Subject Guide for Hot Topics G-H
Contents
- Gay and Lesbian Rights
- Gender Issues (equal rights, sexual harassment, domestic violence, date rape, etc.)
- Gun Control
- Health Care Reform
- Housing/Homelessness
- Human Rights
Gay and Lesbian Rights
- Supersites:
- ACLU Freedom Network
ArgusClearinghouse: Social Sciences and Social Issues
Ethics Updates
Project Vote Smart
- Gay and Lesbian Politics: WWW and Internet Resources
- A gateway to news, electronic mailing lists, organizations, and other internet resources for the study of gay and lesbian issues.
- Rainbow Query
- Extensive pro-GLBT listing of gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender issues, arranged by category.
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Gender Issues
(Includes women's rights, sexual harassment, domestic violence, date rape, etc.)- Supersites:
- ACLU Freedom Network
ArgusClearinghouse: Social Sciences and Social Issues
Feminist Activist Resources on the Net
Policy.com
Project Vote Smart
Wild Ideas - Women'sNet
- Extensive coverage of women's issues, including violence against women, abortion, economic issues, technology, and more. Includes online publications as well as resource directories.
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Gun Control
- Supersites:
- Policy.com
Project Vote Smart
Wild Ideas
- Gun Laws, Gun Control & Gun Rights
- News releases, legislation, articles, statistics and reports, advocacy groups, and more relating to firearms policy.
- Gun Control Debate (Yahoo.com)
- News stories, news sources, and magazine articles plus links to related websites.
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Health Care Reform
- Supersites:
- Electronic Policy Network
HandsNet
Online NewsHour: Online Backgrounders
Policy.com
Project Vote Smart
Wild Ideas
- Health Care Liability Alliance
- Provides news articles, opinion pieces, background reports, and more on public policy health care issues and current legal reform proposals.
- Families USA
- Information on health care policy and legislation, intended for the health care consumer.
- Physicians for A National Health Program
- Articles, news, and basic information on health care reform with links to reform and advocacy groups. The group advocates a comprehensive, national health care program.
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Housing/Homelessness
- Supersites:
- HandsNet
Project Vote Smart
- National Coalition for the Homeless
- A national advocacy group whose website offers case studies, background information, background and updates on law and policy. There is an online library which contains extensive information on policy, program training manuals, program reports, and more.
- National Law Center on Homelessness and Poverty
- General information about homelessness, legal and legislative developments, fact sheets, press releases, and related links.
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Human Rights
- Supersites:
- ACLU Freedom Network
ArgusClearinghouse: Social Sciences and Social Issues
Envirolink Network
Ethics Updates
Policy.com
Project Vote Smart
Wild Ideas - Amnesty International On-Line
- Includes basic information about Amnesty International, a library of the organization's documents (reports on campaigns, news releases, etc.), information about human rights campaigns throughout the world, and links to the websites of other human rights organizations.
- Human Rights Watch
- Monitors human rights policy and abuses worldwide.
- Human Rights Web
- Documents the history of the human rights movement with political and legal background materials. Also includes resources for helping to protect human rights worldwide.
