| |
 |
||||||||||
|
 |
|
To purchase a copy of OUR HOUSE, contact First Run / Icarus Films: 800-876-1710; mailroom@frif.com; or go to www.frif.com
RESOURCES ORGANIZATIONS AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION (ACLU) The Lesbian and Gay Rights Project brings "impact" lawsuits-cases designed to have a significant effect on the lives of lesbians, gay men and bisexuals. Project staff write and promote laws and policies that will help achieve equality and fairness for gay people. The Project educates the public, policy makers and opinion leaders through publications, lectures, and media campaigns. Their book Try This At Home is about passing state and local laws and business and university policies to end discrimination and recognize lesbian and gay couples. The online article, "The Family Paradox", provides an overview of lesbian and gay parental rights throughout the country. CHILDREN OF LESBIANS AND GAYS EVERYWHERE (COLAGE) COLAGE's mission is to foster the growth of daughters and sons of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) parents of all racial, ethnic, and class backgrounds by providing education, support and community on local and international levels, to advocate for their rights and those of their families, and to promote acceptance and awareness in society that love makes a family. FAMILY PRIDE COALITION The mission of the Family Pride Coalition is to advance the well-being of LGBT families through mutual support, community collaboration and public understanding. The Coalition sponsors parenting groups, family events and a listserv, and provides technical assistance and information packets. GAY AND LESBIAN ALLIANCE AGAINST DEFAMATION (GLAAD) GLAAD promotes fair, accurate, and inclusive representation in the media as a means of eliminating homophobia and discrimination based on gender identity and sexual orientation. They organize the LGBT community to respond to negative and positive media portrayals; educate media professionals; offer training to help LGBT organizations work with the media; design and implement public education campaigns with positive LGBT images; and study and articulate trends, issues, and controversies. GAY, LESBIAN AND STRAIGHT EDUCATION NETWORK (GLSEN) Through its 85 chapters in 35 states, GLSEN volunteers educate education leaders about the need to pass non-discrimination policies in schools, train teachers, and serve as a community resource for teachers, parents, and students grappling with LGBT issues. GLSEN creates and distributes teacher training materials and curricular resources to elementary and secondary schools, and provides support to high school-based Gay-Straight Alliances. THE NATIONAL CENTER FOR LESBIAN RIGHTS (NCLR) NCLR provides legal information, counseling, litigation assistance, referrals, community education, health and public policy development for lesbians, gay youth, bisexuals, gay men and transgendered individuals. Section of site highlights current legal cases on the docket in U.S. courts including lesbian and gay adoption and lesbian co-parenting. PARTNERS TASK FORCE FOR GAY AND LESBIAN COUPLES Partners Task Force provides extensive information on issues of concern to same-sex couples, including legal marriage and sources of support. Parenting section includes information on adoption, foster care, donor insemination, surrogates, newsgroups, links to organizations for gay and lesbian parents, interviews with GLBT couples and more. PARENTS, FAMILIES AND FRIENDS OF LESBIANS AND GAYS (PFLAG) email: info@pflag.org PFLAG promotes the health and well being of LGBT people, their family members and friends through support, education and advocacy. PFLAG is the family voice of the LGBT movement, and with 435 chapters nationwide, PFLAG reaches communities-both urban and rural-in all 50 states. WEB SITES FAMILIES LIKE MINE Families Like Mine was created by Abigail Garner, an advocate for GLBT families because "she comes from one herself." The site is dedicated to decreasing isolation for children of GLBT parents and bringing voice to the experiences of these families. KIDS OF GAYS AND LESBIANS OUT ON THE WEB Caitlin Phillips created her site to provide kids with gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered parents access to one another and to "show people that kids of GLBT parents turn out just fine." She provides a directory of other kids "out on the Web" who have gay or lesbian parents. EXHIBIT Love Makes A Family 413/256-0502 "Love Makes a Family: Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender People and Their Families" is an award-winning touring photograph-text exhibit with photographs by Gigi Kaeser and interviews edited by Peggy Gillespie. (Also see Books and Magazines) |
|
|
|||||
 |
||||||||||
