Men’s Chorus of the Ozarks
Since March 2011, the Men’s Chorus of the Ozarks has been singing to celebrate differences in the Ozarks region. Dedicated to using the power of music to provide a voice for diversity in the Ozarks, the Chorus is committed to the community, both locally in Springfield and in the greater Ozarks area. The Mens Chorus of the Ozarks offers innovative and provocative musical performances for the educational and cultural enrichment of the Ozarks.
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Mid-America Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce
The Mid-America Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce (MAGLCC) is an organization that advocates, promotes and facilitates the success of the LGBT business community and their allies through the guiding principles of equality, inclusion, economics and education. The MAGLCC’s purpose is to create, identify and enhance business opportunities for LGBT and LGBT-friendly organizations, thereby fostering a more inclusive and vibrant economy in Mid-America. Currently focused on building the organization’s foundation in Kansas City our future plans call for the MAGLCC to be a resource for the five-state area of Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska, Iowa and Oklahoma.
Tags: lgbt, advocacy, business, education, kansas city
Kansas City Coalition for Welcoming Ministries
Welcome to the Kansas City metropolitan area’s organization for all faith communities that welcome and affirm the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Community. Our organization helps to connect those ministries and persons that are currently affirming or welcoming as well as those congregations and persons who are working at becoming welcoming or affirming of all persons regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity.
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GLEE (Gays, Lesbiand and Everyone Else) Club @ Forest Institute
The GLEE Club is designed to engage students and faculty in a supportive and open-minded campus environment for people of all genders and sexual identities.
The club strives to work toward a more accepting environment for all people, regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity, through education, support, social action and advocacy.
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Gay & Lesbian Archive of Mid-America
GLAMA is a partnership between the Kansas City Museum and the LaBudde Special Collections of the Miller Nichols Library at the University of Missouri – Kansas City to collect, preserve, and make accessible the documents and artifacts that reflect the history of the gay and lesbian community of the Kansas City region.
This site will provide you with an overview of the materials that have already been gathered as well as give you an idea of what else we would like to collect and preserve.
Tags: gay, lesbian, kansas city, umkc, history, media, archives, lgbt
Mid American Freedom Band Kansas City
Mid America Freedom Band provides opportunities for instrumental music lovers to share their passion of performance with the diverse community of Kansas City. It strives for excellence while promoting equality, fostering education and celebrating the joy shared through music.
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Ethical Society of Saint Louis
The Ethical Society of St. Louis is a welcoming home for a group of people from various religious backgrounds in the major faiths, as well as agnostics and atheists, who come together to celebrate our journey through life and affirm our ability and responsibility to lead ethical lives of personal fulfillment that aspire to the greater good of humanity.
Some of our members and visitors concurrently attend their more mainstream houses of worship (such as a churches or synagogues) sometime during the week and then join us on Sundays and, perhaps, during the week for our other programs.
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Center for Diversity & Reconciliation
Our mission is to transform, educate, and connect communities of faith in Springfield, Missouri to inspire deep understanding and profound appreciation of our differences which calls each of us to our fullest relationship with one another in God’s love. We value the dignity of all people regardless of gender, race, sexual orientation, creed, age, ethnicity, or economic status. We celebrate the diversity of God’s creation, including a variety of cultural and ethnic expressions. We encourage our community to negotiate variant perspectives and values and to strive for open and respectful communication. We challenge systems and structures of ‘isms.’ We seek to live into the healing and reconciling dream of God for all humanity.
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DeafHope
Our mission is to end domestic and sexual violence through empowerment, education and services in the deaf community and among deaf allies.
Tags: deaf, people with disabilities, LGBT, queer, domestic violence, sexual violence, resources, advocacy, education, services
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline is a 24-hour, toll-free, confidential suicide prevention hotline available to anyone in suicidal crisis or emotional distress. By dialing 1-800-273-TALK(8255), the call is routed to the nearest crisis center in our national network of more than 150 crisis centers.
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