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Resources
Mature Friends
A fun, active, and fun-loving group of over 200 members meets regularly to share common interests such as hiking, cooking, playing bridge or pinochle, dining out, going to theater, and traveling (both locally and internationally).
Bent
To promote and encourage written and spoken word among LGBTIQ people and in our communities.
Diverse Harmony
Diverse Harmony is a musically creative social connection in the greater Seattle area designed to nurture friendships, promote musical abilities and provide a safe place where youth are accepted for who they are.
Flying House
Seattle Men's Chorus and Seattle Women's Chorus entertain, enlighten, unify and heal our audience and members, using the power of words and music to recognize the value of gay and straight people and their relationships.
NW Lesbian and Gay History Museum Project
Founded in 1994, NWLGHMP is an organization which researches, interprets and communicates the history of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people in the Pacific Northwest for the purposes of study, education and enjoyment.
Rainbow City Band
Founded in April 1998, Rainbow City Band is a non-profit organization based in Seattle, Washington. About 60 musicians belong to the band; we divide our musical year into concert(fall through mid-spring) and marching (mid-spring through summer) seasons. We also have a swing band, Purple Passion, that plays throughout the year.
Seattle Lesbian and Gay Chorus
Founded in 1990 by 17 singers, the Seattle Lesbian and Gay Chorus has grown over the years from a small ensemble to a large professional group performing regularly in Seattle and throughout the Puget Sound area.
Seattle Lesbian and Gay Film Festival
Three Dollar Bill Cinema enriches, strengthens, and connects diverse communities by supporting queer film and by producing the Seattle Lesbian and Gay Film Festival and other events.
Three Dollar Bill Cinema
THREE DOLLAR BILL CINEMA is a nonprofit arts and education organization providing access to queer cinema, a forum for the exchange of ideas, and a venue for queer filmmakers to show their work.
Toast Masters Pride
Seattle's Gay and Lesbian Communications and Leadership Program Open to All People. Freely Speaking Toastmasters is "open to everyone" and is created by and for the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Community of the Seattle area.
BiNet Seattle
BiNet Seattle is a bisexual non-profit, mixed gender, social and support organization created to foster a visible community for bisexual, bi-curious people, and their partners in the Puget Sound area. We support the community through educational speakings, support groups and social events.
Entre Hermanos
Entre Hermanos Agency fue creada para proveer apoyo, desarrollar liderazgo y fortalecer la comunidad gay, lesbiana, bisexual y transgénero Latina. Proveer un ambiente cultural, social y emocional saludable, creando un modelo apropiado a las necesidades de la comunidad.
Metropolitan Community Church of Seattle
Metropolitan Community Church Seattle was founded on the belief that God's love is equally available for all people, regardless of economic background, ethnicity, sexual orientation, or physical limitations.
Northwest Rainbow Alliance for the Deaf
Social events, workshops, and support for the deaf LGBT community.
Queer Jihad
Queer Jihad is the queer Muslim struggle for acceptance: first, the struggle to accept ourselves as being exactly the way Allah has created us to be; and secondly, the struggle for understanding among Muslims in general.
Two Spirit Resources
The Mission of our organization is to educate the LGBT and non-LGBT communities regarding indigenous and Two-Spirit histories and traditions and to ensure community cohesion amongst the Two-Spirit people through the promotion of health and spiritual well-being by sharing our traditions with one another.
Maybe Baby
Maybe Baby is a Seattle support group for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer people who are interested in becoming parents.
City of Seattle Domestic Partnership Information
(Registering, Terminating, General Information)
Mayor Greg Nickels issued Executive Order directing City Departments to recognize the validity of same-sex marriages
Gay Fathers Association of Seattle
GFAS is an all-volunteer organization dedicated to providing a safe and supportive environment for all gay and/or bisexual men who have children.
