LGBT Resource Page

Want to cover the gay rights movement but no idea where to start? Here are a few places to learn more about a gay rights issue or an event for your video short.

How to cover LGBT stories

Download a Stylebook from The National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association website.

Numerous Resource Kits are available for download from the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD), including LGBT issues during the holidays, covering hate crimes, Immigration inequality and much more.

Get your labels right. Here's a Trans 101 Guide to help you correctly express someone's gender.

If you want to create a story about being bullied, check out Bullying.org and look under "Helpful Resources" and read the article How You Can Help Stop LGBT Bullying by Change.org.

If you like your data in visual form, check out this great Timeline from the Tufts Queer History Project! For a comprehensive bibliography of books and periodicals from Boston's LGBT scene, visit The History Project Resources Page.

LGBT Outreach sites

GLAAD, The National Gay and Lesbian Task Force, ACLU, Give a Damn, It Gets Better Project, Put This on the Map, Lambda Legal, GLSENand PFLAG, to name a few.

Current News about LGBT issues

A list of petitions for gay rights at Change.org can help you find an issue in your region. Follow the Lab's Tumblr or Twitter accounts for daily updates. We're always on the lookout for gay rights stories in the news.

We're pulling in all the LGBT news our friends share on Twitter with our new WGBH Lab Gay Rights Watch, and here is a Delicious Bookmark that tags all kinds of articles and websites with our open call tag, "Stonewall".

If you're looking for long form coverage of LGBT issues, check out the Stonewall Uprising video player created by our WGBH partners Forum Network They have lecturers from notables like Adrienne Rich, Rev. Mel White and Martha Nussbaum.