LGBTQ+ Resources

  • UD RESOURCES
    • Gender Neutral Restrooms Web List
    • LGBT Program Coordinator: Rebekah Harless-Balmer
      Perkins Student Center, Room 015U (ground floor)
      302-831-6098
    • List of LGBTQ+ Faculty & Staff Allies
    • Faculty/ Staff Caucus
      • The LGBT Faculty/Staff Caucus serve as a resource for LGBT employees, advocate for a safe and inclusive environment and contribute to a culturally rich campus by community-building with other UD organizations, programs and students. http://sites.udel.edu/lgbt
    • Haven
      • This student organization meets weekly and promotes education, support, and social activities for the UD LGBT student community.
      • Perkins Student Center, Rm 019D
      • www.udhaven.com
    • Center for Counseling and Student Development
      • Provides professional short-term personal and career counseling for UD students. Individual and group counseling available. Service is free and confidential.
        261 Perkins Student Center
      • 302-831-2141
      • www.udel.edu/counseling/
  • LOCAL AND COMMUNITY RESOURCES
  • Delaware
    • AIDS Delaware
      • The main AIDS service and educational organization for the state of Delaware. Provides sexuality counseling and free HIV testing along with various social and support groups available.
        302-652-6776
        Delaware Hotline: 1.800.422.0429
        contact@aidsdelaware.org
        http://www.aidsdelaware.org/
      • CAMP Rehoboth
        • This LGBT group and publication serves the Southern Delaware region.
          Phone: (302) 227-5620
          Fax: (302) 227-5604
          editor@camprehoboth.com
      • Delaware Pride
        • Delaware Pride hosts the annual Delaware Pride Festival in Wilmington.
          302-378-6524
      • Gay and Lesbian Hotline
        • Information on coming-out issues, local resources, and events sponsored by AIDS Delaware.
          800-292-0429
          http://www.glnh.org
      • Youth Support Hotline
      • Youth Drop-In Group
        • From ages 19 and under; available from 1-4 PM at AIDS Delaware.
          302-652-6776
      • Men’s Coming Out & Support Group
        • Meets at 6 PM, the second & forth Wednesday of the month at AIDS Delaware.
          302-652-6776
      • Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (P-Flag)
        • Promotes health and well-being of LGBT persons, their families and friends through support, to cope with an adverse society, to enlighten an ill-informed public, to end discrimination and secure equal civil rights. Meets the second Sunday of each month.
          302-654-2995
          http://www.pflagwilmde.org
      • Renaissance (Transgender Support)
      • Big Gay Church
        • We set out to be a gathering both online and in person. We want people from all over to come to us if they need pastoral advice on coming out to parents or have faith struggles. We hope people who don’t have a church they can turn to in their town or city, will be able to turn to this community and find hope and love.
          http://www.biggaychurch.org/
    • Philadelphia
      • William Way Center
        • A nonprofit organization in Philadelphia which strives to promote a positive self-acceptance of LGBT individuals, provide health, social, cultural and educational services to the community and to educate the general public about issues of importance to those in our community. Provides a variety of services for the LGBT community and houses the largest LGBT library on the East Coast.
          215-732-2220
          http://www.waygay.org/
        • Mazzoni Ceneter
          • To provide quality comprehensive health and wellness services in an LGBT-focused environment, while preserving the dignity and improving the quality of life of the individuals we serve  https://www.mazzonicenter.org/
            Main offices:
            Phone: 215-563-0652
            Fax: 215-563-0664

            Legal services: 215-563-0657

            Mazzoni Center Family & Community Medicine:
            Phone: 215-563-0658

            Fax: 215-923-0365

            Washington West Project:
            Phone: 215-985-9206
        • Gay and Lesbian National Hotline
        • Lavender Line Services for LGBT people of color.
          215-496-0330 and 215-564-5712
      • Pride Association
        • A support and social group for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgendered Asians and Asian Americans.
          215-629-1945
      • BiUnity
        • BiUnity is Philadelphia’s social and support network for bisexual people, their family and friends. They welcome people of all races, classes, ages, religions, genders, sexual orientations and abilities. They have a monthly discussion group as well as monthly events, including movie nights and our annual fundraiser Death Bi Chocolate.
          215-7BI-PHONE
          biunity@biunity.org
          http://www.biunity.org/
      • Passages (Transgender Support Group)
        • Meet from 6-8 PM, Thursday
          215-981-3351
      • Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network (GLSEN) Philadelphia
        • The largest national organization of teachers, parents, students and citizens working to end homophobia in school.
          215-564-7030
          glsenphi@critpath.org
      • Philadelphia Gay News
        • Get area and national LGBT community news, information on area events and classifieds. Published weekly
          215-625-8501
          http://www.epgn.com/
    • WXPN 88.5 FM
  • NATIONAL RESOURCES
    • Gay.com
    • Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation
    •  Gay Lesbian Straight Education Network
      • Primarily a group centered on education at the elementary and secondary levels, GLSEN still provides a lot of resources pertinent to educating people on how to combat homophobia and how to support LGBT students.
        212-727-0135
        glsen@glsen.org
        http://www.glsen.org
    • Human Rights Campaign
    • NAMES Project
    • National Gay and Lesbian Task Force
      • Primarily a political lobbying group, the NGLTF also presents “Creating Change,” a national conference which brings together people from all walks of life to change the treatment and status of LGBT individuals.
        http://thetaskforce.org/
    • Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays
    • Planet Out
      • Online news source with a wealth of information and news. Sections include entertainment, travel, “hot topics,” and lifestyle.
        http://www.planetout.com/
    • Rainbow Query
      • An LGBT-specific search engine.

 

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