Career Resources for LGBTQ Students & Alumni

Internship and Volunteer Experiences

It is never too early (or too late) to start building your resume with meaningful work experiences. If you would like to work in the LGBTQ community in the areas of policy, social services, advocacy, or education, here are a few of the many agencies you can contact:

Local Organizations:

• Basic Rights Oregon — volunteer opportunities
• ACLU Oregon — volunteer opportunities
• Q-Center— volunteer opportunities
• Outside In — volunteer and career opportunities
• Bradley Angle — volunteer

Queer Youth Services — volunteer opportunities:

• SMYRC — serves queer youth in Multnomah County

National Organizations:

• Human Rights Campaign — internship opportunities
• National LGBTQ TaskForce — internship opportunities
• Lambda Legal Defense Fund — volunteer opportunities 

Queer Job Search Resources

These are links to articles which discuss the different facets of the job search, addressing the unique needs and concerns of LGBTQ individuals:

Resumes:

LGBT Career Planning & Job Search Guide: Section 3: How Much To Include? —: an article written by Career Services at University of Pennsylvania addressing including LGBTQ related activities in a resume.

Interviewing Strategies:

• "Interviewing Strategies" (Section 4) — an article written by Career Services at University of Pennsylvania addressing interviewing strategies.
• "Out on a Job Interview?" — John J. Kinyon's article was originally published in Gay Chicago Magazine.

Being "Out" in the workplace:

• "Out at Work" — Ball State University's 2010 Out at Work Conference Resources
• Out and Equal Workplace Advocates —  provides information on LGBTQ workplace issues.
• Finding and Creating LGBTQ Inclusive Work Environments

General Queer Job Websites:

• Idealist.org
• OutProfessionals.com
• LGBT Career Link
• Simply Hired 
• Out Professional Network
• CenterLink LGBT Jobs and Careers

Transgender-Specific Resources:

• Trans Workplace - LGBTQ Workplace Law & Diversity
• Coming Out in the Workplace as Transgender
• Trans Lifeline - Careers
• Trans Lifeline - Volunteer
• Know Your Rights - National Center for Transgender Equality
• Trans Employment Program
• TJOBBANK - employment for the worldwide transgender community

Networking/Professional Associations:

• Health Professionals Advancing LGBTQ Equality
• Lesbian and Gay Veterinary Medical Association (LGVMA)
• Consortium of Higher Education Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Resource Professionals
• The Association of LGBTQ Journalists (NLGJA)
• National Organization of Gay and Lesbian Scientists and Technical Professionals (NOGLSTP)
• Publishing Triangle — association of lesbians and gay men in publishing
• Out Professionals — The nation's LGBTQ Networking Organization
• Association of Transgender Professionals 
• Additional Associations Through the Human Rights Campaign
• The National LGBT Bar Association
• NACE Community - LGBT Resources

On-Campus Resources:

Queer Resource Center
Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies

Queer-Supportive Employers

Locally:

Portland Area Business Association — A list of Queer or Ally owned businesses in Portland.

Nationally:

It used to be a struggle to find 100 "good" companies where LGBTQ people could work. TODAY, there are thousands of employers large and small, for-profit and non-profit that have instituted policies to protect queer-identified employees from discrimination.

For complete list of all employers with scores of 100 as well as all company rankings, see the Human Rights Campaign's Corporate Equality Index.