Community Resources

Housing for Homeless LGBTQ Youth in NYC

• AliForneyCenter, protecting LGBTQ youth from the harm of homelessness.
• Covenant House
  Emergency shelter for homeless youth, crisis care, counseling, meals, clothing and 24 hour hotline 1-800-999-9999. Ages 21 and under.
  460 West 41st Street at 10th Avenue
  (212) 613-0300 Contact: Bruce Henry
• Green Chimneys Children Services (NYC Runaway Homeless Youth Programs)
  Provides two support through two programs, the Transitional Living Program (TLP) and Transitional Independent Living (TIL) program. Both provide a “safe haven” for LGBTQ youth where they learn the essential life skills for their transition into community living. Bronx Office: 79 Alexander Ave., Suite 42A, Bronx, NY 10454, (718) 732-1501, Fax: (718) 732-1519. Harlem Office: 456 W. 145th St., New York, NY 10031, (212) 491-5911, ext. 13, Fax: (212) 368-8975
• National Alliance to End Homelessness, is a nonprofit organization committed to preventing and ending homelessness.
• Runaway and Homeless Youth Services, The NYC Department of Youth and Community Services provides specialized programming for LGBTQ youth.
• Safe Horizon Streetwork Project – Lower East Side Drop-In Center
  Emergency shelter.
  33 Essex St. between Grand St. and Forsyth St.
  646-602-6404
• Streetwork Project
  Services for runaway and homeless youth, including food, clothing, showers, medical care, needle exchange and HIV support. 24 & under.
  209 W. 125th. St. New York, NY 10027; (212) 695-2220, or 24 Hr line: 212-577-7777
• Sylvia’s Place @ Metropolitan Community Church: A provider of emergency shelter and services to over 1,000 homeless LGBTQ youth and domestic abuse survivors per year. 446 West 36th Street (between 9th & 10th Avenues) New York, NY 10018. 269-673-8700 or 888-411-7837 (24 hr)

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International Student, Staff, Faculty Resources

• IGLHRC (International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission): The International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission (IGLHRC) is a leading international organization dedicated to human rights advocacy on behalf of people who experience discrimination or abuse on the basis of their actual or perceived sexual orientation, gender identity or expression. Learn more about our work by clicking on the links below.
• International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association (ILGA): About ILGA - The only worldwide federation campaigning for lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and intersex rights. Since 1978. ILGA’s aim is to work for the equality of lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and intersex people and their liberation from all forms of discrimination. We seek to achieve this aim through the world-wide cooperation and mutual support of our members.
• NAFSA Special Interest group “ The Rainbow” is comprised of diverse members of NAFSA whose goals are to counsel international students and study abroad students who are gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgendered; to support gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered professionals in international education; to combat homophobia, heterosexism and transphobia within NAFSA. Opinions stated on these pages are those of the authors. No assumptions about an individual's sexual orientation should be made from his or her participation in the SIG.

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LBGT History, Archives, Database Research

• GLBTQ Encyclopedia, an encyclopedia of GLBTQ culture.
• Lesbian Herstory Archives, is home to the world's largest collection of materials by and about lesbians and their communities.
• New YorkPublic Library Archive, your connection to the LGBT collections, programs, and expertise at The New York Public Library.
• NYU Library LGBTQ Archive, this guide provides descriptions of commonly used library resources for the research of gender and sexuality.
• OUT History(LGBTQ history), the website on LGBTQ and heterosexual US history.
• The Center for Lesbian and Gay Studies, intellectual leadership towards understanding and addressing the issues affecting LGBT individuals and members of other sexual and gender minorities.

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LGBTQ News Sources

• 365gay.com (no longer online, redirects to AfterElton.com)
• Advocate, is an American LGBT news and interest site.
• GayCityNews.com, the newspaper of record for America's LGBT community.
• In the Life, produces change through innovative media that exposes social injustice by chronicling lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender life.

