Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender and Allies Committee
Being an ally is powerful; LGBTA Journal Club! (ARTICLE THAT WAS DISCUSSED HERE)
Are you interested in developing more awareness and sensitivity toward LGBT matters? We will discuss a recent publication from the American Journal of Orthopsychiatry titled: Positive Aspects of Being a Heterosexual Ally to Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) People.
This was the first Journal club meeting for LGBT issues sponsored by the LGBTA committee of the CEOD. The discussion group was designed to give our campus more insight into LGBT issues through a literature lens. Please see the attached article, we will summarize the article and discuss.
LGBTQ+ @ UMass
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
Best Practices - Supporting the LGBTQ+ Community - Presentation by Ben Green
UCSF Transgender Health Learning Center
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
NATIONAL LGBTQIA ORGANIZATIONS/SITES
Asexuality Visibility and Education Network (AVEN):www.asexuality.org
Children of Lesbians and Gays Everywhere: www.colage.org
A 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 UMass Chan 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 institution network of support and to assure that UMass Chan 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 committee co-chair, go to an event or meeting or contact CEOD at umassmed.edu (email).