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California May Require Teaching of Gay History

Gay Middle School Experiences

Can A Boy Wear A Skirt To School - NY Times

Sirdeaner Walker Testifies Before House Subcommittees in Support of Safe Schools Improvement Act

Coming Out In Middle School - NY Times

Sirdeaner Walker Testimony at Strengthening School Safety through Prevention of Bullying Hearing

Gay-Straight Alliances: Creating Safer Schools For LGBT Students and Their Allies

ACLU of Florida Settles Yulee High School Gay-Straight Alliance Lawsuit

NEA Series on Underserved Groups - Latest Is GLBT Report

Cultivate Respect - ASCA School Counselor

Parents of bullied teen say harassment has ‘got to stop’

Transgender kids: Painful quest to be who they are

The Freedom to Choose Your Pronoun

Videos/Audios

Bullying and Schools- (March 31, 2010) A prosecutor brought charges this week against nine Massachusetts teenagers for adolescent bullying of a 15 year old who later committed suicide. These days, bullying takes place in cyberspace as well as in the schoolyard, allowing little relief for the victim. We discuss tools for kids, parents, and schools to help curb bullying. KQED Radio

Bullycides- (March 2010) In The Life episode, "The Right to Live", investigates Bullycides, a term recently coined to address the national health crisis of young people taking their own lives as the result of bullying.

Reaching Out

Alcanzado a Los Jovenes Homosexuales
(English with Spanish subtitles)

Teenager Says It Gets Better Saved Him From Christian Counseling

Links

The Alliance for GLBTQ Youth

The Alliance for Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender & Questioning Youth coordinates a full range of quality services through partnerships with many Miami-Dade County service organizations. The Alliance serves youth, families and their communities while advocating for equal rights and status of all youth regardless of their real or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity/expression. To learn more about The Alliance visit GLBTQalliance.org.

American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)
Florida Chapter
Website: www.aclufl.org

Care Resource
993 E. Oakland Park Blvd.
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33334
Tel: 954.567.7141
Website: www.careresource.org

ChildNet
A Community Based Solution
Protecting Browards Abused and Neglected Children
313 North State Road 7
Plantation, FL 33317
Tel: 954.414.6000
Website: www.childnet.us

Compass
The Gay Lesbian Resource Center of Palm Beach
7600 South Dixie Hwy.
West Palm Beach, FL 33405
Tel: 561.533.9699
Website: www.compassglcc.com

Equality Florida
PO Box 13184
St. Petersburg, FL 33733
Tel: 813.870.eqfl (3735)
Website: www.eqfl.org

The Pride Center at Equality Park
2040 North Dixie Highway
Wilton Manors, FL 33305
Tel: 954.463.9005
Website: www.pridecenterflorida.org

Gay & Lesbian National Hotline
National toll-free hotline providing free confidential telephone peer-counseling and local resource information for gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and questioning people of all ages. We also provide direct-service peer-counseling over the telephone if someone is going through a difficult time and needs someone to talk to.

Toll-free Hotline: 1.888.THE.GLNH (1.888.843.4564)
Website: www.glnh.org
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GLSEN National
Website: www.glsen.org

Jewish Community Services of South Florida
For Central Administration,
call (305) 899-1587
For JCS Access & Information/Referral
Website: www.jcsfl.org

Lambda Legal
Website: www.lambdalegal.org

Miami-Dade Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce
3510 Biscayne Blvd, Suite 202
Miami, FL 33137
Tel: 305-573-4000
Fax: 305-573-4787
Website: www.gogaymiami.com

Miami Bridge Youth and Family Services, Inc.
If you're between 10 and 17, runaway, homeless, abused or neglected
Call: 305.635.8953

NAPCAN

PFLAG Miami
Carol Benowitz
PFLAG Coordinator
Tel: 561.272.1634

Sandra Pino
Co-Chair
Tel: 305.323.4510
Website: www.pflag.org

Pridelines Youth Services
Denise Hueso
180 NE 19th St.
Miami, FL 33101
Tel: 305.571.9601
Fax: 305.571.9602
Website: www.pridelines.org

SAVE DADE
Tel: 305.751.7283
Fax: 305.751.9649
Website: www.savedade.org

Stonewall Library and Archives
Website: www.stonewall-library.org

SunServe SunServe
SunServe is South Florida's LGBT Social Services agency that offers teen groups (SunCentral), individual and family counseling for all. No one is turned away because of inability to pay for services.

1480 SW 9th Ave.
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33315
Tel: 954-549-0263
Call for information on programs and intake.
Main Website: www.sunserve.org
SunServe Counseling: SunServe.org Counseling

Switchboard of Miami
701 SW 27th Ave., Suite 1000
Miami, FL 33135
Tel: 305.358.4357
Website: www.switchboardmiami.org

To Hear Taped Messages on Stuff That matters: 305.377.TEEN
To Talk With a Counselor 24/7: 305.377.TALK

United Teachers of Dade G/L Caucus
Website: www.utod.com

Unity Coalition of Miami-Dade
Unity Coalition of Miami-Dade/Coalicion Unida de Miami-Dade , is a grassroots initiative created to offer leadership on issues that concern Hispanic LGBTQ and other minority groups.

831 9th Street
Miami Beach, FL 33139
Tel: 305-868-8421
Website: www.unitycoalition.org

Yes Institute
Joseph Zolobzuck
5275 Sunset Drive
Miami, FL 33143
Tel: 305.663.7195
Fax: 305.663.7197
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Website:
www.yesinstitute.org

 

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