Political, Non-Governmental

 

ACLU Lesbian & Gay Rights Project
(415) 621-2488 hotline
M-F 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM
www.aclu.org/lgbt-rights
ACLU Santa Cruz County Chapter
P.O. Box 984
Santa Cruz, CA 95061
www.aclu.org

The ACLU supports and defends full equality for all members of the LGBT community. We take on legal cases, do public education and advocacy, and legislative lobbying.

The Bay Area Municipal Elections Committee (BAYMEC)
P.O. Box 6296
San Jose, CA 95150
(408) 486-9049
  www.baymec.net

Established in 1984, BAYMEC is a four-county lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender political action group that advocates for the civil rights of GLBT people.

Equality California (EQCA)
2370 Market Street
San Francisco, CA 94114
(415) 581-0005
www.eqca.org

Equality California leads efforts for LGBT civil rights at the state level through an array of strategies.

California Legislative LGBT Caucus

If you have any questions, please contact Eric Astacaan, Caucus Consultant, at

(916) 319-2226
  www.assembly.ca.gov/lgbt_caucus

The Caucus was formed originally in June 2002. Its role is to present a forum for the California Legislature to discuss issues that affect LGBT Californians and to further the goal of equality and justice for all Californians.

The GLBT Alliance of Santa Cruz County
P.O. Box 2605
Santa Cruz, CA 95063
(831) 515-4101 

 

www.homosexualagenda.org

Equality Matters! Leading the fight for marriage equality in Santa Cruz County. Santa Cruz political queers and allies, serving the political interest of the LGBT community. Join our yahoogroup at GLBT_Alliance2yahoogroups.com for the latest political news and events. Think Globally, Act Locally.

Human Rights Campaign
1640 Rhode Island Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20036
(202) 628-4160
www.hrc.org

Working for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender rights.

Monterey Peninsula NOW
(831) 674-0688
  www.peacemonterey.org

Monterey peninsula NOW is not currently active. The coordinator is Jean Richards and will share resources by phone or email. The website has a calendar of progressive events in Monterey County. Visit www.co.monterey.ca.us/csw for the outstanding women’s events each March. An excellent resource for low cost women’s history celebration events is the national women’s history project in Santa Rosa at www.nwhp.org. The International Museum of Women in San Francisco has interesting online exhibits and events at www.imow.org.

NCLRights

National Center for Lesbian Rights

870 Market Street, Suite 370
San Francisco, CA 94102
(415) 392-6257
  www.nclrights.org

The National Center for Lesbian Rights is a national legal organization committed to advancing the civil and human rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people and their families through litigation, public policy advocacy, and public education.

National Gay and Lesbian Task Force
2801 Hyperion Ave., Suite 102
Los Angeles, CA 90027
(323) 671-2400, fax (323) 912-9247
www.thetaskforce.org

The mission of the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force is to build the grassroots power of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community. We do this by training activists, equipping state and local organizations with the skills needed to organize broad-based campaigns to defeat anti-LGBT referenda and advance pro-LGBT legislation, and building the organizational capacity of our movement.

 

 


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