Educational Facilities & Programs

By State: California, District of Columbia, Hawaii, Indiana, New York, Ohio

National Organizations

Founded in 2001 by Dr. Robert N. Minor, Professor of Religious Studies at the University of Kansas, Lawrence for 26 years, The Fairness Project grows out of ten years of workshops Dr. Minor has led for religious, civic, business, and community groups regionally and nationwide. It was officially inaugurated with the publication of Dr. Minor's first popularly written book, Scared Straight: Why It's So Hard to Accept Gay People and Why It's So Hard to Be Human (St. Louis: HumanityWorks! 2001) which has been receiving laudatory reviews around the country since and has been a finalist for a number of literary awards.

The mission of The Fairness Project is simple and multi-faceted: to promote fair and positive understanding of all human beings regardless of sexual orientation, sex, gender identity, nationality, race, ethnicity, age, or abilities, by educating and advocating for fundamental structural change and personal healing. We are convinced that all issues of fairness are related, that all oppressions are connected, and that all discrimination must end so that every human being can live and flourish as a full human being. Dr. Minor continues to be a popular teacher, speaker, workshop leader, and writer on issues of sexual orientation, gender, and active change.

Traveling Diversity Exhibits for your Community

"Believers in free speech and other basic American values should welcome this contribution to information about who we are in all of our diversity."
- Barney Frank, United States Congress, House of Representatives

Family Diversity Projects, a non-profit organization in Amherst, MA, has created five award-winning traveling rental photo-text exhibits that tour communities nationwide and internationally. Our exhibits are perfect for diversity events in your:

Schools (K-12)
Colleges
Community Centers
Conferences
Corporations & Workplaces

Libraries
Houses of Worship
Hospitals
Mental Health Centers
Museums

By educating people of all ages to recognize, support, and celebrate the full range of diversity, our traveling exhibits are designed to help reduce prejudice, stereotyping, and harassment of all people who are perceived to be "different" from the "norm."

GAY & GENDER RESEARCH is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to the research of sociocultural and health related issues impacting the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender communities. By conducting and freely sharing the results of our research, we hope to create awareness, open the door to solutions, and encourage further research.

Gender and Sexuality
This page publishes texts which address gender studies and queer studies, with a particular focus upon discussions of sex, gender, sexual identity and sexuality in cultural practices.

GLSEN - Gay Lesbian and Straight Education Network -

OUR MISSION

The Gay, Lesbian & Straight Education Network strives to assure that each member of every school community is valued and respected regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity/expression.

The Institute for Democracy Studies is a nonprofit research and educational center devoted to defending mainstream democratic values such as an independent judiciary, the separation of church and state, and reproductive freedom.

The National Sexuality Resource Center gathers and disseminates the latest accurate information and research on sexual health, education, and rights. Through active outreach to advocates, academics, researchers, policy makers, and diverse communities, NSRC initiates constructive dialogues—both online and face-to-face—on sexuality to promote social justice and improve the quality of life in the United States.

The P.E.R.S.O.N. Project Home Page

The P.E.R.S.O.N. Project is an informal, national network of organizations and individuals working to ensure that fair, accurate, and unbiased information regarding lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people and about the nature and diversity of sexual orientation is presented to America's youth as part of public school education.

The P.E.R.S.O.N. Project utilizes proactive strategies to improve the treatment of LGBT persons in K-12 educational systems. Advocates for The P.E.R.S.O.N. Project provide testimony before state and local boards of education, meet with educational policy makers at all levels of government, inform the public about educational equity issues, and furnish various resources for addressing these subjects in the classroom. We call for an end to the censorship of information about our communities in textbooks, course content, resource materials, and library offerings associated with public education.

Our Mission Statement

Trans-Academics.org is a place where people of all genders can discuss gender theory, the trans community and its various identities, both as a part of the academic world and day-to-day life. This is a trans-friendly space and is open to people of all gender identities.

Trans-Academics.org is especially interested in supporting people who are considering or currently are working with trans related topics via research, writing, teaching, and other academic ventures. It is our hope that people working on trans related topics will be able to connect with other people working within the field. Trans-Academics.org firmly believes that there should be a strong connection between academics and activism, as such this site supports: students of all levels, professors, activists groups including campus Queer and LGBTQI programs, as well as people who are involved in the gender variant community on a more personal basis.

University LGBT/Queer Programs

Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Transsexual
Queer
Studies in the USA and Canada

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Sibling Societies & Study-Abroad Programs

California

MISSION

The mission of the Program in Human Sexuality Studies is to " advance multidisciplinary teaching, research, and advocacy in sexuality studies, sexual literacy, well being and social justice." We provide students with knowledge about processes and variations in sexual cultures, sexual identity and gender role formation, and the social, cultural, historical, and ethical foundations of sexuality, intimate relationships, and sexual health. Research training in the field of human sexuality studies is occurring slowly in the United States therefore our program strives to:

- Educate the next generation of leaders in research and dissemination of knowledge
- Excel in teaching graduate and undergraduate students
- Advance quality research on sexuality, gender, and social justice
- Integrate analyses of race, racism, heterosexism, homophobia, abelism, poverty,and cultural into all aspects of our program
- Advocate for social policy on sexuality, sexual health, sexual education and human rights, shaped by social justice and diversity and through these effort shape the first of sexuality studies in 21st century

The Institute for Advanced Study of Human Sexuality is the only graduate school in the United States, and one of the few in the world, approved to train sexologists. The Institute is approved by the State of California Bureau for Private Postsecondary and Vocational Education. Institute graduates are employed in a variety of settings, including medicine and nursing, secondary and higher education, research, the media, social work, counseling and therapy, the clergy, the humanities and administrative positions. The Institute offers five graduate degree programs for persons wishing academic training in human sexuality. These programs are designed specifically for persons who intend to make the field of human sexuality a major focus of their professional careers. Certificate courses are offered in Sex Education, Clinical Sexology, AIDS/STI Prevention, and Erotology. These interrelated certificate courses are designed to furnish professionals in disciplines other than sexology with in-depth knowledge and skills necessary for working effectively with the wide range of sexual questions and problems which arise during the ordinary course of treatment or work. The Institute for Advanced Study of Human Sexuality welcomes your interest, and invites you to explore its resources through your visit to this website.

District of Columbia

TRANS
GENDER
EDUCATION
ASSOCIATION
of Greater Washington, INC.

Serving Maryland, Northern Virginia, and Washington DC since 1982

Welcome to our website, an online outreach project of the Transgender Education Association, Inc. Since 1982, TGEA has been dedicated to educating, helping and supporting transgendered individuals, their Significant Others, Families, and Friends.
This site is provided as a resource for members of the Transgender Community. It contains information and resources for those seeking a better understanding of what being transgender means for their lives. It is not a site for erotic or sexual content. We hope you find our little corner of the Web helpful and informative.

Hawaii

Pacific Center For Sex
And Society

Welcome

The Pacific Center for Sex and Society is located within the University of Hawai`i. It is a not-for-profit entity associated with the John A. Burns School of Medicine (Department of Anatomy & Reproductive Biology). Research at the Center is primarily concerned with sexual development and other issues of sex that are related to social issues. We have done research on and published on such topics as: abortion, family planing, HIV/AIDS, homosexuality, intersexuality, pornography, same-sex marriage, and transsexuality. We are also presently researching matters associated with intersexuality, body modification, tattooing and piercing, and prostitution.

Indiana