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Sexual Minority Youth and Family Services of Connecticut 1 Table of Contents RESOURCES School Based Gay/Straight Alliances page 3 - 5 Community Based LGBT Youth Groups page 6 Safe Zones Stickers, True Colors Activist Institute, GSA Network, Stonewall Speakers page 7 GSA Program Ideas, Youth and Family Service Bureaus; Job Resources page 8-9 GLSEN Resources page 10 College and University Groups (CT) page 11 Fact Sheets, Tool Kits and Pamphlets page 12-13 General Resources (Hotlines, Sexual Assault, Magazines, etc.) page 14 Inclusive Spiritual/Faith Communities page 15 LGBT and ally Youth Scholarships page 16 Internet Resources page 17 Tips for being safe on the ‘net’ page 18 Intersex Resources (on-line) page 19 Posters/Videos page 20 Regional Resources (Community and Health Centers) page 21 Regional Resources (Support Groups, LGBT Athletes, Transgender Adults) page 22 Regional Resources (General Family, OB/GYN, Pediatricians, Endocrinology) page 23-24 Regional Resources (Parents, Families and Friends of LGBT folks) page 25 Regional Resources ( LGBT parents and their children) page 26 Substance Abuse Issues and Resources page 27 Therapists page 28 Transgender Resources for Youth page 29 How to Ally for Transgender Youth page 30 FOUNDATIONAL INFORMATION/ RESOURCES Summary of LGBT Legal Rights in Schools page 31 Steps for Filing a Discrimination Complaint page 32 Making a Difference: Immediate and Environmental Action Steps page 33 Making a Difference: Agency Level Action Steps page 34 Definitions (English) page 35 A Short LGBT history page 36 Sexual Minority Youth Risk Factors page 37 Sexual Minority Youth Protective Factors page 38 American Psychological Association Questions and Answers page 39-40 Reconsidering models of coming out page 40 Questions to consider before “Coming Out” page 41 Respuestas a Sus Preguntas Acerca de la Orientacion Sexual y la Homosexualidad page 42-44 Definicionés (Español) page 45 Saliendo del Closet page 46-47 Recursos en Español page 47-48 BIBLIOGRAPHY (Organized by Audience) page 49-63 Affirming Gender Books page 49 Youth Non-Fiction page 56 Bisexuality page 49 Youth Fiction page 58 Children of LGBT Parents page 49 Parents of LGBT youth page 59 Child Welfare, Mental Health page 50 LGBT People of Color page 59 Educators page 52 Public Health page 61 General Interest page 53 People w/ Disabilities page 61 Journals page 53 Religion, Spirituality page 61 LGBT History page 55 Substance Abuse page 62 LGBT Parents page 55 Transgender page 63 BENEFACTORS: Donors, Co-sponsors, Advertisers page 64 2 School Based Sexual Minority Youth/Ally Groups School Gay Straight Alliances Faculty Advisor Tele # Academy for Information Technology (Stamford) Sean Peterson, Christine Bisceglie (203) 977-6636 A.I. Prince Technical School (Hartford) Deborah Freedman , Nancy Benson (860) 257-5046 American School for the Deaf Alyssa Pecorino (860) 570-2300 Amity Regional High School (Woodbridge) Tasia Kimball (203) 397-4830 Ansonia High School Fred Borne (203) 736-5060 Avon High School Jeanine LeBrosse (860) 404-4740 Bacon Academy (Colchester) Nancy Van Zander (860) 537-2378 Bassick High School (Bridgeport) Charity Jackson (203) 576-7350 Berlin High School Sally Grady, Bill Silva (860) 828-6577 Bethel High School Sheila Levine (203) 794-8620 Big Picture High School (Bloomfield) Rachel Arnett (860) 769-6600 Bloomfield High School Nancy Korb (860) 286-2630 Bolton High School Jennifer Pyrch (860) 643-2768 Branford High School Nancy Damato (203) 915-4388 Brien McMahon High School Angie Catalano (203) 852-9488 Bristol Central High School Gerald Plourd (860) 584-7735 Bristol Eastern High School Joanne Peluso (860) 584-7876 x 190 Brookfield High School Barbara Kessler (203) 775-7725 Bulkeley High School (Hartford) Mariella Corbet (860) 965-1000 Bullard Havens (Bridgeport) Rosemary Zarrelli, Susan Cribari (203) 579-6333 x 6502 Bunnell High School (Stratford) Karen Marino (203) 385-4250 Canton High School Anna Moberly (203) 693-7707 Capital Preparatory Magnet School (Hartford) Monique Ethier, Lauren Davern (860) 695-9800 Central High School (Bridgeport) Carolyn Axt (203) 219-6183 C.E.S. Trumbull Colleen Pendergast (203) 365-8308 Cheshire Academy Gail Mauthe (203) 272-5396 Cheshire High School Diann Milone (203) 250-2511 Choate Rosemary Hall (Wallingford) Jim Yanelli (203) 697-2000 Classical Magnet (Hartford) Lynne Reznick, Tiffany Moyer-Washington (860) 695-9307 Coginchaug High School (Durham) Rebecca Suchy (860) 349-7215 Common Ground High School (New Haven) Christina Wakefield, Amy Champagne (203) 389-0823 Conard High School (West Hartford) Tracey Wilson (860) 521-3610 Connecticut International Baccalaureate Academy (E. Hartford) Robert Spiller (860) 622-5590 Coventry High School Jessica