• Inside Out: Straight Talk From a Gay Jock (Wiley, 2006) by Mark Tewksbury
• I Could Not Speak My Heart: Education and Social Justice for Gay and Lesbian Youth (Canadian Plains Research Center, University of Regina, 2004) by James McNinch and Mary Cronin
• Hear me out: True Stories of Teens Education and Confronting Homophobia, A Project of Planned Parenthood of Toronto (Second Story, 2004)
• Free Your Mind: The Book for Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual Youth and their Allies (HarperCollins, 1996) by Ellen Bass and Kate Kaufman, which includes a handy guide for LGBT youth and their families.
• Coming Out to Parents: A Two-Way Survival Guide for Lesbians and Gay Men and Their Parents (Pilgrim, 1993) by Mary V. Borhek
Websites for gay, lesbian and bisexual youth, and parents and friends
• www.pflagcanada.ca
• www.youthline.ca
• www.spiderbytes.ca
• www.helpingout.ca
• www.rainbowhealth.ca/english/youth.html
• www.teachtoronto.ca (click on Intro & Myths)
• www.helpingout.ca: Addressing Homophobia in Manitoba Schools section for educators and school administrators, another for students (gay and straight)
• www.gayteens.org
Resources for teachers
The Canadian Teachers' Federation offers a list of resources specifically geared to teachers.
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Doug O'Neill is the executive editor of Canadian Living Magazine
