International Resources

Written by outSMACK

 Argentina

PFLAGyG

Buenos Aires Cervantes 768 1609 Boulogne,

Argentica Phone: 0054-11-765-5531

 imf@peon4rey.com

http://www.familiaresdegays.org  

Australia  

P-FLAG

Vic Assoc Inc. PO Box 741

Glen Waverly, 3150 Phone: 03 9511 4083

 P_flagvic@hotmail.com

  PFLAG

Perth

PO Box 354 Northbidge 6865

W. Australia Phone: 61 8 9228 1005

 http://www.pflag.org.au  

PFLAG Syndey

(several meetings throughout the region)

 help@pflagaustralia.org

http://www.pflagaustralia.org

 PFLAG Victoria

http://www.pflag.org.au  

Canada

 40 Chapters and contacts http://www.pflag.ca

 France

 PFLAG

 Paris 84 rue St Martin 75004 Paris phone: 01 44 54 04 70  

Israel

PFLAG

Tel Aviv c/o Dvora Luz 34 Hanadiv Street 46 485 Herzlia Israel 09-587779  

Italy

PFLAG

Milan V. Torricelli 19 20136 Milano Italy 39 2 569 6468  

Jamaica

 J-FLAG 876-978-8988 http://www.jflag.org  

Mexico

Grupo De Apoyo Para Padres De Altos

PO Box 40-049

Mexico City, 06140: Mexico

rainbowparentsmx@aol.com

 New Zealand

 PFLAG South

 http://au.geocities.com/pflagsouth  

Spain

Central Barcelona

Asociación de Madres y Padres de Gays y Lesbianas (AMPGIL)

Casal LambdaVerdaguer i Callís 10 - 08003
Tel. 93.319.55.50
Mov. 656.433.624
ampgil@ampgil.org

 

 

United Kingdom

 LGBT Scotland
John Cotton Centre,

10 Sunnyside
Edinburgh,

ScotlandEH7 5RA
Tuesday evenings -

FUSION youth volunteer group (13-25)

Contact Esther for more info: esther.paterson@lgbtyouth.org.uk

Call: 0131 622 2266

Wednesday evenings -

 SOUND YOUTH (13-17)

Email daniel.winstanley@lgbtyouth.org.uk

Call: 0131 622 2266

We also offer 1-2-1 advice and support for young people who need a chat around many different issues.

Please contact either Esther or Dan to arrange a meeting.

 FFLAG

Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays

http://www.parentsofgays.co.uk
 
West Yorkshire-Leeds
c/o V.A. Leeds Stringer House
34 Lupton Street
Hunslet Leeds
England LS10 2QW
0113-267-4627   

FFLAG

Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays http://www.parentsofgays.co.uk  

West Yorkshire-Leeds

 c/o V.A. Leeds Stringer House

 34 Lupton Street Hunslet Leeds England

LS10 2QW 0113-267-4627

National Resources

Written by outSMACK

Bisexual Resource Center
www.biresource.org
(617) 424-9595
 
COLAGE (Children of Lesbians and Gays Everywhere)
www.colage.org
(415) 861-5437
 
Family Pride Coalition
www.familypride.org
(202) 331-5015
 
Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD)
www.glaad.org
(323) 933-2240
 
Gay, Lesbian & Straight Education Network (GLSEN)
www.glsen.org
(212) 727-0135
 
Gay-Straight Alliance Network
www.gsanetwork.org
(415) 552-4229
 
GenderPAC
www.gpac.org
(202) 462-6610
 
The Hetrick-Martin Institute, Home of The Harvey Milk High School
www.hmi.org
(212) 674-2400
 
Human Rights Campaign
www.hrc.org
(202) 628-4160
 
Intersex Society of North America (ISNA)
www.isna.org
 
Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund
www.lambdalegal.org
(212) 809-8585
 
Lavender Youth Recreation and Information Center (LYRIC)
www.lyric.org
(415) 703-6150
 
