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LGBTQ-supportive policies and practices positively affect a school’s environment, making a safer and more supportive space for all students.
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer/questioning (LGBTQ+) youth are more likely than non-LGBTQ+ youth to experience violence at school and have lower levels of school connectedness. Understanding how sexual orientation and gender identity are defined and how the two differ is the first step in building a safe and supportive environment for LGBTQ+ youth. By knowing and applying these concepts, teachers and other school staff can help LGBTQ+ youth feel more welcomed at school.
Protective factors such as feeling connected also help reduce high-risk substance use and mental health issues, and help keep students from committing or being victims of violence. These are behaviors and experiences that are associated with sexual risk and poor academic outcomes.
This glossary was written to help give people the words and meanings to help make conversations easier and more comfortable. LGBTQ+ people use a variety of terms to identify themselves, not all of which are included in this glossary. Always listen for and respect a person’s self identified terminology.
The Trevor Project’s mission is to end suicide among LGBTQ young people.
We provide information & support to LGBTQ young people 24/7, all year round. Reach out to one of of our trained counselors. Call, text, or chat with us anytime you need support. If you are thinking about suicide, or feeling lonely, we’re here to listen.
Equality Michigan (EQMI) provides education, victim services, and outreach that empowers LGBTQ+ neighbors throughout the state to live in safe communities, take care of our families, and create positive impact by improving our social, cultural, and economic lives and wellbeing. We do this by ensuring underrepresented voices are amplified.
Great Lakes Bay Pride is a nonprofit organization on a mission to provide inclusive sexual orientation and gender identity/expression (SOGIE) education, advocacy, networking, and resources to individuals and organizations in the Great Lakes Bay Region. Great Lakes Bay Pride is the region’s LGBTQ+ resource organization serving Bay, Midland, and Saginaw counties.
Compass envisions a community where everyone has access to the support needed to live a vibrant, fulfilling life. Our Mental Health program offers individual, group, and community-based services specialized to support the we
PFLAG supports LGBTQ, their families, friends, and allies both locally and nationally providing PFLAG chapter support, group meetings, and resources. PFLAG also educates families and communities on sexual orientation, gender identity, and LGBTQ issues.
The LGBT National Help Center is composed of support volunteers that identify as part of the LGBTQIA+ family, and are here to serve the entire community, by providing free & confidential peer-support, information, and local resources through national hotlines and online programs.
Point of Pride provides financial aid and direct support to trans folks in need of health and wellness care. Our mission is to help the most vulnerable members of our community feel seen and supported through access to life-saving health and wellness services.
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