Support available in Fife
The Hive - Fife's LGBTQ+ support hub, is based in Kirkcaldy and provides social and wellbeing support to the LGBTQ+ community, including counselling.
Guidance Teams within school - support will vary but most high schools have LGBTQ+ support groups.
Additional support
LGBT Youth Scotland offers a range resources and information, from guidance around relationships to practical advice and advice on your rights. They also offer live chat support and can link young people into supportive networks.
Mermaids is a charity that supports trans, non-binary and gender-questioning children and young people and those around them. Their website has sections for young people and for family members, including closed online groups, a helpline and informative videos.
TransparenTsees has created a network of parents and carers who are supporting their transgender and non-binary family members and offer lived experience support. Their website gives information and links to further resources and organisations.
Naz and Matt Foundation has a mission to "never let religion, any religion, come in the way of the unconditional love between parents and their children". They offer advice and support to young people and families whose religion or culture may be a barrier to acceptance of their gender identity and/or sexuality.
The Proud Trust is an organisation for LGBT+ youth, offering information, advice and live chat support.
Understanding LGBTQ+ language and how to talk about it
BBC Bitesize - An A-Z of LGBTQ+ language for speaking to your child
Stonewall - List of LGBTQ+ terms
The Genderbread Person - resource to help young people explore and express their feelings around gender/sexual identity and expression
Gender identity/sexuality and Autism
Autism Understood - Gender, sexuality and relationships
Autistic Girls Network - Gender and autism
