The Tyler Clementi Foundation The Tyler Clementi Foundation (TCF), guided by the life and story of Tyler Clementi, promotes safe, inclusive and respectful social environments in homes, schools, campuses, churches and the digital world for vulnerable youth, LGBT youth and their allies. Through educational partnerships, research, public dialogues and awareness programs, TCF fosters empathetic, constructive [...]
The Matthew Shepard Foundation The Matthew Shepard Foundation is a national non-profit 501c3 organization, founded in December 1998 by Dennis and Judy Shepard. It was established in memory of their 21-year old son, Matthew, who was murdered in an anti-gay hate crime in Laramie, Wyoming. The Foundation was created to honor Matthew in a manner [...]
Sex, Etc. Information on sex by teens for teens. Includes personal stories, a question and answer section and a sounding board. Sponsored by The Network for Family Life Education of the Rutgers University School of Social Work http://sexetc.org
Oasis Magazine Includes information on a wide range of issues relating to sexual orientation including an archive of coming out stories, information to help your school be more welcoming, a message board and recommended reading. http://oasisjournals.com
The Trevor Helpline (866) 4U-Trevor or (866) 488-7386 Established in 1998 to coincide with the HBO airing of the award winning short film "Trevor", hosted by Ellen DeGeneres, The Trevor Helpline is the only national 24-hour, toll-free suicide prevention hot line aimed at gay and questioning youth. The Trevor Helpline is geared toward helping those [...]
The Trevor Project A nonprofit endeavor established to promote acceptance of gay and questioning teenagers, and to aid in suicide prevention among that group. http://www.thetrevorproject.org
The issues facing today's LGBTQQI young people are both as old as time and as new as today's headlines. In this program, Scott addresses many of the challenges and responsibilities facing gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered youth. The program deals with how societal shame can transform into internalized self-hatred and cause a multiplicity of [...]