PFLAG Niceville Monthly Support Meetings and Book Club (Niceville and Crestview)

Come join our PFLAG Support Group Meetings!

These meetings are free and open to the LGBTQ+ community and allies. Also, enjoy pizza and socializing after the meeting. 

• Visit our homepage for location meeting dates, location, and more.

Affirming Medical Providers

PFLAG Niceville maintains a list of various providers, including dentists, family care, ENT, hormone therapy and more.

• View Medical Providers Page 

Gulf Coast Sexual Assault 24-Hour Hotline

• 866-944-1222

• www.gulfcoastsap.org

Emergency Housing Information 

• OASIS Florida (Fort Walton Beach & Pensacola)
  Supporting HIV positive people

• Shelter House (Fort Walton Beach, FL)
  Supporting victims of domestic violence and sexual assault.

• One Hopeful Place (Fort Walton Beach, FL)
  The mission of One Hopeful Place is to be the front door into permanent housing and to end the cycle of homelessness of those experiencing housing loss in Okaloosa County.

Please see PFLAG Niceville's dedicated page for LGBTQ-friendly businesses.

• Local Medical Providers (Please scroll to the hormone therapy section)

• Florida Trans + Nonbinary Youth Resources (PFLAG National)

• Safe and Healthy Schools Project For Students and Administrators (From: Equality Florida)

• Guide to Being an Ally to Transgender and Nonbinary Youth (The Trevor Project)

• Translifeline.org For the trans suicide prevention hotline, run by members of the trans community.

• Transgender Resource Guide (From: Equality Florida)

• LGBTQ+ Health Guide (From: drugwatch.com)

• The Trevor Project A national 24-hour, toll free confidential suicide hotline for LGBTQ youth.

• Resources for parents of Nonbinary and nonconforming children (From: HRC.org)

• Video: Pronouns 101 Video (From: PFLAG Jacksonville)

Crestview Public Library Public Library

Titles include: Too Bright to See, The Educator's Guide to LGBT+ Inclusion, The Pride Guide, Unconditional:  A Guide to Loving and Supporting Your LGBTQ Child, Real Queer America, The ABCs of LGBT, You Should See Me In a Crown, My Shadow is Pink, Call Me By Your Name, and Family Pride: What LGBT Families Should Know about Navigating Home, School, and Safety.

Visit library website

Defuniak Springs Public Library

Titles include: Too Bright to See, The Educator's Guide to LGBT+ Inclusion, The Pride Guide, Unconditional:  A Guide to Loving and Supporting Your LGBTQ Child, Real Queer America, The ABCs of LGBT, You Should See Me In a Crown, My Shadow is Pink, Call Me By Your Name, and Family Pride: What LGBT Families Should Know about Navigating Home, School, and Safety

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Fort Walton Beach Public Library

Titles include: Autoboyography, A Queer History of the United States, Witchmark, Call Me By Your Name, Simon vs. The Homo Sapiens Agenda, Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe, Queer There and Everywhere, This Book is Gay, Pet, Once & Future, Queer: A Graphic History, Out Now, The Stonewall Reader, All Out, and The Tea Dragon Society.

Visit library website

Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of the Emerald Coast (Valparaiso) 

Early Reader/Picture/Storytime Books

Titles include: And Tango Makes Three, My Princess Boy, Not Your Typical Dragon, Stella Brings the Family, Introducing Teddy, Jacob’s New Dress, Sparkle Boy, A Day in the Life of Marlon Bundo, Morris Micklewhite and the Tangerine Dress, Red: A Crayon’s Story, What Should Danny Do?, Rumplepimple, Annie’s Plaid Shirt, Julian Is a Mermaid.

Visit UUFEC’s website

Okaloosa County Public Library Cooperative (Audio and eBooks)

Visit readokaloosa.org where you can search for these titles in their digital catalog. A free account is required. 

• Alexander, Kate. Generation Brave: The Gen Z Kids Who Are Changing the World. ebook.

• Archambeau, Kathleen. Pride and Joy: LGBTQ Artists, Icons, and Everyday heroes. ebook.

• Belge, Kathy. Queer: The Ultimate LGBTQ Guide for Teens. ebook.

• Bronski, Michael et al. A Queer History of the United States for Young People. ebook.

• Eriksen, Jelaina. Unconditional: A Guide to Loving and Supporting your LGBTQ Child. ebook.

• Funk, Mason, et al. The Book of Pride: LGBTQ Heroes who Changed the World. ebook and audiobook.

• Harrison, Brian F., et al. Listen, We Need to Talk: How to Change Attitudes about LGBT Rights. audiobook.

• Isay, David. StoryCorps–Outloud. audiobook.

• Jennings, Kevin. One Teacher in Ten in the New Millennium: LGBTQ Educators Speak Out About What’s Gotten Better … and What Hasn’t. ebook.

• Langford, Jo. The Pride Guide: A Guide to Sexual and Social Health for LGBTQ Youth. ebook.

• Mardell, Ashley. The ABCs of LGBT+. audiobook.

• Owens-Reid, Dannielle, et al. This is a Book for Parents of Gay Kids: A Question & Answer Guide to Everyday Life. ebook.

• Pohlen, Jerome. Gay and Lesbian History for Kids: The Century-Long Struggle for LGBT Rights, with 21 Activities. ebook.

• Shelton, Michael, et al. Family Pride: What LGBTQ Families Should Know about Navigating Home, School, and Safety in their Neighborhoods. ebook.

• Stevenson, Robin. Pride: The Celebration and the Struggle. ebook.

Charis Books and More

The South's oldest independent feminist bookstore, celebrating radical and independent voices in the heart of the South since 1974! This bookstore also offers virtual LGBTQ+ friendly events online. 

Visit website and view events

• Guide to Being an Ally to Transgender and Nonbinary Youth (The Trevor Project)

• Resources for parents of Nonbinary and nonconforming children (From: HRC.org)

• Video: Pronouns 101 Video (From: PFLAG Jacksonville)

• Please visit our affirming churches page to learn which regional churches are affirming. 

• Q Chat - Offers teens a safe place to chat with peers and experienced LGBT+ facilitators. This chat is not local to the Emerald Coast but will include teens like you from all over the country!

• LGBTQ+ Health Guide (From: drugwatch.com)

• National Suicide Prevention Hotline: 1-800-273-8255

• The Trevor Project A national 24-hour, toll free confidential suicide hotline for LGBTQ youth.

• Substance Abuse And Mental Health Resources (From: floridarehab.com)

• Translifeline.org For the trans suicide prevention hotline, run by members of the trans community.

• Transgender Resource Guide (From: Equality Florida)

• Resources for parents of Nonbinary and nonconforming children (From: HRC.org)

• Video: Pronouns 101 Video (From: PFLAG Jacksonville)

• Video: LGBTQ+ Affirming Healthcare with Dr. Izzy Lowell (From: PFLAG Woodstock)