CAMP 2014 June 15 –20
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We are looking forward to an exciting camp session. QORDS camp is all about expressing yourself and being comfortable in your own skin.
Throwbacks! Lyrics from the QORDS THEME SONG: We are strong cuz we've come together, We are young and we hope for better, We love queers, we are proud and southern, We are here and we're not going nowhere! And we're loving without fear! Yeah!
QORDS Mission: By empowering Southern queer youth and building community through music, QORDS is a vehicle for expressing gender and sexuality, and harbors an environment of self-discovery and social change."
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Check this out! A photography project documenting gay American teens by M. Sharkey, an award-winning portrait photographer. More at: www.msharkey.com
We can be creative and do our own photog project of southern gay teens…….N.C. stand up!
FEATURES EMPOWERING GAY YOUTH IN ASHEVILLE
Youth OUTRight is a youth advocacy and leadership organization in ASHEVILLE, N.C., dedicated to providing affirmation, info, support and resources for (LGBTQ) youth ages 14-23.
QUEER COMIC CHARACTER
It Gets Better teamed up with Archie Comics to celebrate Kevin Keller, the first openly gay character in the legendary Archie series. Kevin's hopeful story highlights the importance of affirming friendships and supportive family members. Follow Kevin on Twitter: @KKellerOfficial
TAKE THE IT GETS BETTER PLEDGE Join the 586,086 people who've taken the It Gets Better Pledge, which states:
“Everyone deserves to be respected for who they are. � @ItGetsBetter
Ten Tips for Parents of a Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, or Transgender Child By Lisa Maurer, Ithaca College 1. 2.
Engage with your child. Ask questions, listen, empathize, share and just be there for your child. 3. Get the facts about sexual orientation and gender identity. 4. Learn new language and the correct terminology to communicate effectively about sexual orientation and gender identity. 5. Challenge yourself to learn and to go beyond stereotyped images of GLBT people. 6. Get to know the community Find out if there is a Gay/Straight Alliance. 7. Explore the Internet. 8. Find out where your local Parents, Families & Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG) meets. 9. ASK your child before you "come out" to others on the child's behalf. 10. Educate yourself on local, state and national laws and polices regarding GLBT peo-
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RESOURCES YOUTHSAFE @YouthSafeGSO YouthSAFE is a safe, welcoming, confidential, regular social networking program for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Questioning youth in Guilford County. QNOTES @qnotescarolinas qnotes is the LGBT arts, entertainment and news publication based in Charlotte. GLSEN @GLSEN GLSEN is proud to support student organizers in schools across the country. You have a voice. As a student, you have the power to make change in many ways in your school and community. Get Help Now FIND a place with a Safe Place sign. Text SAFE and your current location (street address, city, state) to 69866. Transgender Student Rights Blog transgenderstudentrights.tumblr.com/ Connect with Transgender Student Rights and other transgender and gender nonconforming students and allies on social media. HOPE FOR TEENS @Hope_for_Teens Hope for Teens is a non-profit helping teens who are bullied or cyber-bullied. OUT TRIAD outtriad.org Promoting awareness of the gay, lesbian,
bisexual, transgender and questioning community of Greensboro, High Point and Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Campus Orgs Wake Forest University Gay-Straight Student Alliance Guilford College – Pride UNCG—PRIDE! Elon University – Spectrum North Carolina A&T—PROUD UNCA -Alliance Brevard College - Diversity Club ABTech - Bridging the Gap Western Carolina University -UNITY FIERCE fiercenyc.org FIERCE is a membership-based organization building the leadership and power of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) youth of color in New York City. TRIAD HEALTH PROJECT @TriadHealthProj Triad Health Project provides emotional and practical support to individuals living with HIV/AIDS, to their loved ones, and to those at risk for HIV/AIDS. YOUTHRESOURCE YouthResource is a Web site created by and for gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, and questioning (GLBTQ) young people. Sign up for a free enewsletter to stay up to date on what’s new. BE LOVED HOUSE Community house serving the homeless in Asheville. 39 Grove Street, Asheville NC 28801 Contact: 828.242.8261
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RESOURCES (continued)
I DON’T DO BOXES
idontdoboxes.org I Don’t Do Boxes is a magazine exploring LGBTQ experience in the Southeast and beyond. Each issue is edited and curated by an editorial team of LGBTQidentifying youth in North Carolina. I Don’t Do Boxes is published at Elsewhere, a living museum set inside a former thrift-store in Greensboro. To get involved or share a story email education@goelsewhere.org. COLAGE colage.org COLAGE unites people with lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and/or queer parents into a network of peers and provides support in various ways.
make informed and responsible decisions about their sexual health and behavior.
QUEER ATTITUDE https://www.facebook.com/ GayYouth QueerAttitude.com is a leading LGBT PFLAG (Greensboro) youth community. Vibrant forums, Parents, Families, and Friends of Les- blogs, and chat, with active members bians and Gays (PFLAG) promotes from over 50 countries. the health and well-being of gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgendered LGBT KIDS persons, their families and friends. lgbtkids.tumblr.com A blog for LGBT teens. We made this SPARK because most blogs are geared tohttp://www.sparkrj.org/ ward older people in LGBT communiA reproductive justice organization ty. You can ask for advice/submit based in Atlanta advocating for poli- your photos, stories, videos. cies that protect and expand access to the full range of family planning ADVOCATES FOR YOUTH options, abortion, and sexual health www.advocatesforyouth.org education for women and youth of Advocates for Youth champions color in Georgia. efforts to help young people make informed and responsible decisions INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION about their reproductive and sexual FOR GENDER EDUCATION health. www.ifge.org Find transgender books, materials NATIONAL CENTER FOR TRANS and resources. EQUALITY transequality.org OWL A social justice organization dedicathttp://www.uua.org/re/owl/ ed to advancing the equality of The Unitarian Universalist Associatransgender people through advocation created OWL (Our Whole Lives) cy, collaboration and empowerment. education series to help participants
GET INTO IT!
QPOCC QPOCC (Queer People Of Color Collective) connects LGBTQ folks of color in the Greensboro &Triad of N.C. quee
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RAD! IT’S OK, NOT TO BE OK If you are considering hurting yourself or need help, call The Trevor Project: 1-866-4-U-TREVOR (866-488-7386) National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-TALK (8255) 1-888-628-9454 (en español) National Sexual Assault Hotline: 1-800-656-HOPE (4673) National Domestic Violence Hotline: 1-800-799-SAFE (7233) National Runaway Hotline 1-800-231-6946
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