LGBTQ External Resources
The following resources are available for support or more information on various LGBTQ+ issues.Local Resources
State and local LGBTQ+ community resources
- Green Bay
If you have concerns about any of these resources or have additions that we should consider adding, please email lgbtqplus@snc.edu.
- website
- Behavioral Health Providers
- website
- Prevea/HSHS
Web Resources
Athletics
- - Educates and offers training opportunities to understand obstacles to inclusion for LGBT people in sports
- -Provides colleges with resources to create more inclusive athletics departments
- - Support network of current and former LGBTQ collegiate and high school athletes who help create safe spaces in athletic community through visibility, education and advocacy
- - resource for students, athletes, coaches, and administrators to find information about trans inclusion in athletics at various levels of play
Blogs
- - Links to various blogs for LGBTQ people and families
- - Updated news articles related to LGBTQ topics
General
- - Member-based organization, supporting individuals of diverse sexual orientations and gender identities.
- - Uses entertainment, news, and digital media to share stories from the LGBTQ community that accelerate acceptance
- -Variety of support resources and information for educators and students
- - Mission to achieve LGBTQ equality. Local (state level) and national news, support topics, resources and ideas on how to get involved
- - Advocates for LGBTQ and HIV-positive immigrants seeking safety, fair treatment, and freedom.
- - Mission is to achieve full recognition of the civil rights of LGBTQ people and those living with HIV through impact litigation, education and public policy work Provides legal representation and advocacy
- - Links to advocacy opportunities, information and stories sharing LGBTQ news and data
- -Peer to Peer support to LGBTQ population and family/friends and educates people on important community issues, and advocates for inclusive policies and laws
- - The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) report detailing the experiences of LGBTQ African American teenagers
- - Information on issues and ideas to improve environment for LGBTQ population
Health and Wellness (including mental health resources)
- - Inspiring stories for LGBTQ people. Site also links to crisis resources
- - Crisis intervention & suicide prevention services for LGBTQ young people under 25
More Learning Opportunities
- (Module 1: Basic Support for LGBTQ Students)
- (Module 2: Best Practices LGBTQ Student Support)
The U.S. Department of Education has the mission to ensure equal access to education and to promote educational excellence through vigorous enforcement of civil rights in our nation's schools. This includes protecting students from unlawful discrimination and harassment based on race, color, national origin, sex, disability, and age. to find out more, and for inks to additional resources for LGBTQI+ Students.
Additional Reading
Books
Bronski, M. (2020). Queer history of the United States. Beacon.
Cameron, Loren. (1996). Body Alchemy: Transsexual Portraits. Jersey City, NJ: Cleis Press.
Nestle, J., Howell, C. and Wilchins, R. (Eds.). (2002). GenderQueer: Voices From Beyond the Sexual Binary. Los Angeles, CA: Alyson Publications.
Serano, Julia. (2016). Whipping Girl: A Transsexual Woman on Sexism and the Scapegoating of Femininity. Berkeley, CA: Seal Press.
Stryker, Susan. (2008). Transgender History. Berkeley, CA: Seal Press.
Sycamore, Mattilda Bernstein. (2006). Nobody Passes: Rejecting the Rules of Gender and Conformity. Emeryville, CA: Seal Press.
Sycamore, Mattilda Bernstein. (2008). So Many Ways to Sleep Badly. San Francisco, CA: City Lights Publishers.
Wilchins, Riki. (2014). Queer Theory, Gender Theory: An Instant Primer. Bronx, NY: Magnus Books.
Further Reading
Human Rights Campaign Foundation. (April 2014). A Resource Guide to Coming Out. Washington, DC. Retrieved from
Hunt, Jerome. (June 2012). A State-by-State Examination of Nondiscrimination Laws and Policies: State Nondiscrimination Policies Fill the Void but Federal Protections Are Still Needed. Washington, DC: Center for American Progress Action Fund.
Jordan, Matthew L. (2012). Heterosexual Ally Identify Development: A Conceptual Model. Journal of the Indiana University Student Personnel Association. P.67-78.
Marzullo, Michelle A. and Libman, Alyn J.. (2009). Research Overview: Hate Crimes and Violence Against Lesbian, Gay Bisexual and Transgender People. Human Rights Campaign Foundation: Washington DC.
Meyer, Doug. (2015). More Than Homophobia: The Race, Class and Gender Dynamics of Anti-LGBT Violence. In Violence Against Queer People: Race, Class, Gender and the Persistence of Anti-LGBT Discrimination. Rutgers University Press: New Jersey
Movement Advancement Project. (2012). An Ally's Guide to Issues Facing LGBT Americans.
Nadal, K.L. (2013). A Brief History of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender People and Civil Rights. In That's So Gay! Macroaggressions and the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Community. Washington, DC: American Psychology Association.
Nanda, Serena. (2012). Cultural Patterns and Sex/Gender Diversity. In The Gendered Society Reader. Michael Kimmel and Amy Aronson. (Eds.). Oxford University Press
Rick Smith. (March 9, 2017). Study: Transgender, LGBTQ & Communities Not A Threat To Others In Public Spaces, WRAL TechWire.
