Community Links and Resources

South East Florida is host to a wide variety of social, support, and religious organizations.  Below is a listing of many of these organizations.

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In South Florida:

• Atlantic Coast Dinghy Club - A fun group for gay and gay friendly sailors and boating enthusiasts.
• Body of Christ Church - (954) 566-1761
• Care Resource - Support for those with HIV (830 E Oakland Park Boulevard - Suite 121, Fort Lauderdale FL, 33334
  Tel: 954-567-7141 / Fax: 954-565-5624)
• Catholic Community of Sts. Francis & Clare (441 NE 3rd Avenue, in downtown Ft. L. - SATURDAY @ 5 PM. / 954-731-8173)
• Church of the Holy SpiritSong (COHSS) - 954-418-8372.
• Congregation Etz Chaim Jewish home to Gay and Lesbian Jews throughout South Florida
• Dignity Fort Lauderdale (Gay Catholics) (954) 463-4528
• COMPASS - Gay and Lesbian Community Center in West Palm Beach (Compass, Inc., 7600 S. Dixie Hwy.
  West Palm Beach, FL 33405 561-533-9699 main /561-533-5131 fax)
• Ecumenical Community- Henry at 954.979.6992, or GraceEcumenical@gateway.net .
• Flamingo Freedom Band of South Florida 954.792.1321 / 561.569.3786
• Florida Gay Hockey Association 561 208-8032
• Florida Great Outdoors - Coordinating gay and lesbian outdoor activities in S. Florida
• Fort Lauderdale Business Network - Broward's Gay & Lesbian Business Association
• Fort Lauderdale Gay Men's Chorus - 1480 SW 9th Ave., Fort Lauderdale  (954) 832-0060
• Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Youth of Miami Ages 14-23 - (305) 860-8036, (305) 892-0057 or (305) 706-7765.
• Gay and Lesbian Book Group- Boca Raton, FL - (561) 750-2134 or dspiv@onebox.com
• PrideFest Key West
• Gay & Lesbian Foundation of South Florida (305) 572-1841
• Gay & Lesbian Train Club- GLTRAXX CLUB : Railroad & Train lovers-Railroad trips, Museums, & club train layouts, and more.  954-578-8941 or e-mail gltraxxclub@aol.com
• Gold Coast Couples - www.GoldCoastCouples.com - - A non-sexual social group for lesbian & gay couples. *Make New Friends*
• Greater Fort Lauderdale Visitors and Convention Bureau - GLBT section
• Hope, Inc. Don't let anyone deprive you of your right to fair housing.   email hopefhcbroward@hotmail.com
• The Lambda Chorale - South Florida's Gay/Lesbian Mixed Chorus
• Lambda United - Gay/Straight Alliance of Florida Atlantic University
• Lesbian Group- Moderator Ellen (954) 854-4513 or email
• Lesbian Social Group - email: HappyGrl41@aol.com , WPB (561) 833-3638
• Light University - innovative adult learning center at the Sunshine Cathedral (954) 462-2004
• Metaphysical Chapel of South Florida- 954 923 0066  
• Music Ministry - (561) 540-8065 non-denominational Bible Study: mark976@juno.com .
• New Century United Church of Christ  (954) 252-2628 "Open and Affirming" congregation serving the Cooper City/Davie/Western Broward area
• PFLAG - Ft. Lauderdale - Parents, Families, & Friends of Lesbians and Gays
• Project YES - an educational organization working to transform communities and ensure the healthy development of gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender youth.
• Pride South Florida
• Pride Institute - (800) 585-7527, 1601 East Las Olas Blvd., Fort Lauderdale
• Religious Science Fort Lauderdale (954) 566-2868
• SAGE Monthly Social - (954) 786-5893 Reservations a must.
• SAGE of South Florida - Senior Action in a Gay Environment
• Southern Country South Florida - tri-county gay and lesbian country western dance organization 
• South Florida Family Pride - MICHAEL@SOUTHFLORIDAFAMILYPRIDE.COM or  info@southfloridafamilypride.com
• Sunshine Cathedral MCC - (954) 462-2004
• GLCC TRAVEL PROGRAM
• Team Florida Bowlers -comebowl@aol.com , Perry (954) 583-2548 or Ray (954) 474-0105
• WildFyre Society - Naturist (social nude recreation) club for men age 18 and over, Delray Beach FL (561) 276-6499 e-mail WildFyreSociety@hotmail.com  

In Other Parts of Florida:

• Florida Gay Pilots Association - Has fly-ins all over the state.
• The Gay and Lesbian Community Center of Tampa Bay
• Out & About - LG Community Association of Jacksonville

Everywhere Else: 

• Anti-Defamation League - organization fighting anti-Semitism and hate
• Cedar Rapids GLRC
• Education Wife Assault (EWA) - a non-profit organization in Canada whose sole purpose is prevention of women abuse through education.
• ELIGHT! - a gay youth e-zine
• Gay.com - The largest gay and lesbian online community.
• Gay and Lesbian Health Links - provides a wealth of health information.
• Gay and Lesbian Victory Fund - national organization to increase # of openly G/L officials in government.
• Gay Asian Pacific Alliance - an organization dedicated to furthering the interests of gay & bisexual Asian/Pacific Islanders by creating awareness, by developing a positive collective identity and by establishing a supportive community.
• GayIndy.org - premier web site for Gay Indianapolis and surrounding areas
• GLITSE - Gay Lesbian International Therapist Search Engine
• Gay Vacations - Orlando
• GayVote - comprehensive gay voter's guide
• GLAAD - Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation
• GLBVA - Gay, Lesbian & Bisexual Veterans of America - working to changing the Dont Ask Dont Tell Policy
• Groovy Annie's - Resources for Canadian Lesbians, Dykes, and Gay Women
• Human Rights Campaign
• Lambda Legal
• The Medical Escrow Society - offers financial assistance for people living with HIV.
• National Gay and Lesbian Task Force
• National Youth Advocacy Coalition - Improving the lives of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender youth
• OASIS Magazine - online magazine for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and questioning youth
• OutProud - The National Coalition for Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual & Transgender Youth.
• PFLAG - Parents, Families, and Friends of Lesbians and Gays
• Rainbow Law - http://rainbowlaw.com/ - Because the law does not recognize or honor Gay and Lesbian relationships, Rainbow Law has created this web site to provide vital information about the legal documents we need to protect our relationships and our rights.
• San Francisco Lesbian/Gay/Bisexual/Transgender Community Center - 1800 Market Street - San Francisco, CA 94102 - (415) 865-5555 or email
• Sage - Senior GLBT in New York City (212) 741-2247
• Scouting For All - Organization working to end the discrimination of the Boy Scouts of America against gay youth and adults and atheists.
• Sexual Minority Youth Assistance League - a youth service agency serving the Washington, DC metro area.
• Stonewall Democrats - working through the democratic party to advance the rights of all people, regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity
• TransParents - a support group for parents of transgendered people.
• Youth Assistance Organization - a service run by volunteers to help self-identifying gay, lesbian, bisexual and questioning youth
• Youth Resource - Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Youth site

Links last verified on 8/13/2003
Page updated 10/03/2006