Our Chronicle So far

Continuing on my last post I would like to offer everyone some links to our history. This is only a fraction of what has been lost or hidden but it is a start. Find out who we are and what we have done. Like anyone we belong and have contributed. Maybe we can add volumes to our great chronicle. It only takes one to begin the pen's journey of revelation.

The Schwules Museum is located in Berlin and covers and exhibits many items and topics of gay life and history. The site is in German. (Germany)

http://www.schwulesmuseum.de/

Centrum Schwule Geschichte is a library and archive located in Cologne. The site is mainly in German with some English information.(Germany)

http://www.csgkoeln.de/index.htm

The GLBT Historical Society & Museum is located In San Francisco.

http://www.glbthistory.org/

The Tucson LGBTQ History Museum is a timeline style site with many links. 

http://www.tucsonlgbtqmuseum.org/

Southern California LGBT History. The site seems to still be under construction. However a timeline and some simple references are available.

http://lgbthistory.org/

Untold London is a site with many links to information about Gay art, history, and society. (UK)

http://untoldlondon.org.uk/

Plymouth LGBT Archive (UK)

http://plymlgbtarchive.org.uk/

The LGBT Religious Archives Network stores and collects history of LGBT religious movements around the world. Explore the deep faith many of us have.

http://lgbtran.org/

For an overview of LGBT history you could read the wikipedia on the topic. It is more a analytical review than a personal study.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGBT_history


History and life stories are out there. These are but  a few. Find your heritage and contribute yours. Societies, Museums, Libraries, even archives exist and some may be very close to you. Take the time and learn.



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LGBT Emergency Services

Today I would like to offer some links that focus on the LGBT Emergency Services around the world. Police, Firemen, EMT's and Paramedics are just a few of the many people who help us every day. So today is for them.

Gay Officers Action League of New York (GOAL-NY)

http://www.goalny.org/Home.html

Gay Officers Action League Chicago

http://www.goalchicago.info/

Gay Officers Action League New England

http://goalne.org/

Michigan Gay Officers Action League  (MI-GOAL)

http://mi-goal.com/

Blue Pride is a LGBT Law Enforcement discussion board.

http://bluepride.org/

Protect and Defend

http://protectanddefend.org/

Gay Peace Officers Association of Southern California

http://www.gpoasc.org/

Florida Law Enforcement Gays and Lesbians (LEGAL)

http://www.fla-legal.com/

http://twitter.com/#!/flalegl

FireFlag/EMS is dedicated to serving the LGBT Firefighters , Fire Officers,  Emergency Medical Technicians, EMS Officers, and Paramedics. It is New York City based.

http://www.fireflag.org/


Law Enforcement Gays and Lesbians International

http://www.legalinternational.org/

Serving With Pride  (Canada)

http://www.servingwithpride.ca/

Gay Police Association  is still under construction so check back.  (UK)

http://www.gay.police.uk/contact.html

European Gay Police Association

http://www.eurogaycops.com/

Gay Cops Austria  (Austria)

http://www.gaycopsaustria.at/new/

Polis Aperta   (ITALY)  This site is in English and Italian.

http://www.polisaperta.it/

Pink Cop  (Switzerland)

http://de.pinkcop.ch/

VelsPol  (Germany)

http://www.velspol.de/

Queer Officers Switzerland  (Switzerland)

http://www.queer-officers.ch/



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Gay California V

Today is the last in new posts for California. I hope these have helped everyone. Today's focus is Pride events. They offer us support and education, for not only us but the greater community. Greater understanding is a good path to acceptance.

