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California
Abortion & Reproductive Rights League (CARAL) http://www.choice.org/
Promoting reproductive choices throughout California.
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CARAL
Pro-Choice Education Fund http://www.choice.org
The mission of the Education Fund is to provide people from all
walks of life the tools they need to participate more fully in the
democratic process that affects their reproductive choices, from
contraception to sexuality education to abortion to healthy birth.
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Gay
and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) http://www.glaad.org
GLAAD is dedicated to promoting and ensuring fair, accurate and
inclusive representation of individuals and events in all media
as a means of eliminating homophobia and discrimination based on
gender identity and sexual orientation.
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Human
Rights Campaign (HRC) http://www.hrcusa.org
HRC is a bipartisan organization that works to advance equality
based on sexual orientation and gender expression and identity,
to ensure that gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender Americans
can be open, honest and safe at home, at work and in the community.
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National
Abortion and Reproductive Rights Action League (NARAL)
http://www.naral.org/
NARAL works through the political and legislative systems to advocate
for comprehensive reproductive health policies and to secure reproductive
choice for all Americans.
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National
Gay and Lesbian Task Force http://www.ngltf.org/
NGLTF is the national progressive organization working for the civil
rights of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered people, with
the vision and commitment to building a powerful political movement.
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P.E.R.S.O.N.
Project http://www.personproject.org/
An informal, national network of organizations and individuals working
to ensure that fair, accurate and unbiased information regarding
lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people and about the nature
and diversity of sexual orientation is presented to America's youth
as part of public school education.
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PFLAG
http://www.pflag.org/
PFLAG promotes the health and well-being of gay, lesbian, bisexual
and transgendered 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.
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Planned
Parenthood's Responsible Choices Action Network http://www.plannedparenthood.org
Mobilizes people committed to defending and increasing access to
family planning services, abortion, and sexuality education.
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People
For The American Way http://www.pfaw.org/
Their mission is to combat censorship, protect public schools and
defend civil rights by standing up to the Religious Right.
- American
Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) http://www.aclu.org/
The ACLU is our nation's guardian of liberty, working daily in courts,
legislatures and communities to defend and preserve the individual
rights and liberties guaranteed to all people in this country by
the Constitution and laws of the United States.
- American
Libraries Association (ALA) Office for Intellectual Freedom
http://www.ala.org/oif.html
Charged with implementing ALA policies concerning the concept of
intellectual freedom as embodied in the Library Bill of Rights,
the Association’s basic policy on free access to libraries and library
materials. The goal of the office is to educate librarians and the
general public about the nature and importance of intellectual freedom
in libraries.
- Electronic
Frontier Foundation (EFF) http://www.eff.org/
EFF was created to defend our rights to think, speak, and share
our ideas, thoughts, and needs using new technologies, such as the
Internet and the World Wide Web. EFF is the first to identify threats
to our basic rights online and to advocate on behalf of free expression
in the digital age.
- National
Coalition against Censorship http://www.ncac.org/
They work to balance the rights of all individuals on issues dealing
with threats to free flow on information, school censorship, obscenity
laws, and freedom of expression.
- FTM Informational
Network http://www.ftminfo.net/
- GenderTalk
http://www.gendertalk.com
The only worldwide weekly radio program that talks about transgenderism
in the first person. Each week they present news, information,
and exciting new voices that challenge the traditional view of
gender.
- Harry
Benjamin Foundation International Gender Dysphoria Association,
Inc.(HBIGDA) http://www.hbigda.org/
A professional organization devoted to the understanding and treatment
of gender identity disorders.
- International
Foundation for Gender Education (IFGE) http://www.ifge.org
Founded in 1987, is a leading advocate and educational organization
for promoting the self-definition and free expression of individual
gender and gender identity.
- The
Intersex Society of North America (ISNA) http://www.isna.org
An education, advocacy, and peer support organization which works
to create a world free of shame, secrecy, and unwanted surgery
for intersex people.
- National
Transgender Advocacy Coalition http://www.ntac.org
- Renaissance
Transgender Association, Inc. http://www.ren.org
Mission: to provide the best in comprehensive education and caring
support to transgendered individuals and those close to them.
- Sexuality,
Gender and the Law: National and International http://www.lib.uchicago.edu/~llou/sexlaw.html
- Office
of the U.S. Surgeon General http://www.surgeongeneral.gov/sgoffice.htm
- The
Surgeon General's Call to Action to Promote Sexual Health and Responsible
Sexual Behavior http://www.surgeongeneral.gov/library/sexualhealth/default.htm
- THOMAS:
Legislative Information on the Internet http://thomas.loc.gov/home/thomas.html
Federal legislative information freely available to the Internet
public.
