RESOURCES
Financial Aid
Hotlines
Websites
Websites with Ethnic Focus
Links
Financial Aid
Bill Roach's List of LGBT Scholarship Information
FinAid — Financial Aid for Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Students
Fastweb — Online Scholarship Clearing House
CollegeScholarships.org — Extensive Directory of All Financial Aid Opportunities
Hotlines
IYG National Hotline for LGBT Youth (1-800-347-TEEN): Fri/Sat 7-10pm EST
Trevor Helpline: Crisis and Suicide Prevention for LGBTQ Youth (866.4.U.TREVOR), 24 hrs/day, 7 days/week
Gay & Lesbian National Hotline (1-888-THE-GLNH): Mon- Fri 4-Midnight; Sat Noon-5 EST
Websites
ACLU Safe Schools Project — Legal and safe schools information from ACLU
Advocates for Youth — Information on reproductive and sexual health
American Boyz — The American Boyz (AmBoyz) is an organization which aims to support people who were born female but who feel that their assigned gender (female/woman) is not a complete or accurate assessment of who they are (FTMs) and the significant others, friends, families and allies (SOFFAs) who support them.
The Astraea Lesbian Foundation for Justice — The Astraea Lesbian Foundation for Justice works for social, racial, and economic justice in the U.S. and internationally. Our grantmaking and philanthropic advocacy programs help lesbians and allied communities challenge oppression and claim their human rights.
Deaf & Queer — Deaf LGBT online community and resource
Gay.com Youth Zone — Message boards/chat/articles for LGBT youth
Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network — Information/resources on safe schools, GSAs and combating anti-LGBT bias in education
Gay-Straight Alliance Network — Youth-led organization that connects GSAs to each other and to community resources
Gender Public Advocacy Coalition — The Gender Public Advocacy Coalition (GenderPAC) works to end discrimination and violence caused by gender stereotypes by changing public attitudes, educating elected officials and expanding legal rights.
Hetrick-Martin Institute (HMI) — Home of the Harvey Milk High School in NYC
International Foundation for Gender Education (IFGE) — A non-profit advocacy organization founded in 1987, dedicated to outreach through education for the emancipation of all people from restrictive gender norms.
International Gay & Lesbian Human Rights Commission
Intersex Society of North America — Public awareness, education, and advocacy organization for intersex people
LGBT-Friendly Campus Climate Index - Provides online access to search colleges and universities based on their LGBT-Friendly campus life
The National Center for Transgender Equality (NCTE) — A national social justice organization devoted to ending discrimination and violence against transgender people through education and advocacy on national issues of importance to transgender people. By empowering transgender people and our allies to educate and influence policymakers and others, NCTE facilitates a strong and clear voice for transgender equality in our nation's capital and around the country.
National Coming Out Project — Public education/support around coming out
National Consortium of Directors of Lesbian Gay Bisexual and
Transgender Resources in Higher Education – works to
achieve higher education environments in which lesbian, gay,
bisexual, and transgender students, faculty, staff,
administrators, and alumni have equity in every respect
National Transgender Advocacy Coalition — Works for the rights of all transgender, intersex and gender variant people
National Youth Advocacy Coalition — Organizing and action around LGBT youth issues nationwide
OutProud — National coalition of LGBT youth offering resources and support
Parents, Friends, and Families of Lesbians and Gays — Support and information for families of LGBT people with over 400 chapters nationwide
People with a History — An online guide to lesbian, gay, bisexual, and trans history
Queer America — Database of queer resources that allows you to find an LGBT group in your local community
Sylvia Rivera Law Project — NYC-based law project that provides free legal services to low-income and homeless transgender, gender variant, and intersex people facing gender identity discrimination
TransFamily — TransFamily is a support group and online resource center for trans people, their parents, partners, children, other family members, friends, and allies.
Trans-health.com — Online health and fitness magazine for trans, gender variant, and intersex people
XY Survival Guide — Guide about being young and gay (coming out, sex, school, parents, etc.)
Youth Resource.com — Support, community, resources, and peer-to-peer education for LGBT youth 13-24
Websites with an Ethnic Focus
ambientejoven — Website by Advocates for Youth for Latina/o youth on various physical, emotional and mental health (including sexual orientation and gender) issues. This site also has a listing of centers nationwide that offer services to Latinas/os.
Asian and Pacific Islander Queers United for Action (AQUA) — DC-based volunteer organization serving the LGBTQ members of the Asian and Pacific Islander (API) community
The Audre Lorde Project — NYC-based community organizing center for lesbian, gay, bisexual, two spirit, and transgender people of color
Bay Area American Indian Two-Spirits — BAAITS exists to restore and recover the role of Two-Spirited people within the American Indian community by creating forums for the spiritual, cultural, and artistic expression of Two-Spirite people.
Blacklight Online — Online magazine for LGBTTS people of color
South Bay Queer & Asian — The South Bay’s premiere LGBT Asian support and social organization
Trikone — Non-profit organization for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people of South Asian descent based in the San Francisco Bay Area
Zuna Institute — National advocacy organization for Black lesbians