While there has always been a minority percentage of people considering themselves homosexuals, there has been and in some cases, continues to be, a stigma attached to this alternative lifestyle. However, in recent times it has become more acceptable to "come out of the closet" and many are even applauded for their courage and honesty. The following category provides links to gay and lesbian alliance links, actions, media representation, civil rights, missions, and organizations.

Site Listings

• Alt Science Connection - Online social meeting place for gay and bisexual, men and women who work in science or enjoy science or nature. Includes sample profiles, member registration, and contact details.
• Amnesty Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgendered Concerns - Volunteers from national networks across the world promoting focus on LGBT human rights violations. News announcements, action updates, and resources.
• Funders for Lesbian and Gay Issues - Advocates for increased support of LGBT issues within organized philanthropy. Publications, funders directory, and membership information.
• Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation - Promotes fair and accurate representation of gay people in the media. Includes news and topics, outlines of projects and publications, and events calendar.
• Gay and Lesbian Arabic Society - Networking group based in the United States with chapters worldwide. Related news, chat room, and articles.
• Gay Life Inc. - Mission statement and updates on the groups efforts. Includes message boards and free email.
• Imperial Court of the Rocky Mountain Empire - Oldest GLBT organization in the state of Colorado, committed to raising money for charitable organizations and to help those in the community in need of assistance. Includes current and past monarchs, and events calendar.
• International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission - An organization filling the gap between the international human rights movement and the gay rights movement.
• International Gay Rodeo Association - An organization comprised of regional gay rodeo associations from across the United States and Canada.
• International Lesbian and Gay Association - World wide network of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered groups working together for the human rights of LGBT people. Current activities, campaigns, and news.
• Lasbian and Gay Inmigration Rights Task Force - History, chapters, and programs. Based in the United States with an office in Holland. Includes stories, resources, and articles.
• National Gay and Lesbian Task Force - Civil rights group, includes information from the NGLTF Policy Institute (a progressive think tank).
• ONE Institute International Gay and Lesbian Archives - Fosters acceptance of sexual and gender diversity by supporting education and research about our heritage and experience worldwide. Dedicated to collecting, preserving, documenting, studying and communicating our history, our challenges, and our aspirations.

• Sarasota AIDS Theatre Project - Events and activities for the Sarasota AIDS Theatre Project - a group of individual who stage readings of plays relating to HIV/AIDS. The group strictly does this as fundraisers for local HIV/AIDS organizations.

• SPEAK Meeting at R.J. Reynolds High School, Winston-Salem, NC - SPEAK is a non-school sponsored, student-initiated club that seeks to end all types of harassment and discrimination. SPEAK is the Reynolds High Gay/Straight Alliance.