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Human Rights / Law / Politics

ACT UP. AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power (New York)
note: AIDS advocacy; NY is the original ACT UP; site has links to other ACT UP sites
http://www.actupny.org

Advocates for Youth. Youth Resource Project (U.S.)
http://www.youthresource.com

The Agudah. The Association of Gay Men, Lesbians, Bisexuals and Transgender in Israel
note: formerly SPPR.
http://www.geocities.com/WestHollywood/Stonewall/2295/

Aktion JaWort (Germany)
note: an initiative of the Lesben- und Schwulenverband to achieve equal rights and obligations for gay and lesbian life partners
http://www.JaWort.de

American Civil Liberties Union/Lesbian and Gay Rights Issues
http://www.aclu.org/issues/gay/hmgl.html

American Family Association
note: an anti-homosexuality organization; believes that homosexuals' true agenda is to destroy the family and its values; other issues as well, generally identified with the radical Christian right
note: click on "Just The Facts On Homosexuality," and "Homosexual Agenda"
http://www.afa.net

American Veteran's for Equal Rights. AVER
note: formerly Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual Veterans of America
http://www.glbva.org

Asian/Pacific-Islander Lesbian and Bisexual Network (U.S.)
http://expage.com/page/aplbn

Anti-Violence Project - AVP (U.S.)
note: dedicated to eliminating violence and hate crimes against GLBT and HIV-positive persons
http://www.lambda.org/avp_gen.htm

Astraea National Lesbian Action Foundation (U.S.)
http://www.astraea.org/

Azione Omosessuale (Italy)
note: in Italian, French, English, or German
http://www.ecn.org/gayrage/azione/aoindex.htm

BiNetU.S.A.
note: bisexual concerns
http://www.binetusa.org

Campaign to End Homophobia
note: seeks to end homophobia through education; develops resources, programs
http://www.endhomophobia.org

Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network. Reseau Juridique Canadien VIH/SIDA
http://www.odyssee.net/~jujube/

Canadian Human Rights Campaign
http://www.chrc.org/

Centre Gai et Lesbien (Paris)
http://cglparis.org

Children of Lesbians and Gays Everywhere COLAGE
note: support and advocacy for children of lgbt parents
http://www.colage.org/

Dutch Organisation for Integration of Homosexuality. N.I.V.H.-COC (The Netherlands)
http://www.xs4all.nl/~nvihcoc/english.html

EGALE Egalite pour les Gais et les Lesbiennes. Equality for Gays and Lesbians (Canada)
http://www.egale.ca

Europride Vienna 2001
note: June 1-30, 2001; site available in German, English, Italian and French
http://www.europride.at

Family Pride Coalition
note: formerly called Gay and Lesbian Parents Coalition International
http://www.familypride.org

La France Gaie et Lesbienne. The France Queer Resources Directory
note: under the auspices of: Gais et Lesbiennes Branches
http://www.france.qrd.org/

Freedom to Marry Coalition (U.S.)
http://www.freedomtomarry.org

Fundacion Triangulo por la Igualdad Social de Gais y Lesbianas Triangle Foundation (Spain)
http://www.redestb.es/triangulo/

Gay and Lesbian Advocates & Defenders (GLAD) (New England)
note: lawyers representing glbt clients in sexual orientation, HIV/AIDS discrimination and invasion of privacy/confidentiality suits; educating public on laws and rights
http://www.glad.org

Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation. GLAAD (U.S.)
http://www.glaad.org/glaad

Gay and Lesbian Arabic Society. GLAS
note: worldwide chapters; networking for gays and lesbians of Arabic descent; seeking an end to injustice and discrimination
http://www.glas.org

Gay and Lesbian Atheists and Humanists. GALAH. (U.S.)
note: to educate about atheism & humanism; to support equal rights for glbt persons; to support separation of church and state; to provide environment for freethinkers
http://www.galah.org

Gay and Lesbian Humanist Association (United Kingdom)
note: "...a voice the many non-religious in the lesbian & gay community...promotes a rational...approach...to human rights..."
http://www.galha.org

Gay and Lesbian Immigration Task Force (Australia)
http://www.glitf.org.au

Gay & Lesbian International Lobby
note: primarily to promote gay and lesbian rights in Europe
http://inet.uni2.dk/~steff/glil.htm

Gay and Lesbian Parents Coalition International
note: This organization is now called Family Pride Coalition.
http://www.familypride.org

