LGBTQ Resources
This is a list of websites and/or organisations that I’ve found helpful. Most of these are oriented towards younger lesbians, because that’s who I happen to be.
http://www.canihelpyousir.com/ Focusing on butch lesbians.
http://www.autostraddle.com/ Possibly the most awesome lesbian site out there. Caters to a mostly Western, young audience. Politics,recaps of the Real L Word,and NSFW Sundays,involving nekkid ladies.
http://www.cardcarryinglesbian.com/ Personal blog of a West Hollywood femme in a relationship with a butch.Good for anyone working out a butch/femme identity.
http://dorothysurrenders.blogspot.com Pop culture blog, with amazing posts like Naked Lady Monday and Tank Tops Tuesday.
http://effingdykes.blogspot.com/ How to improve your lesbian gaydar. Has lots of pretty pictures.
http://genderfork.com/ Gender-queer, mostly pictorial and some profiles of people. Also you can ask for advice, anonymously if you want.
http://holybulliesandheadlessmonsters.blogspot.com/ Dedicated to pointing out the lies organisations like NOM use against us. Strap line: ‘Lies told in the name of God are still lies.”
http://rosalarian.com/lesbianpirates Longrunning comic-I was kidnapped by Lesbian Pirates from Outer Space! Hugely enjoyable.
http://justanotherwhitewoman.wordpress.com/ Deals with interracial dating, lesbian nightlife and looks at butch/femme identity.
LGBT Asylum News Reports on the status of LGBT refugees and asylum seekers around the world.
The Lesbian & Gay Foundation Primarily for NW England, but runs anti-homophobia campaigns for the whole of England. Also has a helpline and information on HIV, sex, health, coming out, equality/your rights and general wellbeing.
http://www.onemorelesbian.com/ Video site, hosting mainly web series and fan videos.
http://www.pamshouseblend.com/ Brilliant site, dedicated to American politics.
http://www.prettyqueer.com/ Looks at all aspects of queerness, takes a different tack from some of the more ‘establishment’ blogs out there.
http://queerwatch.tumblr.com/ Tumblr that has good links to many other queer/feminist tumblrs. A good starting point.
http://www.drunkduck.com/simply_sarah/ Longrunning comic, following the lives of two young UK lesbians.
http://sparkindarkness.livejournal.com/ Essays on homophobia, fantasy book reviews and funny posts about a gay lawyer’s family life.
http://www.sugarbutch.net/ Looks at a butch/femme relationship, interspersed with sex toy reviews and quite a lot of erotica. Very NSFW, and probably 18+.
http://lesbrary.wordpress.com/ A blog with the aim of reading ‘everything lesbian.’ Great for book reviews and trying to find queer lit. Also has a zillion links to other similar blogs like Rainbow Reads.
http://www.thesite.org/ UK based advice site. Advises on sex and relationships, health, drink and drugs, home, the law, money, work/study and travelling. There’s an anonymous ask a question service too.
http://thoughtsonblank.wordpress.com/ A trans-male activist looks at his experiences with activism and Christianity (Unitarian Universalist). Great for anything trans or Christian related.
Velvetpark Similar to Autostraddle, pop culture and musings on what it is to be a leZbian.
http://wakingupnow.com/blog US politics, takes down the lies and distortions of the religious right.
