Reflecting Rainbow Tweens & Teens
"Many adults tend to force young people to explain everything to them directly, rather than seeking out resources online. It can be very draining to explain my identity to a lot of people just to receive respect."

Reflecting Rainbow Tweens & Teens: Empowering Adults To Support Queer & Trans Young People

100's of ideas. 1,000's of resources.

Two Black teens are laughing in the kitchen. One is trying to feed the other a piece of rainbow cake.
By yurakrasil at Envato Elements.
Four adults, 2 Black, 2 white. 2 are wearing face masks. They hold signs thatm read, "GOD LOVES ALL Children! NOT just the STRAIGHT WHITE ones," "It's OK to Say GAY," and "Gov. De Santis Love not Hate Say Gay!" The fourth sign is cut off at the bottom right corner of the photo.
This image comes from this article: "6 in 10 Americans oppose laws prohibiting LGBTQ lessons in elementary school: POLL."

Welcome to the place for supporting LGBTQA+ youth. Thank you for being here to do the work!

Reflecting Rainbow Tweens & Teens (R2T2) is your home for concrete, actionable ways to support and protect queer and trans youth.

It's the only English-language, US-based site that brings together resources not only for parents and teachers but for other relatives, all kinds of educators, mentors, therapists, primary care doctors, LGBTQA+/SGL adults, friends, and more. 

This site is divided into six sections outlined below, which are also available in the menu at the top of every page. Please dive in, pick 1-2 activities you can do, and join thousands of other adults who are carrying on this site's mission:

To reflect rainbow tweens and teens by affirming their identities and amplifying their light into the world.

About

All about R2T2 and a little about Shannon. It includes an all-important glossary and FAQ.

Context & Hot Topics

Terms and concepts that will ease your way in understanding queer and trans people's experiences. It also has an explanation of what life is like for queer and trans young people in the US.

Do something!

The heart of R2T2, this section empowers you with concrete ways to support queer & trans tweens & teens. It includes specific actions you can take depending on your resources and role in a young person's life.

Resources for Tweens to Adults

Messages for adults from queer & trans young people and from Shannon to queer & trans tweens and teens. It also features resources for adults and for youth.

Contact

Drop Shannon a line with general feedback or if you want them to share R2T2 with an adult in your life. There's also a place for LGBTQA+/SGL adults to send comments to young people and a link to sign up for R2T2's newsletter.

Merch!!

An online store, run through Fourthwall, where you can buy R2T2 merch, including cell phone cases, shirts, water bottles, mugs, stickers, and more. 50% of all proceeds benefit PFLAG.

There's no right or wrong way to navigate R2T2. Start with the part you find most compelling. From there, you can jump into the many ways to support the queer or trans young people in your life.

If you want to share R2T2, feel free to send this QR code:

QR code that will take you to the opening slider of R2T2 (which you can also access here: https://reflectingrainbowtweensandteens.lgbt/slider/.

Thank you again for being here!

The silhouettes of six children and tweens with their arms raised are shown against the background of a rainbow. There are also nine birds flying in the distance.
Image from Pixy.