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Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender (LGBT) related organizations range from social and support groups to organizations that are political in nature. Some groups are independent, while others are officially-recognized advocacy groups within mainstream religious organizations or political parties. For groups whose primary purpose is campaigning for the legal rights of LGBT people, please see List of LGBT rights organizations.
A
- All Gay Christian Survivors - the most biblically conservative, fundamental, evangelical pro-gay Christian ministry in the world.[4]
- A Gender Agenda Community based organisation concerned with the health and wellbeing of the Sex and Gender Diverse community (Australia)[1]
- Accept - LGBT Cyprus The official LGBT group in Cyprus.[2]
- Affirmation Scotland — advocacy group composed of Church of Scotland members, works for a more LGBT-affirming denomination
- Albany Trust — educational and counselling organization (United Kingdom)
- Asian/Pacific Islander Queers United for Action — group for and by Asian/Pacific Islanders[3] in the Washington, D.C., area (United States), founded in 1997,[4] also has an award-winning rowing team.[5]
- Association of Gay and Lesbian Psychiatrists — education and advocacy group for LGBT mental health issues (United States)
- Association of Welcoming and Affirming Baptists — group of individuals, organizations, and congregations which advocate full LGBT-inclusion in Baptist churches (United States)
- Australian Lesbian and Gay Archives - community-based organization committed to the collection and preservation of material reflecting the lives and experiences of LGBT Australians.
- Axios — organization of Eastern Orthodox, Byzantine Rite, and Eastern Catholic Christians who are LGBT (International)
B
- Bash Back, network of anarchist and anti-authoritarian queer projects (United States)
- Bay View Garden and Yard Society (BVGAYS), a non-profit gardening and community organization in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. [5]
- Bering Omega Community Services – Bering Omega provides compassionate healthcare and social services to people living with HIV/AIDS in the Houston, Texas GLBT community.
- Bet Mishpachah, Jewish worshiping community in Washington, D.C.
- Beyondmedia Education, educates youth about HIV and sexual health.[6]
- BiNet USA, Bisexual advocacy group (United States)
- Bisexual Index, bisexual advocacy group (UK)[7] [6]
- Bisexual Movement Uganda - a group of university students fighting for a livable environment for all LGBTs in Uganda.
- Black Gay Men's Advisory Group, advocacy group (UK)
- Black Laundry, Israeli LGBT group which campaigns against the occupation of the Palestinian territories, and other issues
- Broken Rainbow, UK charity and support group for victims of same-sex domestic violence. [7]
- Boston MASALA Massachusetts Area South Asian Lambda Association [8]
C
- Campaign Against Homophobia — advocacy group (Poland)
- Changing Attitude International — group composed of members of the Anglican Communion, advocates a more LGBT-affirming denomination
- Cheer, Dorothy, Cheer! — performs at pride events, advocates LGBT and HIV/AIDS issues, raises money for charity (United States)
- Christian Altitude - GLBT & Affirming Church Planting Organization [9]
- Children of Lesbians and Gays Everywhere — advocacy group (International)
- Colt 45's - (Houston, Texas) Founded in the spring of 1976 as a Gay Western charitable organization, The Colt 45's basic goal was to serve the Houston community as a charity while still having a good time. In the past the community needs have changed and the Colt 45's kept pace with the changes, especially in the area of AIDS and HIV. As a 501(c)(3) charity, they strive to serve the Houston HIV/AIDS community.
- Connecticut Gay Men's Chorus
- ContemporaryCouples.com - uses webinars to provide research-based relationship education to gay and lesbian couples and singles.
- Chouettes Coquettes — social group for lesbian and bisexual women in Montreal who are their 20s and 30s (Canada)
- Courage International — church-sanctioned ministry and lay group within the Roman Catholic Church which promotes celibacy
D
- Daughters of Bilitis — historical lesbian social and activist organization (United States)
- DELGA — LGBT wing of the UK's Liberal Democrat party
- DignityUSA — lay organization of LGBT-affirming Roman Catholics, not a church-sanctioned organization
E
- Emergence International — support group for LGBT Christian Scientists (not to be confused with Scientology)
- Empire of the Royal Sovereign and Imperial Court of the Single Star - (E.R.S.I.C.S.S. Houston, Texas) distributes funds throughout the year to direct beneficiaries for HIV/AIDS and Breast Cancer, as well as our reign beneficiaries who receive their funds at our annual investiture. Although our beginnings were meager we are proud to say that our donations back to the community currently average approximately $65,000.00 per reign. A member of the International Imperial Court System (IICS).
