LGBTQIA+ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Intersex, Asexual) Studies

"This is based on the campuses overall ratings on the Campus Pride Index and specific LGBTQ-inclusive benchmark measures. In order to be in the “Best of the Best” listing, an institution had to score the highest percentages in the LGBTQ-friendly benchmarks for policies, programs and practices." (from the website)

Advocates for LGBT issues in higher educational contexts "Our goals are to support colleagues and develop curriculum to professionally enhance this work; to seek climate improvement on campuses; and to advocate for policy change, program development, and establishment of LGBT Office/Centers." (from the website)

Allows prospective LGBTQ students to sort colleges by inclusion and support

"Founded in 1971, the Gay and Lesbian Activists Alliance of Washington, DC (GLAA) is an all-volunteer, non-partisan, non-profit political organization that defends the civil rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people in the Nation's Capital. " (from the website)

A GLBT media watchdog and advocacy group

An online encyclopedia of GLBTQ culture

A LGBT civil rights group that, "advocates on behalf of LGBT Americans, mobilizes grassroots actions in diverse communities, invests strategically to elect fair-minded individuals to office and educates the public about LGBT issues."

"I’m From Driftwood aims to help LGBTQ people learn more about their community, straight people learn more about their neighbors and everyone learn more about themselves through the power of storytelling and story sharing." (from the website)

International human rights group that advocates on behalf of LGBT individuals around the world

"Lambda Legal is a national organization committed to achieving 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." (from the website)

"NCLR is a non-profit, public interest law firm which litigates precedent-setting cases at the trial and appellate court levels; advocates for equitable public policies affecting the LGBT community; provides free legal assistance to LGBT people and their legal advocates; and conducts community education on LGBT legal issues. " (from the website)

A transgender advocacy group. Policy information, legal information, advocacy toolkits, and news available under the Resources tabs.

The "uncompromising national voice for full LGBT equality." The Reports and Research tab contains issue maps, fact sheets, current reports, and research.

"The USA National Longitudinal Lesbian Family Study (NLLFS) follows lesbian mothers and their children who were conceived by donor insemination during the 1980s. The NLLFS examines the social, psychological, and emotional development of the children as well as the dynamics of planned lesbian families." (from the website)

"People with a History presents the history of lesbians, gay men, bisexuals and transgendered people [=LGBT]. It includes hundreds of original texts, discussions, and [soon] images, and addresses LGBT history in all periods, and in all regions of the world." (from the website)