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ACLU LGBT ProjectThe LGBT Project brings impact lawsuits in state and federal courts throughout the country — cases designed to have a significant effect on the lives of LGBT people.
AIDS UnitedAIDS Action’s mission is to advocate on a national level for people living with or affected by HIV/AIDS and the organizations that serve them.
Black AIDS InstituteThe Black AIDS Institute is the first Black HIV/AIDS policy center dedicated to reducing HIV/AIDS health disparities by mobilizing Black institutions and individuals in efforts to confront the epidemic in their communities.
Children of Lesbians & Gays EverywhereCOLAGE is a national movement of children, youth, and adults with one or more lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and/or queer (LGBTQ) parents.
Equality FederationEquality Federation is the national alliance of state-based lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender advocacy organizations.
Family Equality CouncilFamily Equality Council works to ensure equality for LGBT families by building community, changing hearts and minds, and advancing social justice for all families.
Freedom to MarryFreedom to Marry is the gay and non-gay partnership working to win marriage equality nationwide.
Gay & Lesbian Medical AssociationGLMA’s mission is to ensure equality in health care for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender individuals and health care providers.
GLAADThe Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) 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.
GLADGay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders (GLAD) is New England’s leading legal rights organization dedicated to ending discrimination based on sexual orientation, HIV status and gender identity and expression.
GLSENThe Gay, Lesbian & Straight Education Network strives to assure that each member of every school community is valued and respected regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity/expression.
HRCFounded in 1980, the Human Rights Campaign advocates on behalf of GLBT Americans, mobilizes grassroots actions in diverse communities, invests strategically to elect fair-minded individuals to office and educates the public about GLBT issues.
Immigration EqualityImmigration Equality is a national organization that works to end discrimination in U.S. immigration law, to reduce the negative impact of that law on the lives of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and HIV-positive people, and to help obtain asylum for those persecuted in their home country based on their sexual orientation, transgender identity or HIV-status.
In The LifeIN THE LIFE produces media that produces change for the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender communities. In an era of sound bite news, inch-deep celebrity profiles and reality shows.
International Gay & Lesbian Human Rights Commissionhe mission of the International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission (IGLHRC) is to secure the full enjoyment of the human rights of all people and communities subject to discrimination or abuse on the basis of sexual orientation or expression, gender identity or expression, and/or HIV status.
Lambda Legal Defense & Education FundLambda Legal is a national organization committed to achieving full recognition of the civil rights of lesbians, gay men, bisexuals, transgender people and those with HIV through impact litigation, education and public policy work.
Log Cabin RepublicansLog Cabin Republicans is the nation’s only organization of Republicans who support fairness, freedom and equality for gay and lesbian Americans.
Mautner ProjectThe Mautner Project improves the health of lesbians, bisexual, and transgender women who partner with women, and their families, through advocacy, education, research, and direct service. We envision a healthcare system that is guided by social justice and responsive to the needs of all people.
National AIDS Education & Services for MinoritiesNational AIDS Education & Services for Minorities was created in an effort to counteract the ever increasing spread of HIV/AIDS in communities of color.
National Black Justice CoalitionThe National Black Justice Coalition is a civil rights organization dedicated to empowering Black same-gender-loving, lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgendered people. The Coalition works with our communities and our allies for social justice, equality, and an end to racism and homophobia.
National Center for Lesbian RightsThe National Center for Lesbian Rights is a national legal organization committed to advancing the civil and human rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people and their families through litigation, public policy advocacy, and public education.
National Center for LGBT HealthThe National Center for LGBT Health is committed to improving the health and well-being of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender individuals and communities through public education, coalition building and advocacy that focus on research, policy, education and training.
National Center for Transgender EqualityThe National Center for Transgender Equality (NCTE) is a 501(c)3 social justice organization dedicated to advancing the equality of transgender people through advocacy, collaboration and empowerment.
