More Resources
Sites on Coming Out
http://www.glccftl.org/library/comeout/comeout.html – A Gay and Lesbian Community Center’s Youth Resources for Coming Out of the Closet – including: education, the process, self-acceptance, coming out to gay and non-gay people, and the politics of coming out
http://www.hrc.org/ncop/index.asp – Human Rights Campaign: Working for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender equal rights
http://directory.google.com/Top/Society/Gay,_Lesbian,_and_Bisexual/Coming_Out/ - Links on coming out as LGB
http://www.jwpublishing.com/gayscape/comout.html – Link to various coming out stories posted by real people
http://www.lanl.gov/orgs/dvo/lgbdwg/templgbcomeout.htm – resource on coming out at the workplace
General Sites (on support, politics, organizations)
www.pflag.org/support/gay.html – Support, Education, and Advocacy – working for/with LGB individuals and their families
www.bettydegeneres.com – links by Ellen DeGeneres’ mom, the spokesperson for the HRC Coming Out Project and a PLFAG member
www.ssyglb.org – Social support for gay, lesbian, and bisexual youth - this is a moderated USENET newsgroup, a place you can visit to talk to others about being young and GLBTQ without being attacked or deluged with unwanted explicit ads
www.ngltf.org/ - National Gay and Lesbian Task Force - works to eliminate prejudice, violence and injustice against LGBT people through politics on a local, state, and national level
www.glad.org – Gay and Lesbian Advocates & Defenders – dedicated to ending discrimination based on sexual orientation, HIV status, and gender identity and expression
www.outproud.org - The National Coalition for Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual & Transgender Youth
www.queeramerica.com –Largest database of queer resources: information on community centers, support orgs., PFLAG chapters, etc.
www.glsen.org – Site on Creating Safe Schools for LGBT People
Transgender Specific Resources
www.youth-guard.org - Internet support services for gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgendered, questioning, and straight supportive youth
www.gender.org – Gender Education and Advocacy Website: Focusing on the needs, issues and concerns of gender variant people
National Sites with General Information (ie – news, entertainment, discussion boards)
www.Gay.com
www.365gay.com
www.gaycanada.com
www.planetout.com
www.ruralgay.com
Search Engines
www.pridelinks.com – Search Engine cooperation developed for the global lesbigay and transgender communities
www.gayzoo.com - Search Engine dedicated to making G/L/B/T related Internet content much easier to find
Local Community Support Resources
www.pflagrichmond.org/index.html – Richmond, VA Chapter of Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays - 744-5739
www.gayrichmond.com – Richmond’s On-Line Community Newspaper
www.rosmy.org – Richmond Organization for Sexual Minority Youth – mission to support, educate, and advocate – 353-2077
SMSA (Sexual Minority Student Alliance)– VCU Club that meets weekly in the Commons on Wednesdays at 10pm