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Advocate Internet -
National gay and lesbian newsmagazine.
AFFIRM -
Psychologists Affirming their Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual Family has recently been formed
for purposes of coming out in support of their relatives and encouraging further research
and clinical work on GLB issues.
Bringdown - Cynical
on-line humor magazine.
Children of Lesbians and Gays
Everywhere - Dedicated to the needs and growth of daughters and sons of lesbians and
gay men.
DataLounge - Daily
online news magazine which focuses on gay and lesbian issues.
Gay Financial Network - The Gay
Financial Network is the Web's hub for gay consumer and employment information. The
Website
features a detailed guide to gay-friendly companies, investment and money advice for
individuals and same-sex couples, and columns on travel and other consumer issues.
Deaf Queer Resource Center
- A national nonprofit resource and information center founded in 1995.
ACT-UP New York - Love 'em
or hate 'em, they are still here and still queer.
Gay/Lesbian International News
Network - Gay news Website with exclusive photo features, gay history resources, and
a gay media database.
Lesbian and Gay Immigration
Rights Task Force - A nonprofit volunteer organization which challenges the widespread
discriminatory impact of immigration law on gays and lesbians through a national program
of education, outreach, and advocacy.
Immunet - Immunet is a
non-profit AIDS service organization that produces an AIDS "Web channel" of
treatment information for PWA's and their caregivers.
National Lesbian & Gay Journalists Association - An organization of
professional journalists that works to ensure equal benefits and workplace
conditions for lesbian and gay employees in news organizations. NLGJA works
within the news industry for fair, accurate, and comprehensive coverage of gay
issues.
Partners Task Force
for Gay & Lesbian Couples - Information, support, and advocacy for same-sex
couples and those who serve them. The task force asserts the right of same-sex
couples to marry and to be recognized as domestic partners due equal benefits and
treatment.
Servicemembers Legal Defense
Network - With a nationwide network of over 200 attorneys from the best law firms in
the nation, SLDN offers the legal advice and assistance that service members need to
effectively respond to investigations. SLDN works closely with its allies in the military,
Congress, and the media to serve those military members at risk. In addition, SLDN
carefully documents abuses of the military policy on homosexuals and uses the data
gathered from the field to push for policy change.
The International
Association of Lesbian/Gay Pride Coordinators, Inc. - IAL/GPC is a nonprofit
organization made up of many cities producing Gay & Lesbian Pride events worldwide.
The group holds an annual international conference in October to conduct corporate
business, discuss future plans, politcal concerns, merchandising, operations, and
logistics for the planning and production of a variety of Gay Pride events that are held
around the globe. There are five yearly regional conferences also held, four in North
America and one in Europe (European Pride Organizers Association). The International Gay
Pride Theme is also chosen by the general membership in the plenary session.
TurnOUT - A
stylish and complete guide to gay and lesbian political activism on the Web.
GLAAD - GLAAD stands for Gay
and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation. They describe their Website as "your online
resource for promoting fair, accurate and inclusive representation as a means of
challenging discrimination based on sexual orientation or identity." Of this, they do
a very good job. GLAAD attacks unfair or inaccurace portrayals of gays or lesbians in the
media by working to educate members of the media and entertainment industries, and by
supporting those who do a good job of being fair and inclusive.
PFLAG - PFLAG stands for
Parents, Families, and Friends of Lesbians and Gays. It is a large international group
made up of families and friends of gays and lesbians which works for equality by showing
what true "family values" are made of.
Lambda Legal Defense and
Education Fund - National organization working for the civil rights of lesbians, gays
and people with HIV through litigation, education and public policy work. |