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LGBT Organizations in Washington
Organization Name: Brother Help Thyself, Inc.
Brother Help Thyself, Inc. was founded in 1978 by four gay motorcycle clubs and is one of the first organizations in the United States to provide funding for GLBTQ health, cultural, and social services. The first fund drive by The Capital Area Board of Leather and Levi Motorcycle Clubs raised $4,518. BHT was formed to award that grant to the Gay Men's VD Clinic which was having financial difficulties at that time. Not only did this grant make it possible for the clinic to continue to provide health services, but also made it possible for it to separate from the Free Clinic. This separation lead to the creation of the Whitman-Walker Clinic which expanded its services to the lesbian community at that time.
Organization Name: Empowering Spirits Foundation, Inc.
The Empowering Spirits Foundation, Inc. (ESF) is a non-profit, non-partisan grass-root based civil rights organization working to achieve lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) equality. ESF members engage in service-oriented activities in communities typically opposed to equal rights. In working side-by-side with our non-LGBT neighbors they may come to see similarities rather than differences in each of us, and we can engage in dialogue through non-confrontational means to promote equality. Additionally, the ESF develops community awareness, collaborates with other coalitions, and empowers individuals and organizations to engage in the political process for equality through educational endeavors.
A Vision:
Freedom to Serve.
A Mission:
SLDN is a national, non-profit legal services, watchdog and policy organization dedicated to ending discrimination against and harassment of military personnel affected by "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" and related forms of intolerance.
Goals for Freedom:
- Lift the ban preventing gays, lesbians and bisexuals from serving openly and honestly in the military.
- Provide free legal services to service members harmed by "Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell" and related, discriminatory policies.
- Protect service members from harassment based on perceived sexual orientation or gender identity.
- Advocate for policies and practices that improve the lives of service members.
- Support service member and veteran pride as lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender persons.
- Strengthen organizational capacity to assure the freedom to serve in the most cost-effective, strategic fashion.
Our Mission
CenterLink exists to support the development of strong, sustainable LGBT community centers and to build a unified center movement.
Our Vision
CenterLink envisions a society that celebrates diversity, acknowledges the dignity of LGBT people, and embraces full human rights for all citizens. Furthermore, we envision a time when all LGBT people, in cities and towns of all sizes, have access to strong gay and lesbian community centers that enrich and improve our lives.
Our Principles
Centers are engines of community organizing and liberation and crucial to the health and strength of LGBT communities. To assist centers in building a movement that honors and promotes full human rights and dignity for all LGBT people, CenterLink works to build capacity, strengthen linkages, and advocate empowerment, self-reliance, inclusion and diversity among every community center in our national coalition. CenterLink acts as the voice for LGBT community centers in national grassroots organizing and coalition building.
The Gay & Lesbian Victory Fund identifies, train and elects LGBT leaders to all levels of office, in every corner of America. The Victory Fund and the courageous candidates we endorse have proven that with smart strategic support and the financial resources necessary - typically twice what straight candidates need to raise - LGBT candidates can run and win anywhere.
Whitman-Walker Clinic is a non-profit community-based health organization serving the Washington, DC metropolitan region. Established by and for the gay and lesbian community, our Clinic is comprised of diverse volunteers and staff who provide or facilitate the delivery of high quality, comprehensive, accessible health care and community services. Whitman-Walker Clinic is especially committed to ending the suffering of all those infected and affected by HIV/AIDS.
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