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.

For HRC's resources for educators, please visit WelcomingSchools.org. To learn about our annual gathering of LGBTQ+ youth-serving professionals, visit TimetoThrive.

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

Count Me In Social Media Images

Transgender and non-binary people are our neighbors, co-workers, family members and friends, yet are facing a rising tide of stigma, hateful rhetoric and violence. It is time for us as…

Coming Out, Transgender, Parenting, LGBTQ+ Youth, Bisexual, Allies

Celebrating Queer Joy: Hear From Our Community

“You’re not alone.”
“Nobody else is as good at being you as you are.”

Bisexual, LGBTQ+ Youth, Reports

Bi+ Youth Report

HRC Foundation, in partnership with the University of Connecticut, released the 2019 Bi+ Youth Report, a groundbreaking resource detailing the experiences of bisexual, pansexual, queer and sexually fluid (bi+) LGBTQ+…

LGBTQ+ Youth, Parenting, Adoption, Reports

All Children - All Families: The State of LGBTQ+ Inclusion in Child Welfare - 2023 Report

All Children - All Families and the child welfare leaders participating in the program are driving the field forward to reshape the delivery of services to LGBTQ+ youth and families.

LGBTQ+ Youth, Parenting

A Parent’s Quick Guide for In-School Transitions

HRC Foundation’s Parents for Transgender Equality National Council Members Debi Jackson, Mimi Lemay, Kim Lesher, and Lizette Trujillo along with Welcoming Schools Facilitator Michele Hatchell and Youth Well-Being Coordinator Pallavi…

Communities of Color, LGBTQ+ Youth, Reports

2019 Black and African American LGBTQ+ Youth Report

The following report represents data from our 2018 Youth Report that has been archived. Click here to view our newest 2023 Black LGBTQ+ Youth Report.
In 2017, the Human Rights…

LGBTQ+ Youth, Reports

2018 Youth Reports

We have archived this resource page for our 2018-era youth reports. To view our most up to date research, please go to our new 2023 LGBTQ+ Youth Reports page.
HRC’s…

LGBTQ+ Youth, Parenting, Reports

2018 LGBTQ+ Youth Report

HRC Foundation and the University of Connecticut released the largest-of-its-kind survey ever of more than 12,000 LGBTQ+ teenagers across the nation, revealing in distressing detail the persistent challenges so many…

LGBTQ+ Youth, Reports

2018 Gender-Expansive Youth Report

This report details the alarming challenges and barriers facing transgender and gender-expansive youth around the country -- and their perseverance in the face of discrimination and harassment.