Unconditional

A Guide to Loving and Supporting Your LGBTQ Child

Unconditional: A Guide to Loving and Supporting Your LGBTQ Child provides parents of a LGBTQ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or questioning) child with a framework for helping their LGBTQ child navigate a world that isn't always welcoming.

Tips from a mother with experience. Author Telaina Eriksen, a professor at Michigan State University and the mother of a gay daughter, explains what she and her husband have learned through experience, including how to deal with gay children coming out, tips on confronting bullying of gay children, guidance on becoming an advocate for gay children, and advice on building a support system in a gay family.

Gender dysphoria and other concerns. Eriksen also covers the science on gender and how to help a transgender child through the various stages of development. Throughout the book parents and kids who have been there, share their stories. She also directs gay family parents to various resources online for help.

©2017 Telaina Eriksen (P)2022 Tantor

Fantastic

This is basically a manual or how-to guide that ALL parents/caregivers should read, but is especially essential for parents of LGBTQ kids. Tons of information, resources, helpful do/don’t lists, stories from LGBTQ people and parents of LGBTQ kids…. I wish I’d read it years ago!