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Talklines & Hotlines
Local Support Groups
Online Resources
School & Education Resources
Deaf & Disabled Resources
Youth of Color Resources
Family Resources
General Health Resources
LGBT Health Centers
Substance Abuse Treatment
Tobacco Control and Prevention / Smoking Cessation
Transgender Health
YMSM Organizations
Legal Resources

Need to talk to someone? Want to talk to them NOW?

Give these toll-free numbers a ring. Be sure to check out when they're operating (all times listed are Eastern Standard Time). Since they are national and toll-free, some of them may be pretty busy sometimes, but keep on trying if you can.

National Youth Advocacy Coalition
1-800-541-6922, ext. 12
TTY: (202) 319-9513
Open: Monday-Friday, 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. EST.

Give us a call if you want to know about referrals in your area or about information on a particular topic. Call us if you need resources, are tackling a problem and wanted feedback on, or would like to find out about other services NYAC can offer you.

General LGBTQ Youth Support Lines:

These toll-free lines are staffed either by trained LGBTQ youth or adults, or by trained youth or adults who are LGBTQ-youth friendly.

Youth Talkline (ages 23 and under)
1-800-96YOUTH
Open: Monday-Saturday, 9:30 p.m. - 12 a.m. EST. Tuesday, 7 p.m. - 12 a.m. EST.

Los Angeles Gay and Lesbian Youth Hotline (ages 23 and under)
1-800-773-5540
Open: Monday-Friday, 12 p.m. - 8 p.m. EST.

Gay and Lesbian National Hotline
1-888-843-4564
Open: Monday-Friday, 4 p.m. - 12 a.m. EST.

Topic Specific Support Lines:

These toll-free lines are open to the general public, so while they may not be LGBTQ-specific, we've checked that they are LGBTQ-friendly and should be understanding and respectful of your needs. They are all open 24/7 unless noted otherwise.

Trevor Suicide Prevention Line
1-800-850-8078

Center for Disease Control and Prevention's HIV/AIDS/STD Line
1-800-342-2437

HIV/AIDS Treatment Info Services
1-800-448-0440
TDD: 1-888-480-3739
Open: Monday-Friday, 12 p.m. - 5 p.m. EST.

Covenant House's Nine Line (a crisis line for youth and their families)
1-800-999-9999

National Runaway Switchboard
1-800-RUNAWAY or 1-800-786-2929

Child Abuse Hotline
1-800-422-4453

National Domestic Violence Hotline
1-800-799-7233
TDD: 1-800-787-3224

Alcohol and Drug Abuse Hotline
1-800-821-4357

Alcohol Hotline
1-800-252-6465

Drug Abuse Hotline
1-800-888-9383

Help by E-mail and Snail Mail:

If you want to e-mail someone your own age who can help you sort out things, send a message to:

talkline@lyric.org

If you have a bit more time, you can also check out

www.youthresource.com
(click under "peer educators" at the top)

where you can read the bios of young LGBTQ folks just like you and write directly to them for their help.

If you want a more old-fashioned way to connect with LGBTQ youth, you might want to try a pen pal! After you write to these groups, they'll send you an application form which you send back (with a photocopy of some sort of ID from you, so they can make sure you're a young person). Then they put you in touch with young people in the US and abroad with similar interests.

IYG Pen Pal Program (for youth 12-21 years old)
PO Box 20716
Indianapolis, IN 46220

International Pen Pal Program (for youth 13-24 years old)
PO Box 3823
Los Angeles, CA 90078-3823

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Local Support Groups

Here are some other places in your community that you can check out for support (see your local phone book, too). They may not have "gay" in their title, but they often are good places to start finding connections in your area:

• A local chapter of Planned Parenthood (www.plannedparenthood.org)
  
• A local chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union (www.aclu.org)
  
• A local chapter of Parents, Family and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (call (202) 467-8180, write to info@pflag.org or check their list at www.pflag.org.)


• A progressive or reconciling church or congregation, such as a Unitarian/Universalist church(www.uua.org), a Quaker/Friends meeting space (www.quakerfinder.org), or a Metropolitan Community Church (MCC)(www.ufmcc.org).

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Online Resources

Cut through all of the confusion on the Internet and tap into this LGBTQ youth and youth-friendly stuff!

