The SOGIE Center at UConn have released a new guide for behavioral health and other service providers on serving intersex children and adolescents and their families. The guide includes: The report details how discriminatory policies targeting transgender children and their access to healthcare also cause specific harms to people with intersex variations. Click here to download … Read more
LGBTQ+ youth are at an increased risk of homelessness due to unaccepting families of origin and wider social marginalization. 44% of LGBTQ+ youth in state care have been displaced as a direct result of their identity. Sussex Pride seeks to bridge the gap between community needs and state services. Help us to provide safe and affirming homes for the LGBTQ+ youth in Delaware by registering with ChildInc. to become a foster parent today!
http://childinc.com/foster-care/
The Unitarians Universalists of Southern Delaware (UUSD) will offer a comprehensive sexuality course for 7th to 9th graders starting October 6th. Our Whole Lives (OWL) is a comprehensive sexuality course that aims to help students make informed and responsible decisions about their sexual health and behavior. It equips participants with accurate, age-appropriate information in many … Read more
Share your story! LGBTQ+ youth and their parents or caregivers are invited to join a study on how LGBTQ+ youth grow in their identities and how parents and caregivers are involved in that development. The study is for LGBTQ+ youth ages 13 to 20 & their parent or caregiver who live in DE, NJ, MD, … Read more
Five leading national organizations that advocate for LGBTQ families joined forces on a new report, Relationships at Risk: Why We Need to Update State Parentage Laws to Protect Children and Families: Movement Advancement Project (MAP), COLAGE, Family Equality, GLBTQ Legal Advocates & Defenders (GLAD), and NCLR. The report explains how the current patchwork of parentage laws across … Read more
Camp Highlight is a camp for kids who have LGBTQ+ parents. They offer a one week sleep-away camp for children ages 8-15. We currently have space available for rookies (ages 8-10) and juniors (ages 11 and 12). We are located in Warnersville, Pennsylvania. This year our camp will run from August 13th-August 20th. It costs … Read more
Sussex Pride Families are planning to set up regular monthly play dates. These events are for all interested families that have younger kids. Currently the group includes families with LGBTQ parents, families with LGBTQ+ kids, and sometimes a combination of both. If you are interested in being part of the play dates please email info@sussexpride.org … Read more
Deepen your family’s anti-racism work with tangible, age-appropriate actions for parents, caregivers, and children that can start or continue conversations about Black history, Black excellence, race and racism. Family Equality Council has developed an Anti-Racist Toolkit that is available online. The toolkit seeks to empower families to deepen their anti-racism work through tangible, age-appropriate opportunities … Read more
A new group is forming for parents of trans children and teens in Sussex County, Delaware. We’re excited to connect parents and learn what kind of support they would like. We’re kicking things of with a group dinner that will take place in October. We’ve also launched a google group for parents of trans kids. … Read more
Sussex Pride is one of many organizations that will be receiving a grant from the Born This Way Foundation. Born This Way Foundation leverages innovative programming and partnerships to model, convene, and support healthy conversations about mental wellness, to connect youth with resources and services that support their mental health – online and offline, and … Read more