Resources
If you enjoy my books, you should read my open letter: THE CASE FOR ACCEPTANCE: An Open Letter to Humanity. In this work I use reason, physical and social sciences, psychology, various other provable disciplines, and religious scripture to remove any rational objection to homosexuality. The letter also takes a stab at explaining why so many people refuse to let go of their gut-level, knee-jerk negative response to gays, and how their very humanity could help them. How it could help everyone.
The only thing wrong with being gay is how some people treat you when they find out. Tolerance is better than hatred. But who wants to be tolerated? Tolerance helps us get through something unpleasant when we know it will end. I tolerate tolerance, because I’m doing everything I can to see that it ends in acceptance.
Read my open letter. Tell me what you think.
If there's an organization that has helped you and you don't see it listed below, please let me know.
General G/L Organizations and Sites
PFLAG
Parents and Family/Friends of Lesbians and Gays promotes the health and well-being of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender persons, their families and friends through support and advocacy. They believe that change happens on the grassroots level in local communities, and their number one priority is to support the work of local affiliates.
"Ex-gay" Information and support
Soulforce: Helping to end the trauma caused by reparative therapies
Beyondexgay: Online community for survivors
Ex-GayWatch: Current information on successes and challenges in exposing the
fallacy of "ex-gay"
The Trevor Project
The leading national organization focused on crisis and suicide prevention efforts among lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning (LGBTQ) youth
It Gets Better Project
Created by writer/editor Dan Savage and his partner Terry Miller, It Gets Better is "...a place where young people who are lesbian, gay, bi, or trans can see how love an happiness can be a reality in their future. It's a place where straight allies can visit and support their friends and family members."
Online Nurse: A Guide to LGBT Health Resources
If you identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender, the differences you might feel in a primarily heterosexual society extend into medicine and health care. This online resource offers informaiton about some of the health issues that affect LGBT individuals.
GLAD
"Gay & Lesbian Advocates' Defenders (GLAD) is New England's leading legal rights organization dedicated to ending discrimination based on sexual orientation, HIV status and gender identity and expression. Providing litigation, advocacy, and educational work in all areas of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender civil rights and the rights of people living with HIV, GLAD has a full-time legal staff and a network of cooperating attorneys across New England."
National Gay and Lesbian Task Force
The Task Force builds the political power of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community from the ground up by training activists, organizing broad-based campaigns to defeat anti-LGBT referenda and advance pro-LGBT legislation, and by building the organizational capacity of the movement.
Good As You
The Good As You site represents a new generation of GLSBT activism by using humor and irreverence rather than anger and protests. Strives to provide a safe, progressive and positive forum in order to eliminate discrimination and intolerance.
SAGE Web site
It's true we have a lot of work to do in our quest for equal rights for the GLBT community, but we wouldn't be as far as we are today if not for the courage and determination of those who are now in their later years. SAGE (Services & Advocacy for GLBT Elders) is the world’s oldest and largest non-profit agency addressing the needs of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender elders, working with the community to overcome discrimination in senior service settings and to help create informal caregiving support and development of new “family” networks.
Long List...
This is a long list of resources organized into categories such as News & Media, Orgainzations, Legal, Elected Officials, Colleges, and a few other links.
Articles/Material of Interest
Sexuality Survey
Don't you hate those supposedly reasonable questions that anti-gay people feel it's their right not only to ask but also to expect an answer to? Here are some questions to ask in return.
Exodus (still) unable to give an "ex-gay" success rate
As reported by Ex-Gay Watch, despite repeated requests over many years for Exodus International to substantiate its claims that "ex-gay" is more than a fallacy, the latest from this religious organization is more of the same. Or, less of what it promises.
For Gay Men, an Attraction to a Different Kind of Scent
(NY Times, Nicholas Wade) Describes studies showing how homosexuals and heterosexuals respond to human pheromones
On the scent of a sexual match
(London Times, Mark Henderson) Describes studies showing how homosexuals and heterosexuals respond to human pheromones
Gay Youth Resources
Alex Sanchez' Web site
Hotlines, issues with parents, HIV info, G/L youth groups, and more. If you visit, let Alex know you found his link here; he'd love to know that!
Codey's World
This is a site for teens to express themselves in their own stories, poetry, art, audio, and online conversations.
Outright Vermont
Their mission is to build safe, healthy, supportive environments for gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, queer, and questioning youth. While their primary focus is Vermont, they offer guidance and general resource info (see their Links page in particular), and they provide a beautiful example to follow.
Lee Wind's Blog
Lee Wind has set up a space he calls "The Place to find out about Young Adult fiction books with Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer and Questioning characters and themes." He liked both of my books, so he must be okay!