Here is a selection of different internet sites from within Australia and around the world that members of the rural youth groups and OUTthere have found useful.  We are always on the lookout for other sites so please email us and let us know any good ones worth linking to contact us.

	PFLAG stands for Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays. We are a non-profit voluntary organisation whose members have a common goal of keeping families together. PFLAG is here to give help, support and information to families and friends of all gay people. www.pflagaustralia.org.au
VICTORIA	www.pflagvictoria.org.au   and   http://www.gvpride.org/pflagshepparton.htm
	Gay and Lesbian Switchboard is a volunteer organisation which provides a free and confidential telephone counselling, referral and information service for the Victorian and Tasmanian gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and intersex (GLBTI) communities.  Our phones are staffed by trained volunteers who themselves are lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender.  http://www.switchboard.org.au/

 

Gay and Lesbian Health Victoria GLHV website and clearinghouse. This site provides news and information of particular interest to the health and wellbeing of gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and intersex people in Victoria.  http://www.glhv.org.au/  

 

ALSO Foundation ALSO's vision is the creation and celebration of a diverse, strong, safe and inclusive GLBTIQ community that contributes to and is respected by broader communities. http://www.also.org.au/ 

 

CAN provides support, education, resources and advocacy in regional victoria around HIV/AIDS, HEP C and Sexual Health. http://www.can.org.au/

 

Think before you speak - Don't say "That's so gay” Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) teens experience homophobic remarks and harassment throughout the school day, creating an atmosphere where they feel disrespected, unwanted and unsafe. Homophobic remarks such as “that’s so gay” are the most commonly heard; these slurs are often unintentional and a common part of teens’ vernacular Ultimately, the goal  of this project is to reduce and prevent the use of homophobic language in an effort to create a more positive environment for LGBT teens. The campaign also aims to reach adults, including school personnel and parents; their support of this message is crucial to the success of efforts to change behaviour. http://www.thinkb4youspeak.com/

 

Lemon kind aims to empower Australian lesbians and other women who love women with support news, resources and networking. http://www.lemonkind.com/portalapp/default.asp 

 

The Australian Lesbian and Gay Archives were established in 1978 at the Fourth National Homosexual Conference. We are based in Melbourne and operate with the assistance of members and supporters interstate. The Archives are the only community group in Australia that actively collects and preserves lesbian and gay material from across the country, and makes it readily accessible. http://home.vicnet.net.au/~alga/

 

SSAY Website This website is the initiative of researchers at The Australian Research Centre in Sex Health and Society (ARCSHS), at La Trobe University. It is funded by the Victorian Health Promotion Foundation. We want to keep you up to date with our current research and the ways that we are using the research to bring about change, particularly to reduce homophobia.http://www.latrobe.edu.au/ssay/

 

Over the rainbow a guide to the law for gay, lesbian, Bi and transgendered people. http://www.overtherainbow.org.au/

 

Speak Up a site to speak up about homophobic abuse and violence with useful contacts. http://www.speakup.asn.au/

 

Seahorse Club of Victoria, Inc. is a support and social group for the transgender community. Seahorse Victoria aims to create a safe and supportive space in which those who identify as transgendered can meet and communicate with each other. Common issues, problems, successes, and - to a degree - similar life stories are the threads that bind members together. http://seahorsevic.com/

 

Gay Dads This Australian based website has been set up to support gay men who are planning on, or who parents are already. http://www.gaydadsaustralia.com/

 

Rainbow families are an important part of the changing definition of family in Australia. This site provides an information, support, networking and resources forum for parents, partners and prospective parents who identify as being GLBTI (gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and intersex) and their families, friends and allies. http://www.rainbowfamilies.org.au/