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  • Tokyowrestling - A bilingual web magazine (in Japanese & English) focusing on global lesbian and queer culture from a Japanese perspective. With interviews, arts & event information, insight into J-queer culture and more
  • Muntada - The Arab Forum for Sexuality, Education and Health - is a national organization committed to the social development of Palestinian society
  • Meem - a  group of and for LBTQ women in Lebanon. LBTQ stands for lesbian, bisexual, transgender, queer, and questioning
  • AFSC - LGBTI Rights and Recognition
    Linking LGBTI Recognition to Struggles for Racial, Economic and Gender Justice.
  • AISSG - Androgen Insensitivity Syndrome Support Group
    A consortium of worldwide support groups that provide information and support to young people, adults and families affected by XY-female conditions.
  • Al-Fatiha Foundation
    An international organization for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender Muslims, including those questioning their sexual orientation and/or gender identity, as well as their friends, families, partners and allies.                                                                    
  • Al-Bab 
    An open door to the Arab World, Al-Bab consists mainly of links to other sites and pages on the internet but also contains some original material.
  • Alwaandykes.blogspot.com
    ontains many articles and material about human rights in the Arab cultures with an emphasis on women and queer rights
  • Alwaandykes.webs.com
    contains videos relating to LGBT Arabs and general lesbian videos.
  • Alqaws
    A safe, virtual space that provides access to content about sexual identity and information about LGBT health issues . The website include an open discussion forum in Arabic.
  • AlterHeros
    An incorporated non-profit organization whose mission is to facilitate the social and community integration of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgenred youth. Based in Canada.
  • Audre Lorde Project
    A Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Two Spirit and Transgender People of Color center for community organizing, focusing on the New York City area.
  • AHBAB
    Site of the Gay and Lesbian Arab Society. 
  • Behind the Mask
    A non-profit media organisation publishing a news website intended for gay and lesbian affairs in Africa.
  • Belgian Lesbian and Gay Pride
    A page on the 2007 Lesbian and Gay Pride in Brussels.
  • Bint el Nas
    A website which serves the needs and interests of women who identify as gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, and/or queer (including female-to-male and male-to-female trans* people in any state of transition), and who are identified ethnically or culturally with the Arab world, regardless of where they live.
  • Black Laundry - Kvisa Shura
    A direct action group of Israeli lesbians, transgenders and gay men against the occupation.
  • Bluck
    A positive place for UK black lesbian to communicate, network, ask for advice, and make friends.
  • Border Crossings
    A Web project by University of Iowa U.S.
  • Claude Cahun
    An artist. 
  • Curve
    The best selling lesbian magazine. Curve brings you the latest in lesbian-related celebrity interviews, news, politics, pop culture, style, travel, social issues and entertainment.
  • Equal Ground
    The only organization in Sri Lanka serving the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Intersex and Questioning (LGBTIQ) community as a whole.
  • Feminist Sexual Ethics Islam and female homosexuality
    Here you will find resources addressing issues of sexual ethics and gender relations in Muslim communities and Islamic texts.
  • Gay Maroco:   Gays in Marroco
  • Gay's the Word - Lesbian and Gay Bookshop
    The Independent Bookshop for Independent Thinkers.
  • Gender E-Server - 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.
  • GLMA - Gay and Lesbian Medical Association
    GLMA works to ensure equality in health care for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) individuals and health care professionals.
  • Global Gayz
    Worldwide  Gay Life, Sites and Insights.
  • GLSEN - Gay, Lesbian, and Straight Education Network
    GLSEN envisions a future in which every child learns to respect and accept all people, regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity/expression.
  • Helem, Lebanese Protection for LGBT
    Helem (the Arabic acronym of 'Lebanese Protection for Lesbians, Gays, Bisexuals and Transgenders' - LGBT), is a non-governmental, non-profit organization which leads a peaceful struggle for the liberation of the LGBT community in Lebanon from all sorts of legal, social and cultural discrimination.
  • Huriyah 
    A Queer Muslim Magazine.
