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American Civil Liberties Union http://www.aclu.org ACLU of Michigan – Phone: (313-578-6800
Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) Phone: (212) 629-3322 http://www.glaad.org A national gay and lesbian watchdog dedicated to “promoting fair, accurate, and inclusive representation as a means of challenging discrimination based on sexual orientation or identity.”
Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network (GLSEN) Phone: (212) 727-0135 *A national organization of parents, educators, students, and concerned citizens working to end homophobia in K-12 schools and to ensure all students of all sexual orientations are valued and respected. http://www.glsen.org
Human Rights Campaign Phone: (202) 628-4160 *The United States’ largest gay and lesbian national lobbying organization, which focuses on comprehensive lesbian and gay rights and HIV/AIDS issues. http://www.hrc.org
International Foundation for Gender Education Phone: (781) 899-2212 *An advocate and educational organization for promoting the self-definition and free expression of individual gender identity. http://www.ifge.org
Intersex Society of North America *Devoted to systemic change to end shame, secrecy and unwanted genital surgeries for people born with anatomy that someone decides is not standard for male or female. http://www.isna.org
Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund Phone: (212) 809-8585 *This organization works to secure civil rights for LGBTQ people and people with HIV via education, public policy work and litigation. Lambda’s work addresses discrimination in employment, housing and the military; AIDS and HIV-related policy and health care reform; parenting and relationship issues; challenging anti-gay ballot initiatives and sodomy laws; and immigration. http://www.lambdalegal.org
National Gay and Lesbian Task Force Phone: (202) 393-5177 http://www.thetaskforce.org
Triangle Foundation Phone: (313) 537-7000 *Michigan’s leading organization serving the gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, and allied communities. http://www.tri.org
CampusPride.net Phone: (704) 277-6710 *Serves as a national network for LGBT student leaders. http://www.campuspride.net
Delta Lambda Phi *Fraternity for gay, bisexual and progressive gentlemen. Phone: (202) 558-2295 http://www.dlp.org
National Consortium of Directors of Lesbian Gay Bisexual and Transgender Resources in Higher Education *This site was created by university and college professionals who work in offices servicing LGBTQ populations. http://www.lgbtcampus.org
PlanetOut *GLBT-focused Internet search engine. http://www.planetout.com
QueerAmerica *QueerAmerica is a database published by OutProud, the National Coalition for Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Youth. With more than 5,000 entries, it’s the largest collection of queer resources in the nation and includes information on community centers, support organizations, PFLAG (Parents. Families & Friends of Lesbians and Gays) chapters, queer youth groups, and more. http://www.queeramerica.com
Queer Resources Directory *The Queer Resources Directory contains 25,488 files about everything queer. http://www.qrd.org/qrd
Stop the Hate *Campus crime prevention program that supports colleges and universities in preventing and combating hate on campus as well as providing anti-hate educational resources for higher education. http://www.stophate.org
The Lambda 10 Project *Online community for gay, lesbian and bisexual fraternity issues. http://www.lambda10.org
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