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After8
P.O. Box 1828
Corvallis, OR 97339
Phone: 541-752-8157
Web Site: http://www.peak.org/~after8/
Last Update: 9/3/2001
After8 works for political change and provides information and referral for lesbians, gay men and bisexuals in Benton and Linn counties and sponsors an annual Harvey Milk Awards Dinner in November. Meets on the second Tuesday of each month at 7:00pm, 101 NW 23rd St., Corvallis, OR.

Basic Rights Oregon (BRO)
P.O. Box 40625
Portland, OR 97240
Phone: 503-222-6151
Email: BasicRO@aol.com
Web Site: http://www.BasicRights.org
Last Update: 4/17/2001
Basic Rights Oregon is dedicated to ending discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity in our state. In the spirit of fundamental fairness and equality, Basic Rights Oregon will build and mobilize a broad coalition of citizens to ensure democratic freedoms for all Oregonians.

The Equality Project
Web Site: http://equal-rights.lesbigay.com/equality.html
Last Update: 5/7/2001
The members of this project wish to encourage the web public to show their support for equal rights for all humans as well as to encourage the general public to educate themselves about different sexualities, genders, religions, races, cultures, physical/mental abilities, etc.

Equity Foundation
123 NE 3rd St. #405
Portland, OR 97232
Phone: 503-231-5759
Fax: 503-231-5793
P.O. Box 5696
Portland, OR 97228-5696
Phone: 503-231-5759
Fax: 503-231-5793
Email: info@equityfoundation.org
Web Site: http://www.equityfoundation.org/
Last Update: 5/5/2001
State-wide (Oregon) community foundation whose mission is providing access to worth providing programs throughout Oregon that further our efforts to build communities that embrace the dignity and worth of all people.

FTM International
Phone: 415-553-5987 (Voicemail)
Email: info@ftm-intl.org
Web Site: http://www.ftm-intl.org
Last Update: 11/10/2001
This site is the internet contact point for the largest, longest-running educational organization serving FTM transgendered people and transsexual men.

Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders (GLAD)
294 Washington Street, Suite 740
Boston, MA 02108
Phone: 617-426-1350
Email: gladlaw@glad.org
Web Site: http://www.glad.org/
Last Update: 11/14/2001
New England's leading legal rights organization dedicated to ending discrimination based on sexual orientation, HIV status and gender identity and expression.

Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD)
Email: glaad@glaad.org
Web Site: http://www.glaad.org/
Last Update: 9/3/2001
The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) is dedicated to promoting and ensuring fair, accurate, and inclusive representation of individuals and events in all media as a means of eliminating homophobia and discrimination based on gender identity and sexual orientation.

Gender Education and Advocacy (GEA)

Web Site: http://www.gender.org/
Last Update: 9/3/2001
Gender Education and Advocacy (GEA) is a national organization focused on the needs, issues and concerns of gender variant people in human society. We seek to educate and advocate, not only for ourselves and others like us, but for all human beings who suffer from gender-based oppression in all of its many forms. We also are a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization incorporated in Georgia.

GenderPAC (GPAC)
1638 R Street NW, Suite 100
Washington, DC 20009
Phone: 202-462-6610
Fax: 202-462-6744
Email: gpac@gpac.org
Web Site: http://www.gpac.org/
Last Update: 9/3/2001
GenderPAC is the national advocacy organization working to ensure every American's right to their gender free from stereotypes, discrimination and violence, regardless of how they look, act or dress or how others perceive their sex or sexual orientation.

Human Rights Campaign (HRC)
919 18th St, NW Suite 800
Washington, DC 20006
Phone: 202-628-4160
Fax: 202-347-5323
Email: hrc@hrc.org
Web Site: http://www.hrc.org
Last Update: 4/15/2001
HRC provides a national voice on gay and lesbian issues. The Human Rights Campaign effectively lobbies Congress; mobilizes grassroots action in diverse communities; invests strategically to elect a fair-minded Congress; and increases public understanding through innovative education and communication strategies.

Human Rights Watch
312 Sutter Street, Suite 407
San Francisco, CA 94108
Phone: 415-362-3250
Fax: 415-362-3255
Email: hrwsf@hrw.org
Web Site: http://www.hrw.org/
Last Update: 7/8/2001
Defending Human Rights worldwide. Worldwide contact information is on their contact page, http://www.hrw.org/contact.html.

International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Compaign (IGLHRC)
Web Site: http://www.iglhrc.org/
Last Update: 4/28/2001
IGLHRC's mission is to protect and advance the human rights of all people and communities subject to discrimination or abuse on the basis of sexual orientation, gender identity or HIV status.

International Conference on Transgender Law and Employment Policy, Inc. (ICTLEP)
Web Site: http://abmall.com/icltlep/
Last Update: 4/28/2001

International Foundation for Gender Education (IFGE)
Web Site: http://www.ifge.org/
Last Update: 4/28/2001
IFGE is a leading advocate and educational organization for promoting the self-definition and free expression of individual gender identity.