- Empowering Spirits Foundation [10] — national LGBT non-profit, non-partisan civil rights organization.[8][9]
- Evangelicals Concerned — group of LGBT evangelical Christians[10][11] (United States)
F
- Federation of Gay Games — fosters LGBT self-respect through the Gay Games, an organized international participatory athletic and cultural event
- Fine By Me — advocacy group, distributes T-shirts reading "Gay? Fine by me" (United States)
- FLAGS - Fellowship for Lesbians and Gays in Scouting — Support Fellowship for LGBT people in The Scout Association (UK) [11]
- Friends of Dorothy Society — bell ringing group (International)
- Friðarbogin - Works towards social liberation for LGBT people in the Faroe Islands.
G
- GayChristianSurvivors.com - the most biblically conservative, fundamental, evangelical pro-gay website in the world.[12]
- GALA Choruses — Gay and Lesbian Association of Choruses (International)
- GALA Scotland Ltd - producers of Glasgay!, Scotland's annual celebration of queer culture (UK)[12]
- Gator Gay-Straight Alliance — University of Florida (United States)
- Gay lesbian bisexual social network - Free Social network for homosexuals, bisexuals and lesbians.[13]
- Gay & Lesbian Victory Fund — political action committee and leadership institute, which supports openly-LGBT candidates for public office (United States)
- Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation — media watchdog group (United States)
- Gay and Lesbian Arabic Society[14]
- Gay and Lesbian Kingdom of the Coral Sea Islands — world's first LGBT micronation
- Gay and Lesbian Medical Association (International
- GLYNI Gay and Lesbian Youth Northern Ireland[15]
- Gay Asian Pacific Support Network[16]
- Gay Buddhist Fellowship[17]
- Gay Christian Network (GCN)
- Gay Games, an organized international participatory athletic and cultural event held every four years
- Gay/Lesbian Baha'i Story Project[18]
- Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender and Straight Alliance (GLBTSA) at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC-CH)[19]
- Gay Lesbian Bisexual youth groups in Ireland
- Gay Line - a non-profit telephone helpline in Montreal, Canada
- Gay Men's Chorus of Los Angeles
- Gay Men's Chorus of San Diego
- GayOutdoors - fosters self-respect, fellowship, community service and environmental stewardship through organized outdoor activities/adventures[20]
- Gay Straight Alliance Network International (GSANI)[21]
- Gay Youth of New York (GY-NY), later Gay and Lesbian Youth of New York (GLYNY), later Bisexual, Gay and Lesbian Youth of New York (BiGLYNY), and later Bisexual, Gay, Lesbian and Transgender Youth of New York (BiGLTYNY)[22][23][24]
- GYUK Gay Youth UK
- Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network (GLSEN)
- Gays and Lesbians in Foreign Affairs Agencies (GLIFAA)
- Gay-Straight Alliance
- Gay Youth Corner (The GYC)[25]
- GenderBloc
- GenderPAC
- Global Alliance of Affirming Apostolic Pentecostals (GAAAP) (Encompasses the former Apostolic Restoration Mission.) International LGBT-Affirming Apostolic (Oneness) Pentecostal denomination.[13] See Gay Apostolic Pentecostals.
- Golden Gate Business Association (GGBA)[26]
- Growing American Youth of St. Louis[27]
- Gulf Coast Archive and Museum of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual & Transgender History (GCAM) - A 501-c-3 organization that was formed in Houston, Texas, by a group of concerned activists so that our collective histories could be saved – as well as be available for educational uses – through the utilization of a museum or similar venue.
