The Trevor Helpline
An around-the-clock (24/7) crisis and suicide prevention helpline for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning youth.
1-866-488-7386

National Suicide Hotline
1-800-suicide (784-2433)

Youth suicide with a focus on gay male youth

In memory of GLBT suicide victims

"Somehow I can't believe that there are any heights that can't be scaled by a man who knows the secrets of making dreams come true. This special secret - curiosity, confidence, courage, and constancy, and the greatest of all is confidence. When you believe in a thing, believe in it all the way, implicitly and unquestionably." - Walt Disney

"I'm always at Pride, it's my birthday. I celebrated a very big birthday at Pride in Los Angeles and I realized I had to be with my tribe. … I wanted to do a tour and I had all these big ideas, and someone said, 'why don't you call it the True Colors Tour,' and we got to do this concert tour where we could include the community, which I and friends and family are. Part of it's being raised in New York, Italian, where you're taught to stick up for your own. … It was an opportunity to step forward, and I wanted to do it through the power of music and laughter." - Cyndi Lauper

Larry Kramer's Speech At Dallas Gay Pride, September 20, 2009

"We must never forget that everything we have won can very quickly be taken away from us. We have seen this time and again. Presidents come and go ignoring us. This president is no different. Once again he is not doing it for us and once again we are letting him get away with it. This President is another loser for us and I predict he will remain this way.

We must remember that we do not have the freedom to marry, to inherit, to adopt, to share our health insurance, to learn about our history in our schools. To learn that our two greatest presidents, Washington and Lincoln were gay. We do not have the freedom to live as straight people have the freedom to live. We do not have the freedom to have our bars not raided by police and officers beating us up with such fury that we land in hospitals.

We have not learned to fight back with the same fury with which they fight us. You do not get more with honey than with vinegar. There are over one thousand benefits from our government that straight couples get that we are denied. This is not freedom. This is not equality. America's Bill of Rights says we are meant to be equal.

You must know, we must never forget, that every single treatment for hiv/aids is out there because of gay aids activists, led by ACT UP chapters across the country and Project Inform in San Francisco. They did not come from the government. They came because gay people fought like tigers and screaming banshees to get the system that hates us deliver them to us. If you want to read how we did it get my book The Tragedy of Today's Gays. This achievement, the obtaining of these drugs, I believe to be the single greatest achievement gay people have accomplished in all of history and we must be remembered for it.

The lesson should be clear. The lesson should be obvious. It should show us what we are capable of achieving when we put our minds and hearts and brains and bodies together and work together all together as brothers and sisters and one big family. There is not one person here today who is not capable of being such an activist.

We get what we fight for. And we are not fighting. Every single one of us is not fighting. They fight better than we do. There is a concerted and never ending vein of hate in this country and in this world dedicated to keeping us in our place. It is evil to force people to be what we are not - free. We are not free.

I love being gay.
I love gay people.
How can I say this without offending everyone else, I think we're better than other people.
I think we are smarter.
I think we are more talented.
I think we are more aware.
I think we make better friends.
I think we make better lovers.
I think we're more tuned in to what's happening, tuned into the moment, tuned into our emotions, and other people's emotions.
Yes, I think that gay people are better than other people.
I think the only thing we are not so good at is fighting back.

I hear talk of the new generation of gays and the old generation of gays, and how different we are. That is not true. We are all one generation. We are all related. We are all each other's brothers and sisters. We are all one family, the gay family.

And I passionately and desperately want all my brothers and sisters to stay alive and well and on this earth, with total equality with every straight person.

Being gay is the most important thing in my life.

I love being gay. I hope you do, too."

Seven Keys to Success

1.) I have a positive attitude!
2.) I believe in myself!
3.) I build positive habits!
4.) I make wise choices!
5.) I set and achieve goals!
6.) I use my imagination every day!
7.) I am persistant!

Karma

What you believe and say to yourself manifests into reality. You create your own destiny with your thoughts every day.

Psalms 55:22 "Cast thy burden upon the Lord , and He shall sustain thee. He shall never suffer the righteous to be moved."

When Satan is knocking at your door, simply say, "God, could You please get that for me?

Prayer For Protection
The light of God surrounds me;
The love of God enfolds me;
The power of God protects me;
The presence of God watches over me.
Wherever I am, God is!

The 23rd Psalm is regarded as one of the most powerful pieces of writing in existence, representing a positive, hopeful and faithful approach to life. Others claim that this Psalm, when recited with conviction and determination, is a source of tangible power and protection.

The Twenty Third Psalm
The Lord is my shepherd: I shall not want.

He maketh me to lie down in green Pastures, he leadeth me beside the still waters.

He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name's sake.

Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me, thy rod and staff they comfort me.

Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: thou anointed my head with oil; my cup runneth over.

Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the Lord for ever.

Don't Stop Dreaming
Don't Stop Dreaming.

Don't ever be reluctant to show your feelings -
When you're happy, give in to it.
When you're not, live with it.

