Links

February 5th, 2009

Advocacy

  • Alexandria Gay & Lesbian Community Association – The Alexandria GLCA is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization based in Alexandria, Virginia, that strives to enhance the quality of life for the local GLBT community through social activities, political awareness, and community service.
  • Arlington Gay & Lesbian Alliance – AGLA is a nonpartisan 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that strives to improve the quality of life and meet the needs of the Gay and Lesbian community throughout Arlington, Virginia.
  • Equality Loudoun – Equality Loudoun is a nonpartisan community and advocacy organization committed to improving the lives of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people in Loudoun County and creating a climate that reflects the diversity of the community in which we live.
  • Equality Prince William – Equality Prince William is a non-partisan organization formed to address equal rights issues for gays, lesbians and transgendered individuals (GLBT) from a local, Greater Prince William County perspective.
  • Equality Virginia – Equality Virginia is a statewide, non-partisan lobbying, education and support network for the gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, and straight allied (GLBT) communities in Virginia.
  • Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network, National Capital Area – The Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network strives to assure that each member of every school community is valued and respected regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity/expression.
  • Human Rights Campaign – As America’s largest gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender civil rights organization, the Human Rights Campaign provides a national voice on GLBT issues.
  • Mautner Project – The Mautner Project improves the health of lesbians and their families through advocacy, education, research, and direct service. We envision a healthcare system that is guided by social justice and responsive to the needs of all people.
  • Nova Youth – LGBT Youth in Virginia
  • PFLAG, Metro DC – Parents, Families, and Friends of Lesbians and Gays promotes the equality and well-being of gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgendered persons, their families and friends.
  • Sexual Minority Youth Assistance League – The Sexual Minority Youth Assistance League (SMYAL) is the only youth service agency solely dedicated to meeting the needs of youth ages 13-21 in the metropolitan Washington, DC area who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex.
  • Transgender Education Association – TGEA is a non-profit corporation that seeks to serve the needs and interests of all the people in the gender community, those affected by our community and those who serve our community.

Community

  • Alexandria Gay & Lesbian Community Association – The Alexandria GLCA is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization based in Alexandria, Virginia, that strives to enhance the quality of life for the local GLBT community through social activities, political awareness, and community service.
  • Arlington Gay & Lesbian Alliance – AGLA is a nonpartisan 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that strives to improve the quality of life and meet the needs of the Gay and Lesbian community throughout Arlington, Virginia.
  • Burgundy Crescent Volunteers – Our purpose is twofold. First, we are a source of volunteers for gay and gay-friendly community organizations in the DC area. Second, we bring GLBT singles and couples together for volunteer activities that are social in nature.
  • Cypress Project – The Cypress Project is dedicated to the healing and restoration of those targeted by anti-gay bias crimes in the Commonwealth of Virginia.
  • D.C.’s Different Drummers – D.C.’s Different Drummers is the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area’s Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Symphonic Band, Swing Band, Marching Band, and Pep Band.
  • Dulles Triangles – The Dulles Triangles is a well rounded social club for area gays, lesbians, bisexuals and their family and friends whose purpose is to offer an alternative outlet for social activities.
  • Equality Loudoun – Equality Loudoun is a nonpartisan community and advocacy organization committed to improving the lives of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people in Loudoun County and creating a climate that reflects the diversity of the community in which we live.
  • Equality Prince William – Equality Prince William is a non-partisan organization formed to address equal rights issues for gays, lesbians and transgendered individuals (GLBT) from a local, Greater Prince William County perspective.
  • Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network, National Capital Area – The Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network strives to assure that each member of every school community is valued and respected regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity/expression.
  • Nova Youth – LGBT Youth in Virginia
  • PEN – Metro DC’s LGBT Chamber of Commerce – PEN is the nonprofit, nonpartisan, all-volunteer network of over 1,600 LGBT or advocate professionals who work for business, nonprofits, or government in Washington, DC, Virginia, and Maryland.
  • PFLAG, Metro DC – Parents, Families, and Friends of Lesbians and Gays promotes the equality and well-being of gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgendered persons, their families and friends.
  • Prime Timers of Washington, DC – Prime Timers of Washington, D.C. is a social organization for older gay and bisexual men and their admirers. It is a catalyst for bringing together men with “like interests” for social and recreational activities. We currently have over 100 active members
  • Sexual Minority Youth Assistance League – The Sexual Minority Youth Assistance League (SMYAL) is the only youth service agency solely dedicated to meeting the needs of youth ages 13-21 in the metropolitan Washington, DC area who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex.
  • Transgender Education Association – TGEA is a non-profit corporation that seeks to serve the needs and interests of all the people in the gender community, those affected by our community and those who serve our community.

