The following is a list of Web links that have been recommended by members of the Rainbow SIG. We have sought to identify sources of information on cultural, lifestyle and legal information.

We welcome your comments and encourage you to inform us of additional resources that might be added to the site.

Action Without Borders
Action Without Borders is a global network of individuals and organizations working to build a world where all people can live free and dignified lives in a healthy environment. AWB is independent of any government, political ideology or religious creed. Its work is guided by the common desire of its members and supporters to find practical solutions to social and environmental problems, in a spirit of generosity and mutual respect.

Alterheros
This is a Canadian resource-based bilingual web site (English and French) concerning sexual diversity. Its goal is to eliminate prejudice and discrimination, to improve the image of homosexuals and bisexuals, and to halt homophobia so that youth can feel proud to be equal members of society. The site includes interesting articles about cultural minority groups and sexuality, including first person narratives by internationals living in Canada, as well as ethnic minorities living in Canada.

Amnesty International Human Rights
Found in London in 1961, Amnesty International is a Nobel Prize-winning grassroots activist organization with over one million members worldwide. Amnesty International is dedicated to freeing prisoners of conscience, gaining fair trials for political prisoners, ending torture, political killings and “disappearances” and abolishing the death penalty throughout the world. For international GLBT issues check the OUTfront Human Rights and Sexual Identity section on Amnesty International’s Issues page.

Behind the Mask
Behind the Mask is a web magazine devoted to lesbian and gay affairs in Africa. The site includes a country listing that includes legal and social status of homosexuality in each country, as well as links to news items and articles (sometimes in a variety of languages) on that country. There are also message boards, information about arts & culture, specific information for women, and an extensive section devoted to HIV/AIDS in Africa.

Gay Asian Pacific Support Network
The mission of GAPSN is to provide supportive environments for gay and bisexual Asian Pacific Islander men to meet, network, voice concerns, foster self-empowerment, and to advocate on issues of significance to the gay Asian Pacific Islander community.

Gay Lebanon
Gay Lebanon: “We are a little organization who’s trying to show the Lebanese society that gays exist in our country. We believe that by openly showing ourselves through this homepage and some local/international actions, the society’s attention will be drawn to us and our existence will be approved.”

Gay Lesbian Arabic Society
Gay and Lesbian Arabic Society (GLAS) serves as a networking organization for Gays and Lesbians of Arab descent or those living in Arab countries. GLAS aims to promote positive images of Gays and Lesbians in Arab communities worldwide, in addition to combating negative portrayals of Arabs within the Gay and Lesbian community. GLAS also provides a support network for our members while fighting for our human rights wherever they are oppressed.

Gay-MART Gay & Lesbian Travel & Resource Guide
Gay-MART’s Travel and Resource Guide is intended to be an accurate, up-to-date, city-by-city guide to resources and places of interest for both residents and travelers.

GLAAD: Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation
The Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (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.

Homan (defends the rights of Iranian GLBT)
Homan is a group established in 1991 in Stockholm to defend the rights of Iranian Gays and Lesbians. As a human rights group in exile, Homan strives to constitute an international advocacy, in order to protest against the Gay and Lesbian human rights violations in Iran. Homan’s most essential role is to educate communities about the natural phenomenon of homosexuality.

Indiana University's Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual Student Support Services
The IU GLBT Student Support Services office provides local, state and national resources for GLBT students, faculty and administrators at IU.

International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission
The International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission’s mission is to protest and advance the human rights of all people and communities subject to discrimination or abuse based on the basis of sexual orientation, gender identity, or HIV status. IGLHRC’s constituency therefore includes people who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgendered and anyone living with HIV or AIDS. A U.S. based non-profit, non-governmental organization, IGLHRC responds to such human rights violations around the world through documentation, advocacy, coalition building, public education, and technical assistance.

The International Lesbian and Gay Association
The International Lesbian and Gay Association is a world-wide federation of national and local groups dedicated to achieving equal rights for lesbians, gay men, bisexuals and transgendered people everywhere. ILGA focuses 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 organizations and the international media.

International/National/ Gay/Lesbian Rights Groups
The Institute for Global Communications’ (IGC) mission is to advance the work of progressive organizations and individuals for peace, justice, economic opportunity, human rights, democracy and environmental sustainability through strategic use of online technologies.

Japan AIDS Prevention Awareness Network (JAPANetwork)
Japan AIDS Prevention Awareness Network (JAPANetwork) is a group of volunteer educators throughout Japan who are interested in teaching about HIV/AIDS in the EFL (English as a foreign language) classroom. JAPANetwork offers free AIDS lesson plans, articles, games, a video library and a newsletter. Web site has information for teachers and work pages for students containing reading passages, quizzes and project ideas for the classroom.

The Lesbian and Gay Immigration Rights Task Force, Inc.
The Lesbian and Gay Immigration Rights Task Force is an organization that addresses the widespread discriminatory impact of immigration law on the lives of lesbians, gay men and people with HIV through education, outreach, advocacy, and the maintenance of a nationwide resource and support network. It is the only organization exclusively devoted to serving the needs--and advocating on behalf--of lesbian, gay and HIV positive immigrants and their partners.

Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Returned Peace Corps Volunteers
Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Returned Peace Corps Volunteers is an organization of gay men, lesbians, bisexuals and others who are former Peace Corps volunteers, current volunteers, former and current staff members and friends. The organization provides support to members and current volunteers; promotes policies and projects that support Peace Corps ideals and the acceptance and active involvement of lesbians, gays and bisexuals within the Peace Corps; serves as informational resource and mentor for lesbians, gays and bisexuals who have been offered a Peace Corps assignment; and communicates regularly with members and others through a quarterly newsletter and their web site.

NASPA: National Association of Student Personnel Administrators – Network on Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual Concerns
The Network’s mission is to increase acceptance and understanding of gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgendered faculty, staff and students and their allies within the student affairs profession. Activities of the Network are designed to: 1) allow for personal growth of its members, and 2) to increase awareness and acceptance of gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgendered, and ally professionals and students, and 3) to promote understanding of gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgendered and ally professional and student needs.

NGLTF: National Gay & Lesbian Task Force
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.

PFLAG: Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays
PFLAG: Parents, Families & Friends of Lesbians and Gays 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 rights. PFLAG provides opportunities for dialogue about sexual orientation and gender identity, and acts to create a society that is healthy and respectful of human diversity.

Rainbow Educators' Network
Rainbow Educators' Network is a group of educators around Japan who deal with glb issues in the English language classroom. There is also an e-mail list, and the group gets together socially at the JALT English teaching conferences held in Japan in the fall.

Spanish Language Reference Site

World Legal Survey by The International Lesbian and Gay Association
From its inception in 1978 The International Lesbian and Gay Association has always attached great importance to the sharing of information about LGBT rights. Their World Survey is firmly grounded in this tradition. It is primarily intended as a resource for those working to promote LGBT rights, whether they be activists, lawyers, people working in the media, or academics.

AIDS Education Information:

NAMES Project Foundation