National Center for Lesbian Rights
www.nclrights.org
(415) 392-6257
 
National Center for Transgender Equality
www.nctequality.org
(202) 903-0112
 
National Gay and Lesbian Task Force
www.thetaskforce.org
(202) 393-5177
 
The National Youth Advocacy Coalition (NYAC)
www.nyacyouth.org
(800) 541-6922
 
The Rainbow Alliance for the Deaf
www.rad.org
 
Sexual Minority Youth Assistance League (SMYAL)
www.smyal.org
(202) 546-5940
 
Youth Resource
www.youthresource.com
(202) 419-3420

 

Peer Listening / Suicide Hotlines

Written by outSMACK

The Trevor Project: (suicide hotline)
(866) 488-7386
 
The Gay & Lesbian National Hotline:
(888) 843-4564
 
The GLBT National Youth Talkline
(youth serving youth through age 25)
(800) 246-7743
 
The National Runaway Switchboard:
1-800-RUNAWAY
 
For HIV/AIDS Information:
National AIDS Hotline
(800) 342-AIDS
In Spanish: (800) 344-7432
TDD: (800) 243-7889

Support Groups by state

Written by outSMACK

Alabama
• BAGSLY
Birmingham Alliance of Gay, Straight, Lesbian Youth
Support and advocacy for youth ages 14-20
www.bagsly.com
(205) 945-8109

Arkansas
• PALS
210 Pulaski
Little Rock AR 72201
501 374 3605
California Lambda Youth Network
P O Box 7911

California

Culver City CA 90233
• Gay Prom
Lambda Youth Project
22646 Second Street
Hayward, CA 94541-4210
info@gayprom.org
http://www.gayprom.org

• Youth Outreach Program
1213 N Highland Avenue
Los Angeles CA 90038
213 464 7400 Ext. 1702

• Gay Teen Alliance
831-772-8200 ext.27 (Salinas)
831-394-4747 ext.27 (Monterey)
gta@mcap.org
http://www.gtamonterey.org/

• The Outlet Program
711 Church Street
Mountain View, CA 94041
650 965 2020 x22
outlet@projectoutlet.org
http://www.projectoutlet.org
The Outlet Program is a queer youth support service based in Mountain View, Ca. We are a project of the Community Health Awareness Council. We provide support, leadership training, community education and advocacy to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and questioning youth in the area.

• Gay Youth Aliance/San Diego
P O Box 83022
San Diego CA 92138-3022
619 233 9309

• Bay Area Gay-Straight Alliance Network
965 Mission Street, Suite 218
San Francisco, CA 94103
415 442 4726
415 442 4727 (fax)
carolyn@gsanetwork.org
http://www.gsanetwork.org/

• Lavender Youth Recreation & Information Center
123 Collingwood Street
San Francisco CA 94114
415 703 6150
1 800 246 PRIDE
415 703 6153 (fax)
lyricinfo@tlg.net
http://www.lyric.org/
Lavender Youth Recreation and Information Center is for all Gay, Lesbian, Bi, Transgender and Questioning youth 23 and under. We are open from 6:30 - 9 pm Mondays thru Saturdays and 4 pm - 9 pm on Tuesdays. During off hours you will reach the Infoline.
The LYRIC Youth Talkline is a peer support service by and for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and questioning youth 23 and younger. Our phone lines are open M-Sat 6:30-9 pm PST, and we have a 24-hour recording listing resources. Youth 23 and younger can call us at (415) 863-3636 or (800) 246-PRIDE in California. Our TDD number is (415) 431-8812. We try to check e-mail 6 days per week, but this may not happen if the system is down. If you are in crisis, you can call the Trevor Hotline, a national, 24-hour hotline for queer youth, at 800-850-8087.