General Interest Websites

www.nyacyouth.org
This website is the place to start! Find a local group. Register for our Summit or Regional Conference. Check our database for resources on issues you're dealing with. You can even register to vote and write through the website directly to legislators and your local press.

www.YouthResource.com
Online peer educators… and more! If you're looking for some reassurance and words of wisdom from LGBTQ youth like you via e-mail, click onto the bios of the young LGBTQ peer educators at this website and shoot them a message. They also have a continually expanding menu of new features.

www.oasismag.com
An online website where LGBTQ youth can post their own columns and diaries, poetry, rants and raves, and chat with other youth on a wide assortment of issues.

www.outproud.org
Among the neat features on this website is an archive of coming out stories by teens from all backgrounds.

www.BinetUSA.org
A good jumping off point for information nationwide on bisexual issues.

www.youthresource.com/community/transgender/index.cfm
Trans*topia's got message boards, resources, stories and other things to answer any question you have on being trans, genderqueer or gender variant.

www.ntac.org
All sorts of activism, legislation, action, news and other resources for transgender activists.

www.ingersollcenter.org
Offers a full range of services to gender dysphoric clients, such as referrals to therapists, support and peer counseling.

www.freevibe.com
Games, contests, promotions… sure beats the boredom…and this site gives the lowdown on popular drugs and gives you the opportunity to voice your opinions on drug use and other topics.

Truth
www.theantidrug.com
Find out the scary truth about Special K, Ecstasy, and tons of other drugs. (The website is also in Spanish, Cambodian, Chinese, Korean and Vietnamese.)

Stay up-to-date on the latest news and issues affecting LGBTQ youth nationwide! Sign up for an e-mail list message:

A pretty comprehensive bi-weekly e-mail on tons of stuff, ranging from conferences and events to scholarships, funding opportunities and new resources.

GSA Network
To subscribe, write to: carolyn@gsanetwork.org

Lots of fantastic news, events and opportunities for youth, particularly those in Gay/Straight Alliances.

PERSON Project News
To subscribe, write to: richter@eecs.berkeley.edu

Resources, articles and other events on LGBTQ issues in schools.

Triangle News
To subscribe, write to sean@tri.org

Frequent but short messages on current affairs and news issues, actions, etc.

Looking just for basic research and statistics on LGBTQ youth and related issues? See these:

www.advocatesforyouth.org/publications/
transitions/transitions1404_9.htm

www.siecus.org/pubs/fact/fact0013.html

www.youth.org/loco/PERSONProject/Resources/list.html

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School & Education Resources

It's hard enough getting through the day without having to think about all those other "issues" in your life. From harassment and bullying to creating a group in your school, these are some groups that can help:

Safe Schools Coalition
Public Health-Seattle & King County
2124 Fourth Ave.
Seattle WA 98121
Phone: (206) 296-4755
elizabeth.reis@metrokc.gov
www.safeschoolscoalition.org

They also have connections with similar projects nationwide.

Gay-Straight Alliance Network
160 14th Street
San Francisco, CA 94103
Phone: (415) 552-4229
info@gsanetwork.org
www.gsanetwork.org

Student Pride USA - GLSEN
121 West 27th Street, Suite 804
New York, NY 10001
Phone: (212) 727-0135
studentpride@glsen.org
www.glsen.org

American College Health Association
PO Box 28937
Baltimore, MD 21240-8937
Phone: (410) 859-1500
rlward@acha.org
www.acha.org

United States Student Association (for the college and university level)
LGBT Student Empowerment Project
1413 K Street, NW, 9th Floor
Washington, DC 20005
Phone: (202) 347-8772 (USSA)
LGBT@usstudents.org
www.usstudents.org

American Civil Liberties Union's LGBTQ Youth website:
www.aclu.org/issues/gay/safe_schools.html

Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund's Back to School Kit:
www.lambdalegal.org/cgi-bin/iowa/documents/record?record=690

PERSON Project
www.youth.org/loco/PERSONProject/Resources/list.html

Youth Enrichment Center's School Survival Guide
www.centeryes.org/

Another resource worth knowing about is the U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights, whose mission is "to ensure equal access to education and to promote educational excellence throughout the nation through vigorous enforcement of civil rights." The OCR has a procedure you must follow before they can intervene, and their policies don't specifically list protection of students on the basis of sexual orientation (although the OCR has intervened before on cases involving harassment of gay students.) But it can be a good additional resource to check out. They have regional offices nationwide, and the main office is at:

U.S. Department of Education
Office for Civil Rights
Customer Service Team
Mary E. Switzer Building
330 C Street, SW
Washington, DC 20202
Telephone: 1-800-421-3481
TDD: 877-521-2172
Email: OCR@ed.gov
www.ed.gov/offices/OCR/

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Deaf & Disabled Resources

Here are some groups that will be able to support you in the many ways you identify. NYAC also has information on many other groups, so contact us if you don't find what you need.

