Resources

We will constantly be adding to this list of resources. If you have resources to add, please contact us at stories@queervoicez.org 
The Trevor Project 1-866-488-7386 call/chat/text
It Gets Better Project 
Trans Lifeline US 1-877-565-8860 / Canada 1-877-330-6366
Suicide Prevention Lifeline 1-800-273-8255
LGBTQIA Resource Center 
Cool to be Trans ​

Instagram
Dr. Nicole LePera (@the.holistic.psychologist)  (Queer Person, Boundaries & Mental Health - “I teach you to consciously create a new version of yourself”)
Allyson Dinneen (@notesfromyourtherapist)  (Emotional Validation & Shared Experience - “Emotions, relationships, & stuff I think about”) 
𝐌𝐈𝐓𝐂𝐇 WALLIS (@mitch.wallis)   (General Mental Health - “A leader in the mental health space in the Millennial generation.”)
Janine Kreft, Psy.D. (@kreftscouch)   (Validation & General Mental Health - “Trauma, holistic, & spiritually informed.”)
The Gottman Institute (@gottmaninstitute)   (Relationships & Psychology - “Strictly research-based approach to relationships”)
Nedra Glover Tawwab, Therapist (@nedratawwab)   (Relationships & Boundaries - “Boundaries Expert, I help people create healthy relationships.”)
Joy Love 🌈 (@coachingwithlovingjoy)  (Self Love, Empowerment & Validation - “Queer intuitive Love & Empowerment coach”) 
Shaun Galanos (@thelovedrive)   (Relationships & Love - “Love Coach teaching courses on communication & Intimacy skills”)
1,000 Hours Dry (@1000hoursdry)  & 1,000 Hours Dry LGBTQIA (@1000hoursdrylgbtqia)
(Sobriety & Alcohol-Free Community - “Elevating the Alcohol-Free / Curious Lifestyle”)
Saratoga (they/she) (@the_sober_climb)  (Queer Non-Binary Person, Alcohol-Free & Mental Health Community - “sober, climber, queer, mental health, support, amplification.”)
writing|philosophy|existing (@philosophicalhealer)  (Identity, Healing, & Existential Philosophy - “I write what I think. I don’t teach, I exist.”)
Colin Bedell (@queercosmos)  (Queer Person, Astrology & Relationships - “Pro-Social Astrology, Cognition, Emotion & Behavior”)
Mindset I Energy work (@sashalipskaia)  (Spiritual coaching & Empowerment - “Feel peaceful and worthy as your true Self.”) 
Phil T. Mistlberger (@ptmistlberger)  (Spirituality & Psychology - “Spiritual & Esoteric therapist.”)
Live From The Heart 💓 (@ledbyheart)   (Spirituality & Empowerment - “Old soul in a young body, I celebrate life.”)
Katie Neeves cool2btrans

Most Instagram references provided by Joy Love @coachingwithlovingjoy 

Books
This is a Resource List of Books that have been recommended.
​We will be adding to it all the time as more books are brought to our attention.
Please note we have divided the books into recommended categories, this does not mean you cannot read a book from another category. Read those that make sense to you and that will help you.

Children’s books
Teens
Teen Novels with LGBT+ themes and characters
  • Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World - Ashley Herring Blake
  • As the Crow Flies - Melanie Gillman 
  • Not Your Sidekick - C.B. Lee 
  • Anger Is a Gift - Mark Oshiro
  • Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda - Becky Albertalli 
  • Carry On: A Novel - Rainbow Rowell
  • The Stone Rainbow - Liane Shaw
  • This High School Has Closets - Robert Joseph Greene 
  • Boyfriends with Girlfriends - Alex Sanchez
  • The Misfits - James Howe 
  • Totally Joe - James Howe 
  • Better Nate Than Ever - Tim Federle 
  • Would You Mind? - Robert Joseph Greene
  • Like Water - Rebecca Podos
  • Beautiful Music for Ugly Children - Kirstin Cronn-Mills
  • Putting Makeup on the Fat Boy - Bill Wright
  • Seven Days (Graphic Novel) - Venio Tachibana, art by Rihito Takarai