H
- Houston GLBT Chamber of Commerce - A Houston area membership driven service organization whose goal is to help businesses, corporations and non-profit organizations reach, network, and communicate with the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender consumers.
- H.A.T.C.H. - Dedicated to empowering Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender and Questioning (GLBTQ) adolescents, ages 13–20, to become responsible citizens and positive contributors to society in the Houston area.
- Human Rights Campaign (HRC) - United States-based LGBT advocacy group and political action committee dedicated to ensuring equal rights for members of the LGBT community.
I
- ILTGA-LAC
- Inclusive Foundation Georgia[28]
- Independent Gay Forum
- Institute for Gay and Lesbian Strategic Studies [14]
- IntegrityUSA
- International Association of Gay Square Dance Clubs
- International Lesbian and Gay Association
- International Mister Leather
- International Ms. Leather
- InterPride, an organization of over 200 Pride event organizers.
- Isle of Man Lesbian and Gay Switchboard
J
L
- "Labrys" a lesbian, bisexual women's and transgender organization (Kyrgyzstan)[29]
- Lambda Istanbul [16] (Turkey)
- Lambda Foundation Scholarships, Awards, Bursaries (Canada) [17]
- Lambda Legal
- [Gay,_Lesbian,_Bisexual,_Transgender_and_Straight_Alliance#Lambda_Magazine Lambda Magazine][30]
- Lambda Warszawa (Poland) [18]
- Lavender Womyn A lesbian social group which started in Salem, Oregon [19]
- LEGATO University Students and Academics [20] (Turkey)
- Lesbenring
- Lesbian and Gay Christian Movement (LGCM) [21]
- Lesbian Association of India
- Lesbian Avengers
- Lesbian Sex Mafia
- The LGBT Cancer Project [22] [23]
- LGBT Ministry - Ordained Ministers of the LGBT and allies community [24]
- Lesbian Sex Mafia
- LGBTory - LGBT Conservatives (UK)
- LGBT Labour (UK)
- LGBT Youth Scotland
- LGBT Network (UK)
- Log Cabin Republicans (United States)
- London Gay Men's Chorus
- Loughborough University Students' Union LGBT Association[31]
- Love Makes a Family
- Lunduyan ng Sining (cradle of art) - a duly-registered lesbian arts organization in the Philippines[32]
- LSVD - German Lesbian and Gay Association
- Lutherans Concerned
M
- Masala (Boston) Massachusetts Area South Asian Lambda Association [25]
- Mission Saints Sergius & Bacchus [26]
- Magnus Hirschfeld Center for Human Rights[33]
- Malecare Gay & Bisexual Cancer Survivors [27]
- Mattachine Society
- Meem - A Lesbian Community in Lebanon [28]
- Metropolitan Community Church
- Metropolitan Community Church Philippines [29]
- Montrose Counseling Center - Provides culturally affirming, quality and affordable services primarily to Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender individuals in Houston, Texas.
- More Light Presbyterians
- MS Rainbow Alliance [30]
N
- Nashville GLBT Chamber of Commerce [31]
- National Association of Catholic Diocesan Lesbian and Gay Ministries [32]
- National Association of LGBT Community Centers [33]
- National Black Lesbian and Gay Leadership Forum [34]
- National Coalition for GLBT Youth [35]
- National Consortium of Directors of LGBT Resources in Higher Education
- National Directory of Campus LGBT Resource Centers [36]
- National Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce
- National Gay Pilots Association
- National Latinas/Latinos Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Organization [37]
- National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association
- National Lesbian and Gay Law Association [38]
- National LGBT Cancer Network [39]
- National Organization of Gay and Lesbian Scientists and Technical Professionals [40]
- National Stonewall Democrats
- National Transgender Advocacy Coalition
- National Union of Students LGBT Campaign[34]
- National Youth Advocacy Coalition
- New Ways Ministry
- New York Area Bisexual Network
- North American Gay Amateur Athletic Alliance
- Northern Ireland Gay Rights Association
O
- Oakland-East Bay Gay Men's Chorus
- ODU Out [41]
- ONE, Inc.
