PFLAG believes in promoting change through education. Listed below are just some key educational resources that you can download for free from PFLAG National:
- Our Trans Loved Ones
- The Guide to Being a Trans Ally
- The Guide to Being a Straight Ally
- Be Yourself
- Se Tu Mismo
- Our Children
- Nuestras Hijas Y Nuestras Hijos
- Safe Schools
Important: Go to PFLAG National to see other resources you can download for free.
Other useful information:
- Download the American Psychological Association brochure on Sexual Orientation and Homosexuality.
- Download LGBTQ Basic Glossy for definitions of LGBTQ related items.
- Download Questions and Answers for Parents and Family Members of Gender Variant and Transgendered Youth – a publication of the Vancouver School Board.
- Download Early Childhood Development, Your Options: How Do I Know If My Child Is Transgender? by Stephanie Brill and Caitlin Ryan, Ph.D, ACSW.
- Download Supportive Families, Healthy Children for LDS Families – a publication of the Family Acceptance Project at San Francisco State University.
- Download Understanding Gender. This is a Gender Spectrum publication.
- LGBT Studies: The LGBT Studies Certificate Program at Napa Valley College was created in 2012 to prepare students interested in a degree in LGBT studies for transfer to a two or four-year institution. LGBT-120 Introduction to LGBT Studies New Time for Fall 2018 Tuesday/Thursdays 11 am-12:15 pm. Registration Begins May 1, 2018. Click on the following link to view brochure: LGBT120Courseflier
Recommended Books, Audio, Video:
- 10 Groundbreaking LGBTQ Children’s Books: A list of LGBTQ-themed children’s books.
- BEYOND ACCEPTANCE: Carolyn Griffin & Marian and Arthur Wirth (1986)
- BI ANY OTHER NAME: Bisexual People Speak Out, Ed. Loraine Hutchins & Lani Ka’ahumanu (1991)
- COMING OUT: An Act of Love, Rob Eichberg, Ph.D. (1990)
- COMING OUT TO PARENTS: Mary V. Borhek (1983)
- DIFFERENT DAUGHTERS: A Book by Mothers of Lesbians, Louise Raskin, Ed. (1987)
- IS IT A CHOICE?: Answers to 300 of the Most Frequently Asked Questions about Gays and Lesbians, Eric Marcus (1993)
- THE FAMILY HEART: A Memoir Of When Our Son Came Out, Robb Forman Dew (1995)
- NOT LIKE OTHER BOYS: Growing Up Gay: a Mother and a Son look back, Marlene Fanta Shyer and Christopher Shyer (1996)
- NOW THAT YOU KNOW: What Every Parent Should Know About Homosexuality, Betty Fairchild and Nancy Hayward (1989)
- THE OTHER SIDE OF THE CLOSET: The Coming-Out Crisis for Straight Spouses & Families, Amity Pierce Buxton (1994)
- REFLECTIONS OF A ROCK LOBSTER: A Story about Growing Up Gay, Aaron Fricke (1981)
- RESCUING THE BIBLE FROM FUNDAMENTALISM:A Bishop Rethinks the Meaning of Scripture, Bishop John Shelby Spong (1991)
- STRAIGHT PARENTS/GAY CHILDREN: Robert A. Bernstein (1995)
- TRANSGENDER WARRIORS: Making History From Joan of Arc to RuPaul, Leslie Feinberg (1996)
- AN UNEXPECTED JOURNEY: 28.5 90 Minute Video. Call Denver PFLAG, 303-333-0286.
- ACCEPTING YOUR GAY OR LESBIAN CHILD: 90 Minute Audio Tape. Call Denver PFLAG, 303-333-0286 or go to their website.
Some of these materials may be available through Napa County Library, San Francisco Public Library, St. Helena Library, or the Peninsula Library System and, if available, can be borrowed.