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 | Stonewall Kickball Stonewall Kickball is a kickball league for the LGBTcommunity and straight allies. detailed listing |
 | Gay and Lesbian Victory Fund (national) The Gay and Lesbian Victory fund is the nation's largest LGBT political action committee and the only national organization dedicated to increasing the number of openly LGBT elected officials at all levels of government. The Victory Fund and its national donor network have helped hundreds of openly LGBT candidates win elections to local, state and federal offices. detailed listing |
 | Beltway Bears A social club for bears/cubs/admirers that creates and particpates in activites of companionship and fun within the bear community. Also being involved in a significant role in the gay community and acceptance from everybody in the National Capital Area. detailed listing |
 | HOPE DC HOPE DC is here to assist the social and informational needs of HIV+ gay men and others in the Washington DC area. detailed listing |
 | Latin@s en Accione Our Mission Is To Advocate & Fight For Our Community On Issues Related To Acces To Care, Discrimination, HIV,Human Rights,Immigration,Violence, LGBT Issues We Are Your Organization & We Are Here To Help You When You Need Us! detailed listing |
 | Gertrude Stein Democratic Club The Gertrude Stein Democratic Club is the voice of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) Democrats in the District of Columbia. Established in 1976, Gertrude Stein is one of the oldest Democratic clubs in the District and is a founding chapter of the National Stonewall Democrats. detailed listing |
 | KhushDC KhushDC is a social, support and political group that provides a safe and supportive environment, promotes awareness and acceptance, and fosters positive cultural and sexual identity for lesbian, gay, bisexual transgender, questioning and additional gender or sexual minority South Asians in the Washington DC metropolitan area. detailed listing |
 | GAYLAW GAYLAW is an independent, non-partisan bar association serving gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender lawyers, law students, and legal professionals in the national capital area. GAYLAW works to advance the interests of the GLBT community, to be their voice within the legal community, and to improve their professional lives. detailed listing |
 | Career Development at the DC Center he DC Center's career development program brings trained and experienced volunteer human resource professionals to offer support with job searches, interviews skills, resume writing and individual career goal counseling. detailed listing |
 | DC Bear Club The District of Columbia Bear Club is the only Levi/Leather bear club in existance and was created to bridge the gap between bears and leather. detailed listing |
 | OutServe National Capital Region (NCR) Our mission is to provide a local structured forum for LGBT military service members in an effort establish a social ¡°human network¡± and to unite all LGBT military service members currently operating in the National Capital Region. detailed listing |
 | DC Front Runners DC Front Runners is a running, walking and social club for gay people and friends in the Washington, DC metropolitan area. Membership is open to all people regardless of race, pace, age, gender, sexual orientation, or athletic ability. Visitors to the DC area are always welcome to join our runs or walks. detailed listing |
 | Metropolitan Community Church of Washington DC The Metropolitan Community church of Washington (MCC-DC) is a Christian Church with a special ministry to the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender community. detailed listing |
 | Capital Area Vaccine Effort Capital Area Vaccine Effort is a volunteer panel of individuals from the general public and from the diverse communities affected by AIDS. CAVE is organized to assist and advise AIDS vaccine trials in the metropolitan DC area detailed listing |
 | Different Avenues Different Avenues works for the health, rights and safety of youth and young adults affected by violence, HIV and discrimination. They prioritize the peer leadership of people from these communities, including those who are homeless, engaging in sexual exchange, transgender, lesbian, bisexual or gay. detailed listing |
 | Out for Work Out for Work functions as a complimentary component in the total educational experience of LGBT students, primarily in the development, evaluation, initiation and implementation of career plans and opportunities. detailed listing |
 | TAG: The Alliance Group at University of DC Building a safe environment | Building Awareness Fostering Emotional support & Administration support Building better Students | Building better citizens detailed listing |
 | Bi Men's Alliance of DC The group is open and affirming to bi, fluid, and questioning men regardless of their relationship statuses or sexual preferences. Our members are single, dating, partnered, married, separated, or divorced. Some are monogamous, others are polyamorous. Our group ranges in age from college to retirement age. detailed listing |
 | Cascade at Howard University CASCADE is an acronym for the Coalition of Activist Students Celebrating the Acceptance of Diversity and Equality. Formerly known as BLAGOSAH, it is the Bisexual, Lesbian, Allied, and Gay Organization of Students at Howard University. detailed listing |
