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Resources for LGBT Students
Hotlines
IYG National Hotline for LGBT Youth
(1-800-347-TEEN) Fri/Sat 7-10pm EST
Trevor Helpline: Crisis Intervention for LGBT Youth
(800-850-8078) 24 hrs/day, 7 days/week
Gay & Lesbian National Hotline
(1-888-THE-GLNH; http://www.glnh.org/)
Mon- Fri 4-Midnight; Sat Noon-5 EST
Websites
ACLU Safe Schools Project (http://www.aclu.org/safeschools)
Legal and safe schools information from ACLU
Advocates for Youth (http://www.advocatesforyouth.org)
Information on reproductive and sexual health
- Youth Resource.com (http://www.Youthresource.com)
Support, community, resources, and peer-to-peer education for LGBT youth
13-24
- Trans*topia (http://www.youthresource.com/community/transgender/index.cfm)
Stories/message boards/info for
transyouth
Gay.com Youth Zone (http://content.gay.com/people/youth_zone)
Message boards/chat/articles for LGBT youth
Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network (http://www.glsen.org)
Information/resources on safe schools, GSAs and combating anti-LGBT bias
in education
Fight For Your Rights
(http://www.mtv.com/onair/ffyr/discrimination)
The most wide-ranging, youth-targeted, civil rights destination on the
Internet
Gay-Straight Alliance Network (http://www.gsanetwork.org)
Youth-led organization that connects GSAs to each other and to community
resources
Intersex Society of North America (http://www.isna.org/about/)
Public awareness, education, and advocacy organization for intersex people
National Coming Out Project (http://www.hrc.org)
Public education/support around coming out
National Transgender Advocacy Coalition (http://www.ntac.org)
Works for the rights of all transgender, intersex and gender variant people
National Youth Advocacy Coalition (http://www.nyacyouth.org)
Organizing and action around LGBT youth issues nationwide
OutProud (http://www.outproud.org)
National coalition of LGBT youth offering resources and support
Parents, Friends, and Families of Lesbians and Gays (http://www.pflag.org)
Support and information for families of LGBT people with over 400 chapters
nationwide
Queer America (http://www.queeramerica.com)
Database of queer resources that allows you to find an LGBT group in your
local community
XY Survival Guide (http://www.xymag.com)
Young Gay America (http://www.younggayamerica.com)
Resources/stories from LGBT youth nationwide Guide about being young and
gay (coming out, sex, school, parents, etc.)
Books (Non-Fiction)
Becoming Visible: A Reader in Gay and Lesbian History for High School
& College Students ed. by Kevin Jennings
A comprehensive overview of LGBT history designed to supplement U.S. and
other history curricula, complete with classroom activities and discussion
questions.
Free Your Mind by Ellen Bass and Kate Kaufman
A practical resource guide that helps LGBT youth and their allies understand,
accept, and celebrate their sexual orientation; overcome obstacles; and
make healthy choices about relationships and sex.
Growing Up Gay/Growing up Lesbian: A Literary Anthology ed. by Bennett
Singer
This first-ever literary anthology geared specifically to gay/lesbian
youth; includes more than fifty stories by James Baldwin, Rita Mae Brown,
Jeanette Winterson, Audre Lorde, and others.
In Your Face—Stories From the Lives of Queer Youth by Mary L. Gray
In Your Face is a timely collection of first-person accounts of the lives
of sexual minority youth.
Revolutionary Voices: A Multicultural Queer Youth Anthology by Amy Sonnie
A literary anthology by and for queer and questioning youth with the writings
and artwork of over 50 people ages 14-26.
What If Someone I Know Is Gay? Answers to Questions About Gay and Lesbian
People by Eric Marcus
No-nonsense answers for kids who have questions about gay people, including:
"Does a person just decide to become gay?" and “Does God
love gay people?”
Books (Fiction)
Am I Blue? Coming Out From the Silence ed. by Marion Dane Bauer
This collection of stories of growing up gay or lesbian, or with gay or
lesbian parents or friends, features works by Lois Lowry, Francesca Lia
Block, Bruce Coville, Jane Yolen, and others.
Deliver Us From Evie by M.E. Kerr
Her mom is always nagging Evie to act and dress more feminine. When Evie
falls in love with Patty, Evie's parents say “it's just a phase”
that she'll snap out of. But she has always been aware of her sexuality.
