Links
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GLBT Family Resources
- Human Rights Campaign link to their Family Project
- Los Angeles Gay Center’s Family Services One of the largest gay centers in the country; serving people in the greater Los Angeles area.
- Queerparents, Prospective Queer Parents; links are mostly outdated
- Alternative Family Matters
- Gay Parenting Page provides helpful resources
- Gay Family Options Gay Family Links and Resources
- Family Matters of San Diego is the LGBT parenting group in San Diego; they host a great annual parenting event
- Family Equality Council is the largest and oldest non-profit in the U.S. supporting GLBT parents
- Gay.com’s Family section
- Our Family is a San Francisco-based LGBT parent support group
- PopLuck Club, a social support group for gay dads, based in Southern California
- Rainbow Families, a mid-western LGBT family support group
- Mamazine is a feminist publication for mamas and people who love them
- Yahoo Discussion Group for pregnant lesbians and their partners
- Yahoo Discussion Group for lesbians with small babies
- Yahoo Discussion Group for lesbian moms
- Meetup Group for gay families
- Meetup Group for gay dads
- Meetup Group for lesbian moms
- Children’s Museum Listing
- Love Makes a Family A non-profit organization in Amherst, MA, has created five traveling photo-text exhibits that your group can rent.
- Lesbian and Gay Family Building Project for Western New York.
- Maybe Baby Maybe Baby is a Seattle support group for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer people who are interested in becoming parents. All are welcome. We share stories and information about pregnancy planning, adoption, fostering and (maybe) babies.
- Rainbow Families of Puget Sound Our mission is to help GLBT families in the Puget Sound region to form strong community ties and spend time with other families like their own.
- Love Makes A Family, Inc. Portland, OR based Love Makes A Family works for social change: to create a supportive environment within our communities and to provide a public voice for all families.
General Parenting Resources
- American Psychological Association provides general info on parenting and a few specific LGBT articles
- American Psychological Association: Empirical Studies on Lesbian and Gay Parenting
- Talking With Kids: offers tips for talking with children (ages 8 to 12) about the hard stuff: sex, HIV/AIDS, violence, drugs and alcohol
- Teens Parenting Forums Not specifically gay, but a good resource for those who are housing these alient life forms under their roof.
- Families Are Talking is a web site is a to empower parents and caregivers to communicate with their children about sexuality-related issues
Organizations That Support LGBT Families & Kids and Kids of LGBT Parents
- COLAGE link to Children of Lesbians and Gays Everywhere
- PFLAG: Parents, Families & Friends of Lesbians & Gays
- Families Like Mine website for Abigail Garner (the “original” daughter of two gay dads), founder of COLAGE
- OutProud, The National Coalition for Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Youth.
- Rainbow In Me Helping adults with a GLBT parent create positive changes in their own amazing lives.
- Queerspawn Community a new forum for kids of queers.
- Damn Straight Blog from Abigail Garner, author of Families Like Mine and founder of the QueerSpawn Movement.
LGBT Parent Blogs & Podcasts
- Lesbian Family.org was inspired by sites like Mombian and Babes in Blogland — great resources that help people find other families like theirs on the Internet.
- Lesbian Dad LesbianDad is written by a non-biological lesbo parent who answers to the name Baba and works toward a world in which amor (love) does indeed vincit omnia (conquers all).
- Humpty Dumpty House This is a tale of two girls, their pooch and the house that literally fell down around them. Each night they place a copy of the house inspection damage report, photos of the two would-be adopted kids and a lottery ticket under their pillows. Then they ask the universe to put the humpty dumpty house back together again.
- Parentdish Posts From The Gay And Lesbian Parents Category A lot of visual distraction on this page, but some good articles about LGBT parenting and what’s going on in the news.
- Gay Parenting, the Podcast Network The gay parenting show hosted by Scott Sherman
LGBT Blogs & Podcasts
- Gay News Blog GLBTQ news and views from across America and around the world updated throughout the day. More than 15,000 LGBT stories in their archive.
- Out on the Net Blog Gay news blog with daily articles about gay rights, books, movies, health, finance and travel.
- Pam’s House Blend An Online Magazine in the Reality-Based Community: Pam just finds the best LGBT political stuff out there and then totally rips them to shreds (deservedly so!)
