Return-Path: Here is a list of my favorite organizations (the addresses are somewhat biased towards the L.A. area). If you know of other addresses, please post. The organizations can be divided into three types: 1) Those which lobby for new legislation (NGLTF) 2) Those which test the limits of current laws (LLDEF, HTG) 3) Those that increase gay visibility and public/media awareness (GLAAD, The Awareness Project) All these organizations need your support! There are tens of thousands of readers to soc.motss, and probably many of you are not members of these organizations. If everyone contributed a little money, it could make our lives much better. Even if you can't spare the money, it is still important to participate in activities (writing to your congresspeople about upcoming legislation and writing to television stations, newspapers, etc. when you something that you like or dislike). David Wagner ======================================================================== NGLTF (National Gay and Lesbian Task Force) ----- This organization lobbies Congress to create new legislation for gay and lesbian rights. In their mailings, they provide information on pending bills which affect us as well as information to help you write letters to lobby your congresspeople. NGLTF 1734 Fourteenth Street, NW Washington, DC 20009-4309 202/332-6483 202/332-0207 (FAX) HTG (High Tech Gays) --- This group is attempting to end discrimation in Department of Defence hiring and the granting of security clearances. High Tech Gays P.O. Box 6777 San Jose, CA 95150 408/993-3830 LLDEF (Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund) ----- This organization works within existing laws and attempts to set legal precedents in courts through test cases. LLDEF LLDEF 606 S. Olive Street 666 Broadway Suite 580 New York, NY 10012 Los Angeles, CA 90014 213/629-2728 212/995-8585 213/629-9022 (FAX) 212/995-2306 (FAX) GLAAD (Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation) ----- This organization monitors the media (TV, radio, film and newspapers) to discourage bigotry and encourage realistic depictions of gay and lesbian people. GLAAD/LA GLAAD/NY P.O. Box 931763 80 Varick St, suite 3E Hollywood, CA 90093-1763 New York NY 10013 213/463-3632 212/966-1700 213/931-9429 (Hotline) Awareness Project (Lesbian and Gay Public Awareness Project) ----------------- This group increases gay visibility by producing public service announcements geared toward fighting homophobia. Their latest campaign is to get an anti-homophobia advertisement in People magazine. The Awareness Project P.O. Box 65603 Los Angeles, CA 90065 213/281-1946