Out of The Closet
Into the Sunlight
LGBT RESOURCE
January 2015
Gay Bar in Rotterdam
Rainbow flag, Bruges Market Place
MY CONTACT DETAILS
Kevin Sell
MBACP, Grad. Dip. Int. Counselling, BSc Therapeutic Counselling.
This resource was originally a supplement to a PowerPoint presentation about
LGBT issues called
Out of the Closet
into the Sunlight
I also have a PowerPoint called LGB&T Friendly Best Practice, which
introduces significant documents related to social and medical care.
Please contact me if you would like further details, or to discuss
anything you wish regarding LGBT issues.
Use the resource as you wish and please share it with people you think
may find it useful. This is an on-going project, if you would like to
receive updates please let me know.
I am not offering counselling, but I may be able to offer useful insights.
Where I do not have the knowledge or information, I may be able to
refer you to helpful organisations.
kevin.sell2@virginmedia.com
How to use the Resource
The services offered are divided into sections such as Faith & Spirituality
and Teenagers & Young People. Within each section the sites are not in
alphabetical order. Simply scroll through each section to find sites of
interest. There is a brief description of each site.
Some organisations appear in more than one section, as there may be an
overlap, such as between Teenagers & Young People and Bullying &
Homophobia.
Much of the information is provided in the form of internet links.
Select the link, right-click the mouse and select Open Hyperlink. The site
should open.
Alternatively copy the link and paste it into your internet browser.
Hit the return key and the site should open.
Links may change and if the link should fail, then conduct a search using
key words, such as the title of the organisation and the subject.
Sites may provide further useful links and sometimes downloadable booklets
and articles.
A number of U.S. sites are included because of the high quality of content.
For example, The American Psychological Association is a particularly
valuable resource.
How to use the Resource
I do not monitor the services listed, nor offer any guarantees about
the quality of services offered.
The contents of this resource are intended to
be of an informative and educational nature.
I have tried to select sites and services that
appear to be of good quality.
If anyone finds dubious content, either in
terms of quality, or material that might be
considered either inaccurate or unsuitable, can
you please let me know, so that I can review it
and remove the content if necessary.
Contents
Right-click on the subject & select open
hyperlink to go to section
Quick Reference, meta-websites
Fascinating and useful sites not categorised below
Abuse (Sexual) & Domestic Violence
Acts of Parliament (Guides)
Adoption & Families (Same-Sex Couples)
Androgyny
Armed Forces & Gay Rights
Asexuality topics
Bisexual Topics
Bullying & Homophobia – see also Teenagers & Young People
Campaigning Organisations, including Equal Marriage
Conversion Therapy
Entertainment
Equality
Faith & Spirituality
Film, Cinema & DVD’s
Hate Crime
Health (General) – see also Help & Advice
Health – HIV & AIDS
Health – Mental Health & Professional Associations
Contents
Right-click on the subject & select open
hyperlink to go to section
Health – Sexual Orientation & Mental Health
Health – Therapy & Mental Heath
Help & Advice & Campaigning Organisations (Various)
History Resources (LGBT)
Housing & Communities
International & Human Rights
Lesbian Topics
Literature & Non-Fiction (LGBT)
Literature & Non-Fiction – some suggested reading
Magazines (LGBT)
News (LGBT)
Older LGBT People
Politics & Political Parties
Polyandry
Prides & Events (UK)
Professional Organisations (LGBT)
Sport & Recreation
Teenagers & Young People – see also Bullying & Help/Advice
Trade Unions
Transgender & Related Topics
YouTube – great LGBT speeches and moments
Quick Reference
Below are some meta-websites that provide links to
further information and other organisations
The Archives Hub provides a gateway to many of the UK's richest historical
archives.
Entering Gender Minorities as a search will take you many LGBT related
subjects.
http://archiveshub.ac.uk/
Equaldex.com is a collaborative LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender)
rights website.
The site provides users an accurate and comprehensive global view of
LGBT rights.
http://equaldex.com/
Consortium of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgendered
Voluntary and Community Organisations
Provides a useful directory of LGBT organisations
http://www.lgbtconsortium.org.uk/directory
ScotsGay Magazine
LISTINGS of GROUPS and ORGANISATIONS
http://www.scotsgay.co.uk/listings/groups.html
Quick Reference
Below are some meta-websites that provide links to
further information and other organisations
List of LGBT Rights organizations around the world
provided on Wikipedia.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_LGBT_rights_organizatio
ns
The Queer Archive on Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/theQarchive
Channel 4 – Support organisations, sexuality and gender
http://www.channel4.com/4viewers/help-support/sexualitygender
Fascinating and useful sites
It’s pronounced METROsexual
A site where advocates of social justice can find helpful articles,
fun graphics, and other resources designed to be shared in an
effort to advance social equity.
Lots of LGBT, gender and sexuality information
http://itspronouncedmetrosexual.com/
There is a comprehensive list of LGBTQ+ definitions
http://itspronouncedmetrosexual.com/2013/01/acomprehensive-list-of-lgbtq-term-definitions/
The UC Davis Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender,
Queer, Intersex, Asexual Resource Center
Website!
http://lgbcenter.ucdavis.edu/
ABUSE (SEXUAL)
& DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
SurvivorsUK offers support to men who have been sexually
violated
http://www.survivorsuk.org/
Help and support for victims of Sexual violence (rape,
sexual assault or abuse)
Extensive links to support and counselling
http://victimservices.justice.gov.uk/sexual-violence
Rape And Sexual Abuse Support Centre
http://www.rasasc.org/
Helpline available to all in the UK
01483 546400
Freephone 0800 0288 022
ABUSE (SEXUAL)
& DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
BROKEN RAINBOW UK is the only National LGBT
Domestic Violence Helpline
http://www.brokenrainbow.org.uk/
0300 999 5428
help@brokenrainbow.org.uk
Galop is a support group for the LGBT
community on police related issues
such as hate crime and sexual
violence.
http://www.galop.org.uk/
020 7704 2040
ABUSE (SEXUAL)
& DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
ROAR is a free LGBT spectrum Domestic Abuse Advocacy Service
0207 354 6321 or
0790 851 4748
Domestic Abuse Forum
Working for better services to lesbian, gay, bisexual and
transgender (LGBT) victims / survivors of domestic abuse.
http://lgbtdaf.org/
Bede House Association
We provide an advocacy service for victims of domestic abuse
and hate crime. We cover the five main strands of hate crime,
race, religion, sexual oreintation, gender identity and disability
Operates around Greater London
020 237 9162
natashachopra@bedehouse.org.uk
Acts of Parliament (Guides)
The Equality & Human Rights Commission have produced a
guide to the Equality Act 2010
http://www.equalityhumanrights.com/uploaded_files/EqualityAct/equali
ty_act_employment_easyread.pdf
A guide to the Civil Partnership Act 2004 can be obtained from
the following
http://www.dfpni.gov.uk/civil_partnership_guidance.pdf
A pocket guide to hate crime can be obtained from Edinburgh College
http://www.edcoll.ac.uk/uploaded/A%20Pocket%20Guide%20to%20Hat
e%20Crime%202011.pdf
The Citizens Advice Bureau provide information about hate crime
http://www.adviceguide.org.uk/england/discrimination_e/discrimination
_hate_crime_e/what_are_hate_incidents_and_hate_crime.htm
Acts of Parliament (Guides)
Government & Equalities Office Information
A guide to the Gender Recognition Act 2004 (updated April 2007) can be
obtained from
http://www.justice.gov.uk/downloads/tribunals/gender-recognitionpanel/overseas-application-process/explanatory-leaflet-guide-forusers.pdf
The Equality and Human Rights Commission resources on
sexual orientation
http://www.equalityhumanrights.com/about-us/vision-andmission/our-business-plan/sexual-orientation-equality/
The Equality and Human Rights Commission provide various
publications including:
Beyond tolerance: making sexual orientation a public matter
http://www.equalityhumanrights.com/key-projects/beyond-tolerancesexual-orientation-project/
/
ADOPTION & FAMILIES
(SAME-SEX COUPLES)
PINK PARENTS – Issues relating to gay adoption
http://www.pinkparents.org.uk/same-sex-adoption-in-theuk.html
Gay Adoption UK provides useful links and resources
http://www.gayadoptionuk.com/
The British Association for Adoption and Fostering
provides information about same-sex adoption
http://www.baaf.org.uk/info/lgbt
When Sally Met Sally provides a section on parenting
http://www.whensallymetsally.co.uk/
ADOPTION & FAMILIES
(SAME-SEX COUPLES)
SEE HELP & ADVICE FOR FUTHER INFORMATION ABOUT FAMILIES
http://www.gayfamilyweb.co.uk/
GayFamilyWeb - For all of your Fertility
& Alternative Family Needs
http://www.pink-parenting.com/
LGBT parenting magazine
http://www.familyequality.org/
A US Website dedicated to ensuring all families
are respected, loved, and celebrated especially families with parents who are
lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender.
ADOPTION & FAMILIES
(SAME-SEX COUPLES)
Proud 2 B Parents
provides services, including advice, information &
advocacy, to LGBT parents and their children.
Operates in the North West
01612260162
Moss Side Children Centre, 30 Selworthy Road,
M16 7UH, Manchester
proud2bparents@hotmail.co.uk
Two Mummies
A UK-based website dedicated to families
with two mums.
http://www.twomummies.com/
ANDROGYNY & RELATED
SEE ALSO
TRANSGENDER, INTERSEX & RELATED TOPICS
It’s pronounced metrosexual – a resource about about
snap judgments, identity, and oppression.
http://itspronouncedmetrosexual.com/
Practical Androgyny - Ambiguous Gender Presentation
Resources and Information
http://practicalandrogyny.com/
Genderfork is a supportive community for the
expression of identities across the gender spectrum.
There are links to several gender related blogs.
http://genderfork.com/
ANDROGYNY & RELATED
SEE ALSO
TRANSGENDER, INTERSEX & RELATED TOPICS
The aim of Genderqueer and Non-Binary Identities is to provide
awareness, information, and resources for genderqueer, nonbinary, and gender non-conforming people and their allies. ~
Marilyn Roxie
http://genderqueerid.com/
Nonbinary gender visibility, education and advocacy
network
http://nonbinary.org/
Andrej Pejic - “quite beautiful and incredible,”
“like, a modern woman boy of today”
-Jean Paul Gaultier
http://andrejpejicofficial.com/
ARMED FORCES & GAY RIGHTS
Proud 2 Serve is the British Armed Forces LGBT enetwork
http://www.proud2serve.net/
THE LEGAL TREATMENT OF HOMOSEXUALS IN THE
ARMED FORCES OF EUROPE
OXFORD UNIVERSITY PUBLIC INTEREST LAW SUBMISSION
http://www2.law.ox.ac.uk/opbp/GaysinMilitaryFinal%20Sub
mission.pdf
About.com Civil Liberties have links to various US articles
about lesbians and gay men in the military
http://civilliberty.about.com/od/gendersexuality/ig/Lesbianand-Gay-Rights-101/Gays-in-the-Military.htm
Asexuality Topics
The Asexual Agenda is a community centre
promoting greater understanding: a place for
readers to discuss with each other, and a portal
to other asexual blogs.
http://asexualagenda.wordpress.com/
There is an archive of asexual material
http://www.asexualityarchive.com/
BISEXUAL TOPICS
The Bisexual Index offers a variety of resources to
Bisexuals and people who are Bi-curious
http://bisexualindex.org.uk/
Bi UK
the UK national organisation for bisexual
research and activism
http://www.biuk.org/
Bi Social Network for entertainment, news,
opinion, advocacy and community
http://bisocialnetwork.com/
BISEXUAL TOPICS
BiMedia – Bisexual News & Opinion
http://bimedia.org/
BiCon – The UK national get-together for
bisexuals, allies and friends
http://www.bicon.org.uk/
BiPhoria is a social & support group for bisexual people
in and around Manchester - and those who think they
may be bi.
