BAY AREA
• Ally Action works to make schools in the San Francisco Bay Area safer for and more inclusive of LGBTQ people.
• Billy DeFrank Center provides community, leadership, advocacy, support, and services to LGBT people in the Silicon Valley and their allies.
• Dimensions Clinic provides physical and mental health care for LGBTQIQ young people in the Bay Area; free LGBTQIQ youth health clinic Thursdays 5-8PM
(415) 487-7589 – 3850 17th Street (between Noe and Sanchez)
• GroundSpark (formerly Women’s Educational Media) creates visionary films and dynamic educational campaigns that move individuals and communities to take action for a more just world.
• GSA Network provides resources to support and start Gay/Straight Alliances in California.
• HIFY (Health Initiatives for Youth) creates publications and resource materials and facilitates workshops and trainings for youth and the providers that work with them on a variety of youth and health topics, such as body image, sexuality, STDs and HIV, substance use, self-esteem and mental health, relationships, and violence.• Larkin Street Youth Services provides full spectrum of emergency and support services for homeless, runaway, and HIV+ young people.
(415) 673-0911 - 1138 Sutter Street (between Larkin and Polk)
• The Lighthouse Youth Program is run out of the Lighthouse Community Center, a LGBT Center located in downtown Hayward. (510) 304-7881 or tinarphillips@yahoo.com.
• Love and Justice on Myspace allows you to connect with other Love & Justice supporters!
• LYRIC (Lavender Youth Recreation and Information Center) provides education enhancement, career training, leadership development, and health promotion for LGBTQQ youth, their families, and their allies in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Office: (415) 703-6150, TDD: (415) 863-8812, National Talkline: (888) 843-4564
• New Leaf provides queer-specific mental health services on a sliding scale.
• Our Family Coalition supports LGBTQ families in the San Francisco Bay Area through social events, school advocacy, educational workshops, and peer support.
• The Pacific Center provides educational, leadership, and physical and emotional health support for LGBTQQ communities in Berkeley/East Bay area.
• San Francisco Unified School District, Safe Schools Line
• San Francisco Unified School District, Support Services for LGBTQ Youth
• Spectrum LGBT Center located in San Anselmo, CA.
NATIONAL
• BOMinc provides teens with tools that help them be the "boss" of themselves and empower them to manage their own relationship drama.
• Consortium of Higher Education LGBT Resource Professionals is an online resource for LGBT-related financial aid and student support within higher education settings.
• FIERCE! is a transgender, lesbian, gay, bisexual, Two Spirit, queer, and questioning youth of color organizing project in New York City, dedicating to challenging gentrification and police violence.
• GLSEN, the Gay, Lesbian, and Straight Education Network, envisions a future in which every child learns to respect and accept all people, regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity.
• GPAC, the Gender Public Advocacy Coalition works to ensure that classrooms, communities, and workplaces are safe for everyone to learn, grow, and succeed - whether or not they meet expectations for masculinity and femininity.
• LGBT Financial Aid is a resource for LGBT-specific financial aid sources.
• University of California LGBT Association is a hub for LGBT resources and organizations within the University of California system.
DOCUMENTS
• Cycle of Violence Diagram
• How To Be An Ally (informational packet)
• Oppressions Definitions
• GPAC 50 under 30 Report (documents violence against gender non-conforming youth and young adults 30 and under)
• GSA Network SB71 Factsheet (California Comprehensive Sexual Education Law)
• GSA Network AB527 Factsheet (CA School Safety and Violence Prevention Act)
• GSA Network Youth Books and Videos List
• LGBTQ Youth Relationship Violence
• Power Shuffle Activity
• Youth in Focus Adult Ally Activity
• LGBTQQ Definitions for Youth
• Love & Justice Hate Violence Report
• Love& Justice Relationship Violence Report
