Related Links
Hotline Assistance
Local Crisis Help Line 24/7 - http://centerstone.org/get-help-now
Gay & Lesbian National Hotline http://www.glnh.org/index2.html
Around-the-Clock Crisis & Suicide Prevention Helpline for LGBTQ Youth www.trevorproject.org
Frequently Asked Questions
Terminology
COLUMBUS AREA RESOURCES
Email News Groups
GSA Columbus Yahoo Group - http://groups.yahoo.com/group/
Social Group Information
MySpace - Link
Facebook - Link
Welcoming Communities of Faith
Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Columbus -http://www.uua.org/visitors/justicediversity/index.shtml
Living Hope Tabernacle - http://www.facebook.com/pages/Living-Hope-Tabernacle/120709904607744
PFLAG Groups
Seymour, Indiana PFLAG http://www.seymour.org/community/pflag/
Other Indiana PFLAGs http://community.pflag.org/Page.aspx?pid=803
Map and contact information for groups in Indiana
STATE AND NATIONAL RESOURCES
Indiana Black Pride - http://www.indianablackpride.com/
Coming Out Support for GLBT Persons
(link to http://community.pflag.org/Page.aspx?pid=268&chid=391)
Support for Transpeople
PFLAG Transgender Network (TNET) http://community.pflag.org/Page.aspx?pid=380&chid=391
Support for GLBTQ Youth and Young Adults
Indiana Youth Group - www.indianayouthgroup.org
Free Rein (link to http://www.ourfreerein.com/about.php )
For youth and young adults 23 and under
Oasis Magazine (link to http://www.ourfreerein.com/about.php )
A supportive space for GLBT youth to get peer support and build friendships and community through their own journals and message forums.
Out Proud http://www.outproud.org/
The National Coalition for GLBT Youth
XY Magazine
http://www.xy.com/xycontent/about/xy-about.php
The only national magazine dedicated solely to the interests and needs of young gay men.
Support for Family and Friends
PFLAG - http://community.pflag.org/Page.aspx?pid=539&chid=391
COLAGE - http://www.colage.org/
A national organization specifically supporting children, youth and adults with LGBTQ parent(s)
Straight Spouse Network http://www.straightspouse.org/
Support and information to heterosexual spouses/partners, current or former, of GLBT mates and mixed-orientation couples for constructively resolving coming-out problems
Gay Parent Magazine http://www.gayparentmag.com/index.html
Gay Family Foundation http://www.gffonline.org/home.cfm
A business resource solution for LGBT individuals, families and communities
Political and Advocacy Resources
Indiana Equality www.indianaequality.org
With a mission to secure basic rights for Indiana’s LGBT citizens
Human Rights Campaign (HRC)
http://www.hrc.org/about_us/who_we_are.asp
The largest national LGBT civil rights organization
National Gay & Lesbian Task http://www.thetaskforce.org/about_us/mission_statements
With a mission to build the grassroots power of the LGBT community
GLSEN (Gay, Lesbian, Straight Education Network http://www.glsen.org/cgi-bin/iowa/all/about/history/index.html
Focused on ensuring safe schools for all students
Gay USA - http://community.freespeech.org/user/gay_usa
Out and Equal http://www.outandequal.org/
Workforce advocacy
Teaching Tolerance http://www.tolerance.org/about/index.html
Resource for parents, teens, kids and teachers
Religious Resources
Mel White’s JusticeNet http://www.melwhite.org/
Interfaith and ecumenical – applying the “soul force” principles of Gandhi and King to the struggle for justice for sexual minorities
Soulforce http://www.soulforce.org
With a purpose of freedom for LGBT people from religious and political oppression through the practice of relentless nonviolent resistance.
