Links

We have assembled here a number of links with useful information, policies, and practices. We have also listed a number of organizations and media outlets of potential interest to GLIFAA members and our allies. If you would like to see something added to this list, please send us a comment.

LGBT Organizations in Other Agencies

• Federal Globe Umbrella organization of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender employees in the Federal Government
• U.S. Department of Agriculture GLOBE
• Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual Returned Peace Corps Volunteers
• Department of Interior GLOBE
• Department of Justice Pride
• National Institute of Standards and Technology GLOBE

Employee Associations

• American Foreign Service Association (AFSA)
• American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE)

Life Overseas

• Tales from a Small Planet, includes the "Real Post Reports" -- cosponsored by GLIFAA! -- on living and working overseas, with a special page for gay and lesbian expatriots. If you are overseas, please fill out a "Real Post Report" for your city or post!
• Associates of the American Foreign Service, an independent, non-profit organization representing Foreign Service spouses, employees, and retirees. AAFSW is welcoming and open to the spouses and families of lesbian and gay personnel
• Department of State Family Liaison Office

GAO Reports about the Defense of Marriage Act and the Military Don't Ask/Don't Tell Policy

• A GAO report on the impact of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA)
• A GAO report on 1049 benefits denied under DOMA
• Sexual Orientation and Employment Discrimination:
  
  • http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d02878r.pdf
  • http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d02665r.pdf
  • http://archive.gao.gov/f0502/575711.pdf
• Sexual orientation and security clearances
• Homosexuals in Foreign Militaries
• DOD Policy on Homosexuality
• Costs incurred by federal government because of DADT policy in military:
  
  • http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d06909r.pdf
  • http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d05299.pdf

Information Relating to U.S. Government LGBT Issues

• "Addressing Sexual Orientation Discrimination in Federal Civilian Employess" - An Employee's Rights Guide from the Office of Personnel Management
• "Facts About Discrimination Based on Sexual Orientation, Status as a Parent, Marital Status and Political Affiliation" from The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

Department and Agency Web Sites

• Department of State
• US Agency for International Development
• Foreign Commercial Service
• Foreign Agricultural Service
• Peace Corps
• Office of the US Trade Representative
• The Voice of America
• The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

Career Information

• State Department career information
• USAID

International Human Rights

• International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission (IGLHRC)
• Amnesty International OutFront
• International Lesbian and Gay Association
• The Magnus Hirschfeld International Lesbian and Gay Association Center for Human Rights

Domestic Advocacy Organizations

• Human Rights Campaign, America's largest gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender advocacy organization. 
• Parents, Families, and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG)
• Family Pride Coalition
• National Gay and Lesbian Task Force
• Immigration Equality
• American Civil Liberties Union Gay Rights Project
• Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation
• Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund
• Service Members Legal Defense Network
• Institute for Gay and Lesbian Strategic Studies
• Lesbian and Gay Immigration Rights Task Force
• Matthew Shepard Foundation

Publications/Resources

• The Advocate
• Pride Net
• HRC Back Story
• Independent Gay Forum
• The Washington Diplomat