- Out & Equal
- Out in America[35]
- Out with Cancer [42]
- OutRage!
- OUTRhodes [43]
- Outright Libertarians
- Outright Scotland
- Our Youth, a non-profit youth LGBT organization[36]
- OutYouth [44]
P
- Project for Advice, Counselling and Education
- ParaGay (Paraguay) [45]
- Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG)
- People Like Us 3
- Phi Alpha Nu Fraternity, Inc. National HQ [46]
- Pink Pistols
- Pink Triangle Group [47], Turkey
- Plexed - The Gay Youth Community [48]
- Point Foundation
- Press for Change
- Pride365
- Pride at Work
- Pride Library
- Pro-Life Alliance of Gays and Lesbians
- Project Q
Q
- QueerAttitude.com [49]
- Queers and Allies at the University of Kansas [50]
- Queer Fist
- Queer Nation
- Queer Youth Alliance
- The Queer Youth Community [51]
R
- Rainbow Sash
- Rainbow Rights Project (R-Rights) - a group of lesbian and gay lawyers and legal activists who are dedicated to promoting a rational discourse on the rights of lesbians, gays, bisexuals, and transgenders (LGBTs) in the Philippines[37]
- Reconciling Pentecostals International [52] See Gay Apostolic Pentecostals.
- The Rockway Institute for LGBT research in the public interest (Alliant International University)[38]
- Rateen, Open Community for Youth Sexual Minorities (South Korea, Asia) [53]
- Rich Eychaner Charitable Foundation
- Rio Grand Adelante[39]
- RFSL, Riksförbundet för homosexuellas, bisexuellas och transpersoners rättigheter (Sweden) RFSL - Hotlines
S
- San Francisco Gay Men's Chorus
- Scottish Minorities Group
- Scouting for All
- Seacoast Outright
- Seattle Sex Positive Community Center aka the Wet Spot
- Servicemembers Legal Defense Network
- Sex Panic!
- SHOE International Network International Lesbian Social Network
- Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence
- Ski Bums
- Seventh-Day Adventist Kinship International [54]
- Sexual Minority Youth Assistance League (SMYAL)[40]
- Sexuality Information and Education Council of the United States
- Soulforce
- Stonewall Democrats
- Stonewall Shooting Sports of Utah
- Swedish Ombudsman against Discrimination on Grounds of Sexual Orientation
- S.O.N.G.- Southerners on New Ground[41]
T
- Taiwan Tongzhi Hotline Association
- Texas Gay Rodeo Association
- Tong-Kwang Light House Presbyterian Church
- 129th Toronto Scouting Group (Canada)
- Trans-Fuzja Foundation [55]
- Transgender Law Center
- Transgender Legal Defense & Education Fund [56]
- Turk Gay Club, Turk LGBT Community [57]
U
- UCLA Queer Alliance[42]
- UnifiedVoice.org [58]
- UNISON LGBT Self organised group [59]
- The United States Gay and Lesbian United Front [60]
- Unity Conference[43]
- The University of St Andrews LGBT Society[44]
- UP Babaylan [61] Philippines
- Unity Bangor LGBT[45]
- University of West Florida's Gay-Straight Alliance
Z
- Zagreb Pride, Croatian queer-feminist group [62]
See also
Notes
- ^ "A Gender Agenda". Genderrights.org.au. Retrieved 2010-06-05.
- ^ "accept - ΛΟΑΔ Κύπρου". Acceptcy.org. Retrieved 2010-06-05.
- ^ "A/PI Queers United for Action". Aquadc.org. Retrieved 2010-06-05.
- ^ Materville Studios - Host of Windy City Times. "Windy City Times profile on AQUA founder". Windycitymediagroup.com. Retrieved 2010-06-05.
- ^ Row Your Boat, Metro Weekly (Washington, D.C.)
- ^ Gonzalez, Andrea Garcia, Milticulturalism is an Action, it is a Way of Promoting Understanding. Aulaintercultural. 22, May, 2009. http://www.aulaintercultural.org/article.php3?id_article=3348
- ^ "Comment: Easier bi the backdoor? - from Pink News - all the latest gay news from the gay community". Pink News. 2009-07-14. Retrieved 2010-06-05.