Oakland Pride

http://www.oaklandpride.org/

Fresno Rainbow Pride

http://www.fresnorainbowpride.com/newsite/pride.html

San Diego LGBT Pride

http://www.sdpride.org/

San Gabriel Valley Pride

http://www.sgvpride.com/

Sacramento Pride

http://www.sacramentopride.org/

Palm Springs Pride

http://www.pspride.org/

Los Angles Black Pride

http://www.atbla.com/

San Francisco Pride

http://www.sfpride.org/

San Jose Pride

http://www.sanjosepride.com/

LA/Valley Pride

http://www.lavalleypride.org/lavp/w/

Pacific Pride Festival (Santa Barbara)

http://www.pacificpridefestival.org/

Orange County Pride

http://www.prideoc.com/

Sonoma County Pride

http://www.sonomacountypride.org/

Santa Cruz GLBT Pride

http://diversitycenter.org/programs/santa-cruz-glbtiq-pride/

The Chinese Rainbow Association is not a pride event per se but it does offer pride to a distinct group of us and I can support that.

http://www.chinarainbow.org/


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Gay California IV

Sorry for the delay everyone. Hopefully I can resume where I left off. Today's California focus is for the Transgender Community.  I hope these help.

The Lou Sullivan Society is located in San Francisco. It offer education support, advocacy, and general information. It is Female to male focused.

http://www.lousullivansociety.org/

The Diversity Center is located in located in Santa Cruz County. The offer Transgender support and education services. This is a listing.

http://diversitycenter.org/programs/transgender-program/

TansVision is a clinic focused for the Trans community.

http://transvisiontricity.org/main.html

The San Francisco Department of Public Health has a listing for a Trangender Clinic.

http://www.sfdph.org/dph/comupg/oservices/medSvs/hlthCtrs/TransgenderHlthCtr.asp

The Pacific Pride Foundation, in Santa Barbara County, offers education, support, and health services.

http://www.pacificpridefoundation.org/LGBT_Services/lgbt15_Transgender.htm

T Girls Nights offers Transgender friendly social events in southern California.

http://tgirlnights.com/

FTMInternational offers information and resources to those needing them regardless of location.

http://www.ftmi.org/

The Transgender Law Center is an advocacy group.

http://transgenderlawcenter.org/cms/

The Los Angeles Gender Center offers a whole experience list of services.

http://www.lagendercenter.com/

Gender Wellness of Los Angeles  is a counseling and support center.

http://www.genwell.org/

The FTM Alliance of Los Angeles offers support and basic services.

http://www.ftmalliance.org/

TransGender San Francisco offers support and education services.

http://www.tgsf.org/

Trans families in Sacramento offers support services to not only to members of the trans community but their families and friends as well.

http://www.sactgc.org/transfamilies/

The Sacramento Transgender Coalition offers education and support services.

http://www.sactgc.org/

The Rainbow Gender Association of the south San Francisco Bay area offers education, support, and some advocacy.

http://www.transgender.org/rga/

The Orange County Transgender Coalition is an advocacy group with resources to refer to.

http://www.octcca.org/

The Stanislaus PRIDE Center has a support group listed.

http://www.stanislauspridecenter.com/services/tgsupport.php


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Gay California III

Today's California focus is on student resources. So as not to constantly repeat myself I will give a general overview for most of these sites now. Almost all will offer support and education. The University sponsored sites will offer social events and advocacy as well.

The City College of San Francisco has their Queer Resource Center.

http://www.ccsf.edu/NEW/en/student-services/student-activities/qrc.html

Humboldt State Has their Queer Student Union.

http://humboldt.edu/clubs/club_sites/qsu/

University of the Pacific has their Pride Center.

http://web.pacific.edu/x4642.xml

University of California, San Francisco has their LGBT Resource Center.

http://lgbt.ucsf.edu/

The University of California Santa Barbara has their Resource Center for Sexual  & Gender Diversity and they have their Queer Student Union.

http://www.sa.ucsb.edu/sgd/

http://orgs.sa.ucsb.edu/qsu/

The University of San Diego has Pride.

http://www.sandiego.edu/pride/

The University of California, San Diego has their LGBT Resource Center. 

http://lgbt.ucsd.edu/orgs.asp

San Jose State Has their LGBT Resource Center.

http://www.sjsu.edu/lgbtrc/

UCLA Has their LGBT Campus Resource Center and their Law School has OUTLaw.

