Gay Youth (of New York, GY) started as a sub-group of the Gay Liberation Front (GLF) and in February 1970 became an autonomous organization founded and run by youth. Because all members had to be under 21 (later 22) years old, GY's leadership changed hands often. GY survived the demise of GLF and most other liberationist era gay organizations. Circa 1980, the name was changed to Gay and Lesbian Youth of New York (GLYNY). In the 1980's GLYNY's style of leadership changed several times. GLYNY had a steering committee & appears to have been run "democratically," but by 1985 GLYNY had a series of two-person codirectorships appointed by previous directors. Although GLYNY remained youth-run, they instituted an Adult Advisory Board. In 1988, the group put a steering committee back in charge and disbanded the Advisory Board. In 1989, GLYNY created a newsletter, "Youthquake". At the time of processing this collection, GLYNY is known as Bisexual, Gay and Lesbian Youth of New York (BiGLYNY).
GLYNY gave birth to a number of other autonomous organizations, including Long Island Gay and Lesbian Youth and Scarlet Letters, a gay youth penpal organization. GLYNY shared many members/clients with the Hetrick-Martin Institute, the Dark Star Crew, the Youth Enrichment Services program of the Lesbian and Gay Community Services Center, and other New York metropolitan gay youth groups.
From the description of Gay and Lesbian Youth of New York records, 1970-1990, 1982-1989 (bulk). (New York State Historical Documents). WorldCat record id: 155407659
