easy read/plain language gender, sexuality, and sex resources

easy read or plain language documents are written in concise and digestible wording. they are very helpful for folks with intellectual and developmental disabilities and anyone who struggles to understand long or complicated texts. you can read about it on international plain language website. often disabled folks are left out of conversations on sexuality and queerness and that's not right. luckily folks around the world make good resources and share them freely.

• Our Lives, Our Choices, Our Rights!, The Rainbow Support Group Guidebook for LGBTQ+ and Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

• Resources at Proud and Supported

• Transgender: An easy read guide by CMG and CHANGE

• LGBTQ+ An easy read guide by Advonet, CHANGE and Yorkshire MESMAC

• Someone in my team is transgender by Dimensions UK

• Sex Ed for People with IDD Plain Language Edition by the National Council on Independent Living and Rooted in Rights, with support from the WITH Foundation, hosted on Westside Family Resource and Empowerment Center [archive version]

• Sex Ed for Individuals with I/DD [10 videos] by The National Council on Independent Living, The WITH Foundation, and Rooted In Rights

• LGBTQ plus category by Easy Health UK

• Being LGBTQIA+ by Mencap

• Jan's Story and Phil's story photo stories about gay and lesbian experiences by the Norah Fry Research Centre, University of Bristol, the Terrence Higgins Trust and REGARD.

• Gender Diversity Brochure by Sexuality, Education, Counselling and Consultancy Agency (SECCA)

• What is Sex? Sexual Health Victoria

• What is LGBTIQA+? by Women with Disabilities Australia (WWDA)

• Rainbow Inclusion Project by Information for Inclusion: LGBTIQA+ people with intellectual disability

• Comic Books by Real Talk

• Advice for Someone with a Disability who Wants to Come Out or Explore their Sexuality by Thomas Caswell at Green Mountain Self-Advocates

• Resources for Self-Advocates, Families and Allies About Coming Out by Thomas Caswell at Self Advocacy Resource and Technical Assistance Center (SARTAC)

• Trans, Non-Binary or Questioning Coming Out Guide for Young People by LGBT Youth Scotland

• Supporting LGBTQ+ People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities+ by Pauline Bosma at Elevatus Training

• "A Special Outing" [2-part YouTube video] by Rainbow Support Group CT

• Meaningful Sexual Lives and Sexual Rights - Rainbow Hunt at Centre for Independent Living in Toronto (CILT)

• Resource Guide for Starting a Rainbow Support Group at Massachusetts Advocates Standing Strong

• to be expanded, last updated 10/06/24