International Lgbt Regional Support Organizations
Arizona
• Valley Rainbow Families at Valley of the Sun Gay and Lesbian
Community Center, PO Box 33367, Phoenix, 602-265-7283
California
• Family Pride Coalition of the Pomona Valley, 112 N. Harvard
Ave., #107, Claremont, CA 91711, email: dplace@onramp.net
• Gay Fathers of Sacramento, PO Box 161951, Sacramento, CA
95816-1951, 916-484-5636
• Lesbian and Gay Parents Association, 260 Tingley St., San
Francisco, CA 94112-1938, lgapasf@aol.com
• Baby Buds, support group for Asian Pacific Islander queer
women and transgender people who want to be parents. To get onto
Baby Buds' email list, babybuds-owner@yahoogroups.com
• Our Family Coalition, The Bay Area Gay & Lesbian Family Group,
415-981-1960, PO Box 13505, Berkeley, CA 94712-4505,
www.ourfamily.org
• Gay and Lesbian Parents of Los Angeles, #109-346,7985 Santa
Monica, West Hollywood, CA 90046, (213) 654-0307
• Proud Families of Long Beach, www.proudfamilies.com
• Lesbian Mothers & Our Children c/o GLCSC, 1625 N. Schrader
Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90028, 213-993-7608
• Gamofites, gay Mormon fathers, 24451 Lantern Hill Dr., #F,
Dana Pt., CA 92629-3708, Ken Taylor (949) 661-6433,
www.gamofites.org
• The Pop Luck Club, P.O. Box 69865, West Hollywood, CA 90069,
tel: 323-854-0656, plcinfo@popluckclub.org, www.popluckclub.org
• Billy DeFrank LGBT Community Center of Santa Clara County's
support/social group for Mothers and Fathers with younger
children. Also, join their informal email list http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DeFrank_Family/
Colorado
• Front Range Lesbian Families, PO Box Drawer E, Denver, CO
80218, Holly 303-466-1482, Eric Rude/Adult Programs GLBTCCC
303-733-7743
• Northern Colorado Our Families, contact Sierra at ginansierra@earthlink.net
or (970) 493-7430
• Boulder Support Group, facilitated by Boulder County's Dept.
of Social Services, open to GLBT and straights, wheelchair
access, childcare provided, tmra2ree@aol.com
Florida
• Pink Moms, Adriana Ramirez, 754-246-5888, visit http://pinkmoms.com
• Hope Parents Group at Compass, 561-833-3638, Hopeteens@aol.com
• First Coast Family Project, 1372 Dancy St., Jacksonville, FL
32205, 904-388-5186, Contact Eddie Giddens, http://members.xoom.com/FCFamPro
• Gay Parent's Support Group - North Central Florida, contact
Amanda Husband at 352-466-0598 or e-mail Mommies2Shea@aol.com
• GLBT Parents of Tampa Bay, email Cathy at cathy@smith-tv.com.
Open to all Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Parents
(custodial & non-custodial), their significant others, and those
who are in the process of becoming parents.
• Orlando Gay Parents, http://home.earthlink/~orlgayparents
• SwFl Rainbow Families, contact Tara Gehring or Patti Bertrand,
407-252-3956, email: FlRainbowFamily@aol.com. Website: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SwFl_Rainbow_Families/.
The purpose of our group is to allow children to interact with
other GBLT families, as well as giving parents an outlet to
discuss issues that maybe inclusive to GLBT families. Monthly
Gatherings.