http://www.biphoria.org.uk/index.html
BCN: Britain’s biggest selling bisexual
magazine
http://bicommunitynews.co.uk/
BISEXUAL TOPICS
The Bisexual Resource Center is the oldest
national bi organization in the U.S. that
advocates for bisexual visibility and raises
awareness about bisexuality
http://www.biresource.net/
BULLYING & HOMOPHBIA RESOURCES
Further associated resources may be found in other sections
such as TEENAGERS and HELP & ADVICE
‘CHIPS’ Challenging Homophobia In
Primary Schools
Educate and Celebrate offers CHIPS, created by Andrew Moffat, to
all primary schools across the UK to achieve the ultimate goal of
making all schools LGBT friendly. The resource contains 20 lessons
with accompanying books, which meets new Ofsted criteria for
primary schools
http://www.ellybarnes.com/primary/
Educate and Celebrate
How to make your school LGBT friendly
http://www.ellybarnes.com/
Elly Barnes offers a variety of resources to
help teachers challenge homophobia,
biphobia and transphobia
BULLYING & HOMOPHBIA RESOURCES
Further associated resources may be found in other
sections such as TEENAGERS and HELP & ADVICE
Rainbow Teaching offers support to teachers and school staff,
with advice on how to ensure a daily culture of inclusion, so
that school can be a safe and welcoming place for LGBT+
students.
http://rainbowteaching.co.uk/
The Anti-bullying Alliance is a coalition of organisations and
individuals working together to stop bullying and create
safe environments
http://www.anti-bullyingalliance.org.uk/
There are sections on homophobic bullying
http://www.anti-bullyingalliance.org.uk/resources/keystage-1-2/homophobic-bullying/
http://www.anti-bullyingalliance.org.uk/resources/keystage-3-4/homophobic-bullying/
BULLYING & HOMOPHBIA RESOURCES
Further associated resources may be found in other sections
such as TEENAGERS and HELP & ADVICE
The It Gets Better Project's mission is to
communicate to lesbian, gay, bisexual and
transgender youth around the world that it gets
better, and to create and inspire the changes
needed to make it better for them.
http://www.itgetsbetter.org/
Facebook: www.facebook.com/itgetsbetterproject
Twitter: @itgetsbetter
tumblr: itgetsbetterproject.tumblr.com
email: info@itgetsbetter.org
BULLYING & HOMOPHBIA RESOURCES
Further associated resources may be found in other sections
such as TEENAGERS and HELP & ADVICE
Stonewall have launched a 60 second long film,
titled No Bystanders, supported by Stonewall
co-founder Sir Ian McKellen, which starkly
shows how prejudice and bullying escalates if
left unchallenged.
http://nobystanders.org.uk/?dm_i=FBX,2A86Z,3N
GGHN,8BMWJ,1
International Day against
Homophobia & Transphobia
http://dayagainsthomophobia.org/
BULLYING & HOMOPHBIA RESOURCES
Further associated resources may be found in other sections
such as TEENAGERS and HELP & ADVICE
Simon Rodgers campaigns for LGBT
equality, gender equality, and for the
elimination of homophobia and
homophobic bullying.
http://simonrodgers.org/
BeatBullying is an international bullying
prevention charity working and
campaigning to make bullying
unacceptable, on the ground in the UK
and across Europe.
http://www.beatbullying.org/
BULLYING RESOURCES
Further associated resources may be found in other
sections such as TEENAGERS and HELP & ADVICE
Stonewall produces a range of information,
programmes and resources
http://www.stonewall.org.uk/at_school/education_f
or_all/default.asp
NASUWT (National Association of
Schoolmasters Union of Women Teachers)
produces a booklet about homophobic
bullying
http://www.nasuwt.org.uk/consum/groups/pu
blic/@equalityandtraining/documents/nas_do
wnload/nasuwt_009350.pdf
BULLYING RESOURCES
Acas has produced a guide on Sexual Orientation
and the Workplace
http://www.acas.org.uk/media/pdf/8/6/Sexual_Ori
entation_and_the_workplace(OCTOBER2010)accessible-version-July-2011.pdf
Ben Cohen, the former England Rugby Union
Player, created a Foundation to combat
homophobia and bullying.
http://www.standupfoundation.com/
Schools Out campaigns on all LGBT issues within
education
http://www.schools-out.org.uk/
BULLYING RESOURCES
Bullying Intervention Group
http://www.bullyinginterventiongroup.co.uk/
Bullying UK – part of Family Lives
http://www.bullying.co.uk/
Teachers TV: Gay Teachers
http://www.tes.co.uk/teaching-resource/Teachers-TV-Gay-Teachers6045849/
If you want to know why people bully, Youthoria (Cambridgeshire
Youth Support Service) explain some of the possibilities
http://www.youthoria.org/home/life/relationships/relation
ships-bullying/1239707670.182/
BULLYING RESOURCES
Ditch the Label A team of adults and teens working
with schools, colleges, youths and parents from across
the UK to help reduce the prominence and harmful
effect of bullying within the UK’s education system.
http://www.ditchthelabel.org/
http://www.theredcard.org/resources/
homophobia
Show Racism the Red Card provides an
educational resource: two films and an
accompanying education pack.
BULLYING RESOURCES
DIVERSITY ROLE MODELS
Whose mission is to eliminate homophobic
and transphobic bullying.
http://www.diversityrolemodels.org/
Inclusion For All
is a small charitable organisation that was founded by
openly gay schoool leader Shaun Dellenty in order to
support schools in tackling gender stereotyping,
homophobic bullying and the pejorative use of
homophobic language.
0207 252 3676
shaun@shaundellenty.com
BULLYING RESOURCES
Internet posts on bullying and
homophobia
http://headguruteacher.com/2014/02/2
2/tackling-homophobia-in-schools/
http://headguruteacher.com/2014/04/0
6/tackling-homophobia-re-gcse-notjust-a-matter-of-conscience/
CAMPAIGNING ORGANISATIONS
INCLUDING THOSE FOR EQUAL MARRIAGE
OutRage! is a broad based group of queers
committed to radical, non-violent direct
action and civil disobedience to ASSERT the
dignity and human rights of queers ....
http://outrage.org.uk/
Equal Love believes that civil marriages and
civil partnerships should be open to
everyone without discrimination
http://equallove.org.uk/
CAMPAIGNING ORGANISATIONS
INCLUDING THOSE FOR EQUAL MARRIAGE
Out4Marriage - Love is the same, straight or gay
- is on Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/Out4Marriage
The Equality Network aims to bring about
equality and improve the human rights
situation of lesbian, gay,
bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people in
Scotland.
http://www.equality-network.org/
CAMPAIGNING ORGANISATIONS
INCLUDING THOSE FOR EQUAL MARRIAGE
Truth Wins Out (TWO) is a non-profit U.S.
organization that works to demolish the very
foundation of anti-gay prejudice.
http://www.truthwinsout.org/
Founded in 2006, the
Movement Advancement Project
is an independent U.S. think tank that provides
rigorous research, insight and analysis that
help speed equality for lesbian, gay, bisexual
and transgender (LGBT) people.
http://www.lgbtmap.org/
CONVERSION THERAPY
See also HEALTH – THERAPY
Beyond Ex-Gay is a website for survivors
of attempts to change one’s sexual
orientation
http://www.beyondexgay.com/
They provide links to other sites
http://www.beyondexgay.com/resources/links.html
Scientific research indicates that reparative therapy and
other attempts to change sexual orientation are
generally ineffective. The following site explains.
http://psychology.ucdavis.edu/faculty_sites/rainbow/html/f
acts_changing.html
CONVERSION THERAPY
See also HEALTH – THERAPY
A U.S. paper by Karolyn Ann Hicks as
to whether ‘reparative therapy’ can
legally constitute child abuse.
http://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source
=web&cd=29&ved=0CHYQFjAIOBQ&url=http%3A%2F%2F
www.wcl.american.edu%2Fjournal%2Flawrev%2F49%2Fh
icks.pdf&ei=N94pU6m1OJOqhAf8loGYCg&usg=AFQjCNHd
2pkCVdl7CI1IJ5WBdAB5fo8XtQ
ENTERTAINMENT
Brighton Gay Men’s Chorus
http://www.brightongmc.org/
Brighton & Hove's Actually Gay Men's Chorus
http://www.actuallygmc.org/
Brighton & Hove's Actually Gay Women's
Chorus
http://www.actuallygwc.org/
Rainbow Chorus – Brighton and Hove's only LGBT
choir
http://www.rainbowchorus.org.uk/
ENTERTAINMENT
Gay Abandon - West Yorkshires gay and lesbian choir
http://gayabandon.org.uk/
Edinburgh Gay Men's Chorus
http://egmc.co.uk/
London Gay Men's Chorus, Europe's largest gay men's choir
http://www.lgmc.org.uk/
Out Aloud – Sheffield LGBT Choir
http://www.outaloud.org.uk/
The Pink Singers – London’s LGBT Community Choir
http://www.pinksingers.co.uk/
ENTERTAINMENT
The London Gay Big Band was founded in the summer
of 2011 and is a full-size, 20 piece, jazz orchestra
made up of talented musicians and vocalists
http://www.londongaybigband.com/
Positive Voices - a choir for people who are living with
or affected by HIV.
http://www.positivevoiceschoir.co.uk/
London Gay Symphonic Winds are an LGBT wind
orchestra of around 40 woodwind, brass and
percussion players
http://www.lgsw.org.uk/
ENTERTAINMENT - Theatre
Outbox LGB Theatre Company is an all gay
theatre company
http://www.outboxlgb.com/
A guide to LGBT Theatre
http://www.lgbttheatre.com/
VOICEOUT – Empowering the creative voice of
the LGBTQ+ community through physical
theatre
http://www.voiceouttheatre.org/
ENTERTAINMENT - Theatre
DV8
DV8 Physical Theatre was formed in 1986. The company has
produced 19 highly acclaimed dance pieces, which have
toured internationally, and four award-winning films for
television.
https://www.dv8.co.uk/
ENTERTAINMENT
A guide to Canal Street Manchester
http://www.canal-st.co.uk/
For Brighton, see Magazines
EQUALITY
SEE ALSO INTERNATIONAL & HUMAN RIGHTS
The Equality and Human Rights Commission
have a statutory remit to promote and monitor human rights; and
to protect, enforce and promote equality ...
http://www.equalityhumanrights.com/
The Equality Advisory Service
advises and assists individuals on issues relating to
equality and human rights, across England,
Scotland and Wales.
https://www.equalityadvisoryservice.com/
ADVICE LINE: 0808 800 0082
Faith and Spirituality
http://www.lgcm.org.uk/
The Lesbian and Gay Christian Movement
http://changingattitude.org.uk/
A rainbow network within the Anglican Communion
RELUCTANT JOURNEY
“I went from being anti-gay to a simple ministry of friendship,
support and christian love, for lesbian and gay christians”
http://www.reluctantjourney.co.uk/
The Cutting Edge Consortium
comprises different organisations working for the
elimination of faith-based homophobia/transphobia
https://sites.google.com/site/cuttingedgeconsortium1/
Faith and Spirituality
For Catholic groups working with HIV
and AIDS see HEALTH
www.sohomasses.com
A community that welcomes LGBT Catholics
http://questgaycatholic.org.uk/
A group for LGBT Catholics
http://queeringthechurch.com/
A great site dedicated to ‘reality based
theology’
by a man who says he is ‘Catholic, gay,
partnered; a father and a grandfather.’
