Youth
and
Young Adults
Find Community
Places in Northeast Ohio where LGBTQIA+ young people can meet others, share experiences, and build friendships
The It Gets Better Project’s mission is to uplift, empower, and connect lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ+) youth around the globe.
Camps and Youth Programs
Programs designed specifically for LGBTQIA+ youth to explore identity, leadership, and community.
A week-long, residential camp specifically for trans and gender diverse youth ages 13-17.
Harbor Camps was the first-ever summer camp established for transgender and non-binary/gender-nonconforming youth.
School Support and Advocacy
Resources to help LGBTQIA+ students feel safe and respected in school.
Glisten works to ensure that LGBTQ students are able to learn and grow in a school environment free from bullying and harassment.
Trans Student Educational Resources is a youth-led organization dedicated to transforming the educational environment for trans and gender non-conforming students through advocacy and empowerment.
Resources to help families and educators support inclusive schools
College and Scholarships
Support for LGBTQIA+ students preparing for college and higher education.
This guide offers strategies for LGBTQ students to research and select colleges that provide a supportive environment, addressing challenges such as harassment, housing discrimination, and mental health issues. It also covers the importance of knowing your rights, evaluating campus culture, and finding resources, including online options and financial aid specific to LGBTQ students.
Point Foundation seeks to build community and springboard a new generation of LGBTQ leaders toward success. It does this through scholarship funding, mentorship, leadership development, and community service training, and is the nation’s largest scholarship-granting organization for LGBTQ students of merit.
A scholarship for LGBTQ+ students provided by the LGBT Community Center of Greater Cleveland
College LGBTQIA+ Resource Centers
LGBTQIA+ centers that provide community, mentoring, and advocacy.
BW is committed to the full inclusion of lesbian, gay, bisexual/pansexual, transgender, queer, questioning, intersex, asexual, and ally students, staff, and faculty. We are invested in creating a vibrant and inclusive community that recognizes and celebrates LGBTQ+ contributions to BW!
Recommended Reading
Feel seen and heard through fictional tales and stories from the past
Reading suggestions for teens about gender diversity
Books for youth, books for adults and websites for further exploration
Fiction for teens and tweens, categorized by books with lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, non-binary, genderfluid, intersex characters
Includes short story and graphic novel recommendations