Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender & Questioning Youth

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This year, NCFY’s Primary Sources column examined research on a wide variety of topics, from improving mentoring practice to working with lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning youth to smoothing the rough road to adulthood. Here are some highlights:
Ice breakers ease new members into a group and help develop cohesion, whether among youth or staff. In an updated Youth Development Network tool, YDN shares more than twenty activities that break the ice. The games represent a wide variety of participation and contact levels, which acommodate the varying levels of comfort felt within programs and even from group to group. With new groups, start...
“Supportive Social Services for LGBT Youth: Lessons From the Safe Schools Movement” (abstract), The Prevention Researcher, Vol. 17 No. 4, November 2010. What it's about: The “safe schools movement” promotes inclusive education policies for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender students. Youth-serving agencies wishing to better serve lesbian, gay, bisexual and...
Q: I want lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender youth who come into our program to know that it's a welcoming program, but I'm not sure how to communicate that message. I've seen that some programs have rainbow stickers. How do we get those?
“Suicide Patterns and Association With Predictors Among Rhode Island Public High School Students: A Latent Class Analysis” (abstract), American Journal of Public Health, Vol. 100 No. 9, September 2010.   
NCFY recently featured the organization Penny Lane in an article called, “Safety, Support and Respect for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Youth.” A social services organization in North Hills, CA, Penny Lane trains staff to support lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning youth, and makes targeted attempts to recruit lesbian and gay foster families and...
“Sexual Orientation, Parental Support, and Health During the Transition to Young Adulthood” (abstract), Journal of Youth and Adolescence, Vol. 39 No. 10, October 2010.   
NCFY recently featured the Trevor Project, a nationwide, around-the-clock crisis and suicide prevention hotline for gay and questioning youth, in an article called, “Connectedness Is Key to Preventing Suicide Among Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Youth.” In it, Trevor Project staff give advice for helping youth in crisis and giving them hope for a brighter future.
Q: My program needs help working with lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning youth. What resources are out there?   The recent tragedies among gay youth have sent shockwaves throughout the youth work field and reinforced for many people, like you, the importance of respecting young people and providing a safe environment for them, regardless of their sexuality. Guaranteeing...
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