• Support Services For Gay, Lesbian & Bisexual Youth
San Francisco Unified School District
1512 Golden Gate Avenue
San Francisco CA 94115
415 749 3400
415 749 3424
• THAT Place
44 N. Norlin Ave.
Sonora, CA
209 536 0466
%20bethholden@hotmail.com
http://www.thatplace.org/

Colorado
• OASOS Open & Affirming Sexual Orientation Support
Boulder, CO
303 413 7504
cjkhe@co.boulder.co.us
http://oasos.com/

• Inside/Out Youth Group
121 E. Pikes Peak Ave., #354
Colorado Springs, CO 80903
719 328 1056
InsideOutYS@aol.com
http://www.InsideOutYS.org

• Rainbow Alley Youth Drop-In Center
919 E. 14th Avenue
Denver, CO
303 831 0442
303 831 0419 (fax)
http://coloradopridecenter.org/rainbowalley/index.html

• OutFront Youth Group
P O Box 1602
Pueblo CO 81002
719 564 4004
719 250 8667
Sponsored by the Southern Colorado Equality Alliance.

Connecticut
• Bisexual Gay Lesbian Active Dialog For Youth
C/O Aids Project New Haven
P O Box 636
New Haven CT 06503
213 624 0114

• True Colors, Inc.
Sexual Minority Youth & Family Services of Connecticut
P O Box 1855
Manchester, CT 06040
860 649 7386 888 565 5551
Director@ourtruecolors.org
http://ourtruecolors.org/

• Connecticut's LBGTQ Youth On-Line Community
http://www.ctgay.com/

District of Columbia
• Eros Magazine
P O Box 321
Alexandria, VA 22313
301 717 3313
703 549 3879 (fax)
info@eroswebmag.com
http://www.eroswebmag.com/
Eros Magazine--The Washington metropolitan area's premier print and online magazine created by and for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered (GLBT) youth, featuring the latest news, hottest fashions, captivating entertainment reviews, support, advice and essential resources.

• SMYAL: Sexual Minority Youth Assistance League
410 7th Street SE
Washington, DC 20003-2707
202 546 5940
202 464 4548 (TTY)
202 544 1306 (fax)
http://www.smyal.org/main.php

• Youth Pride Alliance
P O Box 33161
Washington, DC 20036
703 518 0631
youthprideinfo@youthpridedc.org
http://www.youthpridedc.org

Florida
• Jacksonville Area Sexual Minority Youth Network
923 Peninsular Place
Jacksonville, FL 32204
904 389 0089
feedback@jasmyn.org
http://www.jasmyn.org/

• Project YES
5275 Sunset Drive
Miami, FL 33143
305 663 7195
305 663 7197 (fax)
communicate@projectyes.org
http://www.projectyes.org/

• Delta Youth Alliance
Gay & Lesbian Community Services of Central Fl
714 East Colonial Drive
Orlando, FL 32803
407 THE GAYS

• ALSO Out Youth
1470 Boulevard of the Arts
Sarasota, FL 34236
941 252 2576
941 252 ALSO (24-hour youth crisis contact pager)
contact.us@alsoyouth.org
http://www.alsoyouth.org
ALSO provides peer support services, educational programs, advocacy, and referrals for gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, intersex, and questioning youth ages 13 to 21, their families and friends, and the community. The Drop-In Center is open Monday - Wednesday from 2 - 6 p.m., Thursday from 2 - 8 p.m., and Fridays from 2 - 6 p.m. and 2 - 9 p.m. (alternating Fridays).