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Legal Assistance

• American Civil Liberties Union, national organization to protect individual rights and liberties, including legal advocacy for LGBT persons and people with HIV/AIDS.
• Human Rights Campaign: National advocacy organization for LGBT civil rights. Advocacy, public awareness and political action.
• Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund, national organization that focuses on civil rights for LGBT persons and people with HIV/AIDS, including school-based victimization of LGBT youth, through impact litigation, education, and public policy work.
• LGBTQA Center's Legal Resources
• National Center for Lesbian Rights, non-profit law firm focusing on lesbian civil rights and legal rights for LGBT persons, including school-based victimization of LGBT youth.
• NYLAG's LGBT Law Project* Contact: Virginia Goggin, 450 W. 33rd Street, 11th Floor, New York, NY 10001, Tel: 212.613.5000 ext. 5107, Fax: 212.613.0820, lgbtlaw@nylag.org, Check out the Law Project's informative flyer!
• Sylvia Rivera Law Project
  Provides legal services for trans-youth including issues related to welfare, benefits, immigration, school, name-changes, and police.
  322 8th Avenue, 3rd Floor, New York, NY 10001, 212.337.8550
• Urban Justice Center, offers free legal services to LGBT youth, including help with immigration, public benefits & discrimination. 123 Williams Street. 16th Floor, 646-602-5600

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News/Pop culture Blogs

• AfterEllen, focuses on the portrayal of lesbian and bisexual women in the media.
• AutoStraddle, is an intelligent, hilarious & provocative voice and progressively feminist online community
• GirlFriendisaHomo, a queer lady pop culture gossip + news blog.
• Good As You, represents a new generation of GLBT activism.
• NewNowNext, is Logo's digital hub for the latest in music, TV & movies, fashion, design, travel, beauty and health.
• Pam's House Blend, is about community, civility and friendly debate, including stories involving LGBT concern.

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Parents, Friends and Family

• Adoption Resource: Helpusadopt.org is a national non-profit 501(c)(3) financial assistance grant program providing qualified couples and individuals -regardless of race, ethnicity, marital status, gender, religion, sexual orientation, or disability- with grants of up to $15,000 towards their domestic, international, foster, or special needs adoption expenses.
• Center Families: provides cutting edge individual/couples and family counseling, support groups, information and other resources for LGBTQ families in the Tri-State area.
• Children of Lesbian and Gays Everywhere (COLAGE), is a national organization for children of LGBT parents.
• Families of Color and Allies PFLAG (FOCA&A PLFAG, NYC), for families of color in New York City. 914-787-8738.
• Family Acceptance Project, works to decrease major health and related risks for LGBT youth, such as suicide, substance abuse, HIV and homelessness.
• Family Equality Council,  works to ensure equality for LGBT families and providing advocacy and support for LGBT parents and their families.
• HRC FamilyNet, information and assistance for LGBT families.
• Parents and Friends of Lesbian and Gays (P-FLAG), offers support and education to parents and families of LGBT persons. 202-467-8180.

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People of Color LGBTQ Community Centers/ Advocacy Organizations

• Audre Lorde Project, LGBTQ People of Color activism, advocacy and resource center, Brooklyn-based
• Fierce (LGBTQ Youth of Color)
• Gay Men of African Descent, (Young Gay Men of African Descent) Weekly discussion groups for young men of color, HIV education and testing, 103 East 125th Street, NYC 10035, 212-828-1697, NYC-based Organization
• People of Color In Crisis, Brooklyn-based (under construction). #718-230-0770, 462 Bergen St. Brooklyn NY 11217 

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QUEER SAFER SEX RESOURCES

• Center for Disease Control PDF Brochure on HIV Information for Men Who Have Sex with Men
• Doing It Safer Guide for Transmen
• Just Say Yes Comprehensive Sex Education PDF Brochure
• Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Health and Safer Sex
• Safer Sex Information after Transition
• Safer Sex PDF Brochure for Bisexual Individuals
• Sex Positive, Safer Sex Information
• STD/Health Risks for Women Who Have Sex with Women
• Transmen Health and Safer Sex Information

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Religious Groups, Centers, Outreach

• Institue for Welcoming Resources, resources supporting the unconditional welcome of people of all sexual orientations and gender identities and their families in the church home of their choice. Sponsored by the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force.

• Gay and Lesbian Vaishnava Association, for LGBT Hindus and their allies, families, and friends.

