There are a huge number of organizations who advocate for gay rights. Two are
National Gay and Lesbian Task Force and PFLAG: Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays.
There's an extensive list of LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender) groups around the world here.
Alvin Fritz of University of Washington Libraries has assembled a very comprehensive list of national and international gay and lesbian organizations and publications. His table of contents is as follows (each one is a link):
ACADEMIC/PROFESSIONAL/EMPLOYEES
CULTURE, HISTORY, AND THE ARTS/MUSIC/CINEMA/RADIO/TV
NEWSPAPERS/JOURNALS/PUBLISHERS
SPORTS/SOCIAL/RECREATION/TRAVEL
What groups are you aware of? Were you surprised at the number of organizations listed within these links?
2 comments:
Hi Holly - No, I never realized that there so many organizations. Would this have been possible just 25 years ago, before there was an internet? My God there is even a touch-rugby club in Australia appropriately named the Poofta club. I was particularly intrigued that there are organizations for Catholics and Mormons, although I don't think the respective churches are at all supportive. I looked up the current RC teaching (there is a web site that provides all papal encyclicals on line). The 1997 Catechism distinguises between homosexual acts and homosexual tendencies. The former are streng verboten, being mortal sins as well as violations of natural law. Deep tendencies are signs of disorder. Such people should not be UJUSTLY discriminated against, but by no means can be admitted to seminaries, etc. So what else is new? As the the movie itself, loved it. But I thought what was being satirized was the excessive political correctness of the company management, rather than the homophobes. CRT
It seems like I could learn a lot from your Blog! Thanks for the invitation.
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