LGBT Online Resource List by Category

First things first

1. A message from Barack Obama, the President of the United States of America

2. Let’s get it right: Is it LGBT, LGBTQ or LGBTQIA?

3. So what does the “Q” in LGBTQ actually mean?

4. LGBT Educational Topics (Compiled by UC-Davis LGBT Resource Center)

Bullying (See also “support for LGBT youth” below.)

http://www.itgetsbetter.org/ “It Gets Better Project”
http://www.charactersunite.com/ Using storytelling as a way to counteract bullying

Gender roles

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3exzMPT4nGI This video entitled “Tough Guise” (play on the words “tough guys”) addresses some of the ways homophobia arises out of strict gender roles regarding what is or isn’t masculine.

History

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGBT_history Wikipedia article
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/films/stonewall/ PBS documentary of the 1969 Stonewall Riots that started the modern gay rights movement in the U.S
http://sparrowlet.hubpages.com/hub/lesbians-in-history Interesting stories of the lives of five famous lesbians
http://www.transactiveonline.org/resources/history-people_cultures.php A list of biographies of transgender people throughout history, most of whom are American

International LGBT news

LGBT History Month

Music video

http://youtu.be/hlVBg7_08n0 MACKLEMORE & RYAN LEWIS – SAME LOVE feat. MARY LAMBERT (OFFICIAL VIDEO) This song was used by Washington State University to express the university’s support for state referendum 73 in support of gay marriage.

National and local support, including hotlines

http://www.thetrevorproject.org/ The Trevor Project is the leading national
organization providing crisis intervention and
suicide prevention services to lesbian, gay,
bisexual, transgender, and questioning youth.
http://www.glnh.org/index2.htmlGLBT National Help Center
http://www.therainbowcenter.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=16&Itemid=17 Non-crisis hotline
http://community.pflag.org/page.aspx?pid=536 PFLAG listing of hotlines and resources
http://www.glnh.org/talkline/index.htmlGLBT National Youth Talkline
http://www.itgetsbetter.org/ It Gets Better Project
www.itstartsnow.wsu.edu Washington State University “It Starts Now” Project
http://studentactivities.waketech.edu/clubs/fullspectrum/ Wake Tech “Full Spectrum” Gay Straight Alliance
http://www.dailytarheel.com/article/2011/10/lgbtq_centers_terri_phoenix_breaks_down_barriers_despite_obstacles LGBTQ Center at UNC-Chapel Hill

Sports and the achievements of LGBT athletes

Struggle for LGBT equal rights including gay marriage

http://theweek.com/article/index/241898/how-gay-rights-tipped-so-quicklyWhy support for gay marriage changed so quickly in the U.S.
http://news.yahoo.com/minn-gay-marriage-sponsors-personal-205605211.htmlGay marriage in Minnesota
http://news.yahoo.com/4-signs-doma-doomed-073400434.html Editorial about DOMA (Defense of Marriage Act)
http://news.yahoo.com/why-shouldnt-applaud-courage-politicians-backing-gay-marriage-090500060.html Short editorial about politicians and gay marriage
http://theweek.com/article/index/241822/this-week-at-the-supreme-court-whats-at-stake-for-gay-marriage Gay marriage and the Supreme Court (March 2013)
http://www.vitorussomovie.com/ (Website for the HBO documentary “Vito” about the life of gay rights activist Vito Russo)
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ashley-love/on-stonewall-riot-initiat_b_634115.htmlExcellent article about transgender women, the Stonewall riots, and discrimination against transgender people
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CrsSAUNrxI8&feature=youtu.be Short video about “The Celluloid Closet,” a 1995 American documentary film based on the book of the same name by Vito Russo. The book and film are about Hollywood’s portrayal of LGBT characters.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Celluloid_Closet Wikipedia article about “The Celluloid Closet.”

Tolerance, inclusion, and acceptance at school, in the workplace, and in society

Who’s who in LGBT history

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