Georgia
• Family Pride of the South. The mission of Family Pride of the
South is to advance the well being of LGBT parents and their
children. Family Pride of the South strives to build strong
families through educational programming, community resources
and support, social activities, and public advocacy. Contact
Angel Gervin, info@familypridesouth.org, 404-786-9711,
www.familypridesouth.org
• MEGA Family Project, mission is to strengthen Georgia families
by working to ensure equality, Kathy Kelly, executive director,
404-808-3350, kathy@eqga.org, MEGA Family Project, PO Box 29631,
Atlanta, GA 30359, www.megafamilyproject.org
Hawaii
• Ohana O Ke Anuenue (Family of the Rainbow), Oahu, Doug
808-732-4276 or Sue 808-261-4568
Idaho
• Your Family, Friends & Neighbors, Inc., PO Box 768, Boise, ID
83701-0768
Illinois
• Family Circle, 4156 W. School St., 2nd Fl., Chicago, IL 60641
• Parents With Pride, 1511Trainer Rd., Rockford, IL 61108,
815-226-4661
• Rainbow Families, PO Box 2411, Naperville, IL 60566-2411,
630-585-3920, rainbowFam@aol.com
Indiana
• Indianapolis Lesbian Moms Group, email Barb at LesbianMomsTalk@aol.com
Kansas
• Parents and Gonna Be's, Lenexa, 913-894-0129
Louisiana
• Lesbian Moms Group of Greater New Orleans (LMNO), contact
Sharon or Tracy at 504-822-3476 or 985-290-9788
Maine
• Mothers & Kids Group, PO Box 2235, S. Portland, ME 04116
• GLBT Parents Support Group of Maine c/o Timothy Richardson, PO
Box 10901, Portland 04104, tirich@somtel.com
Maryland
• Gay and Lesbian Parenting Coalition of MetropolitanWashington,
14908 Piney Grove Court, North Potomac, MD 20878
• Families With Pride, Baltimore, contact Jodi Kaye by email:
theoryhead@gmail.com or phone 410-728-8285
• Gay Fathers Coalition Baltimore, email: dthor024@earthlink.net,
http://home.earthlink.net/~dthor024/Gay_Fathers.html
Massachusetts
• Valuable Families, PO Box 60634, Florence, MA 01062,valfams@crocker.com
• Lesbian/Gay Family and Parenting Services, Fenway Community
Health Center, 7 Haviland St., Boston, MA 02115, 617-927-6243
• Gay Fathers of Greater Boston, PO Box 1373, Boston, MA 02205,
617-742-7897, www.gayfathersboston.org
• COLAGE: Greater Boston Chapter, PO Box 441942, Somerville, MA
02144, 617-267-0900 x 446
• Greater Boston PFLAG, PO Box 440004, West Somerville, MA
02144-0001, 617-547-2440
• You're Not Alone-Straight Spouse Support, Newton-Wellesley
Hospital, MA, 781-326-1461
Michigan
• Our Kids c/o Pandora's Books & Music, 226 W. Lovell,
Kalamazoo, MI 49007, 616-385-2654
• Grand Rapids Alternative Families, http://groups.yahoo.com/group/GRAltFamilies,
GRAltFamilies@aol.com
• Lesbian Moms' Network, PO Box 2113, Ann Arbor, MI 48106-2113,
www.lmnetwork.org, LMNMembership@umich.edu
Minnesota
• Rainbow Families, 3711 W. Lake St., Minneapolis, MN 554098,
612-827-7731, connect@rainbowfamilies.org, visit
www.rainbowfamilies.org
Missouri
• Family Tree, 5309 Nottingham Ave., St. Louis, MO 63109,
314-752-3836
Nebraska
• The 'Ohana Group, (GLBT and Non-traditional Family Group),
email: theohanagroup@cs.com
Nevada
• We Are Family social support group, Las Vegas,
www.wearefamilylv.com, info@wearefamilylv.com, Holly Carratelli,
702-251-9187
New Jersey
• Lambda Families of New Jersey, PO Box1385, Maplewood, NJ
07040, 973-763-8511, webmaster@lambdafamiliesofnj.org,
www.lambdafamiliesofnj.org
• Central Jersey Families, Donna, 908-752-9265
• Gay Fathers Group, http://groups.yahoo.com/group/GayFathersNJ/
New York
• Family Circle, Inc., bimonthly gatherings held at Bronx
Lesbian and Gay Health Resource Consortium, Inc., 448 E. 149
St., 3rd Floor, Bronx, NY. Contact Luz Rivera at 917-658-2825 or
Flora Esther Chalmers, at 347-668-0071, email: bxfamilycircles@aol.com,
visit www.hometown.aol.com/bxfamilycircles
• Park Slope Queer Parents' Group (but not limited to Park
Slope!), email: psqpg-subscribe@yahoogroups.com, visit http://groups.yahoo.com/group/psqpg
• Brooklyn Rainbows, contact William Sherr and Shannon Casey,
718-499-1132 or email: brooklynrainbows@yahoo.com
• Brooklyn Single Lesbian, email: Moms@hotmail.com
• Staten Island, email: gayparentsi@aol.com
• Bagels & Blocks Playgroup at the Staten Island Children's
Museum, meets on the third Sunday of every month, call
718-273-5833, email: drosenthal@sichildrensmuseum.org or
waynenyc@aol.com
• Center Kids, Lesbian and Gay Community Services Center, 208
West 13th St., NY, NY 10011, Terry Boggis, Exec. Dir.
212-620-7310
• Circle of Support for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender
Foster and Adoptive Parents and Foster and Adoptive Parents
Caring for LGBTQ Youth in Care, NYC. Also open to any foster and
adoptive parents caring for LGBTQ (LGBT & Questioning) young
people in care. LGBT parents are welcome at all Circle meetings.
