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Queer Resources
Below are various
links directly (ok, some not so) related to Gay Life. It's not comprehensive,
just mostly links I enjoy.
I have not included links to gay religious resources because they have their
own page on my website here.
Also, check out my page on gay lingo.
If you have a link to recommend or detect a broken link, email me and I'll consider
it or fix it.
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Links that connect you with others like you. |
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| The Gay & Lesbian National Hotline | You can email or call their toll free number 1-888-843-4564 for peer counseling, starting in the early evening. |
| Gay and Lesbian Switchboard of Charlotte | Peer counseling for all and referral information for North Carolina. Operates in the evening 1-877-427-0474 |
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Time
Out Youth |
Support, education, and advocacy for LGBTQ youth 13-23. |
| Gay.Com | The best realtime chatroom, personals, and various articles of interest. |
| PlanetOut.com | The best personal ads for gays, articles, and columns by Dan Savage, Betty Berzon, and Ellen Degeneres's mom. |
| 356 Gay | Similar to the previous two sites. Carries Rex Wockner's editiorial column |
| Out In America | Mostly personals, with sites directly connected to several major cities. Some advice and humor columns also |
| The Advocate | Probably the best known Gay and Lesbian publication around. National news and entertainment coverage |
| Southern Voice | Atlanta-based GLBT newspaper. Regional and national coverage of news-worthy events |
| Out Q on Sirius Satellite Radio | GLBT radio - news and music. Streaming web radio (no radio needed!) |
| Gay Charlotte | Ok, so you don't live in Charlotte, but this still has some great general resources you can use. |
| Edwina | Gay-only online dating (I've only used it briefly years ago when it started.) |
| My Gay Trainer | Personal online training regime marketed at gay men. Cost $30 for 3 months then $10/month afterwards. It's pretty bare bones. |
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Some information you might find useful about GLBT topics. Also check out my Gay FAQ page. |
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| Family Acceptance | A site run by the parents of a gay son. They chronicle their struggle towards acceptance and where their gay child fits into the family. Great resource for parents. |
| All About Homophobia | |
| Sexual Prejudice | |
| Statistics About Homophobia | |
| Gender Dysphoria | Do you feel trapped in the body of the wrong sex? Here is some information to get started |
| HIV/AIDS Basics & Prevention | Just one website that can get you started understanding the dangers of HIV and how to prevent it |
Coming
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| Coming Out Stories | Read in peoples' own words their triumphs and struggles with coming out |
| Coming Out at Work | Monster.com Article about the pros and cons of this potentially risky decision |
| Guide to Coming Out | A step-by-step guide to considering whether you should come out or not |
| Coming Out to Parents | Things to consider before coming out to your parents |
| The Fine Art of Being Come Out To: A Straight Person's Guide to Gay Etiquette | A favorite piece by lesbian advocate the Plaid Adder. Very humorous while informative. Read it just for a laugh. |
Safe Zones Safe Zones are programs in educational settings designed to identify GLBT affirming staff or instructors and to educate about GLBT issues |
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| About Safe Zones | |
| Schools That Have Safe Zones | Colleges and universities with known Safe Zone programs |
| Lambda Legal | a national organization committed to achieving full recognition of the civil rights for GLBT persons and persons with HIV through impact litigation, education and public policy work. |
| Parents, Families, and Friends of Gays and Lesbians (PFLAG) | Support groups for families with gay relatives |
| Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network (GLSEN) | Working to make schools a safer place for gay kids |
| Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) | Promoting positive and realistic media images of gays and lesbians |
| National Consortium of Directors of LGBT Resources in Higher Education | The name says it all - college and university GLBT issues |
| Don't Amend.com | Fighting to prevent a constitutional amendment restricting marriage |
| Human Rights Campaign | National GLBT lobbying force - usually at the forefront of most national politicial battles |
