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This list last updated: November 18, 2008.


Categories

Psychotherapy National Professional Associations

Psychotherapy National Professional Associations: Lesbians, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer (LGBTQ)

Early Childhood Psychological Developmental Programs & Studies & other related issues

LGBTQ Early Childhood Psychological Developmental Studies

Gender Identity
    Human Sexuality
    Sexual Orientation
    Transgender
    Learning Variations

Trauma Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
    Schizophrenia

Substance Abuse & Addictions
    Suicide

APA Press Releases & Science Daily

National & International Professional LGBTQ Organizations
    LGBTQ Studies & Selected Bibliographies
    LGBTQ Organizations
    LGBTQ Advocacy for Human Rights
    Spirituality & LGBTQ Biblical Studies

Contemplative Meditation & Psychology

LGBTQ Issues & the Vatican

 

List of Links


Psychotherapy National Professional Associations

American Art Therapy Association About

American Association of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists (AACE)

American Psychiatric Association
        Healthy Minds Healthy Lives
       
Mental Health Resources
        Psychiatric Health Care Organizations
        Partnership for Workplace Mental Health
        Gay, Lesbian and Bisexual Issues

American Psychoanalytic Association (APsaA)
        Psychodynamic Psychotherapy Reading List
               Comprehensive List
       
Psychodynamic Psychotherapy Reading List Essential List
          Position Statements
       
  Resources

American Psychological Association
          Psychology TopicsAddictionsAngerAnxiety
                  
DepressionEmotional Health
                   Eating Disorders --  Posttraumatic Stress DisorderRace schizophrenia
                   Sexuality - Sexual Abuse  stress --  SuicideTrauma --- more

        Media Information - APA Position PapersHate Crimes
                       Understanding Child Sexual AbuseMore
          Glossary of Psychological Terms

American Counseling Association
         Resources & Reports
         Policy Links - 
The National Alliance of Public
                           Organizations (NAPSO)
                                  -  Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services
                           Administration United States Department of Health and Human Services

Michigan Psychoanalytic Council MPC
        Offers advanced Training in psychoanalytic theory and technique for an
        Interdisciplinary group of professionals representing primarily the fields of
        psychology, psychiatry, and social work as well as other disciplines concerned
        with the meaning of being human.
        About - Training - Find an Analysis - Helpful Links

Michigan Psychoanalytic Institute and Society
        ABOUT US/COMMUNITY SERVICE
        Michigan Psychoanalytic Institute
        Michigan Psychoanalytic Society
        ASSOCIATION FOR PSYCHOANALYTIC THOUGHT
        STUDENTS' AND TRAINEES' ASSOCIATION (SATA)
        HELPFUL RESOURCES AND LINKS
        FIND AN ANALYST

Lifespan Issues – American Psychological Association
       Adult Development & Aging
         Adolescence
        
Children
         Infants

National Association of School Psychologists
        
Resources

National Association of Social Workers
       Resources

Psychotherapy National Professional Associations:
Lesbians, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer (LGBTQ)

American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
          
Mission and History
          
Consensus Conference Addresses Suicide Risk among
        LGBT Populations
          Standardized Presentations on Suicide Prevention
        
College Student Depression and Suicide
        
Teen Suicide Prevention Campaign
        
Resources
        Coping with Suicide Loss Resources & Materials
        Support Groups

American Psychiatric Association
        Therapies Focused on Attempts to Change Sexual Orientation
        (Reparative or Conversion Therapies) POSITION STATEMENT

American Psychiatric Association, AGLP
        Association of Gay and Lesbian Psychiatrists
        Mission Statements – What We do …
        Helpful Links to Other Websites
        GLBT Therapy Guidelines
        AGLP Gay and Lesbian Fact Sheets
        Gay, Lesbian and Bisexual Issues
          Suicidal Behavior in GLB Youth
        Pedophilia and Homosexuality
          LesBiGay Parenting Bibliography John Gosling, M.D.

Attempts To Change Sexual Orientation

APSAA, American Psychoanalytic Association
        Committee on Gay and Lesbian Issues
        Bibliography
        Marriage Resolution
        POSITION PAPER ON GAY MARRIAGE
        Reparative Therapy
        Gay and Lesbian Parenting
        Homosexuality
        RETHINKING HOMOSEXUALITY, Ralph E. Roughton, MD

American Psychological Association
       Guidelines for Psychotherapy with Lesbian, Gay, & Bisexual Clients
       Attitudes Toward Homosexuality and Bisexuality
       Relationships and Families
       Issues of Diversity
       Education - References

American Psychological Association
       Q & A: About Transgender Individuals and Gender Identity
       What does transgender mean?
       What is the difference between sex and gender?
       What are some categories or types of transgender people?
       Have transgender people always existed?
       Why are some people transgender?
       How prevalent are transgender people?
       What is the relationship between transgender and sexual orientation?
       How do transgender people experience their Transgender feelings? -- More

American Counseling Association
        Ethical issues related to conversion or reparative therapy
          Association for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Issues in Counseling

