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Context & Hot Topics
Context: Background & Level-Setting
Level-setting 1: Aren’t sex and gender the same thing? What about sexuality? And what are all the other terms I’ve heard, like “pansexual” and “LGBTQA”?
Level-setting 2: How queer & trans tweens & teens experience life in the 2020s US
Hot Topics in Queer & Trans Communities
Advocating for political and cultural change
Bathrooms (and locker rooms)
Bullying
Conversion/reparative therapy
Gender non-conformity and autism
Find a fantastic therapist to help you out
HIV and AIDS
Identity labels
Our opponents: See them, know them, avoid them
Red flag language: How to tell which sources to steer clear of
Some specific sources you should avoid under all circumstances
Queer and trans joy, hope, and strengths
Restricting TGNC young people’s access to healthcare
Sex and sexuality
Sports and TGNC young people
Suicide and other crisis-related resources
Trump 2.0
Understanding identity development and changing labels
Vocabulary
Do Something!
Use Your…
Use your hearing
Use your sight
Use your speech — both written and spoken
Advocate for — and with — queer and trans young people
Names, pronouns, current events, encouraging words
Use your home, business, or vehicle
Use your money
Buy banned books
Make donations
Make donations to student groups
Make donations to queer and trans non-profits
Send gift cards (and thank-you cards)
Buy things on Transanta or Trans Meals
Use your passion
Choose books that reflect LGBTQA+/ SGL lives
Look for books that include some of these themes
Books and movies, fiction and non-fiction, should cover at least one of these topics.
The history of LGBTQA+/ SGL movements
More actions to take around banned books
Use your time
Use your problem-solving skills
Use your calm
When young people are kicked out of their home
When young people feel suicidal
Ideas For…
Ideas for parents or parent-type figures
Where parents may want to start
Be compassionate with yourself
Queer and trans media
Social media
Support your child coming out within your family
Work with others in your immediate family: siblings, spouses/ partners/ exes, and others
Realize the importance of healthcare for TGNC tweens and teens
Help your child connect with other queer and trans young people
Advocate for them in school
Advocate for them in sports
Educate your young person (and yourself) about safer sex and HIV
Choose open celebration over tolerance
Go to Pride!
Special resources for actual or potential foster parents
Ideas for mentors
Where mentors may want to start
Why mentoring overall is impactful
Reasons to mentor a queer or trans young person specifically
Find a mentee
Mentoring goes both ways
I’ve found a mentee! Now what?
Choose open celebration over tolerance
Choose from a host of fantastic activities
Ideas for both parents and mentors
Discuss challenging but important topics
Ideas especially for LGBTQA+/SGL parents, parental figures, and mentors
Ideas for other relatives
Overall ideas for other relatives
Religion
Siblings
Grandparents who aren’t parenting
Aunts, uncles, and cousins
Parents’ significant others/ stepparents
Ideas for friends
Practice makes perfect!
If you know you have a big problem with queerness and transness
If you’re not sure what to think about queer and trans people
If you’ve been a passionate ally/ accomplice to LGBTQA+/ SGL people for months or years
Ideas for educators
For everyone in education
Ways you can improve your school climate
Teachers
Teachers in a safe school and community
Teachers in a hostile school or community
Librarians
Counselors
Administrators
Administrators in a safe school and community
Administrators in a hostile school or community
School board members
A special note for LGBTQA+/ SGL people in education
Ideas for primary care providers
Critical context for primary care providers
For primary care providers’ young queer and trans patients
Make sure your office has gender-neutral restroom(s) available.
Have honest conversations with all your patients/ clients about their sexuality.
