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HRC - Human Rights Campaign
The Human Rights Campaign is the largest national lesbian and gay political organization with members throughout the country. It effectively lobbies Congress, provides campaign support and educates the public to ensure that lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender Americans can be open, honest and safe at home, at work and in the community.
For 20-plus years, HRC has been committed to ending discrimination, securing equal rights and protecting the health and safety of every GLBT American.
General membership costs just $35/year and gives you access to HRC events in your community, HRC action and volunteer programs and a subscription to HRC Quarterly.
To learn more about membership, visit the HRC today.
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ACLU - American Civil Liberties Union
The ACLU has actively supported the struggle for lesbian and gay civil rights since the 1960s and in 1986, it established its national Lesbian and Gay Rights Project. Working in close coordination with the ACLU's affiliates nationwide, the Project coordinates an extensive legal program and conducts a broad range of public policy and public education activities.
For lesbians and gay men, just as for everyone else, issues of family and intimate relationships are profoundly important. These include parenting, custody, and adoption rights, as well as the recognition of relationships, including marriage and domestic partnership. The Lesbian and Gay Rights Project represents people who have been separated from their children because they are lesbian or gay, and gay men and lesbians who either want to be legally recognized as co-parents or want to adopt.
To learn more about membership, visit The ACLU.
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NGLTF - National Gay & Lesbian Task Force
NGLTF is the national progressive organization working for the civil rights of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered people, with the vision and commitment to building a powerful political movement.
As a member you'll receive an annual membership card, the Task Force's quarterly newsletter - The Task Force Report, notification of local events and activities in your area, and information on how to volunteer to help with a local issue in your area or in one of their 4 office locations.
And by including your e-mail, you can become part of their online activation team.
Annual membership is just $35.
To learn more about membership, visit NGLTF.
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GLSEN - The Gay, Lesbian
& Straight Education Network
GLSEN is the leading national organization fighting to end anti-gay bias in K-12 schools.
The Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network strives to assure that each member of every school community is valued and respected regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity/expression. They believe that such an atmosphere engenders a positive sense of self, which is the basis of educational achievement and personal growth.
To learn more, visit GLSEN.
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PFLAG - Parents, Families, & Friends
of Lesbians & Gays
Parents, Families & Friends of Lesbians & Gays (PFLAG) is a national non-profit organization with over 80,000 members and supporters and more than 460 affiliates in the United States. This vast grassroots network is cultivated, resourced and serviced by the PFLAG national office, located in Washington, DC, the national Board of Directors and 14 Regional Directors.
PFLAG promotes the health and well-being of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered persons, their families and friends through: support, to cope with an adverse society; education, to enlighten an ill-informed public; and advocacy, to end discrimination and to secure equal civil rights. Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays provides opportunity for dialogue about sexual orientation and gender identity, and acts to create a society that is healthy and respectful of human diversity.
Annual membership is $40 and the benefits of membership in PFLAG include: The welcoming support of families and friends at local meetings; Quarterly issues of their paper, the PFLAGpole; "Action Alerts" that give you up-to-date information; Discounts on PFLAG publications; Invitations to local, regional and national events and conferences; and voting for national board members and regional directors.
To learn more, visit PFLAG.
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COLAGE - Children of
Lesbians & Gays Everywhere
COLAGE is the only national and international organization in the
world specifically supporting young people with gay, lesbian, bisexual,
and transgender parents.
COLAGE engages, connects, and empowers people to make the world a better place for children of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender parents and families.
Their vision is to create a world in which all families are valued, protected, reflected, and embraced by society and all of its institutions; in which all children grow up loved and nurtured by kinship networks and communities that teach them about, connect them to, and honor their unique heritage; and in which every human being has the freedom to express sexual orientation, gender identity, and self.
Membership in COLAGE includes their newsletter, special mailings about stuff going on your area, Invitation to their Annual Conference , the opportunity to apply for the Lee Dubin Memorial Scholarship, and the chance to nominate, run, and vote in their leadership elections.
Their are various levels of membership. To learn more, visit COLAGE.
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