For Parents, Caregivers, & Family Members
FAMILY ACCEPTANCE PROJECT
Research from the Family Acceptance Project® shows that families play a critical role in contributing to serious health risks & promoting well-being for LGBTQ young people.
Learn about how family behaviors affect your LGBTQ child’s health risks and ways to reduce risk and increase support.
Parent/Caregiver Groups
Online Group for Parent/Caregivers of Gender Diverse Youth
Gender Spectrum through PFLAG Connects for Parents and Family Members
These virtual meetings are open to parents and caregivers of a young person who is gender diverse. Each meeting will be led by skilled facilitators who support families raising gender-diverse youth, and who will guide attendees in receiving support, giving support, and finding resources to help their loved ones, families, and communities.
Other Helpful Websites
PFLAG National
The first and largest organization dedicated to supporting, educating, and advocating for LGBTQ+ people and their families.
The Trevor Project
Works to create a safer world for LGBTQ young people.
Human Right Campaign
Works to ensure that every LGBTQ+ person is free to live their life openly, with their equal rights ensured.
Transintimate
Online live and self-paced trans-centered courses for cisgender people.
Faith Based Resources
PFLAG National Faith Resources
Personal Stories from the Faith Community
Additional Family Resources from Straight For Equality
Roaring Fork Valley’s United Methodist Church (Glenwood Springs, Carbondale and Basalt) has created an official statement of inclusion. They welcome “every gender identity, gender expression, and sexual orientation”.
Related to School
School Anti-Discrimination Laws
Colorado Title IX Gender and Sexual Orientation
US Federal Student Rights
GLSEN
Experts on all things school and LGBTQIA+. Works to create safe, supportive schools
GLSEN's research on student and staff GSA experiences
GLSEN's Four Core Supports for Inclusive Schools
GLSEN Improving School Climate Research Brief
Local & Regional Resources
PFLAG Roaring Fork Valley
You are in the right place. We can help connect you with the resources you need or a peer to talk to, please call us!
Come to a PFLAG RFV Peer to Peer Meetup!
Roaring Fork Schools Family Resources Center
Reach out for help your family meet basic needs, find mental health care or support academic achievement. Se habla Español. (970) 384-9500
Aspen Family Connections
Reach out to help your family meet basic needs, find local programs to support your child, find mental health care or support academic achievement. Se habla Español. (970) 205-7025
One Colorado
One Colorado is the state’s leading advocacy organization dedicated to advancing equality for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) Coloradans and their families. (303) 396-6170
Affirming Voices Education Event
Recording of a Zoom webinar from March 14, 2022, for families and community members on the topic of supporting local LGBTQ+ youth. The event features speaker Lillian Rivera from Gender Spectrum as well as a local panel of LGBTQ young people, parents and local advocates.