Faith and Spirituality
Gay mystic blog spot
A Christian/Catholic orientated blog that also offers links to
other Gay Christian and Gay Spirituality sites.
http://gaymystic.blogspot.co.uk/
Enlightened Cathololicism
A place for Catholics who could be defined as rebels or
heretics, but certainly don't find their Catholic identity in
the standard definitions.
http://enlightenedcatholicism-colkoch.blogspot.co.uk/
Creative Advance
A blog spot devoted to progressive theology
http://creativeadvance.blogspot.co.uk/
Faith and Spirituality
http://www.liberaljudaism.org/
Liberal Judaism
http://qlgf.org.uk/
Quaker Lesbian and Gay Fellowship
http://www.imaan.org.uk/
A support group for LGBT Muslims
http://www.sarbat.net/
A support group for LGBT Sikhs
Faith and Spirituality
http://www.jglg.org.uk/
Jewish Gay & Lesbian Group
http://www.unitarian.org.uk/index.shtml
The Unitarians and Free Christians
http://www.urc.org.uk/resources.html
The United Reformed Church produce some documents
about LGBT issues
GALHA promotes Humanism and LGBT equality
http://www.galha.org/
http://www.sibyls.co.uk/
THE SIBYLS
Christian Spirituality Group for Transgender People
Faith and Spirituality
Applied Theology Website
Adrian Thatcher is visiting Professor in the Department of
Theology and Religion at the University of Exeter, UK.
Adrian writes about God, sex, gender and sexuality.
http://www.adrianthatcher.org/index.php
Beit Klal YIsrael
Are a liberal Jewish community who recognise the true
diversity of Jewish experience and who welcome all new
members and participants.
07505 477 459
bkymailing@googlemail.com
Safra Project
The experience of Muslim women with same-sex attactions
and their use or not of mosque spaces.
http://www.safraproject.org/
Faith and Spirituality
The European Forum of Lesbian, Gay,
Bisexual and Transgender Christian
Groups
http://www.euroforumlgbtchristians.
eu/
Centre for the Study of Christianity
and Sexuality
http://christianityandsexuality.org/
Faith and Spirituality
US Sites
SOULFORCE
http://www.soulforce.org/resources/what-the-bible-saysand-doesnt-say-about-homosexuality/
‘Soulforce is committed to relentless nonviolent
resistance to bring freedom to lesbian, gay, bisexual
transgender, and queer people from religious &
political oppression.’
The Center For Affirming Theology
http://www.affirmingtheology.com/
Progressive Christianity is an open, intelligent and
collaborative approach to the Christian tradition and
the life and teachings of Jesus
http://progressivechristianity.org/
Faith and Spirituality
US Sites
Jewish Queer Youth (JQY) is a non-profit New York
based organization supporting lesbian, gay,
bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) Jews and their
families in the Orthodox community.
https://www.jqyouth.org/index.shtml
Congregation Beit Simchat Torah (CBST) is a vibrant
spiritual community and a progressive voice within
Judaism. Founded in 1973, CBST attracts and
welcomes gay men, lesbians, bisexuals, transgender,
queer and straight individuals and families who
share common values.
http://www.cbst.org/
Faith and Spirituality
US Sites
My Out Spirit
Recognizes the importance of supporting caring and compassionate forms of community that
respects diversity, individuality, and our unique gifts as spiritual beings.
http://gayspirituality.typepad.com/blog/
Gay Spirituality
Gay Spirituality welcomes the submission of articles and blog posts
on topics related to gay, LGBT, and queer life, culture, and
spirituality.
http://gayspirituality.com/
Gay Wisdom
A blog linked to the White Crane Institute, which
promotes the development of healthy Gay men and a
healthy Gay community.
http://www.gaywisdom.org/main.html
Faith and Spirituality
US Sites
Nate Phelps is the son of the late Fred Phelps, Pastor of
the Westboro Baptist Church – a notoriously
homophobic church
Nate is an LGBT advocate
http://www.natephelps.com/
FILM, CINEMA & DVD’s (LGBT)
CINEMA QUEER PROVIDES A COMPREHENSIVE GUIDE TO
GAY FILMS
http://www.cinemaqueer.com/review%20pages/i
ndex.html
50 Best Gay Movies according to Total Film
http://www.totalfilm.com/features/50-best-gaymovies
BFI Flare: The London LGBT Film Festival
http://www.bfi.org.uk/flare
FILM, CINEMA & DVD’s (LGBT)
Gay Cinema - Out of the Archive
landmark portraits of LGBT life and gay
classics preserved by the BFI National Archive
http://player.bfi.org.uk/sub-collection/watch-gay-cinema-out-ofthearchive/FqNjNxazrzBoj7kP4zSDsWwvosk_GrGV/FqNjNxazrzBoj7k
P4zSDsWwvosk_GrGV
A Taste of Honey was a groundbreaking
play and film. This Daily Telegraph article
by Matthew Sweet considers its
importance
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/theatr
e/theatre-features/10594380/A-Taste-ofHoney-watershed-theatre.html
FILM & CINEMA
“Robert
De Niro is filled with emotion as he remembers his gay father in
new interview.”
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2641013/Robert-De-Niro-filledemotion-remembers-gay-father-new-interview.html
Pride (2014)
A true story of a group of gay and lesbian activists
who decided to support a Welsh mining community
during the strike of 1984.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcfilms/film/pride
The Queer Palm, first LGBT award of Cannes Film Festival
was created in 2010.
http://www.queerpalm.fr/the-queer-palm/?lang=en
FILM, CINEMA & DVD’s (LGBT)
AIDS
Documentaries
We Were Here (2011) Peccadillo Pictures.
Common Threads – Stories from the Quilt (1989) Telling
Pictures.
GENERAL
Before Stonewall (1984) Peccadillo Pictures.
The Celluloid Closet (1995) Directed by Rob Epstein &
Jeffrey Friedman. How Hollywood has portrayed gay
characters.
The Times of Harvey Milk (1984) Directed by Rob Epstein.
The slaying of the first openly gay city official in the United
States.
The Naked Civil Servant (1975) Starring John Hurt as
Quentin Crisp.
An Englishman in New York (2009) Starring John Hurt as
Quentin Crisp.
FILM, CINEMA & DVD’s (LGBT)
A Selection of Films
Dallas Buyers Club (2013) Matthew McConaughey, Jennifer Garner, Jared Leto,
Steve Zahn. Directed by Jean-Marc Vallee.
Don't Ever Wipe Tears Without Gloves (2012) Swedish. Adam Lundgren, Adam
Pålsson, Simon J. Berger. Directed by Simon Kaijser
Elena Undone (2010) Necar Zadegan, Traci Dinwiddie. Directed by Nicole Conn.
The Killing Of Sister George (1968) Beryl Reid, Susannah York,
Coral Browne. Directed by Robert Aldrich.
Latter Days (2004) Steve Sandvoss, Wes Ramsey.
Directed by C. Jay Cox.
Love is the Devil (1998) Derek Jacobi, Daniel Craig.
Directed by John Maybury.
Milk (2008) Sean Penn, Emile Hirsch, Josh Brolin.
Directed by Gus Van Sant.
Maurice (1987) Hugh Grant, James Wilby, Rupert Graves. Directed by James
Ivory.
Philadelphia (1993) Tom Hanks, Denzil Washington.
Directed by Jonathan Demme.
Prayers for Bobby (2009) Sigourney Weaver,
FILM, CINEMA & DVD’s (LGBT)
A Selection of Films
Pride (2014) Bill Nighy, Imelda Staunton, Dominic
West, George MacKay, Ben Schnetzer.
Directed by Matthew Warchus.
Shelter (2007) Brad Rowe, Trevor Wright.
Directed by Jonah Markowitz.
A Taste of Honey (1961) Dora Bryan, Robert
Stephens, Rita Tushingham, Murray Melvin.
Directed by Tony Richardson.
TransAmerica (2005) Felicity Huffman, Fionnula
Flanagan, Kevin Zegers. Directed by Duncan Tucker.
Victim (1961) Dirk Bogarde, Sylvia Sims. Directed by
Basil Dearden.
Wilde (1997) Stephen Fry, Jude Law,
Vanessa Redgrave. Directed by Brian Gilbert.
HATE CRIME
True Vision
On this website, you can:
find out what hate crimes or hate incidents are.
find out about the ways you can report them.
report using the online form.
find information about people that can help and support
you if you have been a victim.
http://www.report-it.org.uk/home
HATE CRIME
The Matthew Shepard Foundation was founded
by Dennis and Judy Shepard in memory of
their 21-year old son, Matthew, who was
murdered in an anti-gay hate crime in
Wyoming in October 1998.
http://www.matthewshepard.org/
HATE CRIME
A pocket guide to hate crime can be obtained
from Edinburgh College
http://www.edcoll.ac.uk/uploaded/A%20Pocket%2
0Guide%20to%20Hate%20Crime%2
02011.pdf
The Citizens Advice Bureau provide
information about hate crime
http://www.adviceguide.org.uk/england/discri
mination_e/discrimination_hate_crime_e/wh
at_are_hate_incidents_and_hate_crime.htm
HATE CRIME
Galop is a support group for the LGBT
community on police related issues such as
hate crime and sexual violence.
http://www.galop.org.uk/
020 7704 2040
Bede House Association
We provide an advocacy service for victims
of domestic abuse and hate crime. We
cover the five main strands of hate crime,
race, religion, sexual oreintation, gender
identity and disability
Operates around Greater London
020 237 9162
natashachopra@bedehouse.org.uk
HEALTH – General
SEE ALSO HELP & ADVICE
National End of Life Care Programme
The route to success in end of life care –
achieving quality for lesbian, gay, bisexual
and transgender people
http://www.nhsiq.nhs.uk/resourcesearch/publications/eolc-rts-lgbt.aspx
The National LGB&T Partnership
is an England wide group of LGB&T voluntary and
community organisations who are committed to reducing
health inequalities and challenging homophobia, biphobia
and transphobia within public services
http://www.lgf.org.uk/for-professionals/the-national-lgbtpartnership/
HEALTH – General
SEE ALSO HELP & ADVICE
Resources from the Lesbian and Gay Foundation
The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Trans Public Health
Outcomes Framework Companion Document (April 2013) is
a resource for all those commissioning and delivering
healthcare services in order to support the delivery of an
equitable public health system.
http://www.lgf.org.uk/policy-research/the-lgbt-public-healthoutcomes-framework-companion-document/
Also available from the above are various supporting
documents including a health resource directory
Sexual Orientation Monitoring Guide
http://www.lgf.org.uk/policy-research/SOM/
HEALTH – General
SEE ALSO HELP & ADVICE
GMFA is the gay men’s health charity and
promotes a wide range of health initiatives
http://www.gmfa.org.uk/
REGARD
A self-help group that provides information,
advice and support to LGBT disabled people
and awareness about disability within the
LGBT community
secretary@regard.org.uk
HEALTH – General
SEE ALSO HELP & ADVICE
Alzheimer's Society Supporting lesbian, gay
and bisexual people with dementia
http://www.alzheimers.org.uk/site/scripts/
documents_info.php?documentID=1100
The Commission for Social Care Inspection
(CSCI) issues checklist for work with
lesbian, gay, bisexual users
http://www.communitycare.co.uk/2008/04/01/c
sci-issues-checklist-for-work-with-lesbiangay-bisexual-users/
HEALTH – General
SEE ALSO HELP & ADVICE
Commission for Social Care Inspection
Putting People First: Equality and diversity
matters 1: providing appropriate services for
lesbian gay bisexual and transgender people
http://www.thinklocalactpersonal.org.uk/Browse/Coproduction/Equalities/LGBT/?parent=8627&child=8113
Reducing health inequalities for lesbian, gay,
bisexual and trans people - briefings for health and
social care staff
http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+/www.dh.gov.u
k/en/publicationsandstatistics/publications/publicationspo
licyandguidance/dh_078347
Select the briefing, then select view the item you were
looking for in the UK Government Web Archive
HEALTH – General
SEE ALSO HELP & ADVICE
Social Care Institute for Excellence
At a glance 42: Personalisation briefing: Implications for
lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered (LGBT) people
Published: April 2011
Review date: April 2014
Written by SCIE, in conjunction with Consortium of LGBT Voluntary and
Community Organisations
http://www.scie.org.uk/publications/ataglance/ataglance42.asp
SCIE offers resources, including
Working with lesbian, gay, bisexual and
transgender people videos on Social Care TV
http://www.scie.org.uk/socialcaretv/topic.asp?t=workingwithlesbi
angaybisexualandtransgenderpeople
HEALTH – General
SEE ALSO HELP & ADVICE
Sexual orientation identity in relation to smoking
history and alcohol use at age 18/19: crosssectional associations from the Longitudinal
Study of Young People in England (LSYPE)
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3758978/
Published online Aug 28, 2013
GaysCan
A confidential national telephone helpline for gay
men living with cancer and for their partners,
family and friends
Tel: 020 8368 9027
Email: gayscan@blothlom.dircon.co.uk
HEALTH – General
SEE ALSO HELP & ADVICE
FPA - the sexual health charity
Working towards establishing a society in
which everyone has positive, informed and
non-judgemental attitudes to sex and
relationships
http://www.fpa.org.uk/
METRO promotes health, wellbeing,
mental health & wellbeing services,
sexual & reproductive health & HIV
services ...