Don't ever be afraid to try to make things better -
You might be surprised at the results.

Don't ever take the weight of the world on your shoulders.

Don't ever feel threatened by the future.
Take life one day at a time.

Don't ever feel guilty about the past.
What's done is done.
Learn from any mistakes you might have made.

Don't ever feel that you are alone.
There is always somebody there for you to reach out to.

Don't ever forget that you can achieve so many of the things you can imagine...
It's not as hard as it seems.

Don't ever stop loving,
Don't ever stop believing,
Don't ever stop dreaming your dreams.

Fantasies
Fantasies are, after all, the ferryboats that take us into the future. Dare to imagine the world you want to live in. This is not only the first step toward making it come true, but it's also a way to keep the hope in your heart alive. Your daydreams are nudging you in the direction that you should be going.

"Fulfilling your dreams is more therapeutic than analyzing them." - Barbara Sher

The Art Of Giving
"Remember to be gentle with yourself and others. We are all children of chance, and none can say why some fields will blossom and others lay brown beneath the August sun. Care for those around you. Look past your differences. Their dreams are no less than yours. Their choices in the life no more easily made. And give. Give in any way you can, of whatever you possess. To give is to love. To withhold is to wither. Care less for your harvest than for how it is shared, and your life will have meaning and you heart will have peace."
Kent Newburn, Letters To My Son

Memo From God
Do not feel totally, personally, irrevocably responsible for everything. That's my job.
signed,
God

"I am what I am." - Popeye

Buzzard, Bat, Bumblebee, People

THE BUZZARD
If you put a buzzard in a pen that is 6' x 8' and is entirely open at the top, the bird, in spite of its ability to fly, will be an absolute prisoner. The reason is that a buzzard always begins a flight from the ground with a run of 10-12'. Without space to run, as is its habit, it will not even attempt to fly, but will remain a prisoner for life in a small jail with no top.

THE BAT
The ordinary bat that flies around at night, a remarkably nimble creature in the air, cannot take off from a level place. If it is placed on the floor or flat ground, all it can do is shuffle about helplessly and painfully until it reaches some slight elevation from which it can throw itself into the air. Then, at once, it takes off like a flash.

THE BUMBLEBEE
A bumblebee, if dropped into an open tumbler, will be there until it dies, unless it is taken out. It never sees the means of escape at the top, but persists in trying to find some way out through the sides near the bottom. It will seek a way where none exists, until it completely destroys itself.

Desirada
(Author unknown)

Go placidly amid the noise and haste, and remember what peace there may be in silence.
As far as possible without surrender, be on good terms with all persons.
Speak your truth quietly and clearly, and listen to others, even the dull and ignorant, they too have their story.
Avoid loud and aggressive persons, they are the vexations to the spirit.
If you compare yourself with others, you may become vain and bitter, for there will always be greater and lesser persons than yourself.

Enjoy your achievements as well as your plans.
Keep interested in your own career, however humble; it is a real possession in the changing fortunes of time.
Exercise caution in your business affairs for the world is full of trickery. But let this not blind you to what virtue there is; many persons strive for high ideals, and everywhere life is full of heroism.

Be yourself. Especially, do not feign affection.
Neither be cynical about love, for in the face of all aridity and disenchantment it is as perennial as the grass.
Take kindly in the counsel of the years, gracefully surrendering the things of youth.
Nurture strength of spirit to shield you in sudden misfortune. But do not distress yourself with imaginings. Many fears are born of fatigue and loneliness.

Beyond a wholesome discipline, be gentle with yourself.
You are a child of the universe, no less than the trees and the stars.
You have a right to be here.
And whether or not it is clear to you, no doubt the universe is unfolding as it is should. Therefore, be at peace with the Creator, whoever or whatever you perceive that to be; and whatever your labors and aspirations, in the noisy confusion of life, keep peace with your soul. With all its sham, drudgery and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. Be careful. Strive to be happy.

Inspiritus
A lot of gay people have or have had, issues with religious beliefs they were taught and the sexual orientation they were born with. This gentle site helps to address and work on those issues. Inspiritus is a gay Christian homepage with a positive view on being Christian and homosexual. In English and Dutch. Inspiritus

Gay Guardian Angels?
The topic of gay guardian angels came up once so I did a little bit of research and I came up with this list of patron saints.

Patron Saints
(Thanks to Wayne F. for additional information on the topic of patron saints.)
For homosexuals

AIDS patients and their care-givers - Sts. Lazarus of Dives; Therese of Lisieux; Aloysius Gonzaga and Peregrine Laziosi
Plague victims, invalids- St. Roch
Impossible causes - St. Jude

Those associated with leather - Sts. Crispin & Crispinian

Artists - Saint Luke
Writers - St. Lucy, St. Catherine Sienna

The Entertainment Industry
Musicians - St. Cecilia
Actors - St. Genesius
Comedians - St. Genesius, St. Vitus
Dancers - St. Vitus