- U.S.
Department of Education http://www.ed.gov/
Designed to ensure equal access to education and to promote educational
excellence for all Americans.
- U.S.
Department of Health and Human Services: Office of Population Affairs
http://opa.osophs.dhhs.gov
Office of Population Affairs (OPA) serves as the focal point to
advise the Secretary and the Assistant Secretary for Health on a
wide range of reproductive health topics, including adolescent pregnancy,
family planning, and sterilization, as well as other population
issues. The OPA also provides policy and administrative direction
for Title X Family Planning Program and the Title XX Adolescent
Family Life Program.
- Adolescent
AIDS Program: Children's Hospital at Montifiore http://www.adolescentaids.org/
Based in the Bronx, New York, the Adolescent AIDS Program at the
Children's Hospital at Montefiore Medical Center serves as a local
and national resource for those living with HIV/AIDS; adolescents
who are at-risk for HIV infection; healthcare providers who treat
adolescents living with or at-risk for HIV infection; and lesbian,
gay, bisexual, transgender or questioning adolescents, their families
and caregivers.
- AIDS
Education Global Information System http://www.aegis.com
HIV/AIDS Daily Briefing
- American
Social Health Association (ASHA) http://www.ashastd.org/
ASHA is dedicated to improving the health of individuals, families,
and communities, with a focus on preventing sexually transmitted
diseases and their harmful consequences.
- American
Foundation for AIDS Research Far (AmfAR) http://www.amfar.org
Dedicated to the support of AIDS research, AIDS prevention, treatment
education, and the advocacy of sound AIDS-related public policy.
- AVERT
Home Page http://www.avert.org/
The site emphasises HIV/AIDS prevention, and there is a large and
very popular section for young people. But there is also help provided
for HIV positive people, with new pages on HIV treatment, extra
pages of stories from people living with HIV and AIDS, and a new
section on HIV/AIDS in Africa.
- The
Body: A Multimedia AIDS and HIV Information Resource http://www.thebody.com/index.html
Mission: 1) Use web to lower barriers between patients and clinicians;
2) demystify HIV/AIDS and its treatment; 3) Improve patients quality
of life and 4) foster community through human connection.
- Center
for AIDS Prevention Studies (CAPS) http://www.epibiostat.ucsf.edu/capsweb/
CAPS, at the University of San Francisco, conducts rigorous theory-based
research that will have maximum impact on the theory, practice,
and policy of AIDS prevention.
- Center
for Disease Control's National Prevention Information Network (CDCNPIN)
http://www.cdcnpin.org/
CDCNPIN is the U.S. reference, referral, and distribution service
for information on HIV/AIDS, sexually transmitted diseases (STDs),
and tuberculosis (TB). NPIN produces, collects, catalogs, processes,
stocks, and disseminates materials and information on HIV/AIDS,
STDs, and TB to organizations and people working in those disease
fields.
- Henry
J. Kaiser Family Foundation's Daily Health Reports on HIV/AIDS
http://www.kaisernetwork.org/daily_reports/rep_hiv.cfm
- HIV
InSite http://hivinsite.ucsf.edu
Comprehensive, up-to-date information on HIV/AIDS treatment, education
and policy from the University of California, San Francisco
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HIV
Vaccine Trials Network http://www.hvtn.org
The HIV Vaccine Trials Network is an international partnership of
research scientists, clinical trial sites, and community representatives
working in the global search for a preventive HIV vaccine. Learn
more about how you can get in involved with a trial site in your
area.
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The
AIDS Memorial Quilt
http://www.aidsquilt.org
The AIDS Memorial Quilt is a poignant memorial, a powerful tool
for prevention education and the largest ongoing community arts
project in the world.
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National
Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) Division of
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome http://www.niaid.nih.gov/daids/
Formed to increase basic knowledge of the pathogenesis, natural
history, and transmission of HIV disease and to support research
that promotes progress in its detection, treatment, and prevention.
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UNAIDS
- Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS http://www.unaids.org
As the main advocate for global action on HIV/AIDS, UNAIDS
leads, strengthens and supports an expanded response aimed at preventing
the transmission of HIV, providing care and support, reducing the
vulnerability of individuals and communities to HIV/AIDS, and alleviating
the impact of the epidemic.
