Depression Phone Assistance/Support

Crisis Help Line –Any/All Crisis: 1-800-233-4357

National Adolescent Suicide Helpline: 1-800-621-4000

National Suicide Prevention Helpline: 1-800-273-TALK (8245)

Suicide Crisis Line: 1-800-999-9999

Suicide & Depression Crisis Line – Covenant House: 1-800-999-9999

Suicide Hotline: 1-800-SUICIDE (2433) –US, U.K., Canada, and Singapore

LGBTQ* Assistance/Support

Gay & Lesbian National Support: 1-888-THE-GLNH (1-888-843-4564)

Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Youth Support Line: 1-800-850-8078

The Trevor Helpline: 1-800-850-8078

Lesbian & Gay Switchboard: (UK) 0121 622 6589

Youth & Teen Phone Assistance/Support

Child Helpline: (UK) 0800 1111

National Youth Crisis Support: 1-800-448-4663

Runaway Support (Confidential): 800-231-6946

Teen Helpline: 1-800-400-0900

Youth America Hotline: 1-877-YOUTHLINE (1-877-968-8454)

Youth Crisis Support: 1-800-448-4663 or 1-800-422-0009

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LGBTQ* History Through Photography

Outside of the Stonewall Inn — Following the 1969 Riots

Mattachine Society’s plea

*photographer: Fred W. McDarrah

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LGBTQ* Advice, Activism and Little (Free) Things You Can Do To Help

Top 10 Ways To Support Gay Rights

By Ramon Johnson, About.com Guide

1. Speak Out Against Bullying

Bullying is no laughing matter, and we’re not just talking about hurt feelings here. Bullying effects school work, relationships with family and friends, and most importantly, a gay person’s relationship with themselves. Help stop the bullying by speaking up for your gay friends.

2. Register To Vote!

The best way to tell our government how you feel is to vote! Be sure to update your address if you are registered to vote or sign up if you are not.

3. Sign a Petition for Same-Sex Marriage

A single signature may seem irrelevant, but joined by millions change happens.

4. Write Your State Senator or Representative

Your State Senators and Representatives were elected by you and act on your behalf. Let them know how you feel.

5. Contact the White House

Send letters supporting gay equality directly to our leaders. Let’s keep the upper hand by expressing our opinions with respect and professionalism.

6. Write the Church

A single email to gay-friendly churches can go a long way towards the confirmation of gay clergymen.

7. Support the Servicemembers Legal Defense Fund

The SLDF needs your support as the leading advocate for gays in the military. Not only do they educate servicemembers on the current “don’t ask, don’t tell” policies, but they provide free legal advice.

8. Watch Gay Television Shows

Who cares what your parents say, watching television is good for you- especially if you’re gay! By watching gay-theme television shows you increase their ratings. Increased ratings make the high-power networks and advertisers very happy. Hopefully, happy enough that they can’t afford not to have gay programming. Showing Americans gay life on television may also lessen the fear of gay equality.

9. Volunteer for a Gay Rights Organization

There are several organizations that help promote gay rights and safety. Find the one that best suits your lifestyle.

10. Lobby for Gay Adoption

The American Bar Association had recently agreed to endorse and lobby states for equal adoption rights for same-sex couples. Join the fight!

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LGBTQ* Pop Culture, Media and Illustrations

Want more Queer* art? Start going to more independent movie theaters, indie concerts, safe spaces for performance and START CREATING YOUR OWN.

If you want to prove there’s a market for our voice, start trusting your own voice in the market (or in purchasing power).

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LGBTQ* Ally and Deviant Artist You Should Know

~Voltaira

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LGBTQ* Websites You Should Know

The Race Equality Project: Legal Services of Northern California

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LGBTQ* Documentaries, News Stories and Video

Equality U -

**LGBTQ* “I” Have A Voice Too**

What is intersex?

“Intersex” is a general term used for a variety of conditions in which a person is born with a reproductive or sexual anatomy that doesn’t seem to fit the typical definitions of female or male. For example, a person might be born appearing to be female on the outside, but having mostly male-typical anatomy on the inside. Or a person may be born with genitals that seem to be in-between the usual male and female types—for example, a girl may be born with a noticeably large clitoris, or lacking a vaginal opening, or a boy may be born with a notably small penis, or with a scrotum that is divided so that it has formed more like labia. Or a person may be born with mosaic genetics, so that some of her cells have XX chromosomes and some of them have XY.

Though we speak of intersex as an inborn condition, intersex anatomy doesn’t always show up at birth. Sometimes a person isn’t found to have intersex anatomy until she or he reaches the age of puberty, or finds himself an infertile adult, or dies of old age and is autopsied. Some people live and die with intersex anatomy without anyone (including themselves) ever knowing.

What does this mean? Intersex is a socially constructed category that reflects real biological variation.

(Text from Intersex North America)

(Picture Idea from W.I.S.H.)

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