LGBT Resources

The University of Kentucky Health Profession Colleges do not tolerate discrimination. If you experience discrimination or perceive a threat of discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity and would like to discuss the situation confidentially, please contact one of our officers and/or see the Links of Interest below.

Internal

LGBT Health Resource Guide

UK HOPE SharePoint - Repository for all things UK HOPE. For access, please contact the UK HOPE leadership.

University of Kentucky (campus-wide resources)

UK OutSource – In the UK Student Center, below Starbucks and across from the Student Government offices.

UK Gay Straight Alliance – Undergraduate LGBT advocacy group (website currently inactive)

UK Martin Luther King Cultural Center – Undergraduate LGBT advocacy group

UK Counseling and Testing Services (GLBTQ Services) – Provides counseling services, free to full or part-time UK students

President's Commission on Diversity

State & Community Resources

Kentucky Equality Federation – Statewide LGBT civil rights and advocacy organization

AVOL (AIDS Volunteers of Central KY) – non-profit providing services to those living with and affected by HIV/AIDS in central Kentucky.

Fairness Campaign – grassroots LGBT organization based in Louisville

Lexington Fairness – community resource for LGBT citizens.

TransKentucky – state and community resource for transgender individuals.

National Resources

National LGBTPM (AMSA) – official AMSA website with resources for LGBT medical students and queer community leaders.

AMSA LGBT Residency and Medical School Directory – Compendium of survey respondents' opinions of LGBT-friendliness of various residency programs and medical schools

Gay and Lesbian Medical Association (GLMA) – association of over 2,000 medical professionals representing the interests of the LGBT community

GLMA Physician and Provider Directory – national directory of GLMA member and GLMA-associated physicians and other health professionals

GayHealth.com – gay health news, STI/drug warnings, sex advice, and more all at one website.

Trans Youth Family Allies – national transgender youth advocacy group

UCSF LGBT Resource Center – official and exemplary LGBT resource and advocacy center of the University of California, San Francisco. Be sure to check out the forum held each year.