Gay And Lesbian Youth Northern Ireland (also known as GLYNI) was set up in 1999 as a result of increased calls to the gay helpline from those under the age of 25 with help from the National Lottery

National Lottery (United Kingdom)

The National Lottery is the state-franchised national lottery in the United Kingdom and the Isle of Man.It is operated by Camelot Group, to whom the licence was granted in 1994, 2001 and again in 2007. The lottery is regulated by the National Lottery Commission, and was established by the then...

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GLYNI is for anyone between the ages of 16-25 who identifies as non-heterosexual or is questioning their sexual identity

Sexual identity

Sexual identity is a term that, like sex, has two distinctively different meanings. One describes an identity roughly based on sexual orientation, the other an identity based on sexual characteristics, which is not socially based but based on biology, a concept related to, but different from,...

 and offers support and help to them.

GLYNI is well known as the most prominent LGBT Youth Organisation in Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland is one of the four countries of the United Kingdom. Situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, it shares a border with the Republic of Ireland to the south and west...

 and has recently released 'What's In Your Closet?' - a guide for parents, teachers and students to coming out.

GLYNI is a member of the [Cara-Friend] umbrella organisation

Umbrella organization

An umbrella organization is an association of institutions, who work together formally to coordinate activities or pool resources. In business, political, or other environments, one group, the umbrella organization, provides resources and often an identity to the smaller organizations...

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