RESOURCES FOR LGBT YOUTH  
 

[ YOUTH FOCUS ]
Two organizations that build self-esteem providing a safe-space for LGBT youth are qteamers.tripod.com - Q-Team, a Queer youth of color collective for ages 12-25 and www.bikeout.org - Bike Out promotes health in LGBT youth and straight supporters through outdoor activity.
www.bienestar.org/Sabores.asp - Bienestar offers the Sabores Youth Program for LGBT Latino youth - call for more information at (323) 660-9680.
www.modelsofpride.org - Models of Pride is an annual conference thrown for LGBT people ages 14 – 23.
www.reach.la - REACH LA offers free video production workshops for LGBT youth 14-24.
www.be-an-ally.org - is a web site that has information about rights of LGBT students in California State schools and the law that protects them.
www.advocatesforyouth.org - offers information about youth sexual health and rights
www.glsen.org – national site that offers “how to’s” of starting a Gay Straight Alliance Club (GSA) at your school

[ COMING OUT/FAMILY SUPPORT ]
www.elight.org/e/coming-out-tips/shtml - is a good site for coming out tips.
www.pflag.org - P-FLAG is an organization that helps families and friends work towards acceptance and support.

[ SUICIDE & MENTAL HEALTH ]
www.thetrevorproject.org and www.teenlineonline.org - The Trevor Project and Teen Line help LGBT youth deal with feelings of suicide, both operate phone hotlines.
www.laglc.org - The L.A. Gay and Lesbian Center offer low cost mental health services.


[ TRANSGENDER SITES/RESOURCES ]
www.youthresource.com/community/transtopia/index.htm Transtopia is a resource for youth where questions about being transgender are answered.  

In the Los Angeles area - Childrens Hospital L.A.’s Transgender Youth Leadership Project offers education and leadership skill building for transgender individuals. To get involved or for more info call (323) 660-2459 ext 5983.

[ LATINO SUPPORT ]
www.bienestar.org - Bienestar is a culturally relevant and appropriate agency that offers a multitude of services towards HIV prevention and intervention for Latino communities.
[ AFRICAN AMERICAN LGBT RESOURCES ]
www.inthemeantimemen.org - In The Meantime is a men’s support group for all men of African descent.
www.blackstripe.com/archives/blacklist/index.html - The Blacklist is a list of LGBT people of African descent serving as a reminder of the great things this often ignored group of people has done.

[ ONLINE COMMUNITIES & COMPUTER SAFETY TIPS ]
www.elight.org/computer-safety.shtml - is a resource on safe computer usage for LGBT youth.
www.youthresource.com/community/women/index.htm - is a resource for young LBQT women.
www.downelink.com - Downelink is an online network of LGBT people across the globe, and it is not necessarily focused on hookups and finding sex partners.

[ LGBT RIGHTS & LEGAL ISSUES ]
visit Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund - www.lambdalegal.org or the American Civil Liberties Union - www.aclu.org
[ PARTNER ABUSE ]
www.laglc.org - The L.A. Gay and Lesbian Center’s STOP Partner Abuse/Domestic Violence program provides a wide array of services regarding the subject of domestic abuse, including youth groups and Spanish-speaking counseling.
[ HIV INFORMATION & TESTING ]
In the Los Angeles area www.theclinicinc.org/pages/services.html - T.H.E. Clinic and www.laglc.org - the L.A. Gay and Lesbian Center offer free HIV testing.
www.partylonger.com - Party Longer is a youth friendly HIV-information site.