Weather Update

Due to the storm, Barnard College closed at 4pm Friday, for non-essential personnel. “Essential personnel" include staff in Facilities, Public Safety and Residence Halls.

Friday evening and weekend classes are cancelled but events are going forward as planned unless otherwise noted. The Athena Film Festival programs are also scheduled to go forward as planned but please check http://athenafilmfestival.com/ for the latest information.

The Barnard Library and Archives closed at 4pm Friday and will remain closed on Saturday, Feb. 9. The Library will resume regular hours on Sunday opening at 10am.

Please be advised that due to the conditions, certain entrances to campus may be closed. The main gate at 117th Street & Broadway will remain open. For further updates on college operations, please check this website, call the College Emergency Information Line 212-854-1002 or check AM radio station 1010WINS.

3:12 PM 02/08/2013

Health Services

Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender

Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Links

National Organizations/Resources

HRC

www.hrc.org

The Human Rights Campaign is America's largest civil rights organization working to achieve lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) equality. By inspiring and engaging all Americans, HRC strives to end discrimination against LGBT citizens and realize a nation that achieves fundamental fairness and equality for all.

GLSEN

http://www.glsen.org/cgi-bin/iowa/all/home/index.html\

GLSEN, the Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network, is the leading national education organization focused on ensuring safe schools for all students. Established in 1990, GLSEN envisions a world in which every child learns to respect and accept all people, regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity/expression. GLSEN seeks to develop school climates where difference is valued for the positive contribution it makes to creating a more vibrant and diverse community .

PFLAG

http://community.pflag.org/Page.aspx?pid=194&srcid=-2

We, the parents, families and friends of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender persons, celebrate diversity and envision a society that embraces everyone, including those of diverse sexual orientations and gender identities. Only with respect, dignity and equality for all will we reach our full potential as human beings, individually and collectively. PFLAG welcomes the participation and support of all who share in, and hope to realize this vision.

GLAAD

http://www.glaad.org/

The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) amplifies the voice of the LGBT community by empowering real people to share their stories, holding the media accountable for the words and images they present, and helping grassroots organizations communicate effectively. By ensuring that the stories of LGBT people are heard through the media, GLAAD promotes understanding, increases acceptance, and advances equality.

NYC LGBT COMMUNITY INFO

The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center

208 W. 13th St., New York, NY 10011

(212) 620-7310

http://www.gaycenter.org/

The Center offers dozens of cultural, recreational, political, and mental health events, activities, and services for the queer community .

The Audre Lorde Project

85 South Oxford Street, Brooklyn, NY 11217

(718) 596-0342

www.alp.org

The Audre Lorde Project (ALP) is a Center for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Two-Spirit, and Transgender (LGBTST) People of Color Communities. Call for program information and schedule.

Gay Men’s Health Crisis

119 West 24th Street (btwn. 6th & 7th Ave), NY, NY 10011

(212) 367-1000

Hotline: (212) 807-6655 or (800) 243-7692

www.gmhc.org

GMHC provides HIV/AIDS-related services including education, print and video materials, women’s initiative, peer counseling services, support groups, financial advocacy, recreation and meal programs, legal services, and seminars.

Identity House

39 W. 14th St, Suite 205 (btwn. 5th & 6th Ave.), NY, NY 10011

(212) 243-8181

www.identityhouse.org

Identity House provides peer counseling and therapy for lesbian, gay, bisexual and all other adults who are struggling with issues of sexuality, alienation, relationships and family. They also sponsor groups, workshops, and other events.

Metropolitan Community Church of New York

446 West 36th Street (btwn. 9th & 10th Avenues), NY, NY 10018

(212) 629-7440

www.mccny.org

Church of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender community; holds worship services and Sunday school, offers counseling, holy unions, a food pantry and other services.

Michael Callen-Audre Lorde Community Health Center

356 West 18th Street (btwn. 8th & 9th Ave.), NY, NY 10011

(212) 271-7200

www.callen-lorde.org

General medical, dental, and mental health services; transgender and youth programs; STI and HIV Testing.