Georgia
• Athens GLBT Teen Support Group
stock@negia.net
http://www.negia.net/~stock/teen.html
• Youth Pride Inc.
302 E. Howard Ave.
Decatur, GA 30030
404 223 6780
404 223 6789 (infoline)
info@youthpride.org
http://www.youthpride.org/

Hawaii
• Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transsexual Teen Support Group
Wailuki HI
808 575 2681

Illinois
• Chicago Metro Area Gay Youth Coalition
312 409 2655
webmistress@cmagyc.org
http://www.cmagyc.org/

• Gay & Lesbian Youth Education/Support Group
Urbana IL
217 328 6068

• Horizons Community Services
961 W Montana Street
Chicago, IL 60614
773 472 6469
773 929 HELP (Helpline)
773 871 CARE (Crisis Hotline)
773 472 6643 (fax)
horizons@horizonsonline.org
http://www.horizonsonline.org

• Pride USA
28 E. Jackson Blvd.
Chicago, IL, 60604
312 922 5153
312 922 0362
phil@dls.net

Indiana
• Indianapolis Youth Group
P O Box 20716
Indianapolis IN 46220
317 541 8726

• IYG - Evansville
P O Box 2901
Evansville IN 47728
812 474 5870

Kentucky
• Louisville Youth Group
P O Box 4664
Louisville KY 40204
502 894 9787

Maine
• Outright
http://www.outright.org/
• Central Maine Outright
c/o Dayspring
One Weston Court
Augusta, ME 04330
207 621 6393
cmo@outright.org
http://outright.gwi.net/Default.asp?Site=MEAU

• Outright Lewiston/Auburn
P O Box 7738
Lewiston ME 04243-7738
207 786 2717
helpme@outrightla.org
http://www.outrightla.org/

• Outright Portland
P O Box 5077
Portland, ME 04101
201 774 HELP help@outright.org http://outright.gwi.net/

Maryland
• Frostburg Gay, Lesbian & Bisexual Students
32 Mill Street, Suite 3
Frostberg MD 21532
301 689 0362

Massachusetts
• BAGLY: Boston Alliance of Gay & Lesbian Youth
P O Box 814
Boston, MA 02103
1 800 42 BAGLY (Info-Tel)
617 227 4313
617 983 9845 (TTY)
617 227 3266 (Fax)
bagly@bagly.org
http://www.bagly.org/

• Boston Gay & Lesbian Adolescent Social Services
93 Massachusetts Avenue
Boston, MA 02115
617 266 3349
617 247 9860 (fax)
cmoniz@jri.org
http://www.bostonglass.org/
Updated 5 April 2005

• Gay, Lesbian & Straight Society
FCAC Youth Program
86 Washington Street
Greenfield MA 1060
413 774 7028

• Peer Listening Line
Fenway Community Health Center
7 Haviland Street
Boston, MA 02115
617 267 0900
1 800 399 PEER
The Peer Listening Line of Fenway Community Health Center in Boston offers information, support, and referrals to the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgendered and Questioning youth nationwide through its toll free number. Our trained GLBT youth volunteers can help you find a service, phone number or just be a friendly and nonjudgmental person to talk with. You can call us at 1-800-399-PEER (7337) Monday - Friday from 4:00 pm till 10:00 pm.
• Safe Homes of Central Massachusetts
78 Burncoat Street, Suite 1 - R
Worcester, MA 01605
508 853-0430
508 853 1531 (fax)
safehomesma@aol.com
http://www.safehomesma.org/
The mission of Safe Homes is to create safe and supportive alternative services for GLBTQ youth where they can feel supported in all aspects of their identity in the Central Massachusetts community and their home environments. Safe Homes also has access to alternative supportive home environments for GLBTQ youth who are on their own or living in unsafe, or hostile, living situations.
Updated 2 March 2001

• Supporters of Worcester Area Gay & Lesbian Youth
P O Box 592
Westside Station
Worcester MA 1602
508 755 0005

Michigan
• Michigan Alliance For Lesbian & Gay Youth Services
617 North Jenison
Lansing MI 48915
517 484 0946

Minnesota
• District 202 Center for GLBT Youth
2524 Nicollet Ave S
Minneapolis, MN 55404
612 871 5559
dist202@aol.com

• Rochester Gay Lesbian Youth Services
P O Box 91
Rochester, MN 55903
507 289 6329

