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Political
Resources
Here
is a list of websites and/or phone numbers of various companies,
organizations, etc. which we feel could be helpful to lesbians living
or working in the Washington DC Metro Area. This list is not complete
at all. We will be adding much more as we learn about other organizations.
If you know of one not listed here, please let us know.
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- Amnesty
International OUTfront!
- Part of Amnesty International, they work to protect the rights
of LGBT people throughout the world.
- Democratic
National Committee (DNC) - The official site for the
Democratic party.
- Federal
Globe - A national organization for GLBT employees of
the Federal government.
- Gay
and Lesbian Activists Alliance of Washington, DC - A
local, all-volunteer, non-partisan, nonprofit political organization,
founded in 1971 to advance the equal rights of gay men and lesbians
in Washington, DC.
- Gay
& Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) -
They are dedicated to promoting and ensuring fair, accurate,
and inclusive representation of individuals and events in all
media.
- Gay
& Lesbian Majority Council - The Democratic Senatorial
Campaign Committee (DSCC) is the national committee of the Democratic
Party formed to elect Democratic members of the United States
Senate.
- Gender
Pac - A national organization working to ensure every
American's right to express their gender free from stereotypes,
discrimination, and violence.
- Gertrude
Stein Democrats - Founded by activists who wanted to
build lesbian and gay power and involvement in the Democratic
Party.
- GLSEN
- Creating safe schools for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender
people. (for local chapters, see regional
listings).
- Human
Rights Campaign (HRC) - HRC has been working
for years to ensure the rights of all members of our community.
- National
Gay & Lesbian Task Force (NGLTF) - NGLTF works to
eliminate prejudice, violence and injustice against GLBT people
at the local, state and national level.
- National
Latina/o Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, & Transgender Organization
(LLEGO) - A national organization which address issues
of concern to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender Latinas/os
at local, state, regional, national and international levels.
- National
Organization of Women (NOW) - Providing services to
all women, including continuing work on the Equal Rights Amendment.
- National
Stonewall Democratic Federation - Supports pro-gay Democratic
candidates for Federal office.
- Pride
At Work - affiliated as the newest constituency group
of the AFL-CIO, the purpose is to mobilize mutual support between
the organized Labor Movement and the LGBT Community.
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Know of
a resource that isn't listed on this site? Please e-mail the
following information to webmistresses@dcdykes.com
with the following information:
- The
web site name.
- The
URL (web address).
- A
brief description of what the web site is for.
- Where
you feel it should be linked from. This just helps us know
where to put the web site
- A
Contact E-mail address (if you have one.)
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