Resources
Starting a Gay/Straight Alliance 
Massachusetts DOE - Gay/Straight Alliances: A Student Guide
GSA Network of CA - "How to Start a GSA" Tip Sheet
ACLU - Start a Gay/Straight Alliance - Steps to Get There
GLSEN - 10 Steps Towards a Gay/Straight Alliance
Day of Silence - an annual event held to bring attention to anti-LGBT bullying, harassment and discrimination in schools. It is one of the largest student-led actions in the country
The Toolkit for LGBT and Ally College Students & Organizations
LGBT Campus Organizing: A Comprehensive Manual
Policy/Advocacy
APA Statement on on Transgender, Gender Identity, and Gender Expression Non-Discrimination
Barriers to Higher Education
Beyond the Binary: A Tool Kit for Gender Identity Activism in Schools
Respecting the Rights of GLBTQ Youth: A Responsibility of Youth-Serving Professionals
Education Policy: Issues Affecting Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Youth
Campus climate for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people:
A national perspective
Transgender Law Center: Transgender and Gender Non-Conforming
Youth Recommendations for Schools
GLAD Student and Schools Project
Lambda Legal’s Out, Safe & Respected campaign – know your rights
The National Center for Lesbian Rights Youth Project
The Facts: The Impact of Homophobia and Racism on GLBTQ Youth of Color
Youth in the crosshairs: The third wave of ex-gay activism
Transgender Student Access – created by Untied States Student Association
Bending the Mold: an action kit for transgender youth
LGBT Youth and Homelessness
National Gay and Lesbian Task Force Report: Lesbian, gay, bisexual and
transgender youth: An epidemic of homelessness
The National Runaway Switchboard:
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Questioning (LGBTQ) Brochure
LGBT Youth in Foster Care
CWLA Best Practice Guidelines
NCLR - LGBTQ Youth in the Foster Care System Fact Sheet
NCLR - The Model Standards Project Creating Inclusive Systems
for LGBT Youth in Out-of-Home Care
NCLR - Model Anti-Harassment and Non-Discrimination Policy for
Child Welfare or Juvenile Justice Agencies
Links
Adoption and Foster Care Resources and Services
Casey Family Programs National Center for Family Support
Child Welfare League of America
Gay and Lesbian Advocates and Defenders
Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund
The Home for Little Wanderers
Resources for Deaf Youth
Deaf Queer Resource Center
Rainbow Alliance of the Deaf
Deaf, Inc. Massachusetts-based program providing support and resources for deaf community
New England Deaf and Hard of Hearing list serve -
Deaf/Hard of Hearing GLBT community (PLUS friends and interpreters)
DeafQueer.net - Provides listings of local Deaf LGBT nonprofits.
Resources for Disabled Youth
Sexuality And Disability: Education, Advocacy & Support
Anti-Violence Services
National Coalition of Anti-Violence Programs
Gay Men's Domestic Violence Project
The Network/La Red: Ending abuse in lesbian, bisexual women's and
transgender communities
The Violence Recovery Program at Fenway Community Health Center
Education and Advocacy
National Youth Advocacy Coalition
Massachusetts Commission on GLBT Youth
Safe Spaces for Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender (GLBT) Youth at the Massachusetts Department of Public Health: (617) 624-5285
Massachusetts Department of Education Safe Schools Program for Gay
and Lesbian Students
Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination
Gay, Lesbian, and Straight Education Network (GLSEN)
Parents, Friends, and Family of GLBT People (PFLAG)
Greater Boston Parents, Friends, and Families of Lesbians and Gays
SpeakOut: The Nation's First GLBT Speaker's Bureau
The Safe Schools Coalition of Washington State
True Colors, Inc. - Sexual Minority Youth and Family Services
Tolerance.org
United States Student Association
LGBT Affirming Faith-Based Support
PRIDE Interfaith Coalition
Al-Fatiha Foundation - LGBT Muslims
CORNET: United Methodist Covenant Relationships Network
Episcopal Church, USA
Metropolitan Community Church
Union of American Hebrew Congregations
