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  RESOURCES

  The Trevor Project

  http://www.thetrevorproject.org/

  The Trevor Lifeline: 1-866-488-7386

  Trained counselors are here to support you 24-7. If you are a young person who is in crisis, feeling suicidal, or in need of a safe and judgment-free place to talk, call the Trevor Lifeline now at 866-488-7386. It’s free and confidential.

  Trevor Space: http://www.trevorspace.org/

  TrevorSpace is a social networking site for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and questioning youth ages thirteen through twenty-four, and their friends and allies.

  GLSEN (Gay, Lesbian & Straight Education Network):

  http://www.glsen.org

  If you’d like to organize a Gay-Straight Alliance at your high school, GLSEN can help you get started. Go to GLSEN.org and click on “What We Do > Gay-Straight Alliances.

  She was a good girl,

  living a good life. One night, one party, changed everything.

  Read her story in her own words, in the diary she left behind.

  She was an athlete

  with a bright future. She only wanted to lose a few pounds.

  Read her devastating journey in her own words, in the diary she left behind.

  Other Anonymous Diaries

  Lucy in the Sky

  Letting Ana Go

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