CHARIS
CHARIS is a diverse group of women united in our mission to perform music that celebrates and encourages women and the LGBTQ community.
Tags: get involved, lesbian, social, st louis, performance, music, chorus, women, community, connect
FOCUS
FOCUS provides an atmosphere where members can find support and encouragement through positive social and professional interaction, while promoting a positive voice for, and presenting a positive image of, gays and lesbians within the greater community.
Tags: get involved, lgbt, social, springfield, support, gay, lesbian
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
GLO Community Center
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.
Tags: community center, resources, springfield, southwest missouri, gay, lesbian, lgbt
GLSEN – Kansas City Chapter
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.
Tags: bullying, education, get involved, kansas city, youth, students, sexual orientation, gender identity, teens, GSA, gay, lesbian, genderidentity
Joplin Event Yahoo Group
This group is a clearing house for gay & lesbian events in the greater Joplin, MO area. It is open to everyone but focuses on issues important to or geared to the LGBTQQI community & its allies.
Tags: joplin, lgbt, media, southwest missouri, gay, lesbian, allies
Lesbian Reading Group
The Left Bank Books Lesbian Reading Group is open to the public and welcomes LGBTQ women and our friends. We meet on the third Friday of each month.
Tags: get involved, lesbian, social, st louis, read, reading, books, community
Log Cabin Republicans of Greater St. Louis
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.
Tags: gay, lesbian, get involved, lgbt, political, politics, st louis, republican
Old Lesbians Organizing for Change (OLOC)
We are a national network of Old Lesbians over age 60 working to make life better for Old Lesbians through support networks and by confronting ageism in our communities and our country using education and public discourse as primary tools. Our national organization is directed by a Steering Committee that works to form and support local groups who will work in their own communities. We believe that we have a great deal of wisdom, experience and strength to share with our communities as well as among ourselves.
Tags: lesbian, aging, activism, get involved, national, political, organizing, advocacy, older, women, education
Our Bodies Ourselves
OBOS is starting a World Wide movement in support of women’s health. It is a global nonprofit, public interest organization that promotes accurate, evidence-based information on girls’ and women’s reproductive health and sexuality, and addresses the social, economic and political conditions that affect health care access and quality of care.
Tags: women, bisexual, education, lesbian, national, resources, reproduction, reproductive health, sexuality, health care