The Natnal LGBTQ Task Force is dited to achievg eedom and jtice for lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr, queer people, and their fai through proactive, targeted, change-ducg iativ.
Contents:
- GAY, LBIAN, BISEXUAL, TRANSGENR, QUEER ROURC
- GAY RIGHTS
- NOT THE ONN: MOSW BANS GAY PRI FOR NEXT 100 YEARS
GAY, LBIAN, BISEXUAL, TRANSGENR, QUEER ROURC
The ACLU works to ensure that lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr and queer people n live openly whout discrimatn and enjoy equal rights, personal tonomy, and eedom of exprsn and associatn. * national gay rights organizations *
"The Gay, Lbian, Bisexual, and Transgenr (GLBT) Round Table of the Amerin Library Associatn is mted to servg the rmatn needs of the GLBT profsnal library muny, and the GLBT rmatn and accs needs of dividuals at large.
GAY RIGHTS
Polil Equaly Feratn Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Natnal LGBTQ Task Force Victory Fund Bisexual BIENESTAR BiNetUSA Bisexual Rource Center Youth Gay, Lbian & Straight Edutn Network (GLSEN) GSA Network LGBTQ Stunt Rourc & Support Pot Foundatn Safe Schools Coaln The Trevor Project Milary The Amerin Milary Partner Associatn (AMDA) Amerin Veterans for Equal Rights * national gay rights organizations *
"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. "Sce 1994, Immigratn Equaly has been proud to advote for and reprent lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr, queer (LGBTQ), and HIV-posive immigrants seekg safety, fair treatment, and eedom. "Lambda Legal, a 501(c)(3) nonprof, is a natnal anizatn mted to achievg full regnn of the civil rights of lbians, gay men, bisexuals, transgenr people and those wh HIV through impact ligatn, tn and public policy work.
"The Natnal Center for Lbian Rights (NCLR) has been advancg the civil and human rights of lbian, gay, bisexual, and transgenr people and their fai through ligatn, legislatn, policy, and public tn sce was found 1977. RnrnCenterLk was found 1994 as a…COLAGECOLAGE un people wh lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr, and/or queer parents to a work of peers and supports them as they nurture and empower each other to be…Equaly FeratnEqualy Feratn is the movement builr and strategic partner to US state-based anizatns advancg equaly for LGBT people the muni we ll home.
NOT THE ONN: MOSW BANS GAY PRI FOR NEXT 100 YEARS
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Equaly PennsylvaniaEqualy Pennsylvania is the monwealthGarn State EqualyWh more than 150, 000 members, Garn State Equaly is New JerseyGay & Lbian Public Actn & Support GroupsOrganized May 1993 to foc on grass roots anizg for.
Equalx is a llaborative knowledge base for the LGBTQ+ (lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr) movement, visualizg LGBTQ+ rights through maps, timel, and data. * national gay rights organizations *
To endorse ndidat who support basic civil and human…Gay and Lbian Medil Associatn (GLMA)GLMA's missn is to ensure equaly healthre for lbian, gay, bisexual and transgenr (LGBT) dividuals and healthre, Lbian & Straight Edutn Network (GLSEN)Ensurg safe and affirmg schools for all stunts, regardls of sexual orientatn or genr inty/exprsn. GLAADGLAAD builds support for equaly by amplifyg the voice of the #LGBT muny and holdg the media acuntable for the words and imag they Rights CampaignThe Human Rights Campaign is Ameri's largt civil rights anizatn workg to achieve lbian, gay, bisexual and transgenr Rights FirstHuman Rights First is an pennt advocy and actn anizatn that challeng Ameri to live up to s ials. Human Rights First believ Amerin learship is…Lambda LegalLambda Legal is a natnal anizatn mted to achievg full regnn of the civil rights of lbians, gay men, bisexuals, transgenr people and those wh HIV through…Massachetts 5BAGLY (Boston Alliance of GLBT Youth)The Boston Alliance of LGBTQ+ Youth (BAGLY) was formed 1980 and is a youth-led, adult-supported anizatn mted to social jtice, and creatg, stag and…Fenway HealthFenway Health advot for and livers novative, equable, accsible health re, supportive servic, and transformative rearch and tn.
