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Activists and Activist Organizations
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Activists, Activist Organizations and Information about Activism in the Gay and Lesbian Community. Local community based groups are listed by location in the general listings. To find local groups, go to our main menu, and choose a location.
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- STONEWALL Veterans' Association (S.V.A.)
- STONEWALL Veterans' Association of the historic 1969 Gay Stonewall Rebellion in NY is comprised of those active participants. We own the famous 1969 Cadillac convertible "Stonewall Car".
Categories - Alumni Organizations - Clubs and Organizations - Gay Rights - LGB History - Pride
- Lesléa Newman - Writer
- Lesléa Newman is an author and editor. Ms. Newman wrote "Heather Has Two Mommies", the first children's book to portray lesbian families in a positive way. She is also the author of many books for adults that deal with lesbian identity, Jewish identity and the intersection and collision between the two. In addition to being an author, Ms. Newman is a popular guest lecturer, and has spoken on college campuses across the country. Current projects include a recently completed novel about sexual abuse entitled "Jailbait", a short story collection in progress entitled, "Family is Family" and several pictures books including "Runaway Dreidl", "My Name is Aviva", and "Cats, Cats, Cats".
Categories - Authors - Lesbian - Public Speakers
- OLOC: Old Lesbians Organizing for Change
- OLOC provides old lesbians with the chance to meet like-minded women in our common struggle to confront ageism, to share mutual interests, and to experience the joy and warmth of playing and working together. OLOC has a quarterly newsletter, The OLOC Reporter, in which we exchange ideas and report events and issues of interest to old lesbians.
Categories - Lesbian - Mature Gays and Lesbians
Locations: - Texas } Houston } Houston
- SEAMEC - Seattle Metropolitan Elections Committee
- Seattle Metropolitan Elections Committee
for Gays, Lesbians, Bisexuals and Transgendered Persons. SEAMEC is a non-partisan civic organization that rates candidates running for political and judicial office in Seattle, King County, and the State of Washington. SEAMEC evaluates candidates on their knowledge of, record of proven activism for, and commitment to the concerns of the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered (GLBT) communities. SEAMEC publishes its ratings in advance of the primary and general elections, so voters can make an informed choice.
Categories - Gay Rights - Health and Nutrition - HIV / AIDS Miscellaneous Sites - HIV / AIDS Politics - Politics
Locations: - Washington } Seattle / King County } Seattle
- Soulforce
- Interfaith movement with the goal of freedom for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people from religious and political oppression through the practice of relentless nonviolent resistance.
Categories - African American - Religious
- The Montreal's PINK PANTHERS
- Born in 2002 in Montreal, the Pink Panthers/ Les Pantheres roses are an english/french group that use creative and direct action to challenge homophobia and gay conformism.
Categories - Gay Rights - Politics
Locations: - Canada } Quebec } Montreal
- Associação do Orgulho GLBT de São Paulo
- O principal motivo de nos unirmos é fazer com que o maior número de pessoas da sociedade brasileira respeitem as diferenças e que as próximas gerações tenham essa mesma atitude. A ação de respeitar a diversidade é o primeiro passo contra a violência. Assim, estaremos construindo um mundo melhor para todos. A Associação da Parada do Orgulho GLBT de S. Paulo faz cumprir os valores éticos de solidariedade e respeito, fundamentados na Declaração Universal dos Direitos Humanos.
Categories - Anti-violence - Community Information - Community Support and Service
Locations: - Brazil } São Paulo
- Madison Pride
- Madison Pride is a Madison-based LGBT communtiy organization responsible for the production of Madison's annual LGBT Pride Rally, March and Celebration. Our web site contains information about the events, links to other Pride Weekend events, and Pride paraphenalia. (Last confirmed date was 07/16/04 through 07/18/04. Future dates for this event have not been provided.)
Categories - Community Information - Community Support and Service - Events - Pride Events
Locations: - Wisconsin } Madison
- Queeruption
- Crossing the boundaries of race, class, religion, gender, age, sexuality, politics. QUEERUPTION , a radical queer gathering/conference. Events at the gathering will include workshops, info-share, round-tables, art, spoken word, music, performance and networking. 2004 location Amsterdam, 2005 Sydney. (Last confirmed date was 06/01/04 through 06/07/04. Future dates for this event have not been provided.)
Categories - Events - Pride Events
Locations: - Australia } New South Wales } Sydney - Netherlands } Amsterdam
- SAGE
- SAGE is the nation's oldest and largest community based inter-generational social service agency dedicated to honoring, caring for, and celebrating the lesbian and gay community's senior members. With a membership base of over 3,000, the agency runs a senior Drop-In Center, is a licensed mental health clinic, and provider of complete case management and social services to over 1,000 clients each month. Through its outreach and education efforts, SAGE combats the dual discrimination of agism and anti-gay bigotry faced by senior lesbians and gay men.
Categories - Anti-violence - Community Information - Community Support and Service - Health and Nutrition - Mature Gays and Lesbians - Mental Health
- Mike Orr, Tom Pate, Jimmy and Elizabeth's Web Page
- A web page dedicated to two gay men raising two children in Nebraska.
Categories - Coming Out - Community Information - Community Support and Service - Domestic Partners and Same Sex Marriage - Human Rights
Locations: - Nebraska } Omaha
- Peter Tatchell - Gay and Human Rights Campaigns
- Online archive of articles from this world-renowned gay and human rights activist. Also details of current and future campaigns.
Categories - Gay Rights - Human Rights
- Horizons Foundation
- Horizons Foundation fights anti-gay prejudice. A community foundation dedicated to improving the lives of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people in the San Francisco Bay Area through grantmaking, technical assistance and training, and public education initiatives on philanthropy and homophobia.
Categories - Gay Rights - Human Rights - Politics
Locations: - California } San Francisco Area } San Francisco
- USMC Boot - A place to Learn about Marines
- Marines have protected this country since before its founding. They're courageous, honest, and are generally viewed as being America's 911 force.
This site honors Marines, Gay, Lesbian, Straight, or Bisexual, and provides information about Gays and Lesbians in the Marines.
Come visit, and learn.
Categories - Gay Rights - LGB History - Military, Gay and Lesbian Issues and Service Members - Queer Studies
Locations: - Colorado } Denver
- The Gay and Lesbian Victory Fund
- The Gay and Lesbian Victory Fund is the only national organization whose sole mission is to increase the number of qualified open gay men and lesbians in public office.
Categories - Gay Rights - Politics
Locations: - District of Columbia } Washington
- Gables of Cape May
- We are a non profit entity. Our purpose is to promote, secure, enhance and protect the Human dignity, integrity and legal and political rights of Lesbians, Gays and Bisexual persons.
Categories - Clubs and Organizations - Community Information - Community Support and Service - Social Groups
Locations: - New Jersey } Cape May Point
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