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National Organizations |
Human Rights Campaign
As America's largest gay and lesbian organization, the HRC provides a national voice on gay and lesbian issues. The Human Rights Campaign effectively lobbies Congress; mobilizes grassroots action in diverse communities; invests strategically to elect a fair-minded Congress; and increases public understanding through innovative education and communication strategies.
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Mission of the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force FoundationThe mission of the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force is to build the political power of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community from the ground up. We do this by training activists, organizing broad-based campaigns to defeat anti-LGBT referenda and advance pro-LGBT legislation, and by building the organizational capacity of our movement. Our Policy Institute, the movement’s premier think tank, provides research and policy analysis to support the struggle for complete equality and to counter right-wing lies. As part of a broader social justice movement, we work to create a nation that respects the diversity of human expression and identity and creates opportunity for all. Mission of the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force, Inc.The National Gay and Lesbian Task Force, Inc. (NGLTF, Inc.), founded in 1973 and incorporated in 1974, works to build the grassroots political power of the LGBT community to win complete equality. We do this through direct and grassroots lobbying to defeat anti-LGBT ballot initiatives and legislation and pass pro-LGBT legislation and other measures. We also analyze and report on the positions of candidates for public office on issues of importance to the LGBT community. NGLTF, Inc., is a 501(c)(4) nonprofit corporation incorporated in New York. Contributions to NGLTF, Inc., are not tax-deductible. |
Christie Lee Littleton
a woman of courage who faced gross injustice
in the land that touts "liberty and justice for all" |
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Welcome to Eminism.orgEminism.org is the web site for Emi Koyama, the activist/author/academic working on intersex, sex workers' rights, (queer) domestic violence, genderqueer, anti-racism, and other issues. Okay, so it's a personal site, but if you are into any of these issues there are so much stuff to read on this site that it's almost scary. See the FAQ section to get started, or head directly to another section of Eminism.org. |
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Fight OUT Loud is a non-profit organization
dedicated to helping GLBT individuals fight
discrimination and hate. Our Mission
The mission of Fight OUT Loud is to assist the gay, lesbian, bisexual,
and transgender community in mobilizing against discrimination and
hate crimes. We hope to use our experience to give guidance
through the maze of government, media, police, and security issues
that come from speaking out publicly on GLBT issues. Fight OUT
Loud is a resource for our community, acting as a guide for framing
issues and talking points, helping to get a coherent and effective
message out, and providing contacts for the everyday person when
their situation is not being taken seriously. We also hope to assist in
training our community on how to react to incidents of discrimination
and to raise awareness of the still present hatred and bigotry focused
on GLBT individuals.
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THE MISSION of Scouting For All, a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization, is to advocate on behalf of its members and supporters for the restoration of the traditionally unbiased values of Scouting as expressed and embodied in the Scout Oath & the Scout Law, and to influence the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) to serve and include as participating members ALL youth and adult leaders, regardless of their spiritual belief, gender, or sexual orientation. WE ENVISION a Scouting movement in America which once again commands the broad respect of the American people, rededicated to the traditionally unbiased principles of the Scout Oath and Scout Law, and in which the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) values and honors the contributions of its gay (GLBTQ) youth and adult leaders, and welcomes the participation of women and girls, as well as atheists and other freethinkers. |
| Tolerance.org is a principal online destination for people interested in dismantling bigotry and creating, in hate's stead, communities that value diversity. (Read more about how we define "tolerance.") If you want to know how to transform yourself, your home, your school, your workplace or your community, Tolerance.org is a place to start — and continue — the journey. Through its online well of resources and ideas, its expanding collection of print materials, its burgeoning outreach efforts, and its downloadable public service announcements, Tolerance.org promotes and supports anti-bias activism in every venue of life. Winner of the Webby Award for Activism and Electronic Multimedia Awards for both Education and Public Service, Tolerance.org provides: - Daily news about groups and individuals working for tolerance and fighting hate;
- Guidebooks for adult and youth activists;
- Practical resources for parents and teachers; and
- Entertaining and educational games for young children.
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Colorado |
 - Non-Partisan
Equal Rights Colorado (ERC) is strictly issue-oriented in its mission and non-partisan in its approach.