Deaf

Rainbow Alliance of the Deaf
www.rad.org

With 20 chapters throughout Canada and the United States, RAD works for the emotional, economic and social advancement of LGBTQ deaf people. It has a youth contact, whose current address can be found on their website.

Deaf Queer Youth Resources
www.youthresource.com/community/deaf/index.cfm
Website featuring stories and articles by and for LGBTQ deaf youth.

DeafQueer.org
www.deafqueer.org
Features resources, coming out stories, articles and a mixed selection of hotlinks to other sites.

Disabled

Bent
www.bentvoice.org
An online journal "by and for cripgay men".

Disabled Women on the Web
www.disabledwomen.net
Not queer youth specific, but queer-friendly and prominently features links to queer events, topics, etc.

Passing Twice
P.O. Box 91267
Durham, NC 27708
Passing_twice@hotmail.com
www.geocities.com/WestHollywood/33323

A support organization for LGBTQ stutterers

Queer Disability Community Discussion listserv
groups.yahoo.com/group/QueerDisability/
A listserv for queer and disabled people of all ages to share experiences and advice.

QueerGirlies
www.gimpgirl.com/lists/queergirlies/
An e-mail support and discussion list for young women 25 and under who are lesbian, bisexual or transgender.

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Youth of Color Resources

www.ambientejoven.org
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.

www.geocities.com/WestHollywood/Castro/8260/email.html
Two Spirit People mailing list for gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender people of American Indian/First Nations ancestry. This list is open to Native/aboriginal people. However it is NOT an education forum for Non-Native people wanting to learn about Native peoples.

AMASSI
160 S. La Brea
Inglewood, CA 90301
Phone: (310) 419-1969
www.amassi.com

Preventive health center for African Americans with meetings for same-gender loving (SGL) people.

AIDS Services in Asian Communities
1201 Chestnut Street, Suite 501
Philadelphia, PA 19107
Phone: (215) 563-2424
www.asiac.org

An HIV/AIDS prevention group that has monthly social events, a newsletter and other programs for A/PI youth.

AQUA: Asian/Pacific Islanders, Queer & Questioning, Under 25, Altogether
API Wellness Center
730 Polk Street, 4th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94109
Phone: (415) 292-3420
www.aquanet.org

Provides events, activities, social support, drop-in, HIV/STD education, discussion groups, retreats, case management and testing for A/PI youth under 25.

Asian and Pacific Islander Coalition on HIV/AIDS
150 Lafayette Street, 6th Floor
New York, NY 10013
Phone: (212) 620-7287
apicha@apicha.org
www.apicha.org

Has free testing for HIV, and counseling and case management for HIV-positive people. Offers a Young People's Project, as well as a weekly LGBTQ A/PI youth group.

A Slice of Rice
93 Massachusetts Avenue, 3rd Floor
Boston, MA 02115
Phone: (617) 266-3349
a_slice_of_rice@yahoogroups.com

Holds weekly meetings exploring social and political issues, and offers free access to HIV/AIDS testing and support on various health issues.

Audre Lorde Project, Inc
85 South Oxford Street
Brooklyn, NY 11217-1607
Phone: (718) 596-0342
alpinfo@alp.org
www.alp.org

New York City-based community center for LGBTQ and Two-Spirit people and organizations of color.

BlackOut Unlimited--Club 1722 Youth Project
PO Box 14553
Cleveland, OH 44120
Phone: (216) 752-1722
1722@blackoutunlimited.org
www.blackoutunlimited.org

Has weekly programs for SGL youth.

