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The center also houses Center Youth (previously called Y.E.S.), which provides support and resources for LGBTQ and allied youth. Programs such as both a young men's and a young women's discussion group, a gender exploration group, a safe schools network, a yearly summer camp and a variety of support groups are available to youth free of charge.
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.
National LGBT Chamber of Commerce (NGLCC) 2002: Active National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association (NLGJA) 1990: Active National LGBTQ Task Force (The Task Force) 1973: Active National Transgender Advocacy Coalition: 1999: NOH8 Campaign: 2009: Prop. 8: North American Conference of Homophile Organizations (NACHO) 1966: Dissolved in 1970
The organization is made up of local chapters across the country, and functions both as a support and social group for LGBT and LGBT-accepting Catholics to worship together. "The goal of 'Dignity' is to serve as an advocate for change in the Roman Catholic Church's stance on homosexuality", [ 1 ] and as an activist group for LGBT rights and ...
Later, six other chapters around the United States adopted that name. The ancestry of COLAGE can be tracked to an annual conference that is sponsored each year by Gay and Lesbian Parents Coalition International (GLPCI). In 1992, the group met for three days, outside of its annual meeting, to compose a mission statement and long-term goals. [3]
Affirmations offers services and multi-use facility space to the LGBTQ population in its surrounding communities. [7] [9] The center's services include counseling, support groups, get out the vote efforts, and a youth program, known as the Carl Rippberger Youth Empowerment Program, which provides a drop-in center and peer education program.
Services and Advocacy for Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Elders (SAGE) is America's oldest and largest non-profit organization dedicated to improving the lives of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer or questioning older people, focusing on the issue of LGBTQ+ aging. According to its mission statement, "SAGE leads in ...
Ally Week is a national youth-led effort encouraging students to be allies with the LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender) members of their community in standing against bullying and harassment. It takes place in K-12 schools and colleges. [1] [2] It is led in the same spirit as Day of Silence: to educate on anti-LGBT harassment issues.