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LGBT/Reproductive Justice Basics
Two, Issues, Common Bonds:LGBT Rights and Reproductive Freedom
The article is a fact sheet produced by Lambda Legal
that gives predominantly a legal overview of the connections between
reproductive rights and LGBT rights.
Crossing the Lines: Reproductive Rights as a Queer Issue
This article produced by Choice USA
looks at how the two issues (reproductive and queer rights) are
intertwined.
A New Vision for Advancing our Movement for Reproductive Health, Reproductive Rights, and Reproductive Justice
This document from Asian Communities for Reproductive Justice provides
an excellent overview of the differences between reproductive health,
reproductive rights and reproductive justice.
Lesbians are Women Too
Lesbians are Women Too was made by the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force Policy Institute
and consists of three fact sheets on the status of African-American,
Hipanic/Latina, and Asian Pacific American lesbian, bisexual,
transgender women.
Timeline of Significant US Reproductive Rights Events
How have reproductive rights evolved in the United States? Planned Parenthood of NorthEast PA
offers a quick list of the major events that have gotten us to where we
are.
Class Issues in Reproduction
A
presentation by Terry Boggis at the Gay and Lesbian Parents Coalition
International Conference on July 25, 1997.
Public Funding For Abortion Map (pdf)
This map shows the states which voluntarily provide public funding for
abortion, those which are forced via court order to provide public
funding, and those which restrict public funding for abortion.
Legal Issues
Judicial Nominations Awareness Campaign: Latinas for Justice
National Latina Institute for Reproductive Health's
Judicial Nominations page looks at the importance of the Supreme Court
for, not only Latinas, but for everyone.
Major U.S. Supreme Court Rulings on Reproductive Health and Rights (1965-2006)
Provides a good chronology of reproductive rights cases from 1965-2006.
State Policies on Sex and STD/HIV Education
Provides a state-by-state list of policy requirements for sex education.
The Rights of LGBT Public Employees
A fact sheet outlining the laws against discrimination of LGBT public workers.
Welfare Policies
Administration for Children & Families (ACF) | Welfare Reform
The page
includes links to important documents used to determine welfare status
as well as links to research and information pages. Also, its fact
sheet on the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) describes some of the regulations put into place in August of 1996 with "The Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act," also known as, Clinton era welfare reform.
Common Ground: Why Welfare Reform is a Queer Issue
An article by Joseph N. Defilippis, Common Ground
looks at the way that welfare reform policies harm queer people and the
manner in which political strategies used by the right align to impact
both LGBT people and welfare recipients.
Leaving Our Children Behind: Welfare Reform and the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Community
Sean Cahill and Ken Jones analyze the impact of welfare reform on the queer community.
Marriage Equality
Same-Sex Marriage is a Feminist Issue
The National Organization for Women,
in this article, outlines the intersections between the feminist
movement and the struggle for marriage equality.
Marriage Equality USA | Get the Facts
Marriage Equality USA,
gives an intense look at the evolution and changing nature of marriage
with fact sheets about its history, the rights it confers, and recent
public opinions about it.
Guidelines to Providing Services to LGBT People
Guidelines for Care of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Patients (pdf)
A resource for service providers to create a welcoming environment for LGBT patients.
Proving Transgender-Inclusive Healthcare Services (pdf)
A manual by Planned Parenthood of the Southern Finger Lakes.
A Provider's Introduction to Substance Abuse Treatment of LGBT Individuals (pdf)
A resource for providers of substance abuse treatment.
Emergency Contraception
Emergency Contraception—The Basics
This Planned Parenthood
sheet gives basic outline of Emergency Contraception—both Emergency
Contraception Pills (ECP's) and Intrauterine Devices (IUD's).
4woman.gov—Emergency Contraception
This page offers a list of frequently asked questions about
emergency contraception, include what types there are, how it works,
and whether it is effective.
Emergency Contaception: A Practitioner's Guide
Provides information on types of emergency contraception including prescriptions and dosages.
FDA's—Plan B
In August of 2006, The Food and Drug Administration approved Emergency Contraception for over-the-counter sales. Read their press release.
Sperm Banks
Eligiblity Determination for Donors of Human Cells, Tissues, and Cellular and Tissue-Based Products
This 191-page document is the Food and Drug Administration's
regulations that bans men who have engaged in homosexual sex in the
previous five years from being an anonymous sperm donor.
Rainbow Flag Health Services
North America's only gay sperm bank, Rainbow Flag Health Services
offers a list of service and information on how to become a donor.
Abortion
What is Abortion?
Basic information from Planned Parenthood explaining abortion.
What Every Physician Needs to Know about Abortion Methods (pdf)
A resource guide for physicians provided by Physicians for Reproductive Choice and Health.
Sex Education
Resource Guide for Sex Educators: Basic Resources that Every Sex Educator Needs to Know About The SIECUS Guidelines for Comprehensive Sexuality Education
The SIECUS Guidelines for Comprehensive Sexuality Education:
K-12 are a framework to promote and facilitate the development of
comprehensive sexuality education programs.
Campaign to End AIDS: Training Kit
This resource, released by CHAMP: Community HIV/AIDS Mobilization Project, is for organizers who are looking to include HIV/AID’s into their activism.
Abstinence-Only "Sex" Education
A Planned Parenthood
primer on the harms of abstinence-only sex education, the article lays
out some of the dis-information produced by conservatives to promote an
ideology rather than reduce risks.
The Content of Federally Funded Abstinence-Only Education Programs—"The Waxman Report"
The Waxman Report evaluates the content of abstinence-only education.
Parenting
proudparenting.com
proudparenting.com
is a e-community that caters to LGBT parents and thier children.
Custody Resource Sheet
Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders in Boston's paper on the need for and the how to of establishing safeguards for families
that don't conform to legal definitions.
Creating Safe Spaces
Ten Things Educators Can Do...To Ensure That Their Classrooms Are Safe Spaces For ALL Students
Tips and Strategies for Meeting the Needs of Transgender Youth