  • Kaos GL
    KAOS GL mission is to unite Turkey's homosexuals in the struggle against discrimination.
  • Kiss
    A social group made up of women who identify either as lesbian, bisexual or queer and are of South Asian or Middle Eastern or North African descent. Based in the UK.
  • KPFA Radio Women's Magazine, Berkeley, California.
    To listen to an interview with Alex, one of Aswat'smembers.
  • ILGA: The International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association is a world-wide network of national and local groups dedicated to achieving equal rights for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender and intersex (LGBTI) people everywhere.
  • Imaan
    Social support group for lesbian gay bisexual and transgender Muslims, their family, friends and supporters, and those questioning their sexuality or gender identity.  Based in the UK.
  • International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission (IGLHRC)
    IGLHRC's mission is to protect and advance the human rights of all people and communities subject to discrimination or abuse on the basis of sexual orientation, gender identity or HIV status.
  • Intersex Society of North America (ISNA)
    ISNA is devoted to systemic change to end shame, secrecy, and unwanted genital surgeries for people born with an anatomy that someone decided is not standard for male or female.
  • Lambda
    Lambda is a non-profit, gay / lesbian / bisexual / transgender agency dedicated to reducing homophobia, inequality, hate crimes, and discrimination by encouraging self-acceptance, cooperation, and non-violence. Based in Turkey.
  • Lesbian.org
    Promoting Lesbian Visibility on the Internet.
  • Loren Cameron 
    Transsexual Portraits by Loren Cameron.
  • Mithly
    A submission-based website aimed at providing an approach to self-expression for LGBT Arabs and their supporters.
  • NLLFS - National Longitudinal Lesbian Family Study
    The longest-running, largest prospective investigation of lesbian moms and their children.
  • Out - LGBTI well-being.
    OUT is dedicated to building of healthy, empowered lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender communities in South Africa.
  • Queer Arts Resource
    Artistic expressions by the Queer community.
  • Queer Jihad
    Queer Muslim struggle for acceptance.
  • Queer Resources Directory
    The QRD is an electronic research library specifically dedicated to sexual minorities and includes news clippings, political contact information, newsletters, essays, images, hyperlinks, and every other kind of information resource of interest to the LGBTQI community.
  • QueerTheory
    Visual and textual resources in Queer Culture, Queer Theory, Queer Studies, Gender Studies and related fields. 
  • QUIT!
    Queers Undermining Israeli Terrorism.
  • Raynbow                                                                                                                              Only online store targeting Arab LGBTQI. Raynbow is a non-profit organisation that provide donations to empower GLBT in Lebanon and the Arab World.
  • Religious Tolerance - Homosexuality and Bisexuality
    Multi Faith group promoting a culture relatively free of discrimination on the basis of gender, race, sexual orientation, national origin, degree of ability, age.
  • Salaam
    The Queer Muslim Community of Toronto. An organization dedicated to Muslims who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transsexual and/or transgender, as well as those questioning their sexual orientation or gender identity, and their friends.
  • Safra Project
    A Resource Project working on issues relating to lesbian, bisexual, trans, queer and questioning women who identify as Muslim religiously and/or culturally.
  • The Cool Page for Cool Teens
    A page for sexual minority teens in crisis.
  • The Gay Youth Corner
    The GYC is the top international gay youth web site based in the UK.
  • The Kinsey Institute
    The mission of the Institute is to promote interdisciplinary research and scholarship in the fields of human sexuality, gender, and reproduction.
  • The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
    The largest LGBT multi-service organization on the U.S. East Coast and second largest LGBT community center in the world.
  • Transgenderwarrior
    Leslie Feinberg's website.
  • The United Kingdom Intersex Association (UKIA)
    An education, advocacy, campaigning and support organisation which works on behalf of intersexed people.
  • WLUML - Women living under Muslim Laws.
    Publications and News on the theme of sexuality.
  • Women's Support Group - Sri Lanka
    First women's group in Sri Lanka to dedicate itself to issues of lesbians, bisexual women and transgendered persons (LBT) in the country.
  • 365 Gay
    America's most read gay news.

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