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PFLAG NORWALK hopes that you may find this list helpful. Please note that we do not specifically endorse any organization listed here.
More resources can be found at our monthly PFLAG meetings.
Participate in a study:
Are you a parental figure of a child who identifies as trans or nonbinary? Consider getting support from the Parent Support Program. This program is based on psychological research and can help support you through your process. The program is currently being studied for its effectiveness. Click the link for more information and to participate in the study or go to our Facebook page.

-You must be the parent or primary caregiver of a trans or nonbinary child between 10 and 24 years of age to participate.
-By participating you will receive either a $10 Amazon gift card or $10 Target gift card for completing a one month follow up survey and another $10 gift card for completing a two-month follow up survey. Alternately, you will have the option to donate your earnings to Gender Spectrum, a nonprofit that supports parents of trans youth.
-Participants will be randomly assigned to complete the Parents Support Program or to wait for one month to complete the program. The Parent Support Program is an online program with 3 modules that include videos, educational materials, and writing activities designed to support parents of trans youth. --All participants will be asked to complete a series of questionnaires prior to completing the program, and at one and two months after starting the program. Each survey is anticipated to take 10 -15 minutes to complete.

If you have any questions feel free to email me at parentsupportprogram@paloaltou.edu. This study has been approved by the Palo Alto University Institutional Review Board.

 Gender Spectrum: Gender Spectrum has many programs offered.  Please check out their website for more online groups, webinars, and more!

Counseling at TCC
TCC now provides in-house counseling services for the LGBTQ+ community! Counseling sessions are supervised by a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) with advanced MFT students providing comprehensive counseling to individuals, couples, and families.
Issues that may be addressed in counseling include, but are not limited to:
· Coming out
· Depression
· Anxiety
· Substance use, abuse, and addiction
· Relationship and parenting
· Self-esteem and self-acceptance
· Cultural and/or religious identity
· HIV/AIDS
· Sexual and gender identity
· Transitioning and trans health/identity
All clients will receive an intake and a care plan to assess how our counselors can best meet your needs moving forward. Please note that TCC does not accept insurance but fees for counseling services will be on a generous sliding scale with fees starting as low as $5.00 depending on self-reported income.
To apply for counseling, click below to fill out the Therapy Interest Survey. A TCC staff person will be in contact with you to schedule an appointment. A limited number of spots are available-- if capacity is reached, it will be updated on this page.
Or contact Irene Tsikitas, LMSW—Deputy Director, TCC email Irene@ctpridecenter.org

Articles of interest:

Parents may struggle, for many different reasons, when their child comes out as LGBTQ+, but here is some help.
The article below explores how hard it can be on the child when a parent grieves the loss of the gender that was designated at birth. 
 
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/18/opinion/gender-transition-death-grief.html?action=click&module=Opinion&pgtype=Homepage


Other local PFLAG Chapters:
​www.PFLAGWestchester.org 
Following their weekly support meetings, PFLAG Westchester offers the Westchester Trans Forum. It is a great learning experience on a variety of topics, a place to find area resources and a good way to connect with other people who are part of or who have friends and family in the transgender and gender non-conforming communities. Both the support group and the forum are located at The Loft, 252 Bryant Avenue in White Plains NY. This event is free. You can register or find more details by clicking on the link above. 


​The Real Million is a new coalition--co-led by PFLAG National and Pflag Canada--of moms, dads, parents, and parenting people who love and support their LGBTQIA2S+ kids of all ages. Through coordinated digital engagement, The Real Million seeks to: 

  • Harness the power and support of actual millions of parents and parenting people so that when we say, “Millions of us support our LGBTQIA2S+ kids,” we really mean it; 
  • Proactively thank companies and organizations around the world that work to be inclusive of our LGBTQIA2S+ kids; and 
  • Respond quickly, thoughtfully, and powerfully to negative messages from other groups that actively work to harm our LGBTQIA2S+ kids.
Learn more, and sign up, at therealmillion.org. Then be sure to follow the social accounts on Facebook (facebook.com/therealmillion), and Twitter/Instagram (@_therealmillion).


