LGBTQ+ Resources

LGBTQ+ parents are at a high risk of mental health issues due to minority stress and social stigma. Fear of the implications and repercussions of disclosure, the legal difficulties involved in validating family composition, health disparities, institutional discrimination, and lack of social, family, and professional support are additional factors that can increase the difficulties intrinsic to the transition to parenthood

- Where's the Mother?: Stories from a Transgender Dad
- Journey to Parenthood: The Ultimate Guide for Same-Sex Couples (Adoption, Foster Care, Surrogacy, Co-parenting)
- Pride and Joy: A guide for lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans parents
- Baby Making for Everybody: Family Building and Fertility for LGBTQ+ and Solo Parents
- Sweet Nectar: (Hopefully) Everything You Want To Know About Chestfeeding
  (Nothing is linked because it's difficult to find with it being out of print)
- Outcare Health
- Gay with Kids
- Trans Fertility Co.
  (Includes information on issues impacting lactation, such as surgery and hormone usage, in addition to resources on inducing lactation for transgender women)
- Family Equality
- Rainbow Families
- LGBTQ Family Acceptance Project
- "Our Favorite Queer and Trans-Centered Resources for Families and Birth Workers"
- GLAAD
- The Elephant Circle
- Birth for Every Body

If you are in need of or looking for resources that are not here, please reach out so I can try and provide you with what you’re looking for.
For BIPOC families/parents, there are additional resource pages. You’ll find them back here.
If you have amazing resources that aren’t listed here but you feel like they should be, PLEASE let me know! I want to continuously expand this list, and I know there’s so many more resources out there that I’m not aware of.
Please let me know if you have trouble with any of the links so that I can address the issue!

LGBTQ+ Resources

Books

Websites

Podcasts

Chestfeeding

Local Resources

Misc.

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