Gay and Lesbian Rights Lobby (Australia)
note: with links to other Australaian glbt rights organizations
http://www.rainbow.net.au/~glrl/

Gay and Lesbian Victory Fund (U.S.)
http://www.victoryfund.org

Gay Latvia. Homosexual Information Centre.
note: formerly Latvian Association for Sexual Equality
note: site includes general and tourist information also; in English or Latvian
http://www.gay.lv

Gay, Lesbian & Bisexual Veterans of America, Inc.
http://www.glbva.org/

Gay, Lesbian, and Straight Education Network GLSEN (U.S.)
note: formerly GLSTN, Gay, Lesbian, and Straight Teachers Network
http://www.glsen.org

Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual & Transgendered Disabled Veterans
http://www.geocities.com/Pentagon/1151/enter.html

Gay Men's Health Crisis (New York City)
note: national model; oldest & largest community AIDS organization; support services for New York City; education & advocacy nationwide
http://www.gmhc.org

Gays and Lesbians of Zimbabwe. GALZ.
http://www.icon.co.za/%7estobbs/galz.htm

GenderPAC. Gender Public Advisory Coalition (U.S.)
note: advocates gender, affectional and racial equality; news articles and its report full text online
http://www.genderpac.org

Gill Foundation
note: "securing equal opportunity for all people, regardless of sexual orientation or gender equality"
http://www.gillfoundation.org

glbt UAAR (Italy)
note: GLBT network within the Italian Union of Rationalist Atheists and Agnostics; site available in Italian and English
http://www.gay.it/gayuaar

Grupo Gay da Bahia (Brazil)
note: also has social, cultural, health and tourist information
http://www.ggb.org.br

Grupo GLS de Judeus Brasileiros. (GLBT Jews/Brazil)
note: promote human rights, citizenship, gays in Judaism
http://sites.uol.com.br/jgbr

Greece in pink and lilac
note: English language site; general glbt interests; for human rights, click on 'hellenic homosexual community.'
http://www.gay.gr

The Human Rights Campaign (U.S.)
http://www.hrc.org

IGLYO. The International Lesbian and Gay Youth Organisation
http://members.aol.com/pepverlag2/iglyo/iglyo.html

IHAVE Foundation. International Hate and Violence Education Foundation
note: information on hate crimes
http://www.ihave.org

ILGA Portugal. Associacao Ilga-Portugal
note: in Portuguese or English
http://www.ilga-portugal.org/

International Association of Lesbian and Gay Children of Holocaust Survivors
note: to recall the Nazi persecution of homosexuals, to remember the holocaust tragedy, to educate, and to provide support
http://www.geocities.com/WestHollywood/1687/gayindex.html

International Chinese Comrades Organization. ICCO (San Francisco)
http://www.comrades.org

International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission
note: for asylum issues click on: Asylum Project
http://www.iglhrc.org

International Hate and Violence Education Foundation. IHAVE.
note: "to promote nonviolence through anti-hate education;" site includes photos, news articles, fundraising, & information with regard to hate crimes and victims of hate crimes
http://www.ihave.org

International Lesbian and Gay Association
http://www.ilga.org/

Intersex Society of North America. ISNA.
note: "...devoted to systmemic change to end shame, secrecy, and unwanted genital surgeries for people born with an anatomy that someone decided is not standard for male or female..."

IPOTH. Independent Platform of Turkish Homosexuals
note: based in Amsterdam; promotes civil rights for homosexuals in Turkey & the communication of HIV/AIDS information

The Irish Lesbian and Gay Organization (United States)
note: for Irish and Irish Americans; numerous links to GLBT organizations in Ireland
http://www.geocities.com/Broadway/5421/ilgo.html

Jamaica Forum of Lesbians, All-Sexuals and Gays. J-FLAG.
http://village.fortunecity.com/garland/704/

Kelma (France)
note: "la premiere association maghrebine gay et lesbienne"; for Algerians, Tunisians and Moroccans in France; social, informational site for Arabs in France and North Africa
http://www.kelma.org

Lambda Istanbul (Turkey)
http://www.qrd.org/www/world/europe/turkey

Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund (U.S.)
http://www.lamdalegal.org

Lambda 10 Project (U.S.)
note: "national clearinghouse for gay, lesbian, bisexual Greek [fraternity/sorority] issues
http://www.indiana.edu/~lambda10