It's Time, America (ITA)
P.O. Box 65
Kensington, MD 20895
Web Site: http://www.tgender.net/ita/
Last Update: 11/21/2001
It's Time, America! (ITA!) is the first nationally-organized grassroots civil rights group seeking to secure and safeguard the rights of all transgendered and Gender Variant persons. Formed during the 1994 Transgender Law Conference, It's Time, America!'s mission is to educate and influence the U.S. Congress, State and Local Governments, and other transgendered and non- transgendered political organizations, on the issues and concerns of transgendered people, and to take whatever action is necessary to safeguard and to secure our rights as American citizens.

Lesbian Community Project (LCP)
1001 E. Burnside
Portland, OR
Phone: 503-233-3913
Web Site: http://home.europa.com/~lcppdx/
Last Update: 9/3/2001
The Lesbian Community Project is dedicated to building a world in which all human beings experience full justice, equity, democracy and liberation in all spheres of life. We are committed to being a multi-racial, multi- generational, cross-class, grassroots lesbian organization that plays a central role in multi-issue organizing and community building. We are committed to the individual and collective well-being of all members of the lesbian communities.

National Gay and Lesbian Task Force (NGLTF)
1700 Kalorama Road, NW
Washington, DC 20009-2624
Phone: 202-332-6483
Web Site: http://www.ngltf.org/
Last Update: 4/28/2001
Founded in 1973, the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force works to eliminate prejudice, violence and injustice against gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered people at the local, state and national level. As part of a broader social justice movement for freedom, justice and equality, NGLTF is creating a world that respects and celebrates the diversity of human expression and identity where all people may fully participate in society.

PFLAG-National
1726 M Street, NW; Suite 400
Washington, DC 20036
Phone: 202-467-8180
Fax: 202-467-8194
Email: info@pflag.org
Web Site: http://www.pflag.org/
Last Update: 9/3/2001
Parents, Families & Friends of Lesbians and Gays national organization. For additional contact information or to find a chapter in your area, visit their web site Contact Us page.

Parents, Families & Friends of Lesbians And Gays (PFLAG - Portland)
P.O. Box 8944
Portland, OR 97207
Phone: 503-232-7676
Last Update: 4/15/2001
Providing love and support for all family members and friends. Work to create an environment of understanding so our lesbian, bisexual, gay and transgendered children cann live with dignity and respect

Policy Institute of the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force (The Policy Institue of NGLTF)
121 West 27th Street Suite 501
New York, NY 10001
Phone: 212-604-9830
Last Update: 5/7/2001
A think tank dedicated to research, policy analysis and strategic projects to advance greater understanding and the equality of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people.

Pride Northwest, Inc.
P.O. Box 6611
Portland, OR 97228
Phone: 503-295-9788 (Hotline)
Email: pridenorthwest@usa.net
Web Site: http://www.pridenw.org/
Last Update: 10/16/2001
The mission of Pride Northwest, Inc. is to encourage and celebrate the positive diversity of the gay, lesbian, bisexual and trans communities, and to assist in the education of all people through the development of activities that showcase the history, accomplishments, achievements and talents of these communities.

Queers and Allies at Portland State University
Smith Memorial Center, Room 441A 1825 SW Broadway
Portland, OR 97201
Phone: 503-725-5681
Fax: 503-725-5680
Email: queersandallies@mail.pdx.edu
Web Site: http://www.ess.pdx.edu/queersandallies/
Last Update: 10/16/2001
A student-funded program at Portland State University, Invites everyone to participate in activities and meetings. Educational and social programming, support, and referral services for persons of all orientations and colors.

Rural Organizing Project (ROP)
P.O. Box 1350
Scappoose, OR 97056
Phone: 503-543-8417
Email: office@rop.org
Web Site: http://www.rop.org/
Last Update: 9/1/2001
To strengthen the skills, resources and vision of primary leadership in local, autonomous human dignity groups with the goal of keeping such groups a vibrant source for a just democracy.

Transgender Law and Policy Institute
Email: info@transgenderlaw.org
Web Site: http://www.transgenderlaw.org/
Last Update: 7/31/2001
The Transgender Law and Policy Institute is a non-profit organization dedicated to engaging in effective advocacy for transgender people in our society. The TLPI brings experts together to work on law and policy initiatives designed to advance transgender equality, makes freely available litigation, legislative, and education advocacy materials for use by other advocates for transgender people, believes that working in coalitions gives transgender people the strongest possible base from which to advocate for change.

TRANSGENDERLEGAL, (Phyllis R. Frye's)
Houston, TX
Web Site: http://www.transgenderlegal.com/
Last Update: 4/28/2001
TRANSGENDERLEGAL is the official web site for Phyllis Randolph Frye, Esq., of Houston, Texas, USA. This site inlcudes most of the two-plus decades of her writings and other items that she has produced in her quest for individual freedom and for freedom of her people.

Publication Resources

Transgender Equality: A Handbook for Activists and Policy Makers
Web Site: http://www.nclrights.org/publications/pubs_tghandbook.html
Last Update: 04/26/2001
Contents listing of article at the National Center for Lesbian Rights web site, available as a downloadable Adobe Acrobat file. Document contains trans talking points, personal stories and definitions. {Size of downloadable PDF document - 488KB}


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