 | Capital Area Gay and Lesbian Chamber of Commerce CAGLCC, the Capital Area's LGBT Chamber of Commerce is the nonprofit, nonpartisan, mostly-volunteer network of nearly 3,000 lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender (LGBT) and ally professionals who own or are employed by businesses, nonprofits, and government agencies in Washington, DC, Virginia, and Maryland. detailed listing |
 | Center APA Programs and services for the Asian Pacific American LGBT community at the DC Center. detailed listing |
 | Adventuring Adventuring is a not-for-profit, non-membership, all-volunteer organization serving the gay and lesbian community in the Washington, DC area since 1980. Their purpose is to encourage and publicize group outdoor activities. The group organizes several activities each month. Visit the website for additional information. detailed listing |
 | DC GLBT Arts Consortium The Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgendered (GLBT) Arts Consortiumis a voluntary collaboration of varied arts organizations from the Washington, DC metro area. The organizations run the gamut from choruses and bands, to painters, actors, dancers, and filmmakers. The Consortium's members are as diverse as our community. detailed listing |
 | Mpoderate! The Mpoderate! program targets gay Latino youth as well as male to female transgender Latino youth. It is fully funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and aims to decrease the epidemic spread of HIV/AIDS within that population. The new site provides a safe space for the group members to participate in program activities and allows them space to freely express their sexual orientation and gender identities. detailed listing |
 | Big Gay Book Club Come on and enjoy the company of a group of guys who socialize and chat about the book selection and other topics. To join, just come to our next event. Anyone who is interested in reading gay literature and chatting is welcome. detailed listing |
 | Lambda Chapter of Delta Phi Upsilon Fraternity, In Delta Phi Upsilon Fraternity, Incorporated (DPhiU) is an international service organization founded on the campus of Florida State University in 1985. It is the oldest Greek-lettered organization established by gay men of color. Its membership now includes gay, bisexual and progressive men who exemplify its motto of “Service Without Expectation”, through academic excellence, certified leadership skills, and being consistently involved in creating change in the global community through the pro detailed listing |
 | Gay Mens Chorus of Washington The mission of the award-winning Gay Men’s Chorus of Washington, DC is to entertain through excellent musical performance, to affirm the place of gay people in society, and to educate about the gay experience. detailed listing |
 | GLOE – GLBT Outreach & Engagement at the DCJCC As the GLBT portal of the 16th Street J, The Kurlander Program for GLBT Outreach and Engagement (GLOE) engages metropolitan Washington’s GLBT Jewish community by sponsoring original programming and fostering a welcoming and inclusive environment at the Washington DCJCC. detailed listing |
 | Transgender Health Empowerment The mission of T.H.E. Inc. is to enhance the quality of life of the diverse transgender populations we serve by advocating for and supporting a continuum of health and social services. In fulfilling our mission, we seek to unify and empower the transgender, lesbian, gay, and bisexual communities. detailed listing |
 | DC Movie Bears DCMovieBears is a social activity group for gay and bisexual men and their friends in the DC Metropolitan area. We get together every Wednesday night to see a movie at a local movie theatre. We often meet either before the movie for dinner or after for dessert or coffee. detailed listing |
 | 495 Bears A bear club for DC that is event focused. Mimimal trappings of traditional bear clubs (no officers, dues, newsletters) with a focus to create recurring and sustaning bear activities across the metro DC area. detailed listing |
 | Brother Help Thyself Brother, Help Thyself Inc. is a community based organization that provides financial and other support to non-profit organizations serving the GLBTQ and HIV/AIDS community in the Baltimore/Washington, D.C. metro area. detailed listing |
 | Veg OUT Veg OUT is a social group for the Washington, DC LGBT Vegetarian community. The group is open to everyone, whether you are vegetarian or not. We have a restaurant visit in Washington DC , Maryland, or northern Virginia on the second Tuesday of each month. detailed listing |
 | Center Bisexual Programs and services for the bisexual community at the DC Center detailed listing |
 | The DC Center HIV Working Group The HIV Working Group is a volunteer driven HIV/AIDS outreach, education, and advocacy initiative of The DC Center. detailed listing |
 | Center Latinos Programs and services for the Latino/Latina LGBT Community detailed listing |
 | Lavender Book Club We are a GLBT-genre book discussion club in Washington, DC, serving the gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, queer and questioning, and straight allies community. detailed listing |
 | Center Sports Resources for LGBT Sports Fans and Athletes in Washington DC detailed listing |
 | Washington Renegades The Washington Renegades is a Division III rugby union football club, a member of the Potomac Rugby Union and USA Rugby. The Renegades provide a solid rugby and social experience for both seasoned players and newcomers to the sport. All are welcome to play for the Renegades. They are a diverse mix of people from the DC Metropolitan area welcoming players regardless of sexual orientation, race, ethnicity or income. The mission is to learn, teach and play rugby, to forge new friendships and celebr detailed listing |