https://www.metrocentreonline.org/
HEALTH – HIV and AIDS
Body & Soul is a charity promoting the respect, dignity
and wellbeing of children, teenagers, adults and
families living with and affected by HIV.
http://www.bodyandsoulcharity.org/
Carehome.co.uk provides a list of care and nursing
homes that provide facilities for people living with HIV
http://www.carehome.co.uk/care_search_results.cfm/se
archcountry/uk/searchchtype/aids-hiv
HEALTH – HIV and AIDS
Catholics for AIDS prevention and
support
http://www.caps-uk.org/
Positive Catholics
A peer support network of women and men,
who are living with HIV and have a Christian
faith.
http://www.positivecatholics.com/
HEALTH – HIV and AIDS
BASELINE is a community magazine for people living with or affected by HIV
& Hepatitis.
http://www.baseline-hiv.co.uk/
The Food Chain delivers meals and groceries, offers cookery and
nutrition classes and communal eating opportunities to people
living with HIV in London and their dependants.
http://www.foodchain.org.uk/
The National Long Term Survivors Group website! The organisation is based in the
United Kingdom and provides support to people who have been living with HIV
and AIDS for five or more years.
http://www.nltsg.org.uk/
The HIV Justice Network is a global information and advocacy hub for individuals
and organisations working to end the inappropriate use of the criminal law to
regulate and punish people living with HIV.
http://www.hivjustice.net/
HEALTH – HIV and AIDS
The raTrust
The raTrust works with individuals and groups that are at risk of
contracting STIs or HIV ...
as well as seeking to rid the world of the stigma associated with an
HIV-positive diagnosis.
http://ratrust.org.uk/#/home
HEALTH – HIV and AIDS
The Terrence Higgins Trust
THT is a national organisation devoted to improving
sexual health
http://www.tht.org.uk/
THT Direct providing support, advice and information
0808 802 1221
Avert is an international AIDs and HIV charity and
has helpful sections on sex, sexuality and
relationships.
http://www.avert.org/
http://www.avert.org/gay-lesbian.htm
http://www.avert.org/teens.htm
HEALTH – HIV and AIDS
NAT is the UK's leading charity dedicated to
transforming society's response to HIV.
http://www.nat.org.uk/
Tel: 44 020 7814 6767
Email: info@nat.org.uk
What everyone should know about HIV
http://www.hivaware.org.uk/
Living with HIV
http://www.lifewithhiv.org.uk/
HEALTH – HIV and AIDS
MILDMAY INTERNATIONAL is a pioneering
HIV charity operating in the UK, subSaharan Africa and Eastern Europe.
http://www.mildmay.org/home/
The Terrence Higgins Trust is a major UK based
AIDS and HIV Charity
http://www.tht.org.uk/
THT Direct 0808 802 1221
Yorkshire Mesmac provides sexual and mental
health services to the LGBT community
http://mesmac.co.uk/
0113 244 4209
HEALTH – HIV and AIDS
National Children's Bureau – HIV
Network
http://www.ncb.org.uk/hiv
NICE
THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH & CARE
EXCELLENCE
Increasing the uptake of HIV testing among men
who have sex with men PH34
http://publications.nice.org.uk/increasing-the-uptakeof-hiv-testing-among-men-who-have-sex-with-menph34
HEALTH – HIV and AIDS
The British Red Cross
HIV programme in the UK
http://www.redcross.org.uk/What-we-do/Health-andsocial-care/Health-issues/HIV/Our-HIV-programmein-the-UK
HIV in the United Kingdom: 2010 Report
Health Protection Agency
Publication date: November 2010
http://www.hpa.org.uk/Publications/InfectiousDiseas
es/HIVAndSTIs/1011HIVUK2010Report/
HEALTH – HIV and AIDS
Positive 21
Positive21 is a peer support/self help group sharing and offering moral
support, information and advice in a confidential and safe environment
to people with HIV.
http://www.positive21.org.uk/
Positive East
Positive East is London’s leading community-based HIV charity, providing
better futures for people living with HIV or affected by HIV
http://www.positiveeast.org.uk/
020 7791 2855
Positively UK
Support for people living with HIV from people living with HIV
http://positivelyuk.org/
Luke's story: I have been HIV positive for one year
http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/27477309
Sheffield based Centre for HIV &
Sexual Health
http://www.sexualhealthsheffield.
nhs.uk/
Tcell.org
A forum site for various topics
relating to HIV
http://tcell.org.uk/
HEALTH – HIV and AIDS
US & International Sites
Aids.org is a US site providing information and
education
http://www.aids.org/
Factsheets about HIV & AIDS available from the
Centers for Disease Control
http://cdc.gov/hiv/resources/factsheets
The NAMES Project Foundation is the custodian of The
AIDS Memorial Quilt weighing 54 tons and composed
of more than 48,000 panels dedicated to more than
94,000 individuals
http://www.aidsquilt.org/
HEALTH – HIV and AIDS
US & International Sites
The site of Mark S. King, award-winning columnist, author
and video blogger. He describes himself as an absurdist,
a lover of human frailty, and a gay man in recovery living
with HIV.
http://marksking.com/
The comprehensive, on-line textbook of HIV
disease from the University of California
San Francisco and San Francisco General
Hospital
http://hivinsite.ucsf.edu/InSite
An American HIV & AIDS magazine
http://www.hivplusmag.com/
HEALTH – HIV and AIDS
US & International Sites
Another American HIV magazine, which claims to be the
largest circulation HIV publication in America
http://www.hivpositivemagazine.com/
AIDSTruth.org presents the scientific evidence that HIV
is the cause of AIDS and that the benefits of
antiretroviral drugs (ARVs) outweigh the risks.
http://www.aidstruth.org/denialism/myths
The AIDS InfoNet provides current information on HIV and
AIDS treatment and prevention in English and ten other
languages
http://www.aidsinfonet.org/
HEALTH – HIV and AIDS
Some Reading
Books & Papers
Doty, Mark. (1996) Heaven’s Coast. London:
Jonathan Cape.
Monette, Paul. (1988) Borrowed Time.
MOURNING, MEMORY AND LIFE ITSELF: THE AIDS QUILT AND THE
VIETNAM VETERANS’ MEMORIAL WALL
By MAXINE BOROWSKY JUNGE
The Arts in Psychotherapy, Vol. 26, No. 3, pp. 195–203, 1999
http://quiltarticle.files.wordpress.com/2013/01/mour
ning-memory-and-life-itself-aids-quilt-and-namwall1.pdf
HEALTH – HIV and AIDS
Text Books & Manuals
HIV 2012/2013 (a 760 page medical textbook in
English) is now available and free to
download here:
http://hivbook.com/
A 633 page manual can be downloaded from
various sites, by entering the information
below as search criteria:
Guide for HIV/AIDS Clinical Care (April 2014)
U.S. Department of Health and Human
Services.
HEALTH – MENTAL HEALTH &
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
Many professional associations have policies or position statements about LGBT
issues and may provide helpful booklets or fact sheets that can be downloaded
British Association for Counselling and
Psychotherapy
http://www.bacp.co.uk/
UK Council for Psychotherapy
http://www.psychotherapy.org.uk/
Resources and information on UKCP's policies and
campaigning work against reparative therapy
http://www.psychotherapy.org.uk/reparative
_therapy.html
British Psychological Society
http://www.bps.org.uk/
HEALTH – MENTAL HEALTH &
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
The British Psychological Society Psychology of
Sexualities Section
http://pss.bps.org.uk/
Royal College of Psychiatrists’ Position Statement on
Sexual Orientation PS02/2014 April 2014
http://www.rcpsych.ac.uk/usefulresources/publications/co
llegereports/positionstatements.aspx
HEALTH – MENTAL HEALTH &
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
American Psychological Association
http://www.apa.org/
APA produce a useful guide to sexual orientation
http://www.apa.org/topics/sexuality/orientation.aspx
APA Guidelines for Psychological Practice with Lesbian, Gay, and
Bisexual Clients
http://www.apa.org/pi/lgbt/resources/guidelines.aspx
American Psychiatric Association
http://www.psych.org/
American Academy of Pediatrics
http://www.aap.org/en-us/Pages/Default.aspx
AAP policy statements and technical reports on LGBT
issues
http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/search?fulltext=
LGBT&submit=yes&x=27&y=10
HEALTH – GENDER DYSPHORIA
& MENTAL HEALTH
Trans Mental Health Study 2012
September 2012
A UK research partnership between the
Scottish Transgender Alliance, TransBareAll,
Traverse Research, TREC (Manchester) and
Sheffied Hallam University
Download from
http://www.scottishtrans.org/ourwork/research/
HEALTH – SEXUAL ORIENTATION
& MENTAL HEALTH
MindOut is a mental health service run by and for
lesbians, gay men, bisexual and transgender
people. Based in Brighton and Hove, providing
local services as well as a number of national
initiatives
http://www.mindout.org.uk/
Tel: 01273 234839
email: info@mindout.co.uk
There are some useful resources
http://www.mindout.org.uk/resources/
HEALTH – SEXUAL ORIENTATION
& MENTAL HEALTH
Gay Adolescents and Suicide: Understanding the Association
http://img2.tapuz.co.il/forums/1_94285042.pdf
Sexual orientation and mental health: results from a community
survey of young and middle-aged adults
http://bjp.rcpsych.org/content/180/5/423.full
Is Sexual Orientation Related to Mental Health Problems and
Suicidality in Young People?
http://archpsyc.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleid=205418
Disclosure of Sexual Orientation, Victimization, and Mental Health
Among Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Older Adults
http://jiv.sagepub.com/content/16/10/1008.abstract
HEALTH – THERAPY
See also CONVERSION THERAPY
PINK THERAPY
The UK's largest independent therapy organisation working with
gender and sexual diversity clients
http://www.pinktherapy.com/
Lesbian Therapists in the UK
http://www.thelesbiantherapistdirectory.co.uk/
ISSUES IN THERAPY WITH LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL AND
TRANSGENDER CLIENTS
http://www.pinktherapy.com/portals/0/downloadables/interse
cting/race_culture_sexuality_pt3.pdf
Journal of LGBT Issues in Counseling
http://www.tandfonline.com/toc/wlco20/current
HEALTH – THERAPY
Albany Trust Charity is a specialist counselling
and psychotherapy service promoting
sexuality and relationships.
