Please note: Our Stories and Links pages will contain links to some sites and some
stories which may include, or link to, things that may be considered by some to be "adult
content." We believe that the content we link to has far greater potential for benefit
than for detriment. Teens know how to search for porn all around the Internet. Aiding
that quest is not our purpose.
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BEFORE COMING OUT TO YOUR PARENTS, please read this.
What might happen if you never come out? Read here a
contribution from a nice gentleman from Texas who has remained
in the closet for all of his 65 years.
INFLUENCES: How much do you let outside influences shape
your life? Check out Above the Influence to find some things that
might surprise you. Try the "Feeling Pressured?" quiz, and just
have fun touring the whole site. Way cool! Are you above the
influence? Or...are you under it?
CHECK YOURSELF: If you haven't always been totally above
the influence, maybe it's time to face up to some things and really
check yourself. At CHECK YOURSELF ("A place for teens to check
where they are with drugs and alcohol") you'll find MOMENTS OF
TRUTH postings from teens who have realized they were out of
control. You'll find true stories from teens and also short video
clips and movies, as well as helpful quizzes, games and resources.
Check it out and check yourself. It's never too late.
DIVORCE: We're realizing that many teens -- especially GLBT
teens -- whose parents are getting (or have gotten) a divorce are
experiencing the same feelings that Trey of our crew had when
his parents decided to divorce less than a year after Trey had
come out to them. They feel it's their fault. If you're in that
divorcing-parents situation, please read these articles: When
Parents Divorce at Teen Talk, Dealing With Divorce at
TeensHealth, and Your Parents' Divorce at the UIUC Counseling
Center.
SUICIDE: Some of the sites listed here and on our Stories page
include links to suicide prevention information. Here's a direct link
to a good suicide prevention resource, and the alien son site
provides more links and resources dealing with depression and
suicide.
BULLYING: This is a universal problem in schools across the
world. Check out SAVE, Students Against Violence Everywhere, to
find out what you can do to help. Also, check out this cool
Australian site about bullying: Bullying. No Way!
GayBoySupport is a site in The Netherlands that is a must-see for
gay teen guys. It is very well written and covers just about any
question or problem that gay teens might have. GayGirlSupport is
under construction.
Check out the Links section at It's Only Me from Across the Sea
for great resources for teens and young adults.
Please visit The Bonus Round's Gay Youth Page for links to sites
that are major sources of support and information for gay,
lesbian, bi, and not-sure teens.
My Child Is Gay! Now What Do I Do? contains the most fantastic
and complete information we've found for parents of GLBT teens.
Teens can learn from that site, too, and feel good about
themselves after reading some of its information. It's linked from
our For Parents page, too.
Whosoever and The Gay Christian Network are important sites for
Christians who are gay, lesbian, bi or not sure. Click HERE for links
to sites of interest to GLBT people of the Jewish, Mormon and
Muslim faiths. Some GLBT folks find Conversations with God and
other books by Neale Donald Walsch (available at online and
neighborhood booksellers) to be helpful in reconciling their
spirituality with their sexuality.
After Pedro Zamora was diagnosed HIV+ at age seventeen, he
fought heroically from then until his death at age twenty-two to
educate high school and college students about AIDS prevention.
One of the sites honoring Pedro is this one.
Gabi Clayton, whose son Bill committed suicide shortly after he
was a victim of a hate crime, has a website that includes Bill's
Story and much more. Please visit her site.
Mr. Alex Sanchez has a great site for gay teens, with useful links
and information about his novels of love and friendship. Take a
look.
Brody's Notes & Scribbles, by Washington D.C. area journalist
Brody Levesque, is a pro-LGBT blog with an "erase hate" theme.
Brody's daily postings include LGBT-pertinent news and views.
You'll also find the latest headlines from UPI, Reuters and the AP,
along with links to major newspapers and magazines, and useful
links to resources of interest to LGBT folks of all ages. Check it
out! Erase hate!
PiNKBOOKS is a source of fiction and non-fiction books for gay
and lesbian teens and young adults. You'll find brief descriptions
of the books and even pictures of their covers. The non-fiction
section includes several important books for parents of GLBT kids.
