COMING OUT
Coming out in the United States is sometimes looked at as the "in" thing or "cool" thing to do. But for those of us that must go through it know how heartaching and troubling it is and can be. You can loose everything in the process to find yourself. It is hard and many doing it on their own feel that they truly are alone when they are not at all. This page is made with the intention to educate and help those coming out or those who know someone who is out or in the process of coming out. It is also dedicated to all of those who have said yes to who they are no matter what the costs.

OCT. 11th IS NATIONAL COME OUT DAY

A MESSAGE FROM

INTRODUCTION

THE FACTS ABOUT HOMOSEXUALITY

COMING OUT


ADDITIONAL RESOURCES

Organizations

The Human Rights Campaign
1101 14th St., N.W., Suite 200
Washington, DC 20005
202-628-4160

National Coming Out Project
1-800-866-6263
http://www.hrc.org

The National Gay and Lesbian Task Force
2320 17th St., N.W.
Washington, DC 20009
202-332-6483
http://www.ngltf.org

Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG)
1101 14th St., N.W., Suite 1030
Washington, DC 20005
202-638-4200
http://www.pflag.org

Lambda Legal Defense & Education Fund
120 Wall St, Suite 1500
New York, NY 10005
212-809-8585
http://www.lambdalegal.org

National AIDS Hotline
1-800-342-AIDS
1-800-344-7432 (Spanish)
1-800-243-7889 (T.T.D.)

National Black Lesbian & Gay Leadership Forum
1436 U St., N.W., Suite 200
Washington, DC 20009
202-483-6786

National Latino/a Lesbian & Gay Organization (LLEGO)
1612 K St., NW Suite 5
Washington, DC 20006
202-466-8240
http://www.LLEGO.org

BiNET USA
P.O. Box 732
Langley Park, MD 20787
202-986-7186

http://www.norn.org/pub/brc/binet.html

National Center for Lesbian Rights
870 Market St., Suite 57
San Francisco, CA 94107
415-392-6257
http://www.nclrights.org

CDC National AIDS Clearinghouse
800-342-AIDS
http://www.listserv@cdcnac.org

National Association of People With AIDS
1413 K St., N.W., 7th Fl.
Washington, DC 20005
202-898-0414
http://www.napwa@napwa.org

National Minority AIDS Council
1931 13th St., N.W.
Washington, DC 20009
202-483-6622


More On-line Resources:

Out Proud, The NationalCoalition for Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual Youth:
http://www.outproud.org

Queer Resources Directory
http://www.qrd.org


Books

Beyond Acceptance
Griffin, Carolyn Welch and Marian J. Wirth & Arthur G. Wirth, St. Martin's Press.

BI Any Other Name: Bisexual People Speak Out
Hutchins, Loraine, ed., and Lani Kaahumanu, Alyson Press

Homosexuality: The Secret a Child Dare Not Tell
Kaufan, Gershen & Raphael, Lev, Doubleday.

Now That I'm out What Do I Do
Thoughts on Living Deliberately. McNaught, Brian, St. Martin's Press.

Now That You Know: What Every Parent Should Know About Homosexuality
Fairchild, Betty and Nancy Hayward, HBJ.

One More River to Cross: Black and Gay in America
Boykin, Keith, Anchor Books.

Outstanding Lives: Profiles of Lesbians & Gay Men
Brelin, Christa & Michael J. Tyrkus, eds., Visible Ink Press

Passages of Pride: True Stories of Lesbian & Gay Teenagers
Chandler, Kurt, Alyson Press.

Transgender Warriors: A History of Resistance from Joan of ARC to Rupaul
Dennis. Feinberg, Leslie, Beacon Press.


Religious Organizations

Emergence International
e-mail billxls@ix.netcom.com
PO Box 6061-423
Sherman Oaks CA 91413

Interfaith Working Group
P.O. Box 1170
Philadelphia, PA 19101
215-235-3050
http://www.libertynet.org/iwg/

Dignity/USA (National Office)
1500 Massachusetts Ave., #N.W.
Washington, DC 20005
202-861-0017
800-877-8797
http://www.dignityusa.org

Affirmation: United Methodist for Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Concerns
Evanston, IL 602
847-733-9590
umaffirm@concentric.net
http://www.concentric.net/Umaffirm/

World Congress of Gay and Lesbian Jewish Organizations
P. O. Box 233
Washington, DC 20026-3379
http://www.wcgljo.org

The Association of Welcoming & Affirming Baptists
P.O. Box 2596
Attleboro Falls, MA 02763-0894
508-226-1945
WABaptists@aol.com
http://members.aol.com/wabaptists/index.html

The United Methodist Church
The Reconciling Congregation Program
3801 N. Keeler Ave.
Chicago, IL 60641
773-736-5526
http://www.rcp.org

Interweave: Unitarian Universalists for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Concerns
25 Beacon St.
Boston, MA 02108
617-742-2100
http://www.qrd.org/qrd/orgs/UUA/interweave.txt

Universal Fellowship of Metropolitan Community Churches
8704 Santa Monica Blvd., 2nd Fl.
West Hollywood, CA 90069
310-360-8640
http://www.ufmcc.com

The Human Rights Campaign
http://www.hrc.org