Tax Staus
ERC is incorporated as a 501(c)(4) non-profit. As such, there are no tax-related restrictions on our political activities or the amount of lobbying we can do. It is also why donations to ERC are not tax-exempt.
Volunteer Based and Member-Driven
All of our board members and officers are volunteers, and all are drawn from constituency that we serve.
ERC Lobbyist
ERC does retain the year-around services of a registered professional lobbyist, who also serves on the board of directors of Equal Rights Colorado in an ex officio, non-voting capacity. -
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District of Columbia |
| Fighting for Equal Rights Since 1971 The Gay and Lesbian Activists Alliance of Washington, DC, is a local, all-
volunteer, non-partisan, non-profit political organization, founded in 1971 to advance the
equal rights of gay men and lesbians in Washington, DC. We are the nation's oldest
continuously active gay and lesbian civil rights organization. |
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Florida |
Equality Florida is widely regarded as
one of the most effective statewide
advocacy organizations in the country. Equality Florida is a statewide education and advocacy organization dedicated to eliminating discrimination based on sexual orientation, race, gender and class. The organization reaches over 50,000 Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender and Supportive (GLBTS) households in Florida, making it one of largest civil rights groups working at the state level. Equality Florida stays in constant contact with the public through our quarterly newsmagazine EQUALITY NEWS, regular action alerts, an extensive e-mail news service, news bulletins and town hall meetings. Through a statewide network, the organization brings together local advocacy groups representing nearly every city in Florida. Equality Florida continually works with these groups to develop a unified strategy for Florida’s progressive movement. |
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Georgia |
 
| Welcome to Just Equal! | | |
Just Equal members believe that gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender people should have the same rights and protections enjoyed by others. We believe a person shouldn't be fired, denied the right to rent an apartment, or be kicked out of a restaurant or hotel simply because he or she is gay, lesbian, bisexual, or transgender. We also believe that children should not be denied access to health insurance or other family benefits because their parents are gay.
Sexual orientation and gender identity are still used to deny these basic rights to many of our neighbors, family members, friends, and employees. Just Equal members believe the best community is one where all of its citizens have basic rights and dignities. Our outreach efforts have shown us that most Athens residents agree with and support our mission. |
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Illinois |
Equality Illinois Equality Illinois mission is to secure, protect and defend the basic civil rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender persons in the state of Illinois. |
Indiana |
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Iowa |
|  Equality Iowa is a statewide grassroots non-partisan organization and as such we are working to educate all Iowans about civil rights, aging, marriage equality and families of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender Iowans.
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Kansas |
End Discrimination
Based on Sexual
Orientation and Gender
Identity The Kansas Equality Coalition is a non-partisan group of fair-minded people who are determined to end discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity. Our mission is to ensure the dignity, safety, and legal equality of all Kansans.
Since its formal creation in the autumn of 2005, the Equality Coalition has organized chapters in Johnson County, Douglas County/Lawrence, Manhattan, Topeka, Wichita, North Central/Salina, and Southwest/Dodge City. Our current membership stands at more than 600 Kansans from all walks of life. |
Kentucky |
  
Who we are... The Kentucky Fairness Alliance is an education and advocacy network dedicated to advancing equality for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, Kentuckians. Founded in 1993 to battle legislation to criminalize sodomy, the Kentucky Fairness Alliance has been instrumental in defeating over 98% of all bills and amendments in Frankfort targeting LGBT people for discrimination. Our commitment to local organizing helped our chapters pass city- and county-wide Fairness ordinances in Lexington, Covington, and Henderson. We have emerged from the 2004 election, our most serious challenge to date, primed to take our commitment to change to the next level. With thousands of new Fair-minded Kentuckians from the "No on the Amendment" campaign now on our radar, we will become a driving force in Kentucky policymaking |
Maryland |
Who We Are Equality Maryland is Maryland's largest LGBT civil rights group, with thousands of members across the entire state. Equality Maryland includes: a 501(c)(4) advocacy organization that lobbies in Annapolis and across the state to create equal protection under the law for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) Marylanders and their families; a 501(c)(3) educational foundation that works to eliminate prejudice and discrimination based upon sexual orientation and gender identity through outreach, education, research, community organizing, training and coalition building; and Equality Maryland PAC, which exists to influence elections.
