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 for additional resources and/or with any other questions you may have.
AFRICAN AMERICAN COMMUNITIES
GLAAD Voices of Color Program
www.glaad.org/programs/voicesofcolor
National Black Justice Coalition
www.nbjc.org
Gay Men of African Descent (GMAD)
www.gmad.org
Affinity Community Services (Chicago)
www.affinity95.org
Audre Lorde Project (multi-cultural)
www.alp.org
Zuna Institute
www.zunainstitute.org
ANTI-VIOLENCE/HATE CRIMES
National Coalition of Anti-Violence Programs (NCAVP)
www.ncavp.org
Matthew Shepard Foundation
www.matthewshepard.org
Community United Against Violence
www.cuav.org
Transgender Day of Remembrance
www.transgenderdor.org
ASIAN PACIFIC ISLANDER (API) COMMUNITIES
GLAAD Voices of Color Program
www.glaad.org/programs/voicesofcolor
API Equality (Northern California)
norcal.apiequality.org
API Equality (Southern California)
apiequalityla.org
National Queer Asian Pacific Islander Alliance (NQAPIA)
www.nqapia.org
Trikone (South Asian communities)
www.trikone.org
BISEXUALITY
American Institute of Bisexuality
www.bisexual.org
BiNet USA
www.binetusa.org
Bisexual Resource Center (Boston)
www.biresource.org
Boston Bisexual Women's Network
www.biwomenboston.org
COMMUNITY CENTERS
CenterLink: The Community of LGBT Centers
www.lgbtcenters.org
"EX-GAYS" & "CONVERSION THERAPY"
Beyond Ex-Gay (support for those who survived "ex-gay" programs)
www.beyondexgay.com/
American Psychological Association
www.apa.org/pi/lgbt
National Association of Social Workers
www.naswdc.org/diversity/lgb/reparative.asp
American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy
www.aamft.org/imis15/content/about_aamft/position_on_couples.aspx
FAMILY/PARENTING/ADOPTION
Family Equality Council
www.familyequality.org
PFLAG (Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays)
www.pflag.org
COLAGE (Children, youth and adults with an LGBT parent)
www.colage.org
Evan B. Donaldson Adoption Institute (Adoption laws, policy, practices)
www.adoptioninstitute.org
National Center for Lesbian Rights' Family Protection Project
www.nclrights.org/explore-the-issues/family-relationships/
Child Welfare League of America
www.cwla.org/programs/culture/glbtq.htm
Asian & Pacific Islander Family Pride
www.apifamilypride.org
Straight Spouse Network
www.straightspouse.org
Lambda Legal Transgender Parents Program
www.lambdalegal.org/know-your-rights/trans-parents/transgender/transgend...
TransParentcy
www.transparentcy.org/index.htm
COLAGE: Kids of Trans Community
www.colage.org/resources/kids-of-trans-resource-guide/
HEALTH
Gay and Lesbian Medical Association (GLMA)
www.glma.org
Whitman-Walker Health
www.whitman-walker.org
The National LGBT Health Education Center
www.lgbthealtheducation.org/about-us/lgbt-health-education/
part of Fenway Health
www.fenwayhealth.org/
World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH)
www.wpath.org
HIV/AIDS
Global Forum on MSM & HIV
www.msmgf.org
Global Network of People Living with HIV/AIDS
www.gnpplus.net
National Minority AIDS Council
www.nmac.org
American Foundation for AIDS Research (amfAR)
www.amfar.org
Black AIDS Institute
www.blackaids.org
Asian Pacific Islander Wellness Center (San Francisco)
www.apiwellness.org
GMHC (founded as Gay Men's Health Crisis)
www.gmhc.org
The Sero Project
www.seroproject.com
Global Network of People Living with HIV in North America (GNP+ NA)
www.gnpna.org
United States People Living with HIV Caucus
www.hivcaucus.org
Positive Women’s Network
pwnusa.wordpress.com
IMMIGRATION
Immigration Equality
www.immigrationequality.org
National Center for Lesbian Rights' Immigration Project