 | Lambda Dance Sport DC Lambda Dance Sport DC supports the art and sport of partnership dancing of all styles for same-gender couples in the Baltimore/Washington Metropolitan area. detailed listing |
 | Asians and Friends Washington Asians and Friends Washington has been providing gay asians and non-asians a wide range of social, culturally and educational activities since 1984. detailed listing |
 | Delta Lambda Phi Fraternity (DC Chapter) Delta Lambda Phi is a national social fraternity for gay, bisexual, and progressive men. It offers a social environment and structure similar to other Greek-model college fraternities. Delta Lambda Phi was founded in 1986 in Washington DC, and currently has over 30 active chapters and colonies nationwide. The Alpha Chapter in Washington DC is a community-based chapter, whose members are students and recent graduates from the various colleges and universities in the Washington area. detailed listing |
 | Federal Triangles Federal Triangles Soccer Club (FTSC) is organized exclusively for charitable and educational purposes to promote the growth of soccer and foster a sense of community for gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, and GLBT-friendly players. FTSC pursues theese goals by providing a venue for the play of soccer where we encourage players of all levels to participate and improve their skills through club-sponsored, soccer academy sessions, pick-up play, forming teams to compete in local soccer leagues and detailed listing |
 | Center Bears DC's Local Bear Community for gay, bisexual, and trans men. detailed listing |
 | Capital Trans Pride Capital Trans Pride is an official full-day Capital Pride event, celebrating the Washington DC metro area Transgender community. detailed listing |
 | Log Cabin Republicans - DC Chapter Log Cabin DC is part of the national Log Cabin Republican effort to achieve fairness and equality for gay and lesbian individuals and families who simply seek to participate in the responsibilities and privileges enjoyed by heterosexual Americans. detailed listing |
 | OutWrite OutWrite provides a space for LGBT authors to share and discuss their work with the community through book readings, lectures, and community discussions. detailed listing |
 | Women in Their Twenties Women in Their 20s is a a social discussion group for lesbian, bisexual, transgendered & other interested women in Washington, D.C. We meet on the 2nd and 4th Fridays of each month. All are welcome to join us. WiTT is a great way to make new friends and meet other queer women in a fun and friendly setting. detailed listing |
 | DC Coalition The DC Coalition of Black Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Men and Women is one of the oldest advocacy groups in the city. The group primarily organizes events and community forums that focus on the state of the black gay community in the District of Columbia. detailed listing |
 | Westminster Presbyterian A small, diverse, informal, lively urban congregation 1/2 mile south of the National Air and Space Museum. Westminster is a progressive congregation that continually seeks new understandings of how God wants people to live - together and individually. detailed listing |
 | Atlantic States Gay Rodeo Association The Atlantic States Gay Rodeo Association (ASGRA) is a charitable and social organizatino whose primary purpose is to promote the sport of rodeo and foster country and western lifestyles in the gay and lesbian community. ASGRA members enjoy the fellowship of numerous social, recreational and educational activities. The organization's primary event is the Mid-Atlantic rodeo and the organization raises money throughout the year to support community organizations detailed listing |
 | Lambda Divers The main mission of Lambda Divers is to provide a fun and inexpensive diving venue for GLBTT divers. With the power to arrange group travel with no intermediaries, Lambda Divers provides its members with not only a GLBTT family environment, but also the best dive pricing available. Organizing two to three dive trips a year from a "cheap and easy" long weekend to live-aboards, Lambda Divers brings you the best in GLBTT diving. detailed listing |
 | Team DC Team DC encourages and supports involvement in team and individual sports within the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and transgender (LGBT) and broader community in the Washington Metropolitan Area. detailed listing |
 | Youth Pride Alliance Youth Pride Alliance is responsible for the annual production of Youth Pride Day. As a small, all-volunteer run organization, we rely on the support of the community for our programs and services. In addition to Youth Pride Day, we also organize other events for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, Queer, and/or Questioning youth throughout the year. detailed listing |
 | Whitman Walker Clinic Whitman Walker's mission is to be the highest quality, culturally competent community health center serving greater Washington’s diverse urban community, including individuals who face barriers to accessing care, and with a special expertise in LGBT and HIV care. detailed listing |
