AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES
UNION - Organization dedicated to protecting the rights of all
people, inclugine Gays and Lesbians.
ACT UP - NEW YORK
- Activist group in New York area dedicated to informing Aids awareness
and the Gay & Lesbian fight for equal rights.
EMPIRE STATE PRIDE
AGENDA - Statewide Lesbian and Gay Political Organization dedicated
to maintaining the lesbian and gay community's ability to shape the laws
and policies that affect our lives as citizens of the State of New York.
GAY AND LESBIAN
ANTI-VIOLENCE PROJECT - NYC - Serves lesbian and gay crime victims
through counseling, advocacy, information and referrals. Working to
change public attitudes that tolerate, insulate or instigate
hate-motivated crime.
HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN
FUND - Political organization dedicated to fight for the equal human
rights for all, including gays, lesbians and transgender.
LAMBDA LEGAL
DEFENSE & EDUCATION FUND - The nation's oldest and largest legal
organization working for the civil rights of lesbians, gay men, and
people with HIV/AIDS.
NATIONAL GAY & LESBIAN
TASK FORCE - NGLTF is the national progressive organization working
for the civil rights of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered people.
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NAMES PROJECT, THE
- THE AIDS QUILT - AIDS Activist group, maintains the viewing of the
AIDS QUILT, with pannels representing all of those who have died from
aids, so we always remember their names.
G.M.H.C. (Gay
Men's Health Crisis)-NYC - The leading health care
organization in New York, dedicated to the fight against AIDS.
They are the proud people who bring you AIDS WALK - New York,
and the AIDS DANCETHON at the Jacob Javits Center.
HYACINTH
FOUNDATION-NJ - New Jersey based organization, dealing with
AIDS related healthcare. Organizers of the Aids Walk at Rutgers
University in New Brunswick, NJ
COLLEGE OF NJ, THE - GUTS Gay Union of Trenton State
at The College of New Jersey
G.A.A.M.C.(Gay Activist
Alliance of Morris County)-NJ - New Jersey activist organization
providing services for gays and lesbians, from rap groups (where
individuals are encouraged to talk about gay related issues, like coming
out), social event (such as dances, drag contests, picnics, etc), and
then also lobbying various governmental agencies for gay rights.
HERITAGE OF PRIDE
- Organizer of the annual NYC Gay Pride Day. Events include rally, dance
on the pier, the Christopher Street festival, and the Gay Pride Parade
in the month of June.
JERSEY PRIDE, INC
- Non-profit organization producing New Jersey's Gay , Lesbian, Bisexual
and Transgendered Pride parades and National Coming Out Day festivals.
NJ GAY TEEN SCENE -
A social group for gay teens in NJ. Also visit their chatroom on AOL.
PFLAG (Parent
and friends of Lesbians and Gays)-Brooklyn, NY - Promotes the health
and well-being of gay , lesbian and bisexual 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.
PFLAG
(Parent and friends of Lesbians and Gays)-NJ - Promotes the health
and well-being of gay , lesbian and bisexual 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.
PRIDE CENTER OF
NEW JERSEY - lesbian, gay, bi-sexual and trans-gendered community
center of central New Jersey.
QUEER AMERICA
- National database of lesbian and gay support organizations. Search by
zip and area code.
QUEER WORLD - Informational site specifically geared to gay men
including entertainment and news stories and a mail order catalog of
novelties.
RAINBOW
ROOMMATES - Apartment share and roommate referral service, assisting
the gay and lesbian community and gay -friendly individuals to find that
perfect roommate in the greater NYC metro area.
