Directory 2019-2020

National Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Organizations
Center Link
CenterLink is the national association of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender community
centers. It was founded in 1994 as a member-based coalition to support the development of
strong, sustainable LGBT community centers.
The organization has played an important role in supporting the growth of LGBT centers across
the country and addressing the challenges they face, by helping them to improve their organizational
and service delivery capacity and increase access to public resources. Based in Fort
Lauderdale, FL, CenterLink works with other national organizations to advance the rights of LGBT
individuals and to provide LGBT community centers with information and analysis of key issues.
Serving over 200 LGBT community centers across the country in 46 states and the District of
Columbia, as well as centers in Canada, Israel, Mexico, China and Peru, CenterLink assists newly
forming community centers and helps strengthen existing LGBT centers, through networking
opportunities for center leaders, peer-based technical assistance and training, and a variety of
capacity building services.
Our efforts are based on the belief that LGBT community centers are primary change agents
in the national movement working toward the liberation and empowerment of LGBT people.
Serving over 600,000 people, they are the heart and soul of the LGBT movement and are vital
to our current well-being and dreams for the future. Whether they provide direct services,
educate the public or organize for social change, community centers work more closely with
their LGBT constituency and engage more community leaders and decision-makers than any
other LGBT network in the country.
email: CenterLink@lgbtcenters.org web: www.lgbtcenters.org
P.O. Box 24490, Fort Lauderdale FL 33307
Phone: 954.765.6024 Fax: 954.210.9870
Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD)
The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) is dedicated to promoting and ensuring
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.
email: info@glaad.org web: www.glaad.org
5455 Wilshire Blvd. #1500
Los Angeles, CA 90036
Phone: 323.933.2240 Fax 323.933.2241
104 West 29th St, 4th floor, New York, NY 10001
Phone: 212.629.3322 Fax 212.629.3225
Gay and Lesbian Victory Fund and Leadership Institute
The Victory Fund is a donor network of individuals who are committed to electing openly gay
and lesbian public officials. Although it is a registered political action committee (PAC), the Victory
Fund supports candidates with in-kind contributions, referrals to campaign professionals
and access to its donor network. It is a non-connected multi-candidate Federal political action
committee, has no affiliation with any other organization and backs candidates for races at the
city, county, state, and federal levels.
web: www.victoryfund.org
1225 I St NW. Ste 525
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