 

Early Childhood Psychological
Developmental
Programs & Studies
& other related issues

About Our Kids - The Center was founded in 1997 to improve the treatment of
         child psychiatric disorders through scientific practice, research, and
         education, and to eliminate the stigma of being or having a child with
         a psychiatric disorder.  About us
        
Keeping Kids Healthy

American Association of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
          
About
        
Resources for Families

American Psychological Association
           Children’s Mental Health
           Children, Youth, and Families

Association for Child Psychoanalysis
           
Referral Information
            ACP President, Kerry Kelly Novick (734) 665-6745 kerrynov@aol.com

Barnard College Toddler Center – resources
          
3009 BROADWAY, NEW YORK, NY 10027 • (212) 854-8275
         Barnard College

Bernard L. Pacella, MD Parent Child Center
           ResourcesFor Parents

Center on the Developing Child – Harvard University
        The Science of Early Childhood Development

Caring for Every Child's Mental Health Campaign
         
Center for Mental Health Services
        Division of Service and Systems
        Improvement Child, Adolescent, and Family Branch
        Child, Adolescent & Family  --  Resources For Parents and Families

Child Physiology  Sick Kids The Hospital for Sick Children
        (SickKids), affiliated with the University of Toronto, is Canada's most research-
        intensive hospital and the largest centre dedicated to improving children's health
        in the country. As innovators in child health, SickKids improves the health of
        children by integrating care, research and teaching.
        How the body works
        Brain
        Genetics
        Genital Development
        Heart
        Kidney & Bladder
        Lungs & Airways
        Skeleton
          Links

Children's Health Council Resources Links
         
Our mission is to make a measurable difference in the lives of
        children and their families who face developmental, behavioral,
        emotional and learning challenges.

Disorders of Sex Development  Child Physiology  Sick Kids
          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.
          Consortium on Disorders of Sex Development – Guidelines
         
SUPPORT GROUPS AND DIAGNOSIS- SPECIFIC INFORMATION
        The Johns Hopkins Children's Center (USA)
            Syndromes of
Abnormal Sex Differentiation: A guide for patients and their families.
        Glossary of Terms
          Ambiguous Genitalia and Intersexuality

Early Childhood Education Programs
         University of Michigan  The mission of the Center is to provide quality
        early childhood care for the children of parents working at the University
        of Michigan Health System. The program is designed to meet the special
        needs of infant, toddler, preschool children in a safe and nurturing environment.

GIRL POWER! Is Good Mental Health
   
    National Mental Health Information Center

Maternal and Child Health Library  About
          Our goal is to serve the maternal and child health (MCH) community
        with accurate, reliable, and timely information and resources.

National Center for Children Exposed to Violence
        It is the mission of the National Center for Children Exposed to Violence (NCCEV)
        to increase the capacity of individuals and communities to reduce the incidence
        and impact of violence on children and families…  About

National Child Traumatic Stress Network
          The National Child Traumatic Stress Network was established to improve
        access to care, treatment, and services for traumatized children and
        adolescents exposed to traumatic events.   About

National Children’s Study
        The National Children’s Study will examine the effects of environmental influences
        on the health and development of
100,000 children across the United States,
        following them from
before birth until age 21. The goal of the Study is to improve
        the
health and well-being of children.  Overview

Eunice Kennedy Shriver

National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
        Klinefelter Syndrome
        Study of Early Child Care and Youth Development (SECCYD)

National Scientific Council on the Developing Child
        (NSCDC) is a multi-disciplinary collaboration comprising leading scholars
        neuroscience, early childhood development, pediatrics, and economics.

        Early Influences on Brain Architecture by Neuroscientist Eric Knudsen
          Young Children Develop in an Environment of Relationships

 

LGBTQ Early Childhood Psychological
Developmental Studies

 

Richard Isay, 
          Being Homosexual: Gay Men and Their Development

       
(Published by J. Aronson, 1994)

Richard Isay, 
          Becoming Gay: The Journey to Self Acceptance 

        (Published by Macmillan, 1997)

Jack Drescher, M.D., 
          Psychoanalytic Therapy and the Gay Man

        (Hillsdale, NJ: Analytic Press (1998) psychiatrist and psychoanalyst)

Bertram J. Cohler and Robert Galatzer-Levy,
        The Course of Gay and Lesbian Lives: Social and Psychoanalytical Perspective 
        They consider the destructive nature of an intolerant society that fosters
        so-called conversion psychotherapy and stress the importance of helping
        to rebuild a sense of coherence and personal integrity among homosexuals.

Father Marty Kurylowicz, M.Div., M.S. - Blog
        My hope for this blog is to follow Pope John Paul II and New Ways Ministry format
        of continuing bringing together the interactions of the best in the fields of medical
        and mental health professions, theologians, scriptural scholars, to continue the
        FREE SEARCH FOR TRUTH. It is ignorance that causes the most harm to
        innocent people.