Lesben- und Schwulenverband. LSVD (Germany)
http://www.lsvd.de

Lesbian & Gay Anti-Violence Project (Sydney, Australia)
http://may.eagles.bbs.net.au/~avp/

Lesbian and Gay Immigration Rights Task Force
http://www.lgirtf.org/

LIGMA Network (Croatia)
note: in Sweden, the international organization for LesBiGay Croats
http://www.geocities.com/WeestHollywood/1824/

Lithuanian Gay & Lesbian Page
note: may be viewed in Lithuanian, English, or Russian
http://www.gayline.lt

Log Cabin Republicans (U.S.)
http://www.lcr.org

The Magnus Hirschfeld Centre for Human Rights
note: to promote the human rights of gay and lesbian persons under international law
http://www.angelfire.com/nj/hirschfeldcentre

Marriage Project - Hawaii
note: also includes glbt marriage information for elsewhere in the U.S. and the world
http://members.tripod.com/~MPHAWAII/

Matthew Shepard Foundation
note: supports educational projects, activities, and documentaries that raise awareness of the issues of discrimination and diversity
http://www.matthewshepard.org

Menschenrechts- Organisationen fur Lesben, Schwule und Transgender. Human Rights Organizations for Lesbians, Gays and Transgenders.
note: directory and information on lgbt's human rights; international; in German
http://www.amnesty.de/de/2914/lgbt.htm

Millennium March Magazine
note: full text compilation of all materials & information related to the Millennium March on Washington; for criticism and commentary on the proposed March, see Ad Hoc Committee for an Open Process
http://www.millenniummarch.com; http://www.foranopenprocess.org

Millennium March on Washington
note: "A National March for Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Civil Rights"
http://www.mmow.org/

Minnesota Gay Homicide Study
note: research and information on the ultimate gay bashing, gay homicide; resources to combat and investigate gay homicide
http://www.mngayhomicide.org

National Association of Black and White Men Together (U.S. & Brazil)
http://members.aol.com/nabwmtocc/intron.html

National Black Lesbian and Gay Leadership Forum (U.S.)
http://www.nblglf.org/

National Center for Lesbian Rights (U.S.)
http://www.nclrights.org.

National Gay and Lesbian Task Force (U.S.)
http://www.ngltf.org/index.cfm

National Latina/o Lesbian and Gay Organization. LLEGO (U.S.)
note: for this website in Spanish, click on: Version en Espanol
http://www.LLEGO.org/

National Leather Association International
note: The NLAI promotes communication, support, education, and rights for persons embracing a leather lifestyle; includes also bondage, SM, fetishism and other related sexual expression
http://nla-i.com/nlai.index.html

National Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Students Caucus (U.S.)
note: higher education; an affiliate of the United States Student Association. USSA
http://www.essential.org/ussa/caucuses/nlgbsc.html

National Lesbian Political Action Committee (U.S.)
http://www.lesbian.org/nlpac/

National Organisation for Lesbians and Gay Men in Finland. SETA
http://www.seta.fi/

National Organization for Women/Lesbian Rights (U.S.)
http://www.now.org/issues/lgbi

National Organization of Gays and Lesbians. LBL (Denmark)
http://www.lbl.dk/

National Stonewall Democratic Federation (U.S)
http://www.stonewalldemocrats.org

National Transgender Advocacy Coaltion (U.S.)
http://www.ntac.org

National Youth Advocacy Coalition (U.S.)
http://www.nyacyouth.org/

The New Gay Democrats of America
note: "...founded in February 2001,...the New Gay Democrats are a new nationwide organization of gay youth..."
http://www.mikeschiller.com/GayDem/

The Norwegian Association for Lesbian and Gay Liberation
http://www.stud.unit.no/studorg/llh/llh/llh.html

Opus Gay. Gay Opus Associacao (Portugal)
http://homepage.esoterica.pt/~anser

Out and Equal Leadership Summit
note: October 13-15, 2000 (Seattle)
http://www.outnequal.org

Outfront. Amnesty International: Lesbians, Gay Men, Bisexuals and Transgender People's Human Rights Program.
http://www.amnestyusa.org/group/outfront

OutProud! The National Coalition for Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Youth (U.S.)
(support, information, resources as well as advocacy for youth)
http://www.outproud.org/

