LGBTQ+ Youth

Being supported at home, in school and in the community is important for all children and youth – especially LGBTQ+ youth. 

For more HRC's resources specifically for educators, please visit WelcomingSchools.org. 

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

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Transgender, LGBTQ+ Youth, For Parents

Transgender Children & Youth: Understanding the Basics

It is important to make distinctions between instances where “kids are being kids” and when they’re asserting things about themselves that are critical to their identity and development – as…

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For Parents, LGBTQ+ Youth, For Educators

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…