LGBT Resources
Professional Counselors are available during business hours to provide brief and crisis counseling and referral services. The Counseling Staff at Delta College are committed to treating all students with dignity and respect while providing competent and responsive care. All Counselors are licensed by the state of Michigan and comply with the ethics of their profession. All Counselors have completed Safe Space training and are knowledgeable in regard to LGBT issues and concerns.
Delta Safe Space
Safe Space is a nationally recognized program in public schools, colleges and universities. It provides an avenue through which all people can actively show their support of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and questioning/queer (LGBTQ) people. (See definitions section for clarification of various identifiers.)
Safe Space representatives (also commonly referred to as “Allies”) are identified by displaying the Delta Safe Space logo in the workplace (on a door, a notebook, coffee mug, computer, etc.). By displaying the Delta Safe Space logo, they are visually representing that they are committed to providing a safe haven, a listening ear, and support for anyone dealing with issues related to sexual orientation or gender identity.
Students will know that it is safe to be themselves and to talk about issues involving this aspect of their lives.
Delta Prism Alliance
The Prism Alliance is a Group of Delta College Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Faculty and Staff and their Straight Allies. Prism’s mission is:
• To establish a safe climate at Delta College for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) students, staff, and faculty
• To raise awareness of LGBT issues across campus through education and advocacy
• To increase tolerance and model acceptance across all levels of the college
• To advocate for LGBT faculty, staff, and students in an effort to end discrimination
• To promote the health and well-being of LGBT persons in an adverse society
• To act as a community liaison and welcome the participation and support of all who share in our mission
• To support the Delta College student gay/straight alliance (Unison) as appropriate and as needed
Contact:
Community Resources
See Community Resources and Referrals link for additional resources.
Delta College Unison
Unison is a student organization whose mission is to provide understanding and growth through diversity, and to educate while giving a safe and fun environment for expression and openness to all.
Advisor: Spring Schafer, Psychology Faculty
Office: S218
Telephone: (989) 686-9406
Gay Straight Alliance of SVSU
www.svsu.edu/clubs/gsa
PFLAG Tri-Cities
Parents, Family members, and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (open to all sexual orientations, gender identities and gender expressions). Meets on the 4th Sunday of each month at the Midland UU Fellowship (6220 Jefferson Ave), 2:00-4:30PM.
Offer support groups and a different speaker every month.
PO Box 834
Bay City, MI 48707-0834
(989) 941-1458
www.pflag-mbs.org
Perceptions
A non-profit community organization that offers educational, social and networking opportunities for residents of the Tri-Cities (Midland, Bay City and Saginaw) and surrounding areas. Perceptions strives to foster a positive image for the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual & Transgender community and allies.
P.O. Box 1525
Midland, MI 48641
(98) 891-1GAY (1429)
www.perceptionssv.org
Additional Resources
American Civil Liberties Union
This link, part of ACLU’s large site, focuses on gay and lesbian civil rights.
www.aclu.org
Bisexual Resource Center
News and information about bisexuality, articles, and a regularly updated collection of resources.
www.biresource.org
CampusPride.net
Serves as a national network for LGBTQ student leaders.
www.CampusPride.net
Delta Lambda Phi
Fraternity for gay, bisexual, and progressive gentlemen.
www.dlp.org
Gay Church
Gay Church is a web site dedicated to ministering to the gay and lesbian Christian community (GLBT) and friends. The site features a “gay and lesbian welcoming Christian church directory” searchable by state.
www.gaychurch.org
Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD)
A national gay and lesbian multimedia watchdog dedicated to “promoting fair, accurate, and inclusive representation as a means of challenging discrimination based on sexual orientation or identity.”
www.glaad.org
GLBT National Help Center
1-888-THE-GLNH (4564)
The Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender National Hotline provides confidential telephone and email peer-counseling for all ages, as well as factual information and local resources for cities and towns across the United States.
www.glnh.org/home.htm
GLSEN (Gay, Lesbian & Straight Educators Network)
A national organization of parents, educators, students, and concerned citizens working to end homophobia in K-12 schools, and to ensure all students of all sexual orientations are valued and respected.
www.glsen.org
Gay Friendly Churches
Gospel of Jesus Christ Metropolitan Community Church
Contact: Rev. Beth Rakestraw
PO Box 2731
Midland, MI 48641
Telephone: 989-793-4400
Email: gojcmcc@sbcglobal.net
The Universal Fellowship of Metropolitan Community Churches (national home church) is a Christian church with a special outreach to the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender communities.