- Love Welcomes All a GLBT blog on love, life, and relationships
- Good As You Using humor and irreverence rather than anger and protests, Good As You represents a new generation of GLSBT activism. Now is the time for intelligent, progressive-minded individuals to step up and fight for the common rights of which they might be denied.
- Pridedepot.Com Blog - Inside Out PrideDEPOT.com began in the spring of 2000 out of a need local community support in Boise, Idaho and has steadily grown over the years into an international LGBT directory.
- Queer Thinker There’s a reason why this journal is entitled “Queer Thinker”…other than the obvious. If you want to read the thoughts of a black, gay law student who seems to think differently, i.e. “queer,” than others, this one’s for you!
- Queercents We’re here, we’re queer and we’re not going shopping without coupons! A personal finance blog service the LGBT community.
- Coach Sappho’s ’Authentic Loving’ Blog a ’family-friendly’ relationship community that provides fun, education and social networking opportunities for GLBT and GLBT-friendly singles and couples who are creating the lives and life partnerships they desire!
- Words From A Wicked Woman Areas of interest are lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) issues, especially as they relate to people of color (PoC) communities. In particular, I am interested in the politics of being LGBT and write about the issues.
Adoption Resources
- The National Adoption and Surrogacy Center a law firm dedicated to helping you build or expand your family through adoption and surrogacy
- Adoptions from the Heart a website to assist those wishing to adopt
- North American Council on Adoptable ChildrenSpecializes in public policy advocacy, parent leadership capacity building, education and information sharing, and adoption support.
- National Adoption CenterSince 1972, the Center has helped to find adoptive families for more than 20,000 U.S. children.
- www.About.com, a commercial website features much helpful info on Gay Adoption
- Internet Adoption Resources
- The Adoption Institute is a reliable, unbiased and respected voice for ethical adoption practices
- Adoption: An American Revolution The true story of adoption still needs to be told, with passion, depth, and honesty. This is why we want to bring our adoption film, Adoption: An American Revolution to public television. If you prefer to contact us by phone, please call 617-300-5400.
- Families Like Ours a national organization providing adoption information
Pregnancy- and Health-Related Resources
- Pro Family Pediatricians Review their comprehensive list of MDs for an LGBT friendly doctor
- Fertility Plus Basal Body Temperature information
- Infertility Pregnancy Forums Infertility Pregnancy Forums and Resources
- Lesbian Health Research Center LHRC is dedicated to improving the health of lesbians, bisexual women, transgender people, and our families.
- National Coalition For LGBT Health Committed to improving the health and well-being of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender individuals and communities through public education, coalition building and advocacy that focus on research, policy, education and training.
- Gay and Lesbian Medical Association Represents health professionals and their patients.
- Women’s Health Information The universe of women’s health; not the most user friendly, but has some great articles.
- WomenCare A Cambridge, MA-based health care clinic. They are gay-friendly.
- The American Academy of Family Physicians can provide a physician referral
- Childbirth.org: Everything you need to know about childbirth
Egg Donor and Surrogacy Resources
- The National Adoption and Surrogacy Center a law firm dedicated to helping you build or expand your family through adoption and surrogacy
- Egg Option The website of the Center for Egg Options, an anonymous egg donor program.
- The Donor Source An egg donation program.
- EggDonation.com A Los Angeles-based program with donors from all over the United States.
- Egg Donation, Inc. The oldest and largest program in the world.
- SurrogacyProgram.com One of the oldest and most respected programs of its kind, established in 1991.
- CreatingFamilies.com Website of the Center for Surrogate Parenting, Inc.
- AlternativeConceptions.com A member of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM).
- Everything Surrogacy Dedicated to making surrogacy available to the gay community in a custom tailored manner for each individual/couple involved.
- Organization Of Parents Through Surrogacy OPTS is a national, not-for profit, all-volunteer educational, networking and referral organization that supports surrogacy education. Aimed at straight couples, but lots of good info.
- Our Birthright - Surrogacy Parenting Services Everythingsurrogacy.com has the most extensive surrogacy directories available anywhere on the web! Unbiased, commercial free, no pop ups… what more could anyone ask! Might be a little out of date, though.
Insemination Resources
- Donor Home Delivery For a pre-set price, this company delivers an insulated shipping package to your sperm donor so he can send his/your sperm safely to your home.
- American Fertility Association has a number of resources for people looking to insemination for creating a family
- Fertility Clinic Finder Helpful locator for finding a fertility clinic nearest your home.
