LGBTQ+ Resources

On this page you’ll find resources that are helpful for navigating a wide array of topics, check out our table of contents to quickly find what you’re looking for!

On this page:

Campus Resources

• Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Office: (808) 932-7641, eeoaa@hawaii.edu.
• UH Commission on the Status of LGBTI Equality : (lgbtq@hawaii.edu)
• Counseling Services: (808) 932-7465, Student Services Center, E-203.
• Women’s Center: uhhwomen@hawaii.edu, Student Services Center, E-213.
• University Housing: (808) 932-7406, uhhhouse@hawaii.edu, PB 11.
• Preferred Name Policy
  • Preferred Name Form (PDF)

Community Resources

• Hawaii Island HIV/AIDS Foundation
  • Free HIV testing, information & referral, support, education/prevention, food pantry, housing, free condoms, youth programs, emergency financial support. Two offices plus community outreach workers to help support you.
• Hawaii Island LGBTQ Pride
  • Check out Big Island's pride organization! Hawaii Island Pride coordinate LGBTQ accepting events around Hilo. Find events or inquire about volunteering today!
• APA LGBT Resources and Publications
• Title IX and Sex Discrimination
  • Information about Title IX and its application.
• Code of Federal Regulations | Title 34
  • An overview of Title 34, the bill for non-discrimination in educational programs.
• Coming Out Later In Life
  • National Resource Center On LGBTQ+ Aging
• Home | Equality HI
  • A resource for the LGBTQ+ Community on the Big Island
• LGBTQ Community Resources for College Students
  • LGBTQ+ Community Resources for College Students
• LGBTQ College Resource
  • LGBTQ+ College Student Guide

Asexual Resources

• Pictured on the right is an example of an orientation guide for Asexuality using suits from a deck of cards to help represent some of the Ace Spectrum such as Aromantic, Alloromantic, Demi/Gray/Grey sexuality, and more!
• Ace Chat
  • "Ace Chat is devoted to sharing stories. Specifically, we aim to highlight a-spec experiences in order to destigmatize the labels, broaden understanding, and show others they aren't alone."
• Ace Couple Podcast
  • "Asexual married couple Courtney and Royce talk about all things Asexuality. By discussing queer culture and history, we'll explore the topics of life, love, and sex through an Ace lens."
• Sounds Fake But Okay
  • "A podcast where an aromantic asexual girl and a demisexual girl talk about all things to do with love, relationships, sexuality, and pretty much anything else that they just don't understand."
• Introduction to Asexual Identities and Resource Guide
• Asexuality Reddit
  • A safe space blog for those who want to discuss and post about Asexuality.

Bisexual Resources

Black History Resources

• ASALH
• Black History Themes – ASALH
• NAACP
• Carter G. Woodson | NAACP
• The Origins Of Black History Month - Texas A&M Today
• Racial Injustice | Center for Constitutional Rights
• Juneteenth
• Juneteenth is the newest federal holiday. Here's what it celebrates.
• Kwanzaa

General Resources

• ACLU LGBT Project : The LGBT Project fights discrimination and moves public opinion on LGBT rights through the courts, legislatures and public education.
• ONE National Gay & Lesbian Archives : World's largest research library on GLBT heritage and concerns
• National Center for Transgender Equality : Social justice organization dedicated to advancing the equality of transgender people through advocacy, collaboration and empowerment
• ASexuality.org : Largest online community for those who identify as asexual
• Affordable Colleges
  • Scholarships for LGBTQ+ Students
• ACLU LGBT Project
  • The LGBT Project fights discrimination and moves public opinion on LGBTQ+ rights through the courts, legislatures and public education. -Planet Deafqueer Resource
    • Watch Homeless and a Teen? on YouTube .
• Queer Resources Directory
• The Trevor Project
  • A leading national organization focused on crisis and suicide prevention efforts among LGBTQ youth. The Trevor Lifeline phone number is 866-4-U-TREVOR.

Human Rights Resources

• Business & Human Rights Resource Centre
• Boundlessly Idealistic, Universal Declaration of Human Rights is Still Resisted
• Human Rights Day | United Nations
• LGBTQ Rights | American Civil Liberties Union
• OHCHR| Universal Declaration of Human Rights Main
• Universal Declaration of Human Rights | United Nations
• Universal Declaration of Human Rights | 1948 | Britannica

Intersectional Feminism Resources

• Intersectional Feminism - what it means and why it matters right now
• Feminism and Intersectionality - A Brief History of Civil Rights in the United States - HUSL Library at Howard University School of Law
• What’s “Intersectional Feminism”? | Women’s and Gender Studies
• How to be an intersectional feminist | Plan International
• What does intersectional feminism actually mean? | IWDA
• Women's Studies International Forum | Journal | ScienceDirect.com
• "That's a woman’s body, that's a woman's choice": The influence of policy on women's reproductive choices
• Seneca Falls Convention | Summary, Leaders, Significance, & Facts | Britannica
• Types of Feminism: The Four Waves | Human Rights Careers
• 5 Essays About Feminism | Human Rights Careers
• Four Waves of Feminism | Pacific University

Intersex Resources

Lesbian Resources

• Astraea Lesbian Foundation for Justice
  • Works for social, racial, and economic justice in the U.S. and internationally
• Pride : Woman
  • A one-stop cyber-resource center of information and entertainment
• Lesbian.com
  • An international resource by, for, and about lesbians
• Lesbian Herstory Archives
  • Collection of historical archives by and about lesbians and their communities
• Lesbian.org
  • Resources for lesbian and bisexual women
• National Center for Lesbian Rights
• Zuna Institute
  • Zuna Institute is a National Advocacy Organization for Black Lesbians, created to address the needs of black lesbians in the areas of Health, Public Policy, Economic Development, and Education
• Q-Wave
  • Organization dedicated to strengthening the voices of lesbian/bisexual/queer women and transgender/gender variant people of Asian descent
• Lesbian Visibility Week 2022 is Here
• Lesbian Visibiliy Week Events for 2022
  • Although the link has 2021 at the end, this is the updated list of events happening in 2022 for LVW.

