On Campus
Center for Women, Gender & Sexuality
www.umassd.edu/cwgs
508.910.6567
Counseling Center
www.umassd.edu/counseling
508.999.8648
LiveWell: Office of Health Education, Promotion, and Wellness
www.umassd.edu/livewell
508.910.6965
Student Affairs
www.umassd.edu/studentaffairs
508.999.8640
Pride Alliance (Student Organization)
508.999.8163
pridealliance@umassd.edu
Visit the Pride Alliance's Facebook page for more information.
Many staff and faculty also pledge their support and understanding for people who are gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender (GLBT) by visibly displaying a SafeZone sticker in their office. (It would be incorrect to assume that people without stickers are unsupportive, however!)
Online
Go Ask Alice
www.goaskalice.com
Our favorite college health website, with excellent answers to student questions about sexuality (and many other health topics).
Planned Parenthood of America
www.plannedparenthood.org
San Francisco Sex Information
www.sfsi.org
Don't let their name fool you. SFSI is a volunteer-run, free, anonymous, non-judgmental service that answers sex questions by email and phone (415-989-SFSI), anywhere in the country.
The Kinsey Institute's Sexuality Information Service for Students (KISISS)
www.indiana.edu/~kisiss/
Information for college students on sex, love, and relationships. Run by the Kinsey Institute at Indiana University.
GLB Resources*
Go Ask Alice
www.goaskalice.com
Our favorite college health website, with excellent answers to student questions about sexuality (and many other health topics).
Bisexual Resource Center
www.biresource.org
An international organization providing education about and support for bisexual and progressive issues.
Human Rights Campaign Coming Out Project
www.hrc.org
Download these great resource guides:
- A Resource Guide to Coming Out
- A Resource Guide to Coming Out for African Americans
- A Resource Guide to Coming Out as Transgender
PFLAG (Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays)
www.pflag.org
PFLAG promotes the health and well-being of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender persons, their families and friends through: support, to cope with an adverse society; education, to enlighten an ill-informed public; and advocacy, to end discrimination and to secure equal civil rights. Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays provides opportunity for dialogue about sexual orientation and gender identity, and acts to create a society that is healthy and respectful of human diversity.
Download this resource guide on how to be a straight ally:
Youth Resource: A Project of Advocates for Youth
www.youthresource.org
YouthResource, a website by and for gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and questioning (GLBTQ) young people, take a holistic approach to sexual health and exploring issues of concern to GLBTQ youth.
Download these great brochures:
- I Think I Might Be Bisexual, Now What Do I Do?
- I Think I Might Be Gay, Now What Do I Do?
- I Think I Might Be Lesbian, Now What Do I Do?
- I Think I Might Be Transgender, Now What Do I Do?
* Why no "T"? The "T" in GLBT stands for transgender which is related to gender identity, not sexual orientation. (We have listed some transgender resources above. However, we will soon add more to our Wellness A-Z Resource Listing under "Gender Identity & Expression".)
