Resources for Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Youth: Select Organizations, Web Sites, Videos, and Books
Select Organizations
- Advocates for Youth—
- American Friends Service Committee
- Audre Lourde Project
- Children of Lesbians and Gays Everywhere
- Deaf Queer Resource Center
- Gay Health
- Gender Education and Advocacy
- Gender PAC
- Girl's Best Friend Foundation
- GLSEN (Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network)
- Hetrick-Martin Institute
- International Foundation for Gender Education
- International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission
- Intersex Society of North America
- Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund
- National Center for Transgender Equality
- National Coalition for Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Youth
- National Gay and Lesbian Task Force
- National Latina/o Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Organization
- National Youth Advocacy Coalition
- PFLAG (Parents, Families, and Friends of Lesbians and Gays)
- Safe Schools Coalition
- Sex, Etc.
- SIECUS (Sexuality Information and Education Council of the United States)
- Southwest Asian, North African Queers
- Transgender Law Center
Topical Web Sites and Online Resources
Gay/Straight Alliances
Gender Identity and Gender Expression
Sexual Orientation
Youth-Adult Partnerships
Hotlines for People in Need of Help on Specific Issues
For GLBTQ Youth
1.800.850.8078
Trevor Helpline Crisis Intervention for LGBT Youth
24 hours a day, seven days a week
1.888.843.4564 (THE GLNH)
GLNH: Gay & Lesbian National Hotline
Monday - Friday, 6:00 PM-11:00 PM Eastern Time
For HIV and AIDS Information
1.800.CDC.INFO
National AIDS Information Line
24 hours a day, seven days a week
For Homeless and Runaway Youth
1.800.999.9999
The Nine Line
24 hours a day, seven days a week
1.800.231.6946
National Runaway Switchboard
24 hours a day, seven days a week
For STI Information
1.800.227.8922
STD Info Line
Monday - Friday, 8:00 AM - 11:00 PM Eastern Time
For Substance Abuse Information
1.800.252.6465
Alcohol Hotline
24 hours a day, seven days a week
For Survivors of Domestic Violence
1.800.799.SAFE (7233)
National Domestic Violence Hotline
24 hours a day, seven days a week
In Print
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Alyson,
Sasha, editor. Young, Gay and Proud! 3rd
ed. Boston: Alyson Publications, 1991. ISBN:
1555830013. Click
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Geared toward high school students,
this book answers questions such
as, "Am
I the only one?" "What would my friends think if I told them?" "Should
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Bass, Ellen and Kaufman, Kate. Free Your Mind: The Book for Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual Youth and Their Allies. New York: HarperCollins, 1996. ISBN: 0060951044. Click Here to Purchase This Book
This book covers self-discovery, friends and lovers, family, school, spirituality, and community, with advice on: how to come out; dealing with the problems coming out can entail; and making the world safer for gay, lesbian, and bisexual youth.
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Bauer,
Marion Dane, editor. Am I Blue? Coming
Out From the Silence. New York:
Trophy Press, 1995. ISBN: 0064405877. Click
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An award-winning anthology of funny, sad, and memorable short stories for
teens about coming out as gay or lesbian. Contributors include C.S. Adler,
Bruce Coville, Nancy Garden, Cristina Salat, William Sleator, and Jacqueline
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Blumenfield, Warren J, editor. Homophobia: How We All Pay the Price. Boston: Beacon Press, 1992. ISBN: 0807079197. Click Here to Purchase This Book
Activists and academics offer concrete suggestions for transforming homophobic attitudes, behaviors, and institutions.
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Bornstein,
Kate. My Gender Workbook: How to
Become a Real Man, a Real Woman, the Real You,
or Something Else Entirely. New
York: Routledge, 1998. ISBN: 0415916739. Click
Here to Purchase This Book
Bornstein offers a series of humorous and poignant exercises around issues
of gender identity. |
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Chandler,
Kurt and Ivers, Mitchell, editors. Passages
of Pride: Lesbian and Gay Youth Come of Age. New
York: Crown Publishing, 1995. ISBN: 0812923804. Click
Here to Purchase This Book
In this landmark study, six teenagers speak eloquently of the challenges
of realizing at an early age that they are different, learning how to hide,
facing depression and suicidal tendencies, and finally coming out and making
peace at home, at school, and on their own. |
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Due,
Linnea. Joining the Tribe: Growing
Up Gay and Lesbian in the '90s. New
York: Anchor Books, 1995. ISBN: 0385475004. Click
Here to Purchase This Book
This informative and compassionate book realistically and vividly portrays
the challenges faced by gay, lesbian, and bisexual teenagers. |
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Ferrante,
Tony, and Jacobson, Paulette. Letters
From the Closet. Tzedakah Publications,
1994. ISBN: 0929999037. Click
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In this fictional portrayal,
two youth communicate the experience
of coming out through postcards,
journal entries, and letters. |
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Futcher, Jane. Crush. 3rd
ed. Boston: Alyson Publications, 1995. ISBN:
155583602X. Click
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In this story of manipulation,
betrayal, and sexual awakening,
Jinx, a senior at the posh Hamilton
Hill girl's school, develops
a huge crush on Lexie.
