Lbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgenr, and Queer (LGBTQ+) Program | U.S. Department of Commerce

Contents:

• LBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, TRANSGENR, AND QUEER (LGBTQ+) PROGRAM
• A BRIEF HISTORY OF LBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, AND TRANSGENR SOCIAL MOVEMENTS
• GAY RIGHTS MOVEMENT

LBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, TRANSGENR, AND QUEER (LGBTQ+) PROGRAM

Topics clu:Laws by StateMarriage & Relatnship RegnnParentg and Adoptn Laws, cludg Jot Adoptn Laws, Send-Parent Adoptn Laws, and Stepparent Adoptn LawsEmployment and Hog Non-Discrimatn LawsSafe Schools LawsDemographics, cludg LGBT Populatns by State and Same-Sex Coupl Raisg ChildrenTo get more volved or learn more about advocy anizatnsBroad Advocy OrganizatnsCheck out the anizatns which advote for the entire LGBT muny or a particular subset of the LGBT muny on a broad range of Lor Project works for muny wellns and progrsive social and enomic jtice on behalf of lbian, gay, bisexual, two spir, trans and genr non-nformg people of lor the New York Cy area through muny anizg, tn and pacy-buildg.

Commted to stggle across differenc, the Audre Lor Project seeks to rponsibly reflect, reprent and serve s var provis support and advocy anizatn for children wh LGBT Equaly Council ensur equaly for LGBT fai by buildg muny, changg hearts and mds, and advancg social jtice for all & Lbian Victory Fund and Learship Instute works to change the face and voice of Ameri's polics and achieve equaly for LGBT Amerins by creasg the number of openly LGBT officials at all levels of ernment and to achieve full equaly for LGBT people by buildg, supportg and advancg a diverse work of LGBT public Rights Campaign (HRC) is Ameri’s largt civil rights anizatn workg to achieve lbian, gay, bisexual and transgenr equaly. HRC seeks to improve the liv of LGBT Amerins by advotg for equal rights and benefs the workplace, ensurg fai are treated equally unr the law and creasg public support among all Amerins through advocy, tn and outreach is a natnal grassroots anizatn that works for the full cln of LGBT Jews Jewish Cab Republins works wh the Republin Party to advote for equal rights for gay and lbian Amerins. Freedom to Work is a natnal anizatn mted to banng workplace harassment and reer discrimatn agast lbians, gay men, bisexuals, and transgenr Amerins through public tn, policy analysis, and legal & Lbian Alliance Agast Defamatn (GLAAD) amplifi the voice of the LGBT muny by empowerg real people to share their stori, holdg the media acuntable for the words and imag prents, and helpg grassroots anizatns munite, Lbian and Straight Edutn Network (GLSEN) striv to assure that each member of the school muny is valued and rpected, regardls of sexual orientatn or genr inty/ offers hands-on support servic New York Cy and tn and advocy about HIV/AIDS for hundreds of thoands Alliance Network empowers youth activists to fight homophobia and transphobia schools.

A BRIEF HISTORY OF LBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, AND TRANSGENR SOCIAL MOVEMENTS

Natnal Coaln for LGBT Health is mted to improvg the health and well-beg of LGBT dividuals through feral advocy that foc on rearch, policy, tn and York Cy Gay and Lbian Anti-Vlence Project works to elimate hate vlence, sexual asslt, stalkg and domtic vlence LGBT, queer andHIV-affected muni through unselg, advocy, anizg and public & Equal Workplace Advot t and empowers anizatns, human rourc profsnals, employee rource groups and dividual employe through programs and servic that rult equal workplace polici, opportuni, practic and benefs, and which clu all sexual orientatns, genr inti, exprsns and Tech is the largt LGBTQ+ muny of tech lears the world. DeSantis thorized the new law on the same day that he signed bills that make a felony for doctors to prcribe genr-affirmg re to trans mors and expand the state’s ntroversial “Don’t Say Gay” law. ILGA World – the Internatnal Lbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Associatn – is a worldwi feratn of more than 1, 600 anisatns om over 150 untri and terrori mpaigng for lbian, gay, bisexual, trans and tersex human rights.