 

Gender Identity

The Biology and Psychology of Gender
          Sexual Health Network About Us   -   Experts  -  Legal  Notices

Gender Diversity    
          Sexual Health Network About Us   -   Experts  -  Legal  Notices

Gender Identity Project (GIP) Offers services to:
        Transgender, gender non-conforming and gender,

        Questioning individuals, their partners and families
        About GIP

Gender Identity Research and Education Society
        The Aim of the website is to inform a wide public of the issues
        Surrounding gender identity and transsexualism.

 

Human Sexuality

 

American Psychological Association
         
Sexuality

Alexander Foundation for Women's Health
          About
        Resources

Centers for Disease Control (CDC)
          About -- 
CDC Organization  --  Diversity -- Health Protection Goals
       
HIV/AIDS  -- Sexually Transmitted Diseases

Erectile Dysfunction
        National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse (NKODIC)

Feminist, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
          Cornell University

Human Sexuality Collection
          Cornell University

International Society for the Study of Women's Sexual Health      

Kinsey Confidential – the Kinsey Institute
        Sexuality Information Service  -  Podcast  - Common Problems
        Female Sexuality  -  Gender Identity & Sexual Orientation

        HIV-AIDS  -  Male Sexuality  -  Men’s Bodies  -  Pregnancy
        Relationships  -   Research  -  Sexual Assault
        Sexual Health  -  STIs  --  Women’s Bodies  -  More
        Resources & Links
        Gender Identity & Sexual Orientation Issues
        Male and Female Genitalia
        Common Problems

The Kinsey Institute for Research in Sex, Gender, and Reproduction About
        Kinsey Institute Staff Publications
        Professional Associations and Organizations
        Organizations Based in the United States
                Advocates for Youth

                Current Research
                Intimate Relationships and Couples
        Internationally Based Organizations
                International Encyclopedia of Sexuality
        Sexuality Information Links
        Sexuality FAQ from The Kinsey Institute

Mayo Clinic
         
Anorgasmia
          Compulsive sexual behavior
          Depression in women: Understanding the gender gap

       
Erectile  dysfunction
         Female sexual dysfunction
 
        Menopause
         Prostate Cancer Center
         Sex education: Talking to your teen about sex
         Vulvar cancer

Eunice Kennedy Shriver

National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
         
Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs)

National Sexuality Resource Center
         
Resources

Resource Center For Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention 

Sexual Health Network About Us   -   Experts  -  Legal  Notices
          Men's Sexual Health
        Women's Sexual Health
        Love and Relationships Topics

          Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and Sexuality
        Sexuality Education Topics
        Sexually Transmitted Infections
          Links to Other Sexuality Related Sites

Sexuality Information and Education Council of the United States (SIECUS)
        Comprehensive Sexuality Education  -   Adolescent Sexuality
        Sexually Transmitted Diseases   -  More

Sexual Orientation: Science, Education, and Policy
        Bibliography for Facts About Sexual Orientation
        Facts About Homosexuality and Mental Health
        Attempts To Change Sexual Orientation
        Facts About Homosexuality and Child Molestation

Women’s, Gender, & Sexuality Studies
        Yale University  --  Resources

Women and Public Policy Program
        Harvard Kennedy School – Resources
          General Websites
          Women of Color
          Women and Security
          Women and Business
          Women and Government
          Women and Family
          Women's Health

Women’s, Gender, & Sexuality Studies
        Yale University  --  Resources

Women's Sexual Health Foundation

 

Sexual Orientation

Sexual Orientation
         
Sexual Health Network About Us   -   Experts  -  Legal  Notices

  

Transgender

 

American Psychological Association
        Transgender Individuals and Gender Identity
        What does transgender mean?
        What is the difference between sex and gender?
        What are some categories or types of transgender People?
        Have transgender people always existed?
        Why are some people transgender?
        How prevalent are transgender people?
        What is the relationship between transgender and
Sexual orientation?
        How do transgender people experience their Transgender feelings? -- More

Transgender Law Center

Transgender Tapestry
        International Foundation for Gender Education
        Equality   Dignity   Education   Respect   Action   Change

Transsexual Women’s Resources
        (TWR) web site was created in 1996. Its purpose is to empower transsexual
        women by providing information, informed opinion, and personal narratives.

 

Learning Variations

 

All Kinds of Minds
        Biography of Dr. Mel Levine
        Glossary - is a resource for neurodevelopmental constructs and functions
        Learningbase  
        Comprehension
        Getting Thoughts on Paper
        Mastering the Challenges of Reading
        Thinking Mathematically ---  PODCASTS

American Psychological Association
        Learning & Memory

Center for Development and Learning
        For Families
        Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
        Early Childhood
          Emotional Functioning and Behavior
        Memory
          Professional Coaching and Therapy Services
        FAQs
        -- More

LD OnLine (Learning Disability)
         
LD Basics
        ADHD Basics -- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
          Accommodations & Modification
        ADHD
        Adults with LD
        Writing & Spelling
        Research & Reports
        -- More

Learning To Thrive With Attention Deficit Disorder -  by Allison Aubrey NPR

Mel Levine M.D.: Teaching All Kinds of Minds: NPR

Misunderstood Minds
        Attention
        Reading
        Writing
        Mathematics
        -- More Resources

National Center for Learning Disabilities
          Learning Disabilities Basic Keys to Successful Learning
          Adults with Learning Disabilities
        At College and Work
          Legal Rights and Accommodations
        Resource Locator

Eunice Kennedy Shriver

National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
        Learning Disabilities

The Myth of Laziness – Mel Levine M.D. 

