Sources of support

The following organisations have information and guidance that can aid the development of more inclusive approaches:

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• Stonewall - best practice, toolkits and resources include practical guides to get you started and help build on your existing work.
• Stonewall's Different Families, Same Love pack offers templates for cards for Mother’s or Father’s Day for children in same-sex parent families.
• Family Lives – supporting same sex parents and families
• Barnardos – what is a family?
• Barnardos - adoption and fostering
• Barnardos - supporting LGBT+ people
• The Proud Trust  is an organisation that helps LGBT+ young people empower themselves, to make a positive change for themselves, and their communities. 
• NSPCC talking about sensitive issues with children 
• Galop is an LGBT+ anti-violence charity, supporting all LGBT+ people who've experienced hate crime, domestic abuse or sexual violence
• Diverse Church - pastoral care to support and encourage LGBT+ Christians to grow in their faith and also mobilises communities that can act as local and online sources of peer support and encouragement for them.
• Diverse Church - Top Tips for the safety and nurture of young people
• Action for Children offers lots of support to different families, including young carers, those with disabled children and those who foster/adopt

The following organisations provide support for transgender children, young people and their families:

• TransBareAll is an organisation that believes in improving the health and wellbeing of trans people.
• Twilight People is a project that discovers and celebrates the hidden history of transgender and gender-variant people of faith in the UK past and present. 
• Gendered Intelligence Guide for Parents and Families of Young Trans People
• Author Sarah Hagger-Holt writes fiction for young people as well as non-fiction about the LGBT+ experience.
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