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Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer related organizations and conferences range from social and support groups to organizations that are political in nature. Some groups are independent, while others are officially recognized advocacy groups within mainstream religious organizations.
The World Congress of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Jews: Keshet Ga’avah - Formed in 1975, Keshet Ga’avah consists of around 50 member organizations worldwide that work to ensure that LGBTQ Jewish people can live free and fulfilling lives. The organisation has held conferences all over the world to meet the needs of their members ...
Lesbian bars predate feminist spaces such as bookstores [1] and coffeehouses, [2] [3] [4] and contemporary LGBT services such as community centers and health care centers. While few lesbian-specific bars exist today, lesbian bars have long been sites of refuge, validation, community, and resistance for women whose sexual orientations are considered "deviant" or non-normative. [5]
So explains former Great British Baking Show host Sandi Toksvig in a new film, Gateways Grind, a documentary that charts life behind closed doors at the longest running lesbian club of all time ...
In bigger cities where places may be more LGBTQ-friendly, there’s an idea that lesbian-specific bars may be a relic, particularly when general bars and clubs could provide the same experience.
"The most famous lesbian bar in all of Tokyo, maybe in one of the most famous in the world" [16] [17] [better source needed] [10] Roxie's: Shanghai China 2014 June 2024 First lesbian bar in Shanghai [18] [10] [19] Virus: Hong Kong China 1997 Hong Kong's first lesbian bar and as of 2020 one of only two remaining from as many as nine in the early ...
LGBTQ fraternities and sororities have existed since the 1980s, with Delta Phi Upsilon being established in 1985 and Delta Lambda Phi in 1986. These groups are intended to provide members with access to Greek life without fear of homophobic reprisal or behavior by fellow members, resulting from a history of homophobia within longer-established organizations.
In the spring of 2020, around the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic, an NBC News analysis found there were only about 16 lesbian bars left in the U.S., down from a high of around 200 in the 1980s ...