We center LGBTQIA+ people…Gay & Lbian Advot & Defenrs (GLAD)Through strategic ligatn, public policy advocy, and tn, Gay & Lbian Advot & Defenrs works New England and natnally to create a jt society ee of…Massachetts Transgenr Polil CoalnFound 2001, the Massachetts Transgenr Polil Coaln (MTPC) is an advocy, tn, and muny learship anizatn that works to ensure the wellbeg…MassEqualyMassEqualy is the leadg Massachetts grassroots advocy anizatn workg to ensure that everyone across Massachetts n thrive om cradle to grave whout…Washgton 4Odyssey Youth MovementOdyssey Youth Movement promot equy for LGBTQ+ youth the Inland Northwt through youth-driven programs and muny tnMnota 4OutFront MnotaOutFront MnotaProject 515Project 515 was found 2006 wh a sgle, achievable missn to create a state where marriage laws did not discrimate agast LGBT persons. We are…Texas 3Rource CenterRource Center is a tsted lear that empowers the lbian, gay, bisexual and transgenr (LGBT) muni and all people affected by HIV through improvg health and…Rource Center of DallasRource Center is a tsted lear that empowers the lbian, gay, bisexual and transgenr (LGBT) muni and all people affected by HIV through improvg health and…Utah 3Transgenr Edutn Advot of UtahTEA of Utah is a statewi transgenr (trans) advocy anizatn. Stonewall Democrats supports ndidat and elected officials iendly to the LGBTQI muny who are support of rights, equaly and mon sense…Alaska 1Alaskans Together For EqualyAlaskans Together for Equaly (ATE) is AlaskaNew York 1Anti Vlence ProjectAVP empowers lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr, queer, and HIV-affected muni and alli to end all forms of vlence through anizg and tn, and supports…Oregon 1Basic Rights OregonBasic Rights Oregon aims to ensure that all lbian, gay, bisexual and transgenr Oregonians experience equaly by buildg a broad and clive polilly powerful movement…Alabama 1Equaly AlabamaEqualy Alabama's missn is to advance equaly for LGBTQ Alabamians where they live, work, learn and play through tn and advocy.
Florida 1Equaly FloridaEqualy Florida is the largt civil rights anizatn dited to securg full equaly for FloridaHawaii 1Equaly Hawai'iEqualy Hawaii is dited to securg equaly for Hawaii's lbian, gay, bisexual & transgenr muny. Illois 1Equaly IlloisThe missn of Equaly Illois is to secure, protect and fend equal rights for lbian, gay, bisexual and transgenr people 1Equaly KansasEqualy Kansas is a US anizatn whose missn is to end discrimatn based on sexual orientatn and genr inty.
The gay rights movement the Uned Stat began the 1920s and saw huge progrs the 2000s, wh laws prohibg homosexual activy stck down and a Supreme Court lg legalizg same-sex marriage. * national gay rights organizations *
IE Actn foc on amendg IndianaNew Hampshire 1New Hampshire Freedom To Marry CoalnNew Hampshire Freedom to Marry is New Hampshire's statewi lbian, gay, bisexual, and transgenr (LGBT) tn and advocy anizatn. Colorado 1One ColoradoOne Colorado is a statewi advocy anizatn dited to securg and protectg equaly and opportuny for lbian, gay, bisexual, and transgenr (LGBT) Coloradans and…Missouri 1PROMOA proment Missouri-based LGBTQ+ advocy and lobbyg Carola 1SC EqualySC Equaly is the statewi LGBTQ rights anizatn South Carola. Army service World War I, Gerber was spired to create his anizatn by the Scientific-Humanarian Commtee, a “homosexual emancipatn” group ’s small group published a few issu of s newsletter “Friendship and Freedom, ” the untry’s first gay-tert newsletter.
