Lesbian Links: Selected Queer Links

Queer Links

The Human Rights Campaign
http://www.hrcusa.org

"The Human Rights Campaign (HRC), the nation's largest lesbian and gay political organization, works to end discrimination, secure equal rights, and protect the health and safety of all Americans. With a national staff, and volunteers and members throughout the country, HRC lobbies the federal government on gay, lesbian and AIDS issues; educates the general public; participates in election campaigns; organizes volunteers; and provides expertise and training at the state and local level." This web site is nicely designed and chock full of political news and information for anyone interested in lesbian and gay rights.

DQ
http://www.dq.org

Digital Queers is a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting the use of computer technology among queer activist groups.

PlanetOut
http://www.planetout.com

Easily one of the coolest sites on the web, PlanetOut features news and information on queer culture, politics, fashion, relationships, and more, in the style of a high quality, glossy, full color magazine. Highlights include searchable databases on a variety of topics and interactive chat rooms and message boards. Beautifully deigned and breathtakingly comprehensive, this is one of the best queers resource on the net -- and they don't leave the "lesbian" out of lesbian and gay either!

GLAAD
http://www.glaad.org/

The web site for the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation bills itself as: "Your online resrouces for promoting fair, accurate and inclusive representation of individuals and events as a means of challenging discrimination based on sexual orientation or identity."

NGLTF
http://www.ngltf.org/

"The National Gay and Lesbian Task Force (NGLTF) is a leading progressive civil rights organization that has supported grassroots organizing and advocacy since 1973. Since its inception, NGLTF has been at the forefront of every major initiative for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender rights. In all its efforts, NGLTF helps to strengthen the gay and lesbian movement at the state and local level while connecting these activities to a national vision of change."

CUAV
http://www.xq.com/cuav/

"Community United Against Violence (CUAV) is a 15 year old nonprofit agency which addresses and prevents hate violence directed at lesbians, gay men, bisexuals, and transgender persons. CUAV also provides services to gay men who are battered by their partners. CUAV offers crisis intervention, short term counseling, advocacy with the criminal justice system, support groups, and a 24 hour CrisisLine. In addition to documenting and publicizing anti-lesbian/gay violence. CUAV offers speakers for schools and community groups and safety monitoring for community events. We routinely distribute safety information, and provide whistles and self-defense classes as preventative measures. "

The Gay Blade: Canadian BBS
http://www.blade.com

"The Gay Blade is Canada's largest gay and lesbian BBS, and has opened its doors to the worldwide gay, lesbian and bisexual communities through telnet."

Latina LesBiGay Resources
gopher://latino.sscnet.ucla.edu:70/11/Researcher/Interdisciplinary/Women%20Studies/Latina%20Lesbians%20and%20Bisexuals

Resources and information of interest to Latina lesbians and gays, in a gopher menu format.

Gay Atlanta
http://www.gayatlanta.org/

Links to all things queer in my home town!

QWorld
http://www.qworld.org

QWorld is a nicely designed site that features interactive forums, queer online publications, and a substantial lesbian presence.

PrideNet
http://www.pridenet.com

PrideNet is a somewhat more commerical venture, but also features news and information of interest to the general queer audience.

Lesbigay Directory at IGC
http://www.igc.apc.org/lbg/

IGC is a non profit online service provider dedicated to helping non profit and activist groups around the globe make use of internet technology. This site is their list of lesbian and gay sites that are addressing the concerns of queer activists.

Lesbigay Resources from the Carleton Freenet
http://www.ncf.carleton.ca/freeport/sigs/life/gay/les/menu

A gopher-like menu style listing of queer miscellany. Some funny and useful stuff here!

ACLU Gay and Lesbian Rights
http://www.aclu.org/issues/gay/hmgl.html

We need the American Civil Liberties Union on our side, and I'm glad to see them devoting time and effort -- and web space -- to queer causes.

LGBT Campus Resource Directors
http://www.uic.edu/orgs/lgbt/LGBT_campus_directors.html

"This site lists offices at college and university campuses across the U.S. with paid staff which serve lesbian, bisexual and gay students. The site includes job announcements for openings at such offices and resource materials such as campus climate surveys."

The Bisexual Resources List
http://www.qrd.org/qrd/www/orgs/brc/brl-toc.htm

From here you can find just about every link to a bisexual related web site there is!

The Queer Resources Directory
http://www.qrd.org/qrd/

The original and the best. This is THE place to look for all things queer on the internet (my sources say a major revision to the QRD is scheduled to take place in the next few months -- making it even cooler, and hopefully a LOT easier to search!)

