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National Resources
Arts & Entertainment | General Resources | Media Resources | Physical and Mental Health Care Resources | Political Resources |Social People & Places |Spiritual Resources
National Arts & Entertainment Resources:
GLAAD
The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation is dedicated to promoting and ensuring fair, accurate and inclusive representation of people and events in the media as a means of eliminating homophobia and discrimination based on gender identity and sexual orientation.
General National Resources:
Human Rights Campaign
The Human Rights Campaign is America’s largest civil rights organization working to achieve gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender equality. By inspiring and engaging all Americans, HRC strives to end discrimination against GLBT citizens and realize a nation that achieves fundamental fairness and equality for all.
HRC seeks to improve the lives of GLBT Americans by advocating for equal rights and benefits in the workplace, ensuring families are treated equally under the law and increasing public support among all Americans through innovative advocacy, education and outreach programs. HRC works to secure equal rights for GLBT individuals and families at the federal and state levels by lobbying elected officials, mobilizing grassroots supporters, educating Americans, investing strategically to elect fair-minded officials and partnering with other GLBT organizations.
National Media Resources:
Curve Magazine
Best-Selling Lesbian Magazine
Physical Heath Care Resources:
DC Fights Back!
We are a group of concerned citizens, infected, affected, and allies united by the understanding that The HIV/AIDS epidemic in DC is out of control and our leaders have let us down.
Whitman-Walker Clinic
Provides culturally sensitive, compassionate health care and supportive services to gay men, lesbians, bisexuals and transgender individuals.
National Political Resources:
Leslie Feinberg
Leslie Feinberg is a long-time activist and an award-winning author. Hir works include "Stone Butch Blues," "Transgender Warriors: Making History from Joan of Arc to Dennis Rodman" and "Trans Liberation: Beyond Pink or Blue."
Feinberg is a political journalist and a managing editor
of Workers World newspaper. Ze is a national steering
committee member of the LGBT Caucus of the National
Writers Union, UAW Local 1981; a member of Pride At Work,
AFL-CIO; and an associate member of the Steelworkers
Union. Feinberg is a founder of Rainbow Flags for Mumia
and a national organizer for the International Action
Center.
The Victory Fund
Since 1991, The Gay & Lesbian Victory fund and Leadership Institute has helped hundreds of openly LGBT candidates win election to local, state and federal offices. Through world-class programs and nonpartisan training, we also provide these new leaders with the skills and contacts they need to make the most of their influence and access.
The Gay & Lesbian Victory Fund provides strategic, technical and financial support to openly LGBT candidates and officials. It is the only national organization committed to increasing the number of openly LGBT public officials at all levels of government. Victory Fund support is acknowledged as the determinative factor in the successful election or appointment of endorsed LGBT candidates. The Victory Fund is the nation’s largest LGBT political action committee and one of the nation’s largest non-connected PACs.
VictoryConnexion
VictoryConnexion is the first social-political networking portal for members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and allied (LGBTA) community who are committed to achieving true equality through equal representation.
Leadership Institute
The International Gay & Lesbian Leadership Conference offers senior-level, openly LGBT leaders from the public, and non-governmental sectors a unique opportunity to gather in a peer community to share ideas and best practices. Top-tier decision-makers are brought together by the Gay & Lesbian Leadership Institute to review the year’s progress and explore future strategies. The only conference of its kind today, the event provides a collegial, informative and friendly environment for networking and leadership development.
Openly LGBT local, state and national political and non-profit leaders are building a global network of out officials to advance true equality for all. Please join us in that effort.
Social People & Places:
Olivia Cruises & Resorts: Vacationing for Lesbian Women
National Spiritual Resources:
Soulforce
The purpose of Soulforce is freedom for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people from religious and political oppression through the practice of relentless non-violence resistance.
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