Youth Pride LGBTQ Center (Atl)

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Twitter: @YouthPride_ATL
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About Youth Pride LGBTQ Center (ATL)

YouthPride, a 501(c)3 non-profit organization, protects, unites, and dignifies the lives of gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, queer and questioning youth and young adults.

In January of 1995, YouthPride’s founders recognized the growing number of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and questioning (LGBTQQ) young people seeking support in Atlanta’s mental health system. The need for a safe, supportive environment in all institutions serving youth was clear.
Over the next few years, increasing numbers of LGBTQQ youth discovered YouthPride. Supported then entirely by adult volunteers, the organization soon outgrew the spaces it borrowed from area businesses and community centers. According to the youth, what YP needed, above all else, was a safe, youth-only, secure space where they could drop-in and connect with people like themselves.

YouthPride provides a safe, comfortable space where youth can conduct support and discussion groups, plan youth-led workshops, utilize library and computer resources, attend social gatherings, or explore educational and career opportunities. YouthPride remains metro Atlanta’s only LGBTQQ organization dedicated solely to the needs and interests of youth.