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Further Reading & Resources

Books

  • Aberrations in Black: Toward a Queer of Color Critique - Roderick A. Ferguson
  • All About Love - bell hooks
  • Beyond the Gender Binary - Alok Valid-Menon
  • Captive Genders: Trans Embodiment and the Prison Industrial Complex, Second Edition - Eric A. Stanley (Editor); Nat Smith (Editor); CeCe McDonald (Foreword)
  • Cistem Failure: Essays On Blackness and Cisgender - Marquis Bey
  • Delusions of Gender: How Our Minds, Society, and Neurosexism Create Difference - Cordelia Fine
  • Feminism Is for Everybody: Passionate Politics - bell hooks
  • Feminist, Queer, Crip - Alison Kafer
  • Gender Outlaw: On Men, Women and the Rest of Us - Kate Bornstein
  • Gender Trouble: Feminism and the Subversion of Identity - Judith Butler
  • In A Queer Time and Place - Jack Halbertam
  • Making Love and Relations Beyond Settler Sex and Family - Kim TallBear
  • My Child Is Trans, Now What?: A Joy-Centered Approach to Support - Ben V. Greene
  • Queering the Color Line: Race and the invention of homosexuality in American culture - Siobhan B. Somerville
  • Raising LGBTQ Allies: A Parent's Guide to Changing the Messages from the Playground - Chris Tompkins
  • Re-thinking Sex - Chirstine Emba
  • Sexed Up: How Society Sexualizes Us, and How We Can Fight Back - Julia Serano
  • Sister Outsider - Audre Lorde
  • Transgender History: The Roots of Today’s Revolution - Susan Stryker
  • Trans Medicine: The Emergence and Practice of Treating Gender - stef shuster
  • The Will to Change - bell hooks
  • Undoing Gender - Judith Butler
  • Whipping Girl: A Transexual Woman on Sexism and the Scapegoating of Femininity - Julia Serano

General Readings

  • Adelman, M., Ed. Long Time Passing: Lives of Older Lesbians. Alyson Publications, Boston, 1986. Personal Stories.
  • Bailey, Derrick S. Homosexuality and the Western Christian Tradition. 1975. Archon Books. Includes bibliography.
  • Blumenfeld, Warren J. Homophobia: How We All Pay the Price. Boston. Beacon Press, 1992. Essays on the generalized effects of homophobia and heterosexism.
  • Borhek, Mary V. Coming out to Parents, Pilgrim Press, 1983. A two-way survival guide for gays, lesbians, and their parents. How to handle the confusion, disappointment, and guilt that is sometimes present.
  • Brown, Rita Mae. Rubyfruit Jungle, Bantam Books, 1973, 1988. A novel about growing up lesbian in American.
  • Clark, Don. Loving Someone Gay. Celestialarts, 1977, 1987. Sympathetic and knowledgeable guide for gays, their families, friends, therapists and counselors who want to support them. Written by a therapist who is a gay father.
  • Cohen, Susan and Daniel. When Someone You Know is Gay. Celestialarts, 1989. Addressed to adolescents as informational, this covers a wide range of topics honestly and empathetically.
  • Dew, Robb Foreman. The Family Heart. Ballantine Books, 1994. A mother’s memoir of when her adolescent son came out…the impact on relationships within and beyond the family, and their processes for survival and growth.
  • Fairchild, Betty. Now That You Know, Harcourt, Brace, Jovanovich, 1977. Personal account of one of the founders of the national organization of Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (P-FLAG). Includes practical advice and many first-person stories from parents and gay youth.
  • Fricke, Aaron. Reflections of A Rock Lobster. Alyson Publications, 1981. Aaron Fricke made national news when he sued his school for the right to take a male date to the prom. Here is his story of growing up gay in America.
  • Garden, Nancy. Annie on My Mind. Farrar, Straus, & Giroux, 1982. A realistic love story of two young women. Includes lots of useful and accurate information about homosexuality and tells what it feels like to be gay.
  • Windmeyer, Shane, ed. (founder of Lambda 10 Project). Brotherhood: Gay Life in College Fraternities, Alyson Publications, 2005. Are the bonds of brotherhood strong enough to overcome homophobia within a fraternity, even when it comes to rushing openly gay or love between fraternity brothers? Those are some of the questions raised in this book.
  • Windemeyer, Shane, ed. Out on Fraternity Row: Personal Accounts of Being Gay in a College Fraternity, 1998. Groundbreaking anthology of college life.