- Fertility Expert Expert Advice about IVF and Fertility with new material being added all the time.
- American Fertility Association has a number of resources for people looking to insemination for creating a family.
- The Sperm Bank of California They are a non-profit who have been serving lesbians and single women since 1982 and are proud to have developed the first Identity-Release Program in the world.
- National Infertility Association An advocacy organization dedicated to providing couples with education and support regarding infertility.
Foster Care Resources
- NFPA National Foster Parents Association website contains some great info on the ins and outs of becoming a foster parent.
Education Resources
- GLSEN The Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network
- National Consortium Of Directors Of LGBT Resources In Higher Education Our goals are to support colleagues and develop curriculum achieve higher education environments in which lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender students, faculty, staff, administrators, and alumni have equity in every respect.
- The Alternative Education Resource Organization (AERO)
Legal & Political Resources
- People For the American Way This is their Right Wing Watch section, specifically the groups that identify as anti-gay.
- American Civil Liberties Union
- Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders Rights and Resources webpage
- Out & Equalâ„¢ Workplace Advocates is the pre-eminent national organization devoted to the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) community in the workplace.
- National Center for Lesbian Rights
- Lambda Legal Defense Fund
- The National Lesbian and Gay Law Association
- Equality Advocates Pennsylvannia
- The Williams Institute This think tank dedicates itself to Sexual Orientation Law and Public Policy. Great site for facts and figures!
- GayLegal Largest on-line directory of Gay & Gay Friendly Lawyers in the U.S. representing the needs of the GLBT Community
- Queer Legal Resources
- Servicemembers Legal Defense Network
- National Gay & Lesbian Task Force
- International Gay & Lesbian Human Rights Commission
- IPAS An extremely cool animated site that demonstrates the legislative differences between the states
- MatthewShephard.org is named in honor of Matthew Shephard, and this Foundation that supports LGBT rights
- The Victory Fund is a Political PAC to help support LGBT candidates across the US
- Congress.org: Tell Your Elected Officials You’re Happy (or Not!)
- LAMBDA is a non-profit, GLBT agency dedicated to reducing homophobia, inequality, hate crimes, and discrimination
- LGBT Centers The National Association of LGBT Community Centers
- GenderPac Gender Public Advocacy Coalition: National organization working to end discrimination and violence caused by gender stereotypes.
- Bisexual Resource Center
Same Sex Marriage Resources
- Marriage Equality Because marriage rights DO matter!
- Same sex marriage: Get information on getting legally married in Canada
- The Wedding Party Canadian-based site that has info on getting married in Canada
- Same sex marriage: International Commitment Ceremonies Registrar
- Freedom to Marry is a site dedicated to expanding the public debate and decision-making on same sex marriage
- Relocate to Canada Canadian immigration for same sex partners (non-profit).
- Million for Marriage Petition Sign it Today!
Spirituality Resources
- Listing of Open and Affirming Churches
- Unitarian Universalists
- United Church of Christ LGBT Outreach
- Metropolitan Community Churches
- LGBT Catholics
- LGBT Episcopals
- Lutherans Concerned
- The Institute for Judaism and Sexual Orientation
- LGBT Buddhists
- Friends (Quakers) for LGBTQ Concerns
- Spirituality For Gays And Lesbians And Everyone Else Who Fall Between The Cracks
- GLBTI Vaishnavas and Hindus
- Gay Spirit Vision, a website for gay men to explore and strengthen their spiritual identity
- Is Buddha Gay? Article examining Buddhist principle and homosexuality
- Gay and Lesbian Arabic Society
- White Crane Journal is a magazine on Gay Men and Spirituality
- Coffee House Theology“Seven great myths of organized religion: a closer look”
- Rainbow Baptists is a website providing support and advocacy for LGBT identified Baptists
- Affirming Baptists Supporting lesbians and gay men and those with concerns about their sexuality within the Baptist Church in the United Kingdom
- Mennonite LGBTs For LGBT individuals and their families/friends in the Mennonite Church USA and Canada and Church of the Brethren worldwide
- United Methodists of Color Their goal is a Fully Inclusive Church
- Seventh-day Adventist Kinship International Support organization devoted to the spiritual well-being of current and former Seventh-day Adventists who are LGBT
- Christian Scientists Worldwide community providing support for LGBT people
- Al-Fatiha Foundation Dedicated to Muslims who are LGBT and their allies, families and friends
- Soulforce supports freedom for LGBT people from religious and political oppression.
