APPENDIX NINE - B

LEGAL /HUMAN RIGHTS/ACTIVIST ORGANIZATIONS

December 9 Coalition
620 - 1033 Davie Street, Vancouver, BC, V6E 1M7
Phone: 604.687.8752 Fax: 604.687.7686
Province-wide Toll Free Message #: 1.888.4.GAYLAW
Email: cmaynard@home.com
Web: under construction
The December 9 Coalition is an umbrella organization of lesbians, gay men, bisexual and transgendered persons and their supporters who are working across our differences for our welcome in the world.

RAINBOW BC
620 - 1033 Davie Street, Vancouver, BC, V6E 1M7
Phone: 604.687.8752 Fax: 604.687.7686
Craig Maynard: 1.604.861.3765
Province-wide Toll Free Message #: 1.888.4.GAYLAW
Email: rainbowbc@rainbowbc.com
Web: www.rainbowbc.com
Rainbow BC is a loose coalition of individuals and organizations throughout BC who support lesbians, gay men, bisexual and transgendered persons.

EGALE - Equality for Gays and Lesbians Everywhere
306 - 177 Nepean, Ottawa, ON, K2P 0B4
Phone: 616.230.1043 Fax: 613.230.9395
Email: egale@istar.ca
Web: www.egale.ca
Canada's national gay, lesbian, and bisexual, lobby group and action network which provides support and advocates for the legal rights of LGBT's across Canada.

Vancouver Bashline
Phone: 604.899.6203
Provides short-term counselling, information and referral for LGBT persons regarding instances of anti-queer violence and same-sex relationship violence. (Currently only available in Vancouver).

Lesbian and Gay Immigration Task Force (LEGIT)
PO Box 384, Vancouver, BC, V6C 2N2
Phone: 604.877.7768
Offers information and support and works to end discrimination based on sexual orientation in Canada's immigration laws.

BiNet BC
984 West Broadway, PO Box 53515, Vancouver, BC, V5Z 1K0
Phone: 604.875.6336
Web: www.bi.org/~binetbc/
Email: binetbc@hotmail.com
Information and support line for bisexual people, attempts to answer questions about bisexual issues.

BC FTM Network
PO Box 10, 1895 Commercial Drive, Vancouver, BC, V5N 4A6
Phone: Lukas: 604.254.7292
Email: lukasw@direct.ca or email: bcftmnet@hotmail.com
Education, information and support for FTM's and their families, partners, allies and service providers.
FTM International Web: www.ftm.int.org

Trans Action
Phone: 604.875.8262
An ad hoc group that meets to work on human rights and legal issues that affect transgendered people.

Transgender Forum
Web: www.tgforum.com
This site includes resources, information exchange, and community support. Some resources are by subscription only.

Transfeminism.org
Transfeminist Anthology Project
P. O. Box 40570, Portland OR 97240-0570
Email : emi@transfeminism.org
Web: www.transfemism.org
This site includes a library with transfeminist writings and links to a transfeminist forum.

Atish Network Society
Phone: 604.878.9991
Email: ans@canada.com
Support services for the South Asian and Middle Easter communities, dealing with issues of sexuality, sexual identity and sexual health, including HIV/AIDS

LGBT GROUPS IN BC

Prince Rupert Gays and Lesbians
P.O. Box 881, Prince Rupert, British Columbia, V8J 3Y1
Phone: 250.627.8900
Email: demoore@mail.kaien.com

East Kootenay Gay and Lesbian Organization (EKGLO)
Box 21023 Cranbrook Mall Postal Outlet, Cranbrook, British Columbia, V1C 6K5
Phone: 250.489.5939 Fax: 250.489.3426 or 250.423.6186
Email: dcattonnmawson@cyberlink.bc.ca
Information, social events and support.

Kootenay Gay Pride
RR#2, Site 19, Comp.19, Nelson, British Columbia, V1L 5P5
Phone: 250.352.7303
Email: gaykoot@netidea.com
Web: www.kics.bc.ca/~kgp/
Holds annual gay pride parades in Nelson.