 | DC Sentinels DC Sentinels provides lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) basketball players and our friends opportunities to participate in sporting, recreational, social, and charitable activities that promote acceptance and visibility of the LGBT athletics community and create lasting relationships between people from all walks of life. detailed listing |
 | DC Boys of Leather The mission of the DC Boys of Leather is to provide a supportive environment to have fun, learn, educate, socialize, contribute, and grow as individuals and as members of our community. detailed listing |
 | DC Gay Flag Football League DCGFFL is the mostly-gay flag football organization that engages in recreational and competitive flag football. Our all-inclusive group incorporates any person at any skill-level. We aim to foster and perpetuate the participation of flag football in the DC area. detailed listing |
 | BookMen DC Book Men DC is an informal group of men who are interested in gay literature (both fiction and non-fiction). Most of the men live in or near Washington DC, but a few members bring a breath of fresh air to our meetings from outside the Beltway, and visitors to DC are always welcome to drop in and join the discussion. detailed listing |
 | DC Bi & Lesbian Married Women Bi & Lesbian Married Women, formerly a subgroup of Bi Network DC (BNDC), is a list to provide online social space and support for queer women who are married, in long-term relationships with men, or who are contemplating such a relationship. Its purpose is to create a forum for women who need support, but who don't live in the DC metro area or who feel that DCBLMW's social activities don't give them a space for discussing their issues and relationships. detailed listing |
 | Gay District Gay District is a community-based organization focused on building understanding of gay culture and personal identity, awareness of community events and civil rights for gay, bi, trans, queer and questioning (GBTQQ) men between the ages of 18 to 35 in the Washington DC metropolitan area. detailed listing |
 | Chesapeake Potomac Softball League (CAPS) The Chesapeake and Potomac Softball League (CAPS) was founded in 1983 to establish a friendly place for gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgendered (G/L/B/T) people in the greater Washington/Baltimore metropolitan area to go to play softball, learn and/or enhance softball skills, and meet new people. detailed listing |
 | DC Gay Professionals Gay Professional Networking group for the greater DC Metro Area -- Networking with other gay professionals, resource for employers/job seekers, referrals detailed listing |
 | Gay and Lesbian Activists Alliance. GLAA is a volunteer, non-partisan, non-profit advocacy organization founded in 1971, with a local Washington, D.C. focus. We are America's oldest continuously active organization devoted to gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender civil rights. detailed listing |
 | Mayor's Office of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Trans The Mayor’s Office of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender (GLBT) Affairs provides constituent services and information to the GLBT communities through community outreach, public education activities and advises the Mayor and the DC Government on the needs of the GLBT residents of the District of Columbia through technical assistance and training. detailed listing |
 | Fortissima We began as the DC Area Feminist Chorus, were known as Bread and Roses Feminist Singers from 1983 to the fall of 2009, and became Fortissima in October 2009. We have the same committment to music and social justice regardless of the name. We are open to all sopranos and altos, regardless of gender, and without audition. detailed listing |
 | Center Men Programs and services for gay, bi, and trans men at the DC Center detailed listing |
 | Metro Teen AIDS Metro TeenAIDS is dedicated to eliminating HIV infection among young people in the Washington DC metropolitan area by offering programming that promotes mental, physical and spiritual health and provides the support and encouragement necessary to enhance their behavior and improve their self-efficacy. detailed listing |
 | Helping our Brothers and Sisters HOBS helps to meet the short term needs of marginalized GLBT in the Washington D.C. area, who don't fit the criteria for help from other organizations or agencies. These people, unfortunately, often fall through the cracks, and they can develop a sense of helplessness. detailed listing |
 | DC Radical Faeries The DC Radical Faeries is a community-based organization of men and women who explore queer spirituality. We promote an understanding of Earth-based religions and interfaith cooperation. We welcome all queer spirits, straight, gay, bi, trans, two-spirited or searching. detailed listing |
 | Primetimers of Washington DC Prime Timers of Washington, DC is a social organization for older gay and bisexual men and their admirers. It serves as a catalyst for bringing together men with "like interests" for social and recreational activities. detailed listing |
 | Spartan Motorcycle Club The Spartan Motorcycle Club of Baltimore, Maryland and Washington, DC, Inc. was founded on April 3, 1968 by 15 motorcyclists. It was and remains a club for motorcycle owner/operators only and it continues to take an active role in the leather-levi club scene. The club holds motorcycle rides on weekends from April to October. Any adult motorcyclist may join us on a ride without becoming a member. detailed listing |