National Gay & Lesbian Cancer NetworkThe National LGBT Cancer Network works to improve the lives of LGBT cancer survivors and those at risk.
National Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Congress The NGLCC is committed to forming a broad-based coalition, representative of the various interests of LGBT owned and friendly businesses, professionals, and students of business for the purpose of promoting economic growth and prosperity of its members.
National Gay & Lesbian Task ForceThe mission of the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force is to build the grassroots power of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community.
National Gay and Lesbian Task Force – YouthYouth are coming out as lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) at younger ages than ever before. Meanwhile: Ex-gay ministries have decisively shifted their focus to young people. There is a epidemic of homelessness among LGBT youth. Children of LGBT parents are harmed by restrictions on parenting, foster parenting and adoption. LGBT students encounter widespread harassment and alienation on campus.
National Lesbian & Gay Law AssociationThe National LGBT Bar Assocation is a national association of lawyers, judges and other legal professionals, law students, activists, and affiliates lesbians, gay, bisexual, transgender legal organizations. The LGBT Bar promotes justice in and through the legal profession for the LGBT community in all its diversity.
National Minority AIDS CouncilThe National Minority AIDS Council has helped develop leadership in communities of color to address the challenges of HIV/AIDS since 1987.
National Resource Center on LGBT AgingThe National Resource Center on LGBT Aging is the country’s first and only technical assistance resource center aimed at improving the quality of services and supports offered to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) older adults. Established in 2010 through a federal grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the National Resource Center on LGBT Aging provides training, technical assistance and educational resources to aging providers, LGBT organizations and LGBT older adults. The center is led by Services & Advocacy for GLBT Elders (SAGE) in partnership with 10 leading organizations from around the country.
National Stonewall DemocratsThe National Stonewall Democrats is a grassroots network connecting LGBT Democratic activists.
Out & Equal Workplace AdvocatesOut & Equal Workplace Advocates™ educates and empowers organizations, human resources professionals, employee resource groups, and individual employees through programs and services that result in equal policies, opportunities, practices, and benefits in the workplace regardless of sexual orientation, gender identity, expression, or characteristics.
Out for WorkOut for Work is the only national nonprofit organization dedicated to educating,preparing and empowering LGBT college students and their allies for the workplace.
PFLAGPFLAG promotes the health and well-being of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender persons, their families and friends through: support, to cope with an adverse society; education, to enlighten an ill-informed public; and advocacy, to end discrimination and to secure equal civil rights.
Point FoundationPoint Foundation provides financial support, leadership training, mentoring and hope to meritorious students who are marginalized due to sexual orientation, gender identity and/or gender expression.
Pride at WorkThe purpose of Pride At Work is to mobilize mutual support between the organized Labor Movement and the LGBT Community around organizing for social and economic justice.
Servicemembers Legal Defense NetworkSLDN is a national, non-profit legal services, watchdog and policy organization dedicated to ending discrimination against and harassment of military personnel affected by “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” and related forms of intolerance.
SoulforceThe purpose of Soulforce is freedom for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people from religious and political oppression through the practice of relentless nonviolent resistance.
The AIDS InstitutePromotes action for social change through public policy research, advocacy, and education.
The International Federation of Black PridesThe International Federation of Black Prides is a coalition of Black Pride organizations formed to promote a multinational network of LGBT/SGL (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender/Same Gender Loving) Prides and community-based organizations.
The Trevor ProjectThe Trevor Project operates the only nationwide, around-the-clock suicide prevention helpline for gay and questioning youth.
Transgender Law CenterThe Transgender Law Center (TLC) is a civil rights organization advocating for transgender communities.
Victory FundThe Gay & Lesbian Victory Fund endorses qualified, committed openly LGBT candidates who can win at the ballot box.
Woodhull Freedom FoundationThe Woodhull Freedom Foundation is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization that works to advance sexual freedom as a fundamental human right by protecting and advancing freedom of speech and sexual expression.