http://www.lgbt.ucla.edu/

http://uclaoutlaw.bol.ucla.edu/

Santa Clara University Law School has BGLAd.

http://law.scu.edu/life/bglad-bisexual-gay-and-lesbian-advocates.cfm

The University of California, Davis has LGBT Resource Center and their law school has Lambda Law

http://lgbcenter.ucdavis.edu/

http://www.lambdalawstudents.org/

Skyline College has a Gay-Straight Alliance.

http://www.smccd.edu/accounts/batesa/gsa/index.html

Berkley has Queer Berkeley and their Gender Equity Center.

http://queer.berkeley.edu/

http://geneq.berkeley.edu/

California State University, San Marcos has their LGBTA group.

http://www.csusm.edu/orgs/lgbta.html

Sacramento State has their Pride Center and a Queer-Straight Alliance.

http://www.csus.edu/pride/

http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=2247993746&v

California State University, Chico has Pride.

http://www.csuchico.edu/pride/

Caltech has Prism.

http://www.ugcs.caltech.edu/~prism/

Cal Poly, Pomona has The Pride Center.

http://www.dsa.csupomona.edu/pride/

The University of California Riverside has a Trans guide.

http://out.ucr.edu/welcome/transguide.htm

The University of Southern California has their LGBT Resource Center and their law school has OUTLaw.

http://sait.usc.edu/lgbt/

http://weblaw.usc.edu/why/students/orgs/outlaw.cfm

Whittier Law School has a Lesbian Gay Bisexual Law Association.

http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=149857685042185

Loyola Law School, Los Angeles has OUTLaw.

http://intranet.lls.edu/studentaffairs/groups/outlaw.html

Sacramento City College has a Gay-Straight Alliance.

http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=85251700452

California State University, Los Angeles has their Gender and Sexuality Resource Center.

http://www.calstatelausu.org/ccc/gsrc

California State University, Long Beach has their LGBT Student Resource Center.

http://www.csulb.edu/divisions/students/sld/student_resource_centers/lgbtc/

Cal State,  Fullerton has a Queer Straight Alliance.

http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=2244481375

The City College of San Francisco has their LGBT Studies Department.

http://www.ccsf.edu/Departments/Gay_Lesbian_Bisexual_Studies/index.html

The San Francisco Unified School District has this site.

http://healthiersf.org/LGBTQ/index.cfm

Agoura High School has a Gay-Straight Alliance.

http://www.agourahighschool.net/ahsgsa/default.html

West Hills High School has a Gay-Straight Alliance.

http://www.myspace.com/westhills_gsa_boosterclub

Los Angeles High School has a Gay-Straight Alliance.

http://www.myspace.com/lahighgsa

Gunn High School has a Gay-Straight Alliance.

http://www.facebook.com/group.php?v=wall&viewas=0&gid=2750160500

Santa Cruz High School has their Rainbow Alliance.

http://sites.google.com/site/gsaschs/home


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Gay California II

Today I continue links for California with more support sites.

The Rainbow Community Center of Contra Costa County offers education, support, health, and advocacy.

http://www.rainbowcc.org/

Bakersfield LGBTQ offers many services. Some include education, marriage information, and support.

http://www.bakersfieldpride.org/

Tri-City Health Center offers education, support, and health resources.

http://www.tri-cityhealth.org/services/lgbt_services.php

The Pacific Center offers education, support, social events, health resources, and advocacy.

http://www.pacificcenter.org/

Community Link offers education, social events, and community awareness.

http://www.fresnorainbowpride.com/newsite/index.html

The Stonewall Alliance Center offers many programs and resources. online sources are limited however.

http://www.stonewallchico.org/

Bienestar offers education, health, and advocacy resources.

http://www.bienestar.org/eng/page/29/Home-Page.html

The South Bay Alliance offers education and social events.

http://www.southbayalliance.net/

Azteca is a unique group offers support resources for over 50 year old Lations/Latinas.

http://www.aztecaproject.org/

Gay & Lesbian Elder Housing strives to bring affordable housing to elder LGBT members of our community.

