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My links
My blog is a mix of life, medicine, science, social issues and politics. In 2011 I wrote 82 entries. My WordPress annual report has additional information that you may find interesting.
My twitter feed is my most active account. It includes status updates, my blog entries and links to articles, images and videos that I think are interesting enough to pass on. I tweeted 261 times in 2011.
My facebook page is another way for you to connect with me if you prefer this social medium. I rarely post directly to this page. It was formerly set up to re-post my blog entries until facebook disabled this function. It is now set up to re-post my tweets.
My YouTube channel is a work in progress. On 1/2/12 I scoured through my YouTube history as well as my other social accounts to locate many of the videos I have enjoyed over the past few years. Unfortunately, I can't figure out a way to display the links chronologically by date of publication; instead they are in order of when they were added to added to my channel. 2012 will hopefullly be a less messy year. :-)
My Amazon store was created to: 1. Share with you some of the things (movies, books, music, etc) that I have enjoyed and recommend. And 2. Make it easy for the readers of my blog to locate the items featured in my posts that are available for purchase.
Women
American Association of University Women (AAUW) is the nation's leading voice promoting education and equity for women and girls.
NARAL Pro-Choice America is the nation's leading advocate for privacy and a woman's right to choose.
National Organization of Women (NOW) is the largest, most comprehensive feminist advocacy group in the United States. Our purpose is to take action to bring women into full participation in society — sharing equal rights, responsibilities and opportunities with men, while living free from discrimination.
National Partnership for Women & Families is dedicated to promoting public policies and business practices that expand opportunities for women and improve the well-being of our nation’s families.
Planned Parenthood promotes a commonsense approach to women’s health and well-being, based on respect for each individual’s right to make informed, independent decisions about sex, health, and family planning.
Intactivism
Advocates for Informed Choice is the first organization in the country to undertake a coordinated strategy of legal advocacy for the rights of children with intersex conditions or DSDs.
Doctors Opposing Circumcision (DOC) is an organization of physicians, and others who are opposed to non-therapeutic neonatal circumcision.
Genital Autonomy promotes the right of all men and women to say no to unnecessary genital surgery.
History of Circumcision is a site devoted to the history of circumcision and aims to provide accurate and reliable information in this controversial area, and to combat myths and misconceptions.
Intact America works to protect babies and children from circumcision and all other forms of medically unnecessary genital alteration, whether carried out for cultural conformity or profit, in medical or non-medical settings.
International Coalition for Genital Integrity is an alliance of organizations dedicated to protecting the normal anatomy of males, females and the intersexed, and supporter of the Genital Integrity Resolution.
National Organization of Circumcision Information Resource Centers (NOCIRC) is committed to securing the birthright of male, female, and intersex children and babies to keep their sex organs intact.
LGBTQI
Accord Alliance promotes comprehensive and integrated approaches to care that enhance the health and well-being of people and families affected by disorders of sex development (DSD, which includes some conditions referred to as "intersex").
ACLU Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Project is an online toolkit that provides the tools you need to reach out to your neighbors, schools, employers and elected officials and get them to pass laws or adopt policies protecting LGBT people and the relationships of LGBT people.
Androgen Insensitivity Syndrome Support Group (AISSG) is a consortium of worldwide support groups that provide information and support to young people, adults and families affected by Androgen Insensitivity Syndrome (Testicular Feminization Syndrome), Swyer's Syndrome (XY Gonadal Dysgenesis), 5-alpha Reductase Deficiency, Leydig Cell Hypoplasia, Mayer-Rokitansky-Kuster-Hauser (MRKH) Syndrome, Mullerian Dysgenesis, Mullerian Duct Aplasia, Vaginal Atresia and other related conditions.
Aptus Insurance Personal Finance Guide for LGBT provides additional clarity on several personal finance topics especially pertinent to the gay and lesbian community including: financial aid and scholarships, housing, gay & lesbian marriages, living with HIV, LGBT-friendly businesses and LGBT personal finance myths.
CARES Foundation reaches out to families and individuals with Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia (CAH), an orphan condition that is historically under served, supported and funded.
Family Acceptance Project is a community research, intervention and education initiative to study the impact of family acceptance and rejection on the health, mental health and well-being of lesbian, gay and bisexual and transgender (LGBT) youth.
Family Equality Council works to ensure equality for LGBT families by building community, changing hearts and minds, and advancing social justice for all families.
FTMInternational provides educational activities, support meetings, information, networking and referral services for FTMs and their families in cities throughout the world.
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.
Gay & Lesbian Medical Association (GLMA) is the world's largest and oldest association of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) health care professionals.
Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network (GLSEN) is the leading national education organization focused on ensuring safe schools for all students.
Gender & Health Collaborative Curriculum Project provides modules that cover an introduction to gender and health, application modules that cover the role of gender in specific domains of medicine, and a collection of tools for evaluating and applying the gender and health concepts presented.
Gender Odyssey is an international conference focused on the thoughtful exploration of gender.
Gender Spectrum provides education, resources and training to help you create a more gender sensitive and supportive environment for all people, including gender variant and transgender youth.
GenderLife provides video resources and more for transsexual women.
GLBT Health Access Project fosters the development of comprehensive, culturally appropriate health promotion policies and health care services for GLBT people through a variety of venues including community awareness, policy development, advocacy, and prevention strategies.
Housing & Mortgages for Gay & Lesbian Couples is a guide that will help to explain the different approaches that same-sex couples can take to getting a mortgage, establishing ownership of a home, and creating legal documents that anticipate any legal or property-ownership issues that might occur if the couple breaks up or one partner dies.
HRC's Coming Out Project helps LGBTQI, as well as straight-supportive people live openly and talk about their support for equality at home, at work and in their communities each and every day.
Human Rights Campaign (HRC) is the largest civil rights organization advocating on behalf of LGBT Americans, mobilizes grassroots actions in diverse communities, invests strategically to elect fair-minded individuals to office and educates the public about LGBT issues.
The Hypospadias and Epispadias Association (HEA) offers support so that people with HS/ES never need to feel alone. People with HS or ES and their families can use the resources we offer to make informed decisions about surgery, relationships, and sexuality.
Intersex Society of North America (ISNA) is devoted to systemic change to end shame, secrecy, and unwanted genital surgeries for people born with an anatomy that someone decided is not standard for male or female.
It Gets Better Project is an inspiring collection of over 10,000 user-created videos from around the world that was created to show young LGBT people the levels of happiness, potential, and positivity their lives will reach – if they can just get through their teen years. The It Gets Better Project wants to remind teenagers in the LGBT community that they are not alone — and it WILL get better.
Lambda Legal is committed to achieving full recognition of the civil rights of lesbians, gay men, bisexuals, transgender people and those with HIV through impact litigation, education and public policy work.
LGBT Aging Issues Network (LAIN) works to raise awareness about the concerns of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) elders and about the unique barriers they encounter in gaining access to housing, healthcare, long-term care and other needed services.
My Right Self is a collection of stories and photographs of and by transsexuals, transgendered, genderqueer, gender-variant, queer, trans-persons, persons... that seeks to confront and dispel myths and misperceptions around marginalized and disenfranchised communities.
National Center for Transgender Equality is dedicated to advancing the equality of transgender people through advocacy, collaboration and empowerment.
National Resource Center on LGBT Aging is the country's first and only technical assistance resource center aimed at improving the quality of services and supports offered to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) older adults.
National Coalition for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Health is committed to improving the health and well-being of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender individuals and communities through public education, coalition building and advocacy that focus on research, policy, education and training.
National Gay and Lesbian Task Force (NGLTF) builds grassroots political muscle at every level by training activists, strengthening the infrastructure of local and state allies and organizing broad-based campaigns creating public support for full equality of LGBT people.
Organisation Intersex International (OII) is devoted to systemic change to end the fear, shame, secrecy and stigma experienced by children and adults through the practice of non-consensual normalisation treatments for people born with atypical anatomy, and the arbitrary assignment of a particular gender without an informed consultation with the individual concerned.
Overview of Sex Development is an animated, interactive atlas of child anatomy and physiology from the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (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.
Services and Advocacy for Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual & Transgender Elders (SAGE) is the world's oldest and largest non-profit agency dedicated to serving lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender older people.
Soulforce seeks freedom for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people from religious and political oppression through the practice of relentless nonviolent resistance.
TransActive provides the necessary support to improve the quality of life of transgender and gender non-conforming children, youth and their families through education, services, advocacy and research.
Transgender Law Center is one of the nation's most comprehensive collections of resources on transgender law.
TransMentors International is a non-profit organization which provides aid, support and assistance to Trans-identified individuals.
Trevor Project is a 24 hour help line that is available to anyone who needs a listening ear. 866.4.U.TREVOR (866.488.7386)
Truth Wins Out defends the GLBT community against anti-gay misinformation campaigns, counters the ex-gay industry and educates America about gay life.
World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH) promotes education, advocacy, training, research, quality health care and best practice standards for service providers and policy makers regarding gender variant individuals.