PFLAG Member Recommended Resources
Legal Name &/or Gender Change Guide - a guide created by GLAD to help you through the process of legally changing your name or gender on documents in New England states.
Refuge Restrooms -  this app maps safe restrooms for transgender, intersex and gender non-comforming individuals.
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​Youth/Student Resources
Zippia - The following 30 scholarships are dedicated to supporting the LGBTQ+ community. Find LGBTQ-friendly scholarship information for students
Live Out Loud Each year Live Out Loud awards $10,000 scholarships to college bound high school seniors to recognize students who have created significant change towards LGBTQ+ equity in their school or community.  Financial need is a major consideration in the selection.  Scholarship applications are due 3/31/19.  Feel free to email jd@liveoutloud.info. 
Safe Schools Coalition A public-private partnership in support of LGBTQ+ and questioning youth
Facts for Teens & Parents The American Academy of Pediatrics
Trevor Space (LGBT social networking) A safe space for LGBTQ+ young people
Welcoming Schools Human Rights Campaign Foundation program providing training for schools to welcome diverse families
Advocates for Youth  A K-12 Sexuality Education Curriculum
LGBT Student Resource  Creating More Welcoming Environments For LGBTQ+ Teens And College Students
Point Foundation (LGBT scholarships) National LGBTQ+ scholarship fund
NGPA Scholarship
 The largest organization of LGBTQ+ aviation professionals and enthusiasts from around the world.
CDC (Health for LGBT Youth) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention LGBTQ health resources
LGBTQ College Student Guide  Creating a Welcoming Campus and Community. Scholarships and financial aid for LGBTQ+ students

Wellness Resources
Gay & Lesbian Medical Association Health professionals advancing LGBTQ+ equality
LGBT Addiction Guide  LGBTQ+ and Addiction: Causes, Resources and Treatment
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LGBT Health & Wellbeing Publication- U.S. Dept of Health and Human Services recommendations on improving the health and well-being of the LGBTQ+ community.
Fenway Institute (LGBT mental health) - National LGBTQ+ Health Education Center

Legal Resources
Out and Equal in the Workplace
Know Your Rights (ACLU)
Lambda Legal

National Center for Lesbian Rights
ACLU CT
GSAFE Know Your Rights
GLAD
Transgender Law Center
CT LGBT Law
Williams Institute

Activist Organizations
National Gay & Lesbian Taskforce advances full freedom, justice and equality for LGBTQ+ people.
Soulforce working to end the political and religious oppression of LGBTQ+ people through relentless nonviolent resistance.
Outright International fights for human rights for LGBTQ+ people everywhere
Human Rights Campaign LGBTQ+ civil rights organization

Medical
Yale School of Medicine Gender Program (New Haven, CT)
World Health Clinicians (Norwalk, CT)
Jim Collins Foundation (raises funds for gender conforming surgeries)
Hartford Gay & Lesbian Health Collective
Gay Men's Health Crisis
Healthcare Equality Index
Trans Health
Addiction Resource

Dr AJ Eckert - (860) 365-2446 Preventive Medicine, Complementary and Integrative Medicine, Primary Care Physician
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National Resources
Gay, Lesbian, and Straight Education Network
COLAGE
Family Pride Coalition
Gay Straight Alliance Network 
National Center for Transgender Equality
National Safe Place
The Trevor Project
It Gets Better
Gender Spectrum
Family Acceptance Project
Freedom to Marry
Matthew Shepard Foundation
Dignity (support group for LGBT Catholics)
International Day Against Homophobia (May 17)
Rainbow Health Initiative


Additional Resources
Out CT
Trans Faith Network
Purple Rainbow
GLAAD
Family Equality
Workplace Guide for Transgender Individuals
New York Public Library - Read E-Books with SimplyE. With your library card, it's easier than ever to choose from more than 300,000 e-books on SimplyE, The New York Public Library's free e-reader app. Gain access to digital resources for all ages, including e-books, audiobooks, databases, and more.

Books
"A Quick and Easy Guide to They/Them Pronouns" by Archie Bongiovanni, Tristan Jimerson

LGBT Lifestyle/Social App
B-Out

Support
Trans Lifeline 877-565-8860
Trevor Project 866-488-7386
Tony Ferraiolo (youth groups/family support/coaching)

Local Resources
Triangle Community Center

For more information, please contact the following resources:
PFLAG Hartford
PFLAG National
The Triangle Community Center of Norwalk
PFLAG NORWALK hopes that you may find this list helpful. Please note that we do not specifically endorse any organization listed here.
More resources can be found at our monthly PFLAG meetings.
​PFLAGNorwalk is a chapter of PFLAG National, and is a 503 (c) 3 non-profit organization