Kohut (860) 742-7346 CREC Polaris Stephanie Hall (860) 289-8131 Cromwell High School Audrey Breen (860) 632-4841 Crosby High School (Waterbury) Margaret Jackson (203) 574-8061 Danbury High School Kimberly D’Auria (203) 797-4800 Daniel Hand High School (Madison) Taffy Bowes (at Madison Youth Services) (203) 245-5657 Darien High School Susan Mason, Doug Paulsen (203) 655-3981 Derby High School Jennifer Shea (203) 736-5032 E. C. Goodwin Technical High School (New Britain) Vanessa Medina-Valdez (860) 827-7736 x 315 E. O. Smith High School (Storrs) Rosemary Lostocco (860) 487-0877 East Granby High School Myra Rabinovitz; Susan Downes (860) 653-2541 East Hampton High School Desiree Sweeney (860) 365-4030 East Hartford High School Susan Patria (860) 622-5267 East Haven High School Renee Seufert (203) 468-3254 East Lyme High School Ryan Ainscough; Ray Campbell (860) 739-6946 Eli Whitney V-T School (Hamden) Russell McCallum (203) 397-4031 Ellington High School Tim Gorton (860) 896-2352 Ellington Youth Services Chantal Haracsy (860) 870-3130 Emmett O’Brien V-T School (Ansonia) Jessica Nagy (203) 732-1800 Enfield Youth Services Jean Haughey (860) 253-5325 Enrico Fermi High School (Enfield) Rich Monterosso (860) 763-8800 Ethel Walker School (Simsbury) Sharie Schmidt (860) 658-4467 Explorations (Winsted) Gail Srebnik (860) 738-9070 Fairfield Ludlowe High School Sue Bannay (203) 255-7200 Fairfield Warde High School Jeff Thomas, Jeanette Faber (203) 255-8354 Farmington High School Chris Garrahan (860) 673-2514 Fitch Senior High School (Groton) Janine Sullivan (860) 449-7200 Francis T. Maloney High School (Meriden) Amy Gilchrist, Angele Conte (203) 238-2334 Glastonbury High School Laura Maud; Corey Morrison (860) 652-7200 Granby Memorial High School Sheri Barnett (860) 844-3014 x 3118 Grasso Technical High School (Groton) Jennifer Clement (860) 448-0220 True Colors Inc. Sexual Minority Youth and Family Services of Connecticut 3 School Based Sexual Minority Youth/Ally Groups School Gay Straight Alliances Faculty Advisor Tele # Greater Hartford Academy of the Arts Raegan Bishop (978) 257-2426 Greenwich High School Arianne Haley-Banez (203) 625-8851 Griswold Middle School Elaine Mahanke (860) 376-7630 Griswold Senior High School Julie Groene (860) 376-7680 Guilford High School Mike Regan (203) 453-2741 x 234 H. C. Wilcox V-T School (Meriden) Melissa Mann (203) 238-6260 H. H. Ellis V-T School (Danielson) Jessica Bibeau (860) 744-8511 Haddam-Killingworth High School Kerry Smith, Dave Matthews (860) 345-8541 Hamden Hall Stephanie Spaulding (203) 752-2600 Hamden High School Laura Rodriquez (203) 407-2040 Harding High School (Bridgeport) Lisa Stefanko (203) 337-0177 Hartford Public High School Christine Dionne, Danielle Procaccini (860) 695-1300 Henry Abbott V-T School (Danbury) Lucille Gomes (860) 797-4460 High School in the Community (New Haven) Deborah Hare (203) 946-7022 Hill Regional Career High School (New Haven) Gasonn Haynes (203) 946-5669 Hillhouse High School (New Haven) Deloris Linnen (203) 946-2558 Hopkins School (New Haven) Kate Horsley, Matt Lane (203) 397-1001 x 131 Housatonic Valley Reg. High School (Falls Village) Karen Prince (860) 824-5123 Howell Cheney V-T School (Manchester) Karin Schmidt (860) 649-5396 Joel Barlow High School (Redding) Dale Barcham (203) 938-2508 x 1521 John F. Kennedy High School Kara Marcil (203) 574-8150 Jonathan Law High School (Milford) Kathy Scarinzi (203) 783-3574 Joseph A. Foran High School (Milford) Beth Armstrong (203) 783-3640 Kent School Elizabeth Beedy; Brian Cibelli (860) 927-6000 Killingly High School (Danielson) Nicola Able (860) 779-6620 Kingswood-Oxford (W. Hartford) Tracy Deeter, Heide Hojnicki (860) 233-9631 Ledyard High School Leon Palmieri (860) 464-9600 Lewis S. Mills High School (Burlington) Jamie Mischke (860) 673-0423 Loomis-Chaffee Betsy Conger (860) 687-6000 Lyman Hall High School (Wallingford) Marty Barracato (203) 294-5350 Lyman Memorial High School (Lebanon) Kevin Brodie, Liza Escott (860) 642-7267 Lyme-Old Lyme High School Mary Beth Schreindorfer (860) 434-1651 Manchester High School Marie Michael-Rogers (860) 647-3521 Marine Science Magnet High School of S.E. Conn. Colleen Hardison, Christopher Contos, (860) 446-9380 Michael Regan Mark T. Sheehan High School Tricia Perrone (203) 294-5900 Marvelwood School (Kent) Heather Hastings (860) 927-0047 Masuk High School Mark Schwarz (203) 452-5823 Metropolitan Learning Center Suzanne Artis (860) 242-7834 x 2340 Middletown High School Trevor Charles (860) 409-3704 Miss Porter’s School (Farmington) Sara Greisbach (860) 409-3500 Montville High School Catherine Macri (860) 848-9208 Naugatuck High School Caroline Messenger (860) 225-6351 New Britain High School Fran Quish (860) 225-6351 New Britain Youth Services Rob Ledder (860) 612-4238 New