Parents
  • Coming Around: Parenting Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Kids - Anne Dohrenwend
  • A Family Outing: a Memoir - Ruby Remenda Swanson
  • Family Pride: What LGBT Families Should Know about Navigating Home, School, and Safety in Their Neighborhoods - Michael Shelton
  • Gender Born, Gender Made: Raising Healthy Gender-Nonconforming Children - Diane Ehrensaft
  • The Gender Creative Child: Pathways for Nurturing and Supporting Children Who Love Outside Gender Boxes - Diane Ehrensaft
  • This is a Book for Parents of Gay Kids: a Question & Answer Guide to Everyday Life - Danielle Owens-Reid & Kristin Russo
  • Dead Boys Can't Dance: Sexual Orientation, Masculinity and Suicide - Michel Dorais & Simon Lajeunesse
  • Love, Ellen: a Mother/Daughter Journey - Betty DeGeneres
  • Mother-Talk: Conversations with Mothers of Lesbian Daughters and FTM Transgender Children - Sarah Pearlman
  • My Child Is Gay: How Parents React When They Hear the News - Bryce McDougall
  • Oddly Normal: One Family’s Struggle to Help Their Teenage Son Come to Terms with His Sexuality - John Schwartz
  • A Positive View of LGBTQ: Embracing Identity and Cultivating Well-Being - Ellen Riggle & Sharon Rostosky
  • Queer Questions Straight Talk: 108 frank & provocative questions it’s OK to ask your lesbian, gay or bisexual loved one - Abby Dees
  • Transitions of the Heart: Stories of Love, Struggle and Acceptance by Mothers of Transgender and Gender Variant Children -  Edited by Rachel Pepper
  • Unconditional: a Guide to Loving and Supporting Your LGBTQ Child. Telaina Eriksen
  • What If Someone I Know is Gay? Answers to Questions about What It Means to Be Gay and Lesbian - Eric Marcus
  • When Your Child Is Gay: What You Need to Know - Wesley Davidson & Jonathan Tobkes

Spouses and Family
  • The Other Side of the Closet: the Coming-Out Crisis for Straight Spouses and Families - Amity Pierce Buxton
  • A Positive View of LGBTQ: Embracing Identity and Cultivating Well-Being - Ellen Riggle & Sharon Rostosky
  • Queer Questions Straight Talk: 108 frank & provocative questions it’s OK to ask your lesbian, gay or bisexual loved one - Abby Dees
  • Queer Voices from the Classroom - Edited by Hidehiro Endo & Paul Chamness Miller
  • What If Someone I Know is Gay? Answers to Questions about What It Means to Be Gay and Lesbian - Eric Marcus

Adults
  • Born This Way: Real Stories of Growing Up Gay - Paul Vitagliano
  • Gay Marriage, Real Life: Ten Stories of Love and Family - Michelle Bates Deakin
  • GAYBCs: a Queer Alphabet - Rae Congdon
  • Is It a Choice? Answers to 300 of the Most Frequently Asked Questions About Gays and Lesbians, 3rd Edition - Eric Marcus
  • Love, Ellen: a Mother/Daughter Journey - Betty DeGeneres
  • My New Gender Workbook: a Step-by-Step Guide to Achieving World Peace through Gender Anarchy and Sex Positivity, 2nd Edition - Kate Bornstein
  • Outing Yourself: How to Come Out as Lesbian or Gay to Your Family, Friends and Co-workers - Michelangelo Signorile
  • A Positive View of LGBTQ: Embracing Identity and Cultivating Well-Being - Ellen Riggle & Sharon Rostosky
  • The Queer & Transgender Resilience Workbook: Skills for Navigating Orientation & Gender Expression - Anneliese Singh
  • Queer Voices from the Classroom - Edited by Hidehiro Endo & Paul Chamness Miller
  • Trans Bodies, Trans Selves: a Resource for the Transgender Community - Edited by Laura Erickson-Schroth
  • Transgender Lives: Complex Stories, Complex Voices - Kristin Cronn-Mills
  • What If Someone I Know is Gay? Answers to Questions about What It Means to Be Gay and Lesbian - Eric Marcus
  • You and your Gender Identity - Dara Hoffman-Fox

Gender/Sexuality and the Autism Spectrum
  • Gender Identity, Sexuality and Autism: Voices from Across the Spectrum - Edited by Eva Mendes & Meredith Maroney
  • MISFIT: Autistic, Gay, Immigrant, Changemaker — a Memoir - Andreas Souvaliotis
  • Uncomfortable Labels: My Life as a Gay Autistic Trans Woman - Laura Kate Dale

