Date: Sat, 11 Feb 1995 08:21:52 -0800 From: GLPCINat@ix.netcom.com (James Fagelson) GLPCI Directory of Resources Gay and Lesbian Parents Coalition Intemational (GLPCI), P.O. Box 50360, Washington, DC 20091; Phone: (202) 583-8029; E-mail: GLPCINat@ix.netcom.com In Canada -- GLPCI, c/o Gay Fathers of Toronto, Box 187, Station F, Toronto, Ontario, M4Y 2L5, CANADA Executive Director -- Tim Fisher, 538 Park Street, Montclair, NJ 07043, Phone/Fax: (201) 783-8029 1995 Conference Co-Chairs -- Shari Altmark, 3595 Santa Fe Avenue, Sp. 6, Long Beach, CA 90810; and Andre Jacinto, 470 Serento Circle, Thousand Oaks, CA 91360; (805) 492-2044 GLPCI Member Chapters /Affiliated Organizations (Chapters are listed alphabetically by country, province/state and city with written permission needed to list address, contact name and/or phone number.) AFRICA: SOUTH AFRICA -- Johannesburg Gay & Lesbian Parents Group, P.O. Box 753, River Club 2149, Sandton, Republic of South Africa CANADA: MANITOBA -- Gay Fathers of Winnipeg, P.O. Box 2221, Winnipeg, Manitoba R3C 3R5; Phone: Glenn Fewster, (204) 943-1556 ONTARIO -- Gay Fathers of Toronto, Box 187, Station F, Toronto, Ontario, M4Y 2L5; Phone: Brian Moore, (800) 975-1680 EUROPE: FINLAND -- Union of Gay and Lesbian Families (HOFA), Postbox 332, FIN-00360 Helsinki, Finland FRANCE -- Association des Parents et Futurs Parents Gays, BP 253, 75 866 Paris cedex 18, France NORWAY -- Homofile og Barn, P.O. Box 6838, St. Olavsplass, N-0130 Oslo, Norway; Phone: +47 67 90 92 85 UNITED KINGDOM -- My Mums' Group, c/o Babs Greenwood, Flat 5, 1 South View, Teignmouth, Devon, TQ14 8BJ, England; Phone: + 44 626 778926 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA: AL - Gay and Lesbian Parents Coalition Intemational -- Gulf Coast Chapter, c/o Priscilla Vaughan, P.O. Box 1990, Semmes, AL 36575-1990; Phone: (205) 476-1309 AZ - Gay and Lesbian Parent Support Network, Box 66823, Phoenix, AZ 85082-6823; Phone: Debby Merritt, (602) 926-9296 Gay, Lesbian and Bisexual Parents Network, c/o Wingspan, 422 North 4th Avenue, Tucson, AZ 85705; Phone: Craig Oakes, (602) 318-9348 or Lisa McAllister, (602) 624-7376 CA - Bakersfield Parents Group, 2002 l9th Street, Bakersfield, CA 93301; Phone: Mike or Mary Bensusen, (805) 322-9772 The Kid's Klub, c/o Elizabeth River, 992 Jonell Lane, Chico, CA 95926; Phone: (916) 343-7208 Lesbian Mothers and Our Children, c/o C. Skelly, 3100 Buckingham Road, Glendale, CA 91206 Gay Fathers of Long Beach, 2017 East 4th Street, Long Beach CA 90804; Phone: Jerry, (310) 423-5313 or Doug, (714) 744-2957 Lesbian Mothers of Long Beach, c/o CORE, 1401 East 4th Street, Suite C, Long Beach, CA 90802; Phone: (310) 495-9206 Gay Fathers of Los Angeles, 7985 Santa Monica Blvd., Suite 109-346, West Hollywood, CA 90046; Phone: Lee Dubin, (213) 654-0307 Lesbian Mothers and Our Children, c/o GLCSC-COEP, 1625 North Hudson Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90028; Phone: Millie Ben-David, (213) 654-4722; or GLCSC, (213) 993-7432 Rainbow Families