NYC Gay and Lesbian Anti-Violence Project

240 West 35th Street, Suite 200 (btwn. 7th & 8th Ave), NY, NY 10001

(212) 714-1184

HOTLINE (24 hour) (212) 714-1141

www.avp.org

AVP serves lesbian, gay, transgender, bisexual and HIV-positive victims of violence and others affected by violence, by providing therapeutic counseling and advocacy within the criminal justice system and victim support agencies, information for self-help, referrals to practicing professionals, and other sources of assistance. Services are free and confidential.

Safe Homes Project

HOTLINE: 718-499-2151

fax: 718-369-6151

www.safehomesproject.org

Safe Homes Project is a Brooklyn-based domestic violence organization that provides services to the LGBTQ community. Safe Homes Project advocates assist in making safety plans, obtaining orders of protection, legal representation, relocating or entering shelter, as well as providing referrals for needed benefits and other services. Most importantly, counselors and advocates will listen and offer unconditional support. All services are available in both English and Spanish and are free of charge.

SAGE (Services and Advocacy for Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Elders)

305 7th Ave., 16th floor (btwn. 27th & 28th St.), New York, NY 10001

www.sageusa.org

(212) 741-2247

Services and support for elders. Rap groups, language classes, exercise classes, and much more. The SAGE Group Services Office is located at the Center and the SAGE Drop-in and various groups are scheduled at the Center. Clinical Services are located at their main office.

Transgender Health Program

Below is a website that has MANY great selections for trans-folks, friends, family, practitioners, etc. It contains many excellent handouts:
http://transhealth.vch.ca/resources/library/index.html#consumer

HOTLINES

Gay and Lesbian National Hotline

(M-F 4pm-12am, Sat 12-5pm) (888) 843-4564 or (212) 989-0999

http://www.glnh.org/

The Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender National Hotline provides telephone and email peer-counseling, as well as factual information and local resources for cities and towns across the United States. All of our services are free and confidential. We speak with callers of all ages about coming-out issues, relationship concerns, HIV/AIDS anxiety and safer-sex information, and lots more!

The Trevor Project

(866) 488-7386

http://www.thetrevorproject.org/

The Trevor Project is the leading national organization providing 24/7 crisis and suicide prevention services to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning (LGBTQ) youth

LEGAL SERVICES

HIV Law Project

15 Maiden Lane 18th Fl., New York, NY 10038

Phone: (212) 577-3001

www.hivlawproject.org

The HIV Law Project provides free civil legal services to HIV-positive residents Manhattan and the Bronx, and homeless New Yorkers.

Immigration Equality

40 Exchange Place, 17th Fl., New York, NY 10005

(212) 714-2904

www.lgirtf.org

Works to end discrimination in U.S. immigration law against lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and HIV-positive people, and helps obtain asylum for those persecuted in their home country based on their sexual orientation, transgender identity or HIV-status. Meets at the Center, 3rd Monday of every month, 8:00PM

Lesbian & Gay Law Association of Greater New York (LeGaL)

799 Broadway #340, New York, NY 10003

(212) 353-9118, (212) 459-4873

www.le-gal.org

A Bar Association of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgendered (LGBT) legal community in the New York metropolitan area that provides a free, walk-in legal clinic at the Center every Tuesday at 6:00PM. For referrals to an attorney, leave a message stating the nature of the matter and your name and phone number.

Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund

120 Wall Street, Suite 1500, New York, NY 10005

(212) 809-8585

www.lambdalegal.org

A national organization committed to achieving full recognition of the civil rights of lesbians, gay men, bisexuals, transgender people and those with HIV through impact litigation, education and public policy work.

Sylvia Rivera Law Project

322 8th Avenue, 3rd Floor, New York, NY 10001

(212) 337-8550

Fax: (212) 337-1972

www.srlp.org

The Sylvia Rivera Law Project provides free legal services to transgender, intersex and gender nonconforming low-income people and people of color.