Subject Guide
Joseph Coates
He/Him
LGBTQ National Websites
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About Freedom to MarryFreedom to Marry is the campaign to win marriage nationwide. We are pursuing our Roadmap to Victory by working to win the freedom to marry in more states, grow the national majority for marriage, and end federal marriage discrimination
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Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation’s CenterGLAAD has worked with news, entertainment and social media to bring culture-changing stories of LGBT people into millions of homes and workplaces every day. Read online reports.
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GayData.orgGayData.org serves as a no-cost, open-access clearinghouse for the collection of sexual orientation & gender identity data and measures. This site also provides knowledgeable analysis, commentary and expert "how to" information on gathering such data effectively in scientific surveys, questionnaires and studies.
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Intersex Society of North AmericaThe Intersex Society of North America (ISNA) is devoted to systemic change to end shame, secrecy, and unwanted genital surgeries for people born with an anatomy that someone decided is not standard for male or female.
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LAMBDA LegalLambda Legal is a national organization committed to achieving full recognition of the civil rights of lesbians, gay men, bisexuals, transgender people and those with HIV through impact litigation, education and public policy work.
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National Lesbian & Gay Journalist AssociationFounded in 1990, NLGJA is an organization of journalists, media professionals, educators and students working from within the news industry to foster fair and accurate coverage of LGBT issues. NLGJA opposes all forms of workplace bias and provides professional development to its members.
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National LGBTQ TaskThe National LGBTQ Task Force, formed in 1973, advances full freedom, justice and equality for LGBTQ people.
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PFLAG: Parents, Families, & Friends of Lesbians and GaysPFLAG is the extended family of the LGBTQ community. We're made up of LGBTQ individuals, family members and allies. Because together, we're stronger.
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Queer StudiesThis subcategory of the Gender and Sexuality Studies was developed by Voice of the Shuttle (VoS), University of California, Santa Barbara, and includes selected resources on gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgendered, intersexed, and other antinormative sexual identities, practices, performances, discourses, representations, and communities. Source: Queer Studies VoS
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Society of American ArchivistsThe Diverse Sexuality and Gender Section (DSGS) was founded in 1989 by members of the Society of American Archivists who were concerned about lesbian and gay history and the role of lesbians and gays in the archival profession
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The Trevor ProjectThe Trevor Project is the leading national organization providing crisis intervention and suicide prevention services to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and questioning youth.
LGBTQ International Sites
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FTMInternationalContributes to FTM advancement through providing information and sponsoring networking meetings around the world.
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Human Rights Watch: Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender RightsHuman Rights Watch is a nonprofit, nongovernmental human rights organization made up of more than 280 staff members around the globe.
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ILGA-EuropeILGA-Europe, a driving force for political, legal and social change in Europe and Central Asia, offers a vision iof a world where dignity, freedoms and full enjoyment of human rights are protected and ensured to everyone.
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It Gets BetterThe It Gets Better Project was created to show young LGBT people around the globe the levels of happiness, potential, and positivity their lives will reach – if they can just get through their teen years. The It Gets Better Project wants to remind teenagers in the LGBT community that they are not alone — and it WILL get better.
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OutRight Action InternationalOutRight Action International (formerly known as IGLHRC, the International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission) is dedicated to human rights advocacy on behalf of people who experience discrimination or abuse on the basis of their actual or perceived sexual orientation, gender identity or expression.
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Transgender Europe (TGEU)TGEU envisions a Europe free from discrimination and works for the equality of all trans people in Europe.
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Transgender Law and Policy Institute LinksLinks to national and international organizations - last updated in 2010, but most still valid.
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The World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH)An international multidisciplinary professional Association dedicated to promoting evidence based care, education, research, advocacy, public policy and respect in transgender health.