Jewish Mosaic: The National Center for Sexual and Gender Diversity
Unitarian Universalist Association
Queer Dharma
Queer Buddhist Fellowship
Metropolitan Community Church Boston
The Community Church of Boston
Cambridge Welcoming Ministries
Am Tikva - A Jewish GLBT community
Keshet Boston - Jewish advocacy and education organization
Dignity/Boston - A progressive, inclusive community of GLBT Catholics and friends
Arlington Street Church - Unitarian Universalist
First Unitarian Society in Newton
Church of the Sacred Earth: A Union of Pagan Congregations
Radical Faeries
Health Care Access
OutHealth! Improving access to and the quality of care for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people
Gay and Lesbian Medical Association - Online referral database to help LGBT people find culturally competent health care providers
Massachusetts Dept of Public Health
Boston Resource Net -
Maintains information on 2,000 organizations and agencies
Boston Public Health Commission LGBT Health Office
Sidney Borum Jr. Health Center, Boston, MA -
Providing health care services for youth
Justice Resource Institute Health Programs
An Overview of U.S. Trans Health Priorities: A Report by the Eliminating
Disparities Working Group
Medical Therapy and Health Maintenance for Transgender Men:
A Guide For Health Care Providers
Tips for Health Care Providers When Working With Bisexually-Identified
and Behaviorally-Bisexual Clients
Our Bodies Ourselves LBTI Health Concerns
Transgender Health Action Coalition
National Coalition for LGBT Health
Massachusetts Area Health Education Centers (AHEC)
Berkshire AHEC
AHEC of Southeastern Massachusetts
Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Health Web Pages
Health and Sexuality
Advocates for Youth
YouthResource
Ambiente Joven - Spanish-language site for Latino/a LGBTQ youth on sexual health issues
MySistahs - Created by and for young women of color on sexual and reproductive health issues
AIDS Action Committee -
AIDS Action provides free, confidential services
Hotline Counselor: hotline@aac.org
Massachusetts Asian AIDS Prevention Project
Coalition for Positive Sexuality
Sexuality Information and Education Council of the United States
The Training Institute for Sexual Health Education (TISHE)
AVERT - Sexuality information for teens
Family Health Services of HCSM
Planned Parenthood
The Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network (RAINN)
iwannaknow -
Answers questions about teen sexual health and sexually transmitted diseases.
Resources for Homeless/Runaway/Displaced Youth
DIAL/Self (Greenfield)
National Runaway Switchboard
The Safe Homes Project at The Bridge of Central Massachusetts (Worcester)
ServiceNet (Northampton)
Youth on Fire (Cambridge)
Waltham House at The Home for Little Wanderers (Waltham)
Short Stop (Boston area) - A transitional housing program for homeless young adults
Justice Resource Institute Health Programs
Hotlines
National GLBT Youth Hotline: 1-800-246-PRIDE
Peer Listening Line for GLBT Youth: 800-399-PEER
HIV Hotline Toll-Free: 800-235-2331
HIV TTY: 617-437-1672
Hepatitis Hotline Toll-Free: 888-443-4372
Hepatitis TTY: 617-437-1672
The Network/La Red: Ending abuse in lesbian, bisexual women's and transgender communities
Bilingual Hotline: 617-423-4911
TTY: 617-227-4911
Gay Men's Domestic Violence Project: 1-800-832-1901
The Violence Recovery Program at Fenway Community Health Center: 617-927-6250, 800-834-3242
National Runaway Switchboard: 800-621-4000
Samariteens: 1-800-252-TEEN
The Trevor Project: 1-866-4-U-TREVOR
Youth Legal Information Line: 1-800-528-NCLR
Legal Issues
Gay and Lesbian Advocates and Defenders
GLAD’s InfoLine Boston Area: (617) 426-1350
New England: 1-800-455-GLAD
Monday - Friday, 1:30 - 4:30pm
English and Spanish
Disability Law Center: 617-723-8455 or 800-872-9992
Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination
The Massachusetts Lesbian and Gay Bar Association - Provides a directory of lawyers on the site
Greater Boston Legal Services
The Health Law Institute (HLI) -
Provides direct legal services to low-income people with disabilities.
Program Director: (617) 988-8700 x 209.