http://gleh.org/

The Center in Long Beach offers many programs from education to health and youth. Check them out.

http://www.centerlb.org/

The Los Angeles Gay & Lesbian Center offers pretty much whatever you could need. Certainly check them out.

http://www.lagaycenter.org/

Stanislaus Pride Center offers educations, support, social events, health resources, and advocacy.

http://www.stanislauspridecenter.com/

The Golden Rainbow Center SAGE in Palm Springs offers education, support, social events, health resources, and advocacy.

http://www.grcps.org/

Blind LGBT Pride International offers a variety of support services for the blind in our community. They do work on a global level.

http://www.blind-lgbt-pride.org/

The Sacramento Gay and Lesbian Center offers many programs but they did not do a very good good at defining those so please inquire if you need something.

http://saccenter.org/

The San Diego LGBT Community Center offers education, support, social events, advocacy, and health resources.

http://www.thecentersd.org/

Aging as Ourselves in San Diego County focus' on the seniors in our community.

http://www.agingasourselves.org/

The San Francisco LGBT Community Center offers many programs and works with many groups. No matter who you are in our community they can probably help. Easy to navigate site as well.

http://www.sfcenter.org/

The Billy DeFrank LGBT Community Center of Silicon Valley offers education, support, social events, and some advocacy.

http://www.defrankcenter.org/


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Gay California I

California, the Golden State. Today is your day as well as the next few. I am now beginning to tackle the monolith of resources you have. Today's focus will just be PFLAG sites. This is not a complete list but these are the ones I know of. PFLAG has many resources so if you need help contact them. Unlike normal there will not be a description for each site. So here they are by location.

San Francisco

http://www.pflagsf.org/

San Diego

http://www.pflag.com/

Sacremento

http://www.pflagsacramento.org/

San Jose/Peninsula

http://www.pflagsanjose.org/

Oakland-East Bay

http://pflag-eastbay.org/

Palm Speings/Desert Communities

http://www.pspflag.org/

Pasadena

http://www.pflagpasadena.org/

San Joaquin

http://www.myspace.com/pflagsj

North Bay

http://www.pflag-nb.org/

Monterey County

http://pflagmontereycounty.org/

Modesto

http://www.pflagmodesto.org/

Los Angeles

http://www.pflagla.org/Home.html

Orange County & Long Beach

http://www.ocpflag.org/

Merced

http://www.pflagmerced.org/

Placerville/El Dorado County

http://www.placervillepflag.org/

Greater Placer County

http://www.pflagplacercounty.org/

Central Coast

http://www.pflagcentralcoastchapter.net/

Tulare & Kings Counties

http://www.pflag-tulare-kings.org/

Temecula Valley

http://www.pflagtemecula.org/

Whittier

http://www.whittierpflag.org/Whittier_PFLAG/Home.html

Ridgecrest

http://www.nightlace.net/pflag/

Danville/San Ramon Valley

http://community.pflag.org/page.aspx?&pid=224&srcid=229&chid=54


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Sports II

Here are some more ways to stay fit, get involved, and meet new people. If nothing else go out and enjoy a spirited game.

The Shady Ladies is a softball team in Austin, Texas. If you have seen their It Gets Better video they certainly define support and positive role models.

http://www.shadyladies.org/

The Atlanta Bucks is a Rugby team.

http://atlantabucksrugby.org/

Boston Flag Football seem to be a wonderful team. They organize volunteer and social event as well as play. Check them out.

http://flagflagfootball.com/

http://www.youtube.com/user/BostonFLAGFootball

Different Spokes is a cycling club in southern California. The lead rides every weekend on easy and moderate levels. If your not into competition try cycling.

http://www.differentspokes.com/

Hotlanta Volleyball Association offers social and support events as well as playing volleyball. Go out and join in or support them them seem well organized.

http://www.hotlantavolleyball.org/

The South Florida Tennis Club offers camaraderie and exercise through tennis.

http://www.sftc.us/


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Gay Arizona

Today's focus is Arizona. Continuing my states series I hope to address the states that have no links so far first. So Arizona today is your day.

