Raising Kids Family Dynamics LGBTQ+ Families The Parents Guide to Supporting LGBTQIA+ Kids It’s a duty for all parents and caregivers to affirm, support, and lift up LGBTQIA+ kids and families—here are tools, articles, tips, and real-life stories to help you take action and create a more inclusive community for all children. By Amber Leventry Amber Leventry Instagram Twitter Amber Leventry is Editor of News & Trends at Parents and a seasoned writer who has focused much of their career on writing about parenting through a queer lens. They advocate for all LGBTQIA+ individuals and are a professional inclusivity educator. They have three kids, two are twins. None of them are quiet. our editorial guidelines Updated on June 1, 2022 Reviewed by Varuna Srinivasan, MBBS, MPH, FRSPH Reviewed by Varuna Srinivasan, MBBS, MPH, FRSPH Instagram Website Varuna Srinivasan is a gender justice activist, writer, and sexual health consultant. They are also co-chair of the Women's Mental Health Conference at Yale University, which focuses on contemporary issues affecting women and gender minorities surrounding mental health, as well as a published writer on intersectional feminism, reproductive health, gender, and sexuality. learn more Share Tweet Pin Email A Call to Action for Pride Month: Parents, It's Your Time to Show Up Members of the LGBTQIA+ community including youth themselves are using every resource possible to fiercely advocate for their rights. We need parents and advocates to be loud allies for progress. Pride needs to happen every day and queer folks—especially our youth—shouldn't have to fight so hard. By Amber Leventry READ IT HERE Getty Images. Art: Caitlin-Marie Miner Ong and Jillian Sellers. Amber Leventry, Editor, News & Trends The LGBTQIA+ community is like a prism: when given the proper light, it shines in infinite beautiful colors into a variety of angles. — Amber Leventry, Editor, News & Trends Coming Out Navigating Parenting and Non-Monogamy What I Wish Parents Would Do When Their Kid Comes Out Yes, Queer Kids Can Grow Up With Faith and Church—But It Takes a Village From Gen Z to Gen X, How Different Generations Talk About Gender Identity Queer Youth Joy Is a Radical Act Coming Out Is About More Than Who Your Child Dates: They're Inviting You to Understand Their True Selves Second-Generation Queer: What It's Like To Come Out to LGBTQ+ Parents Coming Out After I Had Kids Made Our Family Stronger Support Why Chosen Families Are Essential to LGBTQIA+ Parents and Their Children Why LGBTQIA+ Representation in TV Shows and Movies Is So Important—Here Are 10 to Watch as a Family 5 Ways You Can Support Your Child Who Is Exploring Their Gender or Sexual Identity What It Means to Be an LGBTQ+ Ally—And How to Raise One It's Your Duty to Support Your LGBTQ+ Child's Mental Health, Here's How Here's Why Your Kids Should Have Autonomy Over Their Hair How To Support Parents of Transgender Kids in Your Community How Parents Can Best Empower and Support Their LGBTQ Child Why We Need to Stop Outing LGBTQIA+ Students What It Means When Your Teen Says They're Asexual and How to Support Them Gender Pronouns Explained, And Why You Should Absolutely Respect Kids When They Change Them How Grandparents Can Be There For Their Queer Children and Grandchildren Education 36 Gender Inclusive Books for Kids and Teens Finding the Right Label For Your Child's Identity Helps Them Feel Seen Gender Identity Terms To Know and Understand It's About Time We Made Sex Ed And Pediatric Health Care LGBTQ+ Friendly LGBTQ+ History in Schools: Why Teachers Need to Prioritize Queer Visibility in Classrooms What To Know if You're Transgender or Nonbinary and Considering Chestfeeding Parents, We Need to Change the Way We Discuss Gender, Sexuality, and Identity 13 LGBTQ+ Celebrities and Public Figures Who Are Amazing Role Models for Kids For more resources and support, visit TheTrevorProject, Suicide Prevention Hotline, Born This Way Foundation, The Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender National Hotline, Family Equality Council, Trans Lifeline, PLFAG, TextCrisesline.org, PleaseStay, itgetsbetter.org, and Qchatspace.org. Was this page helpful? Thanks for your feedback! Tell us why! Other Submit