The Trevor Project
The Trevor Project is the leading national
organization providing crisis intervention and
suicide prevention services to lesbian, gay,
bisexual, transgender, and questioning youth.
If you are in crisis or thinking about suicide you deserve immediate support please call The Trevor Lifeline1-866-488-7386
The Idaho Agenda
The purpose of the Idaho Agenda is to spotlight current voices, stories, news and projects of those participating in the equality movement here in Idaho and beyond. Its mixture of local, national and regional news, information and commentary will hopefully inspire its readers to join in the agenda?.
Human Rights Campaign
HRC seeks to improve the lives of LGBT Americans by advocating for equal rights and benefits in the workplace, ensuring families are treated equally under the law and increasing public support among all Americans.
IT Gets Better Project
Many LGBT youth can't picture what their lives might be like as openly gay adults. They can't imagine a future for themselves. So let's show them what our lives are like, let's show them what the future may hold in store for them.
Idaho Fall PFLAG
Mailing Address
IFPFLAGÂ
PO Box 52242Â
Idaho Falls, Idaho 83405-2242Â
Telephone
(208) 522-1057Â
Gay Men's Domestic Violence Project is a grassroots, non-profit organization founded by a gay male survivor of domestic violence and developed through the strength, contributions and participation of the community.
Gay Men's Domestic Violence Project supports victims and survivors through education, advocacy and direct services.
BoysTown
Every day, through programs nationwide, Boys Town reaches out to help children and heal families who are most in need. We lift them up, heal their emotional, physical and spiritual wounds and put them on paths to brighter futures. We have an unwavering belief in the positive potential that exists in every child and 90 years of experience, skill and knowledge developing youth and family services that provide lasting, life-changing results.
TreatHIVNow works to change lives by sharing information about HIV and AIDS. We believe independent, clear and accurate information is vital in the fight against HIV and AIDS.
NAM works to change lives by sharing information about HIV and AIDS. We believe independent, clear and accurate information is vital in the fight against HIV and AIDS.
Advocates for Youth
Advocates for Youth champions efforts that help young people make informed and responsible decisions about their reproductive and sexual health. Advocates believes it can best serve the field by boldly advocating for a more positive and realistic approach to adolescent sexual health. Advocates focuses its work on young people ages 14-25 in the U.S. and around the globe.
Campus Pride
Campus Pride serves LGBT and ally student leaders and campus organizations in the areas of leadership development, support programs and services to create safer, more inclusive LGBT-friendly colleges and universities. It exists to develop, support and give “voice and action” in building future LGBT and ally student leaders.
StopBullying.gov
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender (LGBT) youth and those perceived as LGBT are at an increased risk of being bullied. There are important and unique considerations for strategies to prevent and address bullying of LGBT youth.
A Gay-Straight Alliance (GSA) is a student-run club, typically in a high school or middle school, which provides a safe place for students to meet, support each other, talk about issues related to sexual orientation and gender identity and expression, and work to end homophobia and transphobia.
What is a GSA? | Genders & Sexualities Alliance Network
https://gsanetwork.org/resources/building-your-gsa/what-gsa
Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network (GLSEN)
Every day GLSEN works to ensure that LGBT students are able to learn and grow in a school environment free from bullying and harassment. Join us as we transform our nation’s K-12 schools.
They do this by working in hallways across the country -- from Congress and the Department of Education to schools and district offices in your community -- to improve school climate and champion LGBT issues in K-12 education.
It Gets Better Project
The It Gets Better Project's mission is to communicate to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender youth around the world that it gets better, and to create and inspire the changes needed to make it better for them.
Transgender
TransKids Purple Rainbow Foundation (TKPRF)
TKPRF is committed to enhancing the future lives of TransKids by educating schools, peers, places of worship, the medical community, government bodies, and society in general, in an effort to seek fair and equal treatment and of all transyouth.
