Family and Allies Supports

Support Groups

Encircle Together:  online friendship circles for LGBTQIA+ family members and allies

Parent Support Program:  research-supported self-directed learning modules

Vision’s Virtual Support Group for Parents of LGBTQ Teens: may have additional emphasis on parenting LGBTQ teens with mental health and substance use disorder conditions as well; day and time unpublished, use the link to contact them for more information

Trans Family Support Services: groups for parents and youth

Gender Spectrum: groups for pre-teens, teens, parents, caregivers, family members, and adults

Trans Families: has several online groups pre-teens, teens, parents, caregivers, family members, and adults

Trans Parent Lex: a support and information-sharing group for parents of trans children.

Education Resources

PFLAG:  Educational Resources for Family Members of the LGBTQIA+ community

Understanding Gender: Resources for families and LGBTQIA+ to understand gender and how to provide and get the need supports for gender expansive folks

The Gender Book: There are free pages of the book to read online and wonderful resources on lots of topics

My Kid is Gay: Helping families understand their LGBTQ kids