• Illinois HIV/AIDS and STD Hotline: 1-800-243-2437 (8AM – 10PM Daily)
• Center on Halsted Anti-Violence Project: 773-871-2273
  (for hate crimes, domestic violence, police misconduct, sexual assault, and discrimination, 24 hour, 365 days a year)
• Center on Halsted LGBT Info Line: 773-929-4357 (8AM – 10PM Daily)
  General reference hotline with trained and confidential recievers for professional, spiritual, medical, educational, and social resources for members of the LGBT community.
• Gay and Lesbian National Hotline: 1-888-843-4564 (Monday-Friday, 6-10 pm, Saturday 12-5 pm, EST)

College/University Links

• Advocate – The Official GLBTQA Organization at Loyola University
• Chicago Collegiate Pride Fest
• Columbia College GLBT Support
• DePaul Office of LGBTQA Student Services
• Lake Forest College Ally Program
• Lake Forest PRIDE
• Loyola University Chicago Office of Student Diversity
• Roosevelt University RU Proud: ruproudclub@yahoo.com
• UIC Office of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Concerns
• University of Chicago LGBTQA Resources

LGBT Publications

• Chicago Free Press: www.chicagofreepress.com/
• Gay Chicago Magazine: www.gaychicagomagazine.com/
• Windy City Times: www.windycitytimes.com/
• OUTlines: www.indygaynews.com/

Health & Wellness

• Lesbian Community Cancer Project www.lccp.org/
• Howard Brown Health Center (www.howardbrown.org)
  The mission of Howard Brown Health Center is to promote the well-being of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender persons through the provision of health care and wellness programs, including clinical, educational, social service and research activities. Howard Brown Health Center designed these programs to serve gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender persons in a confidential, supportive, and nurturing environment. Howard Brown Health Center is committed to working cooperatively with other community-based organizations serving and contributing to the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender community.
• The Center on Halsted (www.centeronhalsted.org)
  The Center on Halsted is an exciting, highly visible symbol of LGBT pride and provide a safe, understanding and nurturing environment. The Center offers support networks and programs that meet the cultural, emotional, spiritual, social, educational, and recreational needs of LGBT persons: youth, adults, seniors, or families. It will have office and meeting space for community organizations, drop-in space for youth and for older adults, gallery space, cultural programming, and recreation space-basketball and volleyball courts are planned-along with parking, ground level retail, and a rooftop memorial garden. Current services include support groups for youth and seniors; psychotherapy services; an info line for LGBT individuals and a hotline for HIV and STD concerns; prevention, treatment, and advocacy related to domestic violence; and a range of life-enrichment programs.

Arts & Entertainment

• Chicago Gay Men’s Chorus: www.cgmc.org/
• Windy City Performing Arts: www.windycitysings.org/

Other Chicagoland Resources

• Chicago Area Gay and Lesbian Chamber of Commerce (www.glchamber.org/)
  The Chicago Area Gay and Lesbian Chamber of Commerce is a city and suburban organization founded to help the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender business community through networking, promotions, marketing, and attracting tourism
• Gerber/Hart Library (www.gerberhart.org/)
  Gerber/Hart Library was founded in 1981 to be a depository for the records of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered (LGBT) individuals and organizations, and for other resources bearing upon their lives and experiences in American society. Gerber/Hart Library has since grown into being the Midwest’s largest LGBT circulating library with over 14,000 volumes, 800 periodical titles, and 100 archival collections
• GenderWork: (genderworkchicago.org/)
• Chicago Transgender (chicagotransgender.net/)This site is dedicated to all things Transgender in Chicago and the surrounding suburbs.

• Campus PrideNet (www.campuspride.net)
  National online network for LGBTA student leaders
• Children of Lesbians and Gays Everywhere (www.colage.org/)
  COLAGE engages, connects, and empowers people to make the world a better place for children of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender parents and families.
• Family Pride Coaltion (www.familypride.org/)
  The mission of the Family Pride Coalition is to advance the well-being of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered parents and their families through mutual support, community collaboration, and public understanding.
• GLAAD (www.glaad.org/)
  The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) is 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.
• Human Rights Campaign (www.hrc.org/)
  As America’s largest gay and lesbian organization, the Human Rights Campaign provides a national voice on gay and lesbian issues. The Human Rights Campaign effectively lobbies Congress; mobilizes grassroots action in diverse communities; invests strategically to elect a fair-minded Congress; and increases public understanding through innovative education and communication strategies.
• International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission (www.iglhrc.org/)
  The mission of the International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission (IGLHRC) is to secure the full enjoyment of the human rights of all people and communities subject to discrimination or abuse on the basis of sexual orientation or expression, gender identity or expression, and/or HIV status.
• Lambda 10 Project (www.lambda10.org)
  National online clearinghouse on LGBT fraternity and sorority issues
• Lambda Legal (www.lambdalegal.org)
  Lambda Legal is a national organization committed to achieving full recognition of the civil rights of lesbians, gay men, bisexuals, the transgendered, and people with HIV or AIDS through impact litigation, education, and public policy work.
• National Gay and Lesbian Task Force (www.ngltf.org/)
  NGLTF is the national progressive organization working for the civil rights of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people, with the vision and commitment to building a powerful political movement.
• The National Latina/o Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Organization (www.unidoslgbt.org)  Unid@s, the National Latina/o Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender human rights organization, is the only national nonprofit organization devoted to representing Latina/o lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) communities and addressing their growing needs regarding an array of social issues ranging from civil rights and social justice to health and human services.
• Transgender Support Site (www.heartcorps.com/journeys/)
  Transgender Support Site is a resource that gives tips for individuals who identify as transgender, as well as family and friends of transgender individuals.
• Gender Talk (www.gendertalk.com/)
  GenderTalk is the leading worldwide weekly radio program that talks about transgenderism in the first person. Each week we present news, information, and exciting new voices that challenge our traditional view of gender — and more.
• Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (www.pflag.org/)
  PFLAG promotes the health and well-being of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender 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.
• Children of Lesbians and Gays (www.familieslikemine.com/)
  A web site dedicated to decreasing isolation for people who have parents who are lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender (LGBT), and bringing voice to the experiences of these families.