- American
Nudist Research Library, http://www.anrl.org
The library's purpose is to preserve the history of the social nudist
movement in North America; its holdings include complete runs of
nudist magazines from the 1920s to the present.
- Magnus
Hirschfeld Archive for Sexology, http://www.sexology.cjb.net/
The Archive for Sexology focuses on the history of Sexology and
contains many of the early documents and unpublished materials of
the field. The archive's WWW site provides much information on the
development of Sexology and on international resources for study
and research.
- Canadian
Lesbian and Gay Archives, http://www.clga.ca/
Collect and maintain information related to gay and lesbian life
in Canada and beyond. They gather material on people, organizations,
issues and events.
- Cornell
University, Ithaca, NY: The Human Sexuality Collection.
http://rmc.library.cornell.edu/HSC/
Encourages research on the many important and compelling topics
related to sexuality by acquiring, preserving, and making accessible
these primary sources.
- Electronic
Journal of Human Sexuality http://www.ejhs.org
A Publication of the Institute for Advanced Study of Human Sexuality
(IASHS) Misson: To disseminate knowledge about
all aspects of human sexuality to the widest possible international
community at moderate cost.
- The
Kinsey Institute http://www.kinseyinstitute.org/library/
Library houses scientific and scholarly materials from many disciplines,
erotica, and popular culture materials. The collection includes
monographs, journals, unpublished papers, reports, manuscripts,
reprints, vertical file materials, sexual ephemera, erotic literature,
microforms, audiotapes, phonograph records, films, videos, CD-ROMs,
and sex-related books, magazines, newspapers, and pulp fiction.
- Adolescence
Directory OnLine http://education.indiana.edu/cas/adol/adol.html
Provides educators, counselors, parents, researchers, health practitioners,
and teens with information on adolescent issues. The site is developed
by the Center for Adolescent Studies at Indiana University.
- Advocates
for Youth http://www.advocatesforyouth.org/teens
Creates programs and promotes policies which help young people make
informed and responsible decisions about their sexual and reproductive
health. They provide information, training, and strategic assistance
to youth-serving organizations, policy-makers, youth-activists,
and the media in the United States and the developing world.
- Campaign
For Our Children http://www.cfoc.org/
Develops research-based prevention messages and abstinence educational
media campaigns which encourage healthy, responsible sexual decisions
among early-adolescent youth, promote a more informed support system
for youth; and raise public awareness about adolescent preventative
health issues.
- Kids
Health http://www.kidshealth.org/
Provides doctor-approved health information about children from
before birth through adolescence. Created by The Nemours Foundation's
Center for Children's Health Media, KidsHealth provides families
with accurate, up-to-date, and jargon-free health information they
can use.
- Massachusetts
Alliance on Teen Pregnancy http://youngfamilies.org
Provides statewide leadership to prevent adolescent pregnancy and
to promote quality services for pregnant and parenting teens and
their children through policy analysis, education, research and
advocacy.
- National
Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy http://www.teenpregnancy.org
Aims to improve the well-being of children, youth, and families
by reducing teen pregnancy.
- National
Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health http://www.cpc.unc.edu/addhealth
Provides information about Add Health, a school-based study of the
health-related behaviors of adolescents in grades seven to 12.
- National
Parent Information Network http://www.npin.org
Provides access to research-based information about parenting and
family involvement in education. The site is developed by the ERIC
system, which is administered by the National Library of Education
in the U.S. Department of Education.
- New York
Online Access to Health (NOAH) http://www.noah-health.org/
Provides information from a variety of organizations that addresses
sexuality, sexual heath, and other health-related topics. The site
is developed by four New York City Library organizations. (también
en español)
- Resource
Center for Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention (ReCAPP) http://www.etr.org/recapp
Provides practical tools and information to effectively reduce teen
sexual risk-taking behaviors. The site is developed by ETR Associates.
- Talking
with Kids About Tough Issues http://www.talkingwithkids.org
Provides information to encourage parents and caregivers to talk
with their children earlier and more often about tough issues like
sex, HIV/AIDS, violence, alcohol, and drug abuse. The site is developed
by Children Now and The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation.
- The Balm
in Gilead http://www.balmingilead.org
An international mission to stop the spread of HIV/AIDS throughout
the African Diaspora by building the capacity of faith communities
to provide AIDS education and support networks for all people living
and affected by HIV/AIDS.
- Bridges
Across the Divide http://www.bridges-across.org/
Bridges-Across is a cyberspace initiative providing models and
resources for building respectful relationships across the divide
among those who disagree about sexual orientation and gender identity.
