Information and resources for parents & families with LGBTQ+ loved ones

It gets different before it gets better.

When your child shares that they are transgender or experiencing gender dysphoria, the future can feel uncertain. This profound journey often brings shifts in family dynamics, sparks tough conversations, and opens doors to a deeper, more meaningful understanding.

We’re hosting an intimate Q&A session where parents will open up about their personal journeys with their transgender children—from those first coming-out moments to navigating daily challenges, family relationships, and finding support together.

Hear their honest stories, reflections, and the practical lessons they’ve learned along the way.

This is a safe, welcoming space for hope, clarity, and connection for family members of transgender people. Whether you are seeking guidance, reassurance, or a community of understanding, please know that our doors are open to you. Come listen, ask questions, and leave feeling seen and supported.

Event Details
Date: 6 September 2026, Sunday
Time: 2 pm to 5 pm
Venue: Location to be given after RSVP

Click here (or the image above) to register.

resources for parents & loved ones with LGBTQ+ family members:

1. Local community resources

2. Mainstream media articles

3. Resources in Singapore’s other official languages (Chinese, Malay & Tamil)

4. Book titles

5. Local videos

6. Regional organisations (East, South & South-East Asia)

7. International videos

Please Note: The resources on this page are more relevant for parents & loved ones with LGBTQ+ family members. If you are a parent who is LGBTQ+ yourself, you can refer to this page instead.

 
 

1. LOCAL COMMUNITY RESOURCES

The following local community resources may be useful if your child identifies as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, questioning or gender-diverse (LGBTQ+).

I’ll Walk With You is a guide for parents of transgender children to answer their frequently asked questions about what it means to be transgender, and to transition. Translated versions are also available: 伴您同行 (Mandarin), Sentiasa Bersamamu (Malay), and உன்னோடு நான் வருவேன் (Tamil).

Oogachaga Community Services Limited is Singapore’s most established LGBTQ+ charity supporting and affirming individuals, couples, families and communities since 1999. Services include professional counselling, youth programme and family support.

SAFE Singapore (Supporting, Affirming & Empowering our LGBTQ family and friends) Support group for parents, families and friends of LGBTQ persons, who believe in a society that accepts, affirms and empowers everyone to participate fully in it, regardless of gender identity or sexual orientation.

Pelangi Pride Centre  LGBTQ library, community space and resource centre run entirely by volunteers. Their collection includes titles for parents of LGBTQ+ children.

Rainbow Families Singapore is an online photography exhibition where at least one member of the family is queer, lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender.

Same But Different   is a volunteer-run, community organisation providing free legal information on issues faced by LGBTQ+ couples & families in Singapore.

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3. RESOURCES IN SINGAPORE'S OTHER OFFICIAL LANGUAGES

多聆听 少批判 用爱接纳出柜儿 (Chinese)

当你第一次了解到子女是 同性恋或双性恋时怎么办? (Chinese) 

認識同志 (Chinese)

家依旧 . . . . 爱依然 . . . .  (Chinese)

深入理解性倾向和同性恋 (Chinese)

关于跨性别者，性别认同及性别表达 (Chinese)

理解 LGBTIQ 社群：迈向接受与包容 (Chinese)

Keluarga tetap Keluarga, Cinta tetap Cinta (Malay)

குடும்பம் என்றால் இப்போதும் குடும்பம்தான். . . . அன்பு என்றால் இதுவும் அன்புதான். . . .  (Tamil)

Glossary for addressing the LGBTQIA+ community in Tamil (Government of Tamil Nadu)

4. BOOK TITLES

SQ21: Singapore Queer Families in the 21st century (2026) Documents the real-life stories of Singaporean LGBTQ+ people and their families. The book, comprising real-life stories of Singaporeans with actual names and photographs, is made up of personal stories of a lesbian mother & her straight adult son, two gay brothers, a transgender man & his co-parent, a transgender woman & her family of choice, gay couples with & without children, a straight mother & her gay son, a drag queen & her grandmother. The foreword to the book is written by Constance Singam, a writer and past president of AWARE.

SQ21: Singapore Queers in the 21st century  (2006) Anthology of coming out stories, including from Dr Khoo Hoon Eng and her 2 gay sons. 

Always My Child A Parent's Guide to Understanding Your LGBTQ Son or Daughter

Coming Out, Coming Home Helping Families Adjust to a Gay or Lesbian Child

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5. LOCAL VIDEOS

When Claire (they/them) came out to their dad, Christopher, he accepted them without hesitation.

AJ thought telling his mother he was gay was difficult, until he had to break the news of something even more life-changing.

Singaporean mother talks about her journey towards accepting her lesbian daughter.

Singaporean father and mother talk about the journey with their transgender child.

Moey & Chee Kiang’s Christian journey of affirming their transgender daughter

Singaporean mother tells us what it's like to have two gay sons and offers some valuable advice to other parents of LGBT children.

The Inter-University LGBT Network released this video for parents to mark International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia on 17 May 2020

For the first time on national TV, LGBT individuals, their parents, and religious leaders get personal for a frank discussion on the rift that divides them. Join Janil Puthucheary, chairman of OnePeople.sg as he gets them to open up on how LGBT issues have deeply affected their lives and lives of people they care for. Through these candid conversations, Janil hopes to answer: what does it take for LGBT individuals to reconcile their sexuality with family, faith and community – in a society that is just beginning to find its footing in accommodating them?

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