*[GLBTQQ Zone]

The staff at the UCSD Youth HIV Program understands the unique needs of the GLBTQQ community and is committed to providing a safe place for all people. We offer all services in a respectful, confidential manner to all GLBTQQ youth and their families.

As part of our commitment to all young people, UCSD offers individual and community health education and social support opportunities. The following is a list of some websites that are sensitive to the GLBTQQ community:

UCSD is not responsible for the information or services from any agency that is listed on this GLBTQQ web list. If you have any questions about any information that you find on the web, please talk with your health care provider, case manager, or peer advocate.

Drop-In Centers

• Bienestar
  3020 North Park Way
  San Diego, CA 92104
  Ph. (619) 295-2192
  Fx. (619) 295-2513
  
  Offers a wide variety of educational and support groups in areas such as disease prevention, transgender concerns and PFLAG en espanol. HIV testing is available Mondays and Thursdays from 5 to 7 pm.
  
  www.bienestar.org
  
  
  
  
• Hillcrest Youth Center
  3777 4TH Ave.
  San Diego, CA 92103
  Ph. (619) 497-2920
  Fx. (619) 497-2924
  
  Website: www.youthcentersd.org
  
  The Center website: www.thecentersd.org
  
  The Hillcrest Youth Center is a safe and appealing place for youth, 24 and under, to gather and socialize as well as a place to access social-service resources within the community.
  
  
  
  

• National Gay and Lesbian Youth Hotline
  800-347-TEEN
  
  
  
  
• En Español:
  
  
• Ambiente Joven
  Apoyo para jóvenes GLBT:
  www.ambientejoven.org
  
  
  
  
• In English:
  
  
• AVERTing HIV and AIDS worldwide
  
  www.avert.org.uk
  
  AVERT is an international HIV and AIDS charity based in the UK, with the aim of AVERTing HIV and AIDS worldwide. And through our highly successful web site, www.avert.org, we take education and information to people in almost every country in the world.
  
  
  
  
• Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network
  
  www.glsen.org
  
  GLSEN is an education organization creating safe schools for all lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people. One of the nation’s leading voices for equality and safety in the educational system.
  
  
  
  
• Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG) - (This is national and local)
  
  www.pflag.org
  
  Mission statement: Our purpose is to provide support to the families of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered persons, to cope with an adverse society, to enlighten an ill-informed public, and advocacy education about the nature of sexual minorities and what they face in dealing with discrimination and harassment on behalf of their political and social rights. PFLAG provides opportunity for dialogue about sexual orientation, and acts to create a society that is healthy and respectful of human diversity.
  
  
  
  
• Safe Guards
  
  www.safeguards.org
  
  Since 1989, The SafeGuards Project has been evolving to meet the changing needs of our communities in order to promote the health of Philadelphia's LGBT communities. SafeGuards' programs promote behavior change, enhance community health awareness, encourage institutions to create healthier environments, and advocate for social change that will foster positive health outcomes. The community based research initiatives of Safeguards provide a foundation for our community health interventions and public advocacy work.
  
  
  
  
• STOP AIDS Project
  www.stopaids.org
  
  Established in 1984, the STOP AIDS project works to prevent HIV transmission among all gay and bisexual men in San Francisco through multicultural, community-based organizing.
  
  
  
  
• Transfamily
  
  www.transfamily.org
  
  TransFamily is a support group for transgendered and transsexual people, their parents, partners, children, other family members, friends, and supportive others. We provide referrals, literature, and over-the-phone information on all transgender issues. Although our meetings are held in Cleveland, Ohio, the Internet has enabled us to extend helping hands to transgendered individuals and their famlies across the globe.
  
  
  
  
• YouthResource
  
  www.youthresource.com
  
  YouthResource, a Web site created by and for gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, and questioning (GLBTQ) young people 13 to 24 years old, takes a holistic approach to sexual health by offering support, community, resources, and peer-to-peer education about issues of concern to GLBTQ young people. YouthResource has four focus areas: health, advocacy, community, and issues in our lives.