Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender & Questioning Youth

As program coordinator at the Bristol HUB Youth Center in Vermont, Ryan Krushenick leads a popular teen pregnancy prevention curriculum tailored to be welcoming to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender youth. He talks to NCFY how to practice inclusive teen pregnancy prevention work.
NCFY: Welcome to Voices from the Field, a podcast series from the Family and Youth Services Bureau. When the Hub Teen Center in Bristol, VT, won an ACF grant to start a teen pregnancy prevention class, they wanted their curriculum to be as inclusive as possible. That meant tailoring the material so that it was relevant to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender youth, as well as their...
A survey sponsored by the Palette Fund, the True Colors Fund and the Williams Institute has confirmed what many youth workers have long believed: lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender youth make up a large portion of young people experiencing homelessness.
The MAC AIDS Fund is working to address the link between poverty and AIDS. The fund's housing grants aim to increase permanent housing for low-income people living with HIV. Applicants must provide direct housing services and have been operating for at least three years. Apply for funding on the MAC Fund website.
A new report from the gay rights group the Human Rights Campaign shows that when it comes to being bullied, feeling accepted and having optimism for the future, there are large disparities between lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender youth and their straight peers.
"Risk factors for homelessness among lesbian, gay, and bisexual youths: A developmental milestone approach" (abstract), Children and Youth Services Review, 2012.
The Family and Youth Services Bureau's Street Outreach Program funds organizations that provide street-based services to runaway, homeless and street youth who have been subjected to, or are at risk of being subjected to, sexual abuse, prostitution or sexual exploitation. These services, which are provided in areas where street youth congregate, are designed to assist youth in making healthy...
“Service Accessibility for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Questioning Youth” (abstract). Forthcoming from Youth & Society. Published online June 1, 2011.
How welcoming to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning youth are your facilities, handouts, reading materials and speech? A new checklist (PDF, 53KB) from the National Center for Cultural Competence, at Georgetown University, can help you  measure how LGBTQ-friendly your organization or program's staff and services are.
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