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INTERNET &
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UNIVERSITY
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Campus Ministry |
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Campus
Ministry offers experiences of word and sacrament, prayer
and service, reflection and action. It is the Ignatian way
of life, a way of love, a way of making our love of God in
Christ active in our world.
Wuller Hall
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Cross Cultural Center |
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The Cross
Cultural Center's commitment is to create and maintain an
environment of mutual respect for people of all backgrounds
and cultures. We strive to assist our students to be
prepared to thrive in a multicultural and multiracial
society. Our efforts will be grounded in cultivating
awareness, engagement, and immersion through intentional
experiences, events and programs.
Bush Student Center 237
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Safe Zone |
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The Safe Zone
program strives to erase homophobia and heterosexism on
Saint Louis University’s campus and provide support to those
who need it. Through education, advocacy and awareness of
gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, questioning and ally
issues, the program contributes to an open campus climate
that is safe and accepting for all members of the University
community.
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Student Health and Counseling |
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The Student
Health and Counseling Services provides medical treatment,
counseling, and outpatient services as well as a variety of
educational programs for all Saint Louis University
full-time, part-time, and graduate students.
Marchetti East
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JESUIT COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES
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Boston College - The LGBC |
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The aim of
LGBC within the BC Community is to provide an environment
where members of the University can address the range of
issues which arise around minority sexual orientations in
modern society.
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Canisius College - Unity |
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Unity exists
to provide an environment in which students feel safe and
comfortable discussing issues concerning homosexuality.
Unity exists to ensure an environment on the Canisius campus
that encourages respect for and acceptance of all members of
the community.
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College of the Holy Cross -
ABiGaLe |
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ABiGaLe was formed to provide a
face and a voice for the gay, bisexual, lesbian, and
transgendered community at Holy Cross.
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Creighton University -
Gay/Straight Alliance |
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The Alliance
is a student organization that has been organized to address
the topic of sexual orientation at Creighton. The group
intends to address sexual identity within the Catholic,
Jesuit traditions and to promote the Ignatian vision which
affirms the goodness, worth and dignity of every person.
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Fairfield University -
Alliance |
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Alliance
provides a safe cultural and social setting for those
members of the community that are interested in issues
concerning sexual identity and gender expression. Alliance
also promotes awareness and respect for all people
regardless of their sexual orientation.
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Fordham University - Rainbow
Alliance |
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The club’s
main purpose shall be the following: 1) to support all
students as they integrate their sexual orientation into
their personhood, 2) to promote an open and tolerant
environment at Fordham University for all sexual
orientations through education, 3) to support friends,
family members, and other allies of gay, lesbian and
bisexual people and 4) to be respectful of Catholic
teachings on human sexuality.
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Georgetown University - GU
Pride |
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GUPride
provides educational and support services to the lesbian,
gay, bisexual, transgender, queer (LGBTQ) communities at
Georgetown University.
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Gonzaga University - HERO |
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HERO is a
gay-straight alliance group headquartered at Gonzaga
University in Spokane, Washington. Our goal is to eliminate
discrimination and increase understanding of gay, lesbian,
bisexual, and transgender people in our community.
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John Carroll University -
Allies |
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John Carroll
Allies seeks to offer support to students that are
interested in issues that concern gays, lesbians, and
bisexuals. Our mission is to plan speakers, trips, and
activities that will promote a better understanding of the
gay, lesbian, and bisexual population within the teachings
and doctrines of the Roman Catholic Church. Furthermore, we
hope to promote Christian teachings by advocating the
importance of acceptance, love, and tolerance of all people.
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LeMoyne College |
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Loyola College Maryland -
Spectrum |
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Spectrum is
an all-inclusive group founded in the Jesuit tradition of
men and women for others. It fosters open and honest
discussion about the diverse issues surrounding sexual
orientation and sexual minorities, and does so with an
educative intent. Spectrum hopes to impact the college
community so that homophobia and hatred are replaced by
understanding, acceptance, and inclusiveness, and desires to
see at Loyola a world of appreciation that benefits each and
every human life.
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Loyola Marymount University -
Gay/Straight Alliance |
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The purpose
of the LMU Gay-Straight Alliance is to provide safe social,
emotional, and educational support for the gay, lesbian,
bisexual, transgender, questioning (GLBTQ), and ally
populations on campus and in the surrounding communities.
The Gay-Straight Alliance also acts as an educational
student organization to provide greater awareness of the
issues that concern the members themselves, the university,
and the surrounding communities.
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Loyola University Chicago -
Advocate |
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Advocate
serves to represent and protect the rights of the LGBTQ
students at the University. We help the school's students,
staff, faculty and administration create a safe community
for not only LGBTQ students but all students. We aim to help
individuals build understanding and knowledgeable
foundations regarding sexual orientation to help them become
open-minded individuals
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Loyola University New Orleans
- ETC |
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ETC seeks to
provide education, awareness, support, and services to those
members of the Loyola community interested in gay, lesbian,
bisexual, and transgendered issues.
