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Spectrum is an LGBTQ Student organization to create a positive, supportive environment for all gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, questioning and ally students at the University of Toledo. http://www.facebook.com/pages/Spectrum-UT/418583428503
Vision is Bowling Green State University’s leading Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transsexual, Intersex, Queer, Asexual, Questioning and Ally student organization. Vision welcomes any and all BGSU undergraduates who are interested in LBGT issues. http://www.facebook.com/people/Vision-Glbtqaiqa/20920852
Vision is Bowling Green State University’s leading Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transsexual, Intersex, Queer, Asexual, Questioning and Ally student organization. Vision welcomes any and all BGSU undergraduates who are interested in LBGT issues. http://www.facebook.com/people/Vision-Glbtqaiqa/20920852
Owens GSA is Owens Community College's Gay Straight Alliance. http://www.facebook.com/owens.gsa
RAY, Rainbow Area Youth, is a peer group for self identified lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and questioning teens (ages 13-19) living in the Toledo, Ohio area. http://www.raytoledo.org/
Outlines Toledo aims to give a voice to the Toledo LGBT community and provide you with local, national and international stories, as well as information on social, cultural and political events that pertain to your life. We are here to inform, support, entertain, and educate. www.outlinestoledo.com
TAGALA is your key to the network hub of a vibrant and active gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender (including gender identity and gender expression) and allied community in Northwest Ohio, including the major cities of Toledo, Bowling Green and Findlay. www.tagalaonline.org
Ozone House, located in Washtenaw County, Michigan, is an agency that provides free, confidential, and voluntary shelter and support services to runaway, homeless and high-risk youth ages 10-20 and their families. www.ozonehouse.org
PFLAG, Parents Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays, is a national non-profit organization with over 200,000 members and supporters and over 500 affiliates in the United States. The PFLAG Toledo Chapter is here to serve the greater Toledo area. http://www.pflagtoledo.org/
STATEEquality Ohio advocates for the LGBTQ community, promoting equality, diversity and inclusiveness in Ohio families and communities. www.equalityohio.org
TransOhio serves the Ohio transgender and ally communities by providing services, education, support and advocacy which promotes and improves the health, safety and life experience of the Ohio transgender individual and community. http://www.transohio.org/wordpress
NATIONALTransOhio serves the Ohio transgender and ally communities by providing services, education, support and advocacy which promotes and improves the health, safety and life experience of the Ohio transgender individual and community. http://www.transohio.org/wordpress
American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) - Nation's guardian of liberty, working daily in courts, legislatures and communities to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties that the Constitution and laws of the United States guarantee everyone in this country. www.aclu.org
The Advocate is the world’s leading gay news source. www.advocate.com
Ballot Pedia is an interactive almanac of state politics. www.ballotpedia.org
Bisexual Resource Center envisions a world where love is celebrated, regardless of sexual orientation or gender expression. Because bisexuals today are still misunderstood, marginalized and discriminated against, the BRC is committed to providing support to the bisexual community and raising public awareness about bisexuality and bisexual people. www.biresource.org
Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation -amplifies the voice of the LGBT community by empowering real people to share their stories, holding the media accountable for the words and images they present, and helping grassroots organizations communicate effectively. www.glaad.org
GLBT National Help Center; free and confidential telephone and internet peer counseling, information and links to local resources, throughout the United States. www.glbtnationalhelpcenter.org
Gay, Lesbian, and Straight Education Network- is the leading national education organization focused on ensuring safe schools for all students, envisions a world in which every child learns to respect and accept all people, regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity/expression. www.glsen.org
Gay-Straight Alliance- Gay-Straight Alliance Network is a youth leadership organization that connects school-based Gay-Straight Alliances (GSAs) to each other and community resources through peer support, leadership development, and training. www.gsanetwork.org
Human Rights Campaign- seeks to improve the lives of LGBT Americans by advocating for equal rights and benefits in the workplace, ensuring families are treated equally under the law and increasing public support among all Americans through innovative advocacy, education and outreach programs. www.hrc.org
Lamba Legal - A national organization committed to achieving full recognition of the civil rights of lesbians, gay men, bisexuals, transgender people and those with HIV through impact litigation, education, and public policy work. www.lambdalegal.org
CenterLink: The Community of LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender) Centers exists to support the development of strong, sustainable LGBT community centers and to build a unified center movement. www.lgbtcenters.org
Created in remembrance of Matthew Shepard. They support diversity programs in education and to help youth organizations establish environments where young people can feel safe and be themselves. www.matthewshepard.org
National Youth Advocacy Coalition: A social justice organization focused on servicing the needs of young people who are gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender or questioning and ending discrimination against them. http://nyacyouth.org