 | Rainbow Families DC Rainbow Families DC is the organization for all LGBT parents / prospective parents and our allies in the DC Metropolitan area. detailed listing |
 | Capital Tennis Association CTA provides casual and organized tennis programs - a terrific way to compete and socialize in a supportive atmosphere with other sports enthusiasts! detailed listing |
 | Rainbow Dragon Fund The Rainbow Dragon Fund aims to increase social justice philanthropy supporting queer Asian & Pacific Islander (API) communities in the D.C. metropolitan area. We do so via a fun, supportive and engaging space for collective philanthropy by and for queer APIs. We also welcome allies and supporters to work with us as associates in these endeavors. detailed listing |
 | Dignity Washington Dignity Washington is a community of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered Catholics and other Christians, their families and friends. detailed listing |
 | Brother Tongue Brother Tongue is a spoken word and poetry group for for gay, bi, trans, and queer men. For more information contact Reggie Cabico or visit the Center Arts page for the most recent information about Arts programs at the DC Center detailed listing |
 | Dupont Circle Club The Dupont Circle Club is a non-profit organization whose mission is to provide a clean, organized, welcoming space for a variety of 12-Step Recovery groups. Just one block north of Dupont Circle, in northwest DC, we are near a wide range of coffee shops, stores, restaurants, galleries, a movie theater, yoga studios and many other attractions and gathering places. There's always a meeting after the meeting. Currently, we rent our three meeting rooms to over a dozen different fellowships. detailed listing |
 | Center Military A DC Center initiative to support LGBT servicemembers, veterans, and their families. detailed listing |
 | Max Robinson Center of Whitman Walker Clinic Whitman-Walker Clinic's Max Robinson Center, named after the nation's first African-American network news anchor, Max Robinson, who died of AIDS in 1988, has been providing HIV/AIDS services for clients living in southeast DC since 1992. MRC provides a wide range or services to the community east of the Anacostia River in a culturally competent and sensitive manner. MRC serves an area that traditionally has been underserved and faces tremendous challenges when it comes to primary health care and detailed listing |
 | Metro Leather Pride Metro Leather Pride works to celebrate the rich leather history of the Metro DC region, to provide education of the leather lifestyle in a safe and healthy setting, and to create a welcoming environment into the leather community and leather clubs for those interested or new to leather and the leather lifestyle. detailed listing |
 | Center Faith Faith and Religious Resources for LGBT People in the District of Columbia detailed listing |
 | DC Black Pride The mission of Black Lesbian and Gay Pride Day, Inc. (BLGPD) is to increase awareness of and pride in the diversity of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender in the African American community as well as support organizations that focus on health disparities, education, youth and families. detailed listing |
 | Rainbow History Project Rainbow History Project works to collect, preserve, and promote an active knowledge of the history, arts, and culture relevant to sexually diverse communities in metropolitan Washington DC. detailed listing |
 | LGBT Resource Center:George Washington University George Washington University Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) Resource Center provides a comprehensive range of education, support and advocacy services to create and maintain an open, safe and inclusive campus environment. The LGBT Resource Center welcomes a diversity of racial, ethnic, religious, political and cultural values and is committed to enhancing acceptance and quality of life for the entire GW community. detailed listing |
 | Gays and Lesbians in Foreign Affairs (GLIFAA) GLIFAA, officially recognized by the U.S. State Department, represents lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) personnel and their families in the U.S. Department of State, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), Foreign Commercial Service, Foreign Agricultural Service, and other foreign affairs agencies and offices in the U.S. Government. detailed listing |
 | Strive DC STRIVE DC helps chronically unemployed people in the Washington, DC area transform their lives through employment. The program helps people find and keep employment through three programs. The first is the core STRIVE Job Readiness program through which participants receive job-readiness training, personal assistance in job placement and two years of supportive services. detailed listing |
 | SMYAL The Sexual Minority Youth Assistance League (SMYAL) is the only Washington, DC metro area service organization solely dedicated to supporting lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and questioning (LGBTQ) youth. detailed listing |
 | Center Women Programs and services for lesbian, bi, and trans women at the DC Center detailed listing |
 | Different Drummers DC's Different Drummers is the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area's music organization for the LGBT community, family and friends with several performing groups including the Capitol Pride Symphonic Band (CPSB), Capitol Pride Winds, DC Swing! big band, DCDD Marching Band, Pep Band, and several small ensembles. detailed listing |
