Ball Community
House
Sites
 House
of Enigma
House
of Infiniti
House
of Lords
House
of Lourdes
House
of Manolo Blahnik
The
Ian Show
This is a radio show that is a leading voice in the Ballroom scene.
Check it out- it’s worth it.
In
the News
These two articles about the Ballroom scene are a lite and fab read
for all the girls.
Ballroom
Prancing, Miami New Times, 1/18/01
Legends
of the Ball, Village Voice, 1/12/00
New
York City Council of Houses
The New York City Council of Houses is a group created for the ballroom
scene which deals with issues and problems that the scene might
come across. They also have listings of all the upcoming balls.
Sally’s
Hideaway
If you want history and a lot of pictures- check it out! All the
legendary girls are on display.
Remember
Many people in our community have been lost to HIV/AIDS, but many
have also died at the hands of hatred and prejudice. One person
per month has died due to transgender-based hate or prejudice, regardless
of any other factors in their lives. When you look at the names
here, remember those people. Cry for those who we have lost. Let
your anger out for a society that would allow them to die. Give
them life by remembering them. Let us never forget.
House
of Latex Partner Organizations
Fenway
Community Health Center
Organization provides comprehensive, high-quality health care to
meet the needs of lesbians, gay men, and bisexuals in Boston, Massachusetts.
Gay
Men of African Decent
An organization dedicated to the empowerment gay men of African
descent through education, advocacy, health and wellness promotion,
and social support.
Ignite
A creative collective of Community Health Specialists who are devoted
to spreading holistic health messages through arts and media.
New
York City Lesbian & Gay Community Services Center
The central hub for l/g/b/t resources, events, links, etc. for the
New York City metro area.
NYU
Office of LGBT Student Services
Organization provides support, education, advocacy and resources
around lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender issues.
Out
Front
Baltimore area’s HIV prevention program for young men who
love men and their friends.
People
of Color in Crisis (POCC)
Agency
provides HIV/AIDS prevention services for West Indian and African
- American gay men.
Where
to Get Medical Treatment
Callen-Lorde
One of many services this Community Health Clinic provides are services
for young people. If you want services, like hormones treatment,
counseling, need a check up or need to see a Doctor for something
specific, contact this Web site and get more information.
Montefiore
Medical Center- Adolescent Health Clinic
Confidential
HIV counseling and antibody testing, comprehensive primary medical
care, and the Gay and Lesbian Adolescent Health Resource Center.
111
East 210th Street
Bronx, NY 10467 (718) 882-0232
Where to Get HIV Testing
New
York City
GMHC’s
Geffen Center
The Tisch Building
119 West 24 Street
New York, NY 10011
212/367-1040
New
York City Department of Health
Department of
Health provides free testing for HIV and STIs. You could get this
information at the Web site
New
York State
New
York State Department of Health
New Jersey
New
Jersey HIV Counseling & Testing Sites by County
National Resources
The
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) National AIDS Hotline.
They can answer any questions you might have about HIV and AIDS
and direct you to a nearby test site. And they are open 7 days a
week, 24 hours a day.
English
1-800-342-AIDS
TTY 1-800-243-7889
Spanish 1-800-344-7432
CDC National STD Hotline 1-800-227-8922
National
HIV Testing Resources Web
Use this on-line tool to find a testing site near you anywhere in
the United States or U.S. territories.
Youth and
HIV/AIDS Information
Adolescent
AIDS Program
Based in the Bronx, New York, the Adolescent AIDS Program at the
Children's Hospital at Montefiore Medical Center is a leader in
the field of HIV/AIDS among adolescents. The AAP serves as a local
and national resource for those living with HIV/AIDS; adolescents
who are at-risk for HIV infection; healthcare providers who treat
adolescents living with or at-risk for HIV infection; and lesbian,
gay, bisexual, transgender or questioning adolescents, their families
and caregivers.
Ambiente
Joven
Ambiente Joven es un proyecto de Advocates for Youth y esta dedicada
a la comunidad gay, lesbiana, bisexual, y transsexual joven Latina
en E.E.U.U. y LatinoAmerica; con la meta de proveer informacion
sobre salud sexual y mental, asi como informacio sobre cultura general.
HIFY
A youth/adult partnership that has taken a leadership role in the
battle against adolescent HIV and the many health needs of young
people.