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Garden,
Nancy. Annie On My Mind. New
York: Farrar Strauss & Giroux, 1992. ISBN:
0374404143. Click
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Seventeen-year-old Liza's
friendship with Annie turns into
passionate love. After their relationship
is discovered, they must find the
strength to stay together. |
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Grima,
Tony, editor. Not the Only One: Gay
and Lesbian Fiction for Teens. Boston:
Alyson Publications, 1995. ISBN: 155583275X. Click
Here to Purchase This Book
Twenty-one stories for
lesbian and gay teenagers tell about
coming out, falling in love, sexuality,
and courage. |
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Harbeck,
Karen M. Coming Out of the Classroom
Closet: Gay and Lesbian Students, Teachers and
Curricula. Binghamton, N.Y.: Harrington
Park Press, 1992. ISBN: 1560242167. Click
Here to Purchase This Book
This volume discusses school-based
interventions and the needs of gay
and lesbian youth, the treatment
of gay and lesbian educators and
their current legal rights, and many
other issues concerning gay men and
lesbians and the educational setting. |
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Heron,
Ann, editor. Two Teenagers in Twenty:
Writings by Gay and Lesbian Youth. Boston:
Alyson Publications, 1994. ISBN:1555832822. Click
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A new teenage generation
talks about being gay or lesbian
in stories that can ease the way
for teenagers just coming out and
help the adults who seek to support
them. |
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Huegel, Kelly. GLBTQ: The Survival Guide for Queer and Questioning Teens. New York: Free Spirit Publishing, 2003. ISBN: 1575421267. Click Here to Purchase This Book
This book covers the basics that every GLBTQ teen needs to know, then moves through the primary issues and questions such as coming out, dating and sexuality, religion, and life at school, work, and home.
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Jennings,
Kevin, editor. Becoming Visible:
A Reader in Gay and Lesbian History for High
School and College Students. Boston:
Alyson Publications, 1994. ISBN: 1555832547. Click
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Suggestions for classroom
activities and questions follow selected
readings that span 2000 years of
history and a diverse range of cultures;
suitable for ninth grade and up. |
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Remafedi,
Gary. Death by Denial: Studies of
Suicide in Gay and Lesbian Teenagers. Boston:
Alyson Publications, 1994. ISBN: 1555832601. Click
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This serious review identifies
suicide risk factors and important
research on homosexuality, sexuality
education in schools, anti-gay violence
against young people, and family
pressures to be heterosexual. |
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Sanchez, Alex. Rainbow Boys. New York: Simon & Schuster, 2001. ISBN: 0689857705. Click Here to Purchase This Book
The author follows three very different high school seniors, coming of age and out of the closet, in a struggle with sexuality and intolerance that draws them into a triangle of love, betrayal, and friendship.
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Savin-Williams, Ritch C. The New Gay Teenager. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 2005. ISBN: 0674016734. Click Here to Purchase This Book
This is a refreshing and frequently controversial introduction to confident, competent, upbeat teenagers with same-sex desires, who worry more about the chemistry test or their curfew than they do about their sexuality.
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Singer,
Bennett L., editor. Growing Up Gay/Growing
Up Lesbian: A Literary Anthology. New
York: New Press, 1994. ISBN: 1565841034. Click
Here to Purchase This Book
More than fifty stories
by prominent lesbian and gay writers
and scholars address coming of age
and coming out. Contributors include
James Baldwin, Gloria Anzaldua, Quentin
Crisp, Audre Lorde, Walt Whitman,
and Rita Mae Brown. |
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Stevenson, Michael R and Cogan, Jeanine C., editors. Everyday Activism. New York: Routledge, 2003. ISBN: 0415926688. Click Here to Purchase This Book
The comprehensive new reference collects in one volume the strategies, hard data, and legal arguments that are central to GLBT people's fight for equality.
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Summer, Jane, editor. Not the Only One: Lesbian and Gay Fiction for Teens. New York: Alyson Publications, 2004. ISBN: 1555838340. Click Here to Purchase This Book
This collection offers 21 stories in which lesbian and gay teens tell about coming out, falling in love, sexuality, and courage.
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Unks,
Gerald, editor. The Gay Teen: Educational
Practice and Theory for Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual
Adolescents. New York: Routledge,
1995. ISBN: 0415910951. Click
Here to Purchase This Book
Written for educators,
this book focuses on the problems
gay teens face in school and guides
educators to develop gay-friendly
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Videos
- Ballot Measure 9. (72
min.) Wolfe Video, P.O. Box 64, New Almaden, CA
95402; 800.438.9653.
This video looks at the battle
in Oregon over an anti-gay initiative on the 1992
ballot.
- Both of My Moms' Names Are Judy. Lesbian
and Gay Parents Association, 6705 California Street,
#1, San Francisco, CA 94121.