OutRage! (United Kingdom)
note: committed to radical, non-violent direct action and civil disobedience
http://www.outrage.cygnet.co.uk

Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays PFLAG (Canada)
http://www.pflag.ca

Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays PFLAG (U.S.)
http://www.pflag.org

Partners Task Force for Gay and Lesbian Couples (U.S.)
note: a resource for same-sex couples...through a variety of media...impressive number of full text resources on legal marriage, benefits, relationships, parenting, and immigration; constant updates
http://www.buddybuddy.com

People for the American Way/Equal Rights (U.S.)
http://www.pfaw.org/equalrt.htm

P.E.R.S.O.N Project (U.S.)
note: for LGBT equity organizing in k-12 public education, a project of the Youth Assistance Organization
http://www.youth.org/loco/PERSONProject/

Pink Cross (Switzerland)
http://www.pinkcross.ch/german/index.shtml

PortugalGay
note: broad spectrum glbt interests incl. travel and tourism, the latter available in English
http://portugalgay.com

PortugalPride
http://portugalpride.org

Pride At Work. AFL-CIO.
note: "Out and organizing lesbian, gay, bisexual & transgender labor."
http://www.igc.org/prideatwork

The Progressive Organization of Gays in the Philippines. PROGAY.
http://www.geocities.com/progayphilippines/homepage.htm

RESYST. Resources for Youth, Students and Trainers. Queer Youth Organizing for Radical Social Change. (U.S.)
http://www.resyst.org

Romania Action for Gay Men, Lesbians and Bisexuals (Romanian Group in the United Kingdom)
http://www.raglb.org.uk

Romanian LesBiGays {on the internet}
note: under the auspices of: ACCEPT Bucharest
http://www.geocities.com/WestHollywood/1811/

Samtokin (Iceland)
note: in Icelandic only
http://www.mmedia.is/~gayice/

Schwules Leben e. V. Schwul in Schleswig-Holstein. (northernmost Germany)
note: Das Internet Angebot fur Schwule in Schleswig-Holstein
http://www.schwul-in-sh.de.vu

Scouting for All
note: "mission is to get the Boy Scouts of America to rescind its policy of discrimination against gay youth and adults"
http://www.scoutingforall.org

Service Members Legal Defense Network (U.S.)
http://www.sldn.org/index.html

SETA (Seksuaalinen Tasavertaisuus). The Finnish National Organziation for Sexual Equality
note: in English or Finnish
http://www.seta.fi

SiQRD. Slovenian Queer Resources Directory
http://www.ljudmila.org/siqrd

Smith and Hughes Barristers & Solicitors (Canada)
note: legal information on glbt immigration to Canada
http://www.smith-hughes.com/olimm.htm

SOHO Czech Republic
note: SOHO= Czech abbreviation for Association of Homosexual Citizen's Organizations
http://jidas.anet.cz/~bobrik/soho/

Stiftung Stonewall (Switzerland)
note: foundation that supports glbt cultural and political projects
http://www.stonewall.ch

Stockholm Pride 2000
note: 2-6 August 2000
note: in Swedish or English
http://www.europride98.se

Stonewall Working for Lesbian and Gay Equality (United Kingdom)
note: for immigration issues click on: Immigration Group
http://www.stonewall.org.uk/

Stop Violence.com: Hate Crimes, Bias Crimes & Homophobia.
note: developed by Paul Leighton, faculty (criminology, sociology) at Eastern Michigan Universite; links to full text, information
http://www.stopviolence.com/htat/lbgt.htm

Student Alliance (U.S.)
note: middle, junior, and high school students
http://www.studentalliance.org

The Swedish Federation for Gay and Lesbian Rights. RFSL. Riksforbundet for homo-och bisexuellas rattigheter.
note: in Swedish or English (click on British flag)
http://www.rfsl.se/

Ukrainian Gay Worldwide Web
http://www.geocities.com/WestHollywood/2118/

Uncommon Legacy Foundation (U.S.)
note: offers scholarships and grants; "...a nonprofit foundation dedicated to enhancing the visibility, strength and vitality of the lesbian community..."
http://www.uncommonlegacy.org

World Pride 2000 (Rome)
note: 1-9 July, 2000
note: in Italian or English
http://www.worldpride2000.com

YouthSpeak (United Kingdom)
note: seeks equal rights for young lesbians and gay men
http://www.youthspeak.org.uk

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