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A recent study by Susan Cochran and Vickie Mays found that gay men have higher rates of suicide symptoms, and slightly higher rates of recurrent depression, than heterosexual men. According to their study, gay men show no increased rates of other affective disorders. [Source]


Brother Help Thyself
http://www.dcpride.org/bht/
This volunteer organization has no paid employees and receives no Federal, State, or city funding. Brother Help Thyself provides grants to Gay and HIV service organizations in the Washington and Baltimore area.
P.O. Box 77841
Washington, DC 20013

Gay Men's Health Crisis, Inc
http://www.gmhc.org
Offers information on AIDS, special events, and hotline information.

George's Story
http://ncadi.samhsa.gov/features/lgbt/george.htm
The lyric from West Side Story might have been written about the world in which I lived: "They didn't want to have me, but somehow I was had…"

Lesbian and Gay Community Services Center
http://www.gaycenter.org
Serving New York City's Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Community since 1983. They offer 12-step programs, cultural events, counseling and social services, outreach and education, and volunteer opportunities.

National Association of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Community Centers
http://www.lgbtcenters.org/home.htm
Offers an online guide to community centers serving the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender communities across the country. You can search by State.

 
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