Jewish Synagogues

• Beit Simchat Torah, a synagogue with a powerful voice within Judaism on basic civil rights for GLBT persons. 
• Coming Out in the (Modern) Orthodox World, a personal account.
• Jewish Mosaic: The National Center for Sexual and Gender Diversity, dedicated to helping the Jewish world become more open, accessible, and welcoming to LGBT Jews and their families.
• Kolo Chayeinu, is a Jewish congregation in Brooklyn, comprised of individuals of varying sexual orientations, gender identities, races, family arrangements, and Jewish identities and backgrounds.
• Nehirim, (“Lights”) builds community for GLBT Jews, partners, and allies. 
• Park Avenue Synagogue, established to preserve Conservative Judaism and adapting it to the needs of modern Jews
  
• The Institute for Judaism and Sexual Orientation, its mission is to achieve the complete inclusion and welcoming of LGBT Jews in communities and congregations. Based at a Jewish seminary, it has the largest online resource on the intersection of Judaism, sexual orientation, and gender identity.
• The World Congress of GLBT Jews: Keshet Ga’avah, is an environment where Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) Jews worldwide can enjoy free and fulfilling lives.

Mormon

• Affirmation, Provides a forum for gay Mormons to associate with their peers.

Muslim Resources

• Al-Fatiha, Muslim LGBTQ organization.

Unitarian Universalist

• Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Ministries, for LGBT Unitarian Universalists and their allies, families, and friends.

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Resources for Spanish Speaking LGBT People, compiled by Irma Rivera, UC Riverside, Graduate Assistant

• Click here for Resources for Spanish Speaking LGBT People.

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Transgender, Gender Non Conforming and Intersex Resources

• NYC-Metro Area Transgender and Gender Non-Conforming (TGNC) Community Resources. Provided by Callen-Lorde Community Health Center and compiled by Heath Machenzie Reynolds
• Anne Lawrence Transsexual Women's Resources.
• Audre Lorde Project, LGBTQ People of Color activism, advocacy and resource center, Brooklyn-based.
• Callen Lorder Community Health Center, (212) 271-7200, Providers of mental and physical health services to GLBTQ Community.
• Dude Magazine is a collection of queer and trans perspectives on various topics related to trans guys.
• FTM International 
• Gender Education and Advocacy (GEA): National educational resource on gender diversity, focused on the needs, issues, and concerns of gender variant people.
• Gender Identity Project 
  Peer Counseling, advocacy and support groups for everyone on the transgender spectrum. A program of the LGBT Community Center.
  212-620-7310
• Gender Odyssey is an international conference focused on the needs and interest of transgender and gender non-conforming people.
• Genderbread Person helps explain gender using continuums.
• International Foundation For Gender Education.
• Intersex Society of North America
• NationalCenterfor Transgender Equality
• Pflag's eTransparent Network
• Positive Health Project Counseling, services & needle exchange for the trans community. 212-465-8304
• Sylvia Rivera Law Project, NYC-based organization that works to guarantee that all people are free to self-determine their gender identity and expression, regardless of income or race, and without facing harassment, discrimination, or violence.  (Spanish-Friendly Website). Provides legal services to the trans community (documentation issues, police harrassment, etc.). Producers of educational documentary "Toilet Training" on the discrimination, harrassment, and violence trans people can face in gender-segregated bathrooms.
• The National Student Genderblind Campaign discusses Gender Neutral Housing on Campuses.
• Trans-Health.
• Transgender Law and Policy Institute. We are a non-profit organization dedicated to engaging in effective advocacy for transgender people in our society. The TLPI brings experts and advocates together to work on law and policy initiatives designed to advance transgender equality.
• Transgender Legal Defense Fund, Inc. Transgender Legal Defense & Education Fund is committed to ending discrimination based upon gender identity and expression and to achieving equality for transgender people through public education, test-case litigation, direct legal services, and public policy efforts.
• Transgender Scholarship and Education Legacy Fund. 
• West Village Trans-Legal Clinic: Name Change Project in NYC: (212) 358-9118, 1st Monday every month, 6pm at LGBT Community Center.

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