LLEGO
National Latino/a Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, & Transgender Organization
1612 K Street, NW, Suite 500
Washington, DC 20006
Phone: (202) 466-8240
www.llego.org

The only national non-profit organization devoted to organizing Latina/o LGBTQ communities on a local, regional, national and international level.

Sexual Minority Alliance of Alameda County
408 13th Street, Box 263
Oakland, CA 94612
Phone: (510) 834-9578
www.smaac.org

Offers a wide variety of programs, trainings, drop-in services and other events for SGL youth. Has an annual conference.

Sexual Minority Youth Assistance League
410 7th Street, SE
Washington, DC 20003-2707
Phone: (202) 546-5940
www.smyal.org

A youth drop-in center that offers tutoring, support groups, meetings, socials, etc.

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Family Resources

Parents and guardians are people, too. Just like it's taken you time to figure yourself out, it'll take them some time (probably more) to understand your life as you live it. For some help, you can contact:

Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays
1726 M Street, N.W., Suite 400
Washington, DC 20036
Phone: (202) 467-8180
info@pflag.org
www.pflag.org

They have hundreds of chapters nationwide and abroad with people who have gone through what your parents and guardians are going through. (They also have contacts for groups with particular experiences, such as Mormon, African-American, Asian and Pacific Islander, and Latino families.)

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General Health Resources

Regardless of however you identity, being and staying healthy is an important part of being happy and confident about your life. Here are some resources to consider:

www.aegis.org
AEGIS is the largest HIV/AIDS website in the world, with information on topics including basic HIV/AIDS information, treatment, prevention, exposure issues, living with HIV, and the science of HIV, as well as extensive links to local, national, and international resources.

www.apa.org/ed/hlgb/relsites.html
American Psychological Association's Healthy LGB Students Project provides information for LGB youth and school professionals.

www.bagly.org
Boston Area Gay and Lesbian Youth (BAGLY) is an organization that provides support services and resources for GLBT youth.

www.biresource.org
Bisexual Resource Center is an organization that educates the general public about bisexuality, provides a public forum for the discussion of bisexuality, and provides a support network for individuals and interested organizations to discuss and obtain information about bisexuality.

www.gayhealth.com
GayHealth is a health and wellness site dedicated to lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people.

www.glma.org
Gay and Lesbian Medical Association is a national organization that works to maximize the quality of health services for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people and to foster a welcoming professional climate.

www.jri.org
JRI Health is a nonprofit agency serving children and adults whose physical, emotional, or learning-related disabilities require innovative support and treatment. Programs include:

• Boston Gay and Lesbian Adolescent Social Services (GLASS) promotes pride and dignity in GLBTQ youth in the hopes of keeping them strong and healthy.


• Counseling and Testing Support Services (CTSS) is an HIV counseling and testing program that provides both pre- and post-test counseling and is completely anonymous. The program is adolescent focused, but open to anyone who wishes to be tested, always providing a safe, non-judgmental space to ask questions, talk about anxiety, learn what places people at risk for HIV, and the opportunity to find out your status. They offer both blood tests, and the pain-free oral test, known as Orasure.


• Politicin' With The Sisters is a program centered on the health and development of young women as individuals and productive members of their communities. They are committed to providing quality health and social services to adolescent girls and young women.


• The POZ Youth Initiative is committed to linking quality health and social services to young men living with HIV through outreach and intervention strategies.


• TransHealth Education and Development Program provides training, education, and awareness of health and social issues affecting transgender, transsexual, and gender-variant people in Massachusetts.


• Wayne Wright Resource Center provides social and health-related services to individuals who are HIV positive or at risk for HIV infection, including homeless and street youth; commercial sex workers; ex-offenders; persons with addiction issues; gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, and questioning adolescents; and underserved members of the transgender community.

www.mautnerproject.org
Mautner Project for Lesbians with Cancer is a national organization dedicated to lesbians with cancer, their partners, and caregivers.

www.metrokc.gov/health/glbt
Sponsored by the Seattle-King County Health Department, the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender Health Web Pages address the health concerns of GLBT people.

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LGBT Health Centers

Callen-Lorde Community Health Center
356 West 18th Street
New York, NY 10011
Phone: (212) 271-7200
www.callen-lorde.org/links.html/#hivaids

Provides primary care, HIV, lesbian health, senior health, transgender health and Health Outreach to Teens (HOTT) programs and services.

