MN List of GLBT Scholarships http://www.scc.net/~t-bonham/EDLINKS.HTM#Link-StudMN
National GLBT Scholarships

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

RECLAIM http://reclaim-lgbtyouth.org/
Increasing access to mental health support, so LGBT youth can reclaim their lives from oppression.

Fair Wisconsin -- Youth & Student Resources http://fairwisconsin.com/resources/youth
Fighting for fairness and equality for LGBT Wisconsin. It's always the right time to start building a Fair Wisconsin! Whether you are in middle or high school, college or an LGBT youth, there are fantastic resources to find support networks and learn more about how to get involved in building LGBT equality.

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.

Rainbow Health Initiative http://www.rainbowhealth.org/
Health & Wellness for Minnesota's GLBT community. Founded in 2000, The Rainbow Health Initiative is a non-profit corporation comprised of community activists, physicians, health advocates and citizens. The mission of Rainbow Health is improving the health and well-being of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people in Minnesota through: · Education · Clinical Practice · Research · Advocacy

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.

Minnesota OUT! Campus Alliance www.mncampusalliance.org/index.php
The Minnesota Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender, Ally Campus Alliance is a statewide coalition of students, staff, faculty, alumni, and community members uniting for change on college and university campuses.

Quatrefoil Library - the Twin Citites http://www.quatrefoillibrary.org/
The mission of Quatrefoil Library is to collect, maintain, document and circulate gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and queer materials and information in a safe and accessible space, in order to promote understanding, an appreciation of diversity and history, and the value of communities.

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.

The Trevor Project http://www.thetrevorproject.org/home2.aspx
The Trevor Project is a non-profit endeavor established to promote acceptance for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning youth and to aid in crisis and suicide prevention among that group. The Trevor Project was founded by writer James Lecesne, director/producer Peggy Rajski and producer Randy Stone, creators of the 1994 Academy Award®-winning short film, Trevor, a comedy/drama about a gay 13-year-old boy who, when rejected by friends because of his sexuality, makes an attempt to take his life.

National Gay & Lesbian Task Force http://thetaskforce.org/
The mission of the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force is to build the grassroots power of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community. We do this by training activists, equipping state and local organizations with the skills needed to organize broad-based campaigns to defeat anti-LGBT referenda and advance pro-LGBT legislation, and building the organizational capacity of our movement...read more on the National Gay & Lesbian Task Force website.

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.

Gay-Straight Alliance Network http://gsanetwork.org/
GSA Network is a youth leadership organization that connects school-based Gay-Straight Alliances (GSAs) to each other and community resources through peer support, leadership development, and training. State GSA Network "Out 4 Good" http://sss.mpls.k12.mn.us/Out4Good.html

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.

HRC | Human Rights Campaign http://www.hrc.org/
HRC represents a grassroots force of over 750,000 members and supporters nationwide. As the largest national lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender civil rights organization, HRC envisions an America where LGBT people are ensured of their basic equal rights, and can be open, honest and safe at home, at work and in the community.

ACLU www.aclu.org
American Civil Liberties Union. LGBT Rights -- Lesbian Gay Bisexual & Transgender Project: The LGBT Project fights discrimination and moves public opinion through the courts, legislatures and public education across five issue areas: Relationships, Youth & Schools, Parenting, Gender Identity and Expression and Discrimination in Employment, Housing and other areas.

NCLR: National Center for Lesbian Rights www.nclrights.org
The audacity to fight for justice. The perseverance to win. The National Center for Lesbian Rights is a national legal organization committed to advancing the civil and human rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people and their families through litigation, public policy advocacy, and public education.

GLBTQ www.glbtq.com
An encyclopedia of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Queer Culture.

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.

Gay Rights LGBT Youth Change.org http://gayrights.change.org/
Change.org is an online hub for social change. We run leading online communities for 20 major causes ranging from homelessness to women’s rights to poverty, and through a team of 100 expert writers and 3,000 nonprofit partners, we serve as the central platform for launching and promoting movements for social change on the web.

ONLINE MAGAZINES      

The Advocate www.advocate.com
The worlds leading gay news source. The US-based national gay and lesbian news magazine. Includes the GSK pride guide, forums, and links related to articles.

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.

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