Stonewall Youth: "Stonewall Youth is a non-profit community organization that supports, informs, and advocates for youth 21 and under who identify as gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, or who have questions about their sexual orientation or gender identity. The organization was founded in 1991 and today provides a wide spectrum of services, including Youth Outreach, Peer Support Groups, and Community Education." Visit their website! http://www.stonewallyouth.org/
Olympia PFLAG
(Parents, Friends and Families of Lesbians and Gays): "PFLAG promotes the
health and well-being of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered persons,
their families and friends through: support, to cope with an adverse society;
education, to enlighten an ill-informed public; and advocacy, to end
discrimination and to secure equal civil rights. Parents, Families and Friends
of Lesbians and Gays provides opportunity for dialogue about sexual
orientation and gender identity, and acts to create a society that is healthy
and respectful of human diversity."
Phone: 360-866-0511 Email:
info@pflag-olympia.org
Website:
http://www.pflag-olympia.org
Rainbow Center: Phone: 360-943-746 Email: info@rainbowcenteroly.org Website: http://www.rainbowcenteroly.org
Gabi Clayton: Local GLBTQ advocate. Her site is full of many useful resources. Visit her website! http://www.youth-guard.org/gabi/gc_resources.html
Pride Foundation: "The Pride Foundation is a community based foundation working to strengthen our gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender (GLBT) community today, and build an endowment fund for tomorrow. Pride also joins together with mainstream and allied communities to work toward equality and social change. Pride funds a wide range of local programs and students in the Pacific Northwest states of Washington, Oregon, Montana, Idaho and Alaska." Pride also has many scholarship opportunities. Visit their website! http://www.pridefoundation.org/
Safe Schools Coalition: "The mission of The Safe Schools Coalition: A Public-Private Partnership in Support of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Youth is to help schools - at home and all over the world - become safe places where every family can belong, where every educator can teach, and where every child can learn, regardless of gender identity or sexual orientation." Visit their website! http://www.safeschoolscoalition.org/
Tolerance.org: "Tolerance.org is a principal online destination for people interested in dismantling bigotry and creating, in hate's stead, communities that value diversity. If you want to know how to transform yourself, your home, your school, your workplace or your community, Tolerance.org is a place to start — and continue — the journey." Visit their website! http://www.tolerance.org/
COLAGE: "COLAGE is the only national and international organization in the world specifically supporting young people with gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender parents." Visit their website! http://www.colage.org/
GLSEN: The Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network is the leading national organization fighting to end anti-gay bias in K-12 schools. Visit their website! http://www.glsen.org/templates/index.html
GLMA: "For twenty years, the Gay and Lesbian Medical Association has worked to maximize the quality of health services for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people and to foster a professional climate in which our diverse members can reach their full potential." Visit their website! http://www.glma.org/home.php3
Universal Fellowship of Metropolitan Community Churches: "The first Metropolitan Community Churches (MCC) was founded by Rev Troy D. Perry in 1968 in Los Angeles, CA (USA). This Fellowship of Churches plays a vital role in addressing the spiritual needs of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgendered community around the world. For those of us who were raised in a religious atmosphere, homosexuality was usually associated with shame and guilt. As a result, many of us were cut off from the spiritual dimension of our lives. Metropolitan Community Churches provide an opportunity to explore a spiritual experience that affirms who we are." Visit their website! http://www.ufmcc.com/
Eternal Light MCC: Meeting location: 219 B St, Tumwater Worship time: Sunday at 7:00 pm PO Box 8507, Lacey WA 98509-8507 Phone Number: 360-352-8157
New Heart MCC: Meeting location: 2150 S Cushman, Tacoma WA 98405 Worship times: Sunday 11:00 am Wednesday 7:00 pm Phone Number: 253-272-2382 Email: nhufmcc1@aol.com Website: http://newheartmcc.org/