PFLAG www.pflag.org
Parents, Families & Friends of Lesbians & Gays (PFLAG) is a national non-profit organization with over 200,000 members and supporters and over 500 affiliates in the United States. This vast grassroots network is cultivated, resourced and serviced by the PFLAG national office, located in Washington, D.C., the national Board of Directors and 14 Regional Directors.

Philathrofund www.pfundonline.org
A catalyst in building communities in Minnesota and the Upper Midwest where gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people are celebrated and live free from discrimination, violence, invisibility and isolation.

The Point Foundation www.thepointfoundation.org
provides financial support, mentoring and hope to meritorious students who are marginalized due to sexual orientation, gender expression or gender identity.

REGIONAL WEBSITES      

District 202 www.dist202.org
A nonprofit youth community center, located in downtown Minneapolis, committed to providing social, cultural and educational opportunities by and for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender youth and their friends

GALAXY www.ywcalax.org/galaxy
An organization designed to educate, empower and support youth, ages 21 and under, through the weekly meetings, panels and presentations, special events and other activities. The youth group provides a safe, supportive, chemical-free space in which youth can learn about risk prevention, develop leadership skills, explore healthy life choices, and learn how to make a difference in their communities. The program is open to youth in the city of La Crosse and the surrounding communities (including MN and IA).

GLCS www.glcsmn.org
Gay Lesbian Community Services of Southeast Minnesota is an adult volunteer service organization reaching out to the gay, lesbian, transgender and bisexual community, their families, friends and any concerned persons or groups.

Minnesota Aids Project www.mnaidsproject.org
A statewide, nonprofit agency committed to enhancing the lives of people living with HIV, prevention education for those at risk for HIV, and advocating for the rights of all affected by HIV.

OutFront www.outfront.org
A community-based membership organization that serves the statewide GLBT and allied communities of Minnesota with a wide variety of programs and services. They are Minnesota's largest LGBT organization, and are the only organization representing the LGBT community on a full-time basis at the Minnesota Legislature.

YAP www.yapmn.com
The University of Minnesota Youth and AIDS Projects (YAP) was founded in 1989, with a mission to prevent transmission of HIV to and from high-risk youth and to provide care to youth and families living with HIV infection.

NATIONAL WEBSITES      

Advocates for Youth www.advocatesforyouth.org/glbtq.htm
An organization 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.

Bibliography for Gay Teens www.ala.org/olos/gayteens/glbtrt_bib.html
Created by the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual & Transgender Roundtable of the American Library Association, this site boasts an extensive bibliography of fiction and non-fiction literature of interest to LGBT teens.

GLSEN www.glsen.org
The leading national organization fighting to end anti-gay bias in K-12 schools. The Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network strives to assure that each member of every school community is valued and respected regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity/expression.

Matthew Shepard Foundation www.matthewshepard.org
Created by the parents of Matthew Shepard to honor the memory of their son. Its goals include supporting diversity programs in education and helping youth organizations establish environments where young people can feel safe and be themselves.

Out Proud www.outproud.org
The National Coalition for Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual & Transgender Youth offering a wide range of resources to youth and educators.

PFLAG 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. PFLAG promotes the health and well-being of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered persons, their families and friends through: support, to cope with an adverse society; education, to enlighten an ill-informed public; and advocacy, to end discrimination and to secure equal civil rights. Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays provides opportunity for dialogue about sexual orientation and gender identity, and acts to create a society that is healthy and respectful of human diversity.

SIGNS www.centeryes.org/SIGNS
An excellent resource for students and teachers looking to find ways to end hate and homophobia in schools by starting Gay Straight Alliances and other groups.

Tucson Library Bibliography www.lib.ci.tucson.az.us/teenzone/glbtbooks.htm
A compilation of LGBT youth related books, videos, and online resources.

The Gay & Lesbian National Hotline www.glnh.org is the only non-profit and nationwide toll-free hotline that provides free and confidential telephone peer-counseling and local resource information for gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and questioning people of all ages.

ONLINE MAGAZINES      

Mogenic www.mogenic.com
A really cool site where gay and lesbian youth have the freedom to exchange ideas, share experiences, discuss coming out, make friends, read interesting content and most importantly: make contact.

Oasis www.oasismag.com
Oasis Magazine provides online content written specifically for queer and questioning youth. This site is the longest-running magazine, online or offline, written by and for queer and questioning youth.