LGBTQ+ Youth

Challenges faced by LGBTQ+ youth are changing, but what they always need is support from each other and the adults in their lives.

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Choose from one of our featured topics to explore specific areas of our LGBTQ+ Youth resources.

LGBTQ+ Youth

Project THRIVE Partner Organizations

Project THRIVE is a collaborative effort of many national organizations, each committed to identifying opportunities within their own sphere of influence to increase awareness about and provide resources to address…

LGBTQ+ Youth

Project THRIVE Webinars

Register for upcoming webinars covering various topics on how to support LGBTQ+ youth in your community, or browse our past webinars.

LGBTQ+ Youth

Resources for Youth-Serving Professionals

The Youth Well-Being program at HRC Foundation has compiled the following resources to support the professional development of youth-serving professionals in affirming LGBTQ+ youth.

Parenting, LGBTQ+ Youth

Resources on Gender-Expansive Children and Youth

What is “Gender-Expansive?”
In 2012, The Human Rights Campaign surveyed more than 10,000 lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer youth across the United States. This report identified 925 youth who…

Scholarship Database

The following is a list of scholarships, fellowships and grants for LGBTQ+ and allied students at both the undergraduate and graduate-level.
This list is not exhaustive. If you're aware of…

LGBTQ+ Youth, Parenting, Research

Supporting Your Young Gender Non-Conforming Child

HRC Foundation’s Parents for Transgender Equality National Council Member Jennifer Solomon and Youth Well-Being Coordinator Pallavi Rudraraju partnered to create HRC Foundation’s 2020 resource for parents of gender non-conforming children,…

Capacity Building, LGBTQ+ Youth, Opportunities for Providers & Institutions

THRIVE Professional Development

The THRIVE Professional Development program utilizes Welcoming Schools’ certified facilitators from across the country who have extensive experience working with and supporting youth and youth-serving professionals.