GAY AND LESBIAN ASSOCIATIONS AND ORGANIZATIONS
American Bar Association—is a voluntary professional association. Its Committee on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity/Section on Individual Rights and Responsibilities, works to keep members abreast of the laws and legislation affecting the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) community. For more information, go to: www.abanet.org
American Civil Liberties Union—a national organization that works daily in courts, legislatures, and communities to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties guaranteed to all people in the country by the Constitution and laws of the United States. For more information, go to: www.aclu.org/lgbt/.
Human Rights Campaign—provides a national voice on LGBT issues by lobbying Congress. It is a bipartisan organization that works to advance equality based on sexual orientation and gender expression and identity to ensure that LGBT can be open, honest, and safe at home, work, and their communities. For more information, go to: www.hrc.org.
LAMBDA Legal Defense and Education Fund—is a national organization committed to achieving full recognition of the civil rights of LGBT, and people with HIV or AIDS, through impact litigation, education, and public policy work. Its legal work is carried out principally through test cases selected for the likelihood of their success in establishing positive legal precedents that will affect LGBT, and people with HIV or AIDS. For more information, go to: www.lambdalegal.org.
National Lesbian and Gay Law Association—is an association of lawyers, judges, law students, and affiliated LGBT legal organizations. It is an affiliate of the ABA and operates as a national voice for LGBT in the legal profession. For more information, go to: www.nlgla.org.
National Center for Lesbian Rights—is a national legal resource center with a primary commitment to advancing the rights and safety of lesbians and their families through a program of litigation, public policy advocacy, free legal advice and counseling, and public education. It provides representation and resources to LGBT individuals on key issues that also significantly advance the rights of lesbians. For more information, go to: www.nclrights.org.
GAY AND LESBIAN MAGAZINES
- The Advocate is a biweekly gay and lesbian news-oriented magazine, which has been in existence since 1967. For more information, go to: www.advocate.com.
- Curve magazine is a lesbian magazine that talks about tough issues and profiles women who are making a difference. For more information, go to: www.curvemag.com.
- Genre is a magazine for gay men and has lifestyle articles and informative news. For more information, go to: www.genremagazine.com.
- In the Family magazine focuses exclusively on lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender families and poses challenging articles drawing on the advice of medical community.
- POZ magazine is geared toward individuals living with HIV and AIDS and is free to any person who is HIV positive. For more information, go to: www.poz.com.
- OUT is a lifestyle magazine for gay and lesbian individuals.
- Venus magazine has articles about lifestyles, fashion, and news and its audience is affluent black gay men and lesbians.
GAY AND LESBIAN BOOKS
- A Legal Guide for Lesbian and Gay Couples by Denis Clifford, Frederick Hertz, and Hayden Curry
- Gay and Lesbian Marriage & Family Reader: Analyses of Problems and Prospects for the 21st Century by Jennifer M. Lehmann
- Gay Finances in a Straight World: A Comprehensive Financial Planning Handbook by Peter M. Berkery and Gregory A. Diggins
- Issues in Gay and Lesbian Adoptions by Anne Sullivan
- Living Together: A Legal Guide for Unmarried Couples by Frederick Hertz, Ralph Warner, and Toni Ihara
From the June 2002 issue of Diversity & The Bar®