WKGLB - West Kootenay Gays, Lesbians, & Bisexuals
P.O. Box 725, Nelson, British Columbia, V1L 5R4
Tel: 250.354.GAYS(4297)
Email: gayzette@mailcity.com
Web: www.kics.bc.ca/~wkglbs/
Newsletter, social events, phoneline.

Association for Social Knowledge (ASK@OUC)
c/o Okanagan Student's Association. Kelowna (OUCSA) - K. 3333 College Way, Kelowna, British Columbia, V1V 1V7
Phone: 250.470.6053 Fax: 250.491.1083
Email: bonobo@silk.net
Social and support group for lesbians, gays, bisexuals and transgendered persons, and their friends.

Kamloops Gay, Lesbian & Bisexual Community
Box 2071 Station A, Kamloops, British Columbia, V2B 7K6
Phone: 250.376.7311
Web: www.gaycanada.com/kamloops.gala
Info-line, support, social events.

N.O.G.L.O (North Okanagan Gay & Lesbian Organization
Box 1419, Vernon, British Columbia V1T 6N7
Phone: 250.542.4842 or 250.558.6198
Email: noglo@home.com
Web: www3.bc.sympatico.ca/internetassist/NOGO/nogo.htm
Founded spring of 1995, in order to try and hold gay functions (mostly dances) in the North Okanagan to complement, not compete, with other Okanagan groups in Kelowna and Kamloops. Our dances have been very popular and North Okanagan. NOGLO also publishes a small newsletter (SPARTAN).

Okanagan Rainbow Coalition
273 Bernard Avenue, Kelowna, British Columbia
Phone: 250.860.8555 Fax: 250.766.4502
Mailing Address: Box # 711 Stn A, Kelowna B.C. V1T 7P4
Formerly known as the Okanagan Gay and Lesbian Organization (O.G.L.O). Events, entertainment, counselling, and information.

Cariboo Chilcotin Gay and Lesbian Support Group
Web: www.geocities.com/WestHollywood/Chelsea/4916/

Prince George Gay and Lesbian Information Services
#36 - 1306 6th Ave, Prince George, British Columbia
Phone: 250.562.6253
Email: alric@netbistro.com
Web: www.midnightfire.bc.ca/glis
GALA North monthly meetings are the 1st and 3rd Wednesday of the month at #36 - 1306 6th Ave.

Lesbians and Gays of Meadow Ridge
P.O. Box 377, Maple Ridge, British Columbia, V2X 8K9
Phone: 604.688.9378 ext: 2252
A social group for people in the surrounding area, with monthly functions.

Richmond Gay and Lesbian Social Group
7000 Minoru Blvd, Richmond, British Columbia, V6Y 3Z5
Phone: 604.271.3800
Mailing Address: Box 26051 CRPO, Richmond, BC, V6Y 3V3
Social group, for gays and lesbians living in Richmond.

Sunshine Coast Gay And Lesbian Association (SCGALA)
Email: scgala@sunshine.net
Web: www.onelist.com/community/scgala
We provide contact for gay people living on the lower Sunshine Coast. Our group is purely a social organization. We get together for potlucks or events usually once a month. Each month we send out a newsletter containing information that may be of interest to our group which has a small charge to recover costs.

Tri-City Gay & Lesbian Social Network
Phone: 604.942.2443
Web: www.geocities.com/WestHollywood/Heights/3922/
Social events in the Tri-City area (Coquitlam, Port Coquitlam, Port Moody). Meetings take place on1st Tuesday of every month.

Whistler Gay, Lesbian and Bisexual Friends
Phone: 604.938.0597
Whistler's first gay, lesbian, bisexual group. Meetings every Monday evening.

Comox Valley Queer Connection
Email: connections1@geocities.com
Web: www.geocities.com/WestHollywood/Cafe/3319/

Gays and Lesbians of Salt Spring Island (GLOSSI)
c/o The Blue Ewe, 1207 Beddis Rd, Salt Spring Island, V8K 2C8
Phone: 250.537.7773 Fax: 250.537.1967
Email: glossi@saltspring.com or caffyn@saltspring.com
Web: www.saltspring.com/glossi
GLOSSI is a non-profit organization which undertakes education and outreach projects on gay and lesbian issues. They have most recently prepared a resource for health care providers Gay and Lesbian Health on Saltspring Island, which is designed to help general health care practitioners and social service workers better meet the needs of a diverse community.