- Catholics
for a Free Choice http://www.cath4choice.org
A non-profit organization engaged in research, policy analysis,
education and advocacy on issues of gender equality and reproductive
health.
- The Center
for Sexuality and Religion http://www.ctrsr.org
Establishes the positive relationship between human sexuality and
spiritual health by providing clergy and laity with information,
education, training, techniques and skills that foster and advocate
the attitudes and values for sexual and spiritual health.
- Interfaith
Working Group http://www.iwgonline.org
To inform the public of diversity of religious opinion
on social issues where it is not widely recognized by providing
a voice and a forum for religious organizations, congregations and
clergy in Philadelphia area who support gay rights, reproductive
freedom and separation of state and church.
- Religious
Coalition for Reproductive Choice http://www.rcrc.org
The Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice works to ensure
reproductive choice through the moral power of religious communities.
The Coalition seeks to give clear voice to the reproductive issues
of people of color, those living in the poverty, and other underserved
populations.
- The Religious
Consultation on Population, Reproductive Health and Ethics http://www.religiousconsultation.org
The Religious Consultation on Population, Reproductive Health and
Ethics has been reaching out to people around the world with the
simple message that the great religions have an essential role to
play if the earth is to survive.
- Religious
Institute for Sexual Morality, Justice and Healing http://www.religiousinstitute.org
The Religious Institute on Sexual Morality, Justice, and Healing
develops and supports an expanding religious network of clergy,
religious educators, theologians, theological ethicists, and other
religious leaders committed to this vision of religion and sexuality.
It builds the capacity of religious institutions and clergy to offer
sexuality education within the context of their own faith traditions
and to advocate for sexual rights; helps congregations become sexually
healthy faith communities; and educates the public and policy makers
about this vision of sexual morality, justice, and healing.
- Abortion
Clinics OnLine http://www.abortionclinic.com
The world's largest US and international listing of abortion clinics
with websites, plus information on abortion procedures and issues,
patient instructions, prices, aftercare, gynecology, birth control,
emergency contraception, and medical abortion with RU-486.
- American
College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) http://www.acog.org
ACOG is a membership organization dedicated to the advancement of
women's health through education, practice, research and advocacy.
- American
Pregnancy Association http://www.americanpregnancy.org
A national health organization that promotes reproductive and pregnancy
wellness through education.
- American
Society for Reproductive Medicine http://www.asrm.com
Devoted to advancing knowledge and expertise in infertility, reproductive
medicine and biology.
- AnnRose's
Ultimate Birth Control Links http://www.ultimatebirthcontrol.com
Educational yet humorous listing of information about all methods
of birth control so individuals of all ages can make informed decisions.
Includes links for the Pill, IUD, hormonal injections including
DepoProvera and Lunelle, condoms, spermicides, cervical cap, vasectomy,
tubal ligation, and information about how to choose.
- Association
of Reproductive Health Professionals (ARHP) http://www.arhp.org
ARHP is a multidisciplinary association of professionals who provide
reproductive health services or education, conduct reproductive
health research, or influence reproductive health policy. ARHP educates
healthcare professionals, policy makers and the public. The organization
fosters research and advocacy to improve reproductive health.
- Centre
for Development and Population Activities (CEDPA) http://www.cedpa.org/
At CEDPA, they believe that a woman who can care for herself can
care for her family. She can educate her children and contribute
to her community. When her community thrives, the world will be
a better place.
- Center
for Reproductive Law and Policy
http://www.crlp.org
Dedicated to promoting and defending women's reproductive rights
worldwide.
- Contraceptive
Research and Development Program (CONRAD) http://www.conrad.org/
Dedicated to developing better, safer, and more acceptable methods
of contraception that are especially suitable for use in developing
countries and to improving reproductive health. The goals of CONRAD's
research are to expand the contraceptive choices of women and men
and to help prevent the transmission of HIV/AIDS and other sexually
transmitted infections.
- Family
Care International http://www.familycareintl.org
FCI is dedicated to improving women's sexual and reproductive health
and rights in developing countries, with a special emphasis on making
pregnancy and childbirth safer.
- Family
Health International http://www.fhi.org
Works to improve reproductive and family health around the world
through biomedical and social science research, innovative health
service delivery interventions, training and information programs.
- Family
Planning Advocates of New York State http://www.fpaofnys.org
Statewide membership organization dedicated to promoting access
to a full range of reproductive health services.
- Feminist
Majority Foundation (FMF) http://www.feminist.org
Organization dedicated to women's equality, reproductive health,
and non-violence. FMF utilizes research and action to empower women
economically, socially, and politically.
