LEADING ENDORSERS

 

Equality Principles Leading Endorsement Organizations & Their Mission Statements
 

Equality Project is a consumer, employee and investor advocacy coalition working to support and monitor workplace awareness and adoption of the progressive policies expressed in the Equality Principles as supported by the following leading LGBT organizations:

Funders for Lesbian and Gay Issues, Inc. (FLGI) works to increase philanthropic resources to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender organizations, programs and projects. We accomplish this mission through: Increasing the philanthropic communities' knowledge, understanding and support of critical funding needs in LGBT communities; educating individuals and organizations about philanthropy and how to access philanthropic resources for LGBT issues; encouraging increased visible representation of LGBT people within the foundation community at the staff and trustee levels; Supporting the development and capacity of LGBT-identified foundations and promoting the growth of this sector within the field of philanthropy.

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.

Gay and Lesbian Medical Association (GLMA) has worked for twenty years to maximize the quality of health services for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people and to foster a professional climate in which our diverse members can reach their full potential.

Gender Public Advocacy Coalition (GenderPAC) works to end discrimination and caused by gender stereotypes by changing public attitudes, educating elected officials and expanding legal rights. GenderPAC also promotes understanding of the connection between discrimination based on gender stereotypes and sex, sexual orientation, age, race, class.

Human Rights Campaign (HRC) & HRC Foundation Corporate Equality Index As America's largest gay and lesbian organization, the Human Rights Campaign provides a national voice on gay and lesbian issues. The Human Rights Campaign effectively lobbies Congress; mobilizes grassroots action in diverse communities; invests strategically to elect a fair-minded Congress; and increases public understanding through innovative education and communication strategies. HRC is a bipartisan organization that works to advance equality based on sexual orientation and gender expression and identity, to ensure that gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender Americans can be open, honest and safe at home, at work and in the community.

International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission1s (IGLHRC) mission is to secure the full enjoyment of the human rights of all people and communities subject to discrimination or abuse on the basis of sexual orientation or expression, gender identity or expression, and/or HIV status. A US-based non-profit, non-governmental organization (NGO), IGLHRC effects this mission through advocacy, documentation, coalition building, public education, and technical assistance.

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. National Gay and Lesbian Chamber of Commerce (NGLCC) is committed to forming a broad-based coalition, representative of the various interests of GLBT owned and friendly businesses, professionals, and students of business for the purpose of promoting economic growth and prosperity of its members. As a national umbrella organization, the NGLCC is a clearinghouse of ideas and information for and between businesses and organizations. The NGLCC works with state and local chambers and business groups on various issues. Most importantly, the NGLCC is the premier advocate on behalf of GLBT owned businesses, professionals, students of business, and corporations that share in our desire to expand the community's financial opportunities, economic growth, continued innovation, and equality.

National Gay Lesbian Task Force (NGLTF) is the national progressive organization working for the civil rights of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people, with the vision and commitment to building a powerful political movement. NGLTF believes a strong GLBT movement demands the empowerment of community leaders at the local level. We're building a social justice movement that unites ideas with action. We organize activists. We train leaders. We equip organizers. We mobilize voters. We build coalitions. We teach-and learn from-today's vibrant GLBT youth movement. We're proud of our commitment to the linkages between oppressions based on race, class, gender, and sexual orientation. Every day, in small towns and large cities, NGLTF is in your community, creating change for a better tomorrow. We're with you in your quest for a future that respects and celebrates the dignity and diversity of all people.

National Lesbian & Gay Journalists Association (NLGJA) is an organization of journalists, online media professionals, and students that works from within the journalism industry to foster fair and accurate coverage of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender issues. NLGJA opposes workplace bias against all minorities and provides professional development for its members.

Out & Equal Workplace Advocates (O&E) champions safe and equitable workplaces for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender people. We advocate building and strengthening successful organizations that value all employees, customers and communities.

Pride At Work is a constituency group (community or identity group) affiliated with the American Federation of Labor - Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO). Pride At Work is committed to mobilizing mutual support between the organized Labor Movement and the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) communities around organizing for social, racial, and economic justice.

 

 


 
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