A powerful and moving series of interviews
with children ages 6 to 11 who have gay or lesbian
parents. Training materials—Overcoming
Homophobia in the Elementary Classroom—are also
available from the Lesbian and Gay Parents Association.
- The
Brandon Teena Story, directed by Susan Musska.
Zeitgeist Films at 212.274.1989. Click
Here to Purchase This Video
Documentary on the life and murder of Brandon Teena, a female-to-male
transgendered youth from Lincoln, Nebraska.
- The Celluloid Closet. (102
min.) Wolfe Video, P.O. Box 64, New Almaden, CA
95402; 800.438.9653.
This documentary chronicles gay and lesbian images in Hollywood
over the last 40 years. Narrated by Lily Tomlin, it features
interviews with a number of Hollywood's
elite and includes numerous film clips.
- Coming Out Under Fire. (71
min.) Wolfe Video, P.O. Box 64, New Almaden, CA
95402; 800.438.9653.
This documentary profiles the experiences of nine gay and
lesbian veterans.
- Gay & Lesbian Youth: Making History in Massachusetts. (29
min.) Governor's Commission on Gay & Lesbian Youth, Massachusetts Dept.
of Education, State House, Room 111, Boston, MA 02133.
This documentary profiles the work of the Governor's
Commission as Massachusetts became the first state to
pass laws to
protect gay, lesbian, and bisexual students
in schools.
- Gay Youth. (40 min.)
Wolfe Video, P.O. Box 64, New Almaden, CA 95401;
800.438.9653.
One of the best videos about lesbian and gay teens, it
profiles two adolescents—one who committed suicide,
the other openly
gay in high school—and includes
a curriculum guide for teachers.
- It's Elementary. (78
min.) Women's Educational Media, 2180 Bryant Street,
Suite 203, San Francisco, CA 94110; 415.641.4646.
Teachers discuss lesbian & gay issues with their
classes and make a compelling case for schools addressing
these issues.
- Live to Tell: The First Gay & Lesbian Prom in America. (24
min.) Wolfe Video, P.O. Box 64, Almaden, CA 95401; 800.438.9653.
A documentary covering the first lesbian and gay
prom, held in Los Angeles in 1994.
- Out
for a Change: Addressing Homophobia in Women's Sports. (27
mins.) Woman Vision Productions, 3145 Geary Blvd., Box 421,
San Francisco, CA 94118; 415.346.2336.
This documentary portrays women's sports at the
college level. Includes a curriculum written by
Pat Griffin.
Both the video
and curriculum are appropriate for high
school students.
- A Question of Equality. (220
min./4 parts) Wolfe Video, P.O. Box 64, New Almaden,
CA 95402; 800.438.9653.
A series, first shown on PBS that, looks at various
aspects of the gay civil rights movement.
- Setting
the Record Straight. (12 min.)
GLSEN, 122 W. 26th Street, Suite 1100, New York,
NY 10001; 212.727.0135.
The first video of the Gay, Lesbian, & Straight
Education Network (GLSEN) features interviews with
members, teachers, and students
who talk about GLSEN's
and about the need to combat homophobia in schools.
- Silverlake
Life. (99 min.) Wolfe Video, P.O.
Box 64, New Almaden, CA 95402; 800.438.9653.
This moving diary covers the last days of two
men with AIDS and documents the love and dedication
of their
longtime companions.
- Stonewall 25. (90 min.)
Wolfe Video, P.O. Box 64, New Almaden, CA 95402;
800.438.9653.
This segment of the PBS series, In the Life,
covers a 25th anniversary celebration in
New York City.
- Straight From the Heart. (24
min.) Woman Vision Productions, 3145 Geary Blvd,
Box 421, San Francisco,
CA
94118.
A moving account of parents' struggle with homophobia
when they learn that a child is lesbian
or gay. Nominated for
an Academy
Award and excellent for parent
workshops.
- Teaching Respect for All. (52
min.) GLSEN, 122 W. 26th Street, Suite 1100, New
York,
NY 10001;
212.727.0135.
A project of GLSEN, this "homophobia 101" workshop
can help teachers, administrators, and parents
understand why they need
to care about issues of
sexual orientation.
- The Times of Harvey
Milk. (87 min.)
Wolfe Video, P.O. Box 64, New Almaden, CA 95402;
800.438.9653.
This powerful and moving documentary recounts
the political success and assassination
of the first
openly gay supervisor
of San Francisco.
- Tongues
Untied. (55 min.) Wolfe
Video, P.O. Box 64, New Almaden, CA 95402;
800.438.9653.
This unprecedented exploration of black gay life,
by Emmy-award winning director Marlon
Rigg, became the
center of a national
controversy after Patrick Buchanan
attacked its broadcast on PBS.
- Trevor. Intermedia;
1.800.553,8336. Free previews available.
A humorous, touching short film that won an Academy
Award in 1994, Trevor is about a 13-year old boy
who is beginning
to
come to terms
with his
emerging gay
sexual orientation. The video powerfully addresses
topics such as teasing, crushes, feeling outcast,
and suicide
and is especially
appropriate
for middle-school children.
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