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Resources

Posted Wed, 03/24/2010 - 15:27

24-hour crisis lines in the Portland Metro Area

peer resources!
Sex Talk, a Comic by Maisha!
Sex Talk, a Comic by Maisha!

The Queer Prince's Blog
Amplify Your Voice

National Resources

PFLAG, Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays
GLSEN, the Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network
GLAAD, the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation
The Community of Welcoming Congregations
Lambda Legal
Logo Online
The Trevor Project, LGBTQ youth suicide prevention
National Runaway Switchboard


Oregon Resources

Basic Rights Oregon, Committed to ending discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity
CAP, Cascade AIDS Project
The Q Center, Portland's LGBTQ Community Center
The Living Room, Clackamas County's LGBTQ Youth group
PDX Youth, home of the Multnomah Youth Commission and a running calendar of youth-friendly things going on in the Portland area.
In Other Words, Portland's non-profit feminist bookstore
Bradley-Angle House, a Portland domestic violence shelter (queer & trans affirming)
Tranz Guys Pdx, the web home of the Q Center's Tranz Guys group
TransActive, a Portland-based trans youth organization
Netrippers, Portland's LGBTQ Soccer Club
Portland Frontrunners, Portland's LGBTQ running and jogging group
Live and Let Live Club, 12-step addiction recovery for Portland's LGBTQ Communities
Just Out, Portland's LGBTQ Newspaper
ID Magazine, an Oregon LGBTQ Publication.
Portland Women's Crisis Line
Oregon School Based Health Centers
Butch Crew, a social group that welcomes everyone who identifies as butch/boi/macha/stud/tomboi/masculine of center/soft butch/bucha or any similar identity.


Oregon College and University LGBTQ Resources


Western Oregon University SafeZone
Oregon State Office of LGBT Outreach & Services
University of Oregon LGBT Educational and Support Services Program
Portland State Queer Resource Center
Willamette Valley Queer Straight Alliance
Linn-Benton Community College Gay Straight Alliance


Washington State LGBTQ Youth Resources


Queer Youth Space
Triple Point
Stonewall Youth
Vista Youth Center
Oasis Youth Center
Lambert House


Research & Statistics


GLSEN(some really excellent research here)

National Center for Lesbian Rights

LGBTQ Youth in the Foster Care System

Shared Differences: The Experiences of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Students of Color in Our Nation's Schools

A Place of Respect: a guide for group care facilities serving transgender & gender non-conforming youth

Providing Unbiased Services for LGBTQ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgendered, Queer) Youth: A Curriculum Download

LGBTQ Youth in the Juvenile Justice System