Patients/ clients who may be either in or considering entering recovery for substance use
Taking a broader role
For your young queer patients
For your young TGNC patients/ clients
Trans women, trans girls, and sex work
Where to get potential referrals for your TGNC patients
If you work or live in a state that has criminalized providing gender-affirming care to children and youth
Other resources for primary care providers
Ideas for therapists & similar mental healthcare providers
Why therapists are often essential for queer and trans youth
For therapists’ young queer and trans clients
For your young queer clients
Other resources for therapists
Ideas for supervisors and coworkers
*NEW* Ideas for child welfare workers *NEW*
Ideas for LGBTQA+/ SGL adults
Ideas for other groups
Friends’ parents
Religious leaders
Youth group leaders
Camp directors and counselors
Neighbors
Parents of a teen’s significant other (i.e., my kid is dating someone who’s queer or trans)
Resources for Tweens to Adults
What Young People Want Adults To Know
Messages for straight, cis adults
Acceptance, respect, and support: Messages for straight, cis adults
Understanding and respect: Messages for straight, cis adults
Accept us as we are, where we are: Messages for straight, cis adults
You can learn to do better: Messages for straight, cis adults
Best practices for adult allies: Messages for straight, cis adults
Adult homophobia and transphobia: Messages for straight, cis adults
Pronouns: Messages for straight, cis adults
Names (and pronouns): Messages for straight, cis adults
Other: Messages for straight, cis adults
Best practices for adult allies: Messages for straight, cis adults
It’s okay that we’re exploring ourselves: Messages for straight, cis adults
Adultism: Messages for straight, cis adults
We know ourselves: Messages for straight, cis adults
Don’t tell us who or what to be: Messages for straight, cis adults
Try to decenter yourself: Messages for straight, cis adults
Being queer or trans is not…: Messages for straight, cis adults
Changing identities or labels and finding ourselves: Messages for straight, cis adults
Labels: Messages for straight, cis adults
Going through this process can be hard: Messages for straight, cis adults
You still need to support and respect us: Messages for straight, cis adults
Once we’ve settled on an identity: Messages for straight, cis adults
Best practices for adult allies: Messages for straight, cis adults
Coming out: Messages for straight, cis adults
You and me: Messages for straight, cis adults
Coming out in general: Messages for straight, cis adults
Best practices for adult allies: Messages for straight, cis adults
Discrimination and violence: Messages for straight, cis adults
Fear: Messages for straight, cis adults
Facing the world: Messages for straight, cis adults
Best practices for adult allies: Messages for straight, cis adults
Educate yourself: Messages for straight, cis adults
General thoughts: Messages for straight, cis adults
Best practices for adult allies: Messages for straight, cis adults
Things you might not know: Messages for straight, cis adults
We’re human and like everyone else: Messages for straight, cis adults
We aren’t…: Messages for straight, cis adults
Messages for LGBTQA+/ SGL adults
Acceptance, respect, and support: Messages for LGBTQA+/ SGL adults
Accept us as we are, where we are: Messages for LGBTQA+/ SGL adults
Understanding and respect: Messages for LGBTQA+/ SGL adults
Affirmation: Messages for LGBTQA+/ SGL adults
You can learn to do better: Messages for LGBTQA+/ SGL adults
Best practices for adult allies: Messages for LGBTQA+/ SGL adults
Adult homophobia and transphobia: Messages for LGBTQA+/ SGL adults
Pronouns: Messages for LGBTQA+/ SGL adults
Names (and pronouns): Messages for LGBTQA+/ SGL adults
Other: Messages for LGBTQA+/ SGL adults
Best practices for adult allies: Messages for LGBTQA+/ SGL adults
Adultism: Messages for LGBTQA+/ SGL adults
We know ourselves: Messages for LGBTQA+/ SGL adults
Don’t tell us who or what to be: Messages for LGBTQA+/ SGL adults
Try to decenter yourself: Messages for LGBTQA+/ SGL adults
Changing identities or labels and finding ourselves: Messages for LGBTQA+/ SGL adults
