LGBTQ+ PRIDE RESOURCES

Community High School District 218 is excited to celebrate our LGBTQ+ staff and alum during the month of June. We are so very thankful to the staff, alum, and community members who have been celebrating the accomplishments and awesomeness of those within our school community.

RESOURCES

LGBTQ PRIDE RESOURCES

Learning for Justice Celebrating LGBTQ Pride Month
The Trevor Project Resource
ADL Resource

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES

For Students

For Parents

For Staff

https://www.thetrevorproject.org

Information, support, connection, crisis counseling for
queer teens
● https://www.scarleteen.com - Inclusive, comprehensive, supportive info for teens and
emerging adults about gender, sexuality and relationships
● https://www.refugerestrooms.org - A tool for finding gender-neutral restrooms
● https://bravespacealliance.org/ - Brave Space Alliance is the first Black-led, trans-led
LGBTQ+ Center located on the South Side of Chicago, dedicated to creating and
providing affirming, culturally competent, for-us by-us resources, programming, and
services for LGBTQ+ individuals on the South and West sides of the city.
●https://www.glaad.org/amp/transmen-and-trans-masc-people-share-their-favorite-part-bei
ng-trans-offer-advice-youth-and-allies - Advice for queer youth and allies from transmen
and trans masc people

● https://www.glaad.org/amp/7-young-people-discuss-their-ace-identities-and-what-people-
get-wrong-about-asexuality - Seven young people discuss their ace identities and what

people get wrong about asexuality
● https://gendercool.org/ - The GenderCool Project is a youth-led movement bringing
positive change to the world. The Champions are helping replace misinformed opinions
with positive experiences meeting transgender and non-binary youth who are thriving.

https://www.innerbody.com/mental-health-resources-for-the-lgbtq-community

The Inner-body mental health resource provides information that supports the mental health of members of the LGBTQ community.

● https://pflag.org/ - For parents and allies, education and advocacy materials as well as
details on how to support queer children and loved ones
● http://www.transyouthequality.org/for-parents - Information and resources for parents of
queer students
● https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/wellness-and-prevention/tips-for-parents-of-lgbt
q-youth - Tips for Parents of LGBTQ Youth, from Johns Hopkins Medicine
● https://lgbtqfamilyacceptance.org

● https://www.glsen.org - GLSEN works to ensure that LGBTQ students are able to learn
and grow in a school environment free from bullying and harassment
● https://www.learningforjustice.org/ - Queer history and best classroom practices for
teachers
● https://www.adl.org/resources/tools-and-strategies/lgbtq-pride-month-and-education-reso
urces - Classroom resources and teaching resources for pride month
● https://www.thetrevorproject.org/survey-2022/ - 2022 National Survey on LGBTQ Youth
Mental Health - hard facts on why it's so essential to affirm queer youth
● https://transstudent.org/ - Quick infographics with a variety of information about queer
youth and trans identity, free to share and print

● https://gender-spectrum.cdn.prismic.io/gender-spectrum/8f79a6e0-5f5c-4434-a4d3-facb
33a95cda_Fillable_Student_Gender_Support_Plan_Oct2022.pdf - Gender Plan, fillable
online
● https://hrc-prod-requests.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/files/assets/resources/Schools-I
n-Transition.pdf - Schools in transition: A guide for supporting trans students in K-12
schools
● https://www.isbe.net/Documents/ISBE-Guidance-Supporting-Transgender-Nonbinary-Ge
nder-Nonconforming-Students.pdf - Strengthening inclusion in schools: Illinois State
Board of Education’s non-regulatory guidance on supporting trans and nonbinary
students
● https://www.parents.com/parenting/dynamics/lgbtq/lgbtq-history-in-schools-why-teachers
-need-to-prioritize-queer-visability-in-classrooms/ - Why it is necessary to prioritize queer
visibility in classrooms