RESOURCES & INFORMATION
RESOURCES
LGBTQ+ RESOURCES
GLSEN (Gay, Lesbian & Straight Education Network)
Information and resources on how to positively support schools and communities.
SAGE
(Senior Action in a Gay Environment)
Information on SAGE programs and advocacy for issues related to LGBTQ+ aging.
Joseph & Norinsberg Law Firm
Guide to handling LGBTQ+ discrimination in the workplace.
LGBTQ+ KEY DEFINITIONS
LGBTQI:
Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Queer/Questioning Intersex
Cisgender:
A person whose gender identity and biological sex assigned at birth align.
Intersex:
Someone whose combination of chromosomes, gonads, hormones, internal sex organs, and genitals differs from the two expected patterns of male or female.
Questioning:
A person who is unsure about or is exploring their sexual orientation or gender identity.
Transgender:
An umbrella term covering a range of identities that transgress socially defined gender norms; a person living as a member of a gender other than that expected, based on anatomical sex.