Bisbee Pride is mainly a social and support group.

http://www.bisbeepride.com/

PEAKS Pride is a volunteer organization dedicated to offering support and service projects. The cover Flagstaff and northern Arizona.

http://www.peakspride.org/

Flagstaff Pride offers education and social events.

http://www.flagstaffpride.org/

Northern Arizona University PRISM offers education, support, social events, and advocacy. This is only a listing for the group. Let me know if it helps.

http://home.nau.edu/studentlife/orgs/prism.asp

PFLAG Flagstaff is your standard PFLAG group. They offer education, support, advocacy and other general resources.

http://www.pflagflagstaff.org/

PFLAG Payson offers education, support, social events, and advocacy.

http://www.pflagpayson.org/

One Voice Community Center is located in Phoenix. They offer many social and support services, education, and a friendly environment. Volunteer opportunities are available.

http://1vcc.org/

GLSEN has a Phoenix chapter. If you are a student and need help check them out.

http://chapters.glsen.org/cgi-bin/iowa/phoenix/home.html

PFLAG Phoenix is probably one of the most organized and detailed PFLAG sites I have seen. Lot's of wonderful resources and links to help you. By all means check them out.

http://www.pflagphoenix.org/

1 in 10 is a youth group serving the whole LGBTQ spectrum. They offer many resources and social resources to help. Check them out.

http://www.1n10.org/

Sedona Pride offers various social events for the LGBT community. Go out meet new people and have fun.

http://sedonagaypride.org/

PFLAG Tucson offer resources and links on education, support, and advocacy.

http://www.pflagtucson.org/


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Sports

Keeping fit or just enjoying a spirited game can be an excellent way to improve life. Meet new people and get involved. If playing is not your choice be a fan and support your local teams. It's all about living life, having fun, and being healthy.

The Colorado Gay Ice Hockey Association.

http://www.cgiha.org/Pages/default.htm

Team Philadelphia is a group of sports teams in the Delaware Valley.

http://teamphiladelphia.org/

Team DC is a group of sports teams in the greater Washington DC area.

http://www.teamdc.org/

The North American Gay Amateur Athletic Alliance is the organization responsible for the Gay Softball World Series. Check them out they have links to member teams.

http://www.nagaaasoftball.org/

West Hollywood Aquatics have teams in swimming and water polo.

http://www.teamunify.com/Home.jsp?team=wha

The San Franciso Fog is a rugby club.

http://www.sffog.org/

Boston Pride Hockey is a nice Hockey site with links to other teams.

http://www.bostonpridehockey.org/

Metro Wrestling is a New York wrestling club.

http://www.metrowrestling.org/

Gay Orlando Sports is listing of Gay sports teams in central Florida. It is hosted on Gay Orlando's site.

http://www.gayorlando.com/gosports/


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Lift Your Voice in a Joyous Melody

To put our voice to song is an excellent way to express our feelings and emotions. It creates joy and allows us to share our experiences with others. Today I salute Chorus's. They lift us when we are low, make us smile, and voice things we may not be able to. Enjoy and participate if you can.

The Gay Men's Chorus of Los Angeles.

http://www.gmcla.org/

The San Francisco Gay Men's Chorus.

https://www.sfgmc.org/index.shtml

The New York Gay Men's Chorus.

http://www.nycgmc.org/

The Chicago Gay Men's Chorus.

http://cgmc.org/

The Gay Men's chorus of Washington DC.

http://www.gmcw.org/

The Boston Gay Men's Chorus.

http://bgmc.org/

The Miami Gay Men's Chorus.

http://www.miamigaychorus.org/

The Twin Cities gay Men's Chorus.

http://tcgmc.org/

The Portland Gay Men's Chorus.

http://pdxgmc.org/

The Columbus Gay Men's Chorus.

http://www.cgmc.com/Columbus_Gay_Mens_Chorus_CGMC/Columbus_Gay_Mens_Chorus.html


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