- Global
Reproductive Health Forum http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/grhf/
The Global Reproductive Health Forum @ Harvard (GRHF) aims to encourage
the proliferation of critical, democratic discussions about reproductive
health, rights, and gender on the net.
- IPAS
http://www.ipas.org
Worked for three decades to increase women's ability to exercise
their sexual and reproductive rights and to reduce deaths and injuries
of women from unsafe abortion. Ipas's global and country programs
include training, research, advocacy, distribution of equipment
and supplies for reproductive-health care, and information dissemination.
- International
Women's Health Coalition http://www.iwhc.org
Works to generate health and population policies, programs, and
funding that promote and protect the rights and health of girls
and women worldwide, particularly in Africa, Asia, Latin America,
and countries in postsocialist transition.
- International
Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF) http://www.ippf.org/
Promotes and defends the right of women and men, including young
people, to decide freely the number and spacing of their children,
and the right to the highest possible level of sexual and reproductive
health.
- JHPIEGO
http://www.jhpiego.jhu.edu/
Through advocacy, education and performance improvement, JHPIEGO
helps host-country policymakers, educators and trainers increase
access and reduce barriers to quality health services, especially
family planning and maternal and neonatal care, for all members
of their society.
- Johns
Hopkins University/Center for Communication Programs (CCP)
http://www.jhuccp.org
CCP is a pioneer in the field of strategic, research-based communication
for behavior change and health promotion that has helped transform
the theory and practice of public health.
- National
Women's Health Information Center http://www.4woman.gov
Created to provide free, reliable health information for women everywhere.
Browse the database for great resources or take a look through the
Special Sections on topic areas like sexually transmitted diseases,
HIV/AIDS and pregnancy.
- North
American Menopause Society (NAMS) http://www.menopause.org
Devoted to promoting women's health during midlife and beyond through
an understanding of menopause. This site contains information on
perimenopause, early menopause, menopause symptoms and long-term
health effects of estrogen loss, and a wide variety of therapies
to enhance health.
- Our
Bodies, Ourselves http://www.ourbodiesourselves.org
Empowers women with information about health, sexuality, and reproduction.
Works in and for the public interest, promotes equality between
women and men, and builds bridges among social justice movements.
- Planned
Parenthood New York City (PPNYC) http://www.ppnyc.org
PPNYC provides reproductive health services to women, men and teens,
promotes sex education here and around the world and advocates reproductive
freedom for all.
- Population
Action International (PAI) http://www.populationaction.org/
Working to strengthen public awareness and political and financial
support worldwide for population programs grounded in individual
rights.
- Population
Communications International (PCI) http://www.population.org
Encourages people to make choices that lead to better health and
sustainable development. Working with local partners worldwide,
PCI produces carefully researched and culturally sensitive radio
and television soap operas. These serial dramas motivate people
to adopt new attitudes and behaviors that foster reproductive and
sexual health, gender equality, and environmental protection.
- Population
Council http://www.popcouncil.org/
Seeks to improve the well-being and reproductive health of current
and future generations around the world, and helps to achieve a
human equitable and sustainable balance between people and resources.
- Population
Media Center (PMC) http://www.populationmedia.org
Population Media Center strives to improve the health and well being
of people around the world through the use of serialized soap operas.
The mission of the organization is to collaborate with the mass
media and other organizations worldwide to (1) bring about stabilization
of human population numbers at a level that can be supported sustainably
by the world's natural resources and to (2) lessen the harmful impact
of humanity on the earth's environment. The emphasis of the organization's
work is to educate people about the benefits of small families,
encourage the use of effective family planning methods, elevate
women's status and promote gender equity.
- Population
Reference Bureau (PRB) http://www.prb.org/
PRB informs policymakers, educators, the media, and concerned citizens
working in the public interest around the world through a broad
range of activities, including publications, information services,
seminars and workshops, and technical support.
- Reproductive
Health Outlook (RHO) http://www.rho.org
Reproductive Health Outlook (RHO), the reproductive health website
produced by Program for Appropriate Technology in Health (PATH).
RHO is especially designed for reproductive health program managers
and decision-makers working in developing countries and low-resource
settings.
- Saratoga
Foundation for Women WorldWide, Inc. http://www.saratogafoundation.org
An international, women’s human rights organization based in Saratoga
Springs, New York that works to advance women’s human rights, promote
economic justice, advance women's health care and reproductive rights,
support gender equity education and to improve environmental health
for women of all ages and backgrounds.
