Welcome to the Florida School Counselor Association LGBTQ Resource Page. Please find resources in the form of attachments and link to help your students.
What Does LGBTQ-IA Mean?
- Lesbian – A female- identified person who is attracted romantically, physically, or emotionally to another female-identified person.
- Gay – A person, mainly a male-identified person, who is attracted romantically, physically, or emotionally to another a person of the same sex.
- Bisexual – A person who is attracted romantically, physically, or emotionally to both men and women.
- Transgender – A person who is a member of a gender other than that expected based on anatomical sex.
- Queer – An umbrella term which embraces a variety of sexual preferences, orientations, and habits of those who do not adhere to the heterosexual and cisgender majority. The term queer includes, but is not exclusive to lesbians, gay men, bisexuals, transpeople, and intersex persons, traditionally, this term is derogatory and hurtful, however, many people who do not adhere to sexual and/or gender norms use it to self-identify in a positive way.
- Intersex – Someone who’s physical sex characteristics are not categorized as exclusively male or exclusively female.
- Asexual – A person who does not have a sexual orientation. A person that does not experience a sexual attraction but can experience a romantic, emotional, or aesthetic attraction to another person.
- Ally – A person who does not identify as LGBTQIA, but supports the rights and safety of those who do
American School Counseling Association (ASCA) Position Statements
- The School Counselor and Gender Equity (ASCA)
- The School Counselor and LGBTQ Youth (ASCA)
- The School Counselor and Transgender/Gender-nonconforming Youth (ASCA)
Manuals and Guides
- The School Board of Broward County, FL Resolution No. 16-22
- Safe space kit: A guide to supporting lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender students in your school
- Safe zone poster
- The Safe zone project
- Reflecting resiliency: Openness about sexual orientation and/or gender identity and its relationship to well-being and educational outcomes for LGBT students
- Coming out Resource Guide
- Coming out for African Americans
- Coming out for Hispanic families
- Answers to Your Questions About Transgender People, Gender Identity, and Gender Expression
- Mental Health of Transgender Children Who Are Supported in their Identities
- Research Exploring the Health, Wellness, and Safety Concerns of Sexual Minority Youth
- Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Health
- Understanding Sexual Minority Adolescents
- Gender Transition Guide: Primer for Students, Parents, Teachers, and School-based Providers
- LGBTQ Resources for Professionals
- South Florida Support Groups
- Parents’ Influence on the Health of Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Teens
- Responding to Concerns: Teaching About Gender
Links to State of Florida resources
- The Center Orlando
- Pride Center Florida
- Compass LGBT Community Center
- Gainesville Pride
- Also Youth
- Metro Health Wellness and Community Center
- Ft. Lauderdale LGBT Chamber of Commerce
- Miami Dade LGBT Chamber of Commerce
- Safe Schools South Florida
- Equality Florida Action
Links to National resources
- Gay, Lesbian, and Straight Education Network (GLESEN)
- Safe Schools South Florida (SSSF)
- PFLAG – Support for families of LGBT students
- Happy Hippies
- The Community of LGBT Centers – Center Links
- Gender Spectrum
- The National Center for Transgender Equality
- Trans Life Line – Hotline: (877) 565-8860
- The Trevor Project (crisis interventions) – Hotline: 866-488-7386
- True Colors Fund – Ending Homelessness for LGBT youth
- Welcoming Schools – A project of the Human Rights Campaign (Welcoming Schools offers professional development tools, lessons aligned with the Common Core State Standards, and many additional resources for elementary schools)
- Health Care Equality Index – LGBTQ friendly doctors and clinics
- The Yes Institute
- The Alliance – 305-899-8087
- Gay Straight Alliance Network