www.nclrights.org/explore-the-issues/asylum-immigration/
Out4Immigration
www.out4immigration.org
GLAAD
Spanish-Language Media Program
www.glaad.org/latino
INTERNATIONAL
International Gay & Lesbian Human Rights Commission (IGLHRC)
www.iglhrc.org
GLAAD
Global Voices Program
www.glaad.org/globalvoices
Human Rights Watch
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Rights Program
www.hrw.org/lgbt
Council for Global Equality
www.globalequality.org
Organization for Refuge, Asylum and Migration (ORAM)
www.oraminternational.org
LATINO/HISPANIC COMMUNITIES
Unid@s
www.unidoslgbt.com
GLAAD
Spanish-Language Media Program
www.glaad.org/latino
Association of Latino Men for Action (ALMA) (Chicago)
www.almachicago.org
Unity Coalition | Coalicion Unida (Florida)
www.unitycoalition.org
Bienestar (Los Angeles)
www.bienestar.org
ALLGO (Texas)
www.allgo.org
ACLU of Florida en Español
espanol.aclufl.org
Casa Ruby (Washington, DC)
uslea.org
Entre Hermanos (Seattle)
www.entrehermanos.org
Familia es Familia
familiaesfamilia.org
Hispanic Black Gay Coalition (HBGC) Boston
www.hbgc-boston.org
Lambda Legal
Proyecto Igualdad
www.lambdalegal.org/issues/proyecto-igualdad
Latino AIDS Commission (New York)
www.latinoaids.org
Latino Equality Alliance (Los Angeles)
www.latinoequalityalliance.com
Latino GLBT History Project (Washington, DC)
www.latinoglbthistory.org
League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC)
LGBT Program
lulac.org/programs/lgbt
Make the Road New York
www.maketheroad.org
PFLAG (Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays) Latino (New York)
www.pflagfamiliesofcolor.org/
Queer Undocumented Immigrant Project (QUIP)
unitedwedream.org
Somos Familia (San Francisco)
somosfamiliabay.org
Southerners On New Ground (SONG) (Atlanta)
www.southernersonnewground.org
TransLatina Coalition
translatinacoalition.org
Unión=Fuerza Latino Institute
National Latino LGBT and Ally Convening
sites.google.com/site/creatingchangelatino
LEGAL
Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund
www.lambdalegal.org
American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)
Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Project
www.aclu.org/lgbt
National Center for Lesbian Rights (NCLR)
www.nclrights.org
Williams Institute UCLA School of Law
williamsinstitute.law.ucla.edu
Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders (GLAD)
www.glad.org
MARRIAGE
Freedom to Marry
www.freedomtomarry.org
Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund
www.lambdalegal.org
Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders (GLAD)
www.glad.org
National Center for Lesbian Rights (NCLR)
www.nclrights.org
American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)
Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Project
www.aclu.org/lgbt
Human Rights Campaign
www.hrc.org/campaigns/marriage-center
National Gay and Lesbian Task Force
www.ngltf.org/issues/marriage_and_partnership_recognition
Williams Institute UCLA School of Law (demographics, economic research)
williamsinstitute.law.ucla.edu
MEDIA
GLAAD
www.glaad.org
National Lesbian & Gay Journalists Association (NLGJA)
www.nlgja.org
MILITARY
OutServe-SLDN (Servicemembers Legal Defense Network)
www.sldn.org
SPART*A (Service members, Partners, and Allies for Respect and Tolerance for All )
www.facebook.com/SPARTAArmedForces/info
Palm Center
www.palmcenter.org
Transgender American Veterans Association
www.tavausa.org
PEOPLE OF COLOR
GLAAD Voices of Color Program
www.glaad.org/programs/voicesofcolor
[Please see African American Communities, Asian Pacific Islander (API) Communities, Latino/Hispanic Communities.]
