A Guide For Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays.
Booklet published by FFLAG. Download

How Do I Tell My Parents?
Useful for lesbians and gay men contemplating coming out to their families. Booklet published by FFLAG. Download

Gay’s the Word is a very friendly and helpful bookshop which holds a wide range of books on issues of sexuality, including those for parents and young people: Gay's the Word, 66 Marchmont Street, London WC1N 1AB  Tel: 020 7278 7654.

Amazon also has an extensive range of useful books which can be ordered on-line. However, you do need to be aware that many of them were written some years ago, in less enlightened times. You may find it helpful to read the reviews on Amazon before making your selection. Many are published in other countries and references to points of law would not be relevant in the UK.

Family Outing: Guide for Parents of Gays, Lesbians and Bisexuals by Joy Dickens.
Now out of print, but available second-hand through Amazon. One of the few British books, and probably the best.

Now That you Know: A parent’s guide to understanding their lesbian and gay children by Betty Fairchild and Nancy Hayward
A Stranger in The Family: How to cope if your child is gay by Terry Sanderson
My Child is Gay: How parents react when they hear the news by Bryce McDougall
Straight Parents, Gay Children: Keeping Families Together by Robert Bernstein
Different Daughters: A Book by Mothers of Lesbians by Louise Rafkin
No Ordinary Child: A Christian mother’s acceptance of her gay son by Jacqueline Ley

Invisible Families by Terry Stewart

Family Outing: A Guide to the Coming-out Process for Gays, Lesbians and Their Families by Chastity Bono and Billie Fitzpatrick
Is it a Choice? Answers to the most frequently asked questions about gay and lesbian people Eric Marcus
Beyond Acceptance: Parents of lesbians and gays talk about their experiences by Carolyn Welch Griffin and Arthur G. Wirth
The No-Nonsense Guide to Sexual Diversity by Vanessa Baird
The Family Heart: A memoir of when our son came out by Robb Forman Dew