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A growing list of resources for LGBTQ Youth and Their Families. This section was last updated: 12-3-08.
If you would like your organization to be added to this list, please email me at lisa@therapy4oclesbians.com.
YOUTH PROGRAMS/SUPPORT
Center Long Beach Youth Services: social activities, skillbuilding, youth support groups and peer mentoring for lgbt youth.
http://www.centerlb.org/programs/myte.html
Gay and Lesbian Center OC: youth activities and support.
http://www.thecenteroc.org/Programs/Youth/
LGBTQ WEB RESOURCES
http://www.advocatesforyouth.org
Advocates for Youth: Great web resource with articles, links to support and information for youth and youth educators and advocates for queer youth.
http://www.glsen.org/cgi-bin/iowa/all/home/index.html
Gay, Lesbian, and Straight Education Network: providing information and advocacy to youth, opportunities for youth led advocacy in the educative environment.
http://laglc.convio.net/site/PageServer?pagename=YW_Youth_Services
Los Angeles Gay & Lesbian Center: See youth services for groups, counseling and shelter for homeless LGBT youth.
http://www.centerlb.org/programs/myte.html
Center for LGBT community in Long Beach. Youth Mentoring Program: MYTE.
http://youthresource.com/
Youth Resource: Created by and for LGBTQ youth. List of youth groups, peer groups, gay straight alliances, according to region.
http://www.outproud.org/
Out Proud: Online information on coming out, coming out stories, peer support.
http://www.colage.org
COLAGE is a national movement of children, youth, and adults with one or more lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and/or queer (LGBTQ) parents.
http://nyacyouth.org/
National Youth Advocacy Coalition is a national social justice organization working with lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning (LGBTQ) young people to strengthen the role of young people in the LGBTQ rights movement.
http://www.outproud.org/brochure_coming_out.html
Brochure on coming out to your parents. Support and safety are essential. If you need help taking these steps, please contact myself, or one of the support resources listed here.
http://gayteens.about.com/od/glbtbasicsforteens/f/
ABOUT.com's section on GLBT basics for teens.
EN ESPANOL
http://psicologialgbt.blogspot.com/
El objetivo de ésta página es servir como fuente de información en español sobre temas de psicología afirmativa LGBT (Lesbiana, Gay, Bisexual y Transgénero). Este proyecto inició como una actividad de la asignatura Acción Comunitaria LGBT dentro del programa de la Maestría en Psicología Clínica y de la Especialidad LGBT de la Universidad Antioch Los Ángeles
BOOKS FOR LGBT YOUTH
Figuring It Out by N.S.B.
An anonymously written "journal" of a young woman trying to figure out her sexuality.
Free Your Mind: The Book for Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual Youth and their Allies (1996) by Ellen Bass
FOR PARENTS OF LGBTQ YOUTH
www.pflag.org
Support, information and advocacy for parents of Lesbian and Gay
http://www.advocatesforyouth.org/parents/index.htm
Parents page on the Advocates for Youth website-dedicated to supporting educators, parents, youth with critical risk reduction information.
Always My Child: A Parent's Guide to Understanding your Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, or Questioning Son or Daughter by Kevin Jennings and Pat Shapiro
Parents:
I also recommend you check out the websites for youth as they contain many helpful articles on sexuality, coming out and provide a helpful understanding of lgbt issues among teens.
For further information and links regarding youth who are gender variant, non-conforming, questioning, or transgendered, please visit my website:
**Please note that this list is for information only. I do not endorse these organizations, nor do I benefit from providing their information here**
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