- United
Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) http://www.unfpa.org
UNFPA is the world’s largest internationally funded source of population
assistance to developing countries.
- Association
for the Treatment of Sexual Abusers (ATSA) http://www.atsa.com
This association works to educate, facilitate information exchange,
and provide for advancement in the field of sex offender treatment.
- Center for
the Prevention of Sexual and Domestic Violence http://www.cpsdv.org
The Center is an interreligious educational resource addressing
issues of sexual and domestic violence. The goal is to engage religious
leaders in the task of ending abuse, and to prepare human services
professionals to recognize and attend to the religious questions
and issues that may arise in their work with women and children
in crisis. Our emphasis is on education and prevention.
- Interfaith
Sexual Trauma Institute http://www.csbsju.edu/isti
The Institute promotes the prevention of sexual abuse, exploitation,
and harassment through research, education, and publication. In
areas of sexuality, it offers leadership, gives voice, and facilitates
healing to survivors, communities of faith, and offenders, as well
as those who care for them.
- National
Center on Sexual Behavior of Youth http://www.ncsby.org
The Center is designed to provide states, territories, and the District
of Columbia with information and support through national training
and technical assistance in the management of children with sexual
behavior problems and adolescent sex offenders.
- National
Child Abuse Hotline http://www.childhelpusa.org
This anonymous hotline is dedicated to the prevention of both sexual
and nonsexual child abuse. Staffed 24 hours a day with professional
crisis counselors, the hotline provides crisis counseling, referrals,
research, and educational curricula. Translators are available.
- The National
Children's Advocacy Center (NCAC) http://www.ncac-hsv.org
This nonprofit organization provides prevention, intervention, and
treatment services to physically and sexually abused children and
their families by using a child-focused team approach.
- Rape, Abuse
& Incest National Network (RAINN) http://www.rainn.org/
RAINN is the nation's largest anti-sexual assault organization.
RAINN created and operates the National Sexual Assault Hotline.
RAINN also publicizes the hotline's free, confidential services;
educates the public about sexual assault; and leads national efforts
to improve services to victims and ensure that rapists are brought
to justice.
- SaferSociety
Foundation Inc. http://www.safersociety.org/
A nonprofit agency that is a national research, advocacy, and referral
center on the prevention and treatment of sexual abuse.
- Survivors
of Incest Anonymous (SIA) http://www.siawso.org
This organization provides information on incest and child sexual
abuse as well as referrals to local support groups. Individuals
should make requests by mail only; send business-size, self-addressed
envelope with two stamps.
- Voices in
Action http://www.voices-action.org
This international organization provides assistance to victims of
incest and child sexual abuse through information and referral.
It strives to increase public awareness about the prevalence of
incest.
- Engender
Health http://www.engenderhealth.org/
EngenderHealth works worldwide to improve the lives of individuals
by making reproductive health services safe, available, and sustainable.
- Topics
in Reproductive Health
http://www.engenderhealth.org/minicourses
These online, self-instructional mini-courses are a basic introduction
to sexualty and sexual health. Designed for healthcare providers,
the courses are useful to all individuals seeking information on
such topics as sexual anatomy and physiology, stages of male and
female sexual development, and sexual dysfunction.
- Go Ask Alice!
http://www.goaskalice.columbia.edu
Q & A Internet service that addresses sexuality and health related
issues. The site is developed by Columbia University's Health Education
Program.
- American
Social Health Association (ASHA) http://www.ashastd.org/
ASHA is dedicated to improving the health of individuals, families,
and communities, with a focus on preventing sexually transmitted
diseases and their harmful consequences.
- It's Your
(Sex) Life http://www.itsyoursexlife.com
Provides reliable, objective sexual health information to young
adults. The site is developed by The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation.
- iwannaknow
http://www.iwannaknow.org
Answers questions about teen sexual health and sexually transmitted
diseases. The site is developed by The American Social Health Association.
- Circumcision
Information and Resource Pages http://www.cirp.org/
Whether or not circumcision should be performed is a controversial
question, especially as religious issues may be involved. One of
the aims of the Circumcision Information Pages is to provide parents
with information to assist them, if and when they are confronted
with this question.
- National
Cervical Cancer Coalition (NCCC) http://www.nccc-online.org
NCCC educates the public about cervical cancer prevention and outreach,
new screening and treatment options, cervical cancer screening and
follow-up programs, HPV, the limitations of the Pap smear AND its
overwhelming success as a screening tool for clinicians.