Missouri
• Passages Youth Center
4007 Central
Kansas City, MO 64111
816 931 0334
passages@passageskc.org
http://www.passageskc.org

• Growing American Youth
P O Box 11785
St. Louis, MO 63105
314 821 3524
info@growingamericanyouth.org
http://www.growingamericanyouth.org

Nebraska
• Gay & Lesbian Youth Talkline
726 1/2 S 18th Street
Lincoln NE 68508
402 473 7932

New Hampshire
• Monadnock OutRight
P O Box 572
Keene, NH 03431-0572
877 517 7522 ext. 576
outright@monad.net
http://www.top.monad.net/~cholcomb/outright.html

• Manchester Outright
816 Elm Street #344
Manchester, NH 03101
603 537 7004
ManchesterOutright@yahoo.com

• Nashua Outright
443 Amherst Street, Suite 220
Nashua, NH 03063
603 889 8210
nashuaoutright@hotmail.com

• Seacoast Outright
P O Box 842
Portsmouth, NH 03802-0842
603 431 1013
1 800 639 6095 (Crisis Teenline)
seacoastoutright@hotmail.com
http://www.lgbt.net/seacoastoutright/

New Jersey
• Gay & Lesbian Youth In New Jersey
P O Box 137
Convent Station NJ 07961-0137
201 285 1595
galynj@galynj.org
http://www.galynj.org/

New York
• LIGALY: Long Island Gay & Lesbian Youth, Inc.
32 West Main Street
Bay Shore, NY 11706
516 665 2300
ligaly1@aol.com
http://www.ligaly.com/

• Youth Guardian Services, Inc.
101 E State Street #299
Ithaca, NY 14850
877 270 5152
703 783 0525 (fax)
info@slmetro.com
http://www.youth-guard.org/

• Bisexual, Gay & Lesbian Youth of New York
Lesbian & Gay Community Services Center
208 West 13th Street
New York NY 10011-7799
212 620 7310

• Hetrick-Martin Institute
2 Astor Place
New York, NY 10003-8650
212 674 2400
212 674 8695 (TTY)
212 674 8650 (fax)
http://www.hmi.org
Founded in 1979, the Hetrick-Martin Institute, home of the Harvey Milk School, is a non-profit, social service, advocacy and education organization serving lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender youth; homeless and HIV-positive adolescents; and all youth who are coming to terms with issues of sexuality

North Carolina
• Time Out Youth
1900 The Plaza
Charlotte, NC 28205
704 344 8335
704 344 8186 (info)
704 344 8186 (fax)
info@timeoutyouth.org
http://www.timeoutyouth.org

• NCLYN: NC Lambda Youth Network
115 Market Street
Durham, NC 27701
919 683 3037
nclambda@aol.com

Ohio
• Akron Les-Bi-Gay Youth Support
c/o YWCA
220 S. Balch St.
Akron, OH
330 258 3652

• CYG: Cincinnati Youth Group
513 684 8405
http://www.glbtcentercincinnati.com/cyg/index.html

• Youth Rap Group
The Center
1432 West 29th Street
Cleveland OH
216 522 1999

• Kaleidoscope Youth Center
747 Chambers Road
Columbus, OH 43212
614 294 7886
614 299 8099 (Hotline)
800 291 9109
info@kaleidoscope.org http://www.kaleidoscope.org

• YouthQuest Dayton
P O Box 3721
Dayton, OH 45401
937 640 3333 (hotline)
youthquestdayton@hotmail.com
http://www.youthquestdayton.org

• Rainbow Area Youth
P O Box 12415
Toledo, OH 43606
http://www.toledoray.org

Oklahoma
• Lesbian, Gay & Bisexual Youth Support Program
Youth Services of Tulsa
302 South Cheyenne
Tulsa, OK 74103
918 582 0061

• Openarms Youth Project Inc.
2015 B South Lakewood
Tulsa, Oklahoma 74112
918 838 7104
oryan20@aol.com
http://www.openarmsproject.org

