While the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community encompasses the full spectrum of our society's diversity, that diversity rarely is reflected in media coverage. Our community crosses lines of gender, race, age, income, class, family structure, education, geography, religion and political affiliation. More often than not, however, media representations of our community focus largely on those who are white, male and affluent.

With this in mind, GLAAD makes it a priority to provide media professionals with resources so they may seek out and reflect the diversity of our community across all issues impacting LGBT lives. We encourage you to contact us (see MEDIA listing for a detailed list of GLAAD media contacts) for additional resources and/or with any other questions you may have.

ANTI-VIOLENCE/HATE CRIMES

National Coalition of Anti-Violence Programs (NCAVP)
Clarence Patton
(212) 714-1184
cpatton@ncavp.org
www.ncavp.org

Matthew Shepard Foundation
Matthew Matassa
(303) 830-7400
matassa@matthewshepard.org
www.matthewshepard.org

Community United Against Violence
Andy Wong
(415) 777-5500
andyw@cuav.org
www.cuav.org

Remembering Our Dead
(Transgender hate crimes victims)
Gwen Smith
gwen@gender.org
www.gender.org/remember/index.html

BISEXUALITY

Bisexual Resource Center (Boston)
Sheeri Kritzer
(857) 205-9786
sheeri@biresource.org
www.biresource.org

COMMUNITY CENTERS

National Association of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Centers
Terry Stone
(202) 824-0450
terry@lgbtcenters.org
www.lgbtcenters.org

"EX-GAYS" & "CONVERSION THERAPY"

American Psychiatric Association
Jack Drescher, M.D.
(212) 645-2232
jadres@psychoanalysis.net
www.apa.org/pi/lgbc

FAMILY/PARENTING/ADOPTION

PFLAG (Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays)
Jean-Marie Navetta
(202) 467-8180, ext. 213
jnavetta@pflag.org
www.pflag.org

Family Equality Council
Cathy Renna
(917) 757-6123
cathy@rennacommunications.com
www.familyequality.org

COLAGE (Children of Lesbians and Gays Everywhere)
Beth Teper
(415) 861-5437
colage@colage.org
www.colage.org

Straight Spouse Network
Amity Pierce Buxton, Ph. D.
(510) 525-0200
dir@straightspouse.org
www.straightspouse.org

HEALTH

Gay and Lesbian Medical Association (GLMA)
Joel Ginsberg
(415) 255-4547
jginsberg@glma.org
www.glma.org

The Mautner Project
Kathleen DeBold
(202) 332-5536
www.mautnerproject.org

National Coalition for LGBT Health
Rebecca Fox
(202) 558-6828
coalition@lgbthealth.net
www.lgbthealth.net

HIV/AIDS

National Association of People with AIDS (NAPWA)
Andrew Spieldenner
(240) 247-1024
aspieldenner@napwa.org
www.napwa.org

National Minority AIDS Council
Circe LeCompte
(202) 483-6622 ext. 309
circe.lecompte@nmac.org
www.nmac.org

American Foundation for AIDS Research (amfAR)
Donald Kaplan
(212) 367-1210
donald.kaplank@amfar.org
www.amfar.org

Black AIDS Institute
Phill Wilson
(213) 353-3610
phillw@blackaids.org
www.blackaids.org

Gay Men's Health Crisis (GMHC)
Lynn Schulman
(212) 367-1210
lynns@gmhc.org
www.gmhc.org

INTERNATIONAL

International Gay & Lesbian Human Rights Commission (IGLHRC)
Paula Ettelbrick
(212) 216-1256
pettelbrick@iglhrc.org
www.iglhrc.org

Human Rights Watch
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Rights Project
Scott Long
(212) 216-1297
longs@hrw.org
www.hrw.org/lgbt

LEGAL

Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund
Lisa Hardaway
(212) 809-8585, ext. 266
lhardaway@lambdalegal.org
www.lambdalegal.org

American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)
Lesbian & Gay Rights Project
Paul Cates
(212) 549-2568
pcates@aclu.org
www.aclu.org/lgbt

National Center for Lesbian Rights (NCLR)
Calla Devlin
(415) 392-6257 ext. 324
cdevlin@nclrights.org
www.nclrights.org

Williams Institute
UCLA School of Law
Gary J. Gates
(310) 825-1868
gates@law.ucla.edu
www.law.ucla.edu/williamsinstitute

Gay and Lesbian Advocates and Defenders (New England)
Carisa Cunningham
(617) 426-1350
ccunningham@glad.org
www.glad.org

MARRIAGE

American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)
Lesbian & Gay Rights Project
Paul Cates
(212) 549-2568
pcates@aclu.org
www.aclu.org/lgbt

Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund
Lisa Hardaway
(212) 809-8585, ext. 266
lhardaway@lambdalegal.org
www.lambdalegal.org

Freedom to Marry
Samiya Bashir
(212) 851-8418
samiya@freedomtomarry.org
www.freedomtomarry.org

