ACLU LGBT Project - brings lawsuits in state and federal courts that have a signficant effect on the lives of LGBT people

Adoption Family Center - focus on gay and lesbian adoptive families

Children of Lesbians and Gays Everywhere - their mission is to connect and empower people to make the world a better pace for cildren of lesbians, gays, bisexual and transgender parents and families

Commercial Closet -  this organization advocates for advertising that respects the diversity of all, specifically gender identity and sexual  orientation

Community United Against Violence - a multicultural organization working to end violence against and within our lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and questioning (LGBTQQ) communities

Deaf Queer Resource Center - a national nonprofit resource and information center for, by and about the Deaf Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Transsexual, Intersex and Questioning communities

Empire State Pride Agenda - New York state LGBT civil rights and advocacy organization

Family Equality Council (formerly Family Pride) - is the national advocacy organization committed to securing family equality for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer parents, guardians and allies.

Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation - promotes fair, accurate, and inclusive representation of individuals and events in all media as a means of combating homophobia

Gay and Lesbian Medical Association - An organization of 2,000 medical professionals, providing referrals for gay, lesbian,bi, and transgender patients throughout North America and working to educate physicians and medical students

GLSEN - The Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network work to ensure that every child respctsw and accepts all  people regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity

Human Rights Campaign (HRC) - the largest full-time lobbying team in the nation devoted to issues of fairness for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and trangendered Americans

International Association of Lesbian & Gay Judges - a resource for sharing information and increasing visibility of LGBT judges

International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission  - works to secure full human rights for all people and communitieis subject to discriminatioin or abuse

International Lesbian and Gay Association - a world-wide federation of national and local groups dedicated to achieving equal rights for lesbians, gay men, bisexuals and transgendered people everywhere

Juno Foundation - dedicated to lesbians with cancer, their partners and caregivers.

Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund - works to gain civil rights

Lesbian Herstory Archives - the largest and oldest lesbian archive in the world

Mautner Project for Lesbians with Cancer - dedicated to lesbians with cancer and their partners and caregivers.

National Center for Lesbian Rights - a national legal organization committed to advancing the civil and human rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people and their families through litigation, public policy advocacy, and public education.

National Gay and Lesbian Task Force - their mission is to build the grassroots power of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community.

Parents Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG) - PFLAG promotes the health and well-being of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender persons, their families and friends through: support, to cope with an adverse society; education, to enlighten an ill-informed public; and advocacy, to end discrimination and to secure equal civil rights.

Think Girl - a non-profit organization dedicated to informing and empowering women through the website and community programs.

Zuna Institute - a National Advocacy Organization for Black Lesbians that was created to address the needs of black lesbians in the areas of Health, Public Policy, Economic Development, and Education.