October 2006

Gay and Lesbian Resources · Websites

Local

The Center: Gay and Lesbian Community Center of Cincinnati: Provides essential human services, organizes and sponsors community activities, and works to increase public awareness and understanding.
Cincinnati Area PFLAG: Cincinnati chapter of the national organization of Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays
Greater Cincinnati GLBT News: On-line edition of the local monthly gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender newspaper. Includes contact information for GLBT support organizations.
Queen City Careers Association: Local GLBT business organization. Includes on-line version of their Listings directory.
Rainbow Cincinnati: Local “Electronic Community for Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender People.” News, links to websites for gay-friendly organizations and businesses, events calendar, etc.
Stonewall Cincinnati: Organization working to end discrimination and violence and to promote cultural inclusion through education, advocacy and outreach.

National and Worldwide

The Advocate: On-line edition of the national gay newsmagazine.
Gay and Lesbian Adoptive Parents: Resources for Professionals and Parents: Fact sheet from the National Adoption Information Clearinghouse that reviews considerations (state laws, types of adoption, and agency policies) for adoptions by homosexual parents.
GLBT News: Continually updated clearinghouse for gay-related news stories from around the world.
GLBT Roundtable: This American Library Association organization presents the annual Stonewall Book Awards for “the best books with gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgendered themes.”
Human Rights Campaign: “The largest national lesbian and gay political organization.”
International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission: “The mission of the International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission (IGLHRC) is to secure the full enjoyment of the human rights of all people and communities subject to discrimination or abuse on the basis of sexual orientation or expression, gender identity or expression, and/or HIV status.”
National Center for Lesbian Rights: Legal resource center committed to advancing the rights and safety of lesbians and their families.
National Gay and Lesbian Task Force: Civil rights organization working to achieve gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender equality.
OurWorldToo.com: Gay and lesbian parenting resource that includes tips for raising children in same sex families and useful booklists.
PFLAG: National organization of Parents, Families, and Friends of Lesbians and Gays.
People with a History: Hundreds of original texts and discussions addressing lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgendered/transsexual history in all periods and in all regions of the world.