LGBT National and Regional Resources: GENERAL • Human Rights Campaign www.hrc.org/hei - Healthcare Equality Index (HEI) HEI 2017 Criteria o 1. Non-Discrimination & Staff Training (40 pts) o 2. LGBT Patient Services & Support (30 pts) o 3. Employee Benefits & Policies (20 pts) o 4. LGBT Patient & Community Engagement (10 pts) • Family Equality Council • The GLBT National Help Center • The National LGBTQ Task Force • PFLAG (Parents and Families of Lesbians and Gays) www.pflag.org/find-a-chapter LEGAL • GLAD (Gay and Lesbian Advocates and Defenders) • Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund • NLGLA (National Lesbian and Gay Law Association) • TLC (Transgender Law Center) • AIC (Advocates for Informed Choice) What We Wish our Doctors Knew www.interactadvocates.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/BROCHURE- interACT-Doctors-final-web.pdf VETERANS • AVER (American Veterans for Equal Rights) • OutServe-SLDN PROFESSIONAL • GLSEN (Gay, Lesbian & Straight Educators Network) Join a local chapter or e-mail, [email protected] • GLMA (Gay and Lesbian Medical Association) Create a Provider Listing (list yourself as LGBT friendly) Cultural competency free webinars. • NGLCC (National Gay and Lesbian Chamber of Commerce) • NOGLSTP (National Organization of Gay and Lesbian Scientists and Technical Professionals) • NGPA (National Gay Pilots Association) • NLGJA (National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association) WORKPLACE • Out at Work • Out and Equal Workplace Advocates ELDERLY • GLARP (Gay and Lesbian Association of Retiring Persons) • SAGE (Services & Advocacy for Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Elders Statewide Organizations: • Alabama - Equality Alabama • Missouri – Missourians for • Arkansas – Center for Artistic Equality Revolution • New Jersey – Garden State • California Equality – Californians Against • New York Hate, Courage Campaign, – African Ancestral EQCA, Los Angeles Lesbians United for LGBT Center, Love Societal Change, Audre Honor Cherish, Trikone Lorde Project, Empire • Colorado - The Pink Panthers State Pride Agenda, NY • Florida – Equality Florida Area Bisexual Network, • Georgia – Georgia Equality New Yorkers United for • Hawaii – Equality Hawaii Marriage, Sex Panic!, • Illinois – CMI Rights Agenda, Sylvia Rivera Law Equality Illinois Project • Indiana – Gay Civil Rights • North Carolina – Equality • Iowa – One Iowa North Carolina • Kansas – Kansas Equality • North Dakota – Ten Percent Coalition, Simply Equal Society • Kentucky – Fairness Campaign, • Ohio – Equality Ohio Kentucky Equality Federation • Oklahoma - Cimarron Alliance • Louisiana – Forum for Equality Foundation • Maine – EqualityMaine, Wilde • Oregon– Basic Rights Oregon Stein Alliance for Sexual • Pennsylvania – Equality Diversity Pennsylvania • Maryland – Equality Maryland, • Tennessee – Tennessee Equality Genders Rights Maryland, Project Maryland Coalition for Trans • Texas – Equality Texas, Houston Equality GLBT Political Caucus, Queer • Massachusetts Liberaction – Harvard Gay & Lesbian • Utah – Equality Utah, Stonewall Caucus, Shooting Sports of Utah Knowthyneighbor.org, • Washington – Equal Rights Massachusetts Washington Transgender Political • Washington D.C. – Gay and Coalition, MassEquality Lesbian Activists Alliance • Michigan – Equality Michigan • Wisconsin - Equality • Minnesota – OutFront Wisconsin Minnesota • Mississippi – Equality Mississippi, Mississippi Safe Schools Coalition .