Resources

USF LGBTQ Support and Educational Services

Allies Workshops

Concern Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Concern EAP
800-344-4222
24 hrs a day, 7 days a week

Assistance resource for Faculty & Staff only; students should use the USF CAPS office (see information below).

Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS)

Gillson Hall, Lower Level
415-422-6352
http://www.usfca.edu/caps/

Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS) seeks to assist students in developing greater self-understanding and help resolve problems that interfere with their optimal personal functioning. It is normal to experience adjustment problems, especially during periods of transition. Consultation Services are available to students, faculty, family members, roommates, friends and staff when they have concerns about the psychological well-being of a fellow student, family member, friend, or colleague.

Gender and Sexualities Studies

Bernadette Barker-Plummer, Ph.D., Professor
Media Studies/Gender and Sexualities Studies
Kalmanovitz Hall 107
415-422-6187
barkerplum@usfca.edu
Office Hours: TR 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
http://www.usfca.edu/artsci/gender/

Gender and Sexualities Studies offers a global, cross-cultural, and interdisciplinary approach to the study of gender and sexualities. The courses in the Gender and Sexualities minor consistently reflect USF's commitment to social justice and the diverse communities, local and global, that shape our understanding of the world, our lives, our knowledge, our labor, and our arts.

GSC Peer Advocates

Gender and Sexuality Center
University Center 413
415-422-4431
gswsrc@usfca.edu
Spring 2011 Hours: Monday – Friday, 9:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
http://www.usfca.edu/gsc

GSC staff, in collaboration with the USF community provides resources, support and referrals to address issues related to gender, sexuality and women's issues

Intercultural Center Interns

University Center, UC411
415-422-6484
http://www.usfca.edu/intercultural_center/
interculturalcenter@usfca.edu

The Intercultural Center engages the multiple identities of all students; supports leaders to be change agents for social justice; and builds alliances with students, staff, and faculty to create a community that honors and values diversity.

USF Queer Alliance

usfqueeralliance@gmail.com

Queer Alliance is a social and support network for all queer people and allies that brings awareness of queer issues to its members and the student body of USF. The events planned contribute to the relationships of Queer Alliance and its current/prospective students.

Queer Alliance is an entirely student run club that meets every Wednesday from 8-9 pm in the Intercultural Center (UC 411). At the meetings members discuss issues that face the community and plan on-campus events (e.g., panel discussions, awareness programs, outreach events, etc.).

LGBTQ Staff and Faculty Caucus

University Ministry

Phelan Hall, Lower Level
415-422-4463
um@usfca.edu
Office Hours: Mon-Thurs 9:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m., Friday 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
www.usfca.edu/University_Ministry

University Ministry offers spiritual and pastoral counseling to students, faculty and staff. Resident Ministry Interns are also available in all of the residence halls.

University Policy and Reporting Procedures Related to the LGBTQQ Community 

Student Reporting: The Fogcutter Student Handbook - Student Conduct, University Standards, Policies and Procedures – Act of Intolerance Section http://www.usfca.edu/fogcutter/studentconduct/

Faculty and Staff Reporting: Human Resources Employment Policies – USF Equal Opportunity and Non Discrimination Policy & Sexual Harassment Policy http://www.usfca.edu/HR/Employment/Employment_Policies/

Local Resources

PFLAG – SF (http://www.pflagsf.org/). Parents, families, and friends of Lesbians & Gays. Monthly meetings are held on the second Sunday of each month from 2-4 pm, in the St. Francis Lutheran Church Parish Hall, 152 Church Street near Market.  Confidential help line at 415-921-8850.

Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network (www.glsen.org) Work with educators, policy makers, community leaders and students to address anti-LGBT behavior and bias in schools and on campuses.

San Francisco Gay/Bisexual Men’s Therapy Group & San Francisco Gay/Bisexual Jungian Spiritual Group.  290 Divisidero St. SF 94117. Contact Rodney Karr 415-931-1934.

