Community Resources: gay

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.

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Tags: gay, lesbian, kansas city, umkc, history, media, archives, lgbt

The National Queer Asian Pacific Islander Alliance (NQAPIA) is a federation of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender (LGBT) Asian American, South Asian, Southeast Asian, and Pacific Islander organizations. NQAPIA seeks to expand collaborations with allied organization, and promote social justice values by challenging homophobia, sexism, racism and xenophobia that adversely impact our communities

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The mission of the Log Cabin Republicans is to work within the Republican Party for the equal rights of all Americans, including gay men and women. We are loyal Republicans. Polls show one-third of gay and lesbian voters support fair-minded Republican candidates. We represent an important part of the American family speaking up as a powerful conservative voice for fairness.

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Pride St. Louis is an organization that strives to serve the LGBT+ community in the STL metropolitan area. Their mission is to foster unity, visibility and equality for the LGBT+ community through advocacy, education and celebration.

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JoMo EQ is an LGBT support community for queers in Joplin, it was created to give kids, teens, young adults, parents and seasoned adults within the LGBT community a safe place to express who they are. Their page consists of multiple event postings and community resources.

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The Gay and Lesbian Community Center of the Ozarks supports the well-being of gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender (GLBT) persons in the greater Springfield, Missouri region by organizing and sponsoring community activities and by increasing public understanding and appreciation of GLBT citizens.

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Nationally, GLSEN works to ensure safe schools for ALL students, regardless of sexual orientation and gender identity. There are over 40 Chapters around the country, which work closely with the national staff of GLSEN to implement programs, and to keep national staff informed of local events.

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Tags: bullying, education, get involved, kansas city, youth, students, sexual orientation, gender identity, teens, GSA, gay, lesbian, genderidentity