 

Trauma Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)

 

American Psychological Association
         
Hate Crimes
        National Disasters
          Posttraumatic Stress Disorder PTSD
        Sexual Abuse
        Trauma

Center for the Study of Traumatic Stress About
          Resources
          Links

Integration & Self-Healing: Affect, Trauma, Alexithymia
(by Henry Krystal, M.D. , paperback, 1993, ISBN: 0881631809)

National Institutes of Mental Health
          Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)

 

Schizophrenia

 

American Psychological Association
        Schizophrenia

Eunice Kennedy Shriver

National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
         
Schizophrenia

National Institutes of Mental Health
         
Schizophrenia

  

Substance Abuse
&
Addictions

 

American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry
         
AAAP Web Links

American Psychiatric Association
          Alcohol awareness
          Substance Abuse and Addiction

American Psychological Association
          Addictions

        Mental Illness and Drug Addiction
        Pre-Natal Alcohol Exposure

American Society of Addiction Medicine
         
About
          Advocacy Newsletter

Alanon and Alateen

Alcoholics Anonymous

Dr. Patrick J. Carnes is an internationally known speaker on addiction and
          recovery issues:
        Out of the Shadows: Understanding Sexual Addiction (1992)
        Contrary to Love: Helping the Sexual Addict (1989)
        The Betrayal Bond: Breaking Free of Exploitive Relationships (1997)
        Open Hearts (1999)
        Facing the Shadow (2001)
        In the Shadows of the Net (2001)
        The Clinical Management of Sex Addiction (2002)
        Sexual Anorexia: Overcoming Sexual Self-Hatred

Dual Diagnosis Co-occurring Disorders
         
Foundations Associates  --
About
        Integrated Alcohol and Drug Treatment Centers
        Co-occurring Disorders
        Dual Diagnosis Treatment for Addiction
        Research
        Resource Center
        Educational Links
        Mental Health Organizations
        Dual Dx Treatment Facilities
        Dual Diagnosis Recovery Network --- Resources

Official State of Michigan Website
        Office of Drug Control Policy
       
Bureau of Substance Abuse & Addiction Services

Narcotics Anonymous

National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information -- More  

National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
        NIAAA of the National Institutes of Health 
        FAQ for the General Public

National Institute on Drug Abuse   NIDA
        The Science of Drug Abuse and Addiction
          Addiction: "Drugs, Brains, and Behavior – The Science of Addiction"

Sexual Addiction and Compulsion
         
Sexual Health Network -About Us   -   Experts  -  Legal  Notices

Substance Abuse Treatment Facility Locator
        Federal Government Links

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
        Drug & Alcohol treatment
       
Opioid Treatment Program Directory
          Co-occurring Substance Use & Mental Disorders

Tobacco
        Department of Health and Human Services
        Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
        Basic Information
        Cancer
        Health Effects
        Tobacco Information & Prevention Source

 

Suicide

 

American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
         
Mission and History
         
Consensus Conference Addresses Suicide Risk among LGBT Populations
          Standardized Presentations on Suicide Prevention
       
College Student Depression and Suicide
       
Teen Suicide Prevention Campaign
       
Resources
        Coping with Suicide Loss Resources & Materials
        Support Groups  

American Psychological Association
         
Suicide

American Psychiatric Association
         
Facts About Teen Suicide
        Resource Links 

National Suicide Prevention Lifeline 

Suicide Prevention Resource Center (SPRC)
         
Suicide Prevention Basics
        State Information

 

American Psychological Association (APA)
Press Releases
&
Science Daily

 

OLDER PROBLEM GAMBLERS MAY FACE GREATER SUICIDE RISK THAN YOUNGER COUNTERPARTS, STUDY FINDS -- APA Press Release

PLAYING VIDEO GAMES OFFERS -- LEARNING ACROSS LIFE SPAN, SAY STUDIES
-- APA Press Release  

RAT STUDY SUGGESTS WHY TEENS GET HOOKED ON COCAINE MORE EASILY THAN ADULTS, AND FIND IT HARDER TO QUIT  -- APA Press Release

Seeking a cognitive boost, students are increasingly abusing stimulants. And the problem is likely to get worse.  By Beth Azar --  Monitor on Psychology

MENTAL ILLNESS AND DRUG ADDICTION MAY CO-OCCUR DUE TO DISTURBANCE IN THE BRAIN'S SEAT OF ANXIETY AND FEAR  -- APA Press Release

NEW STUDY SHOWS THAT PARENTAL ALCOHOLISM CREATES RISK FACTORS FOR SUBSTANCE ABUSE IN EMERGING ADULTS THAT EXTEND BEYOND ALCOHOLISM
-- APA Press Release