Pacific Center: (http://www.pacificcenter.org). Mental health, peer support, HIV services, and social activities for LGBT individuals. 2712 Telegraph Ave., Berkeley, CA 94705, 510-548-8283

Spectrum (www.spectrummarin.org) LGBT Community Center in Marin. 1000 Sir Francis Drake Blvd. No.10; San Anselmo, CA 94960; 415-457-1115

LYRIC: Lavender Youth Recreation and Information Center (www.lyric.org/) Community center, information, career development, resources, services, including psychotherapy, for youth age 23 and younger 127 Collingwood St. San Francisco, CA 94114. 415-703-6150

Billy DeFrank Community Center (www.defrank.org) 938 The Alameda; San Jose, CA 95126; 408-293-2429

AIDS Health Project. (www.ucsf-ahp.org) HIV emotional & psychological support. HIV testing, support groups (for both HIV + and – men).  Program of the UCSF Dept of Psychiatry and SF General Hospital.

Magnet Gay men's health outreach center in the Castro, which offers testing for HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases, as well as community support.  4122 18^th St.; 415.581.1600

East Bay Voice ( www.eastbayvoice.org)Newsletter, events calendar, resources for Contra Costa County

Transgender SF (http://www.tgsf.org/) TGSF provides safe settings for transgender people to meet hold discussions and attend educational seminars on issues of importance to their community.

Rainbow Community Center of Contra Costa County (www.rainbowcc.org) Peer support social activities and health & wellness programs for LGBT youth and adults.

Gaylesta (www.gaylesta.org) The gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgendered psychotherapists in the greater San Francisco Bay Area

Community United Against Violence (CUAV) www.xq.com/cuav/index.html  Same-sex domestic violence

WOMEN, Inc. Lesbian Domestic Violence Program www.womaninc.org/  Located in SF

San Francisco AIDS Foundation. (www.sfaf.org). 995 Market St, Ste 200; SF 415- 487-3000

Latino, Asian-Pacific-Islander, & African-American LGBTQ Organizations

La Raza Community Resource Center (www.larazacrc.org) a gay-friendly, bilingual, multi-service, non-profit organization designed to meet the needs of Latino families and individuals. 474 Valencia, Suite 100; SF. 415-487-3000 415.863.0764.

Aguilas (www.sfaguilas.org), a ssupportive, culturally sensitive environment for gay/bisexual Latinos. 1841 Market St. 3rd floor; San Francisco, CA 94103; 415-5588403

AQU25A (Asian & Pacific Islander, Queer & Questioning, 25 & Under, All Together) www.aquanet.org Asian & Pacific Islander, Queer & Questioning, 25 & Under: Drop-in support/social group for young queer Asian/Pacific Islanders. Also provides trans resources and groups. 730 Polk St., 4th Floor, San Francisco, 94109. 415-292-3400.

Gay Asian Pacific Alliance (www.gapa.org)\ Dedicated to furthering the interests of gay & bisexual Asian/Pacific Islanders by creating awareness, by developing a positive collective identity and by establishing a supportive community.

Our Love (www.ourlove-sf.org) Community support and resources for HIV prevention, safe-sex promotion and support for African-American HIV +/- men.

API Family Pride ( www.apifamilypride.org ). API-Family Pride is a nonprofit organization dedicated to end the isolation of API families with lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender members through support, education, and dialogue.

