LGBTQIA+

LGBTQIA+ Identity Resources

This page contains resources for LGBTQIA+ people with intellectual and developmental disabilities and allies.

LGBTQIA+ General

• Seattle's LGBTQ+ Center

Seattle's LGBTQ Center creates access and connections to LGBTQ-affirming resources, wellness and community. Formerly Gay City.

• Lambert House

A community center for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and questioning youth in the greater Seattle Washington area

• Seattle Children's Gender Clinic
• Trans Parenting

An organization that provides support and educational resources to parents of transgender children and their advocates

• A Parent’s Perspective: Raising a Transgender Child

An essay

LGBTQIA+ Identity & Disability

• Prism with Alyssa Burnett Center

Prism is a free virtual support group for participants who are LGBTQ+ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, questioning and other nonconforming genders and sexualities). This group is led by Alyssa Burnett Center staff members who meet with Prism participants to talk about their experiences, share stories and ask questions in a safe space.

• ASAN Proud and Supported Easy Read and Plain Language

Information about LGBTQ+ definitions, allyship, rights and respect, safer sex, and sexual assault

• Autism and LGBTQIA+: Under the Double Rainbow

an essay by Shannon Des Roches Rosa

• The Mental Health of LGBTQ+ Young People with Disabilities

a research brief from The Trevor Project

• Supporting Transgender Autistic Youth and Adults: A Guide for Professionals and Families - Finn V. Gratton

book

• Trans Families

offers Thriving on Two Spectrums – a support group for parents of trans / gender-diverse children who are also neurodiverse

• Trans + Autism Inforgraphic

learn about the overlap between transgender and autistic identity with links to research articles in the infographic and article by Dr. Megan Anna Neff