LGBTQIA+ Youth in Out-of-Home (Foster) Care Resources

Guidance To The LGBTQIA+ Community Concerning Protections Under Maryland Law:
https://oag.maryland.gov/FederalActionsResponse/Documents/pdfs/2025_LGBTQI+_Guidance_Memorandum.pdf

Maryland Commission on LGBTQIA+ Affairs:
https://goci.maryland.gov/lgbtq/

SMYAL:
https://smyal.org/

The Trevor Project:
https://www.thetrevorproject.org/resources/

KIDSAVE, How You Can Help LGBTQ Kids in Foster Care:
https://www.kidsave.org/help-lgbtq-kids-in-foster-care/

Human Rights Campaign, 5 Things You Can Do Today To Support LGBTQ Youth:
https://www.hrc.org/news/5-things-you-can-do-today-to-support-lgbtq-youth

Department of Human Services Policy, Working with Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer/Questioning, Intersex, Asexual/Allied, and Two-Spirit (LGBTQIA2S+) Youth and Families:
SSA/CW #23-05 Working with Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer/Questioning, Intersex, Asexual/Allied, and Two-Spirit (LGBTQIA2S+) Youth and Families