- ^ "The Empowering Spirits Foundation: Bridging the gap between the LGBT community and non-LGBT neighbors". San Diego Gay & Lesbian News. 2010-01-29. Retrieved 2010-02-03.
- ^ Gays to help the disadvantaged and sick, My So Called Gay Life, 02 October 2009
- ^ "ECWR". ECWR. Retrieved 2010-06-05.
- ^ BORN AGAIN' GAY FIGHTS FOR RECOGNITION HIS EVANGELICAL GROUP OPPOSES THE 'PARTY LINE', Seattle Post-Intelligencer, 22 March 1986
- ^ Glasgay! :: Homepage
- ^ "Gay lesbian bisexual Social Network". glbsocial.net. Retrieved 2010-06-05.
- ^ "Gay & Lesbian Arab Society". Glas.org. Retrieved 2010-06-05.
- ^ "GLYNI – Welcome to Gay and Lesbian Youth Northern Ireland". Glyni.org.uk. 2010-05-29. Retrieved 2010-06-05.
- ^ "25 Years of Pride". GAPSN. 2009-05-20. Retrieved 2010-06-05.
- ^ "Gay Buddhist Fellowship". Gaybuddhist.org. Retrieved 2010-06-05.
- ^ "GLBSP Main - Gay/Lesbian Baha'i Story Project". Gaybahai.net. Retrieved 2010-06-05.
- ^ http://studentorgs.unc.edu/glbtsa/
- ^ "Hiking, Camping, Ski, Bike, Kayak, Backpack, Beach". Gay Outdoors. Retrieved 2010-06-05.
- ^ "Refreshing to welcome page". Gsani.com. Retrieved 2010-06-05.
- ^ "Gay Liberation Youth Movement in New York: "An Army of Lovers Cannot Fail" by Stephan L. Cohen". Lesley.edu. Retrieved 2010-06-05.
- ^ [1][dead link]
- ^ "Broadcast Yourself". YouTube. Retrieved 2010-06-05.
- ^ "The Gay Youth Corner". Thegyc.com. Retrieved 2010-06-05.
- ^ "The Golden Gate Business Association | The First LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender) Chamber of Commerce". Ggba.com. Retrieved 2010-06-05.
- ^ http://www.growingamericanyouth.org/
- ^ "Inclusive Foundation". Inclusive Foundation. Retrieved 2010-06-05.
- ^ "LBT Organization in Kyrgyzstan". Kyrgyzlabrys.livejournal.com. 2007-07-06. Retrieved 2010-06-05.
- ^ "LAMBDA online". Unc.edu. Retrieved 2010-06-05.
- ^ [2][dead link]
- ^ "Sanctuary of Art". Lunduyan ng Sining. Retrieved 2010-06-05.
- ^ [3][dead link]
- ^ "Home: NUS.org.uk". Nusonline.co.uk. Retrieved 2010-06-05.
- ^ "Ethan Interactive | Out In America | History". Ethani.com. Retrieved 2010-06-05.
- ^ US. "Our Youth (Our Youth)". MySpace. Retrieved 2010-06-05.
- ^ "Rainbow Rights Project". Rainbow Rights Project. Retrieved 2010-06-05.
- ^ http://rockway.alliant.edu
- ^ "Rio Grande Adelante .::. Welcome". Rgadelante.org. 2004-01-01. Retrieved 2010-06-05.
- ^ "Sexual Minority Youth Assistance League". SMYAL. 2009-09-20. Retrieved 2010-06-05.
- ^ "S.O.N.G". Southernersonnewground.org. Retrieved 2010-06-05.
- ^ "The Queer Alliance at UCLA". Studentgroups.ucla.edu. Retrieved 2010-06-05.
- ^ "The 2009 Unity Conference". Unc.edu. Retrieved 2010-06-05.
- ^ "Committe Page". St-andrews.ac.uk. Retrieved 2010-06-05.
- ^ http://www.bangorstudents.com/lgbtpride
