in partnership with COLAGE and Family Equality Council, 2009.
A Step-by-Step Guide: Starting a Parents’ Group, Family Equality Council
References
Garner, Abigail. Families Like Mine: Children of Gay Parents Tell It Like It Is. New York: Harper Paperbacks, 2005.
Haffner, Debra W. From Diapers to Dating: A Parent's Guide to Raising Sexually Healthy Children, 2nd ed. New York: Newmarket Press, 2008.
In My Shoes: Stories of Youth with LGBT Parents, documentary by Jen Gilomen, produced by the COLAGE Youth Leadership and Action Program.
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