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Missouri |
 Mission
PROMO is Missouri’s statewide organization advocating for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender equality through legislative action, electoral politics, grassroots organizing, and community education. Organizational Goals
We identify LGBT rights supporters, educate them on the issues, give them the tools and the confidence to participate in the political process, and get results. PROMO’s goals are to help LGBT Missourians create a supportive and visible community, become active in the democratic process, and work for their equal protection under the law. We build community awareness and grassroots support for LGBT equality and increase civic participation of LGBT Missourians.
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Nebraska |
Thank you for your interest in Citizens for Equal Protection. Since our incorporation in 1990, CFEP has grown into a thriving non-profit membership organization dedicated to advocating for the rights of gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender families in the state of Nebraska.
CFEP is a 501c(3) non-profit organization governed by a Board of Directors. Board members are highly successful and dedicated volunteers who are trained to oversee the work of the organization through grass-roots committee work. CFEP's daily operations are managed by a paid Executive Director. |
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New Jersey |
Garden State Equality is one of America's fastest growing civil-rights organizations. Representing New Jersey's 875,000 lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex citizens and the community's legions of straight allies, Garden State Equality is revolutionizing activism in New Jersey and providing a unique model for LGBTI activism nationwide. By constant design, Garden State Equality is a full partnership between the LGBTI community and the straight community. We believe that as civil rights movements mature, it is incumbent upon them to expand dramatically from their core base, aggressively incorporating the equal involvement of progressive allies. That's why a significant number of Garden State Equality's Board, general membership, donors and grassroots volunteers are from New Jersey's straight community. |
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About GAAMC | | Our Mission | GAAMC is a not-for-profit volunteer-run organization that provides social, educational, and outreach programs. GAAMC also offers opportunities for individuals to become politically active on issues related to the GLBTI community. Our intent is to maintain a positive, healthy, respectful and supportive environment in a safe space. |
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New York |
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WHO WE ARE Established in 1977, The EEGO Foundation is one of the largest, best organized, all-volunteer, membership and community-based non-profit human rights organizations in the country. It is the proud voice of the LGBT community on the East End of Long Island, paving the way for its members to gain equal rights through educational, communication, advocacy, health and cultural programs. |
| | Public Policy Agenda The Empire State Pride Agenda is New York's statewide lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) civil rights and advocacy organization. Our mission is to win equality and justice for LGBT New Yorkers and our families. We recognize that while significant cultural, legal and governmental advances have led to greater equality for LGBT New Yorkers, we and our families remain highly vulnerable without the vast majority of rights and protections that most New Yorkers take for granted. Through our education, organizing and advocacy programs, we work toward creating a broadly diverse alliance of LGBT people and our allies in government, communities of faith, labor, all sectors of the workforce and other social justice movements to achieve equality for LGBT New Yorkers and the broader goals of social, racial and economic justice. |
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North Dakota |
Equality North Dakota (END) is a statewide gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender rights organization. It was founded in 1999 as an outgrowth of the nationwide Equality Begins at Home project of the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force. END continues to work with both the Task Force and the Human Rights Campaign to bring full equality to GLBT North Dakotans. Why does North Dakota need a statewide organization advocating on behalf of the GLBT community? Currently, there are no federal, state or local laws which specifically protect the rights of GLBT North Dakotans. In a ranking of states' legal protections offered their GLBT citizens, North Dakota places at the very bottom. Although a number of private and public employers include sexual orientation in their anti-discrimination policies, it is still perfectly legal in North Dakota to be fired merely for being gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender. Clearly, GLBT North Dakotans do not enjoy the same protection under the law as other residents of our state or even the same protections offered in other states. On the state level, Equality North Dakota is a member of the North Dakota Human Rights Coalition and the North Dakota Progressive Coalition. Nationally, END is a member of the Federation of Statewide LGBT Advocacy Organizations and has also endorsed the work of the Coalition to Promote Equality at ExxonMobil. The decision-making power of Equality North Dakota is vested in a steering committee, and there are presently three officers within the committee. However, END general meetings are open to all GLBT and allied North Dakotans who support the work of the organization. We are currently looking for more representation from the western part of the state as part of our ongoing efforts and our commitment to organize throughout North Dakota. |