It’s okay that we’re exploring ourselves: Messages for LGBTQA+/ SGL adults
Generational label (and other) changes: Messages for LGBTQA+/ SGL adults
You still need to support and respect us: Messages for LGBTQA+/ SGL adults
Best practices for adult allies: Messages for LGBTQA+/ SGL adults
Coming out (or not): Messages for LGBTQA+/ SGL adults
Discrimination and violence: Messages for LGBTQA+/ SGL adults
Fear: Messages for LGBTQA+/ SGL adults
Facing the world: Messages for LGBTQA+/ SGL adults
Activism and community: Please help and protect us!: Messages for LGBTQA+/ SGL adults
Best practices for adult allies: Messages for LGBTQA+/ SGL adults
Role modeling: Messages for LGBTQA+/ SGL adults
You give us hope: Messages for LGBTQA+/ SGL adults
You accept me and are there for me: Messages for LGBTQA+/ SGL adults
We want to learn from you: Messages for LGBTQA+/ SGL adults
It’s just so much easier to talk with you: Messages for LGBTQA+/ SGL adults
Challenges finding LGBTQA+/ SGL adults: Messages for LGBTQA+/ SGL adults
You make life better: Messages for LGBTQA+/ SGL adults
Best practices for adult allies: Messages for LGBTQA+/ SGL adults
Things you might not know: Messages for LGBTQA+/ SGL adults
Messages about intersecting identities: Messages for straight, cis adults
General intersectionality: Messages for LGBTQA+/ SGL adults: Messages about intersecting identities
Foundational ideas: Definitions, hate/ racism/ privilege: Messages about intersecting identities
Being queer AND trans: Messages about intersecting identities
Yes, it’s easier to talk with people who share my other identity/ identities: Messages about intersecting identities
No, it’s not necessarily easier to talk with people who share my other identity/ identities: Messages about intersecting identities
Autism/neurodivergence/neurodiversity
The intertwining of autism with queerness and transness: Messages about intersecting identities
Connection and isolation: Messages about intersecting identities
Experiences of ableism and queer- or trans-antagonism: Messages about intersecting identities
Religion: Messages about intersecting identities
General/ unspecified religion: Messages about intersecting identities
Specific religions: Messages about intersecting identities
Disability: Messages about intersecting identities
General/ unspecified disability: Messages about intersecting identities
Specific disabilities: Messages about intersecting identities
Race & ethnicity: Messages about intersecting identities
General race/ethnicity: Messages about intersecting identities
Specific races & ethnicities: Messages about intersecting identities
Disability & religion: Messages about intersecting identities
Race/ethnicity & religion: Messages about intersecting identities
Autism & disability: Messages about intersecting identities
Autism & fat: Messages about intersecting identities
Autism & race: Messages about intersecting identities
Autism & religion: Messages about intersecting identities
Autism, disability, & race: Messages about intersecting identities
Autism, disability, & religion: Messages about intersecting identities
Language & immigration
Language & immigration: Messages about intersecting identities
About the survey
What you’ll find here
Survey participation: Who submitted, who didn’t
Survey process: the nitty-gritty
What Shannon Wants Young People to Know
A special note for tweens
A special note for teens
Adults: Where you can go to learn more
Adult resources: Advocacy/activist, education, legal, and support organizations
Adult resources: Books & bookstores
Adult resources: Facebook
Adult resources: Instagram
Adult resources: Podcasts
Adult resources: Religion and faith
Adult resources: Websites
Youth: Where you can go to learn more
Youth resources: Advocacy/ activist, education, legal, and support organizations
Youth resources: Books
Youth resources: Movies/ streaming
Youth resources: Podcasts
Youth resources: Websites
Contact
General Contact Form
LGBTQA+/SGL adults: Do you have a message for rainbow tweens & teens?
Tweens & teens: Ask Shannon to share this site with an adult in your life
Let’s stay in touch!
Your R2T2 Subscription Management Page
Merch!!