We are a natnal anizatn mted to achievg full regnn of the civil rights of lbians, gay men, bisexuals, transgenr people and everyone livg wh HIV. * national gay rights organizations *
Ernment signated Gerber’s Chigo hoe a Natnal Historic Pk TriangleCorbis/Getty ImagHomosexual prisoners at the ncentratn mp at Sachsenhsen, Germany, wearg pk triangl on their uniforms on December 19, gay rights movement stagnated for the next few s, though LGBT dividuals around the world did e to the spotlight a few example, English poet and thor Radclyffe Hall stirred up ntroversy 1928 when she published her lbian-themed novel, The Well of Lonels. Addnally, 1948, his book Sexual Behavr the Human Male, Aled Ksey proposed that male sexual orientatn li on a ntuum between exclively homosexual to exclively Homophile Years In 1950, Harry Hay found the Mattache Foundatn, one of the natn’s first gay rights group.
”Though started off small, the foundatn, which sought to improve the liv of gay men through discsn groups and related activi, expand after foundg member Dale Jenngs was arrted 1952 for solicatn and then later set ee due to a adlocked the end of the year, Jenngs formed another anizatn lled One, Inc., which weled women and published ONE, the untry’s first pro-gay magaze.
What are the Bt LGBTQ Organizatns (Gay, Lbian, Bisexual, Transgenr, Queer) the world? The plete LGBT Organizatn Rourc. * national gay rights organizations *
Post Office, which 1954 clared the magaze “obscene” and refed to liver Mattache Society Mattache Foundatn members rtctured the anizatn to form the Mattache Society, which had lol chapters other parts of the untry and 1955 began publishg the untry’s send gay publitn, The Mattache Review.
That same year, four lbian upl San Francis found an anizatn lled the Dghters of Bilis, which soon began publishg a newsletter lled The Ladr, the first lbian publitn of any early years of the movement also faced some notable setbacks: the Amerin Psychiatric Associatn listed homosexualy as a form of mental disorr followg year, Print Dwight D. In 1961, Illois beme the first state to do away wh s anti-sodomy laws, effectively crimalizg homosexualy, and a lol TV statn California aired the first documentary about homosexualy, lled The 1965, Dr. ”In fear of beg shut down by thori, bartenrs would ny drks to patrons spected of beg gay or kick them out altogether; others would serve them drks but force them to s facg away om other ctomers to prevent them om 1966, members of the Mattache Society New York Cy staged a “sip-”—a twist on the “s-” protts of the 1960s— which they vised taverns, clared themselv gay, and waed to be turned away so they uld sue.
Alliance Defendg Freedom distribut hundreds of thoands of dollars to ge groups attackg trans, gay and abortn rights * national gay rights organizations *
They were nied service at the Greenwich Village tavern Juli, rultg much publicy and the quick reversal of the anti-gay liquor Stonewall Inn A few years later, 1969, a now-famo event talyzed the gay rights movement: The Stonewall clanste gay club Stonewall Inn was an stutn Greenwich Village bee was large, cheap, allowed dancg and weled drag queens and homels the early hours of June 28, 1969, New York Cy police raid the Stonewall Inn. After the Stonewall Rts, a msage was pated on the outsi of the board-up bar readg, "We homosexuals plead wh out people to please help mata peaceful and quiet nduct on the streets of the village. " This sign was wrten by the Mattache Society–an early anizatn dited to fightg for gay reportg the events, The New York Daily News rorted to homophobic slurs s tailed verage, nng the headle: “Homo Nt Raid, Queen Be Are Stgg Mad.
”Over the next several nights, gay activists ntued to gather near the Stonewall, takg advantage of the moment to spread rmatn and build the muny that would fuel the growth of the gay rights movement. 1 / 12: NY Daily News Archive/Getty ImagChristopher Street Liberatn Day Shortly after the Stonewall uprisg, members of the Mattache Society spl off to form the Gay Liberatn Front, a radil group that lnched public monstratns, protts and nontatns wh polil officials.
The gay rights movement is the stggle for equaly and marriage rights for gay, lbian and transgenr people. Learn about the Stonewall Rts, Harvey Milk, the Pri flag and more. * national gay rights organizations *
Siar groups followed, cludg the Gay Activists Alliance, Radilbians, and Street Transvt Actn Revolutnari (STAR) 1970, at the one-year anniversary of the Stonewall Rts, New York Cy muny members marched through lol streets memoratn of the event. Activists also turned the once-disreputable Pk Triangle to a symbol of gay Polil Victori The creased visibily and activism of LGBTQ dividuals the 1970s helped the movement make progrs on multiple onts.