• The Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network (www.glsen.org)
  GLSEN is an education organization creating safe schools for all lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people.
• National Consortium of Directors of LGBT Resources in Higher Education (www.lgbtcampus.org/)
  The combined vision and mission on the Consortium is to achieve higher education environments in which lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender students, faculty, staff, administrators, and alumni have equity in every respect. Our goals are to support colleagues and develop curriculum to professionally enhance this work; to seek climate improvement on campuses; and to advocate for policy change, program development, and establishment of LGBT Office/Centers.
• Financial Aid for LGBT Students (www.finaid.org/otheraid/gay.phtml)
• Campus PrideNet – National Network for LGBTA Student Leaders (www.campuspride.net/)
  Campus PrideNet serves student leaders of gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender or queer (glbtq) campus organizations by providing access to accurate and consistent resources that demonstrate support, education and visibility on college and university campuses.
• The Lambda 10 Project (www.lambda10.org/) Online community for Gay, Lesbian and Bisexual Fraternity Issues

• Al-Fatiha Foundation (www.al-fatiha.org/)
  Al-Fatiha Foundation is dedicated to Muslims who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex, questioning, those exploring their sexual orientation or gender identity, and their allies, families and friends. Al-Fatiha promotes the progressive Islamic notions of peace, equality and justice. We envision a world that is free from prejudice, injustice and discrimination, where all people are fully embraced and accepted into their faith, their families and their communities.
• DignityUSA (www.dignityusa.org/)
  DignityUSA works for respect and justice for all gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender persons in the Catholic Church and the world through education, advocacy and support.
• Reconciling Ministries Network (www.rmnetwork.org/)
  Reconciling Ministries Network is a national grassroots organization that exists to enable full participation of people of all sexual orientations and gender identities in the life of the United Methodist Church, both in policy and practice.
• Methodist Students for an All Inclusive Church (http://www.rmnetwork.org/mosaic_index.asp )
  Methodist Students for an All-Inclusive Church (MOSAIC) is an extension ministry of the Reconciling Ministries Network. As young United Methodists (young adults, students, and seminarians), our mission is to hold the United Methodist Church to be the fully inclusive body of Christ. We seek to create change in Church policies and practices which are exclusionary of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender persons, their families, and their allies.
• United Methodists of Color for a Fully Inclusive Church (UMOC) (www.rmnetwork.org/umoc_index.asp)
  UMOC is the progressive, multiracial and multiethnic caucus for true diversity in the United Methodist Church.UMOC works to build a church that is anti-racist, anti-classist, anti-heterosexist, and anti-colonialist.
• Soulfource (www.soulforce.org/)
  Soulforce is an interfaith movement committed to ending spiritual violence perpetuated by religious policies and teachings against gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender (GLBT) people
• Chicago Coalition of Welcoming Churches (www.chicagowelcomingchurches.org/)
  The Chicago Coalition of Welcoming Churches is a collaboration of Christian churches in the Chicagoland area which welcome and affirm all persons, regardless of sexual orientation.

• Bisexuality Basics (allies.tamu.edu/resources/bibasics.htm)A brief introduction and description of Bisexuality. The Adopted from Texas A & M University
• Transgender 101 (allies.tamu.edu/resources/transgender101.htm)A brief introduction and description of Transgender Individuals. Adopted from Texas A & M University
• Commonly Asked Questions (allies.tamu.edu/resources/commonlyasked.htm)Get the answers you may have been looking for regarding Psychology and Sexual Orientation. Adopted from Texas A & M University
• Terminology (www.glsen.org/cgi-bin/iowa/all/news/record/1278.html)So what does LGBT stand for? Find out the answers and other common terminology that is found in the community. Adopted from Texas A & M University
• Symbols and Icons (www.lambda.org/symbols.htm)How do I show my support and acceptance? These are the symbols and icons commonly used to show support or acceptance for the LGBT community.
• I think I might be gay (www.advocatesforyouth.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=726&Itemid=516 )
• I think I might be a lesbian (www.advocatesforyouth.org/youth/health/pamphlets/lesbian.htm)