- Cathedral of Hope Christian church based in Dallas, with primary outreach to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered people.
Publishers and Other Resources
- Institute for Gay and Lesbian Strategic Studies Independent think tank that addresses LGBT issues. Dallas Voice Newspaper We are the GLBT weekly newspaper for north Texas.
- Families Joined By Love Is a comprehensive bookstore, resource center, and discussion community for LGBT families and the important people in their lives.
- Two Lives, a publishing company that specializes in books for children of LGBT families
- Rainbow Rumpus: The Magazine for Kids with Lesbian and Gay Parents
- Just One More Book Podcasts of children’s books. Great resource for the connected family
- The Women’s Bookstore, a Toronto-based lesbian-feminist bookstore with a great selection
- After Stonewall Books, a wide-ranging selection of books for all ages is available here
- Nickname Press is an independent publisher dedicated to publishing books that embrace open-minded, diversity-friendly subjects such as gay and lesbian parenting, surrogacy, adoption and bi-racial families.
- Our Family The Coalition List of Books for LGBT Parents
- In The Life, a PBS sponsored show about gay and lesbian life
- In The Family, a magazine for queer people and their families (website still active; but magazine is no longer published)
- Gay Yellow Pages Good families resource section, has something from each state
- ParentBooks, a bookstore located in Canada with a great selection of books for children of all ages
- The Other Queer Page has over 800 sorted links GLBT resources available on the Web; a little out-dated, but still useful.
- GayScape Over 89,000 indexed sites of Gay, Lesbian and Bisexual interests.
- 365 Gay The daily gay newspaper online. Updates throughout the day, and you can join their mailing list to receive content through email
- Queer Theory Provides you with the best online resources integrated with the best visual and textual resources in Queer Culture, Queer Theory, Queer Studies, Gender Studies and related fields. (This is an excellent place to find books!)
- E-Cards for New Babies Select from their assortment of cute and positive e-cards to congratulate the new moms or dads.
Transgender Resources
- Transfamily TransFamily is a support group for transgendered and transsexual people, their family members, partners, and supportive others.
- TransParentcy TransParentcy’s mission is to support the Transgender Parent, and their advocates (lawyers, mental health professionals, friends, family) by providing information and resources to diffuse and/or disspell the myths about any adverse impact being transgendered/transsexual might have on one’s children.
- Yahoo’s Trans Parenting Site A queer/trans parenting listserv.
- International Foundation for Gender Education Information provider and clearinghouse for referrals.
- Intersex Society of North America.
- National Transgender Action Coalition Works for civil rights for all transgender, intersex and gender-variant people.
- Transgender Law Center Working with community members and allies to make California a state in which we can all fully and freely express our gender identities, this site has some really good links and helpful info for trans-people.
- FTM International Educational organization serving female-to-male transgender people and transsexual men.
- Trans & GenderQueer Parenting
Miscellaneous Resources
- Pink Pea Productions Produces fun videos for children of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender families; has been nationally reviewed!
- Circle Pines Cooperative Summer camp for children of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender families
- Mountain Meadow Camp 2-week summer camp for youth from LGBTQ and other non-traditional families in S. New Jersey
- Camp Lavender Hill Teaching peace, social justice, and ecology through cooperation in work and recreation; they hold camps for everybody, including adults! Located in Michigan
- Camp Ten Trees Washington state summer camp for LGBTQ youth or children of LGBTQ parents
- GLBT National Help Center
- Dyke March: Welcome to all dykes, in our diversity and depth!
- Prospective Queer Parents website; links are mostly outdated
- QueerNet provides free online services for GLBT communities including mailing lists, websites and email hosting
- QWorld GLBT Message Boards and IRC Chat Rooms
- Swish Pride Believe it or not: Straight Women in Support of Homos
- Pride Counseling Professional Telephone Counseling Exclusively For The GLBT Community
- Los Angeles Gay Center Offers support, education, advocacy plus an array of social and educational programming to LGBT parents and parents-to-be.
- Gaysurance We specialize in matching members of the GLBT community with GLBT / GLBT friendly Insurance Agents nationwide.
- GayRealEstate.com Largest company in the nation representing the rights of Gay & Lesbian home buyers and sellers.
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