Educational Resources
Whether you are a teacher or the parent of a student in grades K-12, if you experience discrimination based on being part of the LGBTQ+ community, there are a number of resources that may be able to help.
Legal Resources
Alternatives to Public Schools
For those that feel that homeschool may be right for you, visit the Space Coast Rainbow Homeschoolers (linktree) for resources and applications for local homeschool groups.
There are some affirming private and charter schools in Brevard County, checkout:
Legal Resources
- To better understand your rights as part of the learning community checkout PFLAG's Claim Your Rights guide or Equality Florida's "Safe & Healthy Schools Project."
- If you need legal advice or are seeking representation because you have been harassed or discriminated against, there are several legal services organizations that may be able to help:
- Lambda Legal (Florida)
- Southern Legal Counsel (Florida)
- Florida Commission on Human Relations (Public Accommodations's Division)
Alternatives to Public Schools
For those that feel that homeschool may be right for you, visit the Space Coast Rainbow Homeschoolers (linktree) for resources and applications for local homeschool groups.
There are some affirming private and charter schools in Brevard County, checkout:
- Verdi EcoSchool (an Urban Farm School that uses the unique environment of the Eau Gallie Arts District as our school's campus.)
PFLAG Publications
"Faith In Our Families" by PFLAG
Discovering that a loved one is LGBTQ+ can pose new questions about your faith and may prompt you to re-evaluate beliefs that you previously took for granted. By using personal experiences from families of faith as well as faith leaders from a broad variety of traditions, this publication, updated in 2021, provides examples for reconciling your faith with the knowledge that a loved one is LGBTQ+, and broad resources to help you on the path.
"Fe en nuestras familias" by PFLAG
¡Recientemente actualizado y traducido! Descubrir que un ser querido es LGBTQ + puede plantear nuevas preguntas sobre su fe y puede impulsarlo a reevaluar creencias que antes daba por hecho. Usando las experiencias personales de familias de fe, así como de líderes religiosos de una amplia variedad de tradiciones, esta publicación, actualizada en 2021, provee ejemplos para reconciliar su fe con el conocimiento que un ser querido es LGBTQ + y recursos para ayudar a ese ser querido en su camino.
"Supporting Your LGBTQ+ Grandchild" by PFLAG
In partnership with our friends at SAGE -- and with a foreword by Dear Abby -- SUPPORTING YOUR LGBTQ+ GRANDCHILD offers support for grandparents about what to do when a grandchild comes out. Full of useful knowledge, answers to common questions, and helpful tips, this is a must-read for any grandparent looking to learn more about how to support LGBTQ grandkids...or looking for support for themselves. ("Apoyando a su nieto LGBTQ+" - en español, PDF)
Discovering that a loved one is LGBTQ+ can pose new questions about your faith and may prompt you to re-evaluate beliefs that you previously took for granted. By using personal experiences from families of faith as well as faith leaders from a broad variety of traditions, this publication, updated in 2021, provides examples for reconciling your faith with the knowledge that a loved one is LGBTQ+, and broad resources to help you on the path.
"Fe en nuestras familias" by PFLAG
¡Recientemente actualizado y traducido! Descubrir que un ser querido es LGBTQ + puede plantear nuevas preguntas sobre su fe y puede impulsarlo a reevaluar creencias que antes daba por hecho. Usando las experiencias personales de familias de fe, así como de líderes religiosos de una amplia variedad de tradiciones, esta publicación, actualizada en 2021, provee ejemplos para reconciliar su fe con el conocimiento que un ser querido es LGBTQ + y recursos para ayudar a ese ser querido en su camino.
"Supporting Your LGBTQ+ Grandchild" by PFLAG
In partnership with our friends at SAGE -- and with a foreword by Dear Abby -- SUPPORTING YOUR LGBTQ+ GRANDCHILD offers support for grandparents about what to do when a grandchild comes out. Full of useful knowledge, answers to common questions, and helpful tips, this is a must-read for any grandparent looking to learn more about how to support LGBTQ grandkids...or looking for support for themselves. ("Apoyando a su nieto LGBTQ+" - en español, PDF)