LGBTQIA2S+ Resources

If you are LGBTIPQQA2S+, if you're a friend/family member, or if you're not looking to define yourself quite yet, here are some resources that can both entertain and educate. This is by no means a comprehensive list- more so some books, plays and other things that have helped me along my way.

For (L)esbian, (G)ay, (B)isexual, (T)ransgender, (I)ntersex, (P)ansexual, (Q)ueer or (Q)uestioning, (A)sexual and/or (2S) Two Spirit Individuals

Fiction

• Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Saenz
• Dangerous Angels series by Francesca Lia Block
• The Difference Between You and Me by Madeleine George
• Wayward Children series by Seanan McGuire
• Not Your Sidekick series by Emily Woo Zeller
• Stone Butch Blues by Leslie Feinberg
• The Realm of Possibility by David Levithan
• Detransition, Baby by Torrey Peters
• Felix Ever After by Kacen Callender

Non-Fiction

• My New Gender Workbook by Kate Bornstein
• Gender Outlaws: The Next Generation by Kate Bornstein and S Bear Bergman
• Dude, You're a Fag, Sexuality and Masculinity in High School by CJ Pascoe
• Exile and Pride: Disability, Queerness and Liberation by Eli Clare 
• Blood, Marriage, Wine & Glitter by S Bear Bergman
• Redefining Realness by Janet Mock
• Sister Outsider by Audre Lorde
• Transgender Warriors by Leslie Feinberg

Graphic Novels

• Queer: A Graphic History by Meg-John Barker
• Gender: A Graphic Guide by Meg-John Barker and Jules Scheele
• Fun Home by Alison Bechdel
• Are You My Mother? by Alison Bechdel
• Gender Queer: A Memoir by Maia Kobabe

Plays/Musicals

• Angels in America by Tony Kushner
• A Strange Loop by Michael R. Jackson
• Fun Home by Lisa Kron and Jeanine Tesori based on the graphic novel by Alison Bechdel
• Well by Lisa Kron

Websites

• National Resource Center on LGBT Aging
• The Trevor Project: Crisis Intervention and Suicide Prevention for LGBTQ youth
• Sylvia Rivera Law Project: Legal Assistance for BIPOC transgender people
• GLAAD: Shaping the media narrative for LGBTQ people
• True Colors United: Innovative solutions for LGBT youth homelessness
• Transgender Legal Defense and Education Fund

For Family/Educators

• The Family Acceptance Project: For families with LGBT children
• Familia es Familia: For Latinx people with LGBT family
• GLSEN: For educators and students working towards LGBTQ-inclusive schools

Suicide Prevention and Health Hotlines

• The Trevor Helpline - 1-866-4-U-TREVOR
• Trans Lifeline - (877) 565-8860
• SAGE: Hotline for LGBT Elders - 877-360-LGBT
• National STD/AIDS Hotline - 1-800-342-AIDS (2437)
• Asian LifeNet - Mental Health Association of New York - (877) 990-8585*