 | AQUA AQUA (Asian/Pacific Islander Queers United for Action) is an all-volunteer organization empowering the gay, bisexual, transgender, and questioning members of the Asian and Pacific Islander community in the metro Washington, DC area. detailed listing |
 | Center Arts Center Arts is the umbrella group for all arts and cultural programs at the DC Center. detailed listing |
 | Bet Mishpachah Bet Mishpachah is a congregation for Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Jews and all who wish to participate in an inclusive, egalitarian, and mutually supportive community. Our membership is comprised of singles, couples, and families, and is open to everyone, regardless of religious affiliation, sexual orientation, or gender identity. detailed listing |
 | Servicemembers Legal Defense Network (national) SLDN is a national, non-profit legal services, watchdog and policy organization dedicated to ending discrimination against and harassment of military personnel affected by "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" and related forms of intolerance. detailed listing |
 | DC Strokes DC Stroked Rowing Club (DCSRC) is committed to bridging gaps between communities by building and inclusive environment, fostering personal growth and promoting the true spirit of sportsmanship. DCSRC programs offer opportunities for all rowers, regardless of experience level. detailed listing |
 | GU Pride at Georgetown University GU Pride is Georgetown University's group for LGBTQIA students. We provide academic, political, and social programming for the whole Georgetown community. Throughout the year, GU Pride holds three themed weeks: Coming Out Week, known for the hundreds of free t-shirts we distribute saying "I Am" to bring visibility to LGBTQIA and allied students; Gender Liberation Week, in which we take a more theoretical approach to gender and sexuality; and Pride Week, which encompasses celebrations like a barb detailed listing |
 | GLOV The primary mission of Gays and Lesbians Opposing Violence (GLOV) is to work to reduce violence against LGBT individuals (and those perceived as LGBT ) through community outreach, education, and monitoring cases to ensure that the rights and dignity of LGBT victims are respected and protected. detailed listing |
 | LGBT Doggy Style: DC LGBT Doggy Style: DC is a Washington DC-based social and support group for dogs and their LGBT owners. We are an informal group of DC-area LGBT residents who own dogs. We primarily organize social gatherings for our dogs and ourselves outside of our normal neighborhood dog park routines through the year. detailed listing |
 | Capital Area Rainbowlers Association The Capital Area Rainbowlers Association (CARA) is a member-supported organization composed of gay and lesbian bowling leagues in the metropolitan Washington, DC area. CARA serves to promote the sport of bowling in the national capital area's LGBT community. detailed listing |
 | Pride and Heritage DC Pride and Heritage is an annual celebration of LGBT Pride in the Asian Pacific American Community held in May to recognize Asian Pacific American Heritage Month detailed listing |
 | Center Global Information on global LGBT equality and resources for binational couples, immigrants, and asylum seekers detailed listing |
 | National Stonewall Democrats The National Stonewall Democrats is a grassroots network connecting LGBT Democratic activists from Seattle, Washington to Austin, Texas to Little Rock, Arkansas and Atlanta, Georgia. With more than 90 chapters across the country, Stonewall is a grassroots force for social change within our movement and within the Democratic party. detailed listing |
 | DC Trans Coalition The DC Trans Coalition (DCTC) is a volunteer, grassroots, community-based organization dedicated to fighting for human rights, dignity, and equal access for transsexual, transgender and gender-diverse people in the District of Columbia. detailed listing |
 | Centaur Motorcycle Club Centaur Motorcycle Club (Centaur MC) consists of a group of men with an enthusiastic interest in motorcycles, leather and other men. The club sponsors Mid-Atlantic Leather Weekend (MAL) detailed listing |
 | Mautner Project Mautner Project, The National Lesbian Health Organization, improves the health of lesbians, bisexual and transgender women who partner with women (WPW) and their families detailed listing |
 | One In Ten One In Ten is dedicated to education and cultural activism on behalf of gay and lesbian people. One In Ten seeks to nurture the aesthetics, consciousness, and cultural legacy of this community. One In Ten offers several programs and is the sponsor of Reel Affirmations, one of the largest GLBT film festivals in the country. detailed listing |
 | The Triangle Club The Triangle Club is a non-profit organization serving the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) 12-step recovery community of the Washington DC area. Our mission is to provide a safe and dependable clubhouse space where LGBT people may hold meetings in accordance with the 12 Steps and Traditions of Alcoholics Anonymous. detailed listing |
 | DC Ice Breakers DC Ice Breakers hosts a wide variety of social events for the GLBTQ community. Recent activities include ice skating, speedboat rides, party game nights, lazy river tubing, holiday parties and more. No membership is required. Also on Facebook. detailed listing |