Health Law Advocates:617-338-5241
Transgender Law and Policy Institute
Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund
LGBT Immigration Equality
National Center for Lesbian Rights
American Civil Liberties Union
Sylvia Rivera Law Project
Mental Health
American Psychological Association Committee on
Lesbian, Gay, & Bisexual Concerns
National Association of Social Workers
NASW National Committee on Gay, Lesbian and Bisexual Issues
The World Professional Association For Transgender Health, Inc. Standards of Care
Gay and Lesbian Therapist Search
Association for Gay, Lesbian and Bisexual Issues in Counseling
Association of Gay and Lesbian Psychiatrists
MTPC Transgender Support Resource Guide
Regional Centers for Healthy Communities (Massachusetts)
Boston Regional Center for Healthy Communities
Central Mass Center for Healthy Communities: (508) 438-0515
Greater Boston Center for Healthy Communities
Southeast Center for Healthy Communities
Northeast Center for Healthy Communities
Western Massachusetts Center for Healthy Communities
Resources for Family Members
Greater Boston Parents, Friends, and Families of Lesbians and Gays
National PFLAG
Children of Lesbians and Gays Everywhere
Respect All Families
Family Pride Coalition
Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) parents and their children
TransFamily
PFLAG Transgender Network (TNET)
About Our Transgendered Children and their Families (From PFLAG)
TransYouth Family Advocates
Substance Abuse
Boston Public Health Commission Substance Abuse Prevention
and Treatment Services
MA DPH Office of Youth and Young Adult Services
National Association of Lesbian and Gay Addiction Professionals
Statewide Partnership for HIV Education in Recovery Environments (SPHERE)
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Association's Clearinghouse for
Alcohol and Drug Information
A Provider’s Introduction to Substance Abuse Treatment for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Individuals
Pride Institute Treatment Centers for LGBT
Harm Reduction Coalition
Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Health Web Pages
GLBTQ Youth Support and Social Groups (Massachusetts)
Please check the calendar for scheduled meetings.
Berkshire Stonewall Community Coalition/Generation Rainbow
Bisexual Resource Center
Boston Alliance for GLBT Youth (BAGLY) Boston
Boston GLASS Community Center
Boston Area Transgender Support
Brockton Regional Alliance of GLBT Youth (BRAGLY): (508) 230-2876
Cape and Islands Gay and Straight Youth Alliance
Framingham Regional Alliance of GLBT Youth: (508) 655-7183
Gay, Lesbian, and Straight Society (GLASS) (Greenfield)
Generation Q (Northampton)
GLBT Youth Group Network of Massachusetts
Holyoke Youth Pride Empowerment (HYPE)
Mass Youth Pride
North Shore Alliance of GLBT Youth (NAGLY)
Out Now, Inc. (Springfield)
Project 10 East (Cambridge)
Safe Homes Project at The Bridge of Central Massachusetts
South Shore Alliance of GLBT Youth: (888) SSHAGLY
Supporters of Worcester Area GLBT Youth (SWAGLY): (508) 755-0005
Queer Today
GLBTQ Youth Support (outside MA)
Youth Pride, Inc. RI
Gay Teens
OutProud
Lambda 10
Campus Pride
National Association of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Community Centers
Transgender/Intersex Resources
Massachusetts Transgender Political Coalition - Offers a College/High School Organizing list serve
Boston Area Transgender Support
International Foundation for Gender Education
LGBT Health Channel
TransGenderCare
The Transitional Male
Trans-Health
Transgender Health Action Coalition
National Center for Transgender Equality
Gay and Lesbian Advocates and Defenders Transgender Student Resources
Discovery Health: Transgender Teens
TransProud
TG POC - A discussion-oriented listserv for Transgender People of Color
Intersex Society of North America
Intersex Initiative (IPDX)
GLBTQ Youth of Color
The Gay and Lesbian Arab Society
Latino Health Institute
Somos Latinos/as LGBT Coalition
Massachusetts Asian AIDS Prevention Project
Ambiente Joven - Spanish-language site for Latino/a LGBTQ youth on sexual health issues
MySistahs - Created by and for young women of color on sexual and reproductive health issues
TG POC - A discussion-oriented listserv for Transgender People of Color
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