RESOURCES

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Youth Services (AIDS Committee of Windsor)

• social support group for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender persons ages 13-26 (Young and Proud - One in Ten)

• individual counseling available upon request

• presentations to schools, organizations, clubs and workplaces

• phone line (973-7671)

Womyn Out (Planned Parenthood)

• social support group for lesbians

• 254-3807 (Planned Parenthood)

The Lesbian Gay Bi Youth Line

• Sunday to Friday 4 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.

• 1-800-268-YOUTH or (416) 962-YOUTH

Triangle Alternative School (Toronto District School Board)

• The Triangle Program is a transitional secondary school program for at-risk gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender students 16-21, who have dropped out of school or are thinking of leaving school because they have been harassed by homophobia.

  A full-time program is provided from 10am-4pm daily Sept. to June. Individualized study units in grade 9 and 10 subjects and co-op placements for senior students is part of the program; in addition three-week units in lesbigay curriculum presented in group classes enable students to get credits in English, History and Personal Life Management. Physical Education is negotiable. Community resources help implement the program and tutors and mentors are available to assist students in their academic progress.

  Continuous intake is possible Friday mornings 8:30am-10am. Contact Steven Solomon at (416) 397-3755 or John Terpstra at the Triangle Program.

  The program is housed in the Rainbow Classroom of the Metropolitan Community Church of Toronto and is guided by an advisory board representing the lesbigay community. Students participate actively in the organization of the program and its co-curricular activities. The full-time teacher is supported by a part-time teacher and a social worker.

  The primary goal is to provide a safe place, free of homophobia where lesbians, gays, bisexuals and the transgender and those victimized by homophobia can be themselves, be respected, and work in a supportive space to develop the necessary skills to re-enter the regular school system. In the process students are able to explore a rich and varied lesbigay literature, history and culture.