Trans Lifeline -Transgender Crisis Hotline (877) 565-8860
Forty to None Project
Working to raise awareness about and helping to bring an end to gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender youth homelessness. - See more at: http://fortytonone.org/#sthash.CwPgBET0.dpuf
National Safe Place Program
National Safe Place is an outreach program designed to provide access to immediate help and safety for all youth in crisis. Locally, Safe Place is a community initiative that designates schools, fire stations, libraries and youth-friendly businesses as Safe Place sites where youth can access help and supportive resources. -
Matthew Shepard Foundation - Matthew's Place
Matthew’s Place is an online community designed to provide support to teens and young adults within sexual orientation and gender identity minorities as well as their allies. We work to create safer communities by offering tools to help young people combat bullying and by providing a medium through which their voices can be heard.
Tools on Matthew’s Place include blogs written by young people from across the country, resources for those who are struggling with coming out or reconciling their faith and sexual orientation/gender identity, interviews with various notable people with in the LGBTQ and allied community, and more.
National Youth Pride Services
YPS is a collection of some of the top youth leaders in the country, as well as, allies, supporters and friends who train, advocate for, develop and provide resources to African American LGBT youth in the United States.YPS youth travel across the country participating in some of the country’s best summits, conferences and events.
The Trevor Project
The Trevor Project is the leading national organization providing crisis intervention and suicide prevention services to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning (LGBTQ) young people ages 13-24.
Roosevelt Institute Campus Network
The Roosevelt Institute | Campus Network is a national student initiative that engages young people in a unique form of progressive activism that empowers them as leaders and promotes their ideas for change.
Ambiente Joven
Information and community for Latino GLBT youth
http://www.ambientejoven.org
My Sistahs
Holistic sexual health resources by and for young women of color
YouthResource
Support for gay, lesbian, bisexual & transgender (GLBT) youth
Hetrick-Martin Institute
The Hetrick-Martin Institute believes all young people, regardless of sexual orientation or identity, deserve a safe and supportive environment in which to achieve their full potential. Hetrick-Martin creates this environment for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning (LGBTQ) youth between the ages of 13 and 24 and their families.
Through a comprehensive package of direct services and referrals, Hetrick-Martin seeks to foster healthy youth development. Hetrick-Martin’s staff promotes excellence in the delivery of youth services and uses its expertise to create innovative programs that other organizations may use as models.
Safe Schools Coalition
Safe Schools Coalition is an international public-private partnership in support of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender youth, that is working to help schools - at home and all over the world - become safe places where every family can belong, where every educator can teach, and where every child can learn, regardless of gender identity or sexual orientation.
International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer Youth and Student Organization.
As mandated by the General Assembly, IGLYO’s Executive Board and Staff are engaged in activism and advocacy throughout the year.
Whether running conferences for our members, meeting with European decision makers in Brussels, or attending important events around the pan-European region, IGLYO is constantly representing the interests of LGBTQ young people.
GLSEN Safe Space Kit
The Safe Space Kit is available for free download, which includes printable stickers and poster, as well as for purchase, which includes 2 posters and 10 stickers. We hope that you will spread the word about this important resource by alerting your constituents and partners. To download the kit and learn more, visit www.glsen.org/educator.
Gender Spectrum
Gender Spectrum provides education, training and support to help create a gender sensitive and inclusive environment for all children and teens.
Messaging Tool Kit for Supporting LBGT Inclusive Curriculum and Policies
It isn’t always easy to build community support for schools that openly affirm people who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender. When talking about sexual orientation or gender identity, emotions can run high, misconceptions can spread, and divisive politics sometimes can get in the way of doing what is best for students and families.
https://www.genderspectrum.org/
GroundSpark convened a network of education, media, advocacy, religious, and civil rights organizations to work collaboratively to support school personnel who are grappling with these challenges.
After several years of on-the-ground experience, this network produced this messaging toolkit to support schools in their efforts to address stigma related to sexual orientation, gender identity, and gender expression.
