We're building this Resource Hub as a source of information and representation for LGBTQ+ young people, their families and communities. There are items you can borrow from The Kite Trust (in real life) as well as links to online resources to help you find trustworthy content to answer your questions.
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Local Mental Health Support
If your wondering who you can turn to for mental health support, this resource contains links to organisations who can help.
Support With Bullying
Need support to address homophobic, biphobic or transphobic bullying? This resource contains links to advice and organisations that can help.
#WriteForTransRights
Print and write a postcard to express your support for the rights of trans, non-binary, gender diverse and gender non-conforming people.
Report: LGBTQ+ Youth and Mental Health
LGBTQ+ young people experience higher rates of mental illness and distress than their peers but are likely to be underrepresented in accessing mental health services.
Elections - photo ID to vote in person
This resource contains useful guidance for trans/non-binary voters.
Fuel Poverty Support
This resource provides information around fuel poverty.
Our Library
What Does LGBT+ Mean? by Olly Pike
This book explores identity, assigned sex, gender, love, sexuality, discrimination, privilege, allyship, pride and more. Some of the chapters can already be watched as animated videos at youtube.com/popnolly.
Everything so far : an anthology of writing and art by young trans and non-binary people.
Everything so far : an anthology of writing and art by young trans and non-binary people.
ISBN: 9781527233034
The Times I Knew I Was Gay by Eleanor Crewes
'It's for everyone. Candid, authentic and utterly charming' Sarah Waters, author of Tipping the Velvet
'Funny and super relatable' Alice Oseman, author of Heartstopper
Local LGBTQ+ History
Cambridge's Notable LGBTQ+ Residents
Over its 800-year history, Cambridge University has taught countless numbers of LGBT+ students.
Policing Victorian Sexuality
From its beginnings in 1209 up to the 1900s, Cambridge University was an entirely male institution. Not only were the students all men (and mostly upper class), but so too were the lecturers – and until the late 1800s, lecturers were even forbidden from marrying.
Monuments to LGBTQ+ Relationships
Civil partnerships have been legal in the UK since 2004, and gay marriage even more recently.
Cambridgeshire's Notable LGBTQ+ Residents
Cambridgeshire has been home to many notable LGBTQ+ residents over the centuries. Here's just one to start: Octavia Hill.
All About LGBTQ+
Our Glossary
There are a lot of words relating to the LGBTQ+ community that you might be looking to understand better. Here is a few definitions to start off with.
I'm Socially Distancing With...
We get LGBTQ+ adults to answer all the questions LGBTQ+ young people can throw at them over the internet in this podcast from The Kite Trust. Getting to know each other better in times of social distancing.