Ensuring Virginia's sexual minority youth an equal opportunity for success since 1991.
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Letter from ROSMY Board
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Sponsorship of a CRISIS package only $30
Each CRISIS package contains a personalized letter, the CRISIS curriculum for fostering positive discussion about differences with youth, parents, and caregivers, 50 Youth Support Line Cards, and a companion copy of Mitchell Gold’s moving look at 40 real accounts of growing up gay in America, CRISIS. Call (804)644-4800 to be a sponsor.
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If you are woman or know a woman coming out later in life, there is a safe, confidential forum for you to share your experience with others and seek support.
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Welcome to ROSMY!
We’re glad you found us!
Founded in 1991 ROSMY is here for all youth between the ages of 14-20 who are gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, or are questioning their sexual orientation (which we abbreviate sometimes as “GLBTQ”).
The only source of support, education, advocacy and opportunities to promote adolescents healthy sexual and gender identity development, ROSMY prides itself on providing the right resources at the right time. Our youth driven programs are dedicated to helping youth be themselves by empowering them to guide the important discussions and develop the events and activities that best meet their needs in a safe and supportive way.
We offers the following programs and services:
Youth Support Groups: GLBTQ youth participate in structured support groups. Groups for ages 14-20 are held on Tuesday nights starting at 6:30pm. All new youth will receive a brief orientation session on Tuesday nights prior to group; if you are new to ROSMY, please try to arrive a bit early to allow for this.
Youth Engaged in Leadership (YEL): A group of youth leaders, YEL will soon be making lots of big decisions about ROSMY! This program provides training in public speaking, board service, orienting new youth, outreach, leading workshops, and more.They are also in charge of planning our Alternative Prom and social events (see below). For more info, email (JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)!
Drop-In Hours: Each week ROSMY is open for youth to drop by and use our resources. Please check out the calendar for details about what we’re up to every night!
Youth support line (YSL): If you or someone you know is a LGBTQ youth, you can call the YSL 24/7 and ask a trained operator for support, information and referrals. The Youth Support Line number is toll free at 888-644-4390. You can also e-mail us anytime at (JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).