Chase Brexton Health Services
1001 Cathedral Street
Baltimore, MD 21201
Phone: (410) 837-2050
www.chasebrexton.org

Provides primary medical, women's health, pediatrics, dental, HIV medical, HIV testing, STD, pharmacy, mental health, addictions counseling, youth outreach, health promotion, and case management services.

Fenway Community Health
7 Haviland Street
Boston, MA 02115
Phone: (617) 267-0900
TTY: (617) 859-1256
En espanol: (617) 926-6460
www.fenwayhealth.org

Provides primary care, women's health, family planning, alternative insemination, complementary therapies, mental health and addictions, HIV, violence recovery and wellness services.

Hartford Gay & Lesbian Health Collective
1841 Broad Street
Hartford, CT 06114
Phone: (860) 278-4163
www.hglhc.org/hglhcindex.html

Provides STD, women's health, HIV, support groups, health education, and alternative health services.

Howard Brown Health Center
4025 N. Sheridan Road
Chicago, IL 60613
Phone: (773) 388-1600
www.howardbrown.org

Provides counseling and social services, medical, HIV/STD prevention and education, domestic violence, youth drop-in, Harambee (targeting the African-American community), HIV testing, STD treatment, and women's health services.

L.A. Gay & Lesbian Center
1625 N. Schrader Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90028
Phone: (323) 993-7400
TDD: (323) 993-7698
Youth HIV Program: (323) 993-7571
Youth Center: (323) 461-8163
www.laglc.com

Provides youth services (transitional living program, youth center, RELATE: safer sex & self-esteem, RAYN: family reunification, HIV program) family services, HIV testing and counseling, HIV medical, STD, mental health, domestic violence, addiction recovery, MSM outreach, substance abuse prevention (alcohol, tobacco, and drugs) services; and the California AIDS Clearinghouse.

Lyon-Martin Women's Health Services
1748 Market Street, Suite 201
San Francisco, CA 94102
Phone: (415) 565-7667
www.sfcc.org/clinics/lmwhs.htm

Provides primary care, gynecological, primary care for HIV+, breast cancer early detection, support groups, health care for the homeless, comprehensive primary care and gender reassignment, smoking cessation, and substance abuse education and screening services.

Whitman-Walker Clinic
1407 S Street, NW
Washington, DC 20009
Phone: (202) 797-3500
Lesbian Services Program: (202) 939-1580
Gay Men's Wellness Program: (202) 745-6125
AIDS Information Line - 24 hours: 1-877-939-AIDS
Gay and Lesbian Hotline - 7-11 pm EST: (202) 833-3234
www.wwc.org

Provides GLBT health services: mental health and addiction treatment, lesbian health, gay men's health and wellness, Latino services, Lambda Center (behavioral health and substance abuse treatment), AIDS education and prevention and HIV services for individuals ages 18 and older.

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Substance Abuse Treatment

The Lambda Center
4228 Wisconsin Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20016
Phone: (202) 885-5784
www.thelambdacenter.com

A partnership between the Psychiatric Institute of Washington and the Whitman-Walker Clinic that provides behavioral health care services (mental health, and addiction recovery) for the LGBT community (typically ages 18 and over; may take younger clients on a case-by-case basis).

Pride Institute
Locations:
New York City/New Jersey
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Chicago, Illinois
Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas
Phone: 800-54-PRIDE (77433)
www.pride-institute.com

Provides a healthy alternative to traditional treatment programs that so often fail LGBTQ persons. Pride Institute specializes in providing addiction and mental health treatment to LGBT communities (ages 18 and over).

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Tobacco Control and Prevention / Smoking Cessation

1. Affirmations Lesbian and Gay Community Center
195 W Nine Mills Road
Ferndale, MI 48220
248.398.7105 phone
www.goaffirmations.org

They just go involved with smoking cessation and tobacco prevention and participated in a Smoke OUT, and started their own "Kick Butts" group. They are passing out Quit Kits and hosting smoke free programming and events for LGBTQ youth.

2. Asian & Pacific Islander American health Forum
Asian & Pacific Islander Tobacco Education Network (APITEN)
450 Sutter Street, Suite 600
San Francisco, CA 94108
415.954.9988 phone
www.apiahf.org

Their mission is to organize individuals and groups to advocate for tobacco-free Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) communities. APITEN strives to counteract the factors that contribute to high smoking levels in our communities through technical assistance and training, campaign for tobacco free policies, developing regional coalition activities, youth fellowship and coalition, information dissemination, and our Mini-Grants program.

