Bisexual Resources

BAY AREA BISEXUAL NETWORK
http://www.babn.org/
Bay Area Bisexual Network (BABN) is based in San Francisco. Our mission is to develop a healthy, vibrant, multicultural bisexual community in the San Francisco Bay Area and to promote better understanding of bisexual lives and issues within the larger lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer (LGBTQ) community and the public.

BISEXUAL RESOURCE CENTER
www.biresource.org
Essays, links to more queer or bi info, including a long bisexual resource list.

BI.ORG
www.bi.org
Links to everything bisexual!

BLACK BROTHERS ESTEEM
http://www.sfaf.org/bbe/
Black Brothers Esteem (BBE) promotes the sexual health and well-being of African American gay and same-gender loving men through a weekly drop-in group, workshops and community-building activities. BBE addresses not only issues of HIV, but also the challenges of poverty, substance use, homophobia and racism.

NATIONAL GAY AND LESBIAN TASK FORCE: Bisexual Health Report
http://www.thetaskforce.org/reports_and _research/bisexual_health
Sexual health issues affecting bisexuals have been largely ignored and underrepresented in academic and professional literature. Many bisexuals have negative experiences with health care providers, whether it is because they are afraid to come out to their providers or because their providers give them improper or incomplete information on HIV/STI prevention.

SAFETOPEE.ORG
http://safe2pee.org/beta/
The goal of the project is to create a resource where people who do not feel comfortable with our society's rigid gender binary can find safe bathrooms in public places.

STOP AIDS
http://www.stopaids.org
Program information about San Francisco organization working to reduce HIV transmission among gay and bisexual men.

Intersex Resources

BODIES LIKE OURS
http://www.bodieslikeours.org/forums
Bodies Like Ours seeks to end the shame and secrecy that surrounds people born intersex through community and peer support.

INTERSEX AWARENESS DAY
http://www.intersex-awareness-day.org/
Intersex Awareness Day is the (inter)national day of grass-roots action to end shame, secrecy and unwanted genital cosmetic surgeries on intersex children.

INTERSEX CONDITIONS
http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/intersex/
E-mail group for people with intersex conditions to talk openly in a safe and private environment.

INTERSEX INITIATIVE
http://www.ipdx.org/
Intersex Initiative (IPDX) is a Portland, Oregon based national activist and advocacy organization for people born with intersex conditions.

INTERSEX SOCIETY OF NORTH AMERICA
http://www.isna.org
This site contains a wealth of information regarding issues that concern the intersex community. You will find history, legal issues, biographies, book lists and much, much more.

SAFETOPEE.ORG
http://safe2pee.org/beta/
The goal of the project is to create a resource where people who do not feel comfortable with our society's rigid gender binary can find safe bathrooms in public places.

THE UNITED KINGDOM INTERSEX ASSOCIATION
http://www.ukia.co.uk
Much like the ISNA site with lots of information about intersex issues in the UK. (top)

Transgender Resources

DIMENSIONS CLINIC
http://www.dimensionsclinic.org
Health Services for Trans Youth 25 & Under, Free/Sliding scale, Drop in on Thursday evenings at Castro-Mission Health Center.

ESTROGEN:  HORMONAL THERAPY
http://tghealth-critiques.tripod.com/mtf_ha1.htm
A 101 about hormone therapy from Dimensions at the Castro-Mission Health Center in San Francisco.

GENDER.ORG
http://www.gender.org/
Gender Education and Advocacy (GEA) is a national organization focused on the needs, issues and concerns of gender variant people in human society.

GENDER TALK
http://www.gendertalk.com/
A transgender talk radio, weekly news, information, interviews, archives.

FTM INTERNATIONAL
http://www.ftmi.org/
The largest, longest-running organization serving the Female-to-Male community.

FORGE
http://www.forge-forward.org/
FORGE (For Ourselves: Reworking Gender Expression) is a national education, advocacy and support umbrella organization supporting FTM+s (female-to-male transsexuals and transgenderists, and others who were assigned female at birth but who have some level of masculine identification) and SOFFAs (Significant Others, Family, Friends and Allies).

IFGE
http://www.ifge.org/
IFGE advocates for freedom of gender expression. 
They promote the understanding and acceptance of All People: Transgender, Transsexual, Crossdresser, Agender, Gender Queer, Intersex, Two Spirit, Drag King, Drag Queen, Queer, Straight, Butch, Femme, Homosexual, Bisexual, Heterosexual, and of course - You!

HBIGDA
http://www.hbigda.org/
The Harry Benjamin International Gender Dysphoria Association, Inc. (HBIGDA) is a professional organization devoted to the understanding and treatment of gender identity disorders.

