The Staten Island LGBT Community Center offers counseling and groups for those struggling to come out, explore gender identity or deal with HIV and substance abuse. The Center seeks to ensure the safety and growth of the Staten Island LGBT community. The recent attack on a gay couple on Staten Island and attacks in other places within New York City as well of the recent suicides of young gay ... read moreThe Staten Island LGBT Community Center offers counseling and groups for those struggling to come out, explore gender identity or deal with HIV and substance abuse. The Center seeks to ensure the safety and growth of the Staten Island LGBT community. The recent attack on a gay couple on Staten Island and attacks in other places within New York City as well of the recent suicides of young gay teens have made us all more aware of the hatred some people hold against LGBT people. With LGBT individuals being a target of hate and violence on Staten Island we must assist the LGBT community to stay safe and help them know that the Staten Island LGBT Community Center stands as a place of safety and support for LGBT youth, adults and families read less