of Southern California, 4565 Anne Sladon St., Oceanside, CA 92057; Phone: Richele Daciolas-Semon, (619) 439-8928 Lesbian/Gay Parents Association, 6705 California Street, #1, San Francisco, CA 94121; (415) 387-9886 Baylands Family Circle, Billy DeFrank Comtnunity Center, 175 Stockton Avenue, San Jose, CA 95126; Phone: Hotline, (408) 251-8766 Santa Cruz Lesbian Mothers Group, c/o Ellen Fanner, P.O. Box 5296, Santa Cruz, CA 95063 CT - Connecticut Lesbian Moms' Support & Play Group, W. Hartford, CT Connecticut and Rhode Island Gay and Lesbian Parents Support Group, Hartford, CT; contact GLPCI DC - Gay Fathers Coalition of Washington, DC, P.O. Box 19891 Washington, DC 20036; Phone: Ron Lewis, (301) 990-9522 FL - Lesbigay Parents and Our Kids; c/o Beth St. Rose, 830 NE 71st, Miami, FL 33138; Phone: (305) 758-0392 Gay and Lesbian Parents Coalition International -- Central Florida Chapter, Box 561504, Orlando, FL 32856; Phone: (407) 420-2191 GA - Gay Fathers of Atlanta, 10 Hillside Drive, Carterville, GA 30120; Phone: Lee Bright, (404) 386-6161 Lesbian and Gay Parents Coalition, P.O. Box 2107, Decatur, GA 30031 HI - We Are Family, 1995 Tenth Avenue, Honolulu, HI 96816; Phone: (808) 735-3911 IL - Family Circle, 4156 West School St., Second Floor, Chicago, IL 60641; Phone: Mary Silas and Helen Bielski, (312) 283-6619 Lesbian and Gay Parents of the Chicago Area, Chicago, IL Parents with Pride, c/o RebeccaThompson, 1511 Trainer Road, Rockford IL 61108; Phone: Barb Blecker, (815) 227-1831 IN - Gay and Lesbian Parents Coalition of Indianapolis, P.O. Box 831, Indianapolis, IN 46206; Phone: Terry Snoeberger, (317) 926-9741, or Vickie Harris, (317) 353-6636 KS - Wichita Lesbian Mothers Group, c/o Visions and Dreams, 3143 West Maple, Wichita, KS 67213; Phone: Renee Tucker-Fletcher, (316) 942-6333 ME - Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual Parents of Maine, P.O. Box 13, Augusta, ME 04332-0013; Phone: Frank Brooks, (207) 772-4741 MD - Families with Pride, c/o Susan Wirth, 423 Winston Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21212; Phone: (410) 435-7261 Gay Fathers Coalition of Baltimore, P.O. Box 1286, Hunt Valley, MD 21030; Phone: John E. Crockett II, (410) 666-5762 Gay and Lesbian Parents CoalitionşMetro Washington, c/o Jim Fagelson, 14908 Piney Grove Court Gaithersburg, MD 20878; Phone: (301) 762-4828 MA - Gay Fathers of Greater Boston, Box 1373, Boston, MA 02205; Phone: Alan Gray, (617) 273-1740, GFGB Outreach, (617) 742-7897 Lesbian/Gay Family and Parenting Services Program, Fenway Commnunity Health Center, 7 Haviland Street, Boston, MA 02115; Phone: Jenifer Firestone, (617) 267-0900, ext. 282 Lesbian Mothers of Metro-Boston, c/o Barr/Fraas, 131-B Laurel Street, Malden, MA 02148; Phone: (617) 397-8408 MI - Gay and Lesbian Parents Association, Detroit, MI; contact GLPCI Gay and Lesbian Parents Coalition of Michigan [Detroit], P.O. Box 472, Farrnington, MI 48332; Phone: (313) 291-0937 MN - Minnesota Farnilies, P.O. Box 11386, St. Paul MN 55111; Phone: Denny Siemers, (612) 897-1281 MS - Jackson Parents Group, c/o John W. Morgan, m, 1677 Wilhurst Street, Jackson, MS 39211; Phone: (601) 362-6854 MO - Parents of Greater Kansas City, 8510 Stark, Raytown, MO 64138; Phone: Dawn and Dona, (816) 353-3492 Free to Be Families, c/o Elizabeth Nolan, 24 Ladel CourL SL Louis, MO 63132; Phone: (314) 771-7313 NJ - Lambda Families of New Jersey [Morristown], c/o Aimee Gelnaw, 35 Lexington Ave., Montclair, NJ 07042; Phone: (201) 744-4649 Central Jersey Farnilies, c/o Central Jersey Alliance, P.O. Box 909, Plainficld, NJ 07601-0909; Phone: Julie and Tricia, (908) 756-4955 or Donna, (908) 752-9265 NM - DADS of New Mexico, Box 1254, Santa Fe, NM 87504-1254 NY - Lambda Family Circle, c/o Cindy Crumrine and Ann Loughman, 101 South Pine Ave., Albany, NY 12208; (518) 482-3268 Gay Fathers Coalition of Buffalo, Box 404, Westside Station, Buffalo, NY 14213 Gay Fathers of Brooklyn, c/o Williarn P. Ciardiello, 17A Fuller Court, Staten Island, NY 10306-6134; Phone: (718) 979-5283 Lesbians Choosing Children, c/o Lawton/Warren, 11A Brookside Avenue, Chatham, NY 12037; Phone: (518) 766-9697 Center Kids, c/o The Lesbian and Gay Community Services Center, 208 West 13th Street, New York, NY 10011; Phone: (212) 620-7310, or Wayne Steinman, (718) 987-6747 Gay Fathers I of New York, c/o Robert Boxer, 194 Riverside Drive, New York, NY 10025; Phone: (212) 874-7727 New York Gay & Bisexual Married Men's Group, c/o Jerry Megna, 853 Weber Drive, Yardley, PA 19067; Phone: (215) 493-8197 Gay Fathers of Long Island, P.O. Box 2483, Patchogue, NY 11772; Phone: Brian, (516) 282-9478 Gay Fathers of Westchester, Box 686, Croton Falls, NY 10519; Phone: Tom, (914) 276-2614 OH - Gay & Lesbian Parents Group of Central Ohio [Columbus], P.O. Box 16235, Columbus, OH 43216; Phone: Ross Schifano and Tim Dick, (614) 764-2556 Gay and Lesbian Parents - Northeast Ohio, 3804 Morley Drive, Kent, OH 44240; Phone: (216) 677-9856 H.U.G.S. East, c/o Karen Harnmack, 8497 Johnnycake Ridge, Mentor, OH 44060; Phone: (216) 255-2156, orTerrie Doboze, (216) 261-3206 OR - Love Makes A Family, Inc., P.O. Box 11694, Portland, OR 97211; Phone: Bonnie Tinker, (503) 228-3892 PA - Philadelphia Area Lesbian Mothers Group, 7419 Elizabeth Road, Melrose Park, PA 19126; Phone: (215) 635-6291 Philadelphia Family Pride, P.O. Box 4995, Philadelphia, PA 19119; Phone: Tish Fabens or Marla Gold, (215) 843-1596 Gay Fathers of Pittsburgh, c/o Ben Skinker, 6743 Stanton Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15206-1767; Phone: (412) 361-3557 Lesbians Are Parents, P.O. Box 19202, Pittsburgh, PA 15213; Phone: Janice Anderson (412) 371-2383 PR - Puerto Rico Gay and Lesbian Parents Group, Box 116, 1505 Calle Loiza, Santurce, PR 00911; Phone:Boris Oxman, (809) 726-2888 TN - Nashville Parents Group, P.O. Box 60933, Nashville, TN 37206 TX - Dallas GLPCI/Parents Group, P.O. Box 154031, Irving, TX 75015- 4031; Phone: John R. Selig, (214) 490-3821 Gay Fathers/Fathers First of Houston, P.O. Box 981053, Houston, TX 