United Nations Human Rights Council Report. (May 4, 2015). Discrimination and Violence Against Individuals Based On Their Sexual Orientation And Gender Identity. A/HRC/29/23
Local Resources
State and local LGBTQ+ community resources
- Green Bay
If you have concerns about any of these resources or have additions that we should consider adding, please email lgbtqplus@snc.edu.
- website
- Behavioral Health Providers
- website
- Prevea/HSHS
Web Resources
Athletics
- - Educates and offers training opportunities to understand obstacles to inclusion for LGBT people in sports
- -Provides colleges with resources to create more inclusive athletics departments
- - Support network of current and former LGBTQ collegiate and high school athletes who help create safe spaces in athletic community through visibility, education and advocacy
- - resource for students, athletes, coaches, and administrators to find information about trans inclusion in athletics at various levels of play
Blogs
- - Links to various blogs for LGBTQ people and families
- - Updated news articles related to LGBTQ topics
General
- - Member-based organization, supporting individuals of diverse sexual orientations and gender identities.
- - Uses entertainment, news, and digital media to share stories from the LGBTQ community that accelerate acceptance
- -Variety of support resources and information for educators and students
- - Mission to achieve LGBTQ equality. Local (state level) and national news, support topics, resources and ideas on how to get involved
- - Advocates for LGBTQ and HIV-positive immigrants seeking safety, fair treatment, and freedom.
- - Mission is to achieve full recognition of the civil rights of LGBTQ people and those living with HIV through impact litigation, education and public policy work Provides legal representation and advocacy
- - Links to advocacy opportunities, information and stories sharing LGBTQ news and data
- -Peer to Peer support to LGBTQ population and family/friends and educates people on important community issues, and advocates for inclusive policies and laws
- - The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) report detailing the experiences of LGBTQ African American teenagers
- - Information on issues and ideas to improve environment for LGBTQ population
Health and Wellness (including mental health resources)
- - Inspiring stories for LGBTQ people. Site also links to crisis resources
- - Crisis intervention & suicide prevention services for LGBTQ young people under 25
More Learning Opportunities
- (Module 1: Basic Support for LGBTQ Students)
- (Module 2: Best Practices LGBTQ Student Support)
The U.S. Department of Education has the mission to ensure equal access to education and to promote educational excellence through vigorous enforcement of civil rights in our nation's schools. This includes protecting students from unlawful discrimination and harassment based on race, color, national origin, sex, disability, and age. to find out more, and for inks to additional resources for LGBTQI+ Students.
Additional Reading
Books
Bronski, M. (2020). Queer history of the United States. Beacon.
Cameron, Loren. (1996). Body Alchemy: Transsexual Portraits. Jersey City, NJ: Cleis Press.
Nestle, J., Howell, C. and Wilchins, R. (Eds.). (2002). GenderQueer: Voices From Beyond the Sexual Binary. Los Angeles, CA: Alyson Publications.
Serano, Julia. (2016). Whipping Girl: A Transsexual Woman on Sexism and the Scapegoating of Femininity. Berkeley, CA: Seal Press.
Stryker, Susan. (2008). Transgender History. Berkeley, CA: Seal Press.
Sycamore, Mattilda Bernstein. (2006). Nobody Passes: Rejecting the Rules of Gender and Conformity. Emeryville, CA: Seal Press.
Sycamore, Mattilda Bernstein. (2008). So Many Ways to Sleep Badly. San Francisco, CA: City Lights Publishers.
Wilchins, Riki. (2014). Queer Theory, Gender Theory: An Instant Primer. Bronx, NY: Magnus Books.
Further Reading
Human Rights Campaign Foundation. (April 2014). A Resource Guide to Coming Out. Washington, DC. Retrieved from
Hunt, Jerome. (June 2012). A State-by-State Examination of Nondiscrimination Laws and Policies: State Nondiscrimination Policies Fill the Void but Federal Protections Are Still Needed. Washington, DC: Center for American Progress Action Fund.
Jordan, Matthew L. (2012). Heterosexual Ally Identify Development: A Conceptual Model. Journal of the Indiana University Student Personnel Association. P.67-78.
Marzullo, Michelle A. and Libman, Alyn J.. (2009). Research Overview: Hate Crimes and Violence Against Lesbian, Gay Bisexual and Transgender People. Human Rights Campaign Foundation: Washington DC.
Meyer, Doug. (2015). More Than Homophobia: The Race, Class and Gender Dynamics of Anti-LGBT Violence. In Violence Against Queer People: Race, Class, Gender and the Persistence of Anti-LGBT Discrimination. Rutgers University Press: New Jersey
Movement Advancement Project. (2012). An Ally's Guide to Issues Facing LGBT Americans.
Nadal, K.L. (2013). A Brief History of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender People and Civil Rights. In That's So Gay! Macroaggressions and the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Community. Washington, DC: American Psychology Association.
Nanda, Serena. (2012). Cultural Patterns and Sex/Gender Diversity. In The Gendered Society Reader. Michael Kimmel and Amy Aronson. (Eds.). Oxford University Press
Rick Smith. (March 9, 2017). Study: Transgender, LGBTQ & Communities Not A Threat To Others In Public Spaces, WRAL TechWire.
United Nations Human Rights Council Report. (May 4, 2015). Discrimination and Violence Against Individuals Based On Their Sexual Orientation And Gender Identity. A/HRC/29/23