Human Rights Campaign
Brad Luna
(202) 216-1514
brad.luna@hrc.org
www.hrc.org

National Gay and Lesbian Task Force
Roberta Sklar
(646) 358-1465
rsklar@thetaskforce.org
www.thetaskforce.org

National Latina/o Coalition for Justice
Lisbeth Meléndez Rivera
(301) 588-3099
lisbeth@freedomtomarry.org
www.latinojustice.org/

Asian Equality
Andy Wong
(415) 341-6415
andy@asianequality.org
www.asianequality.org

Williams Institute
UCLA School of Law
(legal, academic issues/research)
Gary J. Gates
(310) 825-1868
gates@law.ucla.edu
www.law.ucla.edu/williamsinstitute

MEDIA

Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD)
Cindi Creager
(National News)
(646) 871-8019
nationalnews@glaad.org
www.glaad.org

Paul Karr
(Local/Regional Media)
(646) 871-8022
regionalmedia@glaad.org

Damon Romine
(Entertainment Media)
(323) 634-2012
entertainment@glaad.org

Mónica Taher
(People of Color Media)
(323) 634-2025
peopleofcolor@glaad.org
www.glaad.org/poc

National Lesbian & Gay Journalists Association (NLGJA)
Jason Lloyd Clement
(202) 588-9888, ext. 12
jlclement@nlgja.org
www.nlgja.org

MILITARY

Servicemembers Legal Defense Network (SLDN)
Steve Ralls
(202) 328-3244, ext. 116
sralls@sldn.org
www.sldn.org

Center for the Study of Sexual Minorities in the Military
Aaron Belkin
(805) 893-5664
belkin@polsci.ucsb.edu
www.gaymilitary.ucsb.edu

PEOPLE OF COLOR

National Black Justice Coalition
Herndon Davis
(202) 349-3755
hedavis@nbjcoalition.org
www.nbjcoalition.org

GLAAD People of Color Media Program
(Asian Pacific-Islander, Communities of African Descent, Latino/a)
Mónica Taher
(323) 634-2025
taher@glaad.org
www.glaad.org/poc

Mano a Mano
Andres Duque
(212) 675-3288
aduque@latinoaids.org
www.latinoaids.org/programs/mano.htm

ALLGO (Texas)
Lorenzo Herrera y Lozano
(512) 472-2001
lorenzo@allgo.org
www.allgo.org

Asian and Pacific Islander Wellness Center
Max Rocha
(415) 292-3420, ext. 318
max@apiwellness.org
www.apiwellness.org

Audre Lorde Project (multi-cultural)
Kris Hayashi
(718) 596-0342, ext. 19
khayashi@alp.org
www.alp.org

Gay Men of African Descent (GMAD)
Tokes Osubu
(212) 828-1697
gmad@gmad.org
www.gmad.org

POLITICAL ORGANIZATIONS

Human Rights Campaign
Brad Luna
(202) 216-1514
brad.luna@hrc.org
www.hrc.org

National Gay and Lesbian Task Force
Roberta Sklar
(646) 358-1465
rsklar@thetaskforce.org
www.thetaskforce.org

Gay & Lesbian Victory Fund and Leadership Institute (LGBT candidates)
Denis Dison
(202) 842-7308
denis.dison@victoryfund.org
www.victoryfund.org

Log Cabin Republicans
Scott Tucker
(617) 694-5843
stucker@logcabin.org
www.logcabin.org

Stonewall Democrats
John Marble
(202) 625-1382
johnmarble@stonewalldemocrats.org
www.stonewalldemocrats.org

RELIGION/FAITH COMMUNITIES

General

People for the American Way
Rev. Steven Baines
(202) 467-2377
sbaines@pfaw.org
www.pfaw.org

Institute for Welcoming Resources
(program of the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force)
Roberta Sklar
(646) 358-1465
rsklar@thetaskforce.org
www.thetaskforce.org/nrlr

Human Rights Campaign (HRC)
Religion & Faith Program
Brad Luna
(202) 216-1514
brad.luna@hrc.org
www.hrc.org/religion

GLAAD Religion, Faith & Values Program
Ann Craig
(646) 871-8020
faithvalues@glaad.org
www.glaad.org

National Black Justice Coalition
Sylvia Rhue
(202) 349-3755
srhue@nbjcoalition.org
www.nbjcoalition.org

Al-Fatiha Foundation
(LGBT Muslims)
(202) 271-0067
gaymuslims@yahoo.com
www.al-fatiha.net

Soulforce
Paige Schilt
(512) 659-1771
paige@soulforce.org
www.soulforce.org

Denominational Affinity Groups

Integrity (LGBT Episcopalians)
John Gibson
(917) 518-1120
jhngb@aol.com
www.integrityusa.org

Dignity/USA (LGBT Catholics)
Sam Sinnett
(202) 861-0017
executivedirector@dignityusa.org
www.dignityusa.org

New Ways Ministry (Gay-inclusive Catholic ministry)
Francis DeBernardo
(301) 277-5674
newwaysm@verizon.net
www.newwaysministry.org

