Resources for a Healthy Lesbian Life
Lesbian and Questioning TEENs
Gay & Lesbian Medical Association
“As a strong advocate of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender health, civil rights and human rights, GLMA is actively working to secure significant enhancements to legislation and policies that will recognize and protect our health, our relationships and families, our employment opportunities and security, and our civil rights.”
Scott Weber, EdD, PhD-C, MSN, RN
AIDS Hotline for Teens
800-234-8336
Ask Beth
www.ppsp.org/askbeth.asp
Answers questions about sexuality
www.scarleteen.com
“Sex education for the real world”
www.youthhiv.org
By and for HIV positive youth
www.sxetc.org
By teens for teens
www.sexualityandu.com
The BEST, bar none, sexual information site we have ever seen! Award-winning, multi-informational site.
www.teengrowth.com
Interactive advice and sexual health info for teens
Advocates for Youth
Emotional and sexual information for teens and teen organizations
www.advocatesforyouth.org
Sexuality Information & Education Council
www.siecus.org
The Student Center
www.teensexuality.org
For straight, gay, bisexual, lesbian college students
Coalition for Positive Sexuality
www.positive.org
Sex & Disability
Sexual Health.com
www.sexualhealth.com
Susan’s Sex Support Site
Originally created for those with disabilities, now expanded to good general sexual information.
www.sexsupport.org
Lesbians & Depression
Association of Gay and Lesbian Psychiatrists
http://www.aglp.org
Gay and Lesbian Medical Association
http://www.glma.org
U.S. Public Health Service Office of Women’s Health
http://www.4woman.org/owh
National Institute of Mental Health Depression Information (specifically for women)
http://www.nimh.nih.gov/publicat/depwomenknows.cfm
Depression After Delivery (organization for women with post-partum depression)
http://www.whattoexpect.com/forums/postpartum-depression
National Foundation for Depressive Illness
800-248-4344
http://www.depression.org
National Depression and Manic Depressive Association
312-642-0049
http://www.ndmda.org
Rape/Sexual Assault/Domestic & Dating Violence
National Sexual Assault Helpline
1-800-656-4673
www.rainn.org
Education Wife Assault
www.womanabuseprevention.com
An Abuse, Rape and Domestic Violence Aid and Resource Collection – ‘Aardvarc’
Resource center for victims of sexual and domestic assault
www.aardvarc.org
National Domestic Violence Hotline
24-hour resource for domestic violence victims
1-800-799-SAFE
TTY: 1-800-787-3224
www.ndvh.org
Dating Violence
Aimed at teen dating violence
www.loveisnotabuse.com
Lesbian Domestic Violence Information
Statistics have shown that lesbian people experience domestic violence at a very similar rate to that of heterosexual women here is some information:
The Lesbian Guru: Lesbian Domestic Violence
An Abuse, Rape and Domestic Violence Aid and Resource Collection
Gay/Lesbian/Bisexual Resources
Gay and Lesbian National Hotline
1-888-843-4564
www.glnh.org
Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays
www.pflag.org
Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network
www.glsen.org
Young, Loud and Proud
www.youth.org
Gay Health Issues
www.gayhealth.com
Boston Alliance of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgendered & Questioning Youth
www.bagly.org
Bisexual Resource Center
www.biresource.org
The Trevor Project: Gay Teen Suicide Hotline
1-800-850-8078
www.thetrevorproject.org
Lesbian Breast Health
FDA Update on Breast Implants
www.fda.gov/cdrh/breastimplants/indexbip.htm
Breast Health Online
www.breasthealthonline.org/
Fibrocystic Breast Disease
From the U.S. National Library of Medicine
www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000912.htm
Hepatitis
Hepatitis Information Network
www.hepnet.com
Hepatitis Foundation International
800-891-0707
www.hepfi.org
Hepatitis C
Excellent information from Health Canada
www.phac-aspc.gc.ca
Herpes
National Herpes Hotline/Resource Center
1-919-361-8488
www.ashastd.org/hrc
Online Resource for Herpes & HPV
www.herpes.org
HIV/AIDS
www.thebody.com
AIDS & HIV information and treatment resource
Hemophilia AIDS Network/Hemophilia Foundation
1-800-424-2634
www.hemophilia.org
National Assoc. of People with AIDS Hotline
800-342-2437
TTY/TDD: 800-243-7889
Espagnol: 800-344-SIDA
www.napwa.org
National Native American AIDS Prevention Center
510-444-2051
www.nnaapc.org
www.youthhiv.org
By and for HIV positive youth
AIDS Treatment Data Network
1-800-734-7104
www.atdn.org
AIDS Institute Experimental Treatment Info Line
1-800-633-7444
AIDS HQ
Valuable AIDS directory and information resource