Neuropeptide Y System Linked To More Severe Form Of Alcohol Dependence
Science Daily (Sept. 23, 2008)

A Sex Difference in the Specificity of Sexual Arousal
Northwestern University 

Study Suggests Difference Between Female And Male Sexuality
Science Daily (June 13, 2003)

 

National & International Professional
LGBTQ Organizations

(Lesbians, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer)

American Civil Liberties Union’s Transgender and Transinclusive Organizations
        Resources

American Medical Association
        GLBT Advisory Committee

American Psychiatric Association 
        Office of Minority and National Affairs
        Gays, Lesbian, Bisexual Issues

Lesbian and Gay Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Association LAGCAPA
        RESOURCES FOR LGBT YOUTH & THEIR FAMILIES

American Psychological Association
        International Network on Lesbian, Gay, & Bisexual Concerns & Transgender
        Issues in Psychology
.

AFFIRM: Psychologists Affirming their Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and
Transgender Family

       Recognizing the very important role that family plays in the lives of
       lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender  (LGBT) individuals. 

American Academy of Pediatrics 
       Parenting Corner Q&A: Gay and Lesbian Parents
       Teen Q&A: Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual Teens

FTM International
        Serving the Female –To-Male community
        FTM Resources

Gay & Lesbian Medical Association (GLMA)
       The Leader in LGBT Health for 25 Years  --  About/Mission
       For Patients
       FAQs about GLMA

GayLesbianBisexualTransgender National Help Center
       Serving the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual & Transgender Community

Gender Identity Project (GIP) Offers services to:
       Transgender, gender non-conforming and gender,
questioning individuals,
       their partners and families.
       About GIP

Gender Identity Research and Education Society
       
The Aim of the website is to inform a wide public of the issues
      
surrounding gender identity and transsexualism.

The Harry Benjamin International Gender Dysphoria Association, Inc.
       
The World Professional Association for Transgender Health, Inc
          Transgender Organization Links
          Transgender Information Resource Links
          Gender Programs & Service Center Links
          Sexology Organizations & Information Links

Intersex Society of North America The Intersex Society of North America (ISNA)
       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
.

         
Frequently Asked Questions
       History
         Bibliographies
       Law

Johns Hopkins Center for Sexual Health & Medicine
       Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
       Sexual Behavioral Consultation Unit

Kinsey Confidential – the Kinsey Institute
       Sexuality Information Service  -  Podcast  - Common Problems
       Female Sexuality  -  Gender Identity & Sexual Orientation

       HIV-AIDS  -  Male Sexuality  -  Men’s Bodies  -  Pregnancy
       Relationships  -   Research  -  Sexual Assault
       Sexual Health  -  STIs  --  Women’s Bodies  -  More
       Resources & Links
       Gender Identity & Sexual Orientation Issues
       Q&A:  Sexual Orientation
       Male and Female Genitalia
       Common Problems

The Kinsey Institute for Research in Sex, Gender, and Reproduction About
       Kinsey Institute Staff Publications
       Professional Associations and Organizations
       Organizations Based in the United States
           Advocates for Youth
           Current Research
           Intimate Relationships and Couples
      
Internationally Based Organizations
           International Encyclopedia of Sexuality
       Sexuality Information Links
       Sexuality FAQ from The Kinsey Institute

Magnus Hirschfeld Archiv
       fur Sexualwissenschaft Archive for Sexology; includes a Harry Benjamin biography

National Association of School Psychologists
       Pathways to Tolerance Safe and Affirmative Schools for Sexual Minority Youth
       Information For Families and Educators (Adobe PDF file)
       Resources - Gay, Lesbian, and Transgender Issues
       Pathways To Tolerance: Student Diversity
(Adobe PDF file)

National Association of Social Workers
      
Research Web page focuses on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT)
       social work research.
       Diversity & Equity
       LGBT Resources - Links 

National Center for Transgender Equality dedicated to advancing the equality of
       transgender people through advocacy, collaboration and empowerment.
       Resource Links

National LGBT Cancer Network
       Advocating For Health Equality  

Program in Human Sexuality at the University of Minnesota
       Transgender Health Services

Sexuality Information and Education Council of the United States
      
SIECUS affirms that sexuality is a Fundamental part of being human,
       one that is worthy of dignity and respect.

       About
      
Sexual Orientation
       Adolescent Sexuality
       Comprehensive Sexuality Education
 

Sexual Orientation: Science, Education, and Policy
       Bibliography for Facts About Sexual Orientation
       Facts About Homosexuality and Mental Health
       Attempts To Change Sexual Orientation
       Facts About Homosexuality and Child Molestation

Social Science Research Council
       The Social Science Research
Council leads innovation, builds interdisciplinary and
       international networks, and focuses research on important public issues.

Society for Sex Therapy and Research
       is composed of a
broad range of professionals who have clinical or research
       interests in human sexual concerns.
 

Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality
       The oldest professional society dedicated to the advancement of knowledge
       about sexuality.
       Resources
         About SSSS  - Mission Statement

Transgender Law Center  

Transgender Tapestry
      International Foundation for Gender Education
       Equality   Dignity   Education   Respect   Action   Change

Transsexual Women’s Resources
       (TWR) web site was created in 1996. Its purpose is to empower transsexual
       women by providing information, informed opinion, and personal narratives.
 

World Association for Sexology
        WAS Changing its name to World Association for Sexual Health

 

LGBTQ Studies
&
Selected Bibliographies

American Psychiatric Association, AGLP
       Association of Gay and Lesbian Psychiatrists
       GLBT Therapy Guidelines
       Selected Bibliography on Psychotherapy with LGBT Patients 

APSAA, American Psychoanalytic Association
       Selected Bibliography on Homosexuality 

Arlene Istar Lev,
        Transgender Emergence: Therapeutic Guidelines for Working With
        Gender-Variant People and Their Families

       (Haworth Clinical Practice Press, New York- London- Oxford, 2004) 

The Center for Gender Studies at The University of Chicago
       
About the Center

DePaul University LGBT STUDIES
       
The LGBTQ Studies program posits sex and sexuality as central analytical
      categories within many different fields of inquiry.

Families Joined by Love: Books and Resources for LGBT Families
       
Book Categories & Resources  

Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Scholarship Resources
     
GLBT Scholarship Resources include 

GLSEN - The Gay, Lesbian And Straight Education Network
     
GLSEN's online library

Jack Drescher, M.D.,
       Psychoanalytic Therapy & The Gay Man
     (The Analytic Press, 1998)

Joe Kort,
       10 Smart things gay men can do to improve their lives
      (Alyson Books, New York, 2003)

Lesbian and Gay Studies Project - University of Chicago
      
The University of Chicago has become a major center for research and
      graduate training in lesbian, gay and queer studies.

Mildred L.  Brown & Chloe Ann Rounsley,
        True Selves, Understanding Transsexualism- For Families, Friends,
        Coworkers, and Helping Professionals
      (Jossey-Bass, San Francisco, 1996)

The Library – Transgendered – Soul International
        TG Soul Library Listings

Richard Isay, 
        Becoming Gay: The Journey to Self Acceptance 

      (Published by Macmillan, 1997) 

Rockway Institute
       A National Center for LGBT Research & Public Policy Alliant International University 

Sexual Orientation: Science, Education, and Policy
       Professional Library          

The Significance of Brokeback Mountain, Ralph Roughton
       
Self Psychology News

  

LGBTQ Organizations

 

Affirmations 
       The Community Center (Ferndale, MI) for Lesbian, gay, bisexual & Transgender
       people and their allies.

Ann Arbor Rainbow Book Club
       The Rainbow Book Club is a book club dedicated to reading and discussing classic
       and
contemporary lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer literature.

Colage
        is a national movement of children, youth, and adults with one or more lesbian, gay,
        bisexual, transgender and/or queer (LGBTQ) parents. We build community and work
        toward social justice through youth empowerment, leadership development,
        education, and advocacy.

Family Equality Council
        works to ensure equality for LGBT
families by building community, changing hearts
        and minds, and advancing social justice for all families.
 

Fortunate Families Catholic
        Families with Lesbian Daughters and Gay Sons.

Gender Public Advocacy Coalition
        
The Gender Public Advocacy Coalition works to ensure that classrooms,
        communities, and workplaces are safe for everyone to learn, grow, and
        succeed - whether or not they meet expectations for masculinity and femininity.

National Gay and Lesbian Task Force
        The Academy for Leadership and Action has one primary purpose: to prepare
        leaders and potential leaders, primarily at the local and state-level, to fill the staff,
        board, activist, and volunteer roles that we have all learned are absolutely critical
        to our success as a movement.

PFLAG National (Washington, D.C., USA)
        We, the parents, families and friends of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender
        persons, celebrate diversity and envision a society that embraces everyone,
        including those of diverse sexual orientations and gender identities. Only with
        respect, dignity and equality for all will we reach our full potential as human beings,
        individually and collectively.  PFLAG welcomes the participation and support of all
        who share in, and hope to realize this vision.
        About, FAQs/Facts

PFLAG (Ann Arbor, MI)
       
 
PFLAG promotes the health and well-being of gay, lesbian, bisexual, and
        transgendered persons, their
families and friends.

PFLAG (Detroit, MI)
        Since 1987, PFLAG Detroit offers various programs to support GLBT people and
        their families.  For 23 years, we have strived to combat hate, discrimination and
        violence.  Our goal is to have equal rights for all our children.

PFLAG (Detroit - Downriver, MI)
       
PFLAG/Detroit-Downriver provides opportunity for dialogue about sexual orientation
        and gender identity and acts to create a society that is healthy and respectful of
        human diversity. We welcome lgbt persons and all those who support Gay, Lesbian,
        Bisexual or Transgendered persons and their families and friends.

