GLBT HOTLINES

• The Trevor Suicide Helpline: 800-850-8078 www.thetrevorproject.org
• National Gay & Lesbian Youth Hotline: 888-347-TEEN (8336)
• Gay & Lesbian National Hotline: 888-843-GLNH (4564)
• National AIDS Hotline: 800-342-AIDS (2437), 800-344-7432 (Spanish), 800-243-7889 (TTY)

SUPPORT AND EDUCATION

• Gay Straight Alliance Network: www.gsanetwork.org/
• GLAAD: Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation: www.glaad.org/
• GLSEN: Gay Lesbian Straight Education Network www.glsen.org/cgi-bin/iowa/all/home/index.html
• Hetrick-Martin Institute, Home of The Harvey Milk High School: www.hmi.org
• HRC: Human Rights Campaign www.hrc.org/
• It Gets Better: www.itgetsbetter.org/
• Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund: www.lambdalegal.org
• National Gay and Lesbian Task Force: www.thetaskforce.org
• PFLAG: www.pflag.org
• Social Security and Disability Resource Center:  An informational website that provides answers to questions about how to apply for disability, how to appeal a claim in the event of a denial, how to navigate the federal system, and how to avoid certain mistakes that are commonly made by applicants. The site’s author is a former disability examiner for the social security administration. Home page: www.ssdrc.com/ For information specific to HIV/AIDS: www.ssdrc.com/hiv.html
• Southern Poverty Law Center: splcenter.org

A Note To My Kid:

• www.anotetomykid.com gives parents, family and friends the opportunity to express unconditional love for the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or questioning people in their lives.
• Coming full circle now LGBTQ people also have the opportunity to share the unconditional love they have for the parents, family and friends who they hold so dear to their hearts.
• Write a note. Share a video. Submit a picture. Share something special with the LBGTQ person you love. The impact will be greater than you’ve ever imagined!

LGBT Rights, Issues, and Services

• Defending Marriage Equality

  In light of the announcement from President Obama regarding marriage equality, we revisit a two part video interview between Chris Wallace and Ted Olson that took place in Aug 2010. Olson, a noted conservative who was Solicitor General under George W. Bush, was the lead counsel for the plaintiffs challenging Prop 8 in California. We believe this interview outlines the best talking points we have seen on why marriage equality is not only important but necessary. This is a conversation that all of us will be having in the upcoming months with friends, colleagues and family members. Let’s make sure that we are well informed so that we can stay focused on the issue of constitutional rights. Please watch…..it is well worth it!

  Interview Part 1: www.youtube.com/watch?v=d4Krpwo2YsI
  Interview Part 2: www.youtube.com/watch?v=7kMHySNBeuk

• Housing & Mortgages for Gay & Lesbian Couples This guide will help to explain the different approaches that same-sex couples can take to getting a mortgage, establishing ownership of a home, and creating legal documents that anticipate any legal or property-ownership issues that might occur if the couple breaks up or one partner dies. www.mortgageloan.com/lgbt
• LGBT Health Toolkit Top Health Issues for LGBT Populations Information & Resource Kit http://store.samhsa.gov/shin/content//SMA12-4684/SMA12-4684.pdf