LINKS for Transgender Youth

1. Trans*topia - http://youthresource.com/living/trans.htm
   A section of Youth Resouce (a project of Advocates for Youth) designed for the needs of trans youth. Includes great articles about being transgender and young... both personal accounts and in depth articles.
   
   
2. Trans Proud - http://www.transproud.com/
   OutProud's website for transgender youth. Headline news, links to other transgender sites for trans youth, loads of resources and information, stories of other transgender teens, message boards, as well as resources for parents of transgender children.
   
   
3. Resources for Young Transsexuals - http://www.annelawrence.com/youngindex.html
   A section of Dr. Anne Lawrence's Transsexual Women's Resource website, designed to empower transsexual women by providing factual information, informed opinion, and personal narrative. Links to many great websites about and for trans youth.
   
   
4. Mermaids - http://www.mermaids.freeuk.com/
   A family support group for children and teenagers with gender identity issues. The organization is located in the UK, but the website has many useful resouces for transgender youth.
   

Links for Parents, Families and Social Service Providers

1. TransFamily - http://www.transfamily.org
   TransFamily is a support group for transgendered and transsexual people, their parents, partners, children, other family members, friends, and supportive others. We provide referrals, literature, and over-the-phone information on all transgender issues. Although our meetings are held in Cleveland, Ohio, the Internet has enabled us to extend helping hands to transgendered individuals and their famlies across the globe.
   
   
2. Our Trans Children, A Publication of the Transgender Network of Parents, Families, and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG). Third Edition, 2001. Avialable online at: http://www.transproud.com/pdf/transkids.pdf
   
   
3. Why Don't You Tell Them I'm a Boy? Raising a Gender- Nonconforming Child, by Florence Dillon. A mother's experience with raising a transgender (FtM) son. Available online at: http://www.safeschoolscoalition.org/whydontyoutellthem.pdf
   
   
4. Mom I Need To Be a Girl, by Just Evelyn. Copyright 1998
   Walter Trook Publishing, 276 Date St. , Imperial Beach, CA 91932.
   Out of print but available online at: http://ai.eecs.umich.edu/people/conway/TS/Evelyn/Evelyn.html
   
   
5. Social Sevices with Transgendered Youth, Gerald P. Mallon, DSW, Editor, Harrington Park Press, 1999 ( Haworth Press, Inc.) Through personal narratives and case studies, Social Services with Transgendered Youth explores the childhood and adolescent experiences of transgendered persons. Addressing the differences between male-to-female (MTF) and female-to-male (FTM) individuals and identifying the specific challenges of transgendered persons from diverse races, cultures, and religious backgrounds, this compelling book offers suggestions that will help social workers and the youths’ families learn more about the reality of transgendered persons’ lives. http://www.haworthpressinc.com
   

Agencies and Sites Serving LGBT Youth

1. National Youth Advocacy Coalition: Washington, DC - www.nyacyouth.org
   The National Youth Advocacy Coalition is a social justice organization that advocates for and with young people who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or questioning (LGBTQ) in an effort to end discrimination against these youth and to ensure their physical and emotional well being.
   
   
2. National Parents, Friends, and Families of Lesbians and Gays: Washington, DC - www.pflag.org
   Parents, Families & Friends of Lesbians & Gays (PFLAG) is a national non-profit organization with over 80,000 members and supporters and more than 460 affiliates in the United States. This vast grassroots network is cultivated, resourced and serviced by the PFLAG national office.
   
   
3. Youth Assistance Organization: San Francisco, CA - www.youth.org
   YOUTH.ORG is a service run by volunteers, created to help self-identifying gay, lesbian, bisexual and questioning youth. YOUTH.ORG exists to provide young people with a safe space online to be themselves. The PERSON project (www.youth.org/loco/PERSONProject/) provides almost everything you might need to know about GLBT equity organizing in K-12 public education in the USA.
   
   
4. The National Coalition for Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual & Transgender Youth: San Raphael, CA - www.outproud.org
   OutProud, The National Coalition for Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual & Transgender Youth, serves the needs of these young men and women by providing advocacy, information, resources and support. Our goal is to help queer youth become happy, successful, confident and vital gay, lesbian and bisexual adults.
   
   
5. YouthResource: Washington, DC - www.youthresource.com
   YouthResource, a Web site created by and for gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, and questioning (GLBTQ) young people 13 to 24 years old, takes a holistic approach to sexual health by offering support, community, resources, and peer-to-peer education about issues of concern to GLBTQ young people. YouthResource has four focus areas: health, advocacy, community, and issues in our lives.
   
   
6. Advocates for Youth - www.advocatesforyouth.org/
   Youth Resource is a project of Advocates for Youth. Other projects include:
   Ambiente Joven (www.ambientejoven.org) for Latino/Latina LGBTQ youth
   YouthHIV (www.youthHIV.org) providing support for Peer Educators, HIV Positive Youth, and Young People Involved in HIV Vaccine Trials
   MySistahs.org (www.mysistahs.org) for and by young women of color
   
   
7. Youth Guardian Services - www.youth-guard.org
   Youth Guardian Services is a youth-run, 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that provides support services on the Internet to gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgendered, questioning, and straight supportive youth. At this time the organization operates solely on private donations from individuals.
   