Website: http://www.mccchurch.org
This is an About.com site of well-maintained links for different denominations. It does not identify specific churches, but links to general sites for the GLBTQ organization of that religion.
http://gaylife.about.com/od/religion/a/gaychurch.htm
HIV/AIDS Services
BASIS, a service of Sacred Heart Rehabilitation Center, Inc.
515 Adams Street
Bay City, MI 48708
Telephone: 989-894-2991
Tim Neal, HIV/AIDS Care Program Team Leader
Tom Brubaker, HIV/AIDS Care Program Outreach Coordinator
Office Hours: Monday thru Thursday, 8:30 am to 5:30 am and Friday, 8:30 am to 2:30 pm
Serving individuals living with HIV/AIDS in Arenac, Bay, Gladwin, Huron, Midland, Saginaw, Sanilac and Tuscola counties. For 20 years, providing free and confidential HIV/AIDS care services, including care case management, prescription and dental program assistance, housing assistance, food pantry, transportation assistance, client educational workshops, prevention education, and care outreach services. Free, confidential and anonymous HIV testing is available to the public. Call 989-894-2991 to make a testing appointment.
The Hearth Home
732 Hoyt Street
Saginaw, MI 48607
Telephone: 989-753-9011
Ricardo Bowden, Manager
Providing HIV support groups, food/household pantry for HIV-positive persons, anonymous/confidential HIV testing, condoms, education, other related information. Office Hours: 9:00 am – 5:30 pm. All services are free.
Homosexuality: Common Questions and Statements Addressed
http://hcqsa.virtualave.net/ref.html
Housing Website
www.gayhomes.com
Human Rights Campaign
The United States’ largest gay and lesbian national lobbying organization centers on
comprehensive lesbian and gay rights and HIV/AIDS issues.
www.hrc.org
International Foundation of Gender Education
An advocate and educational organization for promoting the self-definition and free expression of individual gender identity.
www.ifge.org
Intersex Society of North America
Devoted to systemic change to end shame, secrecy, and unwanted genital surgeries for people born with anatomy that someone decides is not standard for male or female.
www.isna.org
It Takes a Team
In 2000, The Women’s Sport Foundation and tennis great Martina Navratilova teamed up with six other organizations to create the Homophobia in Sports Project. In October 2002, the project began distributing an anti-homophobia educational kit, consisting of a curriculum guide, video and posters. A comprehensive guidebook is available free on the Web site.
www.womenssportsfoundation.org
The Kinsey Institute for Research in Sex, Gender, and Reproduction
http://kinseyinstitute.org/about
Lambda 10 Project
Online community for gay, lesbian, and bisexual fraternity issues.
www.lambda10.org
Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund
This organization works to secure civil rights for LGBTQ people and person with HIV via education, public policy work, and litigation, addressing discrimination in employment, housing, and the military; AIDS and HIV-related policy and health care reform; parenting and relationship issues; challenging anti-gay ballot initiatives and sodomy laws; and immigration.
www.lambdalegal.org
National Association of Lesbian and Gay Community Centers
www.LGBTQcenters.org
National Consortium of Directors of Lesbian Gay Bisexual and Transgender Resources in
Higher Education
This site was created by university and college professionals who work in offices servicing LGBTQ populations.
www.LGBTQcampus.org
National Gay and Lesbian Task Force
Self-described as the “frontline activist organization and national resource center for grassroots lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender organizations.”
www.ngltf.org
PFLAG (Parents, Families & Friends of Lesbians and Gays)
This national non-profit grassroots organization promotes well being of LGBTQ people, their families, and friends through education and advocacy.
www.pflag.org (National Organization)
Planet Out
www.planetout.com
QRD (Queer Resource Directory)
www.qrd.org/qrd
Queer America Resource Database
www.queeramerica.com
Speak Up! Responding to Everyday Bigotry
www.tolerance.org/speakup/
Stop The Hate
Campus crime prevention program that supports colleges and universities in preventing and combating hate on campus, as well as providing anti-hate educational resources for higher education.
www.stophate.org
Transgender Michigan
www.transgendermichigan.homestead.com
Triangle Foundation
Triangle Foundation is Michigan’s foremost statewide, civil rights organization and is a leader in effective, innovative and visionary grassroots organizing and advocacy for the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender community. For reporting hate crimes and discrimination, the Triangle Foundation Reporting Line is available at 313-537-7000 or toll-free at 1-877-787-4264.
www.tri.org