Articles

Articles specifically addressing the LGBTQ population in a college/university setting

  • Beemyn, Brett, et al. Transgender Issues on College Campuses. New Directions for Student Services. Vol. 111 (2005)
  • Brown, Robert, et al. Assessing the Campus Climate for Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender (GLBT) Students Using a Multiple Perspectives Approach. Journal of College Student Development. Vol. 45 Issue 1. (2004)
  • Evans, Nancy, and Todd Herriott. Freshmen Impressions: How Investigating the Campus Climate for LGBT Students Affected Four Freshmen Students. Journal of College Student Development. Vol. 45 Issue 3.(2004)
  • Evans, Nancy. The Impact of LGBT Safe Zone Project on Campus Climate. Journal of College Student Development. Vol.43 Issue 4. (2002)
  • Finkel, Melinda, et al. Diversity Training in Graduate School: An Exploratory Evaluation of the Safe Zone Project.Professional Psychology. Vol. 34 Issue 5. (2003)
  • Ivory, Brian. LGBT Students in Community College: Characteristics, Challenges, and Recommendations. New Directions for Student Services. Vol. 111 (Fall 2005)
  • Renn, Kristen, and Brent Bilodeau. Leadership Identity Development Among Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Student Leaders. NASPA Journal. Vol. 42 Issue 3. (2004)
  • Renn, Kristen. LGBT Student Leaders and Queer Activists: Identities of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Identified College Student Leaders and Activists. Journal of College Student Development. Vol. 48 Issue 3. (2007)

Podcasts

Videos

Movies

  • Paris is Burning (1990)
  • Disclosure (2020)

Social Media

Instagram

  • Alok Valid-Menon (@alokvmenon)
  • The Buckeye Flame (@thebuckeyeflame)
  • Charlie Amaya Scott (@dineaesthetics)
  • Ericka Hart, M.Ed (@ihartericka)
  • Erin Reed (@erininthemorning)
  • Equality Ohio (@equality.ohio)
  • Honesty for Ohio Education (@honesty4ohioed)
  • Imani Barbarin (@crutches_and_spice)
  • J Mase III (@jmaseiii)
  • Matt Bernstein (@mattxiv)
  • Sarah Kate (SK) Smigiel (@justsaysk)
  • Schuyler Bailar (@pinkmantaray)
  • Them (@them)
  • TransOhio (@transohio_org)

Resources

Local Organizations to Support

  • LGBT Community Center of Greater Cleveland — https://lgbtcleveland.org/
    • The Queer Youth (QYou) Initiative at the LGBT Community Center of Greater Cleveland is a safe and affirming place for LGBTQ+ youth ages 11-19.
    • Open Arms is a new monthly parent and caregiver support group on Cleveland's East Side
    • Trans+ offers opportunities to individuals within the transgender and non-binary community to discuss different aspects of their journeys, share vital resources, celebrate each other’s successes, and support one another when faced with challenges as a collective group.
    • Rainbow Pioneers is a social support group that serves LGBTQ+ individuals ages 50+.
  • Margie’s Hope — Trans, non-binary, and gender non conforming support services
  • The Buckeye Flame — Ohio’s only LGBTQ+ newsroom
  • Central Outreach — Cleveland Heights location for LGBTQ+ inclusive healthcare, STI testing, access to PrEP
  • TransOhio — Ohio’s Trans Advocacy organization.
  • Equality Ohio — Legal Advocacy Organization.
  • PFLAG — "Parents, Families, Friends, and Allies United with LGBT People"
  • Colors+ — LGBTQ+ Youth Center
    • Programs (Such as Playgroup, Family Dinner, and Summer Camp)
  • AIDS Taskforce of Greater Cleveland — provides a compassionate and collaborative response to the needs of people infected, affected and at risk of HIV/AIDS across the Greater Cleveland region.
  • The Queer Trans Project - Free Gender Affirming Care Items
  • Trans Youth Emergency Project - Helps families navigate anti-trans legal environments by offering logistical and financial support. Our team provides 1-on-1 custom patient navigation services to unimpacted providers and supports families of transgender youth with travel grants. 

Healthcare Worker Resources

Websites for Learning More

Organizations Doing Good

Crisis Resources

  • Trevor Hotline: Call 1-866-488-7386 or text “TREVOR” to 1-202-304-1200
  • Trans Lifeline: “A peer support service run by trans people, for trans and questioning callers.” Call 877-565-8860 (United States) or 877-330-6366 (Canada)
  • GLBT National Hotline: 888-843-4564
  • National Coalition Of Anti-Violence Programs: 212-714-1141 (English And Spanish)
  • GLBT National Youth Talkline: 800-246-7743
  • DeHQ: LGBTQ Helpline For South Asians: 908-367-3374
  • Blackline: 1-800-604-5841
  • Black Trans Women Inc.
  • National Black Trans Advocacy Coalition
  • Black Trans Travel Fund