Internet Resources

Alternative Sexuality | www.altsex.org Information and explicit discussion regarding selected topics of alternative sexuality

American Psychological Association | (www.apa.org/pubinfo/answers.html Answers to Your Questions about Sexual Orientation and Homosexuality. This site provides answers to commonly asked question about sexual minority people as well as information for related groups and organizations

Be Yourself: Questions and Answers for Gay, Lesbian and Bisexual Youth | http://www.pflag.org/fileadmin/user_upload/Be_Yourself_TT.pdf This site contains a brochure developed by Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays, Inc. (PFLAG)

Bisexual.org | www.bisexual.org The Bisexual Foundation

Bisexual Resource Center | www.biresource.org

Bay Area Bisexual Network BABN | in San Francisco www.babn.org

Bi-Friendly | www.bifriendly.org

Bisexuality-Aware Professionals | http://www.bizone.org/bap/ Listings of professionals who are sensitive to the unique needs of bisexual clientele

Children of Lesbians and Gays Everywhere (COLAGE) | http://www.colage.org

LGBTQ Consortium of Higher Education | http://www.lgbtcampus.org/

Day of Silence | http://www.dayofsilence.org. The Day of Silence, project of the Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network (GLSEN) in collaboration with the United States Student Association (USSA), is a student-led day of action where those who support making anti-LGBT bias unacceptable in schools take a day-long vow of silence to recognize and protest the discrimination and harassment -- in effect, the silencing -- experienced by LGBT students and their allies.

Gaygate | http://www.gaygate.com/orgs2.shtml This site provides a list of national organizations for sexual minority people, as well as information about current news and events related to sexual minority issues.

Getting Real Association | http://www.gettingreal.asn.au. This site provides information about sexual minority youth in schools and steps schools can take to be supportive of all students.

Harvey Milk Institute | www.harveymilk.org Queer arts, culture and education.

Hillgirlz | (www.hillgirlz.com) For Lesbians and features a Calendar of Events, Business Listings, Classifieds, E-cards and more.

Logo | www.logoonline.com GLBT Entertainment programming (via internet or TV/cable)

National Youth Advocacy Organization | www.nyacyouth.org.

National Coalition for GLBT Youth | www.outproud.org

Napa Valley Gay and Lesbian Political Caucus | (www.nvglpc.org/)

San Francisco LGBT Pride Celebration | www.sfpride.org

TransBay | www.transbay.org On-line newsletter

Youth Resource | www.youthresource.com

GLBT Historical Society: www.glbthistory.org 

LGBT Bookstore Online: www.adlbook.com 

LGBT News in the San Francisco Chronicle: http://www.sfgate.com/gay/queersf/ 

LGBTQ Talk Radio Online: http://tunein.com/radio/Gay-g240/ 

List of LGBTQ Resources in San Francisco: www.bettyslist.com 

List of Queer Events in San Francisco: www.sfqueer.com 

The Queer Cultural Center Supporting Queer Artists: www.queerculturalcenter.org 

Resources on Queer Comedy in the Bay Area: www.qcomdey.com 

San Francisco LGBTQ Community Center: www.sfcenter.org 

San Francisco Gay Men’s Chorus: www.sfgmc.org 

San Francisco Lesbian/Gay Freedom Band: http://sflgfb.townalive.com/ 

San Francisco International LGBT Film Festival: www.frameline.org 

Transgendered Events/Mixers/News/Resources: www.tgsf.org

National Organizations

Campaign to End Homophobia | www.endhomophobia.org

Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders | www.glad.org

Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation | www.glaad.org

Gay & Lesbian National Hotline | www.glnh.org

Gender Public Action Coalition | www.gpac.org

Gay, Lesbian, and Straight Education Network | www.glsen.org

Human Rights Campaign | www.hrc.org

Institute for Gay & Lesbian Strategic Studies | www.iglss.org

Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund | www.lambdalegal.org

National Center for Lesbian Rights | www.nclrights.org

National Consortium of Directors of LGBT Resources in Higher Education | www.lgbtcampus.org