http://www.albanytrust.org/
Telephone: 0208 767 1827
info@albanytrust.org
HEALTH – Therapy &
Mental Health Issues
Treatments of homosexuality in Britain since the 1950s—an oral
history: the experience of patients
http://www.bmj.com/content/328/7437/427
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender mental health
issues
http://www.lgbmind-matters.com/
Confidential emotional support to children, young adults
and adults by telephone, email and post.
http://www.supportline.org.uk/index.php
01708 765200
E-mail info@supportline.org.uk
HELP & ADVICE
& CAMPAIGNING ORGANISATIONS
Stonewall is a lesbian, gay and
bisexual charity involved in a
range of activities
https://www.stonewall.org.uk/
Info Line : 0800 050 20 20
Stonewall provide various publications
which can be downloaded for free
http://www.stonewall.org.uk/what_w
e_do/2583.asp
HELP & ADVICE
& CAMPAIGNING ORGANISATIONS
The Lesbian & Gay Foundation (LGF)
is a charity that fights for and supports
lesbian, gay and bisexual people
http://www.lgf.org.uk/
Advice, support and information
0845 3 30 30 30
HELP & ADVICE
& CAMPAIGNING ORGANISATIONS
Truth Wins Out (TWO) is a non-profit U.S.
organization that works to demolish the very
foundation of anti-gay prejudice.
http://www.truthwinsout.org/
THE HARVEY MILK FOUNDATION WORKS FOR
EQUALITY IN THE AMERICAS AND AROUND
THE GLOBE
http://milkfoundation.org/
HELP & ADVICE
& CAMPAIGNING ORGANISATIONS
Proud2Be
Offers support, both face-to-face and online, to lesbian,
gay, bisexual, trans, questioning and intersex (LGBTQI)
people, especially in rural areas. Providing education
to family, friends, co-workers, employers, educators
and the wider public
http://www.proud2beproject.org/
Birmingham LGBT Centre provide a
range of services and information
http://www.blgbt.org/centre/
HELP & ADVICE
The American Psychological Association provide a
booklet about understanding homosexuality, which
can be downloaded from:
http://www.apa.org/topics/sexuality/orientation.aspx
The Campaign Against Living Miserably (CALM)
exists to prevent male suicide in the UK
http://www.thecalmzone.net/
Helpline 0800 58 58 58 7 days a week, 5pm to midnight
Calm have some helpful articles about sexuality
http://www.thecalmzone.net/help/issues/sexuality/?gc
lid=CIG2xuqerbgCFYPHtAod7BEAZQ
HELP & ADVICE
Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays FFLAG
http://www.fflag.org.uk/
FFLAG is a charity that supports parents and their
lesbian, gay and bisexual daughters and sons.
0845 652 0311
Families Together London
Support group for parents of gay children
http://www.familiestogetherlondon.com/
HELP & ADVICE
Consortium of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and
Transgendered Voluntary and Community
Organisations
http://www.lgbtconsortium.org.uk/
Provides a useful directory of LGBT
organisations
http://www.lgbtconsortium.org.uk/directory
The Outline LGBT helpline – Surrey area
http://www.outlinesurrey.org/
Call 01483 727 667
Email info@outlinesurrey.org
HELP & ADVICE
London Lesbian and Gay Switchboard
Providing free & confidential support &
information to lesbian, gay, bisexual &
transgendered communities throughout the UK
http://www.llgs.org.uk/
0300 330 0630
North West London Lesbian and Gay Group
http://www.nwlgay.com/tri/
HELP & ADVICE
Brighton & Hove LGBT Switchboard
Operates in the South East
01273 204050
enquiries.brighton@switchboard.org.uk
Helpline 5pm - 9pm Weekdays, 5pm - 7pm on Weekends
The Rainbow Project is a health organisation that works to
improve the physical, mental & emotional health and wellbeing of lesbian, gay, bisexual and/or transgender people in
Northern Ireland.
http://www.rainbow-project.org/
HELP & ADVICE
A US SITE
http://www.lambdalegal.org/
Lambda Legal is a national
organization committed to
achieving full recognition of the
civil rights of lesbians, gay men,
bisexuals, transgender people and
those with HIV
HELP, ADVICE & SUPPORT
Yorkshire and district
http://www.equitypartnership.org.uk/
Working with and for Bradford’s Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and
Trans Communities.
http://www.leeds-gay-community.org.uk/index.html
Leeds based social group for gay & bisexual men.
http://gayers.co.uk/
SHOUT - Yorkshire’s Queer Paper & Website.
The York Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) Forum was
established in 2006, to act as a strong and unified voice for the local
LGBT community.
http://yorklgbtforum.org.uk/
HISTORY RESOURCES (LGBT)
For a comprehensive
time-line of LGBT
history in the U.K.
visit:
http://www.stonewall.org.uk/
at_home/history_of_lesbian_
gay_and_bisexual_equality/d
efault.asp
Joe McElderry
at Leeds Pride
August 2012
HISTORY RESOURCES (LGBT)
http://archiveshub.ac.uk/
The Archives Hub provides a gateway
to many of the UK's richest
historical archives.
Entering Gender Minorities as a
search will take you many LGBT
related subjects.
http://www.gayinthe80s.com/
A gay history site by Colin Clews
HISTORY RESOURCES (LGBT)
History & Policy – Wolfenden and beyond:
the remaking of homosexual history
http://www.historyandpolicy.org/papers/policy-paper-51.html
LGBT History at London Metropolitan Archives
https://www.facebook.com/lgbthistory
The following link provides a guide to the LGBT Collection
http://www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/things-to-do/visitingthe-city/archives-and-city-history/london-metropolitanarchives/Documents/visitor-information/25-lesbian-gaybisexual-transgender-community-archives-at-londonmetropolitan-archives.pdf
LGBT History Project
http://lgbthistoryuk.org/wiki/index.php?title=Main_Page
A detailed explanation of the debate about Section 28 can be
found by accessing:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Section_28
HISTORY RESOURCES (LGBT)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/archive/gay_rights/
The Gay Rights Movement Collection of the BBC
http://www.outinthepast.org.uk/
An online resource charting the LGBT history of
Greater Manchester
http://www.lgbthiddenhistory.co.uk/#!/
Discovering LGBT in East Lancashire
http://www.lagna.org.uk/
Lesbian and Gay News Media Archive (LAGNA)
HISTORY RESOURCES (LGBT)
The lesbian and gay archives of the LSE and the Hall Carpenter
Archives (HCA) which are Britain's major resource for the study
of lesbian and gay activism in the UK since the publication of the
Wolfenden Report in 1957
http://www.lse.ac.uk/library/archive/holdings/lesbian_and_gay_archiv
es.aspx
There are lots of internet sites about Alan Turing, but this one by
the biographer Andrew Hodges looks particularly interesting
http://www.turing.org.uk/index.html
Documentaries about Alan Turing
There are several videos available on You Tube
http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=alan+turing
+documentary
HISTORY RESOURCES (LGBT)
February of each year has been set
aside in the UK to mark and
celebrate the lives and
achievements of Lesbian, Gay
Bisexual and Trans people.
http://lgbthistorymonth.org.uk/
HISTORY RESOURCES (LGBT)
Liberty provide a timeline of gay rights history in
the UK
http://www.liberty-human-rights.org.uk/campaigns/adecent-proposal/gay-rights-timeline.php
http://www.onearchives.org/
A link to the ONE National Gay & Lesbian Archives
at the USC Libraries, the largest repository of
Lesbian, Gay Bisexual, Transgender and Queer
(LGBTQ) materials in the world. Founded in 1952
ONE is the oldest active LGBTQ organization in
the United States.
HISTORY RESOURCES (LGBT)
The Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender Historical
Society (USA) Founded in 1985, the society is
recognized internationally as a leader in the field of
GLBT public history.
http://www.glbthistory.org/about/index.html
The Committee on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and
Transgender History, an affiliated society of the
American Historical Association.
http://clgbthistory.org/
The Huffington Post has a large section on LGBT
History
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/news/lgbt-history/
HISTORY RESOURCES (LGBT)
http://www.kings.cam.ac.uk/archive-centre/
Kings College Cambridge holds various
materials of LGBT interest including the
papers of Alan Turing
http://www.bl.uk/
The British Library has extensive LGBT
materials
http://www.lse.ac.uk/library/home.aspx
The library of the LSE holds the Hall-Carpenter
archives which are a major LGBT resource
HISTORY RESOURCES (LGBT)
Pink Brick: LGBT Histories of the
University of Liverpool
http://www.liv.ac.uk/lgbt-history/
LGBT History Scotland
http://www.lgbthistoryscotland.org.uk/
Pride in Plymouth LGBT History Site
http://www.lgbt-history.prideinplymouth.org.uk/
HISTORY RESOURCES (LGBT)
&
HISTORY OF THE ANCIENT WORLD
Tameside has a developing archive with some
useful links and a glossary of search terms
http://www.tameside.gov.uk/history/lgbt
There is a fine line sometimes between
history and mythology.
This is the
love story of Achilles and Patroclus
http://historyoftheancientworld.org/2012/
05/11/achilles-and-patroclus/
HOUSING & COMMUNITIES
Stonewall Housing is the specialist lesbian, gay,
bisexual and transgender (LGBT) housing
advice and support provider in England
http://www.stonewallhousing.org/
Rainbow Hamlets - Building lesbian, gay,
bisexual and trans life in Tower Hamlets
http://www.rainbowhamlets.org/
INTERNATIONAL
& HUMAN RIGHTS
COC Nederland is involved in many aspects of LGBT rights,
with a focus on youth & school, 50+, safety, culture &
religion and international issues.
http://www.coc.nl/engels
EU LGBT survey - European Union lesbian, gay,
bisexual and transgender survey - Results at a
glance
http://fra.europa.eu/en/publication/2013/eulgbt-survey-european-union-lesbian-gaybisexual-and-transgender-survey-results
INTERNATIONAL
& HUMAN RIGHTS
Equaldex.com is a collaborative LGBT (lesbian,
gay, bisexual, transgender) rights website.
The site provides users an accurate and
comprehensive global view of LGBT rights.
http://equaldex.com/
Rainbows Across Borders
is a voluntary self-help group for lesbian, gay, bisexual &
transgender (LGBT) asylum seekers who are fleeing
persecution of oppressive homophobic/transphobic
regimes. Operates in the South East & the City.
http://www.rainbowsacrossborders.org.uk/
info@rainbowsacrossborders.org.uk
INTERNATIONAL
& HUMAN RIGHTS
IGLYO is the International Lesbian, Gay,
Bisexual, Transgender, Queer Youth and
Student Organisation.
http://www.iglyo.com/
American Right Wing Watch is dedicated to
monitoring and reporting on the activities of rightwing political organizations and report on anti-gay
activities
http://www.rightwingwatch.org/cate
gory/topics/anti-gay
INTERNATIONAL
& HUMAN RIGHTS
ReachOUT
Support for refugees and asylum seekers facing persecution
because of their sexual and/or gender identities.