MEDADVOCATES.ORG
http://www.medadvocates.org/marg/trans/main.html
Medadvocates.org contains information pertaining to medical issues within the trans community.

MERMAIDS
http://www.mermaids.freeuk.com/index.html
Mermaids aims to offer support to parents, families, carers, and others; raise awareness about gender issues amongst professionals (e.g. teachers, doctors, social services, etc.,) and the general public;campaign for the recognition of this issue and the increase in professional services. Although based in the UK, the site has resource and support information.

ST. JAMES INFIRMARY
http://www.stjamesinfirmary.org/
St. James Infirmary offers free, confidential, nonjudgmental medical and social services for female, transgendered, and male sex workers.

TESTOSTERONE:  FOR FEMALE TO MALE TRANSITION
http://tghealth-critiques.tripod.com/ftm_ha1.htm
A 101 about hormone therapy from Dimensions at the Castro-Mission Health Center in San Francisco.

TOM WADDELL HEALTH CENTER
http://www.dph.sf.ca.us/chn/HlthCtrs/transgender.htm
Transgender Clinic offering medical, mental health, nutrional, social services offered Tuesdays

THE TRANSGENDER GUIDE
http://www.tgguide.com/
Website to provide the Transgender community with quality resources.

TRANSFAMILY
http://www.transfamily.org/
TransFamily is a support group for transgendered and transsexual people, their parents, partners, children, other family members, friends, and supportive others. They provide referrals, literature, and over-the-phone information on all transgender issues.

TRANSGENDER LAW CENTER
http://www.transgenderlawcenter.org/
The Transgender Law Center (TLC) is a civil rights organization advocating for transgender communities.

TRANSGENDERLEGAL.COM
http://www.transgenderlegal.com/
TRANSGENDER LEGAL was created to accelerate the legal freedom of transgenders!

TRANSGENDER SAN FRANCISCO
http://www.tgsf.org/
TransGender San Francisco is a group for all members of the transgendered community.

TRANSSEXUAL WOMEN'S SUCCESSES
http://ai.eecs.umich.edu/people/conway/TSsuccesses/
TSsuccesses.html
Approximately 30,000 to 40,000 postoperative transsexual women live in the United States, and many thousands more are now in the process of gender transition here. These numbers are much larger than commonly assumed by the public because a veil of invisibility hides the true nature and extent of the transsexual condition. Especially hidden are large numbers of highly successful women who have fully transitioned.

TRANSSTER.COM
http://www.transster.com/
This website is a photo repository of female to male (FTM) gender reassignment surgeries. A login ID and password are required to use Transster.com.

TSROADMAP.COM
http://www.tsroadmap.com/
Transsexual transition is simply a journey. Just like a trip, you decide on your destination, the time you'll need to get there, the money you'll spend. Transsexual Road Map is a travel guide to set priorities and choose your route.

TRANSYOUTH FAMILY ADVOCATES
http://www.imatyfa.org/Imatyfa/Imatyfa.html
TransYouth Family Advocates (TYFA) are parents, family, friends and caring adults dedicated to educating and raising public awareness about the medical and cultural challenges faced by children with gender variant and gender questioning identities and the families who love them.

YOUTH TIES
http://www.youthgenderproject.org/
Youth Trans & Intersex Education Services (Youth TIES) is a youth-led organization advocating for trans, gender-variant, intersex and questioning (TGIQ) youth. (top)

Women's Resources

EXOTICIZE MY FIST
http://www.exoticizemyfist.com
An online magazine for queer APA women and allies.

GIRLVENTURES
http://www.bayareagirlscenter.org
GirlVentures is committed to helping girls sustain the clarity, voice and self-confidence that they risk losing during the difficult transition to adolescence.

HILLGIRLZ
http://www.hillgirlz.com
Stay abreast with the San Francisco Bay Area's most extensive dyke calendar on the busiest dyke website.

LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF SAN FRANCISCO
http://lwvsf.org/
A nonpartisan organization, dedicated to the informed and active participation of all citizens. They offer community forums, televised programs, web content and other materials encouraging the public to get to know the candidates better.

LESBIAN HEALTH RESEARCH CENTER
http://www.lesbianhealthinfo.org/
The Institute’s goals of serving women across the lifespan, and of providing research data for making public policy decisions, improving public education, and facilitating community interventions.

MAUTNER PROJECT
http://www.mautnerproject.org
The Mautner Project improves the health of lesbians and their families through advocacy, education, research, and direct service. 

