P.S. LGBTQ+ Youth Matter
About the Series
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Introducing the Video Series
Check out this video to learn about what to expect in this video series.
History & Terminology
History & Terminology
History & Terminology
A short video about the history of the LGBTQ+ community
Coming Out
History & Terminology
History & Terminology
A series of short videos about coming to self, friends, family, and school/work
Mental Health
History & Terminology
Mental Health
A series of short videos about what mental health is, mindfulness, distress tolerance, and crisis management
LGBTQ+ Resources
Crisis Text Line is free, 24/7 support for those in crisis. Text from anywhere in the USA to text with a trained Crisis Counselor.
Text: text START to 741-741
Provides advice and assistance to runaways, including resources, shelter, transportation, assistance in finding counseling, and transitioning back to home life. NRS frontline staff will also act as advocates and mediators if/as needed.
Call: 800-786-2929
The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline is a national network of local crisis centers that provides free and confidential emotional support to people in suicidal crisis or emotional distress 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Call: 800-273-8255
The nation's largest organization fighting sexual violence, RAINN also carries out programs to prevent sexual violence, help victims and ensure that rapists are brought to justice.
Call: 1-800-656-4673 (TTY) 800-810-7440
The Trevor Project is the leading national organization providing crisis intervention and suicide prevention services to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning (LGBTQ) young people ages 13-24.
Call: 1-866-488-7386
Text: text start to 678-678
Chat: Talk to someone and click "talk now"
Trans Lifeline is a trans-led organization that connects trans people to the community, support, and resources they need to survive and thrive.
Call: 877-565-8860
The True Colors Fund is working to end homelessness among lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and questioning youth, creating a world in which all young people can be their true selves.
Call: 212-461-4401
They also have an online chat feature available. Operating around the clock, seven days a week, confidential and free of cost, the National Domestic Violence Hotline provides life saving tools and immediate support to enable victims to find safety and live lives free of abuse. Highly trained, experienced advocates offer compassionate support, crisis intervention information and referral services in over 170 languages.
Call: (English & Spanish) 800-799-7233 (TTY) 800-787-3224
Laws that Protect US
All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside. No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.
K-12 schools that receive federal funding and allow meetings of other non-curricular student clubs (clubs that don’t directly relate to classes at your school) are prohibited from discriminating against any student group based on its viewpoint.
Federal law that protects the privacy of student education records. The law applies to all schools that receive funds under an applicable program of the U.S. Department of Education.
FERPA gives parents certain rights with respect to their children's education records. These rights transfer to the student when he or she reaches the age of 18 or attends a school beyond the high school level. Students to whom the rights have transferred are "eligible students."
School psychologists discuss and/or release confidential information only for professional purposes and only with persons who have a legitimate need to know. They do so within the strict boundaries of relevant privacy statutes.
The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) enforces, among other statutes, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972. Title IX protects people from discrimination based on sex in education programs or activities that receive federal financial assistance. Title IX states:
No person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any education program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance.
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