Transgender Political Organization Resources

Gender Education and Advocacy (GEA)

Web Site: http://www.gender.org/
Last Update: 9/3/2001
Gender Education and Advocacy (GEA) is a national organization focused on the needs, issues and concerns of gender variant people in human society. We seek to educate and advocate, not only for ourselves and others like us, but for all human beings who suffer from gender-based oppression in all of its many forms. We also are a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization incorporated in Georgia.

International Conference on Transgender Law and Employment Policy, Inc. (ICTLEP)

Web Site: http://abmall.com/icltlep/
Last Update: 04/28/2001

It's Time, America! (ITA)

P.O. Box 65
Kensington, MD 20895
Web Site: http://www.tgender.net/ita/
Last Update: 11/21/2001
It's Time, America! (ITA!) is the first nationally-organized grassroots civil rights group seeking to secure and safeguard the rights of all transgendered and Gender Variant persons. Formed during the 1994 Transgender Law Conference, It's Time, America!'s mission is to educate and influence the U.S. Congress, State and Local Governments, and other transgendered and non- transgendered political organizations, on the issues and concerns of transgendered people, and to take whatever action is necessary to safeguard and to advance the rights of transgendered people.

It's Time, Oregon! (ITO)

Portland, OR
Email: itstime@itstime.org
Web Site: http://www.itstime.org
Last Update: 04/25/2001
ITO is a gender advocacy and educational organization on the west coast of the United States of America. We are a chapter of It's Time, America! (ITA), the first nationally-organized grassroots civil rights group seeking to secure and safeguard the rights of all transgendered persons

TRANSGENDERLEGAL, (Phyllis R. Frye's)

Houston, TX
Web Site: http://www.transgenderlegal.com/
Last Update: 04/28/2001
TRANSGENDERLEGAL is the official web site for Phyllis Randolph Frye, Esq., of Houston, Texas, USA. This site inlcudes most of the two-plus decades of her writings and other items that she has produced in her quest for individual freedom and for freedom of her people.

Transgender Political Publication Resources

Transgender Equality: A Handbook for Activists and Policy Makers

Web Site: http://www.nclrights.org/publications/pubs_tghandbook.html
Last Update: 04/26/2001
Contents listing of article at the National Center for Lesbian Rights web site, available as a downloadable Adobe Acrobat file. Contains definitions, talking points, etc. {Size of downloadable PDF document - 488KB}

LGBT Political Organizations Resources

Human Rights Campaign (HRC)

919 18th St, NW Suite 800
Washington, DC 20006
Phone: 202-628-4160
Fax: 202-347-5323
Email: hrc@hrc.org
Web Site: http://www.hrc.org
Last Update: 04/15/2001
HRC provides a national voice on gay and lesbian issues. The Human Rights Campaign effectively lobbies Congress; mobilizes grassroots action in diverse communities; invests strategically to elect a fair-minded Congress; and increases public understanding through innovative education and communication strategies.

International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Compaign (IGLHRC)

Web Site: http://www.iglhrc.org/
Last Update: 04/28/2001
IGLHRC's mission is to protect and advance the human rights of all people and communities subject to discrimination or abuse on the basis of sexual orientation, gender identity or HIV status.

National Gay and Lesbian Task Force (NGLTF)

1325 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Suite 600
Washington, DC 20005-4171
Phone: 202-393-5177
Fax: 202-393-2241
Web Site: http://www.ngltf.org/
Last Update: 10/3/2002
Founded in 1973, the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force works to eliminate prejudice, violence and injustice against gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered people at the local, state and national level. As part of a broader social justice movement for freedom, justice and equality, NGLTF is creating a world that respects and celebrates the diversity of human expression and identity where all people may fully participate in society.

Parents, Families & Friends of Lesbians And Gays (PFLAG - Portland)

P.O. Box 8944
Portland, OR 97207
Phone: 503-232-7676
Last Update: 04/15/2001
Providing love and support for all family members and friends. Work to create an environment of understanding so our lesbian, bisexual, gay and transgendered children cann live with dignity and respect