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Advocates for Youth’s pamphlets: available in print or online. Suite 200, 1025 Vermont Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20005; Phone: 202-347-5700; Web site: http://www.advocatesforyouth.org/publications/freepubs.htm##highrisk
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I Think I Might Be Gay, Now What Do I Do? http://www.advocatesforyouth.org/youth/health/pamphlets/gay.htm
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I Think I Might Be Lesbian, Now What Do I Do? http://www.advocatesforyouth.org/youth/health/pamphlets/lesbian.htm
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I Think I Might Be Bisexual, Now What Do I Do? http://www.advocatesforyouth.org/youth/health/pamphlets/bisexual.htm
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Resources for Gay, Lesbian and bisexual Youth: http://www.advocatesforyouth.org/youth/health/pamphlets/glbresources
Being Gay/Lesbian: What it means to be gay/lesbian; how to support gay friends; things to think about when coming out. Brochure number R038; 32 cents each for 50 brochures; single copy as free sample. http://www.etr.org/ (Click on "search and order" and then enter the brochure number.)
Be Yourself: Questions and Answers for Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual & Transgender Youth:
from PFLAG, Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays. 1726 M
Street, NW, Suite 400, Washington, DC 20036. Phone: 202-467-8180, Email: info@pflag.org;
Web site: http://www.pflag.org/fileadmin/user_upload/Be_Yourself_TT.pdf
Bisexual
Resource Center: Organization educates about, and provides support for, bisexual people.
Their web site contains entire pamphlets and articles on-line. P.O. Box 1026,
Boston, MA 02117-1026; Phone: 617-424-9595; Web site: http://www.biresource.org
“Coming
Out”: from
the Human Rights Campaign: http://www.hrc.org/Template.cfm?Section=Coming_Out
“Computer
Safety”: from
Elight, a GLBT youth on-line community: http://www.elight.org/e/computer-safety.shtml
The Cool Page For Queer Teens!:
tips on everything from, "what to do if you've been outed
unexpectedly" to "when you're having trouble at school" and a
special section specifically for Transgender youth: http://www.bidstrup.com/cool.htm
Depression: This article by a youth intern for other GLBTQ youth talks about when feeling sad or hopeless "is more than just a temporary mood change" and what to do about it. It offers other youths' stories and poems and a ton of great toll-free hotlines and web sites: http://www.youthresource.com/our_lives/depression/
Don't Erase Your Queer Future, a web site from the Trevor Project for LGBTQ youth about suicide: http://www.donteraseyourqueerfuture.org/
Hero and Role Model Cards: from the Safe Schools Coalition. http://www.safeschoolscoalition.org/herorolemodelcards.pdf (pdf format)
Lesbian STD page: from a doctor and a nurse practitioner at the University of Washington: http://www.lesbianstd.com/
LGBTQMuslimYouth email discussion group: People age 25 and under who are Muslims and identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgendered, or who may be questioning their sexual orientation or gender identity are welcomed to join. The list is sponsored by Al Fatiha. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LGBTQMuslimYouth
Matthews Place - Since
Matthew
No Longer Alone: A Resource Manual for Rural Sexual Minority Youth and the Adults who Serve Them: While all gay and lesbian students face tremendous challenges, rural students go noticeably underserved. The purpose of this resource manual is to assist concerned adults in creating safe environments for rural gay youth. Written by Christopher J. Stapel. an openly gay high school math teacher and advisor at the Boston Community Leadership Academy, with generous financial support of the Harvard Gay and Lesbian Caucus’s Open Gate Foundation and with expertise, resources, access to professional networks, and moral support from other organizations. http://www.ruralgayyouth.com and as a formattted manual at http://www.ruralgayyouth.com/NoLongerAlone.pdf (pdf format)
!OutProud!
