Social organization for gifted people, with no age limits. Offers scholarships, discounts on services, and activities for members.
There is a scholarship just for LGBTQ+-identifying students. Encourage your student to apply! (available September – January only)
Davidson Institute for Talent Development
Offers services to families of young people who have been identified as profoundly gifted–scoring in the 99.9th percentile on both aptitude and achievement tests.
“We work to create a world where everyone can thrive no matter their gender, gender identity or expression, or sexual orientation. Central to this work is dismantling the legal, political, and structural barriers to gender equity.”
GLSEN: Gay, Lesbian & Straight Education Network
“GLSEN works with educators, policy makers, community leaders and students on the urgent need to address anti-LGBT behavior and bias in schools. GLSEN strives to protect students from bullying and harassment, to advance comprehensive safe schools laws and policies, to empower principals to make schools safer, and to build the skills of educators to teach respect for all people.”
Includes information on gifted education, 2E (twice-exceptional) issues, and has reading lists for gifted teens.
NAGC LGBTQ+ Network Provides an online diversity toolbox that is loaded with advocacy information
PFLAG—Parents and Friends of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Persons
“PFLAG is a national non-profit organization with over 200,000 members in the United States. The Twin Cities Chapter is proud to serve the metro area through support of LGBT individuals. United, we can make a difference in someone’s life by moving equality forward.”
This foundation gives scholarships and provides program assistance to educators and LGBTQ+ youth who live in Minnesota.
RECLAIM increases access to mental health support so that queer and trans youth ages 12-25 may reclaim their lives from oppression in all its forms.
Supporting Emotional Needs of the Gifted (SENG) is an organization that holds parent discussion groups and keeps a wealth of information on its site, much covering overexcitabilities and other special affective needs of gifted people.
Quatrefoil (Minneapolis) has books and e-books suitable for young readers, as well as community events. Membership is free for all, but donations help to keep the library going.
Transforming Families Minnesota
Offers multiple resources for all transgender youth and their families. Based in MN, but some other states, such as California, have similar organizations.
The Trevor Project: Saving Young Lives
“The Trevor Project is the leading national organization providing crisis intervention and suicide prevention services to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and questioning youth.
Books
Brown, Rita Mae. Rita Will: Memoir of a Literary Rabble-Rouser. New York: Bantam Books, 1997.
In her memoir, Brown explicates her life’s journey as a gifted-queer woman, emphasizing the importance of being true to one’s self and the necessity of developing resiliency to counter discriminatory attitudes.
Huegel, Kelly. GLBTQ: The Survival Guide for Queer & Questioning Teens. 2nd ed. Minneapolis: Free Spirit Publishing, 2011.
Covering issues from abusive relationships to youth resources, Huegel answers many of the common (and some not-so-common) questions that arise for GLBTQ teens, providing them with tools to advocate for themselves and keep themselves healthy.
Piechowski, Michael M. “Experiencing in a Higher Key: Dabrowski’s Theory of and for the Gifted.” Expert Approaches to Support Gifted Learners. Ed. Margaret Wayne Gosfield. Minneapolis: Free Spirit Publishing, 2008. 19-32.
This chapter provides a brief introduction/overview for readers unfamiliar with Dabrowski’s Theory of Positive Disintegration. It can be very helpful in understanding the concept of Overexcitabilities (OEs).
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