The National Center for Lesbian Rights is a national legal organization committed to advancing the civil and human rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people and their families through litigation, public policy advocacy, and public education. www.nclrights.org
National Gay and Lesbian Task Force - Builds the political power of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community from the ground up, by training activists, organizing broad-based campaigns to defeat anti-LGBT referenda and advance pro-LGBT legislation, building the organizational capacity of their movement and generating groundbreaking research through their Policy Institute. www.ngltf.org
Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays promotes the health and well-being of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender 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. www.pflag.org
The mission of the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force is to build the grassroots power of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community. www.thetaskforce.org
The Trevor Project Informational website that provides information on support groups, and resources for someone who is suicidal. www.thetrevorproject.org
Trans Family provides support, education, advocacy, and outreach for the transgendered community, families, friends, partners, and allies of all ages, through meetings, presentations, seminars, media outreach, and an emergency resource hotline. www.transfamily.org
Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender news and free videos. www.365gay.com
The Advocate is the world’s leading gay news source. www.advocate.com
Ballot Pedia is an interactive almanac of state politics. www.ballotpedia.org
Bisexual Resource Center envisions a world where love is celebrated, regardless of sexual orientation or gender expression. Because bisexuals today are still misunderstood, marginalized and discriminated against, the BRC is committed to providing support to the bisexual community and raising public awareness about bisexuality and bisexual people. www.biresource.org
Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation -amplifies the voice of the LGBT community by empowering real people to share their stories, holding the media accountable for the words and images they present, and helping grassroots organizations communicate effectively. www.glaad.org
GLBT National Help Center; free and confidential telephone and internet peer counseling, information and links to local resources, throughout the United States. www.glbtnationalhelpcenter.org
Gay, Lesbian, and Straight Education Network- is the leading national education organization focused on ensuring safe schools for all students, envisions a world in which every child learns to respect and accept all people, regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity/expression. www.glsen.org
Gay-Straight Alliance- Gay-Straight Alliance Network is a youth leadership organization that connects school-based Gay-Straight Alliances (GSAs) to each other and community resources through peer support, leadership development, and training. www.gsanetwork.org
Human Rights Campaign- seeks to improve the lives of LGBT Americans by advocating for equal rights and benefits in the workplace, ensuring families are treated equally under the law and increasing public support among all Americans through innovative advocacy, education and outreach programs. www.hrc.org
Lamba Legal - A national organization committed to achieving full recognition of the civil rights of lesbians, gay men, bisexuals, transgender people and those with HIV through impact litigation, education, and public policy work. www.lambdalegal.org
CenterLink: The Community of LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender) Centers exists to support the development of strong, sustainable LGBT community centers and to build a unified center movement. www.lgbtcenters.org
Created in remembrance of Matthew Shepard. They support diversity programs in education and to help youth organizations establish environments where young people can feel safe and be themselves. www.matthewshepard.org
National Youth Advocacy Coalition: A social justice organization focused on servicing the needs of young people who are gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender or questioning and ending discrimination against them. http://nyacyouth.org
The National Center for Lesbian Rights is a national legal organization committed to advancing the civil and human rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people and their families through litigation, public policy advocacy, and public education. www.nclrights.org
National Gay and Lesbian Task Force - Builds the political power of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community from the ground up, by training activists, organizing broad-based campaigns to defeat anti-LGBT referenda and advance pro-LGBT legislation, building the organizational capacity of their movement and generating groundbreaking research through their Policy Institute. www.ngltf.org
Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays promotes the health and well-being of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender 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. www.pflag.org
The mission of the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force is to build the grassroots power of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community. www.thetaskforce.org
The Trevor Project Informational website that provides information on support groups, and resources for someone who is suicidal. www.thetrevorproject.org
Trans Family provides support, education, advocacy, and outreach for the transgendered community, families, friends, partners, and allies of all ages, through meetings, presentations, seminars, media outreach, and an emergency resource hotline. www.transfamily.org
Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender news and free videos. www.365gay.com
