Celebrate Diversity
HRC 2012 Corporate Equality Index
The Human Rights Campaign's 2012 Corporate Equality Index chronicles a decade of progress in 
workplace equality. 2012 marks the first year of new more stringent criteria regarding transgender health benefits. 190 participants earned the top rating of 100 percent, evidence the CEI has helped transform the American workplace for the better over the past ten years.
For over ten years, Readings for Diversity and Social Justice has been the go-to anthology for the broadest possible coverage of issues related to identity and oppression from a social justice perspective. This highly-anticipated second edition breaks even further ground, boasting over 40 more readings than previously available, updated and original section introductions, and three entirely new chapter sections on Religious Oppression, Transgender Oppression, and Ageism/Adultism.
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Editors and Chapter contributors
Larissa E. Hopkins, M.Ed., Ed.D Candidate, Consumer Manager, Disability Services, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Maurianne Adams is Professor of Education Emerita, Social Justice Education Concentration, School of Education at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. Warren J. Blumenfeld is Assistant Professor in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction at Iowa State University specializing in Multicultural Education and Queer Studies. Carmelita (Rosie) Castañeda is Assistant Professor, Department of Educational Studies, University of Wyoming in Laramie. Heather W. Hackman is Associate Professor in the Department of Human Relations and Multicultural Education at St Cloud State University. Madeline L. Peters is Director of Disability Services at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. Ximena Zúñiga is Associate Professor of Education, Social Justice Education concentration, School of Education, University of Massachusetts Amherst.
In our Noho Pride 2010 Guide you will find LGBT Family, Spiritual, Health & Wellness Resources
Lesbian Organizations
in New England Pg. 27
Gay Male Organizations
in New England Pg. 31
Bisexual Organizations
in New England Pg. 33
Transgender Organizations
in New England Pg. 37
Open & Affirming Churc
hes
in Western MA Pg. 35
College and University Groups Pg. 36
View Archived Noho Pride Guides here
RecoveryConnection.org has created “What to Look for When Seeking LGBT-Friendly Addiction Treatment”, a guide to seeking drug or alcohol rehab specifically designed to help members of the gay and lesbian community.
The Network for LGBT Health Equity is community-driven network of advocates and professionals looking to enhance LGBT health by eliminating tobacco use, and other health disparities within our communities. We are one of six CDC-funded tobacco disparity networks and a project of The Fenway Institute in Boston. We advance these issues primarily by linking people and information to advocate for policy change. We maintain a virtual forum of LGBT tobacco and wellness professionals, encouraging them to share lessons and jointly monitor gaps in the arena. We gather and maintain a promising practice clearinghouse through our website. We directly train state health departments or other policymakers in LGBT cultural competency and forge bridges between them and local LGBT health specialists. We actively monitor national and state health policymakers and urge community action when there is an opportunity to enhance LGBT wellness.
Mission:A grassroots Network: Igniting and channeling passion through facilitating effective collaboration, communication, mobilization and advocacy, and public policy to create more socially just and healthier communities for LGBTQ people.
The Leader in LGBT Health since 1981
GAES Magazine is now Element Q Magazine, the premiere LGBTQ Arts, Lifestyle and News Magazine and Online Portal Serving the Capital District, Hudson & Mohawk Valleys, Western MA. and Southern VT.
Need to reach out to the 190,000+ LGBTQ persons residing in our coverage area? Check out how at www.elementQmagazine.com.
Visit the Transcending Boundries website for their annual 3 day conference information.
UniTy of the Pioneer Valley is the Springfield, MA area Transgender support group. 
Our meetings are held monthly on the second Thursday of every month, Sept-June at 3300 Main St, Springfield, MA at 7pm. We believe in being out and coexisting in the world. We are a social group and hold yearly events such as the Annual UniTy Summer Party, Transgender Day of Remembrance and the Annual Christmas/Holiday Party. We support Noho Pride and Hartford Pride every year and many of us are at the other local Prides, Boston, Worcester, Rhode Island and New York City Prides. We do respect your need to be closeted but we also want to help those who want to be out and to live their life alongside of everyone else. We are part of this great big world just like everyone else! :)
We do have a Yahoo group
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/unity-of-the-pioneer-v
Visit us online at
Email: OutBooksOnWheels@comcast.net
Call us at 413.588.4019
Out! For Reel LGBT Film Series, based in Northampton, MA, is the popular lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender film series for New England. Showing the best in award-winning LGBT films from around the world, OFR’s events occur on a monthly basis for a eight month season. Out! For Reel is a proud sponsor of Noho Pride
Institute for Healing and Violence-Prevention Strategies
Phone: 413-527-0101
Email: vwmahavps@gmail.com
www.vwma.org
Noho Pride would like to thank Valley Women's Martial Arts for all your volunteer efforts!
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The LGBT community has been a growing culture |
The Give a Damn Campaign is for
everybody who cares about gay,
lesbian, bisexual and transgender equality.
Useful links for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender communities
including community groups, events, travel links and business listings.
InterPride is the international association for organizations that produce Pride events around the world. We represent anybody and everybody who attends a Pride parade of festival anywhere! We have hundreds of member organizations from all over the world. Our reach is truly global!
