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Romance, Sexuality and Gender Identity

Romance, Sexuality and Gender Identity are topics that are often a challenge for many people to talk about. This challenge is compounded when individuals have disabilities. Here you will find some resources that will give you the knowledge and skills to talk openly about sexuality and assist you in leading a sexually healthy life.

Romance

• Love, Dating, Relationships and Disability
• Love Because, Never Despite, Disability
• Toolkit: Sexual Asssault Awareness for People with Developmental Disabilities
• Health Boundaries Lesson

Sexuality

• Is Asexuality Really a Thing? Isn’t it Actually a Disorder?
• In My Own Voice: Sexual Self-Advocacy
• Sex-Ed for Self-Advocates
  This guide is a sexuality and sex education resource written specifically for autistic people age 15 and up. Autistic people sometimes don’t have the chance to learn about sexuality and sex in ways that work for them, so this guide as a starting point to change that.
• Social Stories: Appropriate Behaviors
• Disabled and Fighting for a Sex Life – How misperceptions about disability can prevent people with physical and cognitive impairments from being able to express their sexuality. By Katharine Quarmby

Gender Identity

• A Guide to Understanding Gender Identity and Pronouns : NPR

Additional Resources

The Trevor Project – Founded in 1998 by the creators of the Academy Award®-winning short film TREVOR, The Trevor Project is the leading national organization providing crisis intervention and suicide prevention services to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning (LGBTQ) young people ages 13-24.

Family Equality Council – Family Equality Council connects, supports, and represents the three million parents who are LGBTQ in this country and their six million children.

PFLAG – Founded in 1973, PFLAG is the first and largest organization dedicated to supporting, educating, and advocating for LGBTQ+ people and their families. 

National Center for Gender Identity – An advocacy organization working to change policies and society to increase understanding and acceptance of transgender people.

Pride Wins: LGBTQ Rights & Resources – The National Education Association provides resources to naviagte your rights ad to join together for safe and inclusive schools.