Search
About
All About R2T2
All about R2T2’s stock (and other) photos
How R2T2 is organized
Categories
FAQ
Glossary: LGBTQA+/ SGL vocabulary and definitions
About Shannon
Slideshow: Amazing photos of queer and trans young people
Context & Hot Topics
Context: Background & Level-Setting
Level-setting 1: Aren’t sex and gender the same thing? What about sexuality? And what are all the other terms I’ve heard, like “pansexual” and “LGBTQA”?
Level-setting 2: How queer & trans tweens & teens experience life in the 2020s US
Hot Topics in Queer & Trans Communities
Advocating for political and cultural change
Bathrooms (and locker rooms)
Bullying
Conversion/reparative therapy
Gender non-conformity and autism
Find a fantastic therapist to help you out
HIV and AIDS
Identity labels
Our opponents: See them, know them, avoid them
Red flag language: How to tell which sources to steer clear of
Some specific sources you should avoid under all circumstances
Queer and trans joy, hope, and strengths
Restricting TGNC young people’s access to healthcare
Sex and sexuality
Sports and TGNC young people
Suicide and other crisis-related resources
Trump 2.0
Understanding identity development and changing labels
Vocabulary
Do Something!
Use Your…
Use your hearing
Use your sight
Use your speech — both written and spoken
Advocate for — and with — queer and trans young people
Names, pronouns, current events, encouraging words
Use your home, business, or vehicle
Use your money
Buy banned books
Make donations
Make donations to student groups
Make donations to queer and trans non-profits
Send gift cards (and thank-you cards)
Buy things on Transanta or Trans Meals
Use your passion
Choose books that reflect LGBTQA+/ SGL lives
Look for books that include some of these themes
Books and movies, fiction and non-fiction, should cover at least one of these topics.
The history of LGBTQA+/ SGL movements
More actions to take around banned books
Use your time
Use your problem-solving skills
Use your calm
When young people are kicked out of their home
When young people feel suicidal
Ideas For…
Ideas for parents or parent-type figures
Where parents may want to start
Be compassionate with yourself
Queer and trans media
Social media
Support your child coming out within your family
Work with others in your immediate family: siblings, spouses/ partners/ exes, and others
Realize the importance of healthcare for TGNC tweens and teens
Help your child connect with other queer and trans young people
Advocate for them in school
Advocate for them in sports
Educate your young person (and yourself) about safer sex and HIV
Choose open celebration over tolerance
Go to Pride!
Special resources for actual or potential foster parents
Ideas for mentors
Where mentors may want to start
Why mentoring overall is impactful
Reasons to mentor a queer or trans young person specifically
Find a mentee
Mentoring goes both ways
I’ve found a mentee! Now what?
Choose open celebration over tolerance
Choose from a host of fantastic activities
Ideas for both parents and mentors
Discuss challenging but important topics
Ideas especially for LGBTQA+/SGL parents, parental figures, and mentors
Ideas for other relatives
Overall ideas for other relatives
Religion
Siblings
Grandparents who aren’t parenting
Aunts, uncles, and cousins
Parents’ significant others/ stepparents
Ideas for friends
Practice makes perfect!
If you know you have a big problem with queerness and transness
If you’re not sure what to think about queer and trans people
If you’ve been a passionate ally/ accomplice to LGBTQA+/ SGL people for months or years
Ideas for educators
For everyone in education
Ways you can improve your school climate
Teachers
Teachers in a safe school and community
Teachers in a hostile school or community
Librarians
Counselors
Administrators
Administrators in a safe school and community
Administrators in a hostile school or community
School board members
A special note for LGBTQA+/ SGL people in education
Ideas for primary care providers
Critical context for primary care providers
For primary care providers’ young queer and trans patients
Make sure your office has gender-neutral restroom(s) available.
Have honest conversations with all your patients/ clients about their sexuality.