LIFEbeat,
The Music Industry Fights AIDS
Reaching young people with the message of HIV prevention and awareness
is a primary objective of LIFEbeat's programming.
Staying-Alive
Web site of MTV's annual HIV/AIDS program, broadcast for World AIDS
Day. Features facts, figures, and frequently asked questions about
HIV/AIDS. Also in Espanol and Français.
What
U Do
The goal of //whatudo.org is to provide straightforward, unbiased,
nonjudgmental, accurate, and timely information about HIV/AIDS to
young people who are searching for answers on the Web.
YouthHIV
A Web site created by and for HIV-positive youth and HIV peer educators.
The purpose is to provide a safe and effective Web site offering
sexual and mental health information, community support, opportunities
for advocacy, resources and referrals, and online peer education.
YouthNet
A global, USAID-sponsored program to improve reproductive health
and prevent the spread of HIV/AIDS among people 10 to 24 years old.
General HIV/AIDS
Information
The
Body
Comprehensive, general information about HIV and AIDS.
GMHC
(Gay Men’s Health Crisis)
Organization’s mission is to reduce the spread of HIV disease,
help people with HIV maintain and improve their health and independence,
and keep the prevention, treatment and cure of HIV an urgent national
and local priority. Web site contains information about GMHC programs
as well as general HIV/AIDS information.
HIV
InSite
The Web site’s mission is to be a source for comprehensive,
in-depth HIV/AIDS information and knowledge. Site contains both
complicated clinical information and easy-to-understand basics.
National
Association of People with AIDS
Organization advocates on behalf of all people living with HIV and
AIDS in order to end the pandemic and the human suffering caused
by HIV/AIDS. This Web site is devoted to our ongoing mission to
educate, inform, and empower all people living with HIV and AIDS.
National
Minority AIDS Council
The premier national organization dedicated to developing leadership
within communities of color to address the challenges of HIV/AIDS.
Youth
and Sexuality
Advocates
for Youth
Advocates for Youth is dedicated to creating programs and advocating
for policies that help young people make informed and responsible
decisions about their reproductive and sexual health. Advocates
provides information, training, and strategic assistance to youth-serving
organizations, policy makers, youth activists, and the media in
the United States and the developing world.
Go
Ask Alice!
The mission of Go Ask Alice! is to increase access to, and use of,
health information by providing factual, in-depth, straight-forward,
and nonjudgmental information to assist readers' decision-making
about their physical, sexual, emotional, and spiritual health.
Jimmie
Hatz
JimmieHatz.com is dedicated to providing information that is geared
toward the health and wellbeing of all urban youth. Hip Hop for
safe sex.
Just
Say Yes
A Web site about having a positive attitude towards sexuality --
gay, straight, bisexual, or whatever, and about making informed
choices for yourself. Includes Spanish language resources.
Sex
Etc.
General information about sex by teens for teens.
Youth
shakers
Site for young activists concerned with issues of sexuality.
Resources
for Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender, and Questioning Youth
National
Youth Advocacy Coalition
The National Youth Advocacy Coalition is a social justice organization
that advocates for and with young people who are lesbian, gay, bisexual,
transgender, or questioning (LGBTQ) in an effort to end discrimination
against these youth and to ensure their physical and emotional well
being.
LYRIC
A community center for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning
youth 23 & under in San Francisco, California. LYRIC also runs
a youth hotline.
Resources
for Transgender People
Gender
Education and Advocacy
Gender Education and Advocacy (GEA) is a national organization focused
on the needs, issues and concerns of gender variant people in human
society. We seek to educate and advocate, not only for ourselves
and others like us, but for all human beings who suffer from gender-based
oppression in all of its many forms.
Gender
Identity Project
The Gender Identity Project offers individual peer counseling, information
and referral, alcohol/tobacco/drug use counseling, HIV/AIDS prevention
and intervention services, support groups, forums and community
education, and professional education and sensitivity training.
All services are free and confidential.
The
Gender Public Advocacy Coalition
Washington D.C. organization that works to the end discrimination
and violence caused by gender stereotypes.
LGBT
Health Channel: Transgender Health
Everything you want to know about Trans health issues
New
York Association for Gender Rights Advocacy
NYAGRA is a membership organization that advocates at the state
and local level for self-determination in gender expression and
identity. Web site has a very good links section.
