Resources for LGBTQIA+ Teens and Parents
Health Risks for LGBTQIA+ Community Members
These resources from Drugwatch contain information about physical and mental health issues that members of the LGBTQIA+ community face. Intersectionality sometimes comes into play with issues such as these, as explained in the articles. Click the buttons to find out more about what you can do to prevent these risks, and some support resources as well.
Pennsylvania Commission on LGBTQ Affairs
PA Gov’s LGBTQ Commission | Linktree<https://linktr.ee/pennlgbtq>
Suicide Prevention Resources for LGBTQ+ Community Members
Trans Lifeline: 1-877-656-8860
Sage LGBT Elder Hotline: 1-888-234-SAGE
The Trevor Project Line: 1-866-488-7386
National Suicide Prevention Hotline: 1-800-273-TALK (veterans press 1)
Crisis Text Line: Text "EMM" to 741741
If urgent medical attention is required, call 911.
Questioning Your Bookshelf
Throughout Tioga County, this program will open community and school libraries up to a more diverse range of books. Although it will mostly focus on diversity in gender identity and sexual/romantic orientation, the selection is diverse in other areas as well, such as race and ethnicity.
The clickable button below leads to a Google Doc consisting a list of books for elementary, middle, and high school-level readers and the criteria that was and is used to choose them.