Youth

AIDS Council of NSW (ACON) -  This service provides a large amount of health information (especially sexual) for gays, lesbians, bisexuals and transgenders. Services include fun and esteem groups, workshops and groups for young gay men under 25 years to talk about issues concerning them, develop their self-esteem and social networks and the ins and outs program for young lesbians.

Family Planning Victoria - Family Planning Victoria run social support groups for young people who are attracted to others of the same sex.

Freedom Centre - "Freedom Centre is a Western Australian based peer support and information service here to support young people (under 26) and their communities to be informed, happy and healthy about their sexuality and gender."

Gay & Lesbian Switchboard - Gay and Lesbian Switchboard is a volunteer organisation which provides a free and confidential telephone counselling, referral and information service for the Victorian and Tasmanian gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and intersex (GLBTI) communities.

Gay-Straight Alliance Network

GLYSSN - A project of St George Youth Services. It provides social activities, support, informaiton and referral to gay, lesbian, queer, bisexual, transgender and questioning young people in the south Sydney region.

IGLYO

Inside Out CYH - The Inside Out Project is a pro-active, dynamic and innovative HIV/AIDS education and prevention program that provides a range of information, education and support services to young men 26 and under in metropolitan Adelaide who identify as gay, bisexual or same-sex attracted.

Inside OUT Sunshine Coast GLBT Youth - A support group for GLBT youth 13-25

Jellybabies - A social group for queer and queer-friendly youth and students in Canberra. Affiliated with the sANU Students' Association.  Membership is free.  The club hosts lots of events throughout the year, including film nights, parties, picnics, coffee afternoons, and pub get together.

JOY 94.9 - Australia's only Gay and Lesbian radio station.

Minus18 - Minus18 is Melbourne's largest queer youth network established in 1998 as a safe space for the same sex attracted underage youth to meet new people and have fun, whilst also providing a safe way for them to explore the gay 'scene' in a drug and alcohol free environment.

Since then Minus18 has branched into a number of sub-projects and committees, all aimed at providing a safe place and support for gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgendered, intersex and curious young people.

Not So Straight - "This website contains plenty of info for everyone, whether you're heterosexual, gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender or just asking questions your sure to find something interesting. Not So Straight is a website specifically built to help young people find information and support about sex and sexuality."

Open Doors - Open Doors is a Queensland service for supporting young people aged between 12 -18 years who are exploring, questioning or identifying as lesbian, gay, bisexual, and/or transgender (LGBT). 

Perth Inner City Youth Service (PICYS) - provides support to young people with long-term complex needs aged 16 to 25. They provide externally supported accommodation, outreach, mental health and drug support. Some of their support and accommodation is specific for lesbian, gay, bi, trans, intersex, queer and questioning young people.

Queernet - QueerNet is a participation project led by queer/questioning youth ages 16-24. QueerNet offers group peer support, youth led activities and projects such as creative arts/expression, advocacy and queer youth rights activism, and enviro/wholsitic health focused adventure/outdoors activities, and individual queer affirmative counseling for young people.

Queer Youth Network - A UK based organisation. "Standing up for our rights. Uniting and Supporting Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Asexual, Intersex, Transexual, Queer, Questioning, Pansexual and Transgendered Young People all over the United Kingdom and beyond"

Tasmanian University Union Queer Society (QSoc) - Queer Students on campus

The Gender Centre - Provides a number of services (community education, counseling, groups, support for families and friends, outreach, drug and alcohol services, etc) for people with gender issues and their loved ones.

The Warehouse Youth Health Centre - The Warehouse is a health service for young people aged 12 to 24 years; one of its services includes a support group for sexually diverse young people

Twenty 10 - A service specifically for gay and lesbian youth (under 26 years old). They provide medium-term accommodation, information, resources and referrals, groups and activities, family support services, counselling, individual support, advocacy and rural support.

Y-GLAM Performing Arts Project - A Performing Arts project for same sex attracted and transgender young people between the ages of 14-25.

WA Gender Project - The WA Gender Project is a lobby group for gender diverse people in Western Australia. It seeks to inform government and the wider community about the needs of people whose gender expression differs from societal expectations. In particular, the group seeks to represent the interests of transsexual, transgender and genderqueer people, as well as people with intersex conditions who identify as intersex and gender diverse youth. You do not have to be trans* or intersex to be involved, just gender-aware.

Parents

Coming Out - Information and resources for Gay, Lesbian and Bisexual people about coming out

Pflag - A group of parents, families and friends of gay, lesbian and bisexual people who meet once a month and offer support and friendship to families, particularly parents, and also to members of the GLBTI community who may need support in coming out to their families and friends.

http://www.bidstrup.com/parents.htm Resources for the parents of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered youth...

Workers/Students

acys - Australian Clearinghouse for Youth Studies - gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender youth

GLSEN - The Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network is located in New York and strives to assure that each member of every school community is valued and respected regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity/expression. Information for students, educators and schools.

Pride & Prejudice - The Pride & Prejudice educational package was developed following interest in the program from both educators and the youth sector. Deakin University and the City of Greater Geelong obtained funding through VicHealth�s Rural Sexual Diversity Grant Scheme to create a formally evaluated educational package that was relevant, appropriate and adaptable to secondary school settings

Rainbow Network - "Rainbow Network Victoria is the statewide network for anyone who works with same sex attracted, bisexual, queer, or transgender young people in community or school-based settings. Members currently include community, youth centre, and school based workers."

SSAFE (Same-Sex Attracted Friendly Environments) in Schools - SSAFE in Schools, a project of Family Planning Victoria and the Australian Research Centre in Sex, Health and Society at LaTrobe University, aims to support school communities in challenging homophobia and creating safe learning environments for same-sex attracted and gender non-conforming students. This website is for anyone in the school community looking for resources, strategies and activities to support curriculum development, teacher training, provision of information to parents and the broader community and support for individual students.

WayOut - WayOut, the Central Victorian Youth & Sexual Diversity Project was one of two pilot initiatives funded for three years by the Department of Human Services. It commenced in January 2002 and covered four local government areas: Macedon Ranges, Mt A