LibGuides: LGBTQ+ Resources: Websites

General Resources

31 Queer Pride Flags to Know
From The Advocate online
The Advocate
LGBT magazine that has published news and commentary of interest to the community since 1967
Gender Pronouns - University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Additional personal gender pronouns guide from the UWM's LGBTQ+ Resource Center
A Guide to Gender Identity Terms: National Public Radio (NPR)
FAQ and glossary of gender terms primarily used in the U.S. compiled by the organization in order "to help people communicate accurately and respectfully with one another"
Municipal Equality Index [MEI] 2021: The Human Rights Campaign
The MEI examines the "non-discrimination laws, the municipality as an employer, municipal services, law enforcement and the city leadership's public position on equality" of just over 500 U.S. cities to determine how inclusive they are to LGBTQ individuals
MyPronouns.org
Provides guidance and information on the use of personal pronouns
The Williams Institute - UCLA School of Law
Public policy research institution that focuses on issues that impact the LGBT community and publicizes its data

History

Digital Transgender Archive
Access to an extensive, worldwide transgender historical materials, primarily pre-2000s, in over a dozen categories
GLBT Historical Society Museum & Archives
This first-of-its-kind museum offers audiovisual and ephemeral collections online
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer Pride Month - Library of Congress
History of the events held in June in honor of the 1969 Stonewall Uprising in New York City
Stonewall Uprising Collection - American Archive of Public Broadcasting
Full interviews from the 2011 PBS American Experience documentary "Stonewall Uprising"

Health

Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Health - CDC
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is a national resource that provides guidelines to state public health institutions and hospitals for local administration. This site helps provide information and resources on important health issues that affect the LGBT community
LGBTQ+ Health - Medline Plus
Government website that provides overviews, credible web resources, and current research on diseases. This page presents information about specific health issues affecting gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender individuals
National Coalition for LGBTQ Health
"Committed to improving the health and well-being of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender individuals through federal and local advocacy, education, and research"
PleasePrEPme.org
A program that connects individuals at risk for contracting HIV to medical providers that provide pre-exposure prophylaxis, or PrEP, which has been shown to reduce the risk of contracting HIV by nearly 99% when taken regularly
World Professional Association for Transgender Health
Nonprofit professional and educational organization that focuses on transgender health with resources for health care professionals and individuals, including a medical provider search tool

Support

Athelte Ally
Organization promoting inclusion and nondiscrimination of LGBTQ athletes; offers an Athletic Equality Index tool that assesses LGBTQ policies in NCAA D-1 athletic departments
Family Acceptance Project
San Francisco State University's "research, education and training program that helps families to support their LGBTQ children"
G.L.A.A.D.
Group dedicated to ending discrimination against LGBT persons in the media and promote inclusiveness
Human Rights Campaign
A national LGBTQ civil rights organization
It Gets Better
Offers connections to the worldwide LGBTQ+ community
Lambda Legal
National nonprofit which provides no cost legal representation to the LGBT community and to those living with HIV
LGBTQ Rights - ACLU
Area of the American Civil Liberties Union pertaining to the rights of LGBT people and the challenges they face
LGBT Rights - Human Rights Watch
Organization that reports worldwide human rights issues and news
Modern Military Association of America
Non-profit organization providing services and support to the LGBTQ military and veteran community
National LGBTQ Task Force
Group dedicated to mobilizing individuals to remove the barriers which LGBT persons face in their daily lives

June is Pride Month

Stonewall Inn Photo

Image Credit: "Stonewall Inn, April 2019" by Antigng, used under CC BY-SA
Cropped from original

In New York City on June 29, 1969, a police raid of the Stonewall Inn, a popular gay bar in the Greenwich Village neighborhood, turned violent. For several days, activists joined together outside of the Stonewall Inn to protest the police actions and rallied for the rights of the gay community. It has become known as the event which started the international LGBTQ rights movement. Pride Month, nationally recognized and celebrated in June, is a commemoration of the historic event.