Safer Schools

1. Gay, Lesbian, Straight, Education Network - www.glsen.org
   Creating safe schools for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people. GLSEN is the leading national organization fighting to end anti-gay bias in K-12 schools. GLSEN strives to assure that each member of every school community is valued and respected regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity/expression.
   
   
2. Safe School Coalition - www.safeschoolscoalition.org
   A public-private partnership in support of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender youth. The Safe Schools Coalition offers resources as a starting point for educators, parents/guardians and youth. The mission of the Coalition is to help schools become safe places where every family can belong, where every educator can teach, and where every child can learn, regardless of gender identity or sexual orientation.
   
   
3. SIGNS School Survival Guide - http://www.centeryes.org/SIGNS/
   SIGNS is a project of the Youth Enrichment Services Program of the Lesbian and Gay Community Services Center. They are a group of student leaders working to end hate and homophobia in schools by starting Gay Straight Alliances and other student groups. Resources for students and teachers
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4. Human Rights Watch, Hatred in the Hallways - http://www.hrw.org/reports/2001/uslgbt/
   Based on in-depth interviews with 140 youth and 130 teachers, administrators, counselors, parents, and youth service providers in seven states, this report offers the first comprehensive look at the human rights abuses suffered by lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender students. Order the report or read it online
   

Legal Information

1. Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund - www.lambdalegal.org
   Lambda Legal is a national organization committed to achieving full recognition of the civil rights of lesbians, gay men, bisexuals, the transgendered, and people with HIV or AIDS through impact litigation, education, and public policy work.
   
   
2. National Center for Lesbian Rights - www.nclrights.org
   NCLR is a national legal resource center with a primary commitment to advancing the rights of lesbians and their families. The NCLR youth project ( http://nclrights.org/projects/youthproject.htm) provides direct, free legal information to youth and their legal advocates; directly litigates cases for youth in schools and other settings; and advocates for school and mental health policies for LGBT youth of all gender identities. Site includes safe school guidelines and sample policies.
   
   
3. Gay and Lesbian Advocates and Defenders - www.glad.org
   Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders (GLAD) is New England’s leading legal rights organization dedicated to ending discrimination based on sexual orientation, HIV status and gender identity and expression. Resources are primarily for New England states.
   
   
4. American Civil Liberties Union Lesbian & Gay Rights Project - www.aclu.org/issues/gay/hmgl.html
   The Lesbian and Gay Rights Project is a special division of the national ACLU. It is staffed by experts in constitutional law and civil rights who have years of experience handling cases involving lesbians and gay men, writing lesbian/gay civil rights laws, and making the case for fair and equal treatment regardless of sexual orientation. Check out the special feature on making schools safe for LGBT youth (http://www.aclu.org/issues/gay/safe_schools.html)
   
5. YOUTH AT RISK PROJECT
   ACLU OF ILLINOIS
   180 N. Michigan, Ste. 2300
   Chicago, IL. 60601
   (312) 201-9740
   (http://www.aclu-il.org/getequal/youth)

Resources for Deaf LGBT Youth

1. Deaf Queer Youth - http://www.youthresource.com/community/deaf/
   There are millions of deaf or hard of hearing lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people. Look within these pages for resources, stories, and information by and about the deaf GLBTQ community.
   

Other National Resources

1. National Gay and Lesbian Task Force - www.ngltf.org
   NGLTF is the national progressive organization working for the civil rights of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people, with the vision and commitment to building a powerful political movement. Site includes library and publications from the NGLTF Policy Institute, the LGBT movement think tank. Most publications are downloadable.
   
   
2. Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation - www.glaad.org
   GLAAD promotes fair, accurate, and inclusive representation of individuals and events in all media as a means of eliminating homophobia and discrimination based on gender identity and sexual orientation. Site includes publications and resources.
   
   
3. Lambda - www.lambda.org
   LAMBDA is a non-profit, gay / lesbian / bisexual / transgender agency dedicated to reducing homophobia, inequality, hate crimes, and discrimination by encouraging self-acceptance, cooperation, and non-violence. Includes youth outreach section with lots of resources. Note: not Lambda Legal
   
   
4. Children of Lesbians and Gays Everywhere - www.colage.org
   Children of Lesbians and Gays Everywhere, the only national and international organization supporting young people with lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender parents. Lots of resources for kids and youth.
   
   
5. GenderPAC Youth - www.gpac.org/youth/
   The Gender Public Advocacy Coalition (GenderPAC) works to end discrimination and violence caused by gender stereotypes by changing public attitudes, educating elected officials and expanding legal rights. There's a new wave of grassroots activism coming... Gender YOUTH. This is your chance to get involved in the new gender rights movement sweeping college campuses around the country.
   
   
6. Human Rights Campaign - www.hrc.org
   The Human Rights Campaign effectively lobbies Congress; mobilizes grassroots action in diverse communities; invests strategically to elect a fair-minded Congress; and increases public understanding through innovative education and communication strategies. HRC is a bipartisan organization that works to advance equality based on sexual orientation and gender expression and identity. The FamilyNet (www.hrc.org/family) is the most comprehensive and up-to-date resource on gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender (GLBT) families.