Activists & Artists:

• Black & Beyond the Binary - Black & Beyond the Binary Collective builds the leadership, healing, and safety of Black-African transgender, queer, nonbinary, two-spirit, and intersex (TQN2SI+) Oregonians.

• Sins Invalid - Their mission: Sins Invalid is a disability justice based performance project that incubates and celebrates artists with disabilities, centralizing artists of color and LGBTQ / gender-variant artists as communities who have been historically marginalized. Led by disabled people of color, Sins Invalid’s performance work explores the themes of sexuality, embodiment and the disabled body, developing provocative work where paradigms of “normal” and “sexy” are challenged, offering instead a vision of beauty and sexuality inclusive of all bodies and communities.

Articles:

• Disability Inclusion in the Workplace: The What, Why, and How - from the BetterUp blog

• The Importance of Creating Safer Spaces for 2SLGBTQ+ Communities - from Surrey Place, a Canadian provider organization supporting people with ID/DD (NOTE: the 2S in 2SLGBTQIA+ refers to Two-Spirit people)

Books:

• Creating Safer Spaces for LGBTQ Youth: A Toolkit for Education, Healthcare, and Community-Based Organizations - from Advocates for Youth

• Gender Identity, Sexuality and Autism: Voices Across the Spectrum - Bringing together a collection of narratives from those who are on the autism spectrum whilst also identifying as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex and/or asexual (LGBTQIA), this book explores the intersection of the two spectrums as well as the diverse experiences that come with it.

Organization:

• PFLAG - PFLAG is creating a caring, just, and affirming world for LGBTQ+ people and those who love them. You can find a list of resources here.

Video:

• Four Ways to Create Safe Spaces for LGBTQIA+ Youth - from the Texas Network of Youth Services

Websites:

• The Trevor Project - The Trevor Project is the leading suicide prevention and crisis intervention nonprofit organization for LGBTQ young people. 

• It Gets Better Project - The It Gets Better Project’s mission is to uplift, empower, and connect lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ+) youth around the globe.