Mission statement comparison: before and after.

The article presents the new mission statement of the Sexual Minority Youth Assistance League (SMYAL) in Washington, D.C. It states that the previous mission statement of the organization was to support and enhance the self-esteem of sexual minority youth and increase public awareness and understanding of their issues. The new mission of SMYAL is to promote and support self-confident, healthy, productive lives for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning youth as they journey from adolescence into adulthood.