07707809925
reachoutleeds@gmail.com
International Day against
Homophobia & Transphobia
http://dayagainsthomophobia.org/
INTERNATIONAL
& HUMAN RIGHTS
Out and Proud Diamond Group
AFRICAN LGBTI campaigning
organisation
http://www.opdg.org/
INTERNATIONAL
& HUMAN RIGHTS
The International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights
Commission (IGLHRC)
http://www.iglhrc.org/
INTERNATIONAL LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, TRANS AND
INTERSEX ASSOCIATION
http://ilga.org/
Download ILGA State-Sponsored Homophobia Report and Gay and
Lesbian rights maps
http://ilga.org/ilga/en/article/1161
Amnesty have a section about LGBTI rights around
the world and have an LGBTI Network
https://www.amnesty.org.uk/content.asp?CategoryID=876
INTERNATIONAL
& HUMAN RIGHTS
Peter Tatchell campaigns on Human Rights, Democracy,
Global Justice, LGBTI Freedom
http://www.petertatchell.net/
The American Civil Liberties Union has an
LGBT project
http://www.aclu.org/lgbt-rights
The UK based LIBERTY produces policy
papers and expert briefings which include
gay rights issues
http://www.liberty-humanrights.org.uk/policy/policy-papers.php
INTERNATIONAL
& HUMAN RIGHTS
List of LGBT Rights organizations around
the world provided on Wikipedia.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_LGBT_rights_organizat
ions
GATE – Global Action for Trans Equality
working for Trans rights internationally
http://transactivists.org/
Human Rights Campaign
civil rights organization working to achieve
equality for lesbian, gay, bisexual and
transgender Americans
http://www.hrc.org/
INTERNATIONAL
& HUMAN RIGHTS
Russian gay website – in Russian
http://www.gay.ru/
Out4Russia is the campaign calling for the protection of Lesbian
Gay Bisexual and Trans people living in Russia following the rise
of homophobic and transphobic attacks by both individuals and
the state
http://out4russia.org/
America blog feature about the Ch4 Dispatches
programme Hunted which shows how gay
people are hunted for sport in Russia.
Disturbing content!
http://americablog.com/2014/02/russian-govt-defends-antigay-neo-nazi-group-says-kidnappings-never-happened.html
INTERNATIONAL
& HUMAN RIGHTS
The Kaleidoscope Trust is a UK based charity
working to uphold the human rights of lesbian,
gay, bisexual and trans people internationally.
http://kaleidoscopetrust.com/
Rainbow International LGBT
Activist Solidarity Fund
- solidarity with human rights
activists, worldwide.
http://www.rainbow-internationalfund.org/
INTERNATIONAL
& HUMAN RIGHTS
Spectrum Human Rights Alliance strives to
achieve equality under the law and to eliminate
discrimination for all LGBT communities in
Eastern Europe and Central Asia
http://spectrumhr.org/
ORAM is the only international
organization devoted solely to
advocating for lesbian, gay, bisexual,
transgender, and intersex (LGBTI)
refugees fleeing brutalization due to
sexual orientation or gender identity.
http://www.oraminternational.org/en/
INTERNATIONAL
& HUMAN RIGHTS
Based in New York City and Washington D.C.,
Immigration Equality is the national leader
in lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and
HIV immigration rights.
http://immigrationequality.org/
RUSA LGBT is a network for Russianspeaking LGBTQ individuals,
their friends, supporters and loved ones
http://rusalgbt.com/
LESBIAN TOPICS
The Lesbian Immigration Support Group is a Manchester, UK based
group of lesbian and bisexual refugees and asylum seeking
women and their supporters.
http://lesbianimmigrationsupportgroup.blo
gspot.co.uk/
When Sally Met Sally
http://www.whensallymetsally.co.uk/
The mission of Sappho for Equality is to campaign for
sexually marginalized women in India and beyond.
http://sapphokolkata.org/
LESBIAN TOPICS
The Lesbian Information Service ran from 1987 to 1998.
This site has links to their Publications, Research,
Training & History
http://www.lesbianinformationservice.org/
Lesbian.Org has a variety of resources for
Lesbian and Bi Women
http://lesbian.org/
The National Center for Lesbian Rights is a US
site that offers comprehensive resources
http://www.nclrights.org/site/PageServer
LESBIAN TOPICS
Kaye and Sarah's World – Resources for transgendered people,
lesbians, gays and bisexuals.
http://www.kayeandsarah.co.uk/
The Lesbian Archive and Information Centre
(LAIC) Collection is kept that Glasgow Women’s
Library
http://womenslibrary.org.uk/
http://www.lse.ac.uk/library/collections/featuredC
ollections/womensLibraryLSE.aspx
The Women's Library @ LSE has LGBT collections
Literature & Non-Fiction (LGBT)
I have researched an extensive selection of good
LGBT fiction for teenagers and young adults.
I also have some suggested reading for adults
– both fiction and non-fiction.
I can email these lists on request.
kevin.sell2@virginmedia.com
I haven’t reviewed the books, but one can access
reviews by copying the titles into Amazon and
Goodreads.
Literature & Non-Fiction (LGBT)
Popular Gay Literature Books
http://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/gay-literature
The Publishing Triangle
The Association of Lesbian and Gay Men in Publishing
The 100 best lesbian and gay novels
http://www.publishingtriangle.org/100best.asp
The Los Angeles Times
20 classic works of gay literature
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/jacketcopy/2010/08/20classic-works-of-gay-literature.html
Literature & Non-Fiction (LGBT)
Goodreads – Popular LGBT books
http://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/lgbt
LGBT Childrens books at Goodreads
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/15355.
LGBT_Childrens_Literature#117997
Booktrust provides a list of books for young adults
with LGBT characters
http://www.booktrust.org.uk/books/adults/youngadults/booklists/191/
Prizm Books is a line of Young Adult fiction, focused on providing
great mainstream and LGBT stories in all genres, from science
fiction to historical to contemporary
http://www.prizmbooks.com/
Literature & Non-Fiction (LGBT)
‘The Gay Fiction Booklist That Doesn't Suck’
http://booklist.rassaku.net/
GayYA.org
Website, discussion and blogsite and fansite for LGBTQIA+
characters in YA novels.
http://thegayya.tumblr.com/
http://www.gayya.org/
The Network – tackling social exclusion in libraries, museums, archives &
galleries
This link is for the LGBTQI section
http://www.seapn.org.uk/topics.asp?theme_id=18
Literature & Non-Fiction (LGBT)
Hares & Hyenas
Australian LGBT bookshop with
useful book lists and reviews
http://www.hares-hyenas.com.au/
Pinterest Queer YA Everything on LGBTQ
Young Adult Literature
http://www.pinterest.com/queerya/
Over the Rainbow Books
2014 Over the Rainbow List: 71 LGBT Books for
Adult Readers
http://www.glbtrt.ala.org/overtherainbow/
Literature & Non-Fiction (LGBT)
The Lambda Literary Foundation nurtures, celebrates,
and preserves LGBT literature through programs that
honour excellence, promote visibility and encourage
development of emerging writers.
http://www.lambdaliterary.org/
Lambda provides a link to literary resources
http://www.lambdaliterary.org/literary-resources/
Beyond Gay Penguins: LGBTQ children’s and YA
books, past, present and future by Susie Day
http://susieday.com/2014/03/31/beyond-gay-penguinslgbtq-childrens-and-ya-books-past-present-and-future/
Literature & Non-Fiction (LGBT)
The Little Rebels Children’s Book Award is a new award for radical fiction
for children aged 0-12. The award is given by the Alliance of Radical
Booksellers
‘Radical’ refers to books informed by inclusive/anti-discriminatory concerns or
those which promote social equality or social justice
http://littlerebelsaward.wordpress.com/about/
Gay’s the Word Lesbian and Gay Bookshop est. 1979.
https://www.facebook.com/gaystheword
http://www.gaystheword.co.uk
e-mail : sales@gaystheword.co.uk
phone: 0207 278 7654
Literature & Non-Fiction (LGBT)
Some Interesting Reading
General
Baird, Vanessa. (2007) The No-Nonsense
Guide to Sexual Diversity. Oxford: New
Internationalist.
Fone, Byrne (2000) Homophobia – A
History. New York: Metropolitan Books.
Monette, Paul (1992) Becoming a Man.
Wharton, James (2013) Out In The Army:
My Life As A Gay Soldier.
Whittle, Stephen (2000)The Transgender
Debate: The Crisis Surrounding Gender
Identity (Behind the Headlines) South
Street Press.
Literature & Non-Fiction (LGBT)
Some Interesting Reading
Religion and Sexuality
Bouldrey, Brian (1995) Wrestling with
The Angel – Faith and Religion in the
lives of Gay Men. Riverhead Books.
Kurek, Timothy. (2012) The Cross in the
Closet. BlueHead Publishing.
Ranke-Heinemann, Uta. (1990) Eunuchs for
the Kingdom of Heaven – the Catholic
Church and Sexuality. Penguin Books.
Spong, John Shelby. (1991) Rescuing the
Bible from Fundamentalism.
HarperSanFrancisco.
White, Mel. (1995) Stranger at the Gate. New
York: Plume.
MAGAZINES (LGBT)
Pride Life - Gay lifestyle, news, travel,
prides
http://www.pridelife.co.uk/
ScotsGay – The Magazine from Scotland
for Lesbians, Gays and Bisexuals
http://www.scotsgay.co.uk/
ScotsGay Magazine
LISTINGS of GROUPS and ORGANISATIONS
http://www.scotsgay.co.uk/listings/groups.html
MAGAZINES (LGBT)
Attitude Magazine
http://www.attitude.co.uk/
Gay Times
http://www.gaytimes.co.uk/
DIVA Lesbian & Bi-women Magazine
http://www.divamag.co.uk/
So So Gay Online LGBT lifestyle
magazine
http://sosogay.co.uk/
MAGAZINES (LGBT)
Transliving International
is an international support group and lifestyle magazine for
the cross-dressing and transgendered community.
01268 583761
stacy@transliving.co.uk
Out – an American online gay magazine
http://www.out.com/
GScene is the LGBT lifestyle, listings and
community magazine for Brighton & Hove.
http://gscene.com/
For Canal St. Manchester see Entertainment
MAGAZINES (LGBT)
Polari Magazine looks at art and
culture from a uniquely queer
perspective.
http://www.polarimagazine.com/
KaleidoScot is Scotland’s online
publication of its LGBTI community
http://www.kaleidoscot.com/
Bi Community News
Bi-monthly Bisexual Magazine
http://bicommunitynews.co.uk/
NEWS (LGBT)
Europe’s largest gay news service
http://www.pinknews.co.uk/
LGBT News & Articles
https://www.lgbtnetwork.eu/
USA News and Issues
http://www.glaad.org/
The Huffington Post reports gay news
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/gay-voices/
NEWS (LGBT)
The Queer Archive on Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/theQarchive
Washington Blade – American gay news
source
https://www.washingtonblade.com/
OLDER LGBT PEOPLE
see also HEALTH - GENERAL
The Last Outing aims to explore end of life
experiences and care needs of older LGBT
people.
http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/nmpresearch/lastou
ting/home.aspx
thelastouting@nottingham.ac.uk
0115 82 30485
The Older Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Trans
Association
OLGA Tel: 07929 465 044
Email: olga@mypostoffice.co.uk
P0 Box 458, Scarborough YO11 9EH
OLDER LGBT PEOPLE
Opening Doors London from Age UK, with Age UK Camden
as the lead agency, is the biggest project providing
information and support
services to and with older lesbian, gay, bisexual and / or
transgender (OLGBT) people in the UK.
http://www.openingdoorslondon.org.uk/
Age of Diversity
Age of Diversity is the new national voice for older Lesbian, Gay,
Bisexual and Transgender people, run by and for older LGBT people
http://www.ageofdiversity.org.uk/
There is a resources area with links and further reading
http://www.ageofdiversity.org.uk/resources
ageofdiversity@googlemail.com
OLDER LGBT PEOPLE
The route to success in end of life care – achieving
quality for lesbian, gay, bisexual and
transgender people
21 June 2012 - National End of Life Care Programme
Order hard copies by email to:
information@eolc.nhs.uk
Download
Download /eolc_lgbt_route_to_success_web.pdf
1.47 MB PDF
Too Old to Remember: song of stories of
LGBT older people
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yhwfbk5e
MLs
OLDER LGBT PEOPLE
The National Council for Palliative Care produce a
document called
Open to all?