Offers a guaranteed safe, welcoming place for parents who are
LGBT, and to deal with issues specific to this group. Contact
Rachel Pratt Director, Parent Recruitment and Expedited
Permanency NYC Administration for Children'sServices, 150
William Street, 5th Floor, NYC, NY10038, ACS Parent Recruitment
Hotline at 212-676-WISH (9474)
• Second Generation, 57 2nd Ave., #51, NY, NY 10003,
212-673-2926, LGBT children of LGBTs
• COLAGE (Children of Lesbians and Gays Everywhere) New York
City, Claire Knight Chapter Coordinator, 917-438-6819, Claire@colagenyc.org.,
www.colagenyc.org
• Gay and Bi Fathers' Forum of New York, The Center, 208 West
13th Street, NYC, www.GayBiDads.org, info@GayBiDads.org,
516-815-9120. Meet at 8:00 PM on the first Friday of each month
at The Center.
• Gay Fathers Coalition of Buffalo, Westside Station, PO Box
404, Buffalo, NY 14213, 716-633-2692
• Gay Fathers of Rochester, 716-458-6511, email: LVallone@aol.com
• Gay Fathers Forum of Greater NY, c/o 208 West 13th St., NY,
NY10011, 212-620-7310
• Long Island Family Connection, 2299 Harrison Ave., Baldwin, NY
11510, 516-623-0041
• Rainbow Parent Support Groups, Plainview, Long Island,
516-822-3535 ext. 331
• Gay Fathers of Long Island, PO Box 2483, Patchogue, New York
11772-0879
• Gay Married Men's Support Group, 22 Vick Park B, Rochester, NY
14607-2122
• Loft Kids, Westchester and Fairfield Counties and the
Tri-State area. For events email: loftkidsny@yahoo.com
• Mid-Hudson Kids, (Putnam, Duchess & Orange Counties), Lauren,
914-562-8308
• Lesbian Mothers Support Group, Rockland Parent-Child Center,
137 First Ave., Nyack, 845-358-2702, email: info@rocklandparentchild.org
• Lesbian and Gay Family Building Project, Claudia Stallman,
Project Director, 124 Front Street, Binghamton, NY 13905.
Provides educational information and referral services for LGBT
parents and prospective parents. They also sponsor Pride and Joy
Families, parent/family groups in Binghamton, prospective
parents welcome. Pride and Joy Families West meets in and around
Elmira, 607-724-4308, email: LesGayFamBldg@aol.com
• Lambda Family Circle c/o Social Justice Center, 33 Central
Ave., Albany, NY 12110 or lambdafamilycircle@hotmail.com
• COLAGE Mid Hudson Valley Region, Li Pipman-Allis: lallis@hvc.rr.com
, 845-452-2928
• COLAGE of the Western NY Area, Cathy, 716-200-0668, email:
colagewny@adelphi.net
North Carolina
• Triangle Families, a group for LGBT parents and wannabe parent
in the Triangle region (Chapel Hill, Raleigh, Durham) of North
Carolina. To join our list serve for event information and
discussions, go to yahoogroups.com, search for Triangle Families
and join the group. Information about our events is also posted
at www.trianglefamilies.org.
Ohio
• Rainbow Families Dayton, social group for LGBT families in the
Dayton, Ohio area. Contact Daria Schaffnit 973-376-8060 or
dragonflyjoy@woh.rr.com. Also join their email list by sending a
blank email to rfdaysubscribe@yahoogroups.com
Oklahoma
• Family Pride, OKC, PO Box 850521,Yukon, OK 73085-0521, Dedra
Baker or Kandice Ford, 405-350-0607, familyprideokc@cox.net
Oregon
• Gay Dads program outreach of Cascade Aids Project (CAP) in
Portland, Augustana Lutheran Church, 2710 NE 14th Avenue,
Portland, OR, Geoffrey Bateman 503-223-5907 ext.131, email: Mark
Elliott at markport@hotmail.com
• Love Makes a Family, Inc., PO Box 11884, Portland, OR 97211,
503-228-3892, lmfamily@teleport.com
Pennsylvania
• Philadelphia Family Pride, PO Box 25223, Philadelphia, PA
19119, 215-844-3360, www.phillyfamilypride.org
• Families Like Ours - West, Parent/Child support and activities
for GLT's and adoptive and birth families, contact t_libert@yahoo.com
Rhode Island
• Gay Fathers of Rhode Island Support Group, 401-431-2953,email:
TJFronczak@aol.com, http://members.aol.com/tjfroncak/gaydad.htm
• Straight Spouse Support Group, Providence, Cynthia Doyle, MA,
401-351-8232, http://members.aol.com/tjfronczak/str8spouse.htm
South Carolina
• We Are Family, PO Box 30734, North Charleston, SC 29417
• Alliance For Full Acceptance (AFFA). AFFA's Parenting Group is
a forum for GLBT families to gather and provide support,
resources, services and activities for GLBT parents and their
children, as well as GLBT couples considering parenting. Email
parenting@affa-sc.org or call 843-883-0343.