3. The Attic Youth Center
419 South 15th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19146
215.545.4331 phone
www.atticyouthcenter.org

Break the Chain.... The Attic Youth Center assists youth tobacco users in long term cessation of tobacco use through one-on-one counseling, support groups, and relapse prevention. In addition, youth participate with a local health organization to help produce a social marketing campaign to help bring information to l/g/b/t/q youth tobacco users.

4. Bemidji Safe Youth & Family Program
P.O. Box 662
Bemidji, MN 56619-0662
218.751.8223 phone
http://www.evergreenhouse.org

Provide smoke-free facilities and smoke free events and activities. Provides effective Smoking prevention and cessation programming that has been replicated.

5. Billy Defrank Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Community Center
938 The Alameda,
San Jose, CA 95126
408.293.2429 phone
www.defrank.org

Billy Defrank LGBT community center has created a campaign in collaboration with the Gay & Lesbian Community Services Center of Orange County. Their campaign features images of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people who have triumphed over adversities like alcohol and drug addiction, homelessness, rape, and other life threatening situations and are using this strength to quit smoking. They have created these ads to raise awareness about the high rates of tobacco use among lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people and hopefully inspire people to think about quitting. For more information, check out mygreatestenemy.org

6. Boulder County Health Department
The OASOS Program
3450 Broadway
Boulder, CO 80026
303.678.6139 phone

The program is based on a model program that has been proven to be effective. Provide smoke-free facilities and events and participate in anti-tobacco media efforts. Offers queer-competent tobacco prevention materials; services in smoke-free areas, including weekly meetings, and regular social events. Also offers referrals to queer-competent service providers that help youth quit smoking. Also connects OASOS youth with local anti-tobacco youth activism info.

7. Bronx Lesbian and Gay Health Resource Consortium, Inc.
448 East 149th Street, Third Floor
Bronx, New York 10455
718.292.4368 phone 718.292.4999 fax
www.blghrc.org

GURLZ KICK ASH! Is a quit smoking program of the Bronx Lesbian and Gay Health Resource Consortium. The GURLZ KICK ASH! program provides the environment, information, resources and programming to help smokers quit. It runs in cycles of 8 consecutive weeks and includes weekly workshop sessions, educational materials, nicotine replacement therapies, weekly incentive gifts, and refreshments. The workshops are created specifically for Bronx lesbian and bisexual women and are led by Deborah May, an experienced lesbian-identified community health and sexuality educator and a quit smoker. For more information or to register, contact Deborah May at (866) 442-9227 or via email at gurlzkickash@aol.com

8. Chase Brexton Health Services, Inc
1001 Cathedral Street
Baltimore, MD 21201
410.837.2050 phone
410-545-4481 extension 1700 for the last drag
www.chasebrexton.org

Their program is called Chase Brexton Last Drag which Provides free smoking cessation classes. The program is partly based on American Lung Association's "Freedom From Smoking" program. The program provides a confidential and supportive group setting with trained smoking counselors to help quit smoking. Free nicotine patches and gum are also provided.

9. District 202
1601 Nicollet Av South
Minneapolis, MN 55403
612.871.5559 phone
www.dist202.org

Provide smoke-free facilities and smoke free events and activities and the GAY American Smoke OUT. Provides effective Smoking prevention and cessation programming that has been formally evaluated and replicated. Participates in comprehensive anti-tobacco education, media campaigns and coalitions.

10. GALXY
3219 Commerce Street
La Crosse, WI 54601
608.781.2783 ext 3 phone
www.ywcalax.org/galaxy

For their smoking cessation/prevention programming, they do a variety of things. One of the things they do is talk to their young people about how the tobacco and alcohol companies target minority groups. Another thing they have done is having peer education around smoking prevention/cessation. They provide resources and community links for young people who want to quit smoking. They also work with their statewide coalition (RAY…Rainbow Alliance for Youth) in holding smoke-free conferences/events.