This document represents the findings of a
short survey carried out to provide an
indication of what further work was needed
to provide for the needs of the LGBT
community
http://shop.ncpc.org.uk/public/shop/def
ault.aspx?Category=Publications&P
age=3#top
£10.00
(NCPC subscriber price: £5.00)
OLDER LGBT PEOPLE
Joseph Rowntree Foundation
Perspectives on ageing: lesbians, gay men and
bisexuals
by Sally Knocker 13 February 2012
http://www.jrf.org.uk/publications/perspectivesageing-lesbians-gay-men-bisexuals
Homosexuals in Homes Past Lives and Present
Experiences of Elderly Homosexuals in Residential
Care Centers in the Netherlands (In English)
By Anne Toppen
Homosexuals in Homes - UvA DARE
dare.uva.nl/document/453246
OLDER LGBT PEOPLE
‘Call for more LGBT training for care
home staff after gay resident attempts
suicide’
An article on carehome.co.uk
Date of article: 06-Nov-12
http://www.carehome.co.uk/news/article.
cfm/id/1558312/call-for-more-lgbttraining-for-care-home-staff-after-alesbian-tries-to-commit-suicide-in-acare-home
POLITICS & POLITICAL PARTIES
LGBTory is the Conservative LGBT group and
affiliated national organization for lesbian,
gay, bisexual and trans Conservatives.
http://www.lgbtory.co.uk/
Polyamory
UK Polyamory aims to inform and support
those interested to know more about
polyamory, ethical non-monogamy and new
areas like Relationship Anarchy
http://www.polyamory.org.uk/
The London Polyamory Meetup Group
http://www.meetup.com/polylondon/
Links to other Polyamory Meetup Groups
http://polyamory.meetup.com/cities/gb/17/london/
Polyamory
Polytical
polyamory & ethical non-monogamy
in the UK
http://polytical.org/
Prides & Events UK 2014
Manchester Pride in August, with the Big
Weekend being Fri 22nd to Mon 25th.
http://www.manchesterpride.com/
Prides are held in many cities including
Birmingham, Blackpool, Brighton, Bristol,
Doncaster, Leeds, Liverpool, London, Newcastle,
Norwich, Sheffield and Wakefield.
Pink UK provide an events guide
http://pinkuk.com/events/
PROFESSIONAL ORGANISATIONS
(LGBT)
The Gay and Lesbian Association of Doctors
and Dentists
http://www.gladd.moonfruit.com/
Gay Police Association
http://www.gay.police.uk/contact.html
Lesbian and Gay Lawyers Association
http://www.lagla.org.uk/
GAY PROFESSIONAL NETWORK
The LGBT platform to promote your cause, business & venue
http://gaypronet.ning.com/
Sport and Recreation
OutdoorLads is a social group for gay and
bisexual men who love the great outdoors.
http://www.outdoorlads.com/
The Gay Football Supporters Network
http://gfsn.org.uk/
‘The Federation of Gay Games ensures that the Gay Games, the
largest sports and culture festival in the world open to all, take
place every four years under the founding principles of
Participation, Inclusion, and Personal Best.’
http://gaygames.org/
Sport and Recreation
The Gay and Lesbian International Sport Association is a
democratically governed, international association of
LGBT sport and human rights organizations from around
the world.
http://www.glisa.org/
Gay Gordons London
Scottish Country Dance Club for the London LGBT
community & their Friends – with links to other Gay
Gordons branches
http://www.thegaygordons.org/
HIVsport – HIV, sport & sexual health
http://www.hivsport.org/index.php
Sport and Recreation
Football
THE JUSTIN CAMPAIGN
CAMPAIGNING AGAINST HOMOPHOBIA IN FOOTBALL
http://www.thejustincampaign.com/index.htm
The Football Association has a section about LGBT
Football
http://www.thefa.com/football-rulesgovernance/equality/lgbt-football
Kick It Out is football's equality and inclusion
campaign and has an extensive section on
homophobia
http://www.kickitout.org/1048.php
Sport and Recreation
Football
LGBT and LGBT Friendly Members
who love Everton Football Club
https://twitter.com/RainbowToffees/
LGBT fans of
Manchester City Football Club
http://www.canalstreetblues.co.uk/
Sport and Recreation
“Ian Thorpe admits he's gay during TV
interview with Michael Parkinson.”
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/othersports/article2690046/Australian-Olympic-champion-Ian-Thorpeadmits-hes-gay-TV-interview-Michael-Parkinson.html
Northern Frontrunners
A Lesbian, Gay, Bi-sexual and Transgender (LGBT)
running club based in Newcastle
http://northernfrontrunners.co.uk/
TEENAGERS & YOUNG PEOPLE
Further resources for young people may be found in other
sections such as BULLYING and HELP & ADVICE
Gay Youth UK
This would appear to be a new site that is under
development
http://www.gayyouthuk.org.uk/
A Stonewall site for all young people to
find out about issues affecting LGB
people at home, work and school
http://www.youngstonewall.org.uk/
TEENAGERS & YOUNG PEOPLE
Further resources for young people may be found in other
sections such as BULLYING and HELP & ADVICE
See the It Gets Better Project under
Bullying and Homophobia
LGBT Youth York is a youth project specifically
for young people who are 15 to 21 years old,
who either identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual
or transgender or, are questioning their
sexuality
http://www.lgbyouthyork.org.uk/
TEENAGERS & YOUNG PEOPLE
Further resources for young people may be found in other
sections such as BULLYING and HELP & ADVICE
Galyic – supporting lesbian, gay, bisexual,
transgender, questioning young people,
their families and supporters.
http://www.galyic.org.uk/index.html
METRO Youth provides free and
confidential services to LGBTQ young
people in South East London.
https://www.metrocentreonline.org/youth
-services/
TEENAGERS & YOUNG PEOPLE
Further resources for young people may be found in other
sections such as BULLYING and HELP & ADVICE
The Trevor Project is the leading American
organization providing crisis intervention and suicide
prevention services to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender
and questioning (LGBTQ) young people ages 13-24.
http://www.thetrevorproject.org/
The site offers a model suicide prevention policy for schools,
though intended for the U.S. it could serve as the basis for
a UK model
http://www.thetrevorproject.org/pages/modelschoolpolicy
TEENAGERS & YOUNG PEOPLE
Further resources for young people may be found in other
sections such as BULLYING and HELP & ADVICE
The Albert Kennedy Trust
Supports young LGBT 16-25 year olds who are made
homeless or living in a hostile environment
http://www.akt.org.uk/
Queer Youth Network
http://lgbtyouth.org/ox/
BGIOK Being Gay is Okay
Common sense, no-nonsense advice and information
for younger people
http://www.bgiok.org.uk/index.html
The NHS gives advice to young people about sex
http://www.nhs.uk/Livewell/Sexandyoungpeople/Pages
/Sex-and-young-people-hub.aspx
TEENAGERS & YOUNG PEOPLE
PACE YOURSELF LGBT
provides access to free information for LGBT
(lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender)
young people and their family and friends
http://paceyourselfuk.weebly.com/
Push Projects is an LGBTQ youth support
charity based in Warwick, serving the town
and the surrounding area
http://www.pushprojects.moonfruit.com/
T: 07580 532659
E: pushprojects@live.co.uk
TEENAGERS & YOUNG PEOPLE
YoungMinds is the UK’s leading charity committed
to improving the emotional wellbeing and mental
health of children and young people.
http://www.youngminds.org.uk/
Parent helpline - 0808 802 5544
ChildLine offers help and support about sexual
orientation & sexual identity
http://www.childline.org.uk/Explore/sexual-identity/Pages/SexualOrientation.aspx
Helpline 0800 1111
TEENAGERS & YOUNG PEOPLE
SupportLine - Confidential emotional support to children,
young adults and adults by telephone, email and post.
http://www.supportline.org.uk/index.php
01708 765200
E-mail info@supportline.org.uk
Just the Facts about Sexual Orientation and Youth
published by a coalition of US professional associations
http://www.apa.org/pi/lgbt/resources/just-thefacts.pdf
Resources from the American Psychological
Association website
http://www.apa.org/pi/lgbt/resources/just-thefacts.aspx?item=8
TEENAGERS & YOUNG PEOPLE
http://www.mermaidsuk.org.uk/
Mermaids – Family and individual support for teenagers and
children with gender identity issues
Telephone: (0208) 1234819 : Monday to Saturday
3pm until 7pm only, UK Time, when staffed,
answerphone at other times - local rates!
National Children's Bureau – HIV Network
http://www.ncb.org.uk/hiv
http://www.youthchances.org/
YOUTH CHANCES – working to improve the lives of
LGBT and questioning young people across
England
TEENAGERS & YOUNG PEOPLE
IGLYO is the International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual,
Transgender and Queer Youth and Student
Organisation
http://www.iglyo.com/
Gay Adolescents and Suicide:
Understanding the Association
http://img2.tapuz.co.il/forums/1_94285042.pdf
Families Together London
Support group for parents of gay children
http://www.familiestogetherlondon.com/
TEENAGERS & YOUNG PEOPLE
US SITES
http://www.equityproject.org/
The Equity Project is an initiative to ensure that lesbian,
gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) youth in juvenile
delinquency courts are treated with dignity, respect, and
fairness.
http://www.lambdalegal.org/
Lambda Legal is a national organization committed to
achieving full recognition of the civil rights of lesbians,
gay men, bisexuals, transgender people and those with
HIV
Born This Way Foundation was founded in 2011 to foster a
more accepting society, where differences are embraced
and individuality is celebrated.
http://bornthiswayfoundation.org/
TEENAGERS & YOUNG PEOPLE
US SITES
The Alliance for GLBTQ Youth
A U.S. Organisation that provides a range of
services and advocacy to gay, lesbian,
bisexual, transgender, and questioning
(GLBTQ) youth, their families, and
communities.
There is a useful resources section
http://www.glbtqalliance.org/
TRADE UNIONS
TUC guide to LGBT Equality at
Work, Third Edition, 2013
http://www.tuc.org.uk/equality-issues/genderequality/lesbian-gay-bisexual-andtransgender-rights/lgbt-advice-information
Trans Equality at Work – A Unite Guide
http://www.unitetheunion.org/unite-atwork/equalities/equalitiessectors/lesbiangayb
isexualandtrans/
TRADE UNIONS
EXTENDING EQUALITY trade union actions to organise
and promote equal rights, respect and dignity for
workers regardless of their sexual orientation and
gender identity
European Trade Union Confederation
EXTENDING EQUALITY - ETUC
www.etuc.org/IMG/pdf/ETUC_inside-2.pdf
TRANSGENDER, INTERSEX & RELATED
TOPICS – see also TRADE UNIONS
Transgender advice: the best resources online
from The Guardian
See the comments at the bottom for further resources
http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2012/nov/
29/transgender-advice-best-resources-online
FTM UK
A UK based FTM lifestyle forum open to all
nationalities and gender identities
http://ftmuk.freeforums.org/portal.php
TRANSGENDER, INTERSEX & RELATED
TOPICS – see also TRADE UNIONS
Depend are a voluntary organisation whose aim is to
provide support, advice and information for anyone who
knows, or is related to, a transsexual person in the UK.
http://www.depend.org.uk/frameset.html
UK Trans Info is a voluntary organisation focused
on improving the lives of binary trans people
and non-binary people in the UK.
http://uktrans.info/
TRANSGENDER, INTERSEX &
RELATED TOPICS
XXXora is an emerging British Unisex visual and
performance artist from London
XXXora campaigns for the abolition of systematic
genital mutilation on babies born with ambiguous
sexual organs who do not consent to this
irreversible and barbaric "corrective" surgery
http://www.xxxora.com/
The National Trans Manifesto, which has been
produced as a collaborative document between
15 trans organisations across the UK.
Download available here
http://www.lgbtconsortium.org.uk/transmanife
sto
TRANSGENDER, INTERSEX &
RELATED TOPICS
Equality and Human Rights Commission Research
report 27
Trans research review
First published Autumn 2009
Trans Research Review (Pdf) - Equality and
Human Rights ...
www.equalityhumanrights.com/...files/.../trans_
research_review_rep27.p...