Empress of the World by Sarah Ryan
15-year-old Nicola is spending the summer at an institute for gifted youth,
where she falls in love with Battle, a lovely female dancer. Her feelings
for Battle cause a break-up that sends Battle off with a guy.
Girl Goddess #9 by Francesca Lia Block
Meet movie stars, rock stars, pond nymphs, and intergalactic superheroes
in this collection of short stories about love: straight, gay, familial
and otherworldly.
Love Rules by Marilyn Reynolds
Kit decides to come out of the closet and live openly while still in high
school. As her best friend struggles to understand Kit, she becomes increasingly
aware of the tragic effects of injustice
Lucky in the Corner by Carol Anshaw
A newly-uncloseted lesbian mother and her uncomprehending, difficult teenage
daughter are the protagonists of this novel about family life and growing
up by a two-time Lambda Award finalist.
The Misfits by James Howe
Skeezie, Addie, Joe and Bobby are best friends trying to survive the seventh
grade in the face of all too frequent taunts based on their weight, height,
intelligence, and sexual orientation/gender expression.
Name Me Nobody by Lois Ann Yamanaka
At 14, Emi-Lou feels like a “white whale,” and a “dorky
Jap nobody.” Her mother left her, but she's been raised by her tough,
loving grandmother, and her greatest support is her best friend, Yvonne.
No Big Deal by Ellen Jaffe McClain
Exploring the issue of LGBT teachers, No Big Deal is the story of a school
as well as an entire town divided by the issue of homosexuality.
Rainbow Boys by Alex Sanchez
Three very different high school boys develop crushes, explore friendships,
fight for a safer school and discover love in this candid debut novel.
The Year They Burned the Books by Nancy Garden
When Jamie writes an editorial for her high school paper in favor of condom
distribution and open discussion of homosexuality, she becomes embroiled
in a community-wide controversy.
Videos
De Colores, produced by Peter Barbosa
This 28-minute bilingual documentary explores how Latina/o families and
communities are replacing the deep roots of homophobia with love and tolerance.
Dealing With Difference: Opening Dialogue About Lesbian, Gay and Straight
Issues, produced by Human Relations Media & GLSEN
This video combines dramatizations of anti-LGBT harassment in school with
panel discussions amongst teens about their experiences. Comes with a
teacher’s guide.
In Other Words, produced by the National Film Board of Canada and directed
by Jan Padgett
This film uses slang, media images and dictionary definitions to examine
how language determines our attitudes towards others; young LGBT people
speak about their fears, concerns, anger and pain.
Just Call Me Kade, produced by Sam Zolten
This film documents the journey and transition of Kade Farlow Collins,
a 16-year-old FTM (female to male transgender person) and his family over
two years.
No Dumb Questions, produced by Melissa Regan
This documentary profiles three sisters, ages 6, 9, and 11, struggling
to understand why and how their Uncle Bill is becoming a woman.
Off the Straight and Narrow, produced by Media Education Foundation
This documentary explores the social implications of the growth of gay
images on TV through interviews with leading media scholars.
Oliver Button is a Star, produced by Dan Hunt
Based on Tomie de Paola’s classic children’s book, this film
combines animation, celebrity childhood stories, interviews and choral
music in a story about a boy who is ridiculed for being interested in
singing and dancing rather than more “boyish” pursuits.
Out of the Past, A Film by Jeff Dupre
The history-making experience of a Utah student battling to form a gay-straight
alliance in her public school serves as a modern counterpoint to the history
of a Human Rights movement. The struggles and triumphs of Bayard Rustin,
Barbara Gittings, and other activists are also profiled in this powerful
film.
Trevor, a Film by Peggy Rajski and presented by Ellen Degeneres
Told in narrative style as a number of diary entries, the film follows
13-year-old Trevor, who is ostracized for being gay. He ultimately attempts
suicide, however, a young, supportive_____inspires Trevor to live.
Youth OUTLoud!: Addressing Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Youth
Issues in Our Schools, by Sun & Moon Vision Productions
This documentary chronicles the stories of several LGBT youth in high
school, highlighting the surge of youth activism that initiates change
from local school district policies to state and federal laws.
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