QUITNET is a site that can help you quit smoking. About 25% of
teens smoke cigarettes or use other tobacco products. If you do,
and you want to quit, check out that site.
What might happen if you never come out? Read here a
contribution from a nice gentleman from Texas who has remained
in the closet for all of his 65 years.
INFLUENCES: How much do you let outside influences shape
your life? Check out Above the Influence to find some things that
might surprise you. Try the "Feeling Pressured?" quiz, and just
have fun touring the whole site. Way cool! Are you above the
influence? Or...are you under it?
CHECK YOURSELF: If you haven't always been totally above
the influence, maybe it's time to face up to some things and really
check yourself. At CHECK YOURSELF ("A place for teens to check
where they are with drugs and alcohol") you'll find MOMENTS OF
TRUTH postings from teens who have realized they were out of
control. You'll find true stories from teens and also short video
clips and movies, as well as helpful quizzes, games and resources.
Check it out and check yourself. It's never too late.
DIVORCE: We're realizing that many teens -- especially GLBT
teens -- whose parents are getting (or have gotten) a divorce are
experiencing the same feelings that Trey of our crew had when
his parents decided to divorce less than a year after Trey had
come out to them. They feel it's their fault. If you're in that
divorcing-parents situation, please read these articles: When
Parents Divorce at Teen Talk, Dealing With Divorce at
TeensHealth, and Your Parents' Divorce at the UIUC Counseling
Center.
SUICIDE: Some of the sites listed here and on our Stories page
include links to suicide prevention information. Here's a direct link
to a good suicide prevention resource, and the alien son site
provides more links and resources dealing with depression and
suicide.
BULLYING: This is a universal problem in schools across the
world. Check out SAVE, Students Against Violence Everywhere, to
find out what you can do to help. Also, check out this cool
Australian site about bullying: Bullying. No Way!
GayBoySupport is a site in The Netherlands that is a must-see for
gay teen guys. It is very well written and covers just about any
question or problem that gay teens might have. GayGirlSupport is
under construction.
Check out the Links section at It's Only Me from Across the Sea
for great resources for teens and young adults.
Please visit The Bonus Round's Gay Youth Page for links to sites
that are major sources of support and information for gay,
lesbian, bi, and not-sure teens.
My Child Is Gay! Now What Do I Do? contains the most fantastic
and complete information we've found for parents of GLBT teens.
Teens can learn from that site, too, and feel good about
themselves after reading some of its information. It's linked from
our For Parents page, too.
Whosoever and The Gay Christian Network are important sites for
Christians who are gay, lesbian, bi or not sure. Click HERE for links
to sites of interest to GLBT people of the Jewish, Mormon and
Muslim faiths. Some GLBT folks find Conversations with God and
other books by Neale Donald Walsch (available at online and
neighborhood booksellers) to be helpful in reconciling their
spirituality with their sexuality.
After Pedro Zamora was diagnosed HIV+ at age seventeen, he
fought heroically from then until his death at age twenty-two to
educate high school and college students about AIDS prevention.
One of the sites honoring Pedro is this one.
Gabi Clayton, whose son Bill committed suicide shortly after he
was a victim of a hate crime, has a website that includes Bill's
Story and much more. Please visit her site.
Mr. Alex Sanchez has a great site for gay teens, with useful links
and information about his novels of love and friendship. Take a
look.
Brody's Notes & Scribbles, by Washington D.C. area journalist
Brody Levesque, is a pro-LGBT blog with an "erase hate" theme.
Brody's daily postings include LGBT-pertinent news and views.
You'll also find the latest headlines from UPI, Reuters and the AP,
along with links to major newspapers and magazines, and useful
links to resources of interest to LGBT folks of all ages. Check it
out! Erase hate!
PiNKBOOKS is a source of fiction and non-fiction books for gay
and lesbian teens and young adults. You'll find brief descriptions
of the books and even pictures of their covers. The non-fiction
section includes several important books for parents of GLBT kids.
QUITNET is a site that can help you quit smoking. About 25% of
teens smoke cigarettes or use other tobacco products. If you do,
and you want to quit, check out that site.