Sydney Mortensen is part of the LGTBQ community and her family has chosen love every step of the way. Her mother, Jill, spoke with me about how we can embrace each other's differences and create more inclusion instead of judgement. 

Here are some great resources:

LGBTQ/ALLY RESOURCES

NONFICTION: basic introductions to the LGBTQ community & experience…

The Book of Pride: LGBTQ Heroes Who Changed the World https://www.amazon.com/dp/0062571702/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glt_fabc_54J0FQXP2SNQSRH530JM

The Savvy Ally: A Guide for Becoming a Skilled LGBTQ+ Advocate https://www.amazon.com/dp/1538136775/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glt_fabc_VKB1Z7MRT2GGHQD7FCH3

The Gay Agenda: A Modern Queer History & Handbook https://www.amazon.com/dp/006294455X/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glt_fabc_Q7A7JNWA799MX1Y4CXTA?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1

NOVEL:
This Is How It Always Is: A Novel https://www.amazon.com/dp/1250088569/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glt_fabc_DQVFB89S3V69ABQ8VERR
(loosely based on the author’s life. I loved this - really opened my eyes to the experience of a parent of a transgender child)

MEMOIR:
Boy Erased: A Memoir of Identity, Faith, and Family https://www.amazon.com/dp/0735213461/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glt_fabc_3JMMNWGCVVF2BAJVEK9F?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1

FOR CHILDREN:

The Red Crayon
https://www.amazon.com/dp/1338106511/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_awdb_imm_AZV255M4DQ2AVM4QG3W7_nodl?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1

FOR THE RELIGIOUS:

Torn by Justin Lee (also good for teens)

Unclobber by Christian pastor Colby Martin (breaks down the Bible’s “clobber verses” against LGBTQ)

Gay Rights and the Mormon Church by Gregory Prince (not for the faint of LDS, but well researched)

PODCASTS:

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/lgbtq-a/id1151561226

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/making-gay-history-lgbtq-oral-histories-from-the-archive/id1162447122

GREAT RESOURCE CENTER & SUICIDE-PREVENTION 501c3: https://www.thetrevorproject.org/resources/

NATIONWIDE SUPPORT GROUP/RESOURCES FOR LGBTQ & ALLIES: PFLAG https://pflag.org/about

GREAT ARTICLES:

https://davidmyers.org/articles/accepting-what-cannot-be-changed?pageID=90

https://www.splcenter.org/fighting-hate/intelligence-report/2011/10-anti-gay-myths-debunked

DEFINITELY WORTH THE WATCH:

Hannah Gadsby (comedy special): Nanette https://g.co/kgs/Doxicw

“The Gay Agenda” Ted Talk
https://youtu.be/iOByGJskqks