Building Support for Schools that Openly Affirm the Diversity of Sexual Orientation and Gender Identitycontains talking points, how-tos, and worksheets. With this groundbreaking resource, you can inspire your community to take action for schools that are more welcoming and affirming for people who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender.
National Network for Youth
The National Network for Youth is working to create a system of agencies, people and resources to champion the needs of homeless and runaway youth, to ensure that opportunities for growth and development be available to youth everywhere.
Whatever you choose, talking really helps. And you'll find that you do not have to be alone..
Building on the Affordable Care Act to Make the Health System Work for Young Gay Men: An Action Plan
This Action Plan is a tool for advocates who are working to improve the health system for young gay men. With implementation of the Affordable Care Act well underway, there is an opportunity to both get young gay men enrolled in insurance coverage and, equally important, to work at the state and local levels to improve the benefits and delivery systems they enroll in.
http://healthyamericans.org/health-issues/latest-developments/building-on-the-affordable-care-act-to-make-the-health-system-work-for-young-gay-men-an-action-plan
LGBT Wellness Page - Huff Post
New stories, studies, reports and blogs focusing on a wide variety of topics and issues related to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender health, wellness and well being
CDC Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Health
These pages provide information and resources on some of the health issues and inequities affecting LGBT communities. Links to other information sources and resources are also provided. Some of this information is designed for members of the general public. Other information has been developed for health care providers, public health professionals, and public health students.
GLMA - Health Professionals Advancing LGBT Equality
Health Professionals Advancing LGBT Equality (previously known as the Gay & Lesbian Medical Association) is the world's largest and oldest association of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) healthcare professionals. GLMA was founded in 1981, as the American Association of Physicians for Human Rights, with the mission of ensuring equality in healthcare for LGBT individuals and healthcare professionals. Today, there is still considerable ignorance about LGBT health issues, with many assuming that LGBT health involves only HIV/AIDS. In fact, the full scope of the LGBT health agenda includes breast and cervical cancer, hepatitis, mental health, substance abuse, tobacco use, depression, access to care for transgender persons and other concern
Fenway Health
The mission of Fenway Health is to enhance the wellbeing of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community and all people in our neighborhoods and beyond through access to the highest quality health care, education, research and advocacy.
Lesbian Health & Research Center
University of California center for lesbian health issues, research, information and events.
Lesbian and Bisexual Health Fact Sheet
Lesbian Health Initiative of Houston
Established in 1992, the Lesbian Health Initiative of Houston, Inc. (LHI) is a 501 (c)(3) nonprofit organization. LHI is dedicated to eliminating barriers to healthcare and promoting health and wellness for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT)-identified women and transgender men through Education, Access and Advocacy programs.
Cyber Laws and Safety
Using the Internet is a common activity. If you have ever used a computer or a tablet to find information or to talk with a friend, you have used the Internet. Although the Internet can be convenient and useful, there are also some dangers lurking. You may enjoy using social media to stay connected with friends and family. However, online predators and cyber-bullying are two common threats that exist for kids on the Internet. Follow your parents’ rules about Internet use and safety. Any time you feel uncomfortable about something on the Internet, tell an adult right away.
It’s Pronounced Metrosexual
It’s Pronounced Metrosexual is a comedy show and online resource about snap judgments, identity, and oppression. It’s a site where advocates of social justice can find helpful articles, fun graphics, and other resources designed to be shared in an effort to advance social equity. The show is performed by Sam Killermann at colleges and universities.
The Center for Disease Control and Prevention
All Under One Roof LGBTQ Advocates of Southeastern Idaho is here for everyone, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and allies. All Under On Roof LGBTQ Advocates is devoted to emphasizing the voice of the youth as the most important contribution. Center programs and services are designed to assist all LGBTQ people in our community to develop a true sense of identity in order to inspire confidence in everyone’s uniqueness and help them realize their commonalities with others.