Government UK Transgender action plan
December 2011
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/trans
gender-action-plan
TRANSGENDER & RELATED TOPICS
SafeT is an organisation for people who are
Transgender. They offer Advocacy,
Buddying, Social Contact, Information and
Training.
http://www.safetuk.org/
E · safet@mesmac.co.uk
T · 01274 395815
Facebook: safetuk
http://www.transgenderdor.org/
The Transgender Day of Remembrance was set
aside to memorialize those who were killed due to
anti-transgender hatred or prejudice. The event is
held in November
TRANSGENDER & RELATED TOPICS
The Scottish Transgender Alliance
works to improve gender identity
and gender reassignment equality,
rights and inclusion in Scotland
http://www.scottishtrans.org/
You can download the Trans Mental Health
Study 2012 here
http://www.scottishtrans.org/ourwork/research/
TRANSGENDER & RELATED TOPICS
The Beaumont Society is a national self help body run by and for
those who cross-dress or are trans-sexual.
http://www.beaumontsociety.org.uk/Index.html
The Beaumont Trust is a charitable educational resource for
medical, voluntary and lay people who require to increase
their knowlededge on the subjects of Transsexualism and
Transvestism and offers support to those affected by the
issues they raise.
http://www.gender.org.uk/bt/
Gender Identity Research and Education Society
Information for trans people, their families and the
professionals who care for them
http://www.gires.org.uk/
Gender Recognition Panel guidance
http://www.justice.gov.uk/tribunals/gender-recognition-panel
TRANSGENDER & RELATED TOPICS
FOCUS: THE IDENTITY TRUST, is a newly established Trust
in Northern Ireland whose Mission Statement is: to
provide social, educational and recreational activities for
Transgender people in Northern Ireland
http://www.thefocustrust.com/
Gendered Intelligence
is a community interest company that looks to engage
people in debates about gender. Working predominantly
within young people's settings and having educative aims
http://genderedintelligence.co.uk/
The Sci:dentity project was a 12-month, Wellcome Trustfunded arts project, working initially with a group of 18
young trans people from all around the UK, engaging with
the science of sex and gender. It ran in 2006.
http://www.scidentity.com/
TRANSGENDER & RELATED TOPICS
T-Vox aims to provide the most comprehensive advice,
information and support website on the internet for
genderqueer, intersex, Transgender and transsexual
people, their friends and their family
http://www.t-vox.org/index.php?title=Main_Page
Traverse Research is an independent research
organisation dedicated to building evidence
around gender identity, gender reassignment and
gender variancy in the UK
http://www.traverse-research.com/
TRANSGENDER & RELATED TOPICS
TBA (TransBareAll) works with the trans community, helping
people accept their bodies and live more fulfilling lives.
We run events to explore and discuss three main topics:
Sex and Intimacy
Body Positivity
Emotional Wellbeing
http://transbareall.co.uk/
LGBTory has produced a document on
Transgenderism in the United Kingdom. This is
a detailed document and can be read and
downloaded here
http://www.lgbtory.co.uk/news/transgenderism-uk
TRANSGENDER & RELATED TOPICS
The Northern Concord is a social and self help group
for Cross-dressers, Transvestites, Transsexuals and
their wives or partners.
http://www.northernconcord.org.uk/
Press for Change are the UK’s Leading Experts in
Transgender Law
http://www.pfc.org.uk/
Since 1998 Transgender Zone has been offering support
to people confused about their gender, transgender
people and those affected by or interested in
transgender issues
http://www.transgenderzone.com/
TRANSGENDER & RELATED TOPICS
http://www.gender.org.uk/gendys/
GENDYS is a network for all who have encountered gender
identity problems personally, transsexuals, transgendered
people and gender dysphoric people of either sex, and for
those who provide care, both professional and lay.
http://www.qwestftmuk.org/
QwesT FTM UK provides support in the UK for Femaletoward-Male transsexual, transgender, gender-variant
people, and those questioning their gender identity having previously been assigned as female.
http://www.sibyls.co.uk/
THE SIBYLS
Christian Spirituality Group for Transgender People
TRANSGENDER & RELATED TOPICS
TREC
Please note TREC has now closed, but the website may remain operational
http://transcentre.org.uk/
Based in Central Manchester and run by Trans* people
and allies, TREC provides monthly events for members of
the Trans* community in a safe and accessible space.
http://www.agender.org.uk/
The support network for transsexual, transgender and
intersex staff in the civil service
GATE – Global Action for Trans Equality
working for Trans rights internationally
http://transactivists.org/
TRANSGENDER & RELATED TOPICS
NHS TRANSGENDER INFORMATION
http://www.nhs.uk/Livewell/Transhealth/Pages/Transh
ealthhome.aspx
http://www.mermaidsuk.org.uk/
Mermaids – Family and individual support for teenagers
and children with gender identity issues
Telephone: (0208) 1234819 : Monday to Saturday
3pm until 7pm only, UK Time, when staffed, answerphone at other
times - local rates!
The Equality and Human Rights Commission provide
advice, guidance and legal resources
http://www.equalityhumanrights.com/about-us/visionand-mission/our-business-plan/transgender-equality/
TRANSGENDER & RELATED TOPICS
GENDER ACTION UK
A range of services, including promoting and improving the health and well
being of LGBTQ Individuals and supporting and advising (with diagnosis)
on the process of Transition. To give guidance on NHS treatments
available across the UK, including those for young people and children
who present with issues around GID (Gender identity disorder).
http://www.gauk.org/
Trans Media Watch
are a charity dedicated to improving media coverage of
trans and intersex issues.
http://www.transmediawatch.org/
Intersex UK
An organisation by and for intersex people (those born with
a difference of sex development or variation of sex
anatomy) in the United Kingdom and Ireland.
http://intersexuk.org/
info@intersexuk.org
TRANSGENDER & RELATED TOPICS
Living My Life – Positively Reflecting the
Lives Of Trans People
Launched in February 2011, the booklet
(Living My Life) uses photographic images
alongside useful information for trans
people and those that work with the trans
community.
http://www.sexualhealthsheffield.nhs.uk/proj
ects/trans/
The booklet can be ordered from the above site.
TRANSGENDER & RELATED TOPICS
US Sites
TransFamily is a transgender support group in
the Cleveland, Ohio metropolitan area.
http://www.transfamily.org/home
There is a useful resource page
http://www.transfamily.org/resources
YOUTUBE – GREAT LGBT SPEECHES
Hillary Clinton's United Nations Speech - LGBT Rights.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cLSNIL1vMbE
Ban Ki-moon: On the struggle for LGBT Rights.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7uaHZWCgGss
New Zealand Politician Gives Powerful Gay Marriage
Speech
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AfSGOK5jC9I
Amazing Gay Marriage Speech (Maureen Walsh)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eH5egFXHJnQ
Pastor Gives Anti-Gay Rights Speech With Twist Ending
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-u4Z3n2Fnyc
YOUTUBE – GREAT LGBT
SPEECHES
Peter Tatchell talks to North Yorkshire
Humanists on 26th August 2014
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aDepXWS
Di4w&feature=youtu.be
Peter Tatchell videos on You Tube.
There are many videos featuring Peter and his
work for human and LGBT rights.
This link will take to many of them.
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query
=Peter+Tatchell
YOUTUBE – GREAT LGBT MOMENTS
Coming Out
There are a lot of coming out videos on YouTube. If you type
gay coming out as a search you will find a wide choice.
I have provided a small selection of links that will take you
directly to some of them.
Best coming out
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8zUN_Ki-VGA
My coming out story – Steven Barrack
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_IdFuITwa-A
Kieron Richardson Comes Out on This Morning
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pKZkZZjQ_JE
YOUTUBE – GREAT LGBT MOMENTS
Coming Out
The Reaction all Parents Should
Have When Their Child Comes Out
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=
WtPVAZBk7Ak
COMING OUT, LIVE on camera to
parents
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3
tvqY5lF9fk
YOUTUBE – GREAT LGBT MOMENTS
Coming Out
Coming Out To My Mom LIVE
REACTION
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g8H
UEHBlsKs
Coming Out To My Dad on Camera!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ej
AysC7D8sI
YOUTUBE – GREAT LGBT MOMENTS
Ellen DeGeneres - Openly Gay Rugby Star
Gareth Thomas
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X3OnU_hNVrA
Tom Daley - 'It Was Love At First Sight'
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kD6WJiJhkCQ
YOUTUBE – GREAT LGBT
PERFORMANCES
Conchita Wurst (Thomas "Tom"
Neuwirth) Rise Like A Phoenix
(Austria) LIVE at Eurovision In Concert
2014
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A687V
j7q9IQ
Conchita Wurst - Rise Like A Phoenix
(Austria) 2014 Eurovision Song Contest
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ToqNa
0rqUtY
YOUTUBE – GREAT LGBT
PERFORMANCES
John Grant - Glacier
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QLr
MK9qBtYY
The song Glacier is accompanied by a
powerful video that documents the history
of the gay rights movement since the turn of
the last century, using images of gay culture
in films, TV and news footage.
Glacier – the lyrics
http://www.songlyrics.com/johngrant/glacier-lyrics/
YOUTUBE – GREAT LGBT
PERFORMANCES
John Grant - Jesus Hates Faggots
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cDFg7kuX97U
John Grant - Jesus Hates Faggots (Live in Paris @
Cafe de la Danse, April 1st, 2011)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DwH3DxSe5H8
John Grant - Queen of Denmark (Strongroom
Sessions)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o0l5vyj0SXY
John Grant - Where Dreams Go To Die (Strongroom
Session)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hNfckqekxY4
YOUTUBE – GREAT LGBT
PERFORMANCES
John Grant & Conor O'Brien - Glacier
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cEOjS0N
9r48
I don’t think this is the same Conor
O’Brien, but this video is lovely...
My Coming Out Story - Conor O’Brien
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z2M1PP
oFg44&list=UUNrV8udZ-NC3bDHkqlg35nA
YOUTUBE – GREAT LGBT
PERFORMANCES
Hozier - Take Me To Church
The video is very sad and challenging
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=MYSVMgRr6pw
YOUTUBE – GREAT LGBT
PERFORMANCES
Rufus Wainwright - Gay Messiah
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o
V7UGntnEks
RUFUS WAINWRIGHT - GAY MESSIAH
GLASTONBURY 2005
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fFb
F0AN2fEU
Rufus Wainwright - Between My Legs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T
1nNMTi6xdk
YOUTUBE – GREAT LGBT
PERFORMANCES
Great Rufus Wainwright interview
part 1 of 2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v
=mlnL3Gws2jM
Great Rufus Wainwright interview
part 2 of 2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v
=890Ev18tIXs
YOUTUBE – GREAT LGBT
PERFORMANCES
Patrick Wolf-'Tristan'
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xS4tBqvfPko
Patrick Wolf - House
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SCoJXqGn_kg
Patrick Wolf - "HARD TIMES"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VH5vgng9LAg
Patrick Wolf - The Magic Position
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SFI9s6IN
JPQ
YOUTUBE – GREAT LGBT
PERFORMANCES
Fingersnap (David Mcalmont & Guy Davies )
Blackbirds
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bBclXjVX-Dk
Fingersnap - Blackbirds,
Live At The Leicester Square Theatre in
London
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ga_BGRt8CpI
Yes • McAlmont & Butler
http://vimeo.com/37412830
YOUTUBE – GREAT LGBT
PERFORMANCES
Tom Robinson - Glad To Be Gay (Secret
Policeman's Ball)
There are several other versions
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e
Lc-bh_DrKw
The Killing of Georgie Rod Stewart
Part 1 & 2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ui
xc025fZRE
YOUTUBE
This is a video about Tom Bridegroom's tragic
death. It led to the feature documentary film,
BRIDEGROOM, which premiered at the Tribeca
Film Festival in April 2013.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LEM8bz7qeMU