Suggested links for further exploration of topics related to this chapter
are found below with a brief description of what you can expect to find if you follow each link.
Homosexuality and Biology / Genetics
The "Gay Gene" Debate
PBS Frontline essay on the debate includes links to the following articles:
1) The "Gay Gene" and Evolution: A Problem?
by Richard Pillard
excerpted from "The Genetic Theory of Sexual Orientation" in the Harvard Gay and Lesbian Review, Winter 1997, pp. 61-67.
2) Is Homosexuality Inherited?
by Richard Horton
this article originally appeared in the New York Review of Books, (July, 1995)
Homosexuality and Teen Suicides
The Trevor Project
Website of an organization dedicated to providing a hotline for GLBT youth to prevent suicides.
Hotline: 866-4-U-TREVOR (866-488-7386)
Suicidal Signs and Facts
(Information on suicide rates among homosexual youth)
The rate of suicide among homosexual youth is 2 to 14 times as high as among heterosexual youth.
This site provides information on numerous studies that have been done exploring this trend.
Therapy
Introduction to Reparative & Similar Therapies
Religious Tolerance Website
Truth Wins Out
The aim of Truth Wins Out is to...counter right-wing propaganda, expose the 'Ex-Gay' myth, and educate America about gay life.
Religion and Homosexuality
What the Bible Says About Homosexuality
Religious Tolerance Website
Support Groups & Activist Groups
It Gets Better
Stories and videos to encourage young gay people that there is light at the end of the tunnel - that although classmates, family, and society can be cruel to them, it is possible to reach an adulthood where life can be happy, fulfilled, connected and safe.
Orlando Weekly article with local stories of It Gets Better
The Center of Orlando - GLBT Community Center Homepage
Information About - The Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender Community Center of Central Florida
--The Center
Gay & Lesbian National Hotline
National Hotline: 1-888-843-4564
Provides Hotline Numbers, OnLine Peer Support Chat, Resources, FAQs
Website for PFLAG - Parents, Family, and Friends of Lesbians and Gays.
Website for GLAAD - Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Includes sections that discuss the persecution of homosexuals in the third reich
Website of the Human Rights Campaign: Working for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender equal rights
Gay Parenting
Children of Lesbians and Gays Everywhere
COLAGE is the only national and international organization in the world specifically supporting young people with gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender parents.
Famous Ex-Gays who may not be Ex-Gay
George Rekers (minister & psychologist who claims to cure homosexuality)
A Heaven-Sent Rent Boy
New York Times Article by Frank Rich May 15, 2010
John Paulk (featured on 60 minutes episode)
Ex-Gay Leader Confronted in Gay Bar
by Joel Lawson Southern Voice, Thursday, 21 September 2000