11. Gay and Lesbian Adolescent Social Services (GLASS)
Project YET
650 North Robertson Blvd., Suite A
West Hollywood, CA 90069
310.358.8727 phone
http://www.glassla.org

Youth for the Elimination of Tobacco (Project YET) addresses the need for innovative interventions to empower youth populations in Los Angeles County to make wise decisions regarding tobacco use. The project's goal is to utilize Peer Outreach Workers to increase the availability of, as well as access to, health-related information regarding the negative aspects of tobacco use among young people. Project YET's main objective is to empower youth in the community to take ownership and leadership in the development of interventions and activities that will lead to increased awareness and effective peer communication to avoid tobacco addiction. Through experience and youth participation, GLASS has found that the peer approach using simple pamphlets, peer group support, and fun activities has proven successful in giving youth alternatives to using tobacco products.

12. GLB Community Services Center of Colorado
P.O. Box 9798
Denver, CO 80209-0798
303.832.2260 phone
www.coloradoglbt.org

Provide smoke-free facilities and smoke free events and activities. Hosted a Drag Free Drag Show for the Gay American Smoke OUT. Looking for funding for Smoking prevention and cessation programming.

13. GLSEN South Central Wisconsin
1202 Williamson Street
Madison, WI 53703
608-661-4141 phone
www.glsenscw.org

Provide smoke-free facilities and events. Work with the local Tobacco Free Coalition. The Tobacco Free Coalition also has booths at the GLSEN conferences.

14. GMAD-Gay Men of African Descent
103 East 125th St Suite 503
New York, NY 10035-1641
212.828.1697 phone
www.gmad.org

Provide smoke-free facilities and smoke free events and activities. May also be offering smoking cessation programs either in-house or through referral in the very near future.

15. Houston Area Community Services, Inc. (HACS)
3730 Kirby, Suite 820
Houston, TX 77098
713.526.0555 phone
www.hacstxs.org

Provide smoke-free facilities and smoke free events and activities.

16. Howard Brown Health Center
4025 N Sheridan Road
Chicago, IL 60613
773.388.1600 phone
www.howardbrown.org

Their tobacco prevention groups are starting in January 2004. They are currently collecting survey data and creating a media campaign. They also have one cessation group via a collaboration with another organization/person and may have more between now and the end of the year.

17. Indiana Youth Group
P.O. Box 20716
Indianapolis. IN 46220
317.541.8726 phone
www.indianayouthgroup.org

Provides smoke-free facilities, activities and events. Participates in anti-tobacco media efforts and smoking prevention and cessation programming.

18. La Crosse Area Hmong Mutual Assistance Association
2513 George Street
La Crosse, WI 54603
608.781.5744 phone

Provides smoke-free facilities, activities and events. Participates in effective anti-tobacco media efforts and smoking prevention and cessation programming. They also have a youth peer education tobacco prevention program called TRUTH.

19. Lambda Community Center
1927 L Street
Sacramento, CA 95814
916.442.0185 phone
www.lambda-sacremento.com

Youth group on Friday nights. Working with the STAND OUT Quit guide to maybe start cessation programming. Provides smoke-free facilities and smoke-free events and activities.

20. LAMBDA GLBT Community Services
216 South Ochoa St.
El Paso, TX 79901
915.562.4297 phone
http://www.lambda.org

Provide smoke-free facilities and have smoke free events and activities.

21. The Lesbian & Gay Community Services Center, Inc.
208 West 13th Street,
New York, NY 10011
212.620.7310 ext 412 phone
www.gaycenter.org

The Center's SmokeFree Project offers smoking cessation groups to clients in two stages, designed to give participants the tools to identify the pros and cons of quitting, build a support network, develop a plan, and finally, to quit smoking for good. In addition, they offer individual counseling for clients, and provider training and education.

The first stage for clients is Not Quite Ready to Quit, a psycho educational, 4-hour session intended for those who are considering quitting, but are not sure that they are ready and/or have attempted to quit in the past without success. The second group is our Commit to Quit group, a six week group for smokers who have definitely decided the time to stop smoking is now! (Participants must attend one session of Not Quite Ready To Quit to be eligible for this group.)

Those interested in the groups, or in the other SmokeFree Project offerings, such as smoking cessation training for providers, can call 212-620-7310, x412

22. LGBT Community Center of San Francisco
1800 Market Street
San Francisco, CA 94102
415-865-5555 phone cessation group 415.82