North Island Gay and Lesbian Support Group
P.O. Box 1404, Port Hardy, British Columbia, V0N 2P0
Phone: 250.949.8793
Contact and information source for gay/lesbian people of Northern Vancouver Island and the Central Coast.

Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG)
PO Box 30075, 8602 Granville Street, Vancouver, BC V6P 5A0
Phone: Vancouver 604.421.8084 or 604.468.1749
Email: betew@intergate.bc.ca
Phone: Victoria 604.642.5171
Email: PFLAG@gayvictoria.com
Web: www.pflag.org is the website for the national organization
Support group for parents, family and friends with gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered children. Provides education community resources on homosexuality and advocacy for equal rights.

PFLAG Prince George
5635 Moriarty Crescent, Prince George, British Columbia, V2N 3P7
Phone: 250.964.6753

PFLAG Kamloops BC
Phone: 250.828.0732
Email: pflagkamloops@hotmail.com

PFLAG Kelowna BC
9166 Shanks Road, Winfield, British Columbia, V4V 1M7
Phone: 250.766.2869
Email: amazon@cnx.net

PFLAG Comox Valley
c/o 259B Archery Crescent, Courtenay/ Comox, British Columbia V9N 8Y1
Phone: 250.897.1058

ONLINE ACTIVIST RESOURCES

Bisexual Resource Center
Web: www.norn.org/pub/other.orgs/brc/
The online resource for everything bisexual.

Contact Center Network
Web: www.contact.org

RESOURCES FOR NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS

Deaf Queer Resource Center
Web: www.deafqueer.org
Resources and information for the deaf queer community

Digital Queers
584 Castro St. Suite #560, San Francisco, CA. 94114

Web: www.dq.org
Electronic activism and community support

The Rainbow's Black Stripe
Web: www.tcp.com/qrd/www/culture/black/blackstripe.html
Queer Theory/Studies and materials relevant to queer peoples of African descent

DIRECTORIES

Gay and Lesbian Guide to Vancouver
Web: www.gayvancouver.bc.ca/
Comprehensive guide to events, businesses and organizations in the Lower Mainland.

Vancouver Island Pink Pages
Web: www.gayvictoria.com/pinkpages
Email: pinkpages@gayvictoria.com
Lots of links to Island groups and events.

Gay and Lesbian Online Business Directory of Greater Vancouver
Web: www.glba.org
Comprehensive business directory. Links to many other sites.

Gay Canada
Web: www.gaycanada.com
A national site of resources and groups across the country.

Canadian Gay, Lesbian and Bisexual Resource Directory
Phone: 204.488.1805 or 1.800.CGLBRD.4U (245.2734)

Web: www.cglbrd.com
Directory of Gay Canada from Coast to Coast

Yahoo
Web: www.yahoo.com/society_and_culture/Gay_Lesbian_and_Bisexual_Resources
The 'mother' of all searches on lesbian, gay and bisexual web sites.

Queer Resources Directory
Web: www.qrd.tcp.com/qrd/youth/
Huge web page that provides access to, among many other things, articles for and about lesbian, bisexual and gay youth. This is a massive archive of everything queer. Get anywhere from here, book lists, access to spiritual/religious links and more.

Lavender Links
Web: www.lavenderlinks.com/places/amnorth/canada/bc.html
Huge Web page that provides mostly social links for LGBT people world wide . Is separated into continents, countries and regions.

Rainbow Query
Web: www.rainbowquery.com
One of the largest LGBT search engines/web sites, the site is divided into categories linking to web pages in a number of areas including spirituality, youth, transgender, community activism and many more.

Lesbian Org
Web: www.lesbian.org
This site is dedicated to promoting lesbian visibility on the net and has many links to others sites including activist and health sites.


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