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Equality California
Works to achieve equality and secure legal protections for LGBT by sponsoring legislation, lobbying legislators and other policy makers, building coalitions, and empowering individuals and organizations to engage in the political process.
http://www.eqca.org/

Equality North Carolina
Lobbies the North Carolina General Assembly, executive branch, and local governments on LGBT issues such as inclusive anti-bullying policies, employment discrimination, hate violence, privacy rights, sexuality education, adoption, domestic partnership, HIV/AIDS, and more.
http://www.equalitync.org/

Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD)
Works to ensure fair, accurate, and inclusive representation of people and events in the media as a means of eliminating homophobia and discrimination based on gender identity and sexual orientation.
http://www.glaad.org/

Gay Men’s Health Crisis (GMHC)
Provides prevention and care services to more than 15,000 New York City men, women, and families living with or affected by HIV/AIDS, and advocates for scientific, evidence-based public health solutions for hundreds of thousands worldwide.
http://www.gmhc.org/

Los Angeles Gay and Lesbian Center
Serves nearly a quarter-million clients from ethnically diverse youth and adult communities in Los Angeles County each year by offering free and low-cost health, mental health, and HIV/AIDS medical care as well as HIV/STD testing and prevention.
http://www.lagaycenter.org/

National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association (NLGJA)
Works from within the news industry to foster fair and accurate coverage of LGBT issues and fight all forms of workplace bias, and provides professional development to its members.
http://www.nlgja.org/

Project Inform

Represents HIV-positive people in the development of HIV treatments and a cure, advocates for quality health care to respond to HIV and related conditions, and promotes medical strategies that prevent new infections.
http://www.projectinform.org/

San Francisco AIDS Foundation


Offers financial benefits counseling, client advocacy, housing assistance, a state hotline (in both English and Spanish), HIV education, and a needle-exchange program.
http://www.sfaf.org/