Patients/ clients who may be either in or considering entering recovery for substance use
Taking a broader role
For your young queer patients
For your young TGNC patients/ clients
Trans women, trans girls, and sex work
Where to get potential referrals for your TGNC patients
If you work or live in a state that has criminalized providing gender-affirming care to children and youth
Other resources for primary care providers
Ideas for therapists & similar mental healthcare providers
Why therapists are often essential for queer and trans youth
For therapists’ young queer and trans clients
For your young queer clients
Other resources for therapists
Ideas for supervisors and coworkers
*NEW* Ideas for child welfare workers *NEW*
Ideas for LGBTQA+/ SGL adults
Ideas for other groups
Friends’ parents
Religious leaders
Youth group leaders
Camp directors and counselors
Neighbors
Parents of a teen’s significant other (i.e., my kid is dating someone who’s queer or trans)
Resources for Tweens to Adults
What Young People Want Adults To Know
Messages for straight, cis adults
Acceptance, respect, and support: Messages for straight, cis adults
Understanding and respect: Messages for straight, cis adults
Accept us as we are, where we are: Messages for straight, cis adults
You can learn to do better: Messages for straight, cis adults
Best practices for adult allies: Messages for straight, cis adults
Adult homophobia and transphobia: Messages for straight, cis adults
Pronouns: Messages for straight, cis adults
Names (and pronouns): Messages for straight, cis adults
Other: Messages for straight, cis adults
Best practices for adult allies: Messages for straight, cis adults
It’s okay that we’re exploring ourselves: Messages for straight, cis adults
Adultism: Messages for straight, cis adults
We know ourselves: Messages for straight, cis adults
Don’t tell us who or what to be: Messages for straight, cis adults
Try to decenter yourself: Messages for straight, cis adults
Being queer or trans is not…: Messages for straight, cis adults
Changing identities or labels and finding ourselves: Messages for straight, cis adults
Labels: Messages for straight, cis adults
Going through this process can be hard: Messages for straight, cis adults
You still need to support and respect us: Messages for straight, cis adults
Once we’ve settled on an identity: Messages for straight, cis adults
Best practices for adult allies: Messages for straight, cis adults
Coming out: Messages for straight, cis adults
You and me: Messages for straight, cis adults
Coming out in general: Messages for straight, cis adults
Best practices for adult allies: Messages for straight, cis adults
Discrimination and violence: Messages for straight, cis adults
Fear: Messages for straight, cis adults
Facing the world: Messages for straight, cis adults
Best practices for adult allies: Messages for straight, cis adults
Educate yourself: Messages for straight, cis adults
General thoughts: Messages for straight, cis adults
Best practices for adult allies: Messages for straight, cis adults
Things you might not know: Messages for straight, cis adults
We’re human and like everyone else: Messages for straight, cis adults
We aren’t…: Messages for straight, cis adults
Messages for LGBTQA+/ SGL adults
Acceptance, respect, and support: Messages for LGBTQA+/ SGL adults
Accept us as we are, where we are: Messages for LGBTQA+/ SGL adults
Understanding and respect: Messages for LGBTQA+/ SGL adults
Affirmation: Messages for LGBTQA+/ SGL adults
You can learn to do better: Messages for LGBTQA+/ SGL adults
Best practices for adult allies: Messages for LGBTQA+/ SGL adults
Adult homophobia and transphobia: Messages for LGBTQA+/ SGL adults
Pronouns: Messages for LGBTQA+/ SGL adults
Names (and pronouns): Messages for LGBTQA+/ SGL adults
Other: Messages for LGBTQA+/ SGL adults
Best practices for adult allies: Messages for LGBTQA+/ SGL adults
Adultism: Messages for LGBTQA+/ SGL adults
We know ourselves: Messages for LGBTQA+/ SGL adults
Don’t tell us who or what to be: Messages for LGBTQA+/ SGL adults
Try to decenter yourself: Messages for LGBTQA+/ SGL adults
Changing identities or labels and finding ourselves: Messages for LGBTQA+/ SGL adults
