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GLBT National Help Center
http://www.glbtnationalhelpcenter.org
The GLBT National Help Center Web site connects members of the GLBTQ community to peer counseling, local resources, and more.
QueerAmerica Database
The largest collection of queer resources in the nation, including information about community centers, support organizations, PFLAG chapters and more. A project of the National Coalition for Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Youth.
YouthResource
A Web site featuring information and resources for GLBTQ youth, as well as opportunities for creative expression, activism and advocacy on behalf of these communities. A project of Advocates for Youth.
TransProud
A Web site with links to resources for transgender youth, including Oasis Magazine, the largest writing community by and for queer youth. A project of the National Coalition for Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Youth.
BiNet USA
The BiNet USA website is part of an attempt to develop networks of bisexual individuals, promote a sense of bisexual community, increase bisexual visibility and advocate for bisexuals.
Gay, Lesbian, Straight Education Network
http://www.glsen.org/cgi-bin/iowa/home.html
The GLSEN Web site features information and resources for GLBTQ students and their straight allies, aimed at making school communities safe and accepting of all students.
Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation
http://www.glaad.org/programs/monitor/index.php
GLAAD does outstanding work gaining legal protection for GLBTQ people.
LAMBDA Community Services
The LAMBDA Web site offers resources for GLBTQ people and activists, including a Youth OUTreach program designed to help GLBTQ youth stand up for their rights, lead safe and healthy lives, and educate others.
OutProud
A Web site featuring resources for GLBTQ youth, including others' coming out stories, a school resources library with information about how to make schools safer and a link to Oasis Magazine. A project of the National Coalition for Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Youth.
Ambiente Joven
A Web site and community for Spanish-speaking GLBTQ youth. A project of Advocates for Youth.
Scarleteen: Sex Education for the Real World
A Web site with information about various aspects of sexuality, including contraception information, discussions of how to safeguard one's emotional health, gender politics, and more. Produced by educator, writer and activist Heather Corinna.
No Lose: The National Organization for Lesbians of SizE
This is a Web community of queer and trans women size and their allies, and is dedicated to ending discrimination against fat people.
sexuality and u
http://sexualityandu.ca/teens/
A Web site with sexual health information for teens. Includes a fun and games section with quizzes to test your knowledge as well as sex-related scenarios to practice decision-making skills. Produced by the Society of Obstetricians and Gynecologists of Canada.
Find a Confidential Clinic Near You
A Web site featuring a database you can use to locate clinics across the country offering birth control, STD screening and other reproductive health services. Produced by the National Family Planning and Reproductive Health Association.
Bisexual Resource Center
A resource directory for individuals who identify as bisexual and their allies.
National Youth Advocacy Coalition
The NYAC Web site offers information and resources for young GLBTQ activists.
Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays
The PFLAG Web site offers information and resources for the families and friends of GLBTQ people.
LYRIC
LYRIC envisions a diverse society where LGBTQQ youth are embraced for who they are and encouraged to be who they want to be.
Changing Bodies, Changing Lives: A Book for Teens on Sex and Relationships
An encyclopedic book containing information about sexual health, as well as chapters on violence, eating disorders and other issues teens experience. 432 pages.
Kings and Queens: Queers at the Prom
A book about how GLBTQ teens experienced going to the prom in the years before and after the Stonewall Rebellion, a pivotal moment in GLBTQ history in America. 160 pages.
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgendered Rights: A Human Rights Perspective
Using the Universal Declaration on Human Rights as a standard, this curriculum guide sets GLBTQ struggles for rights in a human rights perspective, helping young people to better understand the issues that GLBTQ people face. 106 pages.
The Rights of Lesbians, Gay Men, Bisexuals, and Transgender People
A comprehensive guide to the legal rights of GLBTQ people, written in question and answer format. Covers issues related to freedom of speech and association, employment, housing, the military, family and parenting, and HIV disease. 218 pages.
Reflections of a Rock Lobster: A Story About Growing Up Gay
An insightful and humorous take on what it's like to grow up gay and develop a positive gay identity when one is surrounded by prejudice. 116 pages.
Free Your Mind: The Book for Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual Youth -- And Their Allies
A book covering topics such as self-discovery, coming out, dealing with friends and family, first love, dealing with the school environment and more. 448 pages.
GLBTQ: The Survival Guide for Queer & Questioning Teens
A book for GLBTQ teens covering topics such as coming out, dating and sexuality, religion, and life at school, work, and home. 256 pages.
My Gender Workbook: How to Become a Real Man, a Real Woman, the Real You, or Something Else Entirely
A collection of exercises, quizzes, puzzles and essay questions that break down ingrained ideas about how men and women should act, leading people to imagine who they might be without a fixed gender identity or restrictive gender roles. 304 pages.
Two Teenagers in Twenty: Writings by Gay and Lesbian Youth
A collection of narratives written by gay and lesbian teens about their experiences, as well as some information about resources for gay and lesbian youth. 185 pages.
Find a Planned Parenthood Clinic Near You
1-800-230-PLAN
A number to call to find a Planned Parenthood clinic near you.
Planned Parenthood Facts of Life Line
1-888-SXASK
The Planned Parenthood Facts of Life Line features operators on call to give information about sexuality, STDs, relationships, alcohol and drugs, nutrition and more. Operators are available in English and Spanish, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
IYG National Hotline for Gay, Bisexual and Lesbian Youth
1-800-347-TEEN
Provides information about national and local resources for GLBTQ teens. Boasts the largest database of its kind.
The Gay and Lesbian National Hotline
1-888-THE-GLNH
Provides phone and e-mail peer counseling, as well as information about local resources for GLBTQ teens across the United States.
GLBT National Youth Talkline
1-800-246-PRIDE (7743)
Youth volunteers provide young GLBTQ people (up to age 25) with peer counseling, information, and referrals to local resources. Available Monday-Saturday, 9:30 PM to midnight (EST).
CDC National STD and HIV Hotline
1-800-232-4636
The CDC's National STD and HIV hotline. Operators available in English and Spanish. Available Monday-Friday 8 AM-2AM (EST). The staff can answer your questions about HIV/AIDS, herpes, HPV and all other STDs. Operated by the Center for Disease Control.
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