Links to other websites


		Helpful Links to Other Websites
		National LGBT Cancer Network The National LGBT Cancer Network works to improve the lives of LGBT cancer survivors and those at risk Online Curriculum Module Gender, Sex, and Sexuality Gender and Health Collaborative Curriculum Sponsored by the Council of Ontario Faculties of Medicine Gender Issues and Undergraduate Education Committees and funded by the Ontario Women's Health Council. Gay and Lesbian National Hotline 1996 Freedom Award winner for exceptional content on its world-wide-web page GLBT National Help Center a non-profit, tax-exempt organization dedicated to meeting the needs of the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender (GLBT) community and those questioning their sexual orientation or gender identity. We are an outgrowth of the Gay & Lesbian National Hotline, which began operating in 1996 and is now a primary program of the GLBT National Help Center. American Psychiatric Association Gay and Lesbian Medical Association The Lesbian and Gay Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Association (LAGCAPA) LAGCAPA is an organization dedicated to the mental health needs of youth related to sexual minority issues. LAGCAPA is an affiliate of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP), with which it works closely on a number of scientific, educational, and advocacy activities. Gay and Lebian Psychiatrists of New York National Gay and Lesbian Task Force The Stonewall Center A Lesbian, Bisexual, Gay, and Transgender Educational Resource Center Human Rights Campaign's FamilyNet page HRC FamilyNet is a website maintained by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation devoted to the issues of concern to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender families Gender.org: Gender Education and Advocacy (GEA): Gender Education & Advocacy is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation which provides information about transsexual and transgender issues. This website is our primary tool for both education and advocacy. Homodok: Gay and Lesbian Information Centre and Archives Amsterdam, The Netherlands: Homodok-LAA, part of international homo/lesbisch informatiecentrum en archief IHLIA (www.ihlia.nl) is a research library, open without charge to all persons who wish to use the materials. On request (by mail, telephone or telefax) Homodok provides reading lists and bibliographies on any subject and a document delivery service. Healthgate: Access to MEDLINE database Committee on Gay and Lesbian Issues (formerly Committee on Issues of Homosexuality) A standing committee of the American Psychoanalytic Association. The committee was founded in 1992 by Ralph Roughton, MD, who served as its Chair until 1998. Susan Vaughan, MD was appointed Chair in 1998 and Gary Grossman, Ph.D. has been serving as Co-Chair since May of 2000. Reparative Therapy: The mass media and the Web are filled with claims these days from religious conservatives, orthodox psychoanalysts, anti-gay organizations, and even a professional football player claiming that people with a homosexual orientation not only can become heterosexual, but also should do so. However, claims by the Family Research Council, Charles Socarides, Joseph Nicolosi, and others of "successful" conversions through reparative therapy are filled with methodological ambiguities and questionable results (for reviews, see Haldeman, 1991, 1994; Facts about changing sexual orientation Haworth Press, Publisher of the Journal of Gay and Lesbian Psychotherapy, and many books of Gay and Lesbian Interest. http://www.haworthpressinc.com Families Joined by Love: Books and Resources for LGBT Families A unique new resource for LGBT parents, their children, and the professionals who serve this growing community. AFFIRM: Psychologists Affirming their Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual Family has recently been formed for purposes of coming out in support of their relatives and encouraging further research and clinical work on GLB issues. For further information, see: www.sunysb.edu/affirm Surgeon General David Satcher released the national blueprint of goals and objectives to help prevent suicide - the eighth leading cause of death in the United States. Click onto http://www.mentalhealth.org/suicideprevention to see this mornings live broadcast and to get the full report and summary on the National Strategy for Suicide Prevention. GLSEN - The Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network strives to assure that each member of every school community is valued and respected regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity/expression. Ethnic Elders Care Network provides a site designed specifically for people who are currently or will be caregivers to ethnic elders with Alzheimer's disease and related disorders. Ethnic Elders is dedicated to promoting research, prevention and treatment of Alzheimer's diesease and related disorders and to providing education, support and assistance to ethnic minority elderly patients, their families and caregivers. The National Mental Health Association is the country's oldest and largest nonprofit organization addressing all aspects of mental health and mental illness. With more than 340 affiliates nationwide, NMHA works to improve the mental health of all Americans, especially the 54 million people with mental disorders, through advocacy, education, research and service. The National Alliance for the Mentally Ill: The Nation's Voice on Mental Ilness - NAMI is dedicated to the eradication of mental illnesses and to the improvement of the quality of life of all whose lives are affected by these diseases. Dr. Greg Herek's site, "Sexual Orientation: Science, Education, and Policy", an excellent resource, especially for the rebuttal of Paul Cameron and religious right's homophobic "studies."