There's a whole world of Web sites devoted to queer issues, groups, events and people. Start exploring and you'll quickly realize that you're not at all alone, and that there are literally hundreds of millions of lesbigay people out there. We've compiled a list of some of some places to get you started. Have a great trip!
Arts
- In a Different Light Exhibition - An exhibition which explores the resonance of the lesbigay experience in twentieth-century American art
- Love Makes a Family Exhibition - An exhibition of the wonderful diversity of families that comprise the queer community.
- The Site of the Gay Male Body is its History - An exhibition in conjunction with A History of Photography at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.
Bookstores & Publishers
- A Different Light Bookstore - One of the largest collections of lesbigay books
- Wildcat Press - Publisher of books for lesbigay youth
Colleges & Universities
- Refer to QueerAmerica; more than 500 colleges and universities now have a queer youth organization.
Educational Resources
- The Blacklist - A list of lesbigay and transgendered people of African descent
- Hazelden - Curriculum and training resources for at-risk youth
- Kidsrights - Curriculum and training materials for families
- Queer Resources Directory - The QRD is a massive archive of everything queer. Get anywhere from here, book lists and more
- Sodomy Laws - A comprehensive guide to sodomy laws and their impact
Ethnic Communities
- Chocolate City - Empowering the African-American Gay / Lesbian / Bi-Sexual / Transgender / Same Gender Loving Community
- GAPSN - Gay Asian Pacific Support Network
- Trikone - Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender South Asians
Faith Communities
- Affirmation - Queer Methodists
- Affirmation - Gay and lesbian Mormons
- Dignity - Gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender Catholics
- Lutherans Concerned - A Christian ministry affirming God's love for gay and lesbian people
- Unitarian Universalist - A queer-affirming association of congregations
- Universal Fellowship of Metropolitan Community Churches - Spiritual portal for the world's gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgendered communities
GSA Resources
- Bay Area GSA Network - Empowering youth fighting homophobia in schools
- GLSEN Student Pride - Resources for GSAs and youth groups
- GSA Web Ring - A way to get connected to other GSAs on the web
Health Resources
- AfraidToAsk.com - Sexually Transmitted Diseases Guide
- Birds & Bees.org - Pro-choice resources for teens
- The Body - A multimedia AIDS and HIV information resource
- Coalition for Positive Sexuality - Sex-positive safer sex education for teens
- Computerized AIDS Ministries - A community of those touched by HIV/AIDS
- The Safer Sex Page - A good place to learn the basics of safer sex
- Sex, Etc. - Comprehensive sexuality education, written by teens for teens
- TeenAIDS - Information for youth on HIV/AIDS
- YouthHIV - Information for youth living with HIV/AIDS
Magazines/Graphic Novels
- Blair - An ezine for queer youth
- Blithe House Quarterly - A diversity of new short stories by emerging and established queer authors
- Boy Meets Boy - Online comic, like the gay odd couple
- Elight - A youth e-zine for the Web created by and for lesbigay youth
- The Gully.com - Digested news, raw opinion and pointed essays from the sharpened queer edge of America
- Hero - The magazine for monogamous gay men
- Joey - Young? Gay? Bi? COOL
- Lean on Me - Online transgender comic
- Oasis - The monthly magazine for queer and questioning youth
- qvMagazine -The largest and most respected gay Latino magazine
- Women in the Life - A lesbian portal
- xy - The magazine for young gay men
Military Resources
- GayMilitary.org - Information for gay and bisexual military personnel, veterans, and their friends
- Gay, Lesbian & Bisexual Veterans of America - Servicemembers dedicated to full and equal rights and equitable treatment for all present and former members of the U.S. Armed Forces
- HuddleStone - Helping the gay, lesbian, bisexual military community live healthier
- Service Academy Gay and Lesbian Alumni - Helping the gay, lesbian, bisexual military community live healthier
- Servicemembers Legal Defense Network - The national legal aid and watchdog organization that assists servicemembers hurt by the Don't Ask, Don't Tell, Don't Pursue policy
Newsletters
- Betty - Betty DeGeneres' newsletter
Online Communities
- Beautiful Boy - A community for young, gay men
- GayCanada.com - An online community for queer people in Canada
- The Gay Student Center - The gay area of The Student Center Network
- Gay Teen Meeting Place - Resources and community for queer youth
- Mogenic - Gay youth connection
- PlanetOut - A worldwide online community of gay, lesbian, bi and trans people
- QYNetwork - Resources for queer youth worldwide
- Ruralgay.com - A place for rural gays to connect
- Temenos - The progressive LGBT community
- Young Gay America - Reflections from the road with queer youth across America
- Youth Guardian Services - Internet services and resources for GLBTQ youth
- Youth Resource - Advocates for Youth community for queer youth
Organizations
- Bisexual Resource Center - The online resource for everything bisexual
- Action Without Borders - A global coalition of individuals and organizations working to build a world where all people can live free, dignified and productive lives
- Deaf Queer Resource Center - Resources and information for the deaf queer community
- GLAAD - The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation
- GLSEN - Gay, Lesbian & Straight Education Network
- HRC - Human Rights Campaign
- IGLYO - International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Youth Organization
- LLDEF - Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund
- NGLTF - National Gay & Lesbian Task Force
- OutProud - The National Coalition for Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual & Transgender Youth
Scholarly Resources
- Center for the Study of Sexual Minorities in the Military - Interdisciplinary analysis of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgendered and other sexual minorities in the armed forces
- Gay & Lesbian Review - A quarterly publication on lesbigay issues
- The International Journal of Transgenderism - A peer-reviewed journal of transgender issues
- People with a History - An Online Guide to Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender History
- Queer Frontiers - National Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Graduate Student Conference
- The Rainbow's Black Stripe - Queer Theory/Studies materials relevant to queer peoples of African descent
- Youth Suicide Problems - The most complete Internet Resource on gay and bisexual male suicide problems, related issues, and a little known concept related to youth suicide
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Transgender Resources
- Anti Jen - Mailing list and resources for transgender youth
- Center for Gender Sanity - A refuge from male/female dichotomies, sex-based stereotypes, and other gender madness
- FTM International - The largest, longest-running educational organization serving FTM transgendered people and transsexual men
- FTM Info Network - Information and resources for transgender people
- Gender Web - Resources on gender and transgender issues
- Gender.org - Gender education and advocacy
- Gender PAC - A national advocacy organization for gender issues
- Intersex Society of North America - A national advocacy organization for gender issues
- Harry Benjamin International Gender Dysphoria Association, Inc. - Professional organization devoted to the understanding and treatment of gender identity disorders
- Mermaids - Family support group for children and teenagers with gender identity issues
- National Transgender Advocacy Coalition - Advocacy for transgendered, intersexed and gender variant people
- TG-NET - PFLAG transgender network
- TGS-PFLAG - PFLAG transgender support listserver
- Transboy Network - Resources for transgender and transsexual youth
- Transgender.org - Transgender Forum's Community Center
- Transgender Splendor - Enriching trans people's lives through outreach, education and information
- TGNI - Transgendered Network International
- TS Road Map - A travel guide to making your own transition
- The Transitional Male - A comprehensive, interactive, educational site for today's transman.
- Transsexuality - The site about gender dysphoria, and all of the complexities surrounding it.
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