   
   
   
 
 

Spectrum Center Office, University of Michigan (Ann Arbor, MI)
       
Our office serves lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people as individuals
        and as groups, including students, staff, faculty, alumni, allies, their friends and
        families, and the community at large … .

The Stonewall Center
        
A Bisexual, Gay, Lesbian, Queer, and Transgender Educational Resource Center.

Washtenaw Rainbow Action Project (WRAP)
       
is a resource for the gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender (“queer”), and allied
      residents of Ann Arbor, Ypsilanti, and greater
Washtenaw County (Michigan).

  

LGBTQ Advocacy for
Human Rights

Colage 
       
is a national movement of children, youth, and adults with one or more
      lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and/or queer (LGBTQ) parents.  We build
      community and work toward social justice through youth empowerment,
leadership
      development, education, and advocacy. 

Gender Public Advocacy Coalition
      
The Gender Public Advocacy Coalition works to ensure that classrooms, communities,
      and workplaces are safe for everyone to learn, grow, and succeed - whether or not
      they meet expectations for masculinity and femininity.

 

Jim Toy, University of Michigan
      Jim Toy: Visionary Pioneer Advances Acceptance, Understanding, and Support.

National Center for Transgender Equality 
       
Dedicated to advancing the equality of Transgender  People through
     
advocacy, collaboration and empowerment.

National Coalition of Anti-Violence Programs
      The National Coalition of Anti-Violence Programs (NCAVP) addresses the
      pervasive problem of violence committed against and within the lesbian, gay,
      bisexual, transgender (LGBT) and HIV-affected communities.

National Gay and Lesbian Taskforce
      The National Gay and Lesbian Task Force (NGLTF) is a leading progressive civil
Rights
      organization that has supported grassroots organizing and advocacy since 1973.

Rockway Institute
     
A National Center for LGBT Research & Public Policy Alliant International University.

Sylvia Rivera Law Project
      The Sylvia Rivera Law Project (SRLP) works to guarantee that all people are free
      to self-determine their gender identity and expression, regardless of income or race,
      and without facing harassment, discrimination, or violence.

TransGender Michigan 
       
Because transgender individuals and significant others, families, friends, and allies
      (SOFFAs) face discrimination, violence, harassment, and inequality, TransGender
       Michigan aims to remedy these social injustices and create a better future for all.

Transgender Law Center
       
We believe strongly in getting legal information into the hands of community
       members, attorneys, employers, educators, health care providers, and others. This is
       why we've created one of the country's most expansive libraries of original 
       publications, pamphlets, how-to guides, and other materials related to transgender law.

Triangle Foundation
        
to promote equality and to secure freedom from violence, intimidation and
       discrimination for LGBT persons throughout Michigan. 

Williams Institute for Sexual Orientation Law and Public Policy
        
is a national independent public policy think tank in research and analysis on
       questions important to lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgendered Americans.

 

Spirituality
&
Lesbians, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer
Biblical Studies

 

Call To Action -- Washtenaw Area of Michigan
        The local Washtenaw Area CTA is a chapter of the National Call To Action
        organization. Call To Action is an organization of progressive-minded Catholics
        committed to working for change in the Catholic Church at the grassroots level.
        History
        Who We Are

Conference for Catholic Lesbians
       
is an online support and spiritual community for women who seek to integrate their
      lesbian and Catholic identity in their lives. We also offer information and resources
      of particular interest to Catholic lesbians. 

Daniel Helminiak,
       What the Bible Really Says about Homosexuality. 
      (Alamo Square Press, 1994, 2000)

Dignity USA
        DignityUSA envisions and works for a time when Gay,
Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Catholics are affirmed and
experience dignity through the integration of their spirituality with their sexuality, and as beloved persons of God participate fully in all aspects of life within the Church and Society.  FAQs, Resources, Links

Dignity Detroit (Detroit, MI)
      Dignity Detroit is a faith community of gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender
      Catholics, their families and friends who unite to celebrate God's love for
      all persons. 

Evangelical & Ecumenical Women’s Caucus
     
With a history dating from 1973, we are an international organization of women and
      men who believe that the Bible supports the equality of the sexes. We are Christian
      feminists. We are inclusive. We welcome you.

Father Robert Nugent, SDS (Co-Founder)
       
In 1977, with Sister Jeannine Gramick, Nugent co-founded New Ways Ministry,
      a national Catholic center for research and advocacy ministry in the area of
      Catholicism and homosexuality located in Mt.
Rainier, in the metropolitan
      Washington, D.C. area.

Sr. Jeannine Gramick, SSND (Co-Founder)
       
Sister Gramick helped to begin three organizations for Catholic lesbian and
      gay people. In addition, she co-founded New Ways Ministry, a Catholic
      social justice center working for the reconciliation of lesbian/gay people and
      the church. 

Sr. Jeannine Gramick, SSND
        In Good Conscience: Sister Jeannine Gramick's Journey of Faith
(2004)

Jim Toy, The LGBT Religious Archives Network
      Jim Toy was the first TBLG person in Michigan to come out of the closet publicly,
      during his speech at an anti-Vietnam War rally in Kennedy Square, Detroit,
      in April, 1970.

