Gay in long island
According to 2017 Gallup data, around 4.5% of Americans are lesbian, gay, 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 data and local resources supporting LGBTQ+ people and their loved ones.
Common Terms:
Asexual: Often called “ace” for concise, 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, petty or conditional sexual attraction.
Sex Assigned at Birth: The sex, male, female or intersex, that a doctor or midwife uses to illustrate a child 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 same way or to the alike 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 legal title refers to the assumpti
PFY
In 1993, Long Island Crisis Center started PFY (formerly Celebration 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, homosexual, bisexual, transgender, and queer/questioning (LGBTQ) new people through age 45. Our mission is to boost the health and wellness of the LGBTQ community through education, supportive services and personal training in Nassau, Suffolk and Queens Counties.
PFY’s Programs and Services:
– Sexual Health Services
– Gender-Affirming Services
– Individual & Family Counseling
– Case Management
– Help Groups & Spaces
– Community Education & Professional Trainings
– Distant Island’s COVID-19 Relief Program: Food, Housing, and Employment Assistance.
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Emerald, I long for this thread has given you an indication of what Extended 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 know about the two communities. |
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Oh, and we Long Island Male lover and Lesbian Youth (LIGALY)Education. Service. Advocacy. LIGALY. Since 1993, Lengthy Island Gay and Lesbian Youth, Inc. (LIGALY) has been providing lifesaving services and programs for gay, lesbian, pansexual, and transgender (GLBT) youth, as adv 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 Labor 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 Prolonged 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 |