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LGBT Resources

National Organizations
Wisconsin Organizations
WI LGBT Community Centers
Transgender Resources
Youth & Schools
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AIDS/HIV
Families
Marriage
Religious
National Organizations

ACLU Lesbian and Gay Rights Project
Equality Federation - Find the LGBT organization in your state.
GLAAD (Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation)
Human Rights Campaign
Immigration Equality
Lambda Legal
PFLAG (Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays)
National Gay and Lesbian Task Force
National Center for Transgender Equality

Wisconsin LGBT-Related Organizations

ACLU Wisconsin
BWMT-Milwaukee (Black & White Men Together)
Center Advocates - local LGBT political advocacy group based in Milwaukee
Cream City Foundation - philanthropic foundation that provides charitable grants to programs and projects that improve the quality of life for LGBT communities in Southeastern Wisconsin.
Diverse & Resilient - focused on the health development of LGBT Wisconsinites.
Human Rights League -Political Action Committee- supports candidates who back LGBT equality
New Harvest Foundation - south central Wisconsin's LGBT foundation
PFLAG (Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays) Wisconsin Chapters
Positive Voice - social, support, and educational outreach organization based serving NE WI
Rainbow Over Wisconsin - LGBT foundation for northeastern Wisconsin
SAGE Milwaukee (Senior Action in a Gay Environment)

Our Lives Magazine (Wisconsin LGBT publication)

 

Wisconsin LGBT Community Centers

Local community centers are excellent resources for general information, referrals to gay-friendly attorneys and businesses, and social/support groups for LGBT people.

LGBT Community Center of the Chippewa Valley
715.552.LGBT | email

Milwaukee LGBT Community Center
414.271.2656

Outreach (Madison area)
608.255.8582 | email

Seven Rivers LGBT Resource Center (La Crosse area)
608.784.0452 | email

Aurora Northland Lesbian Center (Duluth)
218.722.4903 | email

Northland Gay Men’s Center (Duluth)
218-722-8585 | email

Transgender Resources

The International Foundation for Gender Education
The Renaissance Transgender Assoc., Inc. - Support and Information for Transgender Individuals.
Transsexual Woman's Resources
Transgender Care
Transgender Forum - A news and information source for crossdressers, transvestites, transsexuals, transgendered people, their family and friends.
Susan’s Place Transgender Resources
The Transgender Law and Policy Institute


Youth & Schools

ACCEPT - support gay Hmong and other Southeast Asians
ACLU of Wisconsin's Youth & Civil Liberties Council
COLAGE (Children of Lesbians and Gays Everywhere)
Diverse & Resilient Youth - builds capacity in Wisconsin groups and communities to assure the healthy development of LGBTQ youth.
GALAXY (YWCA of the Coulee Region)
GSA for Safe Schools - an education organization creating safe schools for LGBT students.
Project Q - Youth Program of the Milwaukee LGBT Community Center for people 24 and under
Teens Like Us (Madison)


Legal

ACLU Wisconsin
Lambda Legal
National Center for Lesbian Rights
Wisconsin Bar Association
WBA Pro-Bono Access
Legal Action of Wisconsin, Inc.
Domestic Partner Registration
Partners Task Force Legal
Minnesota - Out Front
Transgender Law and Policy Institute
Transgender Health Care Benfits
ACLU- Helgeland v. Wisconsin - Case Profile
LGBT - Rights and Recognition
Legal Recognition of Same-Sex Relationships in the United States: A Social Science Perspective(pdf)

 

AIDS/HIV

AIDS Resource Center of Wisconsin
AIDS Network - Provides critical AIDS care and prevention services to south central Wisconsin.

 

Families

ACLU's Parenting Toolkit - includes information for all types of LGBT families
Family Pride - non-profit organization solely dedicated to equality for LGBT parents and their families.
Rainbow Families (Minneapolis, MN)

 

Marriage

ACLU Fighting for Marriage resource
Freedom to Marry

GLAD (Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders) - New Englad legal group with useful resources
HRC marriage resources
Lambda Legal Marriage Project
Mass Equality
National Gay & Lesbian Task Force marriage resources
Partners Task Force

 

Religious

Al-Fatiha Foundation
HRC Out in Scripture program
The Institute for Welcoming Resources - find a welcoming congregation
Interfaith Working Group

 

LGBT Organizations Dealing with Racial and Ethnic Minorities

The Audre Lorde Project
National Association of Black and White Men Together
National Minority AIDS Council
United Lesbians of African Heritage
National Black Justice Coalition
Gay & Lesbian Arab Society
Ahbab, The Queer Arabs Site
Gay and Lesbian Armenians
Asian & Pacific Islander Wellness Center
Asian Equality
Gay Men of African Descent
Sisters in the Life
Black Light, 1st Black Gay Publication
Astraea Lesbian Foundation for Justice
Native Out
The Two-Spirit Press Room, A GLBT Native Media & Cultural Literacy Project
The International Lesbian & Gay Association
National Latina/o Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Human Rights Organization
HONOR PAC, Empowering Latina/o LGBT Communities

 

 

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