Other Useful Resources

Academic Links

• Bisexual Resource Center: Research, education and support about issues of bisexuality
• Queer Theory: Provides online resources integrated with visual and textual resources in Queer culture, queer theory, queer studies and related fields
• People with a History: An online guide to LGBT history
• GLBTQ Encyclopedia: An encyclopedia of LGBTQ culture

Education/Advocacy

• GLAAD: The Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation is dedicated to promoting and ensuring fair, accurate, and inclusive representation of individuals and events in all media as a means of eliminating homophobia and discrimination based on gender identity and sexual orientation
• The Gay & Lesbian Medical Association: The gay and lesbian medical association exists to make the health care environment a place of empathy, justice and equality
• Gender Public Advocacy Coalition: The national organization working to end discrimination and violence caused by gender stereotypes
• The Human Rights Campaign: working for LGBT's equal rights
• The International Foundation for Gender Education: An advocacy and educational organization for promoting the self-definition and free expression of individual gender identity
• The International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission: To protect and advance the human rights of all people and communities subject to discrimination or abuse on the basis of sexual orientation, gender identity, or HIV status
• The Intersex Society of North America: Devoted to systematic change to end unwanted genital surgeries for people born with atypical reproduction
• The National Gay and Lesbian Task Force: The national progressive organization working for the civil rights of LGBT people
• Scouting for All: Advocating on behalf of its members and supporters for the restoration of the traditionally unbiased values of Scouting as expressed and embodied by the Scout Oath & the Scout Law, and to influence the Boy Scouts of America to serve and include as participating members ALL youth and adult leaders, regardless of their spiritual belief, gender and sexual orientation
• The Servicemembers Legal Defense Network: A national, non-profit legal services watchdog and policy organization dedicated to ending discrimination against the harassment of military personal affected by 'Don't ask, Don't tell' and related forms of intolerance
• The Sexuality Information & Education Council of the US: A national, non-profit organization which affirms that's sexuality is a natural and healthy part of living, promotes comprehensive education about sexuality, and advocates the right of individuals to make responsible sexual choices
• Empire State Pride Agenda: A statewide LGBT organization
• The Institute for Gay and Lesbian Strategic Studies: An independent LGBT research entity

Family

• Children of Lesbians and Gays Everywhere: An international organization specifically supporting young people with LGBT parents
• Families Like Mine: Dedicated to decreasing isolation for people who have parents who are LGBT, and bringing voice to the experiences of these families
• Family Pride, supporting and protecting the families of LGBTQ people
• Parents, Families & Friends of Lesbians and Gays: A national organization that promotes the health and well-being of LGBT persons, their families and friends through support, education and advocacy
• The Straight Spouse Network: Support and information for straight spouses and their children of LGBT parents

Health & Awareness

• Gay Men's Health Crisis: To combine compassionate care to New Yorkers with AIDS; educate to keep people healthy; advocate for fair and effective public policies
• GLBT Health Pages: An excellent site by the Seattle and King County Public Health Department
• The Gay & Lesbian Medical Association: Exists to make the health care environment a place of empathy, justice and equality

Multiple Identities

• African American LGBT youth
• The Al-Fatiha Foundation: Dedicated to Muslims who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex, questioning, those exploring their sexual orientation or gender identity, and their allies, families and friends.
• Asian/Pacific Islander LGBT Youth
• National Black Gay and Lesbian Leadership Forum
• Deaf Queer Resource Center: A comprehensive and accurate information about the Deaf LGBT community
  Disability Resources
• Native American LGBT youth
  Passing Twice: The network of queer stutters and their allies
• Queer Recovery: GLBT people in or seeking recovery from drugs or alcohol
• Soulforce: A network of friends learning nonviolence from Ghandi and King, seeking justice for God's LGBT children
• The World's Congress of LGBT Jews
• Khush Project: For and about GLBT people of South Africans

Youth/Student

• Campus PrideNet: A new national network for GLBT student leaders
• Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network: A national organization fighting to end anit-gay bias in K-12 schools
• United States Student Association (USSA) LGBT Student Empowerment Project
• Young Gay America Magazine: Dedicated to improving to lives of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgendered, intersex, curious, closeted and queer youth

Ithaca Area

• Ithaca LGBT Task Force

New!

• National Organization of Gay and Lesbian Scientists and Technical Professionals
• The Trevor Project: To promote acceptance of gay and questioning youth, and aid in suicide prevention of LGBT youth
• Gay and Lesbian National Hotline
• The LGBT Religious Archives Network: An innovative venture in developing archives and encouraging historical study of LGBT religious movements