It’s okay that we’re exploring ourselves: Messages for LGBTQA+/ SGL adults
Generational label (and other) changes: Messages for LGBTQA+/ SGL adults
You still need to support and respect us: Messages for LGBTQA+/ SGL adults
Best practices for adult allies: Messages for LGBTQA+/ SGL adults
Coming out (or not): Messages for LGBTQA+/ SGL adults
Discrimination and violence: Messages for LGBTQA+/ SGL adults
Fear: Messages for LGBTQA+/ SGL adults
Facing the world: Messages for LGBTQA+/ SGL adults
Activism and community: Please help and protect us!: Messages for LGBTQA+/ SGL adults
Best practices for adult allies: Messages for LGBTQA+/ SGL adults
Role modeling: Messages for LGBTQA+/ SGL adults
You give us hope: Messages for LGBTQA+/ SGL adults
You accept me and are there for me: Messages for LGBTQA+/ SGL adults
We want to learn from you: Messages for LGBTQA+/ SGL adults
It’s just so much easier to talk with you: Messages for LGBTQA+/ SGL adults
Challenges finding LGBTQA+/ SGL adults: Messages for LGBTQA+/ SGL adults
You make life better: Messages for LGBTQA+/ SGL adults
Best practices for adult allies: Messages for LGBTQA+/ SGL adults
Things you might not know: Messages for LGBTQA+/ SGL adults
Messages about intersecting identities: Messages for straight, cis adults
General intersectionality: Messages for LGBTQA+/ SGL adults: Messages about intersecting identities
Foundational ideas: Definitions, hate/ racism/ privilege: Messages about intersecting identities
Being queer AND trans: Messages about intersecting identities
Yes, it’s easier to talk with people who share my other identity/ identities: Messages about intersecting identities
No, it’s not necessarily easier to talk with people who share my other identity/ identities: Messages about intersecting identities
Autism/neurodivergence/neurodiversity
The intertwining of autism with queerness and transness: Messages about intersecting identities
Connection and isolation: Messages about intersecting identities
Experiences of ableism and queer- or trans-antagonism: Messages about intersecting identities
Religion: Messages about intersecting identities
General/ unspecified religion: Messages about intersecting identities
Specific religions: Messages about intersecting identities
Disability: Messages about intersecting identities
General/ unspecified disability: Messages about intersecting identities
Specific disabilities: Messages about intersecting identities
Race & ethnicity: Messages about intersecting identities
General race/ethnicity: Messages about intersecting identities
Specific races & ethnicities: Messages about intersecting identities
Disability & religion: Messages about intersecting identities
Race/ethnicity & religion: Messages about intersecting identities
Autism & disability: Messages about intersecting identities
Autism & fat: Messages about intersecting identities
Autism & race: Messages about intersecting identities
Autism & religion: Messages about intersecting identities
Autism, disability, & race: Messages about intersecting identities
Autism, disability, & religion: Messages about intersecting identities
Language & immigration
Language & immigration: Messages about intersecting identities
About the survey
What you’ll find here
Survey participation: Who submitted, who didn’t
Survey process: the nitty-gritty
What Shannon Wants Young People to Know
A special note for tweens
A special note for teens
Adults: Where you can go to learn more
Adult resources: Advocacy/activist, education, legal, and support organizations
Adult resources: Books & bookstores
Adult resources: Facebook
Adult resources: Instagram
Adult resources: Podcasts
Adult resources: Religion and faith
Adult resources: Websites
Youth: Where you can go to learn more
Youth resources: Advocacy/ activist, education, legal, and support organizations
Youth resources: Books
Youth resources: Movies/ streaming
Youth resources: Podcasts
Youth resources: Websites
Contact
General Contact Form
LGBTQA+/SGL adults: Do you have a message for rainbow tweens & teens?
Tweens & teens: Ask Shannon to share this site with an adult in your life
Let’s stay in touch!
Your R2T2 Subscription Management Page
Merch!!
Search
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