Resources
Resources for Parents, Guardians, and Family Members
SoIN Pride Business Alliance
"SoIN Pride Business Alliance (SoIN PBA) is a membership-based LGBTQ+ business networking organization. We exist to amplify and unite the LGBTQ+ business community in Southern Indiana.
We invite all LGBTQ+ and allied businesses, organizations, and individuals to join us in this effort.
By joining SoIN PBA, you affirm that your business welcomes, celebrates, and supports the LGBTQ+ community."
Albion Fellows Bacon Center
"Albion Fellows Bacon Center is a non-profit organization whose mission is to prevent domestic and sexual violence and to empower victims through advocacy, education, support services and collaborative partnerships. The center provides services to victims of abuse (emotional, physical, sexual, and financial) in 11 counties in southern Indiana. Services are provided 24 hours a day to the following counties: Vanderburgh, Posey, Warrick, Spencer, Perry, Dubois, Gibson, Pike, Orange, Crawford, and Harrison."
Parents’ Influence on the Health of Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Teens: What Parents and Families Should Know
"Information on how parents can promote positive health outcomes for their LGB teen."
LGBTQIA+ Friendly Counselors
Download our PDF of LGBTQIA+ friendly counselors in our local Tri-State area.
Tri-State LGBTQIA+ Organization and Supporters
Download our PDF of LGBTQIA+ friendly organizations and supporters in our local Tri-State area.
Advocates for Youth (AFY): Are you an Askable Parent?
"AFY provides lesson plans, tips and strategies, background information, and additional resources to help youth-serving professionals create a safe space for young people of all sexual orientations and gender identities."
HealthyChildren.org: Coming Out: Information for Parents of LGBT Teens
"Coming out" is a lifelong journey of understanding, acknowledging and sharing one's gender identity and/or sexual orientation with others. It may be quick and easy for some, or longer and more difficult for others.
It is important for parents of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and questioning (LGBTQ) teens to remember each child is unique and will have their own experiences and feelings along the way."
The Family Acceptance Project
"The Family Acceptance Project® is a research, intervention, education and policy initiative to prevent health and mental health risks for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer-identified (LGBTQ) children and youth, including suicide, homelessness, drug use and HIV — in the context of their families, cultures and faith communities. We use a research-based, culturally grounded approach to help ethnically, racially and religiously diverse families learn to support their LGBTQ children."
ACLU of Indiana
"We stand in defense of the rights of women and minorities, workers, students, immigrants, gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people, and others who have seen bias and bigotry threaten the rights afforded to all of us in this country by the Constitution and the Bill of Rights."
Rainbow Jacket Project
Rainbow Jacket Project is a free clothing resource for trans, nonbinary and gender non-conforming people in Evansville, IN and surrounding areas.
*Open by appointment only.
The Inclusion of Transgender Athletes
"Trans folks’ participation in sports is a fiercely debated topic. Though trans people face discrimination in most arenas, sports seems to be the most difficult one, especially when folks attempt to bring—usually unsubstantiated—”scientific“ claims into the discussions.
In 2021, at least 70 anti-trans sports bills were proposed in more than half (30) of the U.S. states. Most of the bills targeted trans girls, with the aim of banning trans girls from competing in girls’ sport."