Pennsylvania
• Erie Gay Teens
TecknoJR16@aol.com
http://www.angelfire.com/pa3/ErieGayTeens/

• Bi, Gay, Lesbian Youth Association of Harrisburg
P O Box 872
Harrisburg PA 17108

Rhode Island
• Youth Pride, Inc.
P O Box 603017
Providence RI 2906
401 421 5626

South Carolina
• We Are Family
P O Box 30734
Charleston, SC 29417
843 762 3275
843 762 3274 (fax)
webmaster@waf.org
http://www.waf.org/

• Gay/Lesbian/Bisexual Youth Circle
141 South Shandon Street, Suite A
Columbia SC 29205
803 771 7713

• OutSmart In the Midlands, Inc.
P O Box 11247
Columbia, SC 29211
803 779 6586
info@outsmart.org
http://www.outsmart.org

• Affirm Youth
P O Box 8560
Greenville, SC 29604
864 467 9004
affirmyouth@earthlink.net
http://www.affirmyouth.org

Texas
• Out Youth Austin
909 E 49 1/2 Street
Austin, TX 78704
512 419 1233
out@outyouth.org
http://www.outyouth.org/

• JourneyOUT Youth Group
5415 Maple Avenue, Suite 221
Dallas TX 75219
214 351 1901
Spankey@cathedralofhope.com
http://www.cathedralofhope.com/journeyout/index.php
JourneyOUT, Youth 14 to 22 years of age, JourneyOUT meets at the Youth First Texas facility, located at 5415 Maple Avenue, Suite 221. Dallas TX 75219

• Youth First Texas
5415 Maple Ave, Suite 221
Dallas Tx 75235
P O Box 192004
Dallas, Tx 75219
214 879 0400
214 879 9994 (Fax)
http://www.YouthFirstTexas.org/

• HATCH: Houston Area Teenage Coalition of Homosexuals
701 Richmond Avenue
Houston, TX 77006-5511
713 529 3590
713 526 4367
info@hatchyouth.org
http://www.hatchyouth.org
 
Vermont
• Outright Vermont
187 St Paul St
P O Box 5235 Burlington, VT 05402
802 865 9677
1 800 GLB CHAT (1 800 452 2428)
info@outrightvt.org
http://www.outrightvt.org

Virginia
• Richmond Organization for Sexual Minority Youth
P O Box 5542
Richmond, VA 23220
804 644 4800
804 644 4390 (Youth Support Line)
804 644 4368 (Fax)
http://www.rosmy.org

Washington
• Camp Ten Trees 1122 E. Pike St., PMB #1488
Seattle, WA 98122-1488
206 985 2864
info@camptentrees.org
http://www.camptentrees.org

• Lambert House Youth Center
PO Box 23111
Seattle, WA 98102
206 322 2515
206 322 1285 (fax)
webmaster@lamberthouse.org
http://www.lamberthouse.org

• RESYST SeattleBR> Seattle, WA
resyst@resystseattle.org
http://www.resystseattle.org

• Stonewall Youth
P O Box 7383
Olympia, WA 98507
360 705 0775
stonewallyouth@qwest.net
http://www.stonewallyouth.org/

• Oasis Youth Center
Tacoma, Washington
253 671 2838
http://www.oasisyouthcenter.org/

Wisconsin
• GLBT Partnership
117 South Locust St.
Appleton, WI 54914
920 731 4847
glbtpartnership@focol.org
http://www.focol.org/glbtpartnership/

• Teens Like Us
512 East Washington
Madison, WI 53703
608 251 6211

Wyoming
• LGBTY of Wyoming
1611 Morrie Ave.
Cheyenne, WY 82001
307 635 5262
1 800 364 3104
307 638 4924 (fax)
hartcntr@cheyenneweb.com

• Different & Equal Youth Alliance
P O Box 112
Freedom, WY 83120
1 800 GAY TEEN