The Lesbian Gay Bi Trans Youth Line, founded in 1994, is a Toronto

Toronto

Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...

-based peer support organization for LGBT

LGBT

LGBT is an initialism that collectively refers to "lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender" people. In use since the 1990s, the term "LGBT" is an adaptation of the initialism "LGB", which itself started replacing the phrase "gay community" beginning in the mid-to-late 1980s, which many within the...

 youth. Although best known for their phone support line, the organization also offers Internet chat and e-mail support services, as well as promoting and supporting other events and programs for LGBT youth.

In 2011 the Youth Line, in conjunction with Toronto City Council

Toronto City Council

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lor Kristyn Wong-Tam

Kristyn Wong-Tam

Kristyn Wong-Tam is a city councillor in Toronto, Canada. She is councillor for the Toronto Centre-Rosedale electoral district . She was elected to Toronto City Council in the 2010 city council election to replace Kyle Rae who had chosen to retire, defeating opponent Ken Chan in the heated race by...

, created an award, named in memory of Toronto artist Will Munro

Will Munro

William Grant "Will" Munro was a Toronto artist, club promoter, and restaurateur known for his work as a community builder among disparate Toronto groups...

, to honour LGBT youth involved in community arts projects in Ontario.