PFLAG
PFLAG provides opportunity for dialogue about sexual orientation, and acts to create a society that is healthy and respectful of human diversity. Keeping families together is the mission of PFLAG. Our family values stress education, understanding, acceptance, and support, but most of all love, thereby empowering our children - straight and gay - to lead happy and productive lives.
Legal Marriage Alliance of WA
A group that advocates for full marriage equality
Rainbow Families of Puget Sound
Our mission is to help GLBT families in the Puget Sound region to form strong community ties and spend time with other families like their own.
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)
Any individual in any US State or territory who believes he or she has been discriminated against in employment may file an administrative charge with the EEOC.
Equal Rights Washington
ERW works to ensure and promote dignity, safety and equality for all LGBT Washingtonians.
Gay and Lesbian Organizations and Publications
Comprehensive listing of organizations and publications for LGBT people.
National Gay and Lesbian Task Force
National organization dedicated to fighting for freedom, justice & equality.
Queer America: Find Your Way
QueerAmerica is a database published by OutProud, The National Coalition for Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Youth. With over 5,000 entries, it's the largest collection of queer resources in the nation, and includes information on community centers, support organizations, PFLAG (Parents, Families & Friends of Lesbians And Gays) chapters, queer youth groups, and more.
Seattle Office for Civil Rights
Any individual who believes he or she has been discriminated against in employment may file a complaint with OCR.
Washington State Human Rights Commission
Any individual in the State of Washington who believes he or she has been discriminated against may file a complaint with WSHRC.
Bailey Boushay House
Bailey-Boushay House is a nationally recognized facility offering residential care and day health programs for people living with AIDS. Our residential care program also provides care to those suffering from other life-threatening illnesses.
Capitol Hill Alano Club
Founded by Seattle's recovering gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender community in 1982, the Capitol Hill Alano Club (CHAC) is committed to "Supporting twelve-step groups in their primary purpose of carrying their messages to those seeking recovery by providing a safe and permanent meeting place."
Dunshee House
Dunshee House, a non-profit organization, builds community and cultivates powerful, healthy lives by providing emotional support and personal development services to those affected by HIV/AIDS, the Queer communities, and those who love them.
Gay City
Gay City Health Project is a grassroots health organization for gay, bisexual and transgender (GBT) men based in Seattle, Washington.
HIV InSite
Comprehensive, it includes the latest news on research on HIV/AIDS incidence, prevention and treatment in United States and around the globe.
Lesbian Resource Center
The Lesbian Resource Center is a community-based organization committed to advancing the status of lesbians by combating all forms of oppression and by promoting empowerment, visibility, and social change.
Lifelong AIDS Alliance
Lifelong AIDS Alliance is committed to preventing the spread of HIV, and to providing practical support services and advocating for those whose lives are affected by HIV and AIDS.
POCAAN
People of Color Against AIDS Network (POCAAN) is a multi-cultural AIDS prevention organization created in response to the devastating impact that HIV/AIDS was and continues to have on communities of color.
Multifaith Works/Shanti
Multifaith Works builds a community of compassion by mobilizing volunteers from many spiritual and cultural backgrounds to provide practical and emotional support, and housing, for people living with AIDS or other life-threatening illnesses. Through all its programs, Multifaith Works promotes understanding and acceptance of human diversity.
Seattle/King County Department of Public Health
The county-level department concerning public health.
Seattle-King County Department of Public Health HIV/AIDS site
The division of the Department of Public Health that works with HIV/AIDS issues.
Seattle Counseling Service
The Community Counseling Service advocates, educates and serves to advance the social well-being and mental health of the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender communities.
Lesbian-Bisexual Women's Health Study
Research advancing the organization's knowledge of lesbian health.
Ingersoll Gender Center
Ingersoll Gender Center Supports transgendered people towards growth and well being.
Seattle Transgender Help Network
Seattle Transgender Help Network has designed and maintains this website for the Transgender Community of Seattle.
