Lindsey Lughes from the LGBT Center of Central PA speaks about how to understand and support the LGBTQ+ young people in your life. This session will cover basic terminology and language, practical recommendations for providing tangible support to LGBTQ+ youth, and local resources for LGBTQ+ young people and their parents, teachers, etc.
Lindsey is the former Director of Training and Education for the LGBT Center of Central PA, and previously served as the Director of Youth Programs for the same organization. After a decade in Pennsylvania, she returned to her home state of North Carolina to serve as the executive director of an LGBTQ+ organization. She has been an educator in various capacities and on a number of different subjects but has worked on LGBTQ+ rights for fifteen years. Lindsey has used her passion to conduct dozens of workshops with a specialization in transgender identities, terminology, and best practices. Lindsey is a certified trainer by the Transgender Training Institute.
Watch a recording of this presentation on our YouTube channel.
Reading List:
Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Me by Mariko Tamaki
You Should See Me In A Crown by Leah Johnson
Heartstopper Vol. 1 by Alice Oseman
Stonewall: Breaking Out in the Fight for Gay Rights by Ann Bausum
Brave Face: A Memoir by Shaun David Hutchinson
A Queer History of the United States for Young People by Richie Chevat
The ABC’s of LGBT+ by Ash Hardell
Simon vs the Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli
A Quick and Easy Guide to They/Them Pronouns by Archie Bongiovanni and Tristan Jimerson
Drum Roll, Please by Lisa Jenn Bigelow