Rachel Miller's site "Ending Discrimination in Church and Society" lists hundreds of LGBTQ-positive spiritual, denominational, societal
organizations. See:
http://www.rachelmiller.info/ Offline as of 2011-AUG-11 and may be defunct.
Dating, matchmaking, penpals, friends, and similar resources:
America's gay bachelor at http://www.mypartner.com offers: Free dating online service. Enter your profile in less than 5 minutes
and see Quick Matches instantly.
Private matchmaking focusing on long lasting relationships.
Christian Gays "Connections"Friend Finder, Chat Rooms and Dating Service at: http://christiangays.com/ offers: "... free Chat Rooms and a place to find penpals, friends, activity partners, traveling companions, or possibly your soul mate. ... [They] welcome people of all faiths. ... Christ's standards of respect and integrity prevail throughout the website."
The Gay Financial Network offers "free, comprehensive
financial news, information and services to meet the unique investment needs of gays and
lesbians." See: http://www.futuresforextrading.com/gfn/
Worldwide gay and lesbian rights information:
The following website lists most countries in the world, the status of their
laws regarding same-sex behavior, and the minimum age of consent. This data is
only as reliable as the source material used by the webmaster. If you are
planning to be sexually active with a same-sex partner, it would be wise for you
to verify the information. SeeWikipedia's "LGBT rights by country or territory" at: http://en.wikipedia.org/
Most GLBT groups are broadly based, and support gays, lesbians, transsexuals and bisexuals.
We found a few groups and one listing that focus on bisexuality:
American Institute of Bisexuality "... encourages, supports and
assists research and education about bisexuality, through programs likely to
make a material difference and enhance public knowledge, awareness and
understanding about bisexuality." It is a professional association founded by
Dr. Fritz Klein in 1998 to:
Educate the general public, civic and professional organizations on
bisexuality and the needs and concerns of bisexually oriented people;
Promote and fund research on bisexuality; and
Sponsor and organize conferences, public forums, panels, social and
cultural activities that increase understanding about bisexuality.
Bisexual Resource Center has a massive list of bisexual resources and
links at: http://www.biresource.org/
Their mission "... envisions a world where love is
celebrated, regardless of sexual orientation or gender expression. Because
bisexuals today are still misunderstood, marginalized and discriminated
against, the BRC is
committed to providing support to the bisexual community and raising public
awareness about bisexuality and bisexual people."
The Usenet soc.bi discusses all issues related to bisexuality. Its web
site contains 150 pages of bisexual resources including FAQs. See: http://bi.org/
Support group for straight/homosexual Marriages:
The Straight Spouse Network (SSN) is a support group for the straight spouse in
marriages in which the other spouse is gay or lesbian. They have five goals: 1. to offer
caring support in a group context; 2. to help women and men adjust to change; 3. to deal
with negative emotions; 4. to enhance feelings of worth and personal identity; 5. to find
positive self-image and new direction. They are also establishing an outreach program for
couples who have recently begun facing the fact that only one of them is straight, and are
developing an educational program to promote better understanding of homosexuality.
See: http://www.straightspouse.org/
Sponsored link:
Secularly Based Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual Resources:
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) has a page on lesbian and gay
rights issues at: http://www.aclu.org/
DiversityBuilder offers LGBT referrals to a local
gay-friendly doctor, counselor, attorney or business across the U.S.
See:
http://www.diversitybuilder.com The referrals are free to those
seeking information. Professionals and companies pay a fee to be listed.
The Gay Lesbian International Therapist Search Engine (GLITSE)
maintains a data base of referrals to gay-positive and lesbian-positive
therapists. See: http://www.glitse.com
God Hates
Shrimp is a parody website to poke fun at homophobes. They stress the
"abomination" of eating shrimp, crab, lobster, etc. according to Leviticus.
See: http://www.godhatesshrimp.com/
God Hates Sodomites attempts to "...reveal the perversion of
the city of Sodom, a grave perversion that ought to be eradicated from our
society." The perversion has nothing to do with homosexuality, and
everything to do with "pride and inhospitality towards the oppressed."
See:
http://www.godhatessodomites.com/
GodLovesFags.com is a helpful source of current news. See:
http://godlovesfags.com The
webmaster registered the URL "out of disgust for Fred Phelps and the
Westboro Baptist Church's website" at
www.godhatesfags.com
The Independent Gay Forum is written by "libertarians,
moderates, and classical liberals [holding] differing views on the role of government,
personal morality, religious faith, and personal relationships." See: http://igfculturewatch.com/
Queer by Choice is a fascinating un-politically correct website which
"exists in order to promote, condone, encourage and recruit individuals to
explore their homosexuality." at: http://members.aol.com/QBCHOICE/
(This site may not be operational)
Healing Homosexuality offers: "...peace through
self-acceptance to God's gay, bisexual and queer children." It is not an
ex-gay ministry; it promotes the healthy principle of self-acceptance. See:
http://www.geocities.com/gayhealing/
The World History of Male Love is at: http://www.androphile.org
The Advocate calls it "a fascinating collection of
artwork and literature detailing how gay male love has always been a
part of the social fabric."
World Sex Explorer has a list of ages of consent in each U.S. state and around the world.
See:
http://www.worldsexexplorer.com/Use this data with caution; laws
often change and websites sometimes make mistakes.
Blithe House Quarterly is a site for gay short fiction by emerging
and established gay and lesbian authors at http://www.blithe.com/
Journal of Homosexuality "...is devoted to scholarly research
on homosexuality, including sexual practices and gender roles and their
cultural, historical, interpersonal, and modern social contexts. In
addition to research on human sexuality, articles in the journal also
explore the political, social, and moral implications of research on
human sexuality. See:
http://www.haworthpressinc.com/
Journal of the Gay and Lesbian Medical Association was "the
world's first peer-reviewed, multi-disciplinary journal dedicated to
lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender health." It started in
1997-DEC and was published quarterly until it was discontinued in
2002-JUN. See: http://www.thebody.com/ The Association's web site is at: http://www.glma.org/
Whosoever is a bi-monthly, 8 page newsletter for gay and
lesbian Christians. The first issue, published in 1996-JUL dealt with
same-sex marriage. Cost is $10.00 per year. See:
http://www.whosoever.org/
Internet groups, etc:
10-20 Gay Christian Teens is a MSN group for gay and lesbian
teens. The group was founded in early 2001 and has about 540 members as
of mid-2004. See: http://groups.msn.com/1020gaychristianteens
PFlag (Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays) is a support group for (I
suppose this is obvious) parents and friends of lesbians and gays. One charming home page
(with at least one religious intolerance horror story at last count) is at:
http://www.pflag.org/
Families United Against Hate (FUAH) "... provides support,
guidance and assistance to families and individuals dealing with
incidents based on bias; and to the people, organizations and agencies
who serve and support them." See:
http://www.fuah.org/aboutfuah.html
The Internet search engine Yahoo links to many sites dealing
with homosexuality at:
http://search.yahoo.com/
Transgender and Transsexual resources:
We have a separate listing of websites and
organizations that deal specifically with Transgenderism, transsexualism,
gender dysphoria, & gender identity topics