Advocates for Youth

2000 M Street NW,Suite 750,
Washington, DC, 20036, USA
Tel: 202/419-3420
www.advocatesforyouth.org

Advocates for Youth helps young people make informed and responsible decisions about their reproductive and sexual health.

Publications:

• "Respecting the Rights of GLBTQ Youth, A Responsibility of Youth-Serving Professionals," Transitions 14, June 2002.

A special issue of Advocate for Youth's journal, Transitions, dedicated to GLBTQ issues.

• Creating Safe Space for GLBTQ Youth: A Toolkit

This manual includes sections on supporting youth of color and transgender youth.

• GLBTQ Youth

Fact sheet providing information on challenges, risk factors, and trends among GLBTQ youth.

• Pamphlets for Youth: I Think I Might Be Bisexual, Now What Do I Do?
• I Think I Might Be Gay, Now What Do I Do?
• I Think I Might Be Lesbian, Now What Do I Do?
• I Think I Might Be Transgender, Now What Do I Do?

Child Welfare League of America (CWLA)

440 First St. NW, 3rd Floor,
Washington, DC 20001
Tel: 202/638-2952

www.cwla.org/programs/culture/glbtq.htm

CWLA and partner Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund are working together to build the child welfare system's capacity to deal fairly and constructively with young people, family members, and employees who are LGBTQ, with particular emphasis on those making the transition to adulthood.

Publications

• Out of the Margins: A Report on Regional Listening Forums Highlighting the Experiences of LGBTQ Youth in Care. Available free online.
• "Addressing the Needs of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender and Questioning (GLBTQ) Children, Youth, and Families Within Child Welfare Systems," Special Edition, Child Welfare Journal, CWLA, 2006. Available for purchase online.

www.cwla.org or www.cwla.org/programs/culture/glbtq.htm

Families United Against Hate

P.O. Box 6396,
Olympia, WA 98507
Tel: 360/888-5291
Contact: Lisa Weiner-Mahfuz of PFLAG, Tel: 202/467-8180, ext. 217
www.fuah.org

A national network by and for families and survivors of hate-motivated violence which operates in conjunction with Parents, Families, and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG) and other organizations and individuals. It focuses on providing long-term emotional support and technical assistance to families.

Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender (GLBT) Health Access Project

Justice Resource Institute,
130 Boylston St.,
Boston, MA 02116
Tel: 617/457-8150
www.jri.org/jrihealth.htm#glbt

This project is a collaborative, community-based program funded by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health, offering provider trainings, technical assistance, and support aimed at eliminating barriers to health care access for LGBT individuals and their families.

Human Rights Campaign (HRC)

1640 Rhode Island Avenue,
NW Washington, DC,
20036-3278
Tel: 202/628-4160
www.hrc.org

As the largest civil rights organization working to achieve equality for LGBT Americans, the Human Rights Campaign represents a grassroots force of more than 700,000 members and supporters nationwide. HRC envisions an America LGBT people are ensured equality and embraced as full members of the American family at home, work and in every community.

National Youth Advocacy Coalition (NYAC)

638 R St., N.W., Suite 300,
Washington, DC 20009
Tel: 202/319-7596, ext. 12
www.nyacyouth.org

A social justice organization that advocates for LGBTQ youth to end discrimination and ensure their physical and emotional well-being. NYAC publishes a news magazine about sexual minority youth concerns.