– Uptown Gay and Lbian Allianc

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Our MissnGLAA was found 1971 as the Gay and Lbian Activists Alliance, and updated 2017 to be more clive of the LGBTQ muny. Origally The Gay and Lbian Alliance – GALA’s missn has expand to clu dividuals of all sexual orientatns, genr inti and exprsns and we offer social support, advocy, rourc, referrals and more.

It’s a nonpartisan anizatn open to all lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr, queer or qutng (LGBTQ) people and alli. We envisn a world where lbians, gay men, and bisexuals live ee om homophobia all social, legal, and polil spher—a world where same-sex orientatn is wily accepted, and LGB spac are both prevalent and easily accsible. LGBA is dited to protectg and advancg the rights of lbians, gay men, and bisexuals.

The Southeast Alaska Gay and Lbian Alliance (SEAGLA) works to provi a supportg social work for gay, lbian, bisexual, transgenr, and queer people Southeast Alaska. In the early 1980's a group of like-md iends realized there was a need for social opportuny for the Gay, Lbian and Bi-sexual people of June.

The velopg ncept was workg together to promote open and social acceptance of Gay and Lbian persons livg Southeast Alaska. In May 1986 the South East Alaska Gay and Lbian Alliance (SEAGLA) was formed and legally found as a 503 C rporatn. Kansas Cy’s first Pri para 1977 was spearhead by Lea Hopks, whose anizg sparked a wir gay rights movement that ntu today.

But was only a few weeks after that succsful event that Hopks found herself on the fense aga, when a proment anti-gay activist me on a csa through town. Lbians, gay men and bisexuals livg ee om discrimatn or disadvantage based on their sexual orientatn. We lift up LGB people by prervg their history, celebratg their achievements and by workg to create the ndns which lbian, gay and bisexual people n thrive to enjoy happy and fulfilled liv.

GLAAD, formerly Gay and Lbian Alliance Agast Defamatn, anizatn created 1985 that is voted to unterg discrimatn agast lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr, and queer (LGBTQ) dividuals the media and promotg unrstandg, acceptance, and equaly.

The anizatn that later would be named GLAAD was formed November of that year when members of the cy’s gay and lbian muny met to discs their dissatisfactn wh the suatn— particular, the portrayal of AIDS the New York Post—and the need to take a stand agast the famatory and sensatnalistic media verage. They ially anized unr the name the Gay and Lbian Anti-Defamatn League but changed 1986 to the Gay and Lbian Alliance Agast Defamatn (GLAAD) after pyright issu were raised wh the origal name. Issu that have drawn signifint GLAAD attentn clu the media’s portrayal of the gay marriage movement, hate-motivated crim, antigay advocy, the hate lyrics found the songs of some mil artists, dulent advertisg found ads om the “ex-gay” movement, and the bullyg of LGBTQ group prents annual media awards at ceremoni generally held New York Cy, Los Angel, and San Francis.

The first GLAAD awards were prented 2013 the anizatn chose to disntue the e of “Gay and Lbian Alliance Agast Defamatn” and elected to stead e s longtime acronym, GLAAD, as s official name.

Sce 2021, the Uptown Gay and Lbian Alliance has award $28, 000 scholarships to graduatg senrs om Los Angel area high schools who were gog on to four-year lleg and universi. As “The Bobby Brown Uptown Gay and Lbian Alliance Square memory of 24 year-old Bobby Brown who was murred there 1983. LGB Alliance is a chary that supports lbian, gay and bisexual people by buildg muny, providg high qualy rmatn, beg a source of spiratn for people who feel margalised and seekg to fluence Government and cisn makers to prrise the needs and rights of same-sex attracted people.

Both women are experienced mpaigners wh s of activism lbian, gay and bisexual rights behd them. All of whom agreed that LGB people were facg a new kd of homophobia.