Faith & Religion

  • Believers Covenant Fellowship – The mission of Believers Covenant Fellowship is to teach people who they are in Christ Jesus and how to live a happy, healthy, and prosperous life through knowledge of the Spiritual principles taught in the Holy Scriptures, The Bible.
  • Emmaus United Church of Christ – Emmaus United Church of Christ is an open and affirming church, historically embracing diversity in our congregation and community, and affirming the dignity and worth of every person, because all persons are created in the image of God.
  • Little River United Church of Christ – We are an open and welcoming congregation located in a wooded grove in the heart of Fairfax County, Virginia.
  • Metropolitan Community Church Northern Virginia – MCC NOVA was founded in 1981 and is a member church of the Universal Fellowship of Metropolitan Community Churches, a worldwide fellowship of Christian churches with a special outreach to the world’s gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender communities.
  • Northern Virginia Aids Ministry – Since 1987, Northern Virginia AIDS Ministry (NOVAM) has played a significant role in the struggle against the AIDS epidemic by providing responsive programs throughout Northern Virginia.
  • Ravensworth Baptist Church – Ravensworth Baptist Church is an inclusive and welcoming Christian community where expressing the love of God to all people is central to our worship, study, and service.
  • Unitarian Universalist Church in Reston – The Unitarian Universalist Church in Reston has a rich heritage as a progressive, vibrant, and active congregation, serving the intellectual and spiritual needs of its community.
  • Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Fairfax – he Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Fairfax (UUCF) is a liberal religious community dedicated to the free and responsible search for religious truth and meaning.
  • Washington Plaza Baptist Church – Our Church is an inclusive Christian community whose worship, communion, and fellowship are open to all without restriction to gender, nationality, race, ethnicity, and sexual orientation.
  • Wellspring United Church of Christ – Looking for a Progressive, Diverse And Warmly Welcoming Community of Faith? Consider Wellspring United Church of Christ Centreville, Virginia.

Government

Health

  • CrisisLink – CrisisLink saves lives and prevents tragedies. We give vital support to those facing life crises, trauma and suicide, and provide information, education and links to community resources to empower people to help themselves.
  • Food and Friends – Food & Friends prepares, packages and delivers meals and groceries to more than 1,000 people living with HIV/AIDS and other life-challenging illnesses throughout Washington, DC and 14 counties of Maryland and Virginia.
  • Mautner Project – The Mautner Project improves the health of lesbians and their families through advocacy, education, research, and direct service. We envision a healthcare system that is guided by social justice and responsive to the needs of all people.
  • Northern Virginia Aids Ministry – Since 1987, Northern Virginia AIDS Ministry (NOVAM) has played a significant role in the struggle against the AIDS epidemic by providing responsive programs throughout Northern Virginia.
  • Whitman-Walker Clinic – WWC is a non-profit community-based health organization serving the DC metro region. It was established by and for the gay and lesbian community.

Political

  • Human Rights Campaign – As America’s largest gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender civil rights organization, the Human Rights Campaign provides a national voice on GLBT issues.
  • Log Cabin Republicans of Virginia – Working with local Republican committees, candidates, and gay/lesbian organizations, LCR-VA is helping to open new avenues of poltiical communication and support, and generating increased public awareness of our participation in the political process.
  • Richmond Sunlight – Lobby your senator, keep up with your delegate, find out what bills could affect your life and make your voice heard.
  • Virginia Partisans Gay and Lesbian Democratic Club – The Virginia Partisans Gay & Lesbian Democratic Club, a nonprofit organization, serves as a channel for the participation and involvement of gays and lesbians in the Democratic Party in the Commonwealth of Virginia.
  • Virginia Public Access Project – The Virginia Public Access Project (VPAP) is a non-profit, non-partisan organization that demonstrates how computer technology can improve public understanding of the role of money in state politics.

Publications

  • Connection Newspapers – Connection Newspapers prints community-specific editions for Northern Virginia.
  • Times Community Newspapers – Times Community Newspapers is a group of 18 contiguous Northern Virginia newspapers featuring “local, local” print and Internet news of each community served.
  • Washington Post – The Washington Post has been printing news in the DC area since 1877.
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