LGBT Resources
Cedar Rapids
- ACCESSline is Iowa's newspaper for the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and HIV+ community.
- CR Unity was established to promote Diversity, Awareness and Inclusiveness of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender persons to the community at large, and the support of them thereof. We accomplish this by providing, and collaborating with other organizations on, outreach programs, community involvement/events, and educational resources to those inside and outside of the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender community.
- Equality Iowa State-wide GLBT Advocacy a statewide, grassroots, non-partisan organization working to secure and uphold equality under the law and in society for Iowan LGBT communities and their allies, emphasizing the needs of the un- and under-served.
- GLSEN: Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education seeks to develop school climates where difference is valued for the positive contribution it makes in creating a more vibrant and diverse community.
- Iowa Pride Network State-wide GLBT Student Support is a state-wide non-profit organization that works directly with students, helping empower them to start and enhance GSA’s in their high schools and colleges, while building a statewide network that offers support, mentoring, educational, advocacy and networking opportunities.
- LGBT Aging Issues Network works to raise awareness about the concerns of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) elders and about the unique barriers they encounter in gaining access to housing, healthcare, long-term care and other needed services.
- National Gay & Lesbian Task Force Nation-wide Activism builds grassroot power of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community. They 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.
- One Iowa State's largest LGBT Advocacy Organization the state's largest LGBT advocacy organization, is dedicated to supporting full equality for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender individuals living in Iowa through grassroots education and advocacy.
- Parents, Family & Friends of Lesbian & Gays (PFLAG) promotes the health and well-being of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender persons, their families and friends through: support, to cope with an adverse society; education, to enlighten an ill-informed public; and advocacy, to end discrimination and to secure equal civil rights.
Iowa City
- ACCESSline is Iowa's newspaper for the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and HIV+ community.
- Connections is an organization of individuals and families that comes together to form, build and sustain queer community.
- Gay Bar Map - Iowa City gives distinct directions to gay bars in the Iowa City area.
- Equality Iowa State-wide GLBT Advocacy a statewide, grassroots, non-partisan organization working to secure and uphold equality under the law and in society for Iowan LGBT communities and their allies, emphasizing the needs of the un- and under-served.
- GLSEN: Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education seeks to develop school climates where difference is valued for the positive contribution it makes in creating a more vibrant and diverse community.
- Iowa Center for AIDS Resources and Education (ICARE) a non-profit AIDS organization with staff and volunteers who provide comprehensive practical, emotional, and financial support to persons living with HIV/AIDS, their partners, families, friends and others concerned about HIV or AIDS in a safe, accepting and non-judgmental atmosphere.
- Iowa Pride Network State-wide GLBT Student Support is a state-wide non-profit organization that works directly with students, helping empower them to start and enhance GSA’s in their high schools and colleges, while building a statewide network that offers support, mentoring, educational, advocacy and networking opportunities.
- LGBT Aging Issues Network works to raise awareness about the concerns of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) elders and about the unique barriers they encounter in gaining access to housing, healthcare, long-term care and other needed services.
- One Iowa State's largest LGBT Advocacy Organization the state's largest LGBT advocacy organization, is dedicated to supporting full equality for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender individuals living in Iowa through grassroots education and advocacy.
- Parents, Family & Friends of Lesbian & Gays (PFLAG) Iowa City Chapter promotes the health and well-being of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender persons, their families and friends through: support, to cope with an adverse society; education, to enlighten an ill-informed public; and advocacy, to end discrimination and to secure equal civil rights.
- National Gay & Lesbian Task Force Nation-wide Activism build the grassroots power of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community. They 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.
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