POLITICAL ORGANIZATIONS
Human Rights Campaign
www.hrc.org
National Gay and Lesbian Task Force
www.thetaskforce.org
Gay & Lesbian Victory Fund and Leadership Institute (LGBT candidates)
www.victoryfund.org
Log Cabin Republicans
www.logcabin.org
Stonewall Democrats
www.stonewalldemocrats.org
RELIGION/FAITH COMMUNITIES
General
Institute for Welcoming Resources (program of the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force)
www.thetaskforce.org
Human Rights Campaign (HRC)
Religion & Faith Program
www.hrc.org
Gay Christian Network
www.gaychristian.net
GLAAD
Religion, Faith & Values Program
www.glaad.org/faith
Interfaith Alliance
www.interfaithalliance.org
National Black Justice Coalition
www.nbjc.org
Network on Religion & Justice for Asian and Pacific Islander LGBT People
www.netrj.org
Soulforce
www.soulforce.org
The Naming Project
www.thenamingproject.org
Muslims for Progressive Values
mpvusa.org/portfolio/lgbt/
Denominational Affinity Groups
Integrity (Episcopal)
www.integrityusa.org
Dignity/USA (Catholic)
www.dignityusa.org
New Ways Ministry (Catholic)
www.newwaysministry.org
Reconciling Ministries Network (United Methodist)
www.rmnetwork.org
ReconcilingWorks (Lutheran)
www.reconcilingworks.org
More Light Presbyterians
www.mlp.org
Affirmation: Gay & Lesbian Mormons
www.affirmation.org
Keshet (Jewish)
www.keshetonline.org/
LGBT / Allied Denominations, Congregations
Metropolitan Community Churches (LGBT-affirming Christian denomination)
www.mccchurch.org
Congregation Beit Simchat Torah
(New York City LGBT synagogue)
www.cbst.org
Congregation Kol Ami (Los Angeles LGBT synagogue)
www.kol-ami.org
United Church of Christ
www.ucc.org
City of Refuge United Church of Christ / Refuge Ministries (San Francisco)
www.sfrefuge.org
Unitarian Universalist Association
www.uua.org
Unity Fellowship of Christ Church
www.unityfellowshipchurch.org
RESEARCH
The Movement Advancement Project (MAP)
www.lgbtmap.org/
Williams Institute at the UCLA School of Law
williamsinstitute.law.ucla.edu/
SENIORS/ELDERS
Services and Advocacy for GLBT Elders (SAGE)
www.sageusa.org
American Society on Aging's Lesbian and Gay Aging Issues Network
www.asaging.org/lain
National Center for Lesbian Rights (NCLR)
Elder Law Project
www.nclrights.org/explore-the-issues/elders/
SPORTS
GLAAD
Sports Media Program
www.glaad.org/sports
GLAAD is a member of the LGBT Sports Coalition
www.facebook.com/lgbtsportscoalition
You Can Play Project
www.youcanplayproject.org
Athlete Ally
www.athleteally.org
The Ben Cohen StandUp Foundation
www.standupfoundation.com
National Center for Lesbian Rights (NCLR)
Sports Project
www.nclrights.org/explore-the-issues/sports/
STATEWIDE ORGANIZATIONS
Equality Federation
www.equalityfederation.org
[Web site includes complete directory of LGBT statewide organizations.]
TRANSGENDER
National Center for Transgender Equality
www.transequality.org
Transgender Law Center
www.transgenderlawcenter.org
National Center for Lesbian Rights (NCLR)
Transgender Law Project
www.nclrights.org/explore-the-issues/transgender-law/
Transgender Law & Policy Institute
www.transgenderlaw.org
Sylvia Rivera Law Project
www.srlp.org
World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH)
www.wpath.org
Trans Youth Family Allies (TYFA)
www.imatyfa.org
Gender Spectrum
www.genderspectrum.org
PFLAG Transgender Network
http://community.pflag.org/transgender
Lambda Legal Transgender Parents Program
www.lambdalegal.org/know-your-rights/trans-parents/transgender/transgend...
TransParentcy
www.transparentcy.org/index.htm
COLAGE: Kids of Trans Community
www.colage.org/resources/kids-of-trans-resource-guide/
YOUTH/EDUCATION
Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network (GLSEN)
www.glsen.org
Point Foundation
www.pointfoundation.org
Gay-Straight Alliance Network
www.gsanetwork.org
The Trevor Project
www.thetrevorproject.org
National Center for Lesbian Rights (NCLR) Youth Project
www.nclrights.org/explore-the-issues/youth/
Campus Pride
www.campuspride.org