      In 1971, he helped establish the Lesbian-Gay Male Programs Office at the
        University of Michigan
in Ann Arbor.  The LGMPO was the first staffed office
      in a United States institution of higher learning, and presumably the first of its
      kind in the world, to advocate for sexual orientation concerns. 

Joan Chittister, OSB 

John Boswell:
        The Church and the Homosexual: A Historical Perspective, 1979

John J. McNeill
        The Church and the Homosexual

      (Fourth Edition
Beacon Press, Boston, 1993)

The LGBT Religious Archives Network
       The LGBT Religious Archives Network (LGBT-RAN) is an innovative venture in
       preserving history and encouraging scholarly study of lesbian, gay, bisexual and
       transgender (LGBT) religious movements around the world.

Margaret Farley, RSM
       Professor of Christian Ethics, Yale Divinity School and Yale University Department
       of Religious Studies
      
New Ways Ministry – Bridge Building Awards

New Ways Ministry
       a gay-positive ministry of advocacy and justice for lesbian and gay Catholics and  reconciliation within the larger Christian and civil communities. -  About
       Gay Friendly Parishes
       Gay-friendly Catholic Colleges and University
       Recommended Online Resources
       Bibliography of Resources
       Q & A about Homosexuality

Oasis Ministry Michigan TBLG Outreach
       is a ministry of the Michigan Diocese of the Episcopal Church that welcomes,
        affirms and supports Transgender, Bisexual, Lesbian and Gay
        people (TBLG)
. – About
      
Open and Affirmation Churches - Diocese of Michigan
       Evensong
       Events
       St. Andrews Episcopal Church
       Religious Resources
       Secular
       Resources

Quixote Center
       
The Quixote Center is a faith-based, social justice center working with people
      who have few resources for their struggles.
About the Quixote Center

Religion & Faith Recommended Reading List
        Human Rights Campaign

Religious Institute on Sexual Morality, Justice and Healing -  About
        Sexuality and Religion
        Sexuality Education
        Youth Issues/Sexuality Education
        Welcoming and Affirming Organizations
        Social Action

Virginia Mollenkott 
       
Favorite Places on the WWW – Links

Welcoming Church Directory
       gaychurch.org
       Homosexuality and the Bible
       Links

  

Contemplative Meditation

Psychology

Trappist Monastery of Our lady of Guadalupe (Portland, Oregon, USA)

Trappist Monastery of Guadalupe Abbey

The Cloud of Unknowing by Harper Collins Spiritual Classics - 2004 - 164 pages.

Fr. Bernard McVeigh, abbot
       Abbot Bernard McVeigh and the monks of Guadalupe Abbey were encouraging
       individuals to deepen their spiritual practice through silent prayer and meditation.

Trappist Monastery of Guadalupe Abbey 

Fr. Thomas Keating, abbot, author,
       founder of Contemplative Ou
treach, Ltd., revived Christian contemplative practices,
       inspiring generations of present-day Christians drawn to the spiritual experiences of
       Eastern meditation to also look within their own tradition.
 

Daniel Goleman, Ph.,D.,  
        Destructive Emotions: A Scientific Dialogue with the Dalai Lama

Meditation on the Move: From Monastery to Lab to Main Street
       (Daniel Goleman, Jon Kabat-Zinn and Thomas Keating,
       with Lynn Neary NPR (Webcast).) 

 

LGBTQ Issues & the Vatican

 

Catechism of the Catholic Church
       Chastity and Homosexuality #2357

Vatican Official Web Site
        Homosexuality search
 

Father Geoffrey Farrow (California, USA)
        Father Geoff Farrow Blog Site

       2008 California Proposition 8, an initiative that would eliminate the right for
       same sex couples to marry.

       Stand against Prop. 8 costs priest dearly (Los Angeles Times October 13, 2008)
       By Sontaya Rose 10/5/2008 Fresno, CA, USA (KFSN)
       "I know that these words of truth will cost me dearly. But to withhold them
       would be far more costly and I would become an accomplice to a moral evil
       that strips gay and lesbian couples, not only of their civil rights but of their
       human dignity as well." -
Father Geoffrey Farrow.

Sr. Jeannine Gramick, SSND, & Father Robert Nugent, SDS 
        The Vatican's The Roman Curia "Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith" 
       Actions taken against Erroneous and Dangerous Propositions in the Publications
       Building Bridges and Voices of Hope by Sister Jeannine Gramick, SSND, and
       Father Robert Nugent, SDS.

Response of Father Robert Nugent, SDS
       Response to the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith.

Response of Sister Jeannine Gramick, SSND
       Response to the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith.

"Children Growing-up Gay & Vatican's Impact Harmful"
       
by Martin S. Kurylowicz, M.Div., M.S. February 15, 2008,
      Diocese of Grand Rapids, Michigan

John J. McNeill
        The Church and the Homosexual

       (Fourth Edition,
Beacon Press, Boston, 1993)