 | Us Helping Us The mission of Us Helping Us, People Into Living, Inc. (UHU) is to improve the health and well being of Black gay men through innovative programs and services, and -- through a vision of inclusiveness – to reduce the impact of HIV/AIDS in the entire Black community. detailed listing |
 | Affirmation DC Affirmation: Gay and Lesbian Mormons is a non-profit organization serving gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgendered, and intersexed Mormons, their families, and friends since 1977. detailed listing |
 | DC Crystal Meth Working Group The DC Crystal Meth Working Group consists of individual members of the local community and local organizations dedicated to providing information and resource that help people make informed choices about crystal meth. detailed listing |
 | Center Trans Programs and services for the transgender community at the DC Center detailed listing |
 | Cherry Fund The Cherry Fund, established in 1999 and located in Washington, DC, is an independent, all-volunteer foundation. The sole purpose of the Fund is to raise funds for the HIV/AIDS youth service community. The Fund focuses on organizations combating the spread of HIV infection and AIDS through prevention, treatment and education in the nation's youth community. detailed listing |
 | MPD Gay and Lesbian Liaison Unit The Metropolitan Police Department's Gay and Lesbian Liaison Unit (GLLU) is staffed by openly lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) members of the department and their allies. Since its inception in June 2000, the GLLU has dedicated itself to serving the LGBT communities in the Washington Metropolitan area and the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD). detailed listing |
 | Unity Fellowship Church of Washington DC Unity Fellowship Church of Washington, DC is committed to the elimination of discrimination based on class, gender, race, age, ethnicity, sexual orientation, physical ability and religious and cultural background. detailed listing |
 | Allied in Pride Allied in Pride is a student organization at The George Washington University. Through social events, advocacy, and support for LGBTQ students and allies, we aim to create an informed and supportive environment for LGBTQ students and allies at GW. detailed listing |
 | Hillwood Estate, Museum and Gardens Explore Hillwood's world-renowned collection of Russian and French art, along with twelve acres of enchanting formal gardens set on the former estate of cereal heiress Marjorie Merriweather Post. Hillwood works with its GLBT Advisory Committee to maintain a welcoming atmosphere for the GLBT community, offering public programs such as its annual Gay Day, and engaging in rewarding partnerships with area GLBT organizations. detailed listing |
 | Center Aging Center Aging is a program of the DC Center made up of a broad spectrum of volunteers. Our mission is to provide support and advocacy for the aging LGBT populations of the DC metropolitan area and those who provide services to them. detailed listing |
 | Latino GLBT History Project The Latino GLBT History Project (LHP) is a non-profit 501 (c) (3) organization founded in April 2000 and incorporated in May 2007 to respond to the critical need to preserve and educate about the history of the Latino LGBTQ community in Washington, DC. detailed listing |
 | Metro DC PFLAG Parents, Families, and Friends of Lesbians and Gays promotes the equality and well-being of gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgendered persons, their families and friends. detailed listing |
 | Center Black Programs and services for the African American LGBT community at the DC Center detailed listing |
 | Washington Wetskins The Washington Wetskins is the longest continuously operating water polo team in the US to openly welcome individuals who identify as gay, straight or bisexual. The team welcomes both men and women. Our common goal is learning, improving and excelling in the sport of water polo with no specific political agenda, other than tolerance and inclusion. detailed listing |
 | Center Families Resources for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender families and those considering starting a family. detailed listing |
 | Lambda Links Lambda Links promotes and provides a social forum for golf camaraderie for gay, lesbian and transgendered people regardless of faith, ethnicity, race, age or ability. detailed listing |
 | Triangle Artists Group Triangle Artists Group is an organization of more than 100 lesbian and gay artists from the Washington Baltimore area and includes a wide spectrum of visual, literary and performance artists. detailed listing |
 | POZ DC POZ, comfortable social nights out for POZ guys, their friends & supporters! It's a comfortable, affirming environment with lots of very friendly guys. Come out and join us! Please keep in mind that this is in place for people who are HIV+, but it also applies to those who don't have hang ups on dating someone who is poz & those who come out with their poz friends to support them. detailed listing |
 | District of Columbia Aquatics Club DCAC is the Washington area’s premier gay and lesbian aquatics team. We welcome everyone, from those just getting their feet wet to expert swimmers—anyone with an interest in the fitness, social and competitive aspects of adult swimming. detailed listing |
 | Carl Vogel Center Carl Vogel Center is a nonprofit community-based organization that provides multidisciplinary and integrated medical healthcare that embodies all aspects of a person's physical, mental and emotional well-being. Carl Vogel Center helps medically underserved individuals to become full partners and informed advocates in managing their health. detailed listing |
