POLITICAL ADVOCACY
ACT UP - San Francisco
Phone: 415-522-2907
ACT UP - Golden Gate
Phone: 415-252-9200
American Civil Liberties Union, Gay Rights Chapter/Affiliate
Acts to ensure that gay rights issues remain in the forefront of the ACLU's
civil liberties agenda. Does civil rights counseling.
Phone: 415-621-2493, 415-621-2488
GLAAD (Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation)
National media advocacy group dedicated to countering stereotypes and
misinformation and promoting a fair and diverse representation of lesbian,
gay and bisexual lives in the media.
Phone: 415-861-2244 1-800-GAY-MEDIA (1-800-429-6334)
National Center for Lesbian Rights
A legal resource center providing a variety of legal advice and information
via publications, workshops and telephone counseling.
Phone: 415-392-6257
SUPPORT GROUPS AND CENTERS
BANGLE (Bay Area Network of Gay and Lesbian Educators)
Organization of Bay Area Educators. Monthly meetings.
Phone: 510-234-3429
Billy DeFrank Lesbian and Gay Community Center
Information and referrals, social/recreational activities, support groups
and youth services.
Phone: 408-293-2429
Deaf Gay and Lesbian Center
Provides services and support to deaf and hard-of-hearing gays and lesbians.
Phone: 415-255-0700 TDD
Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual & Transgendered Community Center Project
Working to create a community center for the lesbian, gay, bisexual and
transgendered community of San Francisco.
Phone: 415-241-1526
New Leaf: Services for Our Community
Provides multi-service outpatient mental health, HIV/AIDS service organization
for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender community with social and recreational
programs.
Phone: 415-626-7000
Pacific Center for Human Growth
Peer support groups, counseling services, HIV counseling and referrals,
training and educational outreach programs.
Phone: 510-939-7711 (Walnut Creek), 510-548-8283 (Berkeley)
Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG)
A grassroots organization designed to support gays, lesbians, transgenders,
their families and friends.
Phone: 415-921-8850
UC Berkeley Queer Resource Center
Library and archives offering programs of interest to the gay, lesbian,
bisexual and transgendered community.
Phone: 510-642-6942, 510-643-8429
SAFETY
Community United Against Violence (CUAV)
Phone: 415-777-5500 (office), 415-333-HELP (crisis line)
YOUTH
Lambda Youth Group
A service project of Horizon Services, Inc. serving East Bay youth and sponsors
of the Gay Prom.
Phone: 510-247-8214
Lavender Youth Recreation and Information Center (LYRIC)
Daily drop-in, dances, support groups, job training and other social,
recreational and informational services for gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender
and questioning youth.
Phone: 415-703-6150 (general/administrative), 1-800-246-PRIDE (1-800-246-7743)
- (Youth Talkline)
San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD)
Support services for gay, lesbian and bisexual youth.
Phone: 415-749-3400, Fax: 415-749-4320
SENIORS
Lavender Seniors, East Bay
Gays and lesbians over age 55.
Phone: 510-247-2406
PEOPLE OF COLOR
AGUILAS
Lesbian and gay Latina/o organization committed to advocacy.
Phone: 415-285-8405
Gay Asian Pacific Alliance (GAPA)
A group by and for gay and bisexual men of Asian and Pacific Islander
heritage.
Phone: 415-282-GAPA
Men of All Colors Together (MAC-T)
Provides a forum for gay men of color to discuss how ethnicity/race impacts
their lives.
Phone: 415-675-0201
AIDS/HIV RESOURCES
Continuum HIV Day Services
Provides adult day health-care services, including nursing and dementia
care, social activities, occupational and recreational therapy, caregiver
support, peer support, counseling, transportation and meals.
Phone: 415-241-5500
Family Link
A supportive home away from home for visiting family members of AIDS patients
in San Francisco.
Phone: 415-703-9050
KAIROS Support for Caregivers
Maintains support and resources for caregivers of individuals affected
by HIV/AIDS. Services include support group sessions, counseling, a resource
library and workshops.
Phone: 415-861-0877
San Francisco AIDS Foundation
Offers services and programs that address the HIV/AIDS epidemic through
direct social services, education, advocacy and volunteer activities.
Phone: 415-487-3000
HISTORIC RESOURCES
The Gay and Lesbian Historical Society & Archives
Volunteer organization that collects and preserves materials related to
lesbian and gay history. Archive viewing by appointment only.
Phone: 415-777-5455
The Harvey Milk Institute
The world's largest lesbian and gay studies institute; all course are
noncredit and not graded.
Phone: 415-552-7200
The James C. Hormel Gay and Lesbian Center at the SF Public Library
The new SF Main Public Library boasts a center devoted specifically to
the documentation of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered culture.
Phone: 415-557-4499
DIRECTORY
The Lavender Pages
A twice-yearly, 450-page resource guide to gay, lesbian, transgendered and
gay-friendly businesses, organizations, products and services.
Phone: 415-864-4446
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