The National Coalition for Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Youth:
provides advocacy, resources and support to LGB youth and agencies that
work with them: http://www.outproud.org
Pen Pal Program, Indiana Youth Group: a safe, confidential project serving GLBT people ages 21 and under. IYG Pen Pal Program, PO Box 20716, Indianapolis, IN 46220-0716; Phone: 317-541-8726; Web site: http://www.indianayouthgroup.org/youth/penpal.php
The Pongo Publishing Teen Writing Project: helps teens in distress (LGBT youth, and also incarcerated youth, street youth, hospitalized youth, etc.) write poetry about their lives. "The consistent theme of this creative work is early childhood trauma and loss, often in the form of neglect, abuse, abandonment, and family death. The poetry is powerful and poignant, and it describes experiences that have a profound effect on the authors and on our society." The Pongo web site has over 70 poems (note -- some are sexually explicit). Pongo prints teen poetry chapbooks that are distributed free to distressed youth and also to agencies, institutions, libraries, judges, therapists, etc.; and they give workshops in their teaching techniques to staff. Mailing address: PMB 155; 2701 California Ave. S.W.; Seattle, WA 98116 Email: info@pongopublishing.org Web: http://www.pongopublishing.org
Queer
Resources Directory: a gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender yellow pages of the Web:
http://www.qrd.org/QRD/www
“Read
This Before Coming Out to Your Parents”:
pamphlet available free online: http://www.outproud.org/brochure_coming_out.html
Sex
Etc: a
great web site by teens for teens (of all sexual orientations and identities)
about sexuality and health, from the Network for Family Life Education: http://www.sxetc.org
Sticks and Stones: Young, gay and living in the sticks? Sticks and Stones is a place you can chat with other young people about how best to deal with anti-gay attitudes and homophobic bullying. It’s also a great opportunity to meet lots of other people. Hear gay, lesbian and bisexual celebrities' life stories, too. Go to: http://www.ruralmedia.co.uk/sticks/
Talk About Sex provides young people with basic information about a range of sexuality topics as well as referrals to reputable websites for more information. More than a brochure, but less than a book, SIECUS' new "minibook" includes "chapters" entitled: What is Sexuality; Sexual Rights; Basic Biology; Staying Healthy; Gender Identity; Sexual Orientation; Relationships; Communication Skills; Choosing What to Do; Sexual Behavior; Sexual Response; Sexual Abuse; Birth Control; STDs/HIV; and Find Out More. Hard copies available $3/each by calling 212-819-9770 or order online. Download the publication free here: http://www.siecus.org/pubs/TalkAboutSex.pdf (pdf format)
“Teen
Safety on the Internet”:
from Lambda GLBT Community Services: http://www.lambda.org/online_safety_tips_for_teens.htm
The Trevor Helpline: a national suicide hotline for GLBT and questioning youth: a 24-hour confidential hotline, staffed by trained counselors familiar with gay and questioning youth. Web site: http://www.thetrevorproject.org/ … 1-866-4-U-TREVOR (1-866-488-7386)
XY Survival Guide 2: second edition of this publication for teen men who are gay, bisexual or questioning. Information on coming out, empowerment in schools; comprehensive drug and STD information, crisis advice, and queer youth-specific resource contacts and underage queer hangouts across North America. For more information and to order, go to the web site: http://www.xy.com/index.php?t=9&b=sg
Youth
Assistance Organization: lots of links and a safe online discussion space:
http://www.youth.org
Youth
Guardian Services’ “Youth” Email Listserves:
“YOUTH
13-17” and “YOUTH 17-21” are two on-line conversation groups offer peer
support for gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgendered, questioning, and supportive
youth. Age policy strictly enforced and the groups are NOT dating services: http://www.youth-guard.org/youth
Youth Resource: a project of Advocates
for Youth, offers "webrings," collections of young people's own
homepages for all GLBT youth, and
for young men, young women, bisexual youth, transgender youth, Black LGBT
youth, Asian and Pacific Islander American LGBT Youth, Latina &
Latino LGBT Youth, and Native American LGBT Youth.
Prohibits explicit material, including nudity and sexual innuendoes: http://www.youthresource.com
(see
also “hotlines” and, in Washington State,
see 'youth groups')
Listen to Youth Pride Chorus sing their anthem "Cheer On"
Youth Pride Chorus sings the official YPC anthem "Cheer On"
at the
Lucille Lortel Theatre, New York.
Words by Wes Webb, Music by Our Lady J
Listen to Youth Pride Chorus post-show interviews
Singers of Youth Pride Chorus
interviewed after Somebody To Love
at The Lucille Lortel Theatre, New York
The Youth Pride Chorus: a program combining the program specialties of the New York City Gay Men's Chorus and the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center of New York. It is a completely free program for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender young people and their allies between the ages of 14-21. Participants learn choral music in weekly rehearsals and perform in concerts here at The Center and on the road. Auditions for the Youth Pride Chorus are held in September and January.
“Perhaps one of the greatest emotional pains any person can experience is that of being isolated and ostracized,” says Richard D. Burns, executive director of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center. “The Youth Pride Chorus has the ability to break isolation so many LGBT youth confront. The community supports young people by supporting the Youth Pride Chorus.”
