LGBTQIA+ Resources

Queer Book Club

Interested adults are invited to this book discussion group to read a diverse selection of books by, for, and about LGBTQIA+ people.Visit our book club page for more information.

Trans Parenting Rochester

Parents and caregivers of transgender, non-binary, and gender expansive individuals get together to share resources, joys, and concerns. Trans Parenting Rochester meets on the first Tuesday of every month 6-7:30PM in the 2nd Floor Meeting Room.

LGBTQIA+ Teen Game Night

Ready to play Unstable Unicorns, Uno, Sparkle Kitty, and other fun games? Join us for this welcoming meetup led by PRYSM, a social group for LGBTQ+ teens hosted by Community Education’s Youth Enrichment department. This program meets on the 2nd Tuesday of the month at 530 PM in the Library Auditorium.

Fiction
Print | Digital Books and Audio

Movies

Adult Non-Fiction (print)

• Lesbians
• Gay People
• Bisexual People
• Transgender People
• Queer People
• Intersex People
• Asexual People

Stonewall Book Awards
The first and most enduring award for LGBTQIA+ books is the Stonewall Book Awards, sponsored by the American Library Association's Rainbow Round Table.

Be Who You Are (Gender Expression for Young Children)

Rainbow Family Reads (Books for LGBTQIA+ Families) 

Parents Empowering Pride (for Grownups with LGBTQIA+ Kids)

Stonewall Children's and Young Adult Literature Award
Winner | Honor

Read Out Proud (LGBTQIA + Reads for Teens)

Aromantic Representation  (For Teens)

Bisexual & Pansexual Experience (For Teens)

Transgender & Nonbinary Experience (For Teens)

Stonewall Children's and Young Adult Literature Award
Winner | Honor

Crisis Response Southeast Regional Crisis Center
A trained counselor will offer support and connect you with local resources
844-274-747 (available 24/7)

988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline (phone, chat, text)
A service of the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline (formerly known as the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline), connecting individuals with crisis counselors for emotional support and other services via web chat or texting 988.
988 (available 24/7, call, text, or web chat)

OutFront Minnesota
Crisis support line for LGBTQ with trained advocates available to help those experiencing violence, harassment, or harm.
800-800-0350

Trevor Project Lifeline
Provides crisis intervention and suicide prevention services to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning (LGBTQ) young people ages 13-24.
866-488-7386 (available 24/7)

Trans Lifeline
This hotline is staffed by transgender people for transgender people. Trans Lifeline volunteers are ready to respond to whatever support needs members of our community might have.
877-565-8860 (available 24/7)

Victim Services Crisis Line
A trusted resource for education, prevention, and empowerment of individuals, families, and communities impacted by crime.
507-289-0636 (available 24/7)

Rochester LSS
Call this free and confidential number anytime day or night if:

• You are a young person who is thinking of running away from home.
• You have a friend who has run away and is looking for help.
• You have run away and you want to communicate with your parents but you aren’t sure how.
• You are interested in helping or volunteering with our services

RochesterYouthInfo@lssmn.org
507-316-8273 (call/text) (available 24/7)

 Minnesota Transgender Health Coalition

Improves access to health care for trans and gender non-conforming people through education and programming including clinics and support groups.

Olmsted County LGBTQIA+ Resource Hub

Highlighting resources available to LGBTQIA+ people in Olmsted County.

Rochester Pride
Provides "pride events for the gender-identity and sexual-orientation minority communities and their allies"

Southern Minnesota Transgender Support
"This group is a safe place for transgender, gender-queer, or questioning people who live in southeastern Minnesota and are looking for a supportive place on the internet."

Transforming Families
Transforming Families is a community where transgender, gender non-conforming, and questioning youth and their families come together to support each other in a safe, welcoming space. At monthly gatherings, separate breakout groups for parents, kids, siblings, and teens provide the opportunity to meet and learn from other people traveling the same path. 
info@tffmn.org | facebook.com/transformingfamiliesmn

Advocates for Youth
"The only organization that works both in the United States and in developing countries with a sole focus on adolescent reproductive and sexual health."

Family Acceptance Project
An initiative to prevent health and mental health risks and to promote well-being for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer-identified (LGBTQ) children and youth, including suicide, homelessness, drug use and HIV — in the context of their families, cultures and faith communities.

GLSEN
"Our mission is to ensure that every member of every school community is valued and respected regardless of sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression."

GSA Network
GSA Network is a next-generation LGBTQ racial and gender justice organization that empowers and trains queer, trans and allied youth leaders to advocate, organize, and mobilize an intersectional movement for safer schools and healthier communities.

Human Rights Campaign
Empowers their 3 million members and supporters to mobilize against attacks on the most marginalized people in communities.

It Gets Better Project
The It Gets Better Project's mission is to communicate to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender youth around the world that it gets better, and to create and inspire the changes needed to make it better for them.

Volunteer Lawyers Network (VLN) Clinic
Offers free legal advice, education and referrals. The LGBTQ Clinic provides advice on name and gender marker changes. Get a step by step understanding of the process or make an appointment.