In honor of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender (LGBT) Month, June 2011, The White House launched the first ever LGBT specific constituency web page: http://wh.gov/lgbt. This web page is designed to keep you updated on how the President and the Administration are Winning the Future for LGBT Americans. Please take a look at Winning the Future for LGBT Americans factsheet. You can sign up for e-mail updates that will keep you up to speed with what is going on in the Administration.
The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) amplifies the voice of the LGBT community by empowering real people to share their stories, holding the media accountable for the words and images they present, and helping grassroots organizations communicate effectively. By ensuring that the stories of LGBT people are heard through the media, GLAAD promotes understanding, increases acceptance, and advances equality.
LAMBDA is a non-profit, gay / lesbian / bisexual / transgender agency dedicated to reducing homophobia, inequality, hate crimes, and discrimination by encouraging self-acceptance, cooperation, and non-violence.
The Transgender Law and Policy Institute is a non-profit organization dedicated
to engaging in effective advocacy for transgender people in our society.
The TLPI brings experts and advocates together to work on law and policy initiatives
designed to advance transgender equality.
In addition to Noho Pride's Scholarship, Click HERE to view other LGBT Scholarship resource links 
Students, use this online tool when looking for LGBT friendly colleges and universities
The Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Youth Group Network of Massachusetts is a statewide support and development partnership of community-based direct service organizations which exist to ensure that queer and questioning youth from the Commonwealth have access to a broad array of supports, services and opportunities. Choose the city closest to you from the list below:
Boston Glass Community Center
Meeting Place: Boston GLASS Community Center
93 Massachusetts Avenue, 3rd Floor, Boston, MA
**Boston GLASS is open Mon-Thurs 10am-8pm, and Fri 10am-5pm. Call for information about when specific meetings happen.**
phone: 617.266.3349
web: http://www.bostonglass.org
AZN Pride
Meeting Place: MAP For Health
59 Temple Place, Suite 406, Boston, MA
**Call or email ahead for specific meeting times.**
Phone: 617/426/6755
Contact: Johnny Nguyen jnguyen@mapforhealth.org
Web: www.mapforhealth.org
BRAGLY (Brockton Regional Alliance of Gay and Lesbian Youth)
Meeting Place: Universal Unitarian Church
325 West Elm Street, Brockton, MA
**Meetings are 2nd and 4th Tuesday of every month, 6:30-8:30pm**
E-mail: BrocktonAGLY@yahoo.com
Web: http://www.freewebs.com/bragly
Generation Q
Meeting Place: Community Action of Franklin, Hampshire, & North Quabbin Regions, Inc.
154 Federal Street, Greenfield MA
**Call ahead for specific meeting times.**
Phone: 413.774.7028
Web: www.communityaction.us
H.Y.P.E (Holyoke Youth Pride Empowerment)
Meeting Place: Girls Inc. of Holyoke
6 Open Square, Holyoke, MA
**Call ahead for specific meeting times.**
Phone: 413.533.0796 x201
www.girlsincholyoke.org/youth
CIGSYA (Cape and Islands Gay & Straight Youth Alliance)
Meeting Place: CIGSYA House
56 Barnstable Road, Hyannis, MA
**Check the calendar on the website to see when different meetings are happening.**
Phone: 508.778.7744
Web: www.cigsya.org
GLAGLY (Greater Lowell Alliance of GLBT Youth)
PLEASE NOTE: GLAGLY is for youth 18 years and under!
Meeting Place: Christ Church United
180 East Merrimack Street, Lowell, MA
**Meetings happen every Monday, 5:00-8:00pm.**
Phone: 978.944.4544
Web: www.glagly.org
Southcoast Organization of GLBT Youth (SooGLBT)
**Check website for updates on meeting times and locations.**
Merrimac Valley Alliance of GLBT Youth (McVAGLY)
Meeting Place: North Parish Unitarian Universalist Church
190 Academy Road, North Andover, MA
**Meetings are every Monday, from 6:30 to 8:30 PM.**
Web: www.mcvagly.org
Generation Q
Meeting Place: Pride Zone/GLBTQA Youth Center
2 Conz Street, Maplewood Shops #34, Northampton, MA
**Call ahead for specific meeting times.**
Phone: 413.582.7861
Web: www.communityaction.us
HRC seeks to improve the lives of LGBT Americans by advocating for equal rights and benefits in the workplace, ensuring families are treated equally under the law and increasing public support among all Americans through innovative advocacy, education and outreach programs. HRC works to secure equal rights for LGBT individuals and families at the federal and state levels by lobbying elected officials, mobilizing grassroots supporters, educating Americans, investing strategically to elect fair-minded officials and partnering with other LGBT organizations.
Gay City Health Project is a multicultural gay men's health organization located in
These resources can be useful to your work of combating homophobia, biphobia and transphobia in your local community. We have included information about political, educational and family organizations that are committed to this work. We have also included specific resources (guides, factsheets, films and books) that can assist you in addressing homophobia, biphobia and transphobia in any aspect of your work around LGBT issues.
There are resources in Spanish as well for the Latino/a community.
MAKE INFORMED CHOICES
Whether you are buying a cup of coffee or renovating your home, by supporting businesses that support workplace equality you send a powerful message that LGBT inclusion is good for the bottom line. We hope that you will use this guide as one component when determining if a business's social practices make it worthy of your dollars.
Plug into Outlet Radio every Friday at 9 p.m. Eastern / 6 p.m. Pacific for the latest news and commentary on GLBTQ culture, arts, politics and much, much more.
