LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, TRANSGENDER, AND INTERSEXED YOUTH
The Trevor Project: 24-hour Suicide Prevention Hotline for GLBTQ
Youth
The
leading national organization focused on crisis and suicide prevention efforts
among GLBTQ youth. If you’re thinking that suicide is the only way out, please
call: 1-866-488-7386,
or visit the Trevor Project website: www.trevorspace.org
National Youth Advocacy Coalition
A social justice organization that
advocates for and with GLBTQ young people in an effort to end discrimination
against these youth and to ensure their physical and emotional well-being
Youth Guardian Services
A youth-run, non-profit organization
providing support services on the Internet to GLBTQ and straight supportive
youth
Lonely? Find someone to talk to!
To
communicate online with other people your age who are going through their own
coming out process,
check out www.youthresource.com. Also,
three terrific online communities are:
Learn
about and participate in the annual Day of Silence
For
summer fun (and who doesn’t like to go to camp?):
COLLEGE
SCHOLARSHIPS FOR LGBTQ STUDENTS AND STUDENTS WITH LGBTQ PARENTS
Colage Lee Dubin
Memorial Scholarship
For college students with LGBTQ
parents
The Point Foundation for
Provides financial support, mentoring, leadership training and hope to
meritorious students who are marginalized due to sexual orientation, gender
identity or gender expression.
TO FIND LGBTQI ORGANIZATIONS IN YOUR STATE:
http://www.welcomingresources.org/stateorglinks.htm
FOR
PARENTS, TEACHERS, AND OTHER SUPPORTERS
Children’s
A basic primer on gender variance in
children
www.childrensnational.org/dcchildrens/about/pdf/GenVar.pdf
PFLAG (Parents and Friends of
Lesbians and Gays)
PFLAG has a Transgender Chapter, too
Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education
Network (GLSEN)
Strives
to assure that each member of every school community is valued and respected
regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity/expression.
LAMBDA GLBT Community Services
A non-profit GLBT agency dedicated
to reducing homophobia, inequality, hate crimes, and discrimination by
encouraging self-acceptance, cooperation, and non-violence
Books geared specifically toward lesbian
moms and their kids:
http://lesbianfamily.org/b
Online
magazine for kids with LGBTQ parents:
GAY PARENTS
COLAGE
A national
movement of children, youth, and adults with one or more LGBTQ parent.
Family Equality Council
Works at all levels of government to
advance full social and legal equality on behalf of the approximately one
million GLBT families raising two million children.
MISCELLANEOUS
ORGANIZATIONS
Intersex
Society of North America
National
Gay and Lesbian Task Force
Family
Pride Coalition
U.S. Human Rights
Campaign
International
Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission
Stop
the Hate! - Fighting Bias & Hate Crimes on Campus
Bisexual
Resource Center
LONG ISLAND,
The
Builds community
for GLBT adults and families through social, cultural, and health programming.
Services and Advocacy for GLBT
Elders -
Provides GLBT seniors ages 50+ with
social support and health programming.
Equality
Advances equality
and justice for GLBT Long Islanders through lobbying and the endorsement and
support of individuals running for public office.
PFLAG
Sharing information about helping
you learn, understand, and grow with the knowledge that a loved one is gay,
lesbian, bisexual or transgender.
Pride for Youth
Goal is to enhance the health,
wellness and cultural competency of GLBT young people through supportive
services, education and youth development.
http://longislandcrisiscenter.org/pfy/coffeehouse.html
Gay and Lesbian Switchboard of
Information, Peer Counseling and Referrals. (631) 665-3700 Weekdays
7PM-10PM
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