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Camp Lavender Hill: offers a week-long summer camp in the scenic foothills of Sierra Mountains of northern California for children ages 7-14 of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender families. Website: http://camplavenderhill.org/
Camp
Ten Trees: an
overnight summer camp located on Lake Wenatchee, it one week for lesbian, gay,
bisexual, trans, and questioning (LGBTQ) youth, and one week for the children
of LGBT parents. At Camp Ten Trees, children and youth build self-confidence
and strength in diversity in an environment which challenges homophobia and
provides a range of traditional camp activities. Phone: 206-568-6638; Email: info@camptentrees.org;
Web site: http://www.camptentrees.org
COLAGE: a national movement of children, youth and adults with one or more lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and/or queer parents - contains everything from local chapters, summer camps and scholarships to "Snappy Answers to Stoopid Questions". We build community and work toward social justice through youth empowerment, leadership development, education, and advocacy. Offers chapters and events nationally, visibility tools and resources for schools and communities, Speak OUT national network of youth leaders, online communities and more.1550 Bryant Street, Suite 830, San Francisco, CA 94103; Phone: 415-861-KIDS (5437); fax: 415-255-8345; Email: colage@colage.org; Website: http://www.colage.org/
Families
Like Mine:
a web site dedicated to decreasing isolation for children with parents who
are gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender (GLBT), and bringing voice to the
experiences of these families --
http://familieslikemine.com/
Families Like Ours: The only national Adoption Exchange with a focus towards gay and lesbian adoptive families. http://www.familieslikeours.org; 206-441-7602.
Family Pride: The national non-profit organization committed to securing family equality for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer parents, guardians and allies. http://familypride.org/; Family Pride, PO Box 65327, Washington, DC 20035-5327; 202.331.5015
How Many Of Us Are There?: A one page fact sheet by Beth Reis. How many children are growing up with gay or lesbian parents? http://www.safeschoolscoalition.org/HowManyOfUsAreThere.pdf (pdf format)
Linda's Transsexual / Transsexuality Retreat: Information for Transsexual Parents and Families:
Linda Simpson's personal story about her family and links to many
other Trans Parent/Family resources and sites.
http://www.lasimpson.org/PARENTS.html