In accordance with Connecticut State Statutes and Laws, as well as DCF policies, DCF provides services to every child, youth, adolescent and family in need of services, regardless of their inherent or perceived sexuality and/or Gender Identity or Expression.  DCF also actively recruits LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender) foster and adoptive parents and mentors.

Topics:

 Education/Safe Schools

 Family Supports

 Foster Care (by LGBT couples and individuals)

 General Information

 Health Resources

 Legal Resources

 Local Resources

 National Hotlines

 National Organizations

 Services for LGBT People with Disabilities

 Transgender Resources

 Youth of Color

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Community Centers

• New Haven Pride Center
• Triangle Community Center

Education/Safe Schoolss

• GLSEN (Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network)
• GSA Network
• Local Gay Straight Alliances
• Safe Schools Coalition
• Guidelines for Schools on Gender Identity and Expression

Family Supports

• Colage (Children of Lesbian and Gays Everywhere)
• Family Equality Council
• Families Like Ours
• PFLAG - Parents, Friends & Family of Lesbians and Gays 
• TNET: PFLAG's Transgender Network

Health Resources

• Accord Alliance (Intersex Resources)
• Gay and Lesbian Medical Association
• Hartford Gay and Lesbian Health Collective
• Latino Community Services
• Planned Parenthood of Connecticut
• World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH)

Legal Resources

• Connecticut Commission on Right and Opportunities (CHRO)
• Gay and Lesbian Advocates and Defenders (GLAD)
• Lambda Legal

Local Resources

• 211 Info Line
• Connecticut Association of Foster & Adoptive Parents  (CAFAP)
• GLSEN CT
• Office of the Child Advocate (OCA)
• True Colors, Inc.