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Equality Cincinnati - Our mission is Working for full equality for gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender people in Greater Cincinnati and Preventing discrimination and violence based on sexual orientation and gender identity |
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Oregon |
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 | A POWERFUL VOICE FOR FAIRNESS IN OUR STATE. |  | Few people would have guessed that a mean-spirited attack on civil rights in 1988 by the OCA would become the catalyst for one of the strongest pro-gay rights organizations in the country! With a track record of success that has made Oregon a model for organizers nationwide, Basic Rights Oregon is founded on values that are very Oregonian:
>> Fairness >> Acceptance
>> Democracy >> Justice for all |
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Pennsylvania |
| Equality Advocates' mission is to achieve equality for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender individuals in Pennsylvania through direct legal services, education and policy reform. |
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South Carolina |
Our Mission
AFFA is a social justice organization achieving equality and acceptance for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people. |
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Welcome! The South Carolina Equality Coalition is a statewide coalition of fair-minded individuals, religious groups, and social justice organizations working to secure civil and human rights for all citizens of South Carolina, particularly lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people. |
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Tennessee |
Welcome to the official website of TEP: Tennessee Equality Project! TEP was founded on June 15, 2004 by members of the GLBT community in Nashville, TN in an effort to organize a group of committed citizens who believe in protecting the rights of GLBT persons in Tennessee. Our Mission is to promote and sustain the equality of gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender persons in the State of Tennessee through the establishment of fair and equitable laws protecting these rights and the elimination of laws that would seek to counter this effort. Equality is meant to include the protection of human and civil rights and the elimination of prejudice and discrimination. |
Texas |
| WHO WE ARE Equality Texas is a statewide political advocacy organization working to advance the cause of equality for all Texans. The Equality Texas Foundation conducts research and educates Texans about issues of equality, and helps to coordinate efforts of LGBT and allied organizations across the state. The Texas Equity PAC political action committee works to elect pro-equality state legislators. |
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Utah |
  Equality Utah is a grassroots, statewide political advocacy organization working on behalf of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people to secure equality and fairness, regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity. All of our funding comes from individual donors and private foundations. Our work is only possible through your generous financial and volunteer support. |
Vermont |
Equality VT was formerly The Vermont Coalition for Lesbian and Gay Rights. We have changed the name to be more inclusive of our diversity.
Through social outreach, educational opportunities and political action, Equality VT strives to promote civil rights, personal empowerment and social acceptance of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender Vermonters. |
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Virginia |
The Charlottesville Center for Peace and Justice - CCPJ - promotes education and action for peace and justice. We encourage all citizens to take responsibility for the policies and decisions of our local, state and national governments. |
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Equality Virginia is a statewide, non-partisan, lobbying, education and support network for the gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgendered, and straight allied (GLBT) communities in Virginia. Founded in 1989 as Virginians for Justice, EV spent the 1990's building the grassroots framework and legislative presence for what has become Equality Virginia. EV has members across the Commonwealth. EV's Board of Directors is a diverse group of men and women, gay and straight, Democrat and Republican, who represent all regions of the state. Working with local communities and officials, EV's staff and team of volunteers maintain a state-wide presence at all levels of state government. |
Washington |
 
 Equal Rights Washington (ERW) is a statewide political advocacy organization for the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) community of Washington State. ERW works to end discrimination against LGBT people throughout the state. ERW’s sister organization, Equal Rights Washington Education Fund educates Washingtonians about issues of equality and helps coordinate the efforts of LGBT and allied organizations across the state. The ERW political action committee (PAC) works to elect pro-equality senators and representatives to the state legislature. |
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Wyoming | 
Wyoming Equality Mission Wyoming Equality seeks to enhance the lives of gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender people in the Equality State by providing: | ● | Education | | ● | Information | | ● | Activities | | ● | Support | | ● | Networking System | and | | ● | Advocacy System |
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