- National
Health Information Center (NHIC) http://www.health.gov/nhic/
NHIC is a health information referral service. NHIC puts health
professionals and consumers who have health questions in touch with
those organizations that are best able to provide answers.
- National
Mental Health and Education Center for Children and Families of
the National Association of School Psychologists http://www.nasponline.org/
National Association of School Psychologists represents and supports
school psychology through leadership to enhance the mental health
and educational competence of all children.
- National
Organization to Halt the Abuse and Routine Mutilation of Males (NOHAPh.D.M)
http://www.noharmm.org/linkmenchild.htm
A non-profit, direct-action men's network organized against circumcision
of healthy male infants and children.
- Sexual
Health Network http://www.sexualhealth.com
Sexual Health Network is dedicated to providing easy access to sexuality
information, education, mutual support, counseling, therapy, healthcare,
products and other resources for people with disabilities, illness,
or natural changes throughout the lifecycle and those who love them
or care for them.
- Teens
Health http://kidshealth.org/teen/sexual_health/
Created by The Nemours Foundation's Center for Children's Health
Media, TeensHealth provide teens and families with accurate, up-to-date,
and jargon-free health information they can use.
- Women's
Sexual Health http://www.womenssexualhealth.com/
This is an informational site designed for women and their partners
who have questions and concerns about women’s sexual health.
- Alan
Guttmacher Institute (AGI) http://www.guttmacher.org/
AGI advances sexual and reproductive health and rights in the
United States and worldwide through an interrelated program of
social science research, policy analysis and public education
to encourage enlightened public debate, promote sound policy and
program development, and inform individual decision-making.
- American
Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors and Therapists
(AASECT) http://www.aasect.org
- American
Board of Sexology (ABS) http://www.sexologist.org
The Board offers certification for professionals currently practicing
clinical sexology and also maintains an online register of its
diplomats. Looking for a sex therapist? Check their online
referral guide.
- The
Kinsey Institute http://www.indiana.edu/~kinsey/index.html
Supports interdisciplinary research and study of Human Sexuality.
- Midwest
Institute of Sexology http://www.MWSexual.com
A specialized institute offering clinical, educational, and research
services.
- Planned
Parenthood Federation of America http://www.plannedparenthood.org
Sexuality Education Resources and more.
- Magnus
Hirschfeld Archive for Sexology http://www.sexology.cjb.net/
Mission: To protect, promote, and preserve sexual health a) through
original research, b) by collecting, analyzing and disseminating
scientific information from other sources.
- San
Francisco Sex Information http://www.sfsi.org
Volunteer-run nonprofit that operates a telephone switchboard
that people can call to get a free, anonymous, accurate, nonjudgmental
answer to any question about sex or sexuality.
- Society
for Sex Therapy and Research (SSTAR) http://www.sstarnet.org
A community of health professionals whose goals are to facilitate
communication among clinicians who treat problems of sexual identity,
sexual function, and reproductive life and to provide a forum
for exchange of ideas between those interested in research and
those whose primary activities are patient care.
- Society
for the Scientific Study of Sexuality (SSSS) http://www.sexscience.org
International Organization dedicated to advancement of knowledge
about sexuality.
- World
Association of Sexology (WAS)
http://www.worldsexology.org/
WAS promotes sexual health throughout the world and lifespan by
developing, promoting and supporting sexology and sexual rights.
- Bisexual
Resource Center (BRC) http://www.biresource.org/
Mission: To research and educate the general public and other interested
organizations about bisexuality; to provide a public forum through
technical assistance, seminars, conferences, informational programs
and publications for the discussion of bisexuality; and to provide
a support network for individual members of the general public and
interested organizations to discuss and obtain information about
bisexuality.
- Gay
and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) http://www.glaad.org
Dedicated to promoting and ensuring fair, accurate and inclusive
representation of people and events in the media as a means of eliminating
homophobia and discrimination based on gender identity and sexual
orientation.
- Gay
and Lesbian Medical Association (GLMA)http://www.glma.org
GLMA exists to make the health care environment a place
of empathy, justice, and equity.
- The
Gay, Lesbian, and Straight Education Network (GLSEN) http://www.glsen.org/
GLSEN is the leading national organization fighting to end anti-gay
bias in K-12 schools.
- International
Lesbian and Gay Association http://www.ilga.org
ILGA’s aim is to work for the equality of lesbians, gay men, bisexuals
and transgendered people and their liberation from all forms of
discrimination by focusing public and government attention on cases
of discrimination against lesbians, gay men, bisexuals and transgendered
people by supporting programs and protest actions, asserting diplomatic
pressure, providing information and working with international organisations
and the international media.