 | Reel Affirmations Reel Affirmations is Washington DC's international LGBT film festival. Since its first festival, Reel Affirmations has grown to include a companion Pride Film Festival, special screenings throughout the year with a variety of community partnerships, and a grant program to support LGBT filmmakers. detailed listing |
 | Burgundy Crescent Volunteers The purpose of Burgundy Crescent Volunteers (BCV) is twofold. First, we are a source of volunteers for local and national gay and gay-friendly community organizations in the Washington, DC area. Second, we bring gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender singles and couples together for volunteer activities that are social in nature. detailed listing |
 | GenderQueer DC GenderQueer DC is a support group at The DC Center for people who identify outside of the gender binary. Whether you're bigender, agender, genderfluid, or just know that you're not 100% cis - this is your group! detailed listing |
 | GLBTA Resource Center at American University The Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender and Ally (GLBTA) Resource Center works to strengthen and sustain an inclusive campus community that welcomes people of all sexual orientations and gender identities by providing support, educational resources and advocacy. detailed listing |
 | Women in Their Thirties Women in their Thirties is a social group for les/bi/trans/queer woman in their thirties looking to build a little community in the DC area. For the latest information on programs and events for women at the DC Center, check the Center Women Page. detailed listing |
 | Rainbow Response Rainbow Response, a grassroots coalition that brings together organizations and leaders from the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Questioning (LGBTQ) communities, along with traditional domestic violence service providers and government agencies. We collaborate to increase the awareness about Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) amid the relationships of LGBTQ individuals, educating within the LGBTQ communities and beyond. detailed listing |
 | APIQS Asian Pacific Islander Queer Sisters (APIQSDC) is an organization for queer API sisters in the Washington DC metropolitan area, focusing on education, community, and sisterhood. detailed listing |
 | LYFE Mentors LYFE (Leading Youth Forward Everyday) Mentors is an up-and-coming mentoring program for LGBTQ youth aged 13-21. The main purpose of this program is to positively impact the lives of young members of the gay community and enrich the lives of older community members through social interaction that takes place via mentoring. The program will be based in the DC Metro area and will serve youth that reside in that area. detailed listing |
 | Center Youth The DC Center Youth Working Group is the central hub of information, events, and advocacy for LGBT Youth at the DC Center. detailed listing |
 | DC Bi Women DCBiWomen is a social and support group for bisexual and bi-curious women in the DC metro area including northern VA and MD. Our goal is to create an accepting, encouraging environment for bisexual women regardless of the gender of their partner or what they are looking for, meet other cool bi women, and affirm the existence of the bi-identity. All women are welcome, regardless of relationship status or orientation. detailed listing |
 | Bears do Yoga Bears do Yoga is a weekly Yoga Class for Bears that takes place at the Green Lantern, 1335 Green Court, NW, at 6:30 PM. Beginners are welcome and poses can be adapted for folks of all sizes and shapes. he class is taught by Michael Brazell, who specializes in Zen Fusion Yoga. Zen Fusion Yoga is a combination of classical yogic principles combined and infused with zen and martial training. detailed listing |
 | DC Metro BiFemmes | The BiFemmes Network DC Metro BiFemmes is a social network of positive and mature biwomen and female friends (BFFs) seeking support and friendships. For us, detailed listing |
 | Capital Pride Capital Pride is organized by Capital Pride Alliance, Inc., a non-profit entity incorporated in the District of Columbia with the sole purpose of supporting, planning, implementing and assessing the annual Capital Pride events and related activities throughout the year. detailed listing |
 | Imperial Court of Washington DC The mission of the Imperial Court of Washington, D.C. is to raise funds for organizations, including but not limited to those supporting just the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender community: HIV/AIDS services organizations, social service organizations and youth enrichment programs. We seek to provide a safe, social environment for people with the same interest as those of the membership and to create and promote positive community awareness of the ideals of the International Court System. detailed listing |
 | BMX As an organization for healing and empowerment, Black Men¡¯s Xchange conduct activities that promote healthy self concept, constructive decision making, cultural affirmation and critical consciousness among Same Gender Loving (SGL) and bisexual African descendent-males. BMX affirms and educates SGL and bisexual Black males while providing tools for self-determination, community, responsibility, self-actualization, and the prevention of health threats. detailed listing |
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