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oUTreach LGBT and Ally Resource Center

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Campus | State | National | Transgender | Scholarships


Campus Resources

Lambda Student Union
The Lambda Student Union was founded to provide a means of communication between gay, lesbian, transgender, bisexual, questioning, and straight students at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. We serve the area through various educational programs, social activities, and political actions. Our weekly meetings serve as a way of organizing and unifying our community to bring attention to issues which affect each of us -- regardless of our sexualities. Facebook Logo


OUTreach: UTK's LGBTA Resource Center
Stop by the Center to find resources, browse the books, chat with friends, or just hang out. Melrose Hall, F-103. Facebook Logo


LGBTAnet
A discussion list devoted to the sharing of information, news, articles, events, and ideas related to LGBT issues at UTK and in higher education in general. List traffic is sometimes heavy, but a digest version, which only sends one e-mail per day is available. The list is not moderated, but is archived and searchable.


Safe Zone
Safe Zone is a voluntary network of faculty, staff and students who believe that every member of the UT community should have an equal opportunity to grow and learn in safe and open environments. Participants display a Safe Zone symbol to demonstrate their nurturance and commitment to celebrating the invaluable contributions of LGBT individuals and communities.


LGBT Library Research Guide
Writing a paper or doing a project on LGBT issues? This research guide will help you find books, articles, documentaries, and more about LGBT related topics.


Student Counseling Center
Each staff member is committed to providing assistance that is culturally-sensitive and affirming to our diverse clientele, which includes students of color, international students, sexual-minority (LGBTQ) students, veterans, students with disabilities, and students from all socioeconomic backgrounds and with varying religious/spiritual beliefs.


Commission for Lesbians, Gays, Bisexuals, and Transgender People
The UT Commission for LGBT People is a body appointed by the Chancellor to advise on planning, implementation, and evaluation of University programs, policies, and services designed to improve the status of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people on the Knoxville Campus. The Commission, in its role as an advocacy group, is committed to the protection and advancement of LGBT students, faculty and staff at The University of Tennessee, Knoxville.


Statewide Resources

Out & About Newspaper
A statewide newspaper covering Tennessee GLBT news. Facebook Logo


Tennessee Equality Project
A statewide organization dedicated to promote and sustain the equality of GLBT persons in the State of TN through the establishment of fair and equitable laws protecting these rights and the elimination of laws that would seek to counter this effort. Facebook Logo


Tennessee Transgender Political Coalition
TTPC is an organization designed to educate and advocate on behalf of transgender related legislation at the Federal, State, and local levels. The Coalition is dedicated to raising public awareness and building alliances with other organizations concerned with equal rights legislation.

 

National Resources

Advocates for Youth
www.advocatesforyouth.org

American Civil Liberties Union– LGBT Project
www.aclu.org/lgbt-rights

American Institute of Bisexuality
www.bisexual.org

API Equality
apiequality.org

Bisexual Resource Center
www.biresource.net

Campus Pride
www.campuspride.org

Everyone is Gay . . . and advice on dealing with it
everyoneisgay.com

Gender Education and Advocacy
www.gender.org

Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation
www.glaad.org

Gay Lesbian Education Straight Network
www.glsen.org

Human Rights Campaign
www.hrc.org

Lambda Legal
www.lambdalegal.org

LGBT Q Architect
http://architect.lgbtcampus.org/

LGBT Latino/a Hispanic Civil Rights Resource Group
www.unitycoalition.org

National Association of LGBT Community Centers
www.lgbtcenters.org

National Black Justice Coalition
www.nblc.org

National Center for Lesbian Rights
www.nclr.org

National Coalition for LGBT Health
www.lgbthealth.net

National Consortium of Higher Education LGBT Resource Professionals
www.lgbtcampus.org

National Gay and Lesbian Taskforce
www.ngltf.org

National Youth Advocacy Coalition
www.nyacyouth.org

Out & Equal LGBT Equality in the Workplace
www.outandequal.org

Parents, Families & Friends of Lesbians and Gays
www.pflag.org

State & National Transgender Resources

Tennessee Transgender Political Coalition
TTPC is an organization designed to educate and advocate on behalf of transgender related legislation at the Federal, State, and local levels. The Coalition is dedicated to raising public awareness and building alliances with other organizations concerned with equal rights legislation.

FTM International
http://www.ftmi.org

Gender Education and Advocacy
http://www.gender.org/

Transgender Law and Policy Institute
www.transgenderlaw.org

National Center for Transgender Equality
http://transequality.org/

International Foundation for Gender Education
http://www.ifge.org/

Kids of Transgender People (COLAGE)
http://www.colage.org/uncategorized/transgender-day-of-remembrance-lots-of-video-resources/

International Transgender Day of Remembrance
http://www.transgenderdor.org/

Transfamily
http://www.transfamily.org/

Trans-Health
http://www.trans-health.com

TransYouth Family Allies
http://imatyfa.org/

 

Scholarships

Financial Aid for LGBT Students
http://www.finaid.org/otheraid/gay.phtml

Point Foundation
http://www.pointfoundation.org

Collins Higgins Foundation
http://www.colinhiggins.org/

Colage Lee Dubin Scholarship Fund
http://www.colage.org

PFLAG Scholarship Program
http://community.pflag.org/page.aspx?pid=370&srcid=194

Transgender Scholarship and Educational Legacy Fund
http://www.tself.org/

GLBT Scholarship Resources
http://www.washburn.edu/sobu/broach/glbt-scholar.html

AT&T League Foundation
http://www.leaguefoundation.org/scholarships/apply.cfm