California
Issues
- Marriage
2000 – Anti-same-sex marriage statute banned marriage for same-sex couples - Domestic Violence
Has domestic violence laws that are gender neutral and include household members and dating partners - Second-Parent Adoption
Second-parent adoption is authorized by statute
Appellate courts have ruled that the state adoption law permits second-parent adoption - Hate Crimes
Has hate crime laws that include crimes based on sexual orientation and gender identity - State Nondiscrimination Laws
2003 - Laws banning discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity - Litigation
Same-sex marriage case is pending
National LGBT Advocacy Organizations
Equality Federation
http://www.equalityfederation.org
National Center For Lesbian Rights
http://www.nclrights.org
Statewide LGBT Organizations
Equality California
http://www.eqca.org
California Communities United Institute
http://www.calcomui.org
Anti-Violence Programs
Community United Against Violence (CUAV)
http://www.cuav.org
The LA Gay & Lesbian Center/Anti-Violence Project
http://www.laglc.org
Bisexual
Bay Area Bisexual Network
http://www.babn.org
Bi Men Network
http://www.bimen.org
BiFriendly SF and East Bay
http://www.bifriendly.org
South Bay Bisexual Organizers and Activists
http://www.southbaybi.org
Community Centers & Local LGBT Organizations
LGBT Resource Center
http://lgbtrc.ucr.edu
Los Angeles Gay & Lesbian Center
http://www.lagaycenter.org
Rainbow Community Center of Contra Costa County
http://www.rainbowcc.org
The San Diego Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Community Center
http://www.thecentersd.org
San Francisco LGBT Community Center
http://www.sfcenter.org
Spectrum Center for LGBT Concerns
http://www.spectrummarin.org
Stonewall Alliance Center
http://www.stonewallchico.org
The Center Orange County
http://www.thecenteroc.org
The Center in Long Beach
http://www.centerlb.org
Campus Resources
California State Polytechnic University - Pomona - Pride Center
http://www.dsa.csupomona.edu/pride
California State Polytechnic University - San Luis Obispo - Pride Alliance: The LGBT Center
http://pride.calpoly.edu/index2.html
California State University - Sacramento - Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Resources
http://www.csus.edu/wrc/pride
Queer Berkeley
http://queer.berkeley.edu
San Jose State University - MOSAIC Multi Cultural Center
http://sa.sjsu.edu/mosaic/index.jsp
Stanford University - LGBT Community Resources Center
http://lgbt.stanford.edu
UC Davis LGBT Resource Center
http://lgbtcenter.ucdavis.edu/
UC Irvine LGBT Resource Center
http://www.lgbtrc.uci.edu/
UC San Diego LGBT Resource Office
http://lgbtro.ucsd.edu/
UCLA LGBT Campus Resource Center
http://www.lgbt.ucla.edu/
University of California, Berkeley - LGBT Programs and Services
http://students.berkeley.edu/SAS/geneq/lgbt.htm
University of California, Davis - LGBT Resource Center
http://lgbtcenter.ucdavis.edu
University of California, Irvine - LGBT Resource Center
http://www.lgbtrc.uci.edu
University of California, Riverside - LGBT Resource Center
http://www.out.ucr.edu
University of California, San Diego - LGBT Resource Office
http://lgbtro.ucsd.edu
University of California, San Francisco - LGBT Resources
http://www.ucsf.edu/cge/lgbtr
University of California, Santa Barbara - Resource Center for Sexual and Gender Diversity
http://www.sa.ucsb.edu/sgd/
University of California, Santa Cruz - GLBTI Resource Center
http://www2.ucsc.edu/glbtcenter/
University of Southern California - Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual Transgender Center
http://www.usc.edu/student-affairs/glbss
Leather/SM
Folsom Street Fair/Dore Alley
http://www.folsomstreetfair.com
Interclub Fund of San Francisco
http://www.4icf.org
LA Leather Weekend
http://www.laleatherweekend.com
The 15 Association – San Francisco
http://www.the15association.org
LGBT Youth
California Teachers Association
http://www.cta.org
Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network (GLSEN)
http://www.glsen.org
GSA (Gay-Straight Alliance) Network – California
http://www.gsanetwork.org
Hillcrest Youth Center
http://www.youthcentersd.com
Jewish Family and Children Services
http://www.jfcs.org
Lambda Youth Group
http://www.gayprom.org
Los Angeles Gay and Lesbian Center Youth Programs
http://www.lagaycenter.org
Rainbow Pride Youth Alliance
http://www.rpya.org
San Diego Youth and Community Services, Inc.
http://www.sdycs.org
Solano Pride Center
http://www.solanopride.org
TeenLineOnline.org
http://www.teenlineonline.org
The Pacific Center for Human Growth
http://www.pacificcenter.org
The Trevor Project
http://www.thetrevorproject.org/default.aspx
People of Color
African-American AIDS Support Services Center
http://www.amassi.com
API Equality – Los Angeles
apiequalityla@lagaycenter.org
Asian Equality
http://www.asianequality.org
Asian Health Services
http://ahschc.org
Asian Pacific AIDS Intervention Team
http://www.apaitonline.org
Asian Pacific Crossroads Orange County
http://www.apc-oc.org
Asian Pacific Health Care Venture
http://www.realyc.com
Asian Pacific Islander Queer Women & Transgendered Coalition (APIQWTC)
http://www.apiqwtc.org
Asian Pacific Islander Wellness Center
http://www.apiwellness.org
Bienestar
http://www.bienestar.org
Chinese Rainbow Association (CRA)
http://www.chinarainbow.org
Gay Asian Pacific Alliance (GAPA)
http://www.gapa.org
Gay Asian Support Network (GAPSN)
http://www.gapsn.org
National Native American AIDS Prevention Center
http://www.nnaapc.org
SATRANG
http://www.satrang.org
South Bay Queer & Asian
http://www.sbqa.com
Trikone
http://www.trikone.org
University of California, Los Angeles Mahu
http://www.studentgroups.ucla.edu/mahu/home.html
Women of Color Resource Center
http://www.coloredgirls.org
Zuna Institute
http://www.zunainstitute.org
Religious Organizations
Affirmation International (G&L Mormons)
http://www.affirmation.org
California Faith for Equality
http://www.cafaithforequality.org/
Christian Lesbians Out (CLOUT)
http://www.cloutsisters.org
Jews for Marriage Equality
Metropolitan Community Churches
http://www.mccchurch.org
Q Spirit
http://www.qspirit.org
Unitarian Universalist Church
Unity Fellowship Church
http://www.unityfellowshipchurch.org
Woman Vision Outreach & Education
http://www.woman-vision.org/index.htm
Transgender
FTM Alliance
http://www.ftmalliance.org
League of Trans-Unified Sisters (LOTUS)
Transgender Law Center
http://www.transgenderlawcenter.org
