Links
GLBT Resources and Organizations
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AIDS Resources
- Centers for Disease Control HIV Hotline – 800-232-4636
- The Greater Community AIDS Project
- Illinois HIV Hotline – 800-243-2437
- McLean County AIDS Task Force
Bisexual Resources
- American Institute of Bisexuality
- Bi Magazine
- Bisexual Resource Center (the Links on the right work, but not much else seems to right now)
- Central Illinois Bi Women (social group) or e-mail the group leader for more info
Bloomington/Normal Area Organizations and Businesses
- American Civil Liberties Union – 501 E Willow, Normal IL 61761
- The Bistro (alternative bar/nightclub) – 316 N Main St, Bloomington IL 61701 (309-829-2278)
- Connections Community Center – 313 N Main St, Bloomington IL 61701
- Open Door Youth Center – Primarily located at Connections Community Center, 313 N. Main St, Bloomington, IL 61701. Programs and activities within a safe environment for GLBT youth 13-20 years old (usually Friday nights 7:30-10:30 p.m.).Contact PFLAG (309-663-0831), McLean County AIDS Task Force (309-827-2437)
or Shelley (309-452-0876) for more information. Events may also be heard
by calling 309-823-0555.
Central Illinois, Chicago, and National Resources
- Amasong – Champaign-Urbana’s Premier Lesbian/Feminist Chorus
- ChicagoRainbow (Yahoo group) – Intellectual/activist/artistic/LGBT womyn
- Diversity of Rockford – 117 S 3rd St, Rockford, IL 61104
- Dove, Inc. (Decatur)
- Gay & Lesbian Association of Decatur (GLAD)
- Gerber/Hart Library - LGBT Information Resources and Library
- Heartland Peace Center (Springfield) – 217-528-2457 (website currently unavailable)
- OUTPost Community Center – 123 W Church St, Champaign, IL 61820(217-239-4-OUT)
- PFLAG – Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays
- Quad Citians Affirming Diversity
College/Youth
- AboutHealth – Real kids, smart choices, growing up
- Central Illinois Safe School Alliance – Making our schools safe for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and questioning youth (e-mail)
- Illinois State University PRIDE
- Illinois Wesleyan University PRIDE
- LGBT Resources at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- National Gay and Lesbian Task Force
- Open Door Youth Center
Counseling (including AIDS and suicide prevention hotlines)
- GLBT National Hotline – 888-843-4564
- PATH (Personal Assistance Telephone Hotline) of Central IL – 309-827-4005 or 800-570-7284
- The Trevor Project – 24 hour suicide prevention hotline geared towards glbt youth – 866-488-7386
Differently Abled Resources
Legal and Civil Rights
Media
- Advocate Magazine
- Bi Magazine
- Chicago Free Press
- PlanetOut.com (e-zine that covers the whole specrum of the GLBT community)
- The Rainbow Connection
- Windy City Times (Chicago’s Gay and Lesbian news weekly)
Politics
- American ACLU
- Capitol.org – Find and contact your federal, state, and local officials
- Equal Marriage Illinois of Bloomington/Normal – e-mail emi-bn@hotmail.com
- Illinois ACLU
- National Gay and Lesbian Task Force
- On The Issues – Every political leader on every issue
Spirituality
- Christian
- A Christian Voice for GLBT Rights
- Association of Inclusive Christian Ministries
- The Center for Lesbian and Gay Studies in Religion and Ministry
- ChristianGays.com
- ChristianLesbians.com
- Dignity USA – GLBT Catholics
- Evangelicals Concerned – Creating Safe Places for GLBT Christians
- More Light Presbyterians
- New Covenant Community Church
- Open Worship Church of Hope
- Reconciling Ministries Network
- Soulforce – Freedom for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people from religious & political oppression through the practice of relentless nonviolent resistance
- Jewish
- Gay and Jewish Yahoo Group
- Nehirim – GLBT Jewish Culture and Spirituality
- Muslim
- Al Fatiha – GLBT Muslims
Transgender
- FTM International - Serving the female-to-male community
- National Center for Transgender Equality
- Southern Arizona Gender Alliance
- Transgender Law and Policy