Resources for LGBT Youth
Jan 23, 2003
last updated August 2002
For a PDF/printer friendly version of this activity, click on the blue button above.
Hotlines
IYG National Hotline for LGBT Youth (1-800-347-TEEN): Fri/Sat 7-10pm EST
Trevor Helpline: Crisis Intervention for LGBT Youth (800-850-8078): 24 hrs/day, 7 days/week
Gay & Lesbian National Hotline (1-888-THE-GLNH; http://www.glnh.org/): Mon- Fri 4-Midnight; Sat Noon-5 EST
Websites
ACLU Safe Schools Project (http://www.aclu.org/safeschools)
Legal and safe schools information from ACLU
Advocates for Youth (http://www.advocatesforyouth.org)
Information on reproductive and sexual health
·\tYouth Resource.com (http://www.Youthresource.com)
Support, community, resources, and peer-to-peer education for LGBT youth 13-24
·\tTrans*topia (http://www.youthresource.com/community/transgender/index.cfm)
Stories/message boards/info for trans youth
Gay.com Youth Zone (http://content.gay.com/people/youth_zone)
Message boards/chat/articles for LGBT youth
Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network (http://www.glsen.org)
Information/resources on safe schools, GSAs and combating anti-LGBT bias in education
Gay-Straight Alliance Network (http://www.gsanetwork.org)
Youth-led organization that connects GSAs to each other and to community resources
Intersex Society of North America (http://www.isna.org/about/index.html)
Public awareness, education, and advocacy organization for intersex people
National Coming Out Project (http://www.hrc.org)
Public education/support around coming out
National Transgender Advocacy Coalition (http://www.ntac.org)
Works for the rights of all transgender, intersex and gender variant people
National Youth Advocacy Coalition (http://www.nyacyouth.org)
Organizing and action around LGBT youth issues nationwide
OutProud (http://www.outproud.org)
National coalition of LGBT youth offering resources and support
Parents, Friends, and Families of Lesbians and Gays (http://www.pflag.org)
Support and information for families of LGBT people with over 400 chapters nationwide
Queer America (http://www.queeramerica.com)
Database of queer resources that allows you to find an LGBT group in your local community
XY Survival Guide (http://www.xymag.com)
Guide about being young and gay (coming out, sex, school, parents, etc.)
Young Gay America (http://www.younggayamerica.com)
Resources/stories from LGBT youth nationwide
|
