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Studies demonstrate that when students feel safe and supported at school, they experience better outcomes and can achieve their full potential. On this page, school and district leaders can find resources and support for creating an inclusive climate for LGBTQ+ students by adopting inclusive policies and procedures, implementing LGBTQ+ inclusive curriculum, and providing culturally responsive and affirming school staff, including educators, school counselors, nurses, psychologists, and social workers.

Resources & Support

Developing LGBTQ+ Inclusive Schools

• Gender-Inclusive Schools: Protections for Transgender and Gender-Expansive Students
• Creating Gender-Inclusive Schools
• Sex Equity in Athletics
• Healthy Youth Survey
• School Safety Center
• is the leading national education organization that ensures safe schools for all students. Established in 1990, GLSEN envisions a world in which every child learns to respect and accept all people, regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity/expression.
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State Organizations & Resources

•  expands resources and safe space for the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, questioning, two-spirit, and allied (LGBTQ2SA) community.
•  empowers lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and questioning youth through the development of leadership, social, and life skills.
• helps improve interactions between the state and the LGBTQ+ community. It identifies the community's needs and advocates for LGBTQ+ equity within state government.

National Organizations & Resources

•  supports queer, trans, Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (QTBIPOC) through inclusive spaces, skill development, and networking, aiming to connect them with valuable opportunities.
• have become more available. Online therapy offers more options and easier access. 
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•  helps sports communities understand the challenges LGBTQ people face and teaches them how to create inclusive environments within their teams and organizations.
•  provides legal services to low-income immigrants who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender (LGBT) and those who are living with HIV.
•  helps build a better, safer, and more equitable world for LGBTQ+ people.
•  is the leading suicide prevention and crisis intervention nonprofit organization for LGBTQ+ young people. 

Relevant Laws 

• (Washington Law Against Discrimination) 
• Ñî¹óåú´«Ã½ Civil Rights Guidelines: Gender Identity and Gender Expression?(Note: These guidelines are currently under revision) 
• Bulletin No. 089-19: New Requirements Related to Nondiscrimination Policies and Procedures (B089-19)