Lefthanders People

About being left-handed, people who are left-handed, and handedness in general. Sites offering products designed for use by the left-handed are listed in Shopping/Niche/Left-Handed_Products/.

• Gauche! Left-Handers in Society - A resource guide and forum. Left-handers speak to parents, teachers, employers, physicians, and others.
  
• Left-handedness - A modern Islamic perspective on being left-handed.
  
• Crochet Lessons for Left-Handers - Instructions, with helpful diagrams.
  
• The Lefthanded Liberation Front - Site has webforum, merchandise for sale, humor, and other material.
  
• LEFTovers - List of Lefthanded Canadians. Also contains left-handed stores in Canada.
  
• Lefties: The Science of Handedness - "Science Friday" program in RealAudio. Links to other Internet resources on handedness.
  
• Left Handed Portal - A unique portal for left-handers, parents of left-handed kids and right-handers who want to know more about southpaws.
  
• Sinistrality - Facts and myths about lefthandedness, links to lefthander organizations and stores for left-handed products, information on handgun products designed for left-handed use.
  
• Living in the Mirror: A Left-Handed Home Page - Comments and essays about living as a left-hander, plus links to other left-handedness-related sites, including a large selection of scientific material.
  
• Left-handed.com Forum - Online forum for left handers to discuss various topics and post news stories of interest.
  
• Neuroscience for Kids - Sidedness - Educational website about laterality. Includes tests for handedness, footedness, eyedness, and earedness.
  
• Are You Left-Handed? - Observations on the ontology of handedness, advice on how to surf the net left-handed, and links.
  
• Trends in Japan: Rise Up, Ye Southpaws - Article discusses the increased acceptance of lefthandedness in Japan.
  
• European Lefthanders' Page - English translation of German site: information of particular interest to European left-handers. Extensive lists of sources for left-handed products in Europe and on the Internet.
  
• The Left Hand Path - Speculations on how left-handedness came to be associated with satanism in western mythology.
  
• When Left is Right: Left-Handed Toddlers - Advice for parents of young children.
  
• Right Hand, Left Hand - Website for Chris McManus' book on handedness. Includes articles and online psychological quizzes.
  
• Left Handers Day - Left Handers Day is on 13 August. Information about handedness, fun facts, games and quizzes.
  
• Is There a Link Between Left-Handedness and Homosexuality? - Discusses a recent study showing that left-handedness and homosexuality may be linked.
  
• The Southpaw Manifesto - Includes a list of left-handed celebrities, how to say left handed in other languages, a test, social network, and articles.
  
• Study Finds Left-handers Don't Die Earlier - Short article from the Associated Press.
  
• The Language of the Left - Derogatory meanings associated with the words for "left" in several world languages.
  
• Famous Left-Handers - Long list of left-handed actors, artists, authors, musicians, athletes, politicians, U.S. presidents, and historical figures.
  
• Primate Handedness and Brain Lateralization Research - At Indiana University (M.K. Holder, Ph.D.). You can participate in the study by filling out an online questionnaire. Site also has links to information (both serious and fun) of interest to left-handers.
  
• The Lefthanded Universe - Interesting facts and ideas about lefthandedness. [English, Dutch, German]
  
• Why Left-handers Still Feel Left Out - Guardian article describes researcher's finding that left-handed people have been abused and neglected throughout history.
  
• Association of Left-handers, India - Works to create awareness that left-handedness is normal and to provide resources for left-handed people in the country. Information on cultural perspectives in India and the group's initiatives and accomplishments.
  
• Association of LeftHanders Zambia (ALHZ) - Compiling a list of famous lefthanders in Africa. Also supplies contact information.
  
• Calligraphy and Lettering Arts Society - "If you are left handed, do not despair." Advice for left-handers who want to learn calligraphy.
  
• Left Is Right - Promotes a book described as a survival guide for living lefty in a right-handed world. Includes some information about handedness and famous lefties.
  
• The Left-Handed Child in a Right-Handed World - Advice on determining hand dominance and on dealing with handwriting problems often encountered in left-handers.
  
• Gaskell Guitars - Australian company that makes only left hand guitars of models not available in left hand option by original manufacturers. Model photos and descriptions, where to buy, and other details.
  
• The Sinister Hand - Script of an Australian Broadcasting Corporation news feature on lefthandedness, particularly the biological origins of handedness.
  
• Laterality: Asymmetries of Body, Brain and Cognition - Scientific journal publishing research on the psychological, behavioural and neurological aspects of lateralisation, including handedness. Online tables of contents, abstracts, instructions to authors, and other information.
  
• Irish Left-handers Club - Short newsletter, products for sale, and other information.
  
• The LeftHandSide Collection - Blogs, online exhibits, and links for talented left-handed artists and designers from around the world.
  
• Alt.lefthanders Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) - Usenet FAQ. Includes questions such as: What does being "left-handed" or "ambidextrous" mean? Is lefthandedness inherited? Are lefthanders naturally clumsy? Do Lefties make better athletes?
  
• Left-Handed Writers Page - Article about left-handed writing with fountain pens, including advice on nib selection. Photographs show different hand positions lefties write in, with special advice for each.
  
  

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