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Marquette University -
Gay/Straight Alliance |
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The purpose
of this organization shall be to foster a sense of community
among those students who understand themselves to be gay,
lesbian, bisexual, or allies.
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Regis University - Alliance |
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Rockhurst University |
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Saint Joseph’s University |
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Saint Louis University -
Rainbow Alliance |
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Rainbow
Alliance’s mission is to sponsor educational and social
activities to affirm the dignity and self-worth of gay,
lesbian, bisexual, transgender, questioning students and
their allies in a manner consistent with Roman Catholic
moral teaching on human sexuality and the Catholic Jesuit
identity of the University.
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Saint Peter’s College |
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Santa Clara University - GALA |
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Providing support for and
building awareness of sexual diversity and LGBTQ culture at
Santa Clara University.
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Seattle University -
Gay/Straight Alliance |
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The Gay-Straight Alliance, in
accordance with the vision and values of Seattle University,
will actively bridge GLBT persons and their straight allies
together by serving as a constructive medium which
encourages the campus community to explore their
relationship with humanity.*
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Spring Hill College
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University of Detroit-Mercy |
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University of San Francisco
- Queer Alliance |
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University of Scranton |
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Wheeling Jesuit University -
Gay/Straight Alliance |
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Xavier University - Xavier
Alliance |
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The Xavier Alliance is
established to provide a safe place for people of all sexual
orientations to meet, offer opportunities to learn, teach
and discuss the challenges surrounding sexual orientation
within the teaching of the Catholic Church and build
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> SAINT LOUIS
COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES
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Maryville University -
Gay/Straight Alliance |
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University of Missouri
Columbia - Triangle Coalition |
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Triangle Coalition is a group
consisting of Mizzou students who are Lesbian, Gay,
Bisexual, Transgender, or their allies.
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University of Missouri Saint
Louis - OUT! |
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OUT! is a group of students
dedicated to bring LBGT awareness to UMSL's campus, to
create a positive environment for all students. We are also
committed to bring support for LBGT students and those
questioning their sexual orientation or gender identity.
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Washington University - Pride
Alliance |
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Pride Alliance is a multi-focus
GLBTQIA (gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, queer,
questioning, intersex, ally, asexual) organization open to
all Washington University students—regardless of sexual
orientation, gender identity, or gender expression. Our
goals are to advocate GLBTQIA-friendly public policies
through activism and greater awareness, to educate the WU
community about GLBTQIA issues, and to build a supportive
social network for GLBTQIA students
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Washington University - Safe
Zone |
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Safe Zones is an organization
dedicated to the education of the Washington University
campus community in gay, genderqueer, lesbian, bisexual,
transgendered, transsexual, questioning, queer, intersex,
asexual, and ally (GLBTQIA) issues. We dedicate ourselves to
forming a network of allies who will be knowledgeable in
these issues and show support for the GLBTQIA community.
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Webster University - Pride
Association |
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The
club provides support for gay, lesbian, and bisexual
students. It is open to all campus members who support equal
rights for gays and lesbians in the community.
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> SAINT LOUIS
/ MISSOURI RESOURCES
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Gay St. Louis |
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Pride St. Louis |
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St. Louis Gay Guide |
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Vital Voice |
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Bi-weekly publication for the
St. Louis GLBT community
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Left Bank Books |
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Lesbian Book Reading Group & Gay
Man's Book Reading Group
399 North Euclid at McPherson in the Central West End
314-367-6731
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PROMO For the Personal Rights of
Missourians |
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Missouri's Statewide Gay,
Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Civil Rights Organization.
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PFLAG Saint Louis |
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Promotes the
health and well being of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and
Transgendered 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. PFLAG St.
Louis/ Suburban 314.821.FLAG (3524)
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St. Louis Gay and Lesbian
Hotline |
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314-367-0084 M-S 6-10pm
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> NATIONAL
ORGANIZATIONS
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Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against
Defamation - GLAAD |
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The Gay &
Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) is dedicated to
promoting and ensuring fair, accurate and inclusive
representation of people and events in the media as a means
of eliminating homophobia and discrimination based on gender
identity and sexual orientation.
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Human Rights Campaign |
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The Human
Rights Campaign (HRC), the largest national lesbigay
political organization, works to end discrimination, secure
equal rights, and protect the health and safety of all
Americans. With a national staff, and volunteers and members
throughout the country, HRC lobbies the federal government
on gay, lesbian and HIV/AIDS issues, educates the public,
participates in election campaigns, organizes volunteers,
and provides expertise and training at the state and local
level.
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Lambda 10 |
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The Lambda 10
Project works to heighten the visibility of gay, lesbian,
and bisexual members of the college fraternity by serving as
a clearinghouse for educational resources and educational
materials related to sexual orientation and the
fraternity/sorority experience.
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Lambda Legal |
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Lambda Legal
is a national organization committed to achieving full
recognition of the civil rights of lesbians, gay men,
bisexuals, the transgendered, and people with HIV or AIDS
through impact litigation, education, and public policy
work.
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National Gay & Lesbian Task
Force - NGLTF |
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The National
Gay and Lesbian Task Force works to eliminate prejudice,
violence and injustice against gay, lesbian, bisexual and
transgender people at the local, state and national levels.
