Parent Resources

Parenting can be difficult, especially when your child identifies as LGBTQ. We’ve compiled of bit of guidance as you navigate the best means of support.

If you are a Birmingham parent considering conversion therapy for your child, please know that lesbian, gay and bisexual youth from highly rejecting families are more than eight times more likely to attempt suicide than youth from families who accept them as they are. Conversion therapy is a dangerous and discredited practice; here is a resource to further explain the negative impact that conversion therapy can have on your child.

Instead, please make use of The Trevor Project’s Trevor Support Center, a place where individuals can find answers to frequently asked questions and explore resources related to sexual orientation, gender identity and more. My Kid Is Gay is also a valuable digital forum that strives to help families understand and embrace their LGBTQ children.