LGBT Legal Clinic
The GLBT Bar Association Foundation of Washington Foundation (QLaw Foundation) is excited to sponsor a legal clinic specifically designed to address the needs of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender individuals and couples.
The clinic is held on the 3rd Thursday of each month from 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM
To make an appointment please call: 206-235-7235 on Tuesdays from 12 noon to 3:00 p.m.
The clinic is free of charge. At the clinic, an attorney will meet with you for 30 minutes and provide you with individualized
legal advice and information. Clinic attorneys will answer questions and provide information in a variety of areas including family law, debt and
bankruptcy, divorce/dissolution, employment discrimination, and transgender legal issues. The clinic is open to everyone regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity.
For other legal resource click here:http://www.q-law.org/LegalClinic
HRC- Seattle Steering Committee
The Human Rights Campaign is America's largest civil rights organization working to achieve gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender equality. By inspiring and engaging all Americans, HRC strives to end discrimination against GLBT citizens and realize a nation that achieves fundamental fairness and equality for all.
Greater Seattle Business Association
The Greater Seattle Business Association (GSBA), the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender (LGBT) and Allied business and professional chamber of commerce, proudly serving our community since 1981.
GLSEN Puget Sound
The Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network (GLSEN) envisions a future in which every child learns to respect and accept all people, regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity/expression.
Lambda Legal Services
Lambda Legal is 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.
Legal Voice
The Law Center provides legal information online and by phone, as well as taking cases to court that will have a large social impact for equality.
Pride Foundation
A resource for college scholarships for LGBT people and allies.
Seattle Gay News
Seattle' weekly newspaper for LGBT people
Seattle Police Department
The Seattle Police Department is open to LGBT people have and has trainings around our issues.
The Seattle Lesbian
The Seattle Lesbian (TSL) is a daily online news magazine operating from offices in the Pacific Northwest, and reaching communities spanning continents around the world.
WA state does not recognize same sex marriages. However, the Washington State Domestic Partnership
Registration program, authorized by Chapter 156, Laws of 2007, provides access to certain rights and
benefits, such as those associated with hospital visitation, health care decision-making, organ donation
decisions, and other issues related to illness, incapacity, death, and in some cases collecting social
security and pension benefits. To learn more about the State program, contact the Secretary of State
Corporations Division, at (360) 753-7115, or visit their Web site at http://secstate.wa.gov/corps/domesticpartnerships.
The City of Seattle's Domestic Partnership Registration program allows unmarried couples in committed,
on-going family relationships to document their relationships. Couples may consist of a man and a woman,
two men, or two women. Domestic Partnership Registration is voluntary, and does not create any new or
different legal rights or responsibilities, or any contractual relationships or obligations between
those registered. To download forms and for more information visit the Seattle City Clerk's
Office site at: www.seattle.gov/leg/clerk/dpr.htm
Metropolitan Community Church of Seattle
Metropolitan Community Church Seattle was founded on the belief that God's love is equally available for all people, regardless of economic background, ethnicity, sexual orientation, or physical limitations.
Queer Muslims Home Page
This is a page for gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgendered Muslims, and for allies.
Visitors Guide
Seattle is Proud to Welcome You!
Seattle is anything but ordinary. It's a place where bike messengers share elevators with world-renowned researchers. Where fishermen have lunch alongside top surgeons. It's a city where the extraordinary is commonplace and commonplace is anything but. And if you look closely, you just might discover that in Seattle there are amazing things happening all around you.
Camp Ten Trees
Camp Ten Trees is an overnight summer camp located in Washington State. Camp Ten Trees features one week for lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, and questioning (LGBTQ) youth, and one week for the children of LGBTQ families.
Lambert House
Lambert House is a center for Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender and Questioning youth and their allies that encourages empowerment through the development of leadership, social and life skills.
Safe Schools Coalition of Washington
An international 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.
Note: Links with a globe after them indicate the site is outside of the City of Seattle web server. LGBT Commission is not responsible for content outside of the LGBT web site.
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