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Parents and Friends of Lesbians
and Gays - PFLAG |
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Located in
and representing communities nationwide, PFLAG promotes the
health and well-being of gay, lesbian, bisexual and
transgendered persons, their families and friends through
support, education, and advocacy. PFLAG provides opportunity
for dialogue about sexual orientation and gender identity,
and acts to create a society that is healthy and respectful
of human diversity.
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Coming Out Stories
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Provides a
safe and encouraging place for gays and lesbians to post
their stories to help somebody who is struggling with coming
out! The coming out stories include the bad with the good so
as to give the reader a realistic idea of what it is like to
come out.
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> Health & Medical Resources
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AIDS Foundation of Saint Louis
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The mission
of The AIDS Foundation of St. Louis is to provide leadership
in marshaling resources through public awareness, advocacy,
collaboration and targeted grant-making for the care of
people affected by HIV/AIDS and to assist in preventing the
epidemic from spreading.
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MTV Fight For Your Rights:
Protect Yourself |
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Fight for
Your Rights: Protect Yourself is MTV's campaign to inform
and empower you on the issues surrounding your sexual
health. Brought to you in partnership with the Kaiser Family
Foundation, the campaign will provide the latest information
on HIV and AIDS, other sexually transmitted diseases (STDs),
and unintended pregnancy. The yearlong initiative includes
special programming, public service messages, online and
grassroots components, and an extensive resource and
referral service.
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Saint Louis Effort for AIDS |
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Provides HIV
testing, case management, confidential support groups,
client services, outreach education programs, treatment
education programs, an AIDS Education Center,
Speakers/Exhibits Bureau, a treatment issues library, Buddy
Program, and a Work Place Re-Entry Program.
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> RELIGIOUS
INFORMATION
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Religious Tolerance |
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This is
a large religious web site which promotes religious freedom,
tolerance and diversity as positive cultural values. The
site contains over 2,500 essays and menus.
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Affirmation - Mormon |
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Affirmation
serves the needs of gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender
Mormons and their supportive family and friends through
social and educational activities.
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Affirmation - United Methodist |
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As an independent voice of
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer people in the
United Methodist Church.
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Al-Fatiha
- Muslim |
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Al-Fatiha
Foundation is dedicated to Muslims who are lesbian, gay,
bisexual, transgender, intersex, questioning, those
exploring their sexual orientation or gender identity, and
their allies, families and friends.
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Association of Welcoming & Affirming
Baptists
- Baptist |
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Members of the Association of Welcoming & Affirming Baptists
(AWAB) are churches, organizations, and individuals who are
willing to go on record as welcoming and affirming all
persons without regard to sexual orientation or gender
identity, and who have joined together to advocate for the
full inclusion of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender
persons within Baptist communities of faith.
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Dignity - Catholic |
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DignityUSA works for respect and justice for all gay,
lesbian, bisexual, and transgender persons in the Catholic
Church and the world through education, advocacy and
support.
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Gay and Lesbian Vaishnava
Association - Hindu |
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Gay and Lesbian Vaishnava Association provide a friendly and
positive-oriented place where third-gender devotees and
guests can associate together and utilize their time to
learn more about Krsna consciousness and advance in
spiritual life
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Gay Buddhist Fellowship -
Buddhist |
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For GLBT Buddhists and their
allies, families and friends.
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Integrity
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Episcopalian |
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A witness of God's inclusive love to the Episcopal Church and
the gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender community.
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Interweave
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Unitarian |
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Interweave works to end oppression based on sexual
orientation and gender identity, recognizing that we will
not be free until all oppression is a thing of the past.
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Keshet Ga’avah - Jewish |
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The World Congress of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender
Jews represents the interests of GLBT Jews around the world.
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Lutherans Concerned -
Lutheran |
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The ministries of Lutherans Concerned / North America (LC/NA)
embody, inspire, and support the acceptance and full
participation of people of all sexual orientations and
gender identities, their families, friends and allies,
within the Lutheran communion and its ecumenical and global
partners.
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Metropolitan Community Churches |
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Metropolitan Community Churches (MCC) around the world reach
out to the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender
Communities to communicate the power of God's unconditional
love
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Light Presbyterians - Presbyterian |
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A network of people seeking the full participation of
lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people of faith in
the life, ministry and witness of the Presbyterian Church
(USA).
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Reconciling Ministries Network
- United Methodist |
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Reconciling Ministries Network is a national grassroots
organization that exists to enable full participation of
people of all sexual orientations and gender identities in
the life of the United Methodist Church, both in policy and
practice.
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Soulforce |
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Soulforce is an interfaith movement committed to ending
spiritual violence perpetuated by religious policies and
teachings against gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender (GLBT)
people.
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Please note that content of these web sites are not controlled
by Rainbow Alliance or Saint Louis University, and therefore
ideas contained within these third-party sites do not
necessarily represent those of Rainbow Alliance or Saint Louis
University. These sites are meant to educate, inform and support
young people on GLBT issues and coming out.
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