77098 Houston Gay and Lesbian Parents, P.O. Box 35709-262, Houston, TX 77235-5709; Phone: Ellen, (713) 980-7995 Tarrant County Gay/Lesbian Parents Group, Box 48382, Watauga, TX 76148-0382; Phone: (817) 656-8056 VT - Vermont Lesbian and Gay Parents, c/o Out in the Mountains, P.O. Box 177, Burlington, VT 05401; Phone: Deborah Lashman and Jane Van Buren, (802) 660-2713 Gay Fathers Connection, Box 5506, Essex Junction, VT 05453-5506 VA - We Are Families [DC/No. VA/MD], P.O. Box 935, Great Falls, VA 22066; Phone: 1-800-225-0256, ext. 45073 WA - Out on a L.I.M.B. (Lesbians in Maternity and Beyond), c/o Pat Justis and Terry Murphy, 6306 Snug Harbor Court NE, Olympia, WA 98506; (206) 459-5221 Gay Fathers Association of Seattle, P.O. Box 654, Edmonds, WA 98020; Phone: Larry Bailey, (206) 774-7528 South Puget Sound Lesbian and Gay Parents Support Group, c/o TLC Post Office Box 947, Tacoma, WA 98401; (206) 472-0422, or Carol (206) 472-4446 United States: Adoption Resource Exchange for Single Parents, P.O. Box 5782, Springfield, VA 22150; Phone: (703) 866-5577 Future Gay Fathers of America, P.O. Box 43206, Montclair, NJ 07043; Phone: Wayne Steinman (adoption), (718) 987-6747, or Tim Fisher (surrogacy), (201) 783-6204 (phone and fax) SUPPORT FOR STRAIGHT SPOUSES: Amity Pierce Buxton (author of The Other Side of the Closet), 8215 Terrace Drive, El Cerrito, CA 94530; Phone: (510) 525-0200 RESOURCES FOR OUR CHILDREN: Children of Lesbians and Gays Everywhere (COLAGE) CANADA - COLAGE, Box 187, Station F, Toronto, Ontario M4Y 2L5 CANADA UNITED STATES - COLAGE, 2300 Market Street, Box 165, San Francisco, CA 94114, U.S.A.; E-mail: KidsOfGays@aol.com. Local Support Groups: CA - Teens Relating Unique Situations Together (TRUST), 106 Thorn Street, San Diego, CA 92103 COLAGE Coffee Klatch (adult children), 2300 Market Street, #165, San Francisco, CA 94114 COLAGE/East Bay, 582 Arguleeo Blvd., San Francisco, CA 94118 COLAGE/San Francisco, 3361-A 21st Street, San Francisco, CA 94110 Gaybies, c/o First Unitarian Church, 160 North 3rd Street, San Jose, CA 95112 Just For Us-Los Angeles, 7985 Santa Monica Blvd., Suite 109-346, West Hollywood, CA 90046 DC - COLAGE/Gay Fathers Coalition, Box 19891, Washington, DC 20036 IN - Our Parents Aren't Straight (OPAS), P.O. Box 831, Indianapolis, IN 46206 MA - Just For Us-Boston, 11 Lovell Street, #2, Somerville, MA 02144 MD - The Kids Group, 10 Defoe Court, Rockville, MD 20850 MI - Just For Us-Michigan, c.o GLPCM, P.O. Box 1084, Troy, MI 48099 MN - COLAGE/The Bridge, 2300 Emerson Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN 55405 NY - Older Kids Rap Group, 141 Columbus Heights, #3C, New York, NY 10011 Second Generation (lesbian and gay kids of lesbian and gay parents), 57 Second Avenue, Apt. 51, New York, NY 10003 TX - Teens Relating Unique Situations Together (TRUST), 3141 Hood, Suite 616, Dallas, TX 75219 Just For Us - Houston, 4122 Sarong Drive, Houston, TX 77025- 4616 WA - Teens of Gays Everywhere, 8824 Sherman Valley Road, Olympia, WA 98512