Resources – Links – Toolbox – IUP
This page is dedicated to resources that will assist you in advocating for your cause! Update it often with the helpful links and information you discover along your way. Remember, you don’t have to reinvent the wheel- there are many other universities and organizations trying to accomplish similar goals, so take advantage of what they have to teach you.
ADVOCACY
American Civil Liberties Union www.aclu.org/lgbt
Equality Advocates Pennsylvania http://equalitypa.org
Human Rights Campaign www.hrc.org
PFLAG (Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays) community.pflag.org
COMING OUT
American Psychiatric Association FAQs
American Psychological Association: Answers to Your Questions About Sexual Orientation and Homosexuality
What the Bible Says-And Doesn’t Say- About Homosexuality by Rev. Mel White
EDUCATORS
Campus Pride : Campus Pride represents the only national nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization for student leaders and campus groups working to create a safer college environment for LGBT students. The organization is a volunteer-driven network “for” and “by” student leaders. The primary objective of Campus Pride is to develop necessary resources, programs and services to support LGBT and ally students on college campuses across the United States.
OutProud: The National Coalition for Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual & Transgender Youth.
Stop the Hate: Train the Trainer Program- created a planning process that enables individual campuses and, or community organizations to either host or purchase the Stop The Hate training program on a campus or region in the United States. The impetus for this offering is to deliver the training to regional areas and to allow for more individuals (including students, faculty and staff) to attend the training program. Our vision is to have every campus in the United States with Stop The Hate trainers who are equipped to prevent/respond to bias and hate crimes.
PA Diversity Network- fostering strength and vitality in the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender (GLBT) Community by providing news, information, presentations, health programs, events and other services.
EMPLOYMENT
LGBT Employment Rights: A Guide for PA employees (2008)
DiversityInc Top 10 Companies for LGBT Employees- Article May 2008
Lamda Legal’s Out At Work publication- 2007
Human Rights Campaign (HRC)- Workplace Project
EVENTS
Equality Forum in Philadelphia equalityforum.com/
National Day of Slience www.dayofsilence.org
National Coming Out Day http://www.hrc.org/issues/3375.htm
- Event Ideas/Suggestions http://www.hrc.org/issues/3374.htm
- Register Event http://www.hrc.org/issues/6184.htm
- History/Background http://www.hrc.org/issues/3338.htm
LEGAL
Lambda Legal Lambda Legal is the oldest national organization pursuing high-impact litigation, public education and advocacy on behalf of equality and civil rights for lesbians, gay men, bisexuals, transgender people and people with HIV. The work we do has impact on the way we live — we change laws, policies and ideas.
Equality Advocates Pennsylvania: Equality Advocates’ mission is to achieve equality for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) individuals in Pennsylvania through direct legal services, education and policy reform. http://equalitypa.org
LOCAL
Pittsburgh Lesbian Correspondents: www.pghlesbian.com/
PFLAG of Indiana http://home.comcast.net/~pflagindiana/
Gay and Lesbian Center of Pittsburgh http://www.glccpgh.org/Home.aspx
The Pennsylvania Gay And Lesbian Alliance (PA-GALA) 610-863-0227 www.pa-gala.org
RELIGION and SPIRITUALITY
New Reform Judaism Resources For The Transgender Community
First Unitarian Universalist Church of Indiana
SEARCH
Basic Search for LGBT topics. http://www.advocate.com/resources.asp
SPORTS
Resources to address GLBT issues in sports.
TRANSGENDER
TransProud, OutProud’s World Wide Web site for transgender youth.
Transgender Health: LGBT Health Channel
TransGender Care: Medical Care, as well as a wide variety of links and resources.
Transgender and Trans Inclusive Organizations
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