www.AidsHQ.com
Project Inform National HIV Treatment Line
1-800-822-7422
www.projinf.org
CDC National STD and AIDS Hotlines
800-232-4636
TTY: 800-232-6348
www.cdc.gov/std/
HIV/AIDS Information
www.hivpositive.com
www.hivinsite.ucsf.edu
www.20yearsofaids.org
National Minority AIDS Council
www.nmac.org
Hispanic AIDS Awareness Program
www.emservices.com
www.poz.com
e-zine for people living with AIDS
National Association on HIV Over 50
www.hivoverfifty.org
Information for seniors with HIV and AIDS
HPV – Human Papillomavirus
HPV Support Forum
www.hpvsupport.com
National HPV & Cervical Cancer Prevention Center
Amercian Social Health Association
www.ashastd.org/hpvccrc/hpvref.html
Menstruation
Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome
www.pcosupport.org
Museum of the Menovulatory Lifetime
www.menstrualmonday.org
Menopause
Menopause Online
www.menopause-online.com
North American Menopause Society
www.menopause.org
American Menopause Foundation
www.americanmenopause.org
Obgyn.net
Fact sheet and resource list
www.obgyn.net/meno/meno.asp
Menopause and Sleep
Essay and resource list
www.parklanemattress.com/sleep-information/menopause-and-sleep.asp
Osteoporosis
National Osteoporosis Foundation
202-203-2226
www.nof.org
International Osteoporosis Foundation
www.osteofound.org
Postpartum Depression
Pacific Postpartum Support Society
Postpartum Stress Center
www.postpartumstress.com
Postpartum Support International
www.postpartum.net
More sites for Lesbians and Women’s Health
Dedicated to the health of lesbians and all other women who have sex with women
Global network of youth working on health issues that offers peer education, news, a message board and more.
Resource for young women of color focusing on health and community.
Resource for Herbs, Aromatherapy and Earth-based Healing.
Globally focused site for women, with a wonderful section on health issues, check out their breast cancer section.
Search on “Lesbian” and you’ll find a lot of information to be obtained at this site. Also check out Message boards, library, drug references, online community and open online forums.
Marie-Paul’s Social Networking Chat Sites and DATING for Lesbians!
Registration is required before visitors can enter the chat areas. This social networking site accepts women who are lesbian, bisexual, and bi-curious.
Gays.com is a free social network that helps you find new friends and connects you with the LGBT community in your area! Stay up to date with the best gay and lesbian venues in major cities around the world.
This is a social networking website designed for gay and lesbian visitors. Visitors must register prior to entering the chat room function, but there is no charge for registration.
This site does not require registration before allowing visitors access to the chat rooms. This chat site is open to all gay people as long as they are single and looking to meet someone new.
The chat feature on this website is designed to allow women to meet other women with the intention of forming romantic relationships. Access to the chat room on this website is free.
The lesbian travel service Olivia Cruises and promotes itself as the “new online destination for lesbians”.
This gay and lesbian social network is set to launch in mid-January, providing a platform for “online socializing and real world connections”. It’s the work of one developer and powered.
Exclusively for gay women, with an emphasis on friendliness. Registration required and free to join provided you’re 18+. It also has charitable aims – a percentage of any profits made will be donated between the 2 charities it supports – The Albert Kennedy Trust and
The Ovarian Cancer Action charity. So, worthwhile if you’re a socially
conscious kinda girl.
A global site of almost 3000 women and growing.
Spin-off of the Little Ms Tee, lesbian gifts and t-shirt company.
Registration required and it’s open to any woman who is 13 + years.
Broadcasting online from Harlem, NYC PhiloSo[Free] & Nellie tell us to forget the labels and just be Fabulous. Subscribe on youtube http://www.youtube.com/user/FreeFemandFabulous and on twitter
http://twitter.com/FreeFemFabulous. These ladies are really cool actually, very keen on building their community and will always chat on twitter.
TransQueer Nation (TQ Nation) is the #1 Social Network for the Transgender (FTM, MTF, Intersexed) & (Gender) Queer Community.
why is it that there is only help for lesbians who are teens who are questioning or for those who need help understanding what being a lesbian is there seems to be no one to be there to help them