In this episode, MCEC MSC Sue Lopez talks with Sadie a college student who has been brought up in a military family about practical ways that military-connected parents, extended families, teachers, school counselors and peers can become effective allies for the LGBTQ+ loved-ones in their lives.

This podcast has been brought to you thanks to the Air Force Officers’ Spouses’ Club of Washington, DC.

Gay Straight Alliance https://gsanetwork.org/

Gay Straight Alliance supports LGBTQ+ youth organizers across the country to take action and create change at all levels, from school-based campaigns that impact individual school districts to national days of action that unite GSAs for racial and gender justice. GSA organizing is making schools safer, changing communities, and building power for the next generation of LGBTQ+ youth.

Trevor Project- https://www.thetrevorproject.org/ The Trevor Project is the leading national organization providing crisis intervention and suicide prevention services to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer & questioning youth.

Brene Brown— https://brenebrown.com/

Ted Talks https://www.ted.com/talks

Join us again next week to hear from Sadie’s mom Brooke.