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  • Youth In Crisis

    If you are a youth in crisis, please visit our resource page to find the best place for you…

  • Volunteer With SMYAL

    The passionate dedication of our volunteers breathes life into SMYAL’s mission. From community outreach to event planning to program…

  • Privacy Policy

    SMYAL, a non-profit company (“SMYAL”) endeavors to protect your personal privacy. This Privacy Policy addresses SMYAL’s practices regarding information…

  • SMYAL’s Annual Fall Brunch

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    Join us for our 21st annual Fall Brunch. Each fall SMYAL holds a brunch to celebrate another year of…

  • Lintle Motsoasele

    Smyal Youth Class of 2013

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    My experience with SMYAL in all has been a very positive experience. I learned a lot about myself from…

  • D’angelo Morrison

    Smyal Youth Class of 2010

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    My time as a SMYAL youth was one of the most empowering periods in my life. I gained so…

  • Woobin Chang

    Smyal Youth Class of 2009

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    I was recently coming to terms of myself and who I was. I come from a very conservative (Asian)…

  • Terra Moore

    Smyal Youth Class of 2008

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    SMYAL was a safe haven for me, a place to go and explore different selves. As they say, life…

  • Remembering Brian

    Smyal Youth Class of 2005

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    An excerpt of a letter from Andrea Picone about her son, Brian: "I am Andrea Picone, Brian’s mom. I’m…

  • Loren

    Smyal Youth Class of 2000

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    I came out when I was 12. At the time, myself and one other youth were the youngest kids…

  • Philip Clark

    Smyal Youth Class of 1998

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    I never really felt like I fit in particularly well at SMYAL, but it was a more-or-less difficult time…

  • Michael Key

    Smyal Youth Class of 1996

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    It was actually my priest—I was Episcopalian—my priest gave me a pamphlet for SMYAL and suggested I start going…

  • Marcia

    Smyal Youth Class of 1993

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    I wasn’t out to my parents at the time, and I’m not sure how I managed to swing going…

  • Remembering Tony

    Smyal Youth Class of 1992

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    "I remember my cousin Tony and I being surrounded by loving people that were in the same situation as…

  • Michael Todd

    Smyal Youth Class of 1991

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    I grew up in the suburbs of Washington, DC and was very insulated and removed from the gay community.…

  • Steven Gellman

    Smyal Youth Class of 1989

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    Around 25 years ago I saw an ad in the Washington Post Weekend section for SMYAL. Having just come…

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  • Miles Max Davis-Matthews

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    From advocating to have a GSA in his high school, to connecting his peers with resources, Miles is being…

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