PFLAG
Transgender Network
This site is an introduction to trans issues suitable for parents,
family members and friends, as well as employers, counselors and
anyone else interested, within or beyond PFLAG. We hope it may prove
useful as well to those who are just beginning to question their
own gender identity, and to assure them that there is support available
in the larger community. This site is also available in Spanish.
Plastic
Surgery Information Service
Web site includes a variety of information about plastic surgery,
from news on the latest advances and techniques to details of specific
surgical procedures, including how to prepare for surgery, the types
of anesthesia used and how long recovery takes.
Tips
for Transmen
Helpful hints for trans men.
Transgendered
and HIV/AIDS
Website talks about Trans People and HIV.
The
Transgender Guide
A comprehensive site of services and information, accurately representing
the transgendered community in a positive manner.
Transhealth.com
An online magazine of health and fitness for transsexual and transgendered
people
Transman.org
Here you will find links, information, support and
community for Transmen, FtM's and the feminine women who love them.
Legal Services
GMHC
Legal Services and Advocacy
The Tisch Building
119 West 24 Street
New York, NY 10011212/367-1040
Lawyers
for Children
Represents children in foster care and provides free legal and social
work services to children who are the subject of abuse, neglect,
termination of parental rights, adoption, guardianship, paternity,
custody and visitation proceedings.
110 Lafayette Street
New York, NY 10013
(212) 966-6420
Urban
Justice Center
Legal services for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender youth.
Lesbian & Gay Youth Project
666 Broadway 10th floor
New York, NY 10012
646-602-5635
Housing and
Services for Youth
Covenant
House
Shelter, crisis care, health care, education, vocational preparation,
drug abuse treatment and prevention programs, legal services, recreation,
mother/child programs, transitional living programs, street outreach
and aftercare.
460 West 41 Street
New York, NY 10036
(212) 613-0300
1-800-999-9999
The
Door
Provides many services for youth and young adults. If you want to
get your GED, need legal assistance, counseling, or medical services,
visit this Web site to get that information.
121 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10013
(212) 941-9090
Green
Chimneys (NYC)
The New York City branch of Green Chimneys operates a wide range
of residential, social service and educational programs that specifically
focus on the needs of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgendered or Questioning
(GLBTQ) youth and their families. For more information on any of
these programs please contact:
Gerald P. Mallon, DSW
Internal Consultant
(212) 491-5911
Hetrick
Martin Institute
2 Astor Place
New York, NY 10003
(212) 674-2400
Services and referrals for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and
questioning youth between the ages of 12 and 21, including a comprehensive
educational and vocational program, an after school drop-in center,
counseling, and street outreach and peer education.
Safe Horizon Streetwork Project Midtown Drop-In Center
545 Eighth Avenue, 22nd floor
New York, NY 10018
Phone: (212) 695-2220
Street outreach and drop-in center for youth up to age 24 that provides
crisis intervention individual and group counseling, a place to
take a shower, do laundry, get food, clothing, and medical services,
wellness activities such as mediation, acupuncture, and nutritional
counseling, and needle exchange.
Sylvia's
Place
Sylvia's Place is an emergency night shelter for self identified
Gay, Lesbian, Bi-sexual, trans-gendered, trans-sexual and questioning
youth from 16 to 23yrs of age. Its primary focus is to provide
a safe space, a good meal, bathroom facilities and toiletries, a
cot for the night and breakfast in the morning. The Care Workers
provide a listening ear, affirmation, and a friendly voice of encouragement.
Substance
Use
Party
Smarty Marty
The information in this site relates to drug interactions between
prescription medications, especially HIV medications such as protease
inhibitors, and other substances commonly called recreational, party
or street drugs, and alcohol.
Dance
Safe
DanceSafe is a nonprofit, harm reduction organization promoting
health and safety within the rave and nightclub community.
Hotlines
GMHC
Hotline Center
1-800-AIDS-NYC (1-800-243-7692)
In New York City: 212/807-6655
TTY: 212/645-7470 (for the hearing impaired)
Monday through Friday
10:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. (ET)
Saturday, 12:00 to 3:00 p.m. (ET)
Or via e-mail: hotline@gmhc.org
National
Runaway Switchboard
Hotline and resources for youth who need immediate help or just
want information.
1-800-621-4000
National Youth Crisis Hotline
Services
for youth who are, suicidal, chemically dependent, depressed, runaway
or abandoned. Operates 24 hours a day.
800-442-HOPE (442-4673)
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