NATIONAL CENTER FOR LESBIAN RIGHTS (NCLR)
http://www.nclrights.org

NATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR WOMEN
http://www.sfnow.org/
NOW has grown into the largest women's rights organization in this country. Members are actively involved in every issue relating to full equality for women in our society --- reproductive rights, violence against women, economic rights, eliminating racism, lesbian and gay rights, education discrimination, homemaker's rights, the needs of women and their children, older women's rights, the rights of disabled women, the equal rights amendment, helping feminist women move into policy-making positions, and more!

SAFETOPEE.ORG
http://safe2pee.org/beta/
The goal of the project is to create a resource where people who do not feel comfortable with our society's rigid gender binary can find safe bathrooms in public places.

SAN FRANCISCO WOMEN AGAINST RAPE
http://www.sfwar.org/
San Francisco Women Against Rape (SFWAR) is a community-based, anti-sexual assault, social justice organization. They provide resources, support, advocacy and education to strengthen the work of all individuals, and communities in San Francisco that are responding to, healing from, and struggling to end sexual violence.

SCARLETEEN
http://www.scarleteen.com
Sex education for the real world, specifically for young women.

ST. JAMES INFIRMARY
http://www.stjamesinfirmary.org/
St. James Infirmary offers free, confidential, nonjudgmental medical and social services for female, transgendered, and male sex workers.

WOMEN OF COLOR RESOURCE CENTER
http://www.coloredgirls.org/
The Women of Color Resource Center (WCRC) is headquartered in the San Francisco Bay Area and promotes the political, economic, social and cultural well being of women and girls of color in the United States.

THE WOMEN’S COMMUNITY CLINIC
http://www.thewomensclinic.org/
The Women's Community Clinic’s mission is to improve health by providing free, respectful, quality care for women, by women. We believe that preventive, educational care is essential to lifelong health and is best achieved in a safe, welcoming environment that encourages women to seek the care they need.

Men's Resources

ANDROPHILE PROJECT
http://www.androphile.org
A comprehensive survey of the various forms male love has taken over the centuries in various cultures, integrating history, ancient art and mythology.

BAY AREA BISEXUAL NETWORK
http://www.babn.org/
Bay Area Bisexual Network (BABN) is based in San Francisco. Their mission is to develop a healthy, vibrant, multicultural bisexual community in the SF Bay Area and to promote better understanding of bisexual lives and issues within the larger lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer community and the public.

BLACK BROTHERS ESTEEM
http://www.sfaf.org/bbe/
Black Brothers Esteem (BBE) promotes the sexual health and well-being of African American gay and same-gender loving men through a weekly drop-in group, workshops and community-building activities. BBE addresses not only issues of HIV, but also the challenges of poverty, substance use, homophobia and racism.

BLACK COALITION ON AIDS
http://www.bcoa.org/
Dedicated to the advocacy, education and harm reduction for the HIV/AIDS disease of African-American people.

THE DISCOVERY COMMUNITY
http://www.discovery-community.org/
The Discovery Community, Inc. is an all volunteer organization whose mission is to provide gay and bisexual men ongoing opportunities for social connection, personal growth, and community development.

FTM INTERNATIONAL
http://www.ftmi.org/
The largest, longest-running organization serving the Female-to-Male community.

GAY LIFE
http://www.gaylife.org/
Gay Life is a program sponsored by the San Francisco AIDS Foundation. Their mission is to provide meaningful opportunities for gay men in San Francisco to gain deeper understanding about issues, challenges, and concerns that affect our lives, our emotional well-being and sexual health.

MAGNET
http://www.magnetsf.org/
Magnet's vision is to promote the physical, mental and social well-being of gay men.

OUR LOVE
http://www.stopaids.org/programs/our_love/
Created in 1999 by and for gay and bisexual black men, Our Love offers a workshop series that addresses specific topics of interest to this community of men.

SAFETOPEE.ORG
http://safe2pee.org/beta/
The goal of the project is to create a resource where people who do not feel comfortable with our society's rigid gender binary can find safe bathrooms in public places.

SAN FRANCISCO GAY MEN’S CHORUS
http://www.sfgmc.org/pub/home/index.asp
A gay men’s chorus with 200+ members who perform throughout the year.

SISTERS OF PERPETUAL INDULGENCE
http://www.thesisters.org/
San Francisco-based entertainment group that sponsors nationwide events to benefit
gay and lesbian non-profit organizations.

ST. JAMES INFIRMARY
http://www.stjamesinfirmary.org/
St. James Infirmary offers free, confidential, nonjudgmental medical and social services for female, transgendered, and male sex workers.

STOP AIDS
http://www.stopaids.org
San Francisco organization working to reduce HIV transmission among gay and bisexual men. (top)