- Lesbian
and Gay Aging Network (LGAIN) http://www.asaging.org/lgain.html
The goal of American Society on Aging's LGAIN is to raise awareness
about the special challenges lesbians and gay men face as they age
and the unique barriers this often invisible segment of the aging
population encounters in gaining access to housing, healthcare,
long-term care and social services.
- National
Gay and Lesbian Task Force http://www.ngltf.org/
NGLTF has been at the forefront of every major initiative for lesbian,
gay, bisexual and transgender rights. In all its efforts, NGLTF
helps to strengthen the gay and lesbian movement at the state and
local level while connecting these activities to a national vision
of change.
- P.E.R.S.O.N.
Project http://www.personproject.org/
Public education regarding sexual orientation nationally, an activist
network advocating for LGBT inclusive curricular policies.
- PFLAG
(Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays) http://www.pflag.org/
Promotion of health and well-being through support and education.
Their goal is to create a society that is healthy and respectful
of human diversity.
- Adolescent
AIDS Program: Children's Hospital at Montifiore http://www.adolescentaids.org/
Based in the Bronx, New York, the Adolescent AIDS Program at the
Children's Hospital at Montefiore Medical Center serves as a local
and national resource for those living with HIV/AIDS; adolescents
who are at-risk for HIV infection; healthcare providers who treat
adolescents living with or at-risk for HIV infection; and lesbian,
gay, bisexual, transgender or questioning adolescents, their families
and caregivers.
- Advocates
for Youth http://www.advocatesforyouth.org/teens
Creates programs and promotes policies which help young people make
informed and responsible decisions about their sexual and reproductive
health. They provide information, training, and strategic assistance
to youth-serving organizations, policy-makers, youth-activists,
and the media in the United States and the developing world.
- Better
Beginnings Coalition http://www.betterbeginnings.org
Seeks to reduce teen pregnancy rates in Portsmouth (and beyond!)
through education. The more teens know about sexuality, STDs, self-esteem,
domestic violence, and drug/alcohol abuse, the more likely they
are to make positive choices in their lives.
- Campaign
For Our Children http://www.cfoc.org
Develops research-based prevention messages and abstinence educational
media campaigns which encourage healthy, responsible sexual decisions
among early-adolescent youth, promote a more informed support system
for youth, and raise public awareness about adolescent preventative
health issues.
- Coalition
for Positive Sexuality http://www.positive.org
Provides teens with sexuality and sexual health information and
facilitates dialogue in and out of the public schools on condom
availability and sex education.
- Girls
Incorporated http://www.girlsinc.org
Inspires all girls to be strong, smart, and bold. Innovative
programs help girls confront subtle societal messages about their
value and potential, and prepare them to lead successful, independent,
and fulfilling lives.
- Go Ask Alice!
http://www.goaskalice.columbia.edu
Q & A Internet service that addresses sexuality and health related
issues. The site is developed by Columbia University's Health Education
Program.
- It's Your
(Sex) Life http://www.itsyoursexlife.com
Provides reliable, objective sexual health information to young
adults. The site is developed by The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation.
- iwannaknow
http://www.iwannaknow.org
Answers questions about teen sexual health and sexually transmitted
diseases. The site is developed by The American Social Health Association.
- Kids Health
http://www.kidshealth.org
Provides parents, kids, and adolescents with age-appropriate health
and sexuality information. The site is developed by The Nemours
Foundation's Center for Children's Health Media.
- National
Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy http://www.teenpregnancy.org
Aims to improve the well-being of children, youth, and families
by reducing teen pregnancy.
- National
Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health http://www.cpc.unc.edu/addhealth
Provides information about Add Health, a school-based study of the
health-related behaviors of adolescents in grades seven to 12.
- New York
Online Access to Health (NOAH) http://www.noah-health.org/
Provides information from a variety of organizations that addresses
sexuality, sexual heath, and other health-related topics. The site
is developed by four New York City Library organizations.
- Scarleteen.com
http://www.scarleteen.com
Provides sexuality and sexual health information to teens, supplementing
the information that young people learn at home and in school-based
programs.
- SEX, etc.
http://www.sxetc.org
Provides information by and for teens, on a variety of sexual health
issues. The site is developed by the Network for Family Life Education.
- Teenwire
http://www.teenwire.com
Provides teens with sexuality and sexual health information. The
site is developed by Planned Parenthood Federation of America.
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