Organizations

Out, Safe & Respected Tool Kit

 

Advocates for Youth
2000 M Street, NW
Suite 750
Washington, DC 20036
T 202-419-3420
F 202-419-1448
www.advocatesforyouth.org
www.youthresource.com
questions@advocatesforyouth.org
Advocates for Youth is dedicated to creating programs and advocating for policies that help young people make informed and responsible decisions about their reproductive and sexual health. Advocates provides information, training and strategic assistance to youth-serving organizations, policy makers, youth activists and the media in the United States and the developing world.

YouthResource, a project of Advocates for Youth is a website created by and for LGBT youth 13 to 24 years old, which offers support, community, resources and peer-to-peer education about issues of concern.

American Civil Liberties Union Lesbian &Gay Rights and AIDS Projects
125 Broad Street, 18th Floor
New York, NY 10004
T 212-549-2627
www.aclu.org/getequal
getequal@aclu.org
Founded in 1986, the Lesbian &Gay Rights and AIDS Projects are a special division of the American Civil Liberties Union. The “Get Equal” website provides, among other things, a step-by-step guide showing how to get an anti-harassment policy from your school district and tools for a gay-straight alliance at your school.

American Federation of Teachers (AFT)
202-879-4434
www.aft.org
National teachers union provides, among other resources, links to LGBT educational information, history and lesson plans.

Bisexual Resource Center
P.O. Box 1026
Boston, MA 02117-1026
T 617-424-9595
www.biresource.org
brc@biresource.org
The Center educates the public and organizations about bisexuality and provides an information and support network.

Children of Lesbians and Gays Everywhere (COLAGE)
3543 18th Street, #1
San Francisco, CA 94110
T 415-861-5437
F 415-255-8345
www.colage.org
colage@colage.org
COLAGE is a national and international organization that supports young people with gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender parents through education and community building.

The Gay and Lesbian National Hotline (GLNH)
PMB #296
2261 Market Street
San Francisco, CA 94114
Toll free hotline: 888-843-4564
New York hotline: 212-989-0999
San Francisco hotline: 415-355-0999
T 888-415-3022
F 415-552-5498
www.glnh.org
glnh@glnh.org
GLNH provides nationwide toll-free peer counseling, information and referrals to the LGBT community. Peer counselors are available Monday–Friday, 4:00 p.m. to midnight and Saturday, noon to 5:00 p.m. EST.

The Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network (GLSEN)
121 West 27th Street, Suite 804
New York, NY 10001
T 212-727-0135
F 212-727-0254
www.glsen.org
GLSEN works to end antigay bigotry and ensure safe, effective educations for all students in public, private and parochial K–12 schools. It provides safe school tools and guides and is an official sponsor of the Day of Silence, an annual event to raise schools’ awareness and protest discrimination against LGBT students.

Gender Public Advocacy Coalition (GenderPAC)
1743 Conn. Avenue, NW, Fourth Floor
Washington, DC 20009-1108
T 202-462-6610
F 202-462-6744
www.gpac.org
gpac@gpac.org
GenderPAC works to end discrimination and violence caused by gender stereotypes by changing public attitudes, educating elected officials and expanding legal rights. The GenderYOUTH program organizes campus activists to serve as role models and empower high school students.

Hetrick Martin Institute for Lesbian and Gay Youth & The Harvey Milk School
212-674-2400
www.hmi.org
Alternative schools serving LGBT students; website provides resources serving LGBT youth.

Human Rights Campaign
1640 Rhode Island Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20036-3278
T 202-628-4160
F 202-347-5323
TTY 202-216-1572
www.hrc.org
HRC is a bipartisan organization that works to advance equality based on sexual orientation and gender expression and identity, to ensure that LGBT Americans can be open, honest and safe at home, at work and in the community.

Lavender Youth Recreation &Information Center (LYRIC)
127 Collingwood St.
San Francisco, CA 94114
LYRIC Youth Talkline
In San Francisco: 415-863-3636
Free in California: 1-800-246-PRIDE
Free Nation Wide: 1-800-96-YOUTH
Talkline TDD: 415-431-8812
T 415-703-6150
F 415-703-6153
www.lyric.org
Works to counter effects of homophobia on LGBT youth and to empower them through peer-based recreational, educational and leadership-development opportunities.

Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual &Transgender Community Center
208 West 13th Street
New York, NY 10011
T 212-620-7310
F 212-924-2657
www.centeryes.org and www.gaycenter.org
yes@gaycenter.org
The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual &Transgender Community Center is the sponsor of the On-Line School Survival Guide providing LGBT students and their allies with the information and resources they need to prevent school-based violence and harassment, to start and maintain student-led clubs, and to advocate for their own health and wellbeing at school. The Center provides technical assistance on program design and implementation, as well as professional development training related to school safety, adolescent development, sexual orienation and gender diversity.

National Center for Lesbian Rights (NCLR)
870 Market Street, Suite 370
San Francisco, CA 94102
Youth Legal Information Line: 800-528-6257
T 415-392-6257
F 415-392-8442
www.nclrights.org
info@nclrights.org
NCLR staffs a toll-free youth legal information line and provides resources on building safe school environments, with a special focus on LGBT youth in sports.

National Education Association (NEA)
202-822-7200
www.nea.org
The NEA provides a set of recommendations and resources to enhance programs designed to help foster an environment of respect and safety in America’s public schools.

National Gay and Lesbian Task Force (NGLTF)
1325 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Suite 600
Washington, DC 20005
T 202-393-5177
F 202-393-2241
TTY 202-393-2284
www.thetaskforce.org
ngltf@ngltf.org
NGLTF is a national progressive organization working for the civil rights of LGBT people. Its website provides reports and guides for activists, including a report on making schools safe. At its annual conference — “Creating Change” — it offers a number of LGBT youth related sessions and panels.

National Runaway Switchboard
3080 N. Lincoln Avenue
Chicago, IL 60657
Hotline: 800-621-4000
Agency and Information Line: 800-344-2785
T 773-880-9860
F 773-929-5150
www.nrscrisisline.org
info@nrscrisisline.org
The National Runaway Switchboard provides crisis intervention and local and national referrals to youth and their families, training materials and resources for communities and schools, and is the federally designated national communication system for runaway and homeless youth.

National Youth Advocacy Coalition (NYAC)
1638 R Street, NW, Suite 300
Washington, DC 20009
Toll free: 800-541-6922
T 202-319-7596
F 202-319-7365
TTY 202-319-9513
www.nyacyouth.org
Email: nyac@nyacyouth.org
In collaboration with national and community organizations, NYAC addresses public policy issues related to LGBT youth and distributes resources and information about local LGBT youth agencies.

OutProud: The National Coalition for Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Youth
369 Third Street, Suite B-362
San Rafael, CA 94901-3581
www.outproud.org
info@outproud.org
OutProud provides advocacy, information, resources and support to LGBT youth.

Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG)
1726 M Street, NW, Suite 400
Washington, DC 20036
T 202-467-8180
F 202-467-8194
www.pflag.org
PFLAG is a national nonprofit organization with over 200,000 members and supporters and almost 500 affiliates in the United States. As part of its “Our House to the Schoolhouse” campaign, PFLAG provides resources and plans for making schools safe for LGBT youth.

People for the American Way
2000 M Street, NW, Suite 400
Washington, DC 20036
T 202-467-4999 or 800-326-7329
www.pfaw.org
pfaw@pfaw.org
People for the American Way advocates for the values and institutions that sustain a diverse society. Its web site includes a section on civil rights and equal rights that includes news and resources on LGBT issues, among others.

The Safe Schools Coalition
2124 Fourth Avenue
Seattle, WA 98121
Crisis Line: 888-307-9275
24-Hour Crisis Line: 866-430-6631
T 206-632-0662
www.safeschoolscoalition.org
questions@safeschoolscoalition.org
The Safe Schools Coalition offers a variety of resources to help youth, educators, administrators, parents and guardians end bullying and create safe school environments for LGBT youth. Resources include hotlines for LGBT youth experiencing harassment.

The Trevor Project
8950 West Olympic Blvd., Suite 197
Beverly Hills, CA 90211
Toll-free hotline: 866-4U-TREVOR
T 310-271-8845
F 310-271-8846
www.thetrevorproject.org
Support@thetrevorproject.org
The Trevor Project provides a national 24-hour toll-free suicide prevention hotline aimed at LGBT and questioning youth and offers an educational package and other resources to raise tolerance for LGBT youth in school and institutional settings.

Youth Guardian Services
101 E. State Street, #299
Ithaca, NY 14850
T 877-270-5152
F 703-783-0525
www.youth-guard.org
Youth Guardian Services is a youth-run, nonprofit organization that provides support and services on the Internet to LGBT and straight, supportive youth.