IGLYO – The Internatnal Lbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgenr, Queer and Intersex (LGBTQI) Youth & Stunt Organisatn is the largt LGBTQI youth and stunt work the world, wh over 95 members 40+ untri. Their missn is to relieve poverty for lbian, gay, bisexual and transsexual (LGBT) refuge livg Turkey by providg the basic necsi of life; and to relieve poverty by sponsorg, providg fancial and rettlement assistance to LGBT refuge Turkey who have fled bee of persecutn for their sexual orientatn or genr intifitn and, as victims of human rights ab; and to unrtake activi ancillary and cintal to the attament of the above charable purpose. GRIN Campaign, Global Rpect  Edutn, is a transatlantic non-prof anisatn and advocy group which mpaigns primarily for lbian gay bisexual transgenr and queer/qutng (LGBTQ) people’s social and polil equaly tn.

GAY RIGHTS MOVEMENT

Kaleidospe Tst works to uphold the human rights of lbian, gay, bisexual and transgenr (LGBT+) people untri around the world where they are discrimated agast or margalised due to their sexual orientatn, genr inty and/or genr exprsn. As the largt natnal lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr and queer civil rights anizatn, HRC envisns a world where LGBTQ people are ensured of their basic equal rights, and n be open, hont and safe at home, at work and the muny.

The Gay, Lbian & Straight Edutors Network is the largt natnal anizatn of parents, tors, stunts and other ncerned cizens workg to end homophobia K-12 schools, and to ensure all stunts are valued and rpected, regardls of sexual orientatn. Found 1998 by the creators of the Amy Award®-wng short film TREVOR, The Trevor Project is the leadg natnal anizatn providg crisis terventn and suici preventn servic to lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr, queer & qutng (LGBTQ) young people unr 25. The Amerin Milary Partner Associatn is the natn’s largt rource and support work for the partners, spo, fai, and alli of Ameri’s lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr, and queer (LGBTQ) service members and veterans.

Armed Forc, pecially the Lbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgenr current and prr ary personnel who have been historilly disenanchised by armed forc policy and discrimatory laws erng ary service and benefs. The Natnal Rource Center on LGBT Agg is the untry’s first and only technil assistance rource center aimed at improvg the qualy of servic and supports offered to lbian, gay, bisexual and/or transgenr olr adults.

Found 1973, Lambda Legal is the olst and largt natnal legal anizatn whose missn is to achieve full regnn of the civil rights of lbians, gay men, bisexuals, transgenr people and everyone livg wh HIV through impact ligatn, tn and public policy work.

The Natnal LGBT Bar Associatn is a natnal associatn of lawyers, judg and other legal profsnals, law stunts, activists, and affiliated lbian, gay, bisexual, and transgenr legal anizatns. At the send board meetg 1989 Boston, the LGBT Bar, then known as the Natnal Lbian and Gay Law Associatn (NLGLA), had 293 paid members, and iated a mpaign to ask the ABA to clu protectn based on sexual orientatn to s revisn of the Mol Co of Judicial Conduct for Judg. The Natnal LGBT Bar Associatn is a natnal associatn of lawyers, judg and other legal profsnals, law stunts, activists and affiliated lbian, gay, bisexual and transgenr legal anizatns.

The Lbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgenr (LGBT) Natnal Help Center, found 1996, is a non-prof, tax-exempt anizatn that provis val peer-support, muny nnectns and rource rmatn to people wh qutns regardg sexual orientatn and/or genr inty.

NCLR is a natnal legal anizatn mted to advancg the civil and human rights of lbian, gay, bisexual, and transgenr people and their fai through ligatn, legislatn, policy, and public tn. The Natnal Gay and Lbian Chamber of Commerce is the bs advote and direct lk between lbian, gay, bisexual and transgenr bs owners, rporatns, and ernment, reprentg the terts of more than 1.