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We love to shop shop shop don't we? Gay and gay-friendly online retailers |
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| 10 percent | Videos, calendars, cards, candles, clothes, watches, jewelry, magnets, books, you name it - if it is queer they probably have it. 10% of their proceeds go to GLBT charities. |
| A Different Light Bookstore | San Francisco based bookstore with good selection of books, calendars, and back issues of magazines. I've also gotten a good deal on some DVDs here, but their stock is limited. |
| Outwrite Bookstore | Atlanta-based bookstore that I just love. They have great in-store events and have always been super friendly and helpful. They take special requests online or over the phone too, like having Tammy Faye sign her DVD when she is in the store! |
| White Rabbit Bookstore | Friendly North Carolina bookstore. Stores in Charlotte, Greensboro, and Raleigh-Duram. |
| Wolfe Video | Gay-only DVDs and VHS. Can be really pricey, but they are a gay business, so I try to support them when I can afford it. May have titles others won't. |
| TLA Video | Offers both gay and straight DVD and VHS, with prices varying depending on what special they are running. Also carries extensive adult selections (which may not ship to you depending on where you live). |
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| Brian McNaught Homepage | Gay educator and author of the well known work On Being Gay and also Now That I'm Out What Do I Do? |
| Michelangelo Signorile Home | Notable and controversial gay activist and columnist. Author of several works including Outing Yourself and Queer in America. His column also appears at 365gay.com |
| Dan Savage Archives | Famed sex advice columnist ("Savage Love") and humorist. Author of The Kid and Skipping Towards Gomorrah |
| Skipping Towards Gomorrah and some other works by Dan | |
| Rex Wockner News Archives | Gay news reporter and columnist. Check out his column at 365gay.com and his news at this link |
| Charles "Social" Grace | The Miss Manners of gaydom. Full of sensible advice in a weekly column. |
| Derek Hartley | Columnist of PlanetOut's "Fantasy Man Island" and radio show host on Radio Q |
| Sir Ian Mckellen | Award-winning gay actor of Gods and Monsters, X-Men, and Lord of the Rings among others. Check out his question and answer section. At times he charmingly but pointedly diverts from answering questions about his movies and tackles questions about homosexuality |
| Thomas Michael Ford | Gay Humorist and author of the My So-Called Queer Life book series |
| Kevin Isom | Gay humorist and columnist. Author of Tounge in Cheek and It Only Hurts When I Polka |
| Judd Winick | Straight comic book writer and artist, former Real World Cast Member. Judd often has gay affirming themes in his comic books, but of his several works, his graphic novel, Pedro and Me, is the most touching as it recounts his friendship with Pedro Zamoras, who died of HIV/AIDS. Judd has raised controversy from having a gay teen in Green Lantern but failed to raise attention with his lesbian hero in Exiles |
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Comics are a passion of mine and there are some great gay ones out there. |
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| Adam and Andy | Great humor strip created weekly about two committed thirtysomething gay men. Peter and I so relate to these guys. It's eerie how close they are to us sometimes. |
| A Couple of Guys | Another fun little strip about a gay couple and their friends |
| Chelsea Boys | Following the adventures of a small group of friends. Can be a bit stereotypical at times, but fun. |
| Tim Fish | Calvacade of Boys and Young Bottoms in Love comics. Calvacade is a great story; I highly recommend it. |
| Lesbian and Gay Superheroes | A listing of any superhero who finally has a good reason for putting on those tights. |
| The Gay Comic List | Comics and strips of interest to GLBT people |
| The Gay League | A community for GLBT comic readers and collectors |
| Prism Comics | A queer perspective on comic books - reviews and articles |
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Some favorite gay or gay-related tunes |
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| Gay Boyfriend Official Site | Order the CD and see the making of video online |
| Johnny McGovern is the Gay Pimp | Go to "music" to hear his hit Soccer Practice. Fun t-shirts to order too. |
| Avenue Q | Not exclusively gay, but lots of gay humor with closeted puppets. |
| The Boy From Oz | Hit Broadway musical about Peter Allen, Liza's first gay husband and famous songwriter. |
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