Resources for those who work with LGBT+ Youth
  • Growing Into Resilience: Sexual and Gender Minority Youth in Canada - André Grace, with Kristopher Wells
  • How to Stop Homophobic and Biphobic Bullying: a Practical Whole-School Approach - Jonathan Charlesworth
  • One Teacher in Ten in the New Millennium: LGBT Educators Speak Out about What's Gotten Better... and What Hasn't - Edited by Kevin Jennings
  • A Positive View of LGBTQ: Embracing Identity and Cultivating Well-Being - Ellen Riggle & Sharon Rostosky
  • Queer Voices from the Classroom - Edited by Hidehiro Endo & Paul Chamness Miller
  • Undoing Homophobia in Primary Schools - Edited by The No Outsiders Project Team
  • When the Drama Club Is Not Enough: Lessons From the Safe School Program for Gay and Lesbian Students - Jeff Perrotti & Kim Westheimer

Youth with LGBT+ Parents
  • Let’s Get This Straight: the Ultimate Handbook for Youth with LGBTQ Parents - Tina Fakhrid-Deen

Suicide
  • Forever Changed By Suicide - Compiled by Trish Springsteen
  • Why People Die by Suicide - Thomas Joiner
  • How I Stayed Alive When My Brain Was Trying to Kill Me, Revised Edition: One Person's Guide to Suicide Prevention - Susan Rose Blauner 
  • For Colored Boys Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow is Still Not Enough: Coming of Age, Coming Out, and Coming Home - Keith Boykin
  • Hello Cruel World: 101 Alternatives to Suicide for Teens, Freaks and Other Outlaws - Kate Bornstein and Sara Quin

Substance Abuse
Recovery Resources for LGBTQ
Why Substance Abuse is Worse in the LGBTQ Community
The Recovery Village Addiction Resource
9 best LGBTQ+ Friendly Drug Rehab Centers in the US https://www.addictionresource.net/best-drug-rehab-centers/lgbt/
Alcoholism In The LGBTQ Community from Rehab Spot www.rehabspot.com/alcohol/who-alcoholism-affects/LGBTQ-Community/​ 
Alcohol Rehab Guide www.alcoholrehabguide.org/resources/lgbtq-alcoholism/
Drug Rehab USA drugrehabus.org/rehabs/treatment/lgbtqa/
Addiction Group https://www.addictiongroup.org/addiction/lgbtq/ 
Alcohol Help www.alcoholhelp.com/Alcohol/Victims-Alcoholism/LGBTQ-Community/

GSA's (Gay Straight Alliances)
Thinking about starting a GSA in Alberta 
Alberta Government
Alberta Teachers Association (ATA)
Check your government and teachers association websites to help start a GSA in your area.

Relationship Coaching
www.enchantedawakenings.love  

Youth & Teen Mental Health
Coming of age is hard under practically all circumstances; coming of age and identifying as LGBTQ+ can be even more difficult, especially if the very people who are supposed to protect and love you judge you and treat you differently because of your orientation. The discrimination, abuse, and marginalization that LGBTQ+ young adults face in childhood can carry over well into adulthood in multiple areas of life, including the workplace, the family, the legislative chamber, and even the doctor’s office. Internal and external stressors can lead to serious mental health issues, including suicidal ideations and attempts.
LGBTQ+ Young Adults and Teen Mental Health Guide

LGBTQ adults are twice as likely as heterosexual adults to experience a serious mental health issue and report symptoms of depression. Compared to cisgender individuals, transgender individuals are four times more likely to experience a significant mental health issue. ​ https://www.sunshinebehavioralhealth.com/resources/understanding-the-lgbtq-spectrum/ ​

We will always be adding to this list. Please let us know at stories@queervoicez.org if  you know of a book or resource we should add.
Please note we have added an Amazon link where possible, we make a small commission off of those links that help us continue to do what we do. We only provide links to resources that have been highly recommended or that we love. Thank you

Events

Queer Voicez Community Engagement Session 1

POSTPONED

POSTPONED Indefinitely
Location to be announced (Central Edmonton)
Free

As soon as we are sure it will be safe for everyone to meet we will reschedule this very important meeting.
​
Let's look ahead to the year 2050, where are our young people?
How many of them have lived to become the parents, teachers, leaders, professionals?
​How many didn't?

Our focus at Queer Voicez is saving lives and helping our youth create conditions in which they can flourish.

We are currently holding a series of conversations with individuals who not only respect diversity of all kinds, but celebrate it.

Please join us in a conversation on how we can get our LGBT+ youth from 2020 to 2050 and beyond.

Our first meeting is scheduled for March 21, 2020
Maximum 20 people (so all voices can be heard).

Looking for members of the LGBT+ community and allies, people with different ethnic backgrounds, people of different abilities, different ages, different socioeconomic representations. We want all voices to be heard. Come and share your voice.
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