Gay in long island
Long Island Queer and Lesbian Youth (LIGALY)
Education. Service. Advocacy. LIGALY.
Since 1993, Distant Island Gay and Lesbian Youth, Inc. (LIGALY) has been providing lifesaving services and programs for gay, lesbian, attracted to both genders, and transgender (GLBT) youth, as skillfully as their families and support systems throughout Nassau and Suffolk Counties.
LIGALY was little more than a dream in the early 1990’s when Stony Brook graduate Social Serve students and several youth came together to create a curriculum designed to educate students about the experiences of GLBT youth. At that time, no one believed that a “gay agency” could exist and survive on Distant Island – a place so often perceived as conservative, close-minded, and not safe for GLBT people, especially youth. No one believed that schools would allow an openly gay person to address students and faculty. And no one believed that Long Island’s GLBT community would one day have a “home of its own” – its own community center.
Twenty years later, LIGALY has become one of the nation’s oldest and largest organizations serving GLBT youth, and is one of the most well-respected non-profits on Long Island. Its innovative programs and serv
According to 2017 Gallup data, around 4.5% of Americans are lesbian, lgbtq+, bisexual, or transgender. This means that around 2,400 people in the Patchogue-Medford district and around 67,000 people in Suffolk County are LGBT (using recent population estimates).
Read on for some lifesaving facts and local resources supporting Gay people and their loved ones.
Common Terms:
Asexual: Often called “ace” for short, asexual refers to a complete or partial lack of sexual attraction or lack of interest in sexual activity with others. Asexuality exists on a spectrum, and asexual people may experience no, little or conditional sexual attraction.
Sex Assigned at Birth: The sex, male, female or intersex, that a doctor or midwife uses to describe a infant at birth based on their external anatomy.
Bisexual: A person emotionally, romantically or sexually attracted to more than one gender, though not necessarily simultaneously, in the identical way or to the similar degree. Sometimes used interchangeably with pansexual.
Cisgender: A term that describes a person whose gender identity aligns with the sex assigned to them at birth.
Cis-Heteronormative: This term refers to the assumpti
PFY
In 1993, Long Island Crisis Center started PFY (formerly Lgbtq+ fest for Youth) at a time when support and outreach to LGBTQ youth on Long Island were virtually non-existent. PFY has grown to encompass multiple programs & services addressing many of the needs of Long Island’s LGBTQ community and their families.
PFY is a service and an advocate for lesbian, queer , bisexual, transgender, and queer/questioning (LGBTQ) adolescent people through age 45. Our mission is to increase the health and wellness of the LGBTQ community through education, supportive services and personal maturation in Nassau, Suffolk and Queens Counties.
PFY’s Programs and Services:
– Sexual Health Services
– Gender-Affirming Services
– Individual & Family Counseling
– Case Management
– Back Groups & Spaces
– Community Education & Professional Trainings
– Elongated Island’s COVID-19 Relief Program: Food, Housing, and Employment Assistance.
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Emerald, I expect this thread has given you an indication of what Long Island is like. While this board is perhaps somewhat more extreme than the general population, a comparison between your feedback on this thread and your feedback on your Westchester thread should tell you all you need to realize about the two communities. |
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