National Resources

 

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National Resources for LGBTQIA+ Students

  • Asexual Visibility & Education Network

     AVEN hosts the world's largest online asexual community as well as a large archive of resources on asexuality. AVEN strives to create open, honest discussion about asexuality among sexual and asexual people alike.  https://asexuality.org/

  • BiNet USA

    BiNET USA is an umbrella organization and voice for bisexual, pansexual, fluid, queer-identified and all other of us "somewhere in between" people. BiNet USA facilitates the development of a cohesive network of independent bisexual and bi-friendly communities; promotes bisexual, pansexual and bi-inclusive visibility; and collects and distributes educational information regarding sexual orientation and gender identity with an emphasis on the bisexual and pansexual and allied communities.  http://www.binetusa.org/

  • Bisexual Resource Center

    The Bisexual Resource Center is the oldest national bi organization in the U.S. that advocates for bisexual visibility and raises awareness about bisexuality throughout the LGBT+ and Allied communities.  http://biresource.org/

  • Campus Pride

    Campus Pride represents the only national organization for student leaders and campus groups working to create a safer college environment for LGBTQIA+ students. The online site contains helpful articles on preparing for college, Gay Point Average rankings for campuses, an updated, exhaustive list of scholarship and financial assistance information and a dean’s list to meet other LGBTQIA+ students across the country. In addition, the site also offers channels and resources for various LGBT and ally advocacy, support and leadership issues.  http://campuspride.org/

  • CDC: LGBT Youth Resources
  • Center for Lesbians & Gay Studies in Religion & Ministry
  • Deaf Queers

    Deaf Queers is a national resource and information center for, by and about the Deaf Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Transsexual, Intersex and Questioning communities.  http://deafqueer.org/

  • GLAAD

    GLAAD amplifies the voice of the LGBTQIA+ community by empowering real people to share their stories, holding the media accountable for the words and images they present, and helping grassroots organizations communicate effectively. By ensuring that the stories of LGBT people are heard through the media, GLAAD promotes understanding, increases acceptance, and advances equality. https://www.glaad.org/

  • Human Rights Campaign

    America's largest civil rights organization working to achieve lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender equality.  https://www.hrc.org/

  • Immigration Equality

    Based in New York City and Washington D.C., Immigration Equality is the national leader in lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and HIV immigration rights. They helped end the HIV travel ban, and they led the successful fight to secure green cards for LGBTQIA+ families   https://www.immigrationequality.org/

     

  • Intersex Society of North America

    The Intersex Society of North America (ISNA) is devoted to systemic change to end shame, secrecy, and unwanted genital surgeries for people born with an anatomy that someone decided is not standard for male or female.  http://www.isna.org/

  • Lambda Legal

    Lambda Legal is the oldest and largest national legal organization whose mission is to achieve full recognition of the civil rights of lesbians, gay men, bisexuals, transgender people and those with HIV through impact litigation, education and public policy work.  https://www.lambdalegal.org/

  • LGBTQ Student Resources & Support

    This guide highlights common hardships faced by LGBTQ+ college students and how to deal with them, scholarships available for LGBTQ+ students, and interviews with two experts in this field. It also offers many external support resources.  https://www.accreditedschoolsonline.org/resources/lgbtq-student-support/

  • National Black Gay Men's Advocacy Coalition

    The National Black Gay Men's Advocacy Coalition (NBGMAC) is committed to improving the health and well being of Black gay men through advocacy that is focused on research, policy, education and training.  http://nbgmac.ybgli.org/

  • National Center for Transgender Equality

    The National Center for Transgender Equality (NCTE) is a 501(c)3 social justice organization dedicated to advancing the equality of transgender people through advocacy, collaboration and empowerment.  http://nbgmac.ybgli.org/

  • National Gay & Lesbian Task Force

    The mission of the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force is to build the power of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBTQ+) community from the ground up. As part of a broader social justice movement, they work to create a nation that respects the diversity of human expression and identity and creates opportunity for all.  https://www.thetaskforce.org/

  • OutServe-SLDN

    OutServe-SLDN is the association for actively serving LGBTQ+ military personnel and veterans.  https://modernmilitary.org/

  • PFLAG

    Made up of parents, families, friends, and straight allies united with people who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBTQ+), PFLAG is committed to advancing equality and societal acceptance of LGBTQ+ people through its threefold mission of support, education and advocacy.  https://pflag.org/

  • Planet Deaf Queer

    Planet DeafQueer (“DeafQueer” is one word) is a community website devoted to empowering the DeafQueer community and our Allies through information, knowledge, visibility, resources, support, and activism.  http://planet.deafqueer.com/

  • Queerability

    Queerability seeks to increase the visibility of LGBTQ+ disabled people by honoring the intersectionality of the disability and LGBTQ+ experience.  https://www.facebook.com/qability

  • Services & Advocacy for gay, lesbian, bisexual, & transgender elders

    Services & Advocacy for GLBT Elders (SAGE) is the country's largest and oldest organization dedicated to improving the lives of LGBTQIA+ older adults.  https://www.sageusa.org/

 


Links to resources and websites are provided as a service to our students, and do not constitute an endorsement of their organizations or programs. ETSU is not responsible for the content of the individual web pages found at these links.

NOTE: If you discover a problem with one one of the links on this page, please contact the Pride Center at 423 439 8408.

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