LGBTQIA+ RESOURCES

Legal & Advocacy

• American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)
  Current legal LGBTQ+ issues: https://www.aclu.org/issues/lgbt-rights
  Know Your Rights as an LGBTQ+ Person: https://www.aclu.org/know-your-rights/lgbtq-rights/
• Gender Justice (Based in Saint Paul, MN) 
  LGBTQ+ Legal Assistance: https://www.genderjustice.us/legal-assistance/
• Lambda Legal
  Lambda Legal is a National LGBTQ Rights Organization
  Highlighted issues they work on–
       Family: https://www.lambdalegal.org/issues/marriage-relationships-and-family-protections
       Teens & Young Adults: https://www.lambdalegal.org/issues/teens
            Youth in Out-of-Home Care
       Trans Issues: https://www.lambdalegal.org/issues/transgender-rights 
• Family Equality Council
  Grants: https://www.familyequality.org/resources/lgbtq-family-building-grants/
  Path2Parenthood: https://www.familyequality.org/family-building/path2parenthood/ 

Mental & Chemical Health 

• NAMI MN (National Alliance on Mental Illness Minnesota)
  LGBTQ resources: https://namimn.org/education-and-public-awareness/nami-resources-lgbtq-community/  
• RECLAIM https://www.reclaim.care/
• PRIDE Institute (Eden Prairie, MN)
  LGBTQ Mental Health & Chemical Health Treatment Center
  https://pride-institute.com/ 
• JustUs Health
  Non-adoption/ foster care specific LGBTQ & HIV mental health & physical/ sexual health services: https://www.justushealth.org/ 
• SAMSA https://www.samhsa.gov/behavioral-health-equity/lgbt 
• The Trevor Project Suicide Hotline/ Chat support: https://www.thetrevorproject.org/get-help-now/ 

Physical & Sexual Health 

• Family Tree Clinic: LGBTQ Health https://www.familytreeclinic.org/services/lgbtq-health/ 
• JustUs Health https://www.justushealth.org/ 
• Hennepin Healthcare Gender Health https://www.hennepinhealthcare.org/specialty/adult-gender-sexual-health/ 
• Children’s Hospital Gender Health Program https://www.childrensmn.org/services/care-specialties-departments/gender-health/ 
• HealthPartners Gender Services https://www.healthpartners.com/care/specialty/gender-services/ 
• U of M Gender Care https://www.mhealth.org/care/overarching-care/gender-care 
• CentraCare LGBTQ+ Medicine https://www.centracare.com/services/lgbtq-medicine/ 

Professional Resources 

• MN LGBTQ+ Mental Health Providers Professional Network 
  http://www.lgbttherapists.org/findtherapist 
• Adoption & Foster Care Specific
  CORE Right Time Video: SOGIE – https://fosteradoptmn.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Module-6-CORE_SOGIE_20190405-720×480-1.mp4 
  Foster Adopt Minnesota webinars: https://fosteradoptmn.org/education/webinar-library/webinars-topic/#1611266438545-894388c5-107d
  NACAC resources: https://www.nacac.org/?s=lgbtq 
  Child Welfare Information Gateway: 
  https://www.childwelfare.gov/pubPDFs/LGBTQyouth.pdf
  https://www.childwelfare.gov/topics/systemwide/diverse-populations/lgbtq/lgbtq-youth/ 

National Organizations 

• GLAAD https://www.glaad.org/ 
• The Trevor Project www.thetrevorproject.org 
• It Gets Better www.itgetsbetter.org 
• GLSEN (k-12 focus) https://www.glsen.org/ 
• HRC https://www.hrc.org/resources 

Trans Specific Resources 

• TSER https://transstudent.org/ 
• MN Trans Alliance http://www.minnesotatransgenderalliance.com/ 
• MN Trans Health Coalition https://www.mntransgenderhealth.org/ 
• U of M Gender Care https://www.mhealth.org/care/overarching-care/gender-care 
• Transforming Families https://tffmn.org/ 
• Trans Awareness Project https://www.transawareness.org/ 
• Lambda Legal https://www.lambdalegal.org/issues/transgender-rights 

Directories 

• Outfront’s Directory https://www.outfront.org/find-community 
• Transforming Families Directory https://tffmn.org/resources  
• Quorum: MN LGBTQIA+ Chamber of Commerce https://twincitiesquorum.com/directory 

Local Minnesota Resources 

• Twin Cities Pride https://tcpride.org/ 
• OutFront MN https://www.outfront.org/ 
• Quorum: MN LGBTQIA+ Chamber of Commerce https://twincitiesquorum.com/

Peer Support 

• Network of LGBTQ groups https://www.familyequality.org/family-support/national-network-lgbtq-family-groups/ 
• PFLAG https://pflag.org/ 
• NACAC https://www.nacac.org/connect/parent-group/ 
• Adoptive Family Circle http://www.adoptivefamiliescircle.com/groups/group/LGBT_Parents1/ 
• Gay Parent Magazine http://www.gayparentmag.com/
  Read their blog here.

Books for Families and Children 

• LGBTQIA Adoption Books https://www.lifelongadoptions.com/lgbt-adoption-resources/books-on-lgbt-adoption 
• Welcoming Schools Book Selections https://www.welcomingschools.org/resources/books/ 
• LGBTQ Book Database https://www.familyequality.org/family-support/lgbtq-books/ 
• OK2BME Media Resources – https://ok2bme.ca/resources/books-and-movies/