Tennessee
• Nashville Family Pride Group, nashvillefamilypridegroup@hotmail.com
Texas
• Parenting With Pride, Parenting With Pride is an Austin-based
coalition of GLBT families who are involved in education,
advocacy, social support, networking, and grass roots community
organizing. We are also a source for information and referral.
Periodic social events. Contact: kpalomo@austin.rr.com
• Gay Fathers/Fathers First of Houston, PO Box 981053, Houston,
TX 77098-1053, 713-782-5414
• Houston Gay & Lesbian Parents HGLP, 10400 S. Post Oak Rd.,
Ste. E-263, Houston, TX 77035, 713-284-4939, hglpinc@yahoo.com,
www.hglp.org. Social and support group for our kids in 6th
through 12th grades called Just For Us
Washington
• Kaleidoscope of Families, 430 Broadway E., Seattle, WA 98102,
Michael Butler 206-461-4546, free childcare for ages 3-12
• South Puget Sound Lesbian & Gay Parents Support Group c/o
Tacoma Lesbian Concern (TLC), PO Box 947, Tacoma, WA 98401,
253-752-6724
Washington D.C.
• Gay Fathers Coalition of Washington, DC, PO Box
19891,Washington, DC 20036, 301-603-0008, email: dcgaydad@aol.com,
web site: http://members.aol.com/mdlambda/gfcdc
Wisconsin
• Lesbian Parents Network, PO Box 8423, Madison, WI 53708-8423,
608-233-0102
Wyoming
• Northern Colorado/Southern Wyoming Our Families, contact
Sierra at ginansierra@earthlink.net or 970-493-7430
Vermont
• Gay Fathers Connection, PO Box 5506, Essex Jct., VT
05453-5506, 802-579-7883
• Vermont Lesbian & Gay Parents, 95 Van Patten Pkwy.,
Burlington, VT 05401-1124, 802-660-2713
National Support Organizations
• National Center for Lesbian Rights, 870 Market St., Ste. 570,
San Francisco, CA 94102, 415-392-6257, nclrsf@aol.com,
www.nclrights.org
* Family Pride Coalition, PO Box 65327, Washington, DC 20035,
202-331-5015, info@familypride.org, www.familypride.org.
Coalition of gay parenting groups across the country. Sponsors
annual national conference of lesbian and gay parents and their
children. Newsletter, bibliographies.
• CALM, Inc. (Custody Action for Lesbian Mothers), PO Box 281,
Narbeth, PA19072, 215-667-7508. Litigation support service for
lesbian mothers.
• Children of Lesbians and Gays Everywhere (COLAGE), 3543 18th
St., #17, San Francisco, CA 94110, 415-861-5437, kidsofgays@aol.com
• Human Rights Campaign, www.hrc.org/familynet
• Momazons, PO Box 02069, Columbus, OH 43202, 614-267-0193,
momazons@aol.com, www.momazons.org
• www.LetHimStay.com.Web site of the ACLU fight against
Florida's law against gay adoption.
Worldwide and Internet
www.Dadsathome.com, Developed by and for Gay Fathers & Gay Stay
at home dads in the hope to bring aid and assistance to Gay
Fathers in the day to day trials and tribulations of raising
children. and also indiandost.com for LGBT support in India.
Australia
Parents With Pride, contact: Vicki Barnett, PO Box 67, Beechboro,
Perth, WA 6063, pwpaus@yahoo.com.au, http://au.geocities.com/pwpaus.
Sharing resources, support, and parent/family group contact
details. Servicing the needs of Australian and NZ parents,
partners, and prospective parents who identify as lesbian, gay,
trans* and bisexual (GLBT); and their families. Promoting
networking and diversity with in our community, and bringing
families together.
Canada
Toronto
• Rainbow Club, a social club for kids and their queer parents,
Rainbow Club c/o The 519 Church Street, Community Centre,
Toronto, Ontario, Canada M4Y 2C9, http://groups.yahoo.com/group/rainbowclub4kids/
• Calgary Gay Fathers, calgaryfathers@hotmail.com, http://www.geocities.com/calgaryfathers
United Kingdom
• Pink Parents UK, Lisa Saffron, exec. dir., Box 55, Green Leaf
Bookshop, 82 Colston St., Bristol BS15BB, phone: 00441179044500
/ helpline: 0044177377 5794, enquiries@pinkparents.org.uk,
http://www.pinkparents.org.uk
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