Affirmation
(LGBT United Methodists)
Diane DeLap
(978) 884-7401
diane@delap.com
www.umaffirm.org

Lutherans Concerned
(LGBT-affirming Lutherans)
Emily Eastwood
(651) 665-0861
exec@lcna.org
www.lcna.org

More Light Presbyterians
Michael J. Adee, MDiv, PhD
(505) 820-7082
michaeladee@aol.com
www.mlp.org

Association of Welcoming & Affirming Baptists
(LGBT-affirming American Baptists)
The Rev. Ken Penning
(608) 255-2155
mail@wabaptists.org
www.wabaptists.org

Affirmation: Gay & Lesbian Mormons
(LGBT Mormon support)
Michael Madsen
(410) 746-1874
pr@affirmation.org
www.affirmation.org

Claiming the Blessing
(LGBT-inclusive Episcopalian social justice ministry)
The Rev. Susan Russell
(626) 583-2741
revsusanrussell@earthlink.net
www.claimingtheblessing.org

Allied / LGBT Denominations, Congregations

Metropolitan Community Churches
(LGBT-affirming Christian denomination)
Jim Birkitt
(310) 360-8640
ufmcchq@aol.com
www.ufmcc.com

Congregation Beth Simchat Torah
(New York City LGBT synagogue)
Rabbi Sharon Kleinbaum
(212) 929-9498
rabbi@cbst.org
www.cbst.org

Congregation Kol Ami
(Los Angeles LGBT synagogue)
Rabbi Denise Eger
(323) 606-0996
rabbi@kol-ami.org
www.kol-ami.org

United Church of Christ
The Rev. J. Bennett Guess
(216) 736-2177
newsroom@ucc.org
www.ucc.org

City of Refuge United Church of Christ / Refuge Ministries
(San Francisco)
Bishop Dr. Yvette Flunder
(415) 861-6130, ext. 1301
doitnownon@aol.com
www.sfrefuge.org

Unitarian Universalist Association
Janet Hayes
(617) 948-4386
jhayes@uua.org
www.uua.org

Unity Fellowship of Christ Church
Archbishop Carl Bean
(323) 938-8322
motherchurch@ufc-usa.org
www.ufc-usa.org

RESEARCH

Williams Institute
UCLA School of Law
Gary J. Gates
(310) 825-1868
gates@law.ucla.edu
www.law.ucla.edu/williamsinstitute

SENIORS

Services and Advocacy for GLBT Elders (SAGE)
Jenny Meier
(212) 741-2247, ext. 231
jmeier@sageusa.org
www.sageusa.org

American Society on Aging's Lesbian and Gay Aging Issues Network
Gerard Koskovich
(415) 974-9641
lgain@asaging.org
www.asaging.org/lgain

National Center for Lesbian Rights' (NCLR) Elder Law Project
Joyce Pierson
(415) 392-6257
jpierson@nclrights.org
www.nclrights.org/projects/elderlaw.htm

SPORTS

Sports Project for the National Center for Lesbian Rights (NCLR)
Helen Carroll
(415) 595-2123
hcarroll@nclrights.org
www.nclrights.org/projects/sportsproject.htm

Outsports.com
Cyd Zeigler
(323) 841-8293
cyd@outsports.com
www.outsports.com

STATEWIDE ORGANIZATIONS

Equality Federation
Toni Broaddus
(415) 377-7771
tonibroaddus@yahoo.com
www.equalityfederation.org
[Web site includes complete directory of LGBT statewides]

TRANSGENDER & INTERSEX

National Center for Transgender Equality
Simon Aronoff
(202) 903-0112
saronoff@nctequality.org
www.nctequality.org

National Center for Lesbian Rights (NCLR) Transgender Law Project
Shannon Minter
(415) 392-6257
minter@nclrights.org
www.nclrights.org/projects/transgenderproject.htm

PFLAG Transgender Network
Mary Boenke
maryboenke@aol.com
www.youth-guard.org/pflag-tnet/

Transgender Law Center
Christopher Daley
(415) 865-0176
chris@transgenderlawcenter.org
www.transgenderlawcenter.org

Transgender Law & Policy Institute
Jamison Green
(510) 393-4785
james@jamisongreen.com
www.transgenderlaw.org

Intersex Society of North America
Cheryl Chase
cchase@isna.org
www.isna.org

YOUTH/EDUCATION

Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network (GLSEN)
Anthony Ramos
(212) 727-0135
aramos@glsen.org
www.glsen.org

Point Foundation
Cathy Renna
(917) 757-6123
cathy@rennacommunications.com
www.pointfoundation.org

National Youth Advocacy Coalition (NYAC)
Lara Crutsinger-Perry
(202) 319-7596. ext. 18
lara@nyacyouth.org
www.nyacyouth.org

Gay-Straight Alliance Network (California GSAs)
Carolyn Laub
(415) 552-4229
carolyn@gsanetwork.org
www.gsanetwork.org

Trevor Project
Charles Robbins
(310) 271-8845
charles.robbins@trevorproject.org
www.trevorproject.org