LGBT Youth

Child Welfare League of America's guidelines on how to appropriately treat and care for LGBT youth in out of home care, including juvenile institutions.
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National Center for Lesbian Rights glossary of LGBT terms.
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The 2006 decision in favor of the plaintiffs in the ACLU case against the State of Hawaii on conditions of confinement for LGBT youth.
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National Center for Lesbian Rights' legal rights of LGBTQ youth in the JJ system.
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National Center for Lesbian Rights' fact sheet on LGBTQ youth in the juvenile justice system.
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Summary of New York's Safety Act to protect LGBT youth in the juvenile justice system.
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Full text of New York's Safety Act to protect LGBT youth in the juvenile justice system.
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Jody Marksamer from the National Center on Lesbian Rights, Tamara Lange from the ACLU, and Mishi Faruqee from the Juvenile Justice Project of New York, talk about best practice standards for the care LGBT youth in institutions, successful recent litigation in Hawaii, and model legislation in New York, respectively.
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