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| GLTBQ Resources |
Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual,
Transgender, Queer & Questioning Resources for Santa Cruz County Youth
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The Equinox Center
805 Front Street, Santa Cruz
Open Monday-Friday 2:00-6:00 (831) 457-1441
equinoxsc@hotmail.com
Equinox is a community based harm reduction and HIV
Prevention center for queer people and allies.
Free and anonymous HIV testing for men, mens' group,
potluck/movie night, and more!
Proud Voices A Discussion Group for LGBTQQ youth. Free and open to all youth under 25. Came share your experiences and stories with other youth. Meets Every Tuesday at 6:30 PM at the Equinox Center. Call 457-1441 for info. |
Queer Youth Awards
Contact: The Diversity Center PO Box 8280 Santa Cruz, CA 95061 Phone:425-5422 Fax:425-0743 Website: www.diversitycenter.org
The Annual Queer Youth Awards recognizes and celebrates the leadership skills and achievements of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer youth and young adults. This program creates positive visibility for queer youth and their contributions to the community. This annual event is held each spring, and includes an award ceremony, banquet dinner, and dance.
Santa Cruz Area Radical Faeries
Contact: PO Box 573 Santa Cruz, CA 95061Phone:425-4507 Fax:429-1388 E-mail:ekerilaz@earthlink.net
Santa Cruz Area Radical Faeries facilitates a variety of social activities for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer youth and young adults ages 14 and up. Programs are designed to promote self-esteem, prevent depression and substance abuse, and develop leadership skills. Activities include dances, beach parties, and a summer camp. Activities are coordinated in partnership with the UCSC GLBT Resource Center.
UCSC GLBT Resource Center-STRANGEContact: UCSC GLBT Resource Center 1156 High Street Santa Cruz, CA 95064 Phone:459-2468 E-mail:glbtcenter@ucsc.edu www2.ucsc.edu/glbticenter/
STRANGE is a project of the UCSC GLBT (Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender) Resource Center. This program consists of a countywide network of queer high school students and Gay/Straight Alliance high school club members, and is open to all queer, questioning, and straight/ally youth. The goal of STRANGE is to end isolation of Santa Cruz County queer and questioning youth and their families and to build self esteem, leadership skills, and a sense of community. Activities include movie nights, dances, beach parties, leadership training workshops, and an annual queer youth prom. Free transportation is generally provided.
Strange
http://www.sccstrange.cjb.net/
Casa Bienestar. 90 Mariposa Ave., Watsonville (831) 761-8595 Santa Cruz: (831) 457-1163 An HIV drop-in center for young people between the ages of 18 and 24 years. Services include HIV testing, pregnancy testing, recreational activities, safer injection supplies and healthcare referrals. Also provides support services and resources for queer and questioning youth.
GLTBQQ National Resources
(Download these listings in PDF Format. Click Here.)
Gay, Lesbian, and Straight Education Network
New York, NY www.glsen.org Phone: (212) 727-0135
The Gay and Lesbian National Hotline: 1-888-THE-GLNH; 1-888-843-4564
www.glnh.org Speak anonymously about your situation to someone who's trained to be an active and non-judgmental listener.
Making Schools Safe
The ACLU's Making Schools Safe project supports LGBTQ teens who are being harassed at school because of their sexuality. Find out to to help out or fight back!
Safe Schools Coalition of Washington
www.ambientejoven.org
information and community for Latino GLBT youth
Alcohol and Drug Abuse Hotline
Hotline: 1-800-821-4357
Center for Disease Control and Prevention
HIV/AIDS/STD Hotline: 1-800-342-2437
Gay-Straight Alliance Network www.gsanetwork.org/
160 14th Street, San Francisco, CA 94103; Phone: (415) 552-4229
HIV/AIDS Treatment Info Services
Hotline: 1-800-448-0440; TDD: 1-888-480-3739
Open: Monday-Friday, 12 p.m. - 5 p.m. EST
National Runaway Switchboard
Hotline: 1-800-231-6946
National Youth Advocacy Coalition
http://www.nyacyouth.org/
National Youth Crisis Hotline
Hotline: 1-800-HIT-HOME
Sexual Minority Alliance of Alameda County
408 13th Street, Box 263
Oakland, CA 94612
Phone: (510) 834-9578
Trevor Suicide Prevention Line
Hotline: 1-800-850-8078
Youth Resource
www.youthresource.com (provides information for LGBT youth of color)
Hotline: 1-800-541-6922, ext. 12 or 13
Phone: (202) 319-9513
Open: Monday-Friday, 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. EST
www.outproud.org The
National Coalition for Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual & Transgender
Youth.
Youth Talkline (ages 23 and under)Hotline: 1-800-96YOUTHOpen: Monday-Saturday, 9:30 p.m. - 12 a.m. EST
American Psychological Association (APA)
Provides many pages about GLTBQQ information
www.apa.org/pi/lgbc/guidelines.html
International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission
San Francisco, CA
Phone: (415) 225-8680
Institute for Gay and Lesbian Strategic Studies (IGLSS)
www.iglss.org
Amherst, MA
Phone: (413) 577-0145
National Gay and Lesbian Task Force (NGLTF)
www.ngltf.org
Washington, DC
Phone: (202) 332-6483
NGLTF Policy Institute
GLTBQQ youth and foster care
Lamda Legal
http://www.lambdalegal.org/cgi-bin/iowa/library/update/0701
http://www.lambdalegal.org/cgi-bin/iowa/documents/record?record=899
Toll-free helpline for LGBT youth in foster care (1-866-LGBTeen)
Youth Communication
http://www.youthcomm.org/
NY Center, Inc.
224 W. 29th St., New York, NY 10001
Phone: (212) 279-0708
Resources for parents/siblings/family members
Family Pride Coalition
http://www.familypride.org/
PO Box 65327
Washington, DC 20035-5327
Phone: (202) 331-5015
Human Rights Campaign (HRC)
www.hrc.org
http://www.hrc.org/familynet/ (a website for and about LGBT families)
Washington, DC
Hotline: 1-800-727-4723
Parent, Family and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG)
www.pflag.org
Washington, DC
Phone: (202) 638-4200
Sexual Health
Planned Parenthood Federation of America
www.plannedparenthood.org
New York, NY
Phone: (212) 541-7800
Sexuality Information and Education Council of the U.S. (SIECUS)
www.siecus.org
New York, NY Phone: (212) 819-9770
Filling the Gaps (Hard to Teach Topics in Sexuality Education)
ShopTalk (monthly email newsletter)
Snail Mail connections with GLTBQQ youth
After you write to these groups, they'll send you an application form which you send back (with a photocopy of some sort of ID from you, so they can make sure you're a young person). Then they put you in touch with young people in the US and abroad with similar interests.
IYG Pen Pal Program (for youth 12-21 years old)
P.O. Box 20716
Indianapolis, IN 46220
International Pen Pal Program (for youth 13-24 years old)
P.O. Box 3823
Los Angeles, CA 90078-3823