Early LGBTQ+ Youth Groups
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Vanguard San Francisco (1965 – 1967)
Founded by Adrian Revarour, a Mormon priest, Vanguard San Francisco was an independent gay youth organization from August 1965 – December 1966. It was comprised of homeless LGBTQ+ youth in the Tenderloin District of San Francisco and was the first known LGBTQ+ organization that included non-normative queer identities. They also published the Vanguard Magazine, zines that contained poems, art, and editorials that reflected the issues faced by poor LGBTQ+ youth in the Tenderloin District. |
Vanguard Magazine Vol. 1 No. 8, 1967. Courtesy of
GLBT Historical Society, Digital Transgender Archives,
San Francisco, CA. https://www.digitaltransgenderarchive.net/files/c534fn941
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Gay and Lesbian Youth of New York Brochure, circa 1990. Courtesy of The Center Archives, New York, NY. https://gaycenter.org/archive_item/gay-and-lesbian-youth-of-new-york-records/
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Gay Youth of New York (1970)
Starting as a sub-group of The Gay Liberation Front (GLF), Gay Youth of New York (GYNY) became an autonomous organization founded and funded by youth in February of 1970. The name changed to Gay & Lesbian Youth of New York (GLYNY) in 1980, and today is known as Bisexual, Gay, and Lesbian Youth of New York (BiGLYNY). |
Gay Youth of Los Angeles (1972 – 1983)
Part of The Gay Community Service Center in Los Angeles, Gay Youth of Los Angeles was the earliest stage of the organization’s Youth Services program. It was known by this name from 1972 – 1983.
Part of The Gay Community Service Center in Los Angeles, Gay Youth of Los Angeles was the earliest stage of the organization’s Youth Services program. It was known by this name from 1972 – 1983.
Project 10 Los Angeles (1984 - 2020)
Founded in 1984 by Dr. Virginia Uribe at Fairfax High School in Los Angeles, Project 10 Los Angeles was an educational support and drop-out prevention program for LGBTQ+ youth. Its main goals were to establish voluntary, peer support groups led by trained facilitators to create a safe environment for LGBTQ+ youth to discuss coming out, family relationships, harassment, and health. In 1986 the program extended to all schools in the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD), and received its 501(c)(3) status, renaming itself Friends of Project 10 Inc., which allowed the program to expand its reach outside of the LAUSD. The program had a major impact on student rights and educational quality in California. Friends of Project 10 Inc. closed its doors in 2020, after the passing of Dr. Virginia Uribe in 2019.
Founded in 1984 by Dr. Virginia Uribe at Fairfax High School in Los Angeles, Project 10 Los Angeles was an educational support and drop-out prevention program for LGBTQ+ youth. Its main goals were to establish voluntary, peer support groups led by trained facilitators to create a safe environment for LGBTQ+ youth to discuss coming out, family relationships, harassment, and health. In 1986 the program extended to all schools in the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD), and received its 501(c)(3) status, renaming itself Friends of Project 10 Inc., which allowed the program to expand its reach outside of the LAUSD. The program had a major impact on student rights and educational quality in California. Friends of Project 10 Inc. closed its doors in 2020, after the passing of Dr. Virginia Uribe in 2019.
Friends of Project 10 Inc. Logo, circa 1990. Courtesy of The Lavender Effect, https://thelavendereffect.org/projects/project-10/
