Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender and Allies Committee

Meaning of the letters

The meaning of the letters LGBTA. L is Lesbian, G is Gay, B is Bisexual, T is Transgender, A is an ally or supporter. Often Q and I are added. Q is added to the mix to signify Queer or Questioning and I is Intersex, a person born with a reproductive or sexual anatomy that doesn't seem to fit the typical definitions of male or female.

A handy guide by Sam Killerman of http://itspronouncedmetrosexual.com 

Resources

AAMC Resource for Medical Educators (PDF): Implementing Curricular and Institutional Climate Changes to Improve Health Care for Individuals Who are LGBT, Gender Nonconforming, or Born with DSD 

UCSF Transgender Health Learning Center

A resource for building LGBT competencies at work Guide (PDF)

The UMass Amherst Stonewall Center http://www.umass.edu/stonewall/

The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) is an LGBT advocacy organization.

Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG) National

Guide to Coming out as an Ally or Supporter.

Worcester Pride

Safe Homes

NATIONAL LGBTQIA ORGANIZATIONS/SITES

Asexuality Visibility and Education Network (AVEN):www.asexuality.org

Children of Lesbians and Gays Everywhere: www.colage.org

Consortium of Higher Education LGBT Resource Professionals:www.lgbtcampus.org

GLBT National Help Center : www.glbtnationalhelpcenter.org

Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation: www.glaad.org

Gay and Lesbian Medical Association: www.glma.org

Gay and Lesbian Scientists and Technical Professionals:www.noglstp.org

Gay, Lesbian, and Straight Education Network: www.glsen.org

Human Rights Campaign: www.hrc.org

Immigration Equality : http://immigrationequality.org

Lambda Legal: www.lambdalegal.org

Mautner Project of Whitman-Walker Health (support for LBT women addressing serious illness) : www.whitman-walker.org

National Center for Lesbian Rights: www.nclrights.org

National Coalition of Anti-Violence Programs : www.avp.org

National LGBTQ Task Force: www.thetaskforce.org

Out and Equal Workplace Advocates: www.outandequal.org

Parents, Families, and Friends of Lesbians and Gays: www.pflag.org

Point Foundation: www.pointfoundation.org

Pride at Work: www.prideatwork.org

The Trevor Project: www.thetrevorproject.org

Mission

The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Allies (LGBTA) Committee supports LGBTA faculty, staff and students in the University Community. The committee works to create a visible network of support and serves as a resource for the UMMS LGBT community.

The LGBTA committee provides in collaboration with the DIO education related to Safe Space and Allies.  The educations are an opportunity for participants to become members of the University network of support and to assure that UMMS is a safe place for everyone.  In addition, the LGBTA committee regularly presents educational, cultural and social programs to support a community of inclusion.

Get Involved!

It is important for Staff and Faculty to be involved! Contact the co-chair, go to an event or meeting or contact CEOD via Fernanda Gama (email).