LibGuides: LGBTQIA+ Resources: LGBTQIA+ Teens/Youth

LGBTQIA+ Populations

The following pages represent a partial list of groups within the LGBTQIA+ community, including:

LGBTQIA+ Youth/Teens

Issues facing LGBT youth range from bullying and discrimination to suicide and homelessness. The welfare of LGBT youth has become a high profile topic in recent years following the suicides of a number of young LGBT individuals who experienced bullying and harassment in schools. Movements like Gay-Straight Alliances and the It Gets Better Project have sought to provide safe spaces and information for LGBT youth.

It Gets Better

LGBTQIA+ Teen/Youth Resources

It Gets Better Project
"The It Gets Better Project was created to show young LGBT people the levels of happiness, potential, and positivity their lives will reach – if they can just get through their teen years. The It Gets Better Project wants to remind teenagers in the LGBT community that they are not alone — and it WILL get better."
Know Your Rights! A Quick Guide for LGBT High School Students
Provides information regarding how to deal with Harassment, Privacy, Freedom of Speech, and other topics. Directed towards high school students, the information may be useful and relevant to others.
Fact Sheet: Transgender & Gender Nonconforming Youth in Schools
An informative document created by the Sylvia Rivera Law Project, to provide answers to some common questions about being transgender or gender nonconforming. More specifically targeting teachers and administrators in New York City, and focusing on teens and youth, it highlights the rights of these individuals and offers suggestions for making schools safer.
Hetrick-Martin Institute
"The Hetrick-Martin Institute believes all young people, regardless of sexual orientation or identity, deserve a safe and supportive environment in which to achieve their full potential. Hetrick-Martin creates this environment for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning (LGBTQ) youth between the ages of 12 and 24 and their families.

Through a comprehensive package of direct services and referrals, Hetrick-Martin seeks to foster healthy youth development. Hetrick-Martin’s staff promotes excellence in the delivery of youth services and uses its expertise to create innovative programs that other organizations may use as models."
YouthResource
“YouthResource takes a holistic approach to sexual health and exploring issues of concern to GLBTQ youth, by providing information and offer support on sexual and reproductive health issues through education and advocacy.”
Youth Guardian Services
“Providing Internet services and resources to gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgendered, questioning and supportive youth.”
GSA Network: Mission
"Gay-Straight Alliance Network is a national youth leadership organization that connects school-based Gay-Straight Alliances (GSAs) to each other and community resources through peer support, leadership development, and training."