LGBTQ+ Sports & Athletics Resources

GayOutdoors.org

Worldwide alliance of gay outdoor clubs, covering hiking, camping, swimming, and more

OutSports.com

News, commentary, features, member profiles, photo galleries, and discussion boards for sports fans and athletes place for gay athletes

Māhū / Gender Fluid

• Indigenous Sexualities: Resisting Conquest & Translation
• Third Gender: A Short History
  • A timeline of the third gender identity and its presence throughout history and literature
• The Kumu Hina Project
  • Kumu Hina Project's youtube page
• A Place in the Middle | Official Website| the true meaning of aloha
• A Cultural Understanding of Māhū (Aloha Authentic Special):
  • “People tend to focus on the physical aspect. They focus on a man sleeping with a man, or a woman sleeping with a woman...but that is rather shallow in terms of how we acknowledge the person. Their mindset, their heart set, their emotions, their spirit, and who they are. And so as kanaka, we are clear about these things. We know that there’s a wonderful space, an in-between, to exist in.”
• A Place in the Middle (Resource Site):
  • A website featuring stories of those from the mahu community and resources on allyship for those who are of gender fluid identities within their own culture

National Organizations

• Affordable Colleges
  • Scholarships for LGBTQ Students
• Immigration Equality
  • National organization that works to end discrimination in U.S. immigration law and to reduce the negative impact of that law on the lives of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and HIV-positive people
• Lambda Legal
  • Committed to achieving full recognition of the civil rights of LGBT people and those with HIV through impact litigation, education and public policy work
• Log Cabin Republicans
  • LGBT political group
• Consortium of LGBT Resource Directors in Higher Education
  • Aims to achieve higher education environments in which LGBT students, faculty, staff, administrators, and alumni have equity in every respect
• National Gay and Lesbian Task Force
  • Promotes civil rights for LGBT people
• National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association
• Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation
  • (GLAAD): Promotes fair and accurate representation of LGBT people in the media
• Gay Lesbian Straight Education Network
  • (GLSEN): works with educators, policy makers, community leaders and students on the urgent need to address anti-LGBT behavior and bias in schools
• Human Rights Campaign
  • (HRC): The nation's largest LGBT political organization working for LGBT equal rights
• Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays
  • (PFLAG): Promotes the health and well-being of LGBT persons, their families and friends through support, education, and advocacy.

National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Resources

• National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month
• Human Trafficking Satistics by State
• 2021 Trafficking in Persons Report - United States Department of State
• Human Trafficking | Help & Resources | Office for Victims of Crime
• Human-Trafficking
• World Day Against Trafficking in Persons - 30 July

Native American Heritage Resources

• Native Hope
• Native American Tribes
• Introduction to Native American Culture | American Indian COC
• National Native American Heritage Month - For Teachers
• Educating America: The Historian's Responsibility to Native Americans and the Public
• Introduction | Infinity of Nations: Art and History in the Collections of the National Museum of the American Indian
• Helping Native American People Improve The Quality Of Life - …
• Indigenous Peoples' Literature
• American History Told Through Native Lens : NPR

Racial Healing and Equity Resources

• Truth, Racial Healing & Transformation (TRHT) Campus Centers | AAC&U
• 2022 National Day of Racial Healing – Heal Our Communities
• Libraries-Action-Kit_2022.pdf
• Conversation-Guide_ 2022.pdf
• Fifth Annual National Day of Racial Healing - WK Kellogg Foundation
• Our DNA - WK Kellogg Foundation

Temporary Restraining Orders (TROs)

• TROs - Info for victims and witnesses

Transgender Resources

• National Center for Transgender Equality
  • Social justice organization dedicated to advancing the equality of transgender people through advocacy, collaboration and empowerment
• International Foundation for Gender Equality
  • Advocates for freedom of gender expression and promotes the understanding and acceptance of all people
• Transgender Guide
  • Online community and resources for transsexuals, cross-dressers, intersexed, and transgender folks
• Transgender Law Center
  • The largest national trans-led organization advocating self-determination for all people. Grounded in legal expertise and committed to racial justice, Transgender Law Center employs a variety of community-driven strategies to keep transgender and gender-nonconforming people alive, thriving, and fighting for liberation.
• Our Trans Truth
  • A youth-led program for trans and gender-nonconforming young people to build public understanding, empathy, and a movement for liberation through storytelling and media organizing.
• For partners of those transitioning:
  • How to Support Your Transitioning Partner
  • OurPath
  • Resources for Partners of Trans People
  • Supporting your partner through transition
• Transgender History and Awareness Resources:
  • Transgender Awareness Week Grammar and Ally Guide
  • A Proclamation on Transgender Day Of Visibility, 2022 | The White House
  • Transgender Day of Visibility | GLSEN
  • Disclosure: the Film
  • 2021 Transgender Awareness Week | Out and Equal
  • Media Reference Guide - Transgender | GLAAD
  • Transgender Awareness Week | GLAAD
  • Transgender - HRC
  • National Center For Transgender Equality
  • Transgender Day of Remembrance - GSA Network

Straight Ally Resources

• Gay Lesbian & Straight Education Network
• Gay Straight Alliances on Facebook
• GSANetwork
  • The national Gay-Straight Alliance Network empowers youth activists to fight homophobia and transphobia in schools
• Gay Straight Alliance
  • Portal with educational information updated daily and dedicated to each person who strives for human rights