Hotlines
LGBTQ Youthline: 1-800-268-9688
Trans Lifeline: 877-330-6366
Pembroke Regional Hospital - Mental Health Crisis Line: 1-866-996-0991
Distress Centre of Ottawa and Region: 613-238-3311
Trans Lifeline: 877-330-6366
Pembroke Regional Hospital - Mental Health Crisis Line: 1-866-996-0991
Distress Centre of Ottawa and Region: 613-238-3311
LGBTQ2S Health Services
Centretown Community Health Services (LGBTQ+ and Trans Health)
Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO) Gender Diversity Clinic
Counselling Connect (free video counselling for LGBTQ2S+ adults age 16+)
Rainbow Health Ontario
Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO) Gender Diversity Clinic
Counselling Connect (free video counselling for LGBTQ2S+ adults age 16+)
Rainbow Health Ontario
Recommended Reading
REFERENCE MATERIALS:
Quick Tips for Supporting Your LGBTQ Kids -- and Yourself -- During the Coming Out Process (PFLAG National, U.S.)
Families in Transition: A Resource Guide for Parents of Trans Youth (Central Toronto Youth Services)
Supporting Children and Youth Who are Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Two-Spirit, Queer and Questioning (CHEO: Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario)
Gender Identity and Diversity (CHEO)
Resources -- Sexual and Gender Diversity (CHEO)
Caring for Kids -- Information on Gender Indentity (Canadian Paediatric Society)
Your Teen's Sexual Orientation (Canadian Paediatric Society)
Quick Tips for Supporting Your LGBTQ Kids -- and Yourself -- During the Coming Out Process (PFLAG National, U.S.)
Families in Transition: A Resource Guide for Parents of Trans Youth (Central Toronto Youth Services)
Supporting Children and Youth Who are Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Two-Spirit, Queer and Questioning (CHEO: Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario)
Gender Identity and Diversity (CHEO)
Resources -- Sexual and Gender Diversity (CHEO)
Caring for Kids -- Information on Gender Indentity (Canadian Paediatric Society)
Your Teen's Sexual Orientation (Canadian Paediatric Society)
BOOKS:
Love Lives Here - A story of thriving in a transgender family, by Amanda Jetté Knox
Gender: Your Guide, by Lee Airton
The ABCs of LGBT+, by Ashley Mardell
The Gender Book, by Mel Reiff and Jay Mays
Loving My Gay Child: A Mother's Journey to Acceptance, by Sushma Agarwal
Soar, Adam, Soar, by Rick Prashaw
Tomorrow Will Be Different: Love, Loss, and the Fight for Trans Equality, by Sarah McBride
CHILDREN'S BOOKS (good reading for all ages):
And Tango Makes Three, by Justin Richardson and Peter Parnell. Ilustrated by Henry Cole
I Am Jazz, by Jessica Herthel and Jazz Jennings. Illustrated by Shelagh McNicholas
A House for Everyone: A Story to Help Children Learn About Gender Identity and Gender Expression, by Jo Hirst. Illustrated by Naomi Bardoff
PRIDE: The Story of Harvey Milk and the Rainbow Flag, by Rob Sanders (author) and Steven Salerno (illustrator)
Also, check Glad Day Bookshop for an extensive selection of LGBTQ book titles. Online ordering is available.
