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A newsgroup devoted to discussions of the current political issues affecting gay and lesbian people.

American Civil Liberties UnionGay and lesbian Issues

http://www.aclu.org/issues/gay/hmgl.html

A whole branch of the ACLU is devoted to gay and lesbian rights, and their section of the ACLU web site provides updates on recent court rulings and bills coming up in Congress. You'll also find information about joining the ACLU here.

The popular idea that a child forgets easily is not an accurate one. Many people go right through life in the grip of an idea which has been impressed on them in very tender years.

—Agatha Christie

Digital Queers

http://www.dq.org/

The Digital Queers (DQ) are gay and lesbian computer professionals and hobbyists who raise money for hardware and software for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender community organizations. DQ is also a forum for a social and professional networking for gays and lesbians in the computer industry.

Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD)

http://www.glaad.org/

GLAAD bills itself as "Your online resource for promoting fair, accurate and inclusive representation as a means of challenging discrimination based on sexual orientation or identity." If you or a gay or lesbian person you know has been the victim of discrimination or abuse, this is the group to contact to find out what you can do.

Gay Workplace Issues

http://www.nyu.edu/pages/sls/gaywork/

Find out which corporations have gay-friendly policies, and learn how to fight on-the-job discrimination, at this informative site.

Human Rights Campaign

http://www.hrcusa.org

The Human Rights Campaign is the U.S.A's largest lesbian and gay political organization. They work to end discrimination, secure equal rights, and protect the health and safety of all Americans. This good-looking site contains a lot of political news for anyone interested in gay and lesbian issues.

National Gay and Lesbian Task Force (NGLTF)

http://www.ngltf.org/

NGLTF is a leading progressive civil rights organization that, since its inception in 1973, has been at the forefront of every major initiative for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender rights. They're at work at national, state and local levels, combating anti-gay violence, battling Radical Right anti-gay legislative and ballot measures, advocating an end to job discrimination, working to repeal sodomy lows, demanding an effective governmental response to HIV and reform of the health care system and much more.