GAIBEC: Quebec province Directory and resources
http://www.gaibec.com/

A directory to all things queer in Quebec.

National Gay and Lesbian Hotline
http://www.glnh.org

"The Gay and Lesbian National Hotline, a new non-profit organization which will provide a vital service to our community by providing nationwide toll-free peer-counseling, information and referrals, begins service on October 1, 1996."

The National Lesbian and Gay Health Association
http://www.serve.com/nlgha/

"The National Lesbian and Gay Health Association is the only national Lesbian and Gay organization in the nation's capitol dedicated solely to our communities' health and health care... With the formation of The National Lesbian and Gay Health Association (NLGHA), the Lesbian and Gay community now has a single, comprehensive resource for physical and mental health-related issues, advocacy, education, technical assistance, and research, as well as a powerful voice for educating public health officials and leaders of the importance of Lesbian and Gay health."

Roz Mov, the new Pink and Lavender Pages of Greece
http://www.geocities.com/WestHollywood/2225/

Loads of information for Greek queers, covering travel, the press, groups and organizations, bibliographies and more!

Youth Action Online: gay youth resources
http://www.youth.org/

This excellent and much needed resource is aimed at gay youth, helping them find their way through a homophobic and sex-phobic society. Focused mostly on gay boys.

Adult Children of Heterosexuals
http://www.tiac.net/users/danam/acoh.HTM

This hilarious site pokes fun at the psychological stereotypes of queers as maladjusted people. What do you expect? We're the adult children of heterosexuals!

The Transgender Forum
http://www.tgforum.com/

An excellent resource for information about transgendered people and transgender rights. The world is indeed a many gendered place...

The Gender Web
http://www.genderweb.org

Excellent articles and stories about being transsexual (both MTF and FTM), including humorous pieces like "ten things you never say to a transsexual." Highly recommended reading for everyone.

The Blacklist: for lesbigay/ts of African descent
http://www.udel.edu/nero/lists/blacklist.html

Queer and black? Check out this list of resources just for you.

Lesbigay Characters on TV
http://home.cc.umanitoba.ca/%7Ewyatt/tv-characters.html

Ever wonder how well we fare in primetime television? Check out this list of current shows featuring gay and lesbian characters -- and support the stations by writing them to say thanks for not caving in to the Rabid Right!

Carol Mortimer's Gay TV Home Page
http://pages.prodigy.com/NJ/carol_mortimer/gay_tv_menu.html

Another great list of lesbian and gay themed television shows, so you won't miss out on seeing our lives portrayed, Hollywood style!

LesBiGay Trans Signs & Symbols
http://www.ncf.carleton.ca/freeport/sigs/life/gay/symbols/menu

Everything you ever wanted to know about the icons that signify our queerness.

Lesbigay Workplace Issues
http://www.nyu.edu/pages/sls/gaywork/

Know your workplace rights! Don't let discrimination in the workplace get the best of you -- fight back!

Same Sex Marriages
http://www.qworld.org/DykesWorld/Eva4.html

News and information on the state of same sex marriage laws around the world, with a special feature on the famous Swedish rock star who just legally married her girlfriend!

Domestic Partners Info
http://www.eskimo.com/~demian/partners.html

The Right to Marry

Utopia: Southeast Asia Gay and Lesbian Resources
http://www.utopia-asia.com

"Gay & Lesbian Resources for: Cambodia, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand & Vietnam." Wow -- packed full of info and a nicely designed site as well.

Coordinadora Gai-Lesbiana Homepage
http://www.pangea.org/org/cgl

"Lesbian and gay organization of Spain fighting for lesbian visibility and rights, and for safer sex for women, and sponsoring groups for young lesbians, christian gays, HIV positive gays, and more."

A Different Light Bookstores
http://www.adlbooks.com

Books and other goodies from one of the largest queer booksellers around!

lesbian and gay publishing page
http://www.cleispress.com/catalog/writer'sreference.html

"putting out: the essential publishing resource for lesbian & gay writers. published by cleis press. edited by edisol w dotson."

Q-NET - Gay & Lesbian Travel Resource
http://www.q-net.com

"Comprehensive, up-to-date, worldwide travel resource for gays and lesbians including: travel news, tour operators (indexed by both destinations and activities), accommodations, trip/event calendar, travel resource and community resource directories, destinations, etc."

Homosexuality: Common Questions and Statements Addressed
http://www.geocities.com/WestHollywood/1348/

GayWeb
http://www.gayweb.com/

"One of the largest Gay and Lesbian websites on the Internet. More than 100 companies on-line. Thousands of products including videos, cd-roms, books, posters, and pride items. If you're looking for it, it's probably here!"