Nike/GLSEN Youth Summit

The 10th Annual Nike/GLSEN Youth Summit will be at Nike Headquarters (Beaverton) on October 8th.  Participants must submit an application or be nominated by a teacher or coach to attend.  The deadline to submit applications and nominations is Sept. 22.
for more information: http://oregon.glsen.org/page/s/nike-youth-sports-summit-2014

Portland Public Schools' LGBTQ information

Portland Public Schools policy EXPLICITLY states that schools and classrooms should be safe & promote learning for ALL students regardless of sexual orientation OR gender identity. 

Here is a link to PPS resources including lesson plans and how to make schools more inclusive.

TRANSACTIVE

TRANSACTIVE
mission statement (copied from TransActive website):
TransActive Gender Center provides a holistic range of services and expertise to empower transgender and gender nonconforming children, youth and their families in living healthy lives, free of discrimination. 


PROGRAMS: 
(including counseling- family & individual; voice coaching; family programming, support groups, workshops and training)

IN A BIND: loaner binders

CHATPDX

CHAT (Curbing HIV/AIDS Transmission among at-risk and racial/ethnic minority youth)- programs, outreach, education and testing.

BECOME A "SEXPERT"- CHAT looking for youth to be part of peer health advice team
apply before Sept. 15th

SMYRC

SMYRC (Sexual Minorities Youth Resource Center)
led by youth for youth 23 yrs old and younger

Oregon Safe Schools

Oregon Safe Schools
copied from OSSCC website:
Our work supports community efforts to reduce youth suicide and other risk behaviors in the often hidden and historically underserved gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender youth population.