The Internet
The Internet is a great place for GLBT and health information. You can find a lot by searching keywords like "queers + health" or “glbt wellness” from most search engines (for example Yahoo Canada at www.yahoo.ca or www.google.com).
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Looking for information on a specific health topic or condition? Start with a medical Web index to quickly view a wide range of pertinent sites. |
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Medexplorer |
This excellent site provides links to and short descriptions of many sites on any disease or health topic. |
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Achoo |
Directs you to many sites on any given topic and provides useful capsule descriptions. You can also search the popular Mereck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy for definitive disease descriptions. |
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Healthfinder |
Developed by the U.S. government this site offers links to and brief descriptions of a vast network of sites and organizations. |
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U.S. National Library of Medicine |
This site provides free access to MEDLINE, a massive database of 11 million references and abstracts from 4,300 biomedical journals. |
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Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network |
Organization responsible for creating the famous Gay-Straight Alliances (GSA) in public schools. Loads of information. |
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Queer Resources Directory |
This site contains extensive listings for GLBT youth. |
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National Centre for infectious Diseases Travellers’ Health |
If you are planning a trip to anywhere in the world you will find lots of useful information. |
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The premiere site for the GLBT community. Free email. |
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Features include a large youth section with discussion boards. |
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Canadian national sites |
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Easy to use, authoritative site developed by Toronto’s Sunnybrook and Women’s College Health Sciences Centre and the Centre for Women’s Health. |
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Canada’s primary online site for glbt community. |
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Equality for Lesbians and Gays Everywhere |
Canada’s GLBT legal organization that fights for our rights. |
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Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (Canada) |
Support group for parents and friends of glbt people |
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Local Sites |
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Pink Triangle Services |
Outlines all the services offered by Pink Triangle Services. |
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The Ottawa GLBT Wellness Project. |
Provides information on the Wellness Project. Copies of the Wellness Survey final report and “Your Everyday Wellness Guide” can be downloaded. |
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Glbthealth listserv |
Listserv for the Ottawa Wellness Project. Over 1000 articles related to glbt wellness are stored and available for public use. |
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Youth Services Bureau |
Information on Youth Services Bureau, including online resources. Second site is created by the Rainbow Youth Advisory. Lots of info! |
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Contains listings of community events and links to other GLBT-related sites. |
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Gender Mosaic |
Ottawa’s support group for transgendered people. |
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Making Scenes Film and Video Festival |
Annual film festival of GLBT themes held each year in Ottawa. |
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Youth-related sites |
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Kidshealth |
A terrific, comprehensive site that covers all aspects of children’s health from growth and development to emotional behaviours. Tailored for parents, teens and kids. |
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Children of Gays and Lesbians Everywhere |
Web site of organization that offers support to children of GLBT parents. |
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Fantastic site with sections for poetry & coming out stories. |
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Oasis Online Zine |
Classy online zine. Encourages online submissions. |
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Web-ring of GLBT youth-related sites. |
Offers articles on coming out and Internet safety. |
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Provides a wealth of e-mail lists for coming out. |
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