LGBT Youth
Gay Pride | History, Flag, & Facts
Gay Pride - LGBT & Queer Voices
Newark Pride, Inc - creates engaging, safe, and empowering events for the members of the LGBTQ Community
African American Office of Gay Concerns - provides HIV/AIDS prevention services to the greater Newark area
Youth
Positive environments are important to help all youth thrive. However, the health needs of LGBT Youth can differ from their heterosexual peers. Check out LGBT | youth.gov and LGBTQ Youth Resources
Trevor Project - A national 24-hour, toll free confidential suicide hotline for LGBTQ youth. 1-866-488-7386
The Black LGBTQ+ Community
Organizations that serve the Black LGBTQ+ Community - ItGetsBetter.Org
Homophobia and Minorities
Homophobia in ethnic minority communities creates a double bind for LGBT ethnic minorities. Members of these groups experience racial and ethnic discrimination from wider society in addition to homophobia within their ethnic/racial groups. This intersection of multiple forms of discrimination creates a triple threat for LGBT people of color.
(Balsam, Kimberly; Molina, Yamile; Beadnell, Blair; Simoni, Jane; Walters, Karina (2011). "Measuring Multiple Minority Stress: The LGBT People of Color Microaggressions Scale". Cultural Diversity & Ethnic Minority Psychology. 17 (2): 163–174. doi:10.1037/a0023244. PMC 4059824. PMID 21604840
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New HIV Infections by Race and Transmission Group
“During my late adolescence, never once did a doctor ask me, while administering an HIV test, if I experienced love or rejection, connection or estrangement. ...Humans feel, but subjects report.” ― from No Ashes in the Fire
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