National Gay & Lesbian Task Force | www.ngltf.org

Family

Alternative Family Magazine | http://altfammag.com

Children of Lesbians and Gays Everywhere | www.colage.org

Family Pride Coalition | www.familypride.org

Parents, Family, and Friends of Lesbians and Gays | www.pflag.org

Faith & Religious

Gay Catholics | www.dignityusa.org

Cathedral of Hope | www.cathedralofhope.com

Gay Anglicans | www.changingattitude.org

Gay Christians | www.gaychristians.org

Gay Baptists | www.rainbowbaptists.org

Gay Buddhists | www.gaybuddhist.org

Gay Jews | http://glbtjews.org

Gay Lutherans | www.lcna.org

Gay Mormons | www.affirmation.org

Gay Muslims | www.al-fatiha.net

Gay Presbyterians | www.mlp.org

Gay United Methodists | www.umaffirm.org

Soul force - Mel White | www.soulforce.org

United Church of Christ | www.ucccoalition.org

Universal Fellowship of Metropolitan Community Churches | www.ufmcc.com

http://www.rslevinson.com/gaylesissues/gfg/blgfg.htm (list of affirming churches)

Magazines

The Advocate | www.advocate.com

Curve | www.curvemag.com

Extensive listing of Gay/Lesbian Publications | www.gayscribe.com

The Lesbian News | www.lesbiannews.com

Logo | www.logoonline.com

Planet Out | www.planetout.com

Web Castro | www.webcastro.com

Self-Help Books & DVDs

Out & About Campus: Personal Accounts by Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgendered College Students, edited by Kim Howard & Annie Stevens (April, 2000). Los Angeles: Alyson Publications.

Inspiration for LGBT Students & Their Allies, Order online at www.CampusPride.net. For more information, call the Collegiate Empowerment Company, Inc. toll free at 1-877-EDUTAIN (338-8246).

Bi Any Other Name: Bisexual People Speak Out, Hutchins, L., & Kaahumanu, L. (Eds.). (1991). Boston: Alyson Publications.

It’s Elementary, Talking About Gay Issues, www.newday.com/films/Its_Elementary.html. It's Elementary is the first film of its kind to address anti-gay prejudice by providing adults with practical lessons on how to talk with kids about gay people.

Coming out to Parents: a Two-Way Survival Guide for Lesbians and Gay Men and Their Parents, 2nd edition, by Mary Borhek (1993): Pilgrim Press.

Am I Blue? Coming Out from the Silence, by Marion Dane Bauer & Beck Underwood (1995): Harper Trophy.

Mom, Dad, I'm Gay: How Families Negotiate Coming Out, American Psychological Association (APA); 1st edition (2001)

Beloved Daughter, 3rd Edition (English & Chinese), API Family Pride, San Francisco, 2002

Twice Blessed: On Being Lesbian, Gay and Jewish, Balka & Rose, 1989

Coming Out Within: Stages of Spiritual Awakening for Lesbians & Gay Men, O’Neil & Ritter, 1992.

Just as I Am: A Practical Guide to Being Out, Proud, and Christian, Williams, 1992.

Daily Reflections for Black Lesbian and Gays, Keith Boykin. Avon Books, 1999.

Straight Parents, Gay Children: Inspiring Families to Live Honestly and with Pride, Robert Bernstein, Thunder’s Mouth Press, 2003

Our Daughter Martha: A Family Struggles with Coming Out, Marcy Clements Henrickson. Pilgrim Press, 2001

A Whosoever Church: Welcoming Gays and Lesbians into African American Congregations, Gary David Comstock, Westminster John Knox Press, 2001.

Is It A Choice? Answers to 300 Most Asked Questions About Gay And Lesbian People by Eric Marcus.

Beyond Acceptance: Parents of Lesbians & Gays Talk About Their Experiences by Griffin, Wirth and Wirth

Loving Someone Gay by Don Clark, Ph.D

Coming Out Stories Resources 

Coming Out: Realizing Bisexuality in a Straight World  |  http://www.lunamorena.net/pride/?page=main 

Gay/Lesbian Issues – Coming Out Stories Gallery  |   http://www.rslevinson.com/gaylesissues/comingoutstories/blcoming.htm