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Chicago/Suburban Groups

Affinity Community Services, South Side African-American women\'s center, affinity95@aol.com
5650 S. Woodlawn 60637 (773) 324-0377, www.affinity95.org

Amigas latinas lesbianas/bisexuales for Latina lesbians/bi
(312) 409-5697, www.amigaslatinas.org

Amnesty International
(312) 427-2060

Asians & Friends/Chicago,
PO Box A3916, 60690. (312) 409-1573 www.afchicago.org

Chicagoland Gay and Lesbian Professionals Meetup Group E-mail: drcsx-meetup@yahoo.com gaypros.meetup.com/186/about/

Association of Latin Men for Action,
PO Box 13159 (773) 929-7688, www.almachicago.org

BFLAG: the only national organization made up of and supporting the visually impaired GLBT community
www.bflag.org

The Brown Elephant (Resale Shop of Howard Brown Health Center)
5404 N. Clark St.; 3651 N. Halsted; 1459 N. Milwaukee; 217 Harrison (Oak Park)

BUNGALO: Berwyn United Neighborhood Gay & Lesbian Organization,
POBox 533, Berwyn, IL 60402 (708) 216-9723, www.bungalo.org

Center on Halsted,
3656 N. Halsted St., www.centeronhalsted.org (773) 472-6469

Chicago Area Gay and Lesbian Chamber of Commerce, Chamber Offices 3656 N. Halsted Chicago, IL 60613 www.glchamber.org/

Chicago Black Lesbians and Gays, 5828 N. Winthrop Ave., Chicago 60660-3512, 773-275-8669, 773-871-2117

Chicago Commission on Human Relations liaison Bill Greaves Advisory Council on Gay/Lesbian Issues
(312) 744-7911
Employ./public access bias; Fax 744-1081, 744-7584;
Housing 744-2852 ACGLI,
740 N. Sedgwick, Suite 300, Chicago 60610 Fax (312) 744-1081

Chicago Friends Community Service Network African-American men, single parents, young adults,
7836 S. Kingston 60649 (773) 731-8665

Chicago Gay and Lesbian Hall of Fame
3712 N. Broadway PMB 637 Chicago, IL 60613
(773) 281-5095

Chicago Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance GLBT Support Group
www.dbsalliance.org , ohiostreetjoe@yahoo.com , (773) 735-3510

Chicago Faerie Circle
PO Box 607282,60660-7282 (773) CASHMERE chicago@radicalfaerie.com

Youth Pride Center, Hotline (non-crisis), 24-hour information and resources, 637 S. Dearborn 60605
(312)386-1383, youthpridecenter@gmail.com , www.youthpridecenter.org

Chicago Gender Society,
PO Box 66595, 60666-0595 (708) 863-7714
www.chicagogender.org

Chicagoland Bisexual Network
PO Box 14385, 60614 (312) 458-0983

Chicago Prime Timers www.primetimersww.org/chicago
PO Box 146681, 60614 (312) 409-1590

Chicago Professional Networking Assoc. (CPNA)
990 W. Fullerton, Box 146368, 60614, www.cpna.org (773) 296-CPNA

Chi-Town Squares (square dancing),
PMB 167, 5315 N. Clark St., Chicago, IL 60640-2113, (773) 561-5691, chi-townsquares@sbcglobal.net

Community Alliance and Action Network, (815) 726-7906
68 N. Chicago St, Suite 401, Joliet, 60432, www.caanmidwest.org , info@caanmidwest.org

Crossroads Fund,
3411 W.Diversey, #20, 60647-1245 (773) 227-7676

Equality Illinois (was Illinois Federation for Human Rights)
3712 N. Broadway, #125, 60613
Fax 773-477-6912 888-IFHR-888 (773)-477-7173

Fairy Gardeners Guild,
PO Box 60001, 60660-0001 FAX (773) 338-4284
FairyGardn@aol.com , members.aol.com/GardenFed/index.html (312) 485-9338

Fox Valley Gay Association
PO Box 393, Elgin IL 60121 www.fvga.com , LEE100@aol.com

Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual Veterans of America/Chicago
www.glbva.org (also AVER) P.O. Box 29317, 60629 (773) 752-0058

Creating Safe Schools for Illinois, 2869 N. Lincoln 60657
www.safeschoolsillinois.org , mail@safeschoolsillinois.org , 773-472-6469 ext.235

PRIDEChicago (Pride Parade Organizers)
3712 N. Broadway, #544, Chicago 60613, (773) 348-8243
Pridechgo@aol.com , www.ChicagoPrideCalendar.org
Last Sunday in June

Gay Liberation Network,
4404 N. Magnolia, #420, 60640 (773) 209-1187, www.GayLiberation.net , LGBTliberation@aol.com

Gerber/Hart Library Gay & Lesbian library/archives
(773) 381-8030, 1127 W. Granville, 60660, info@gerberhart.org www.gerberhart.org/

GLBTPride Fest planning for pride events
(773) 975-9035

Great Lakes Bears-Chicago,
P.O. Box 578385, 60657 (773) 509-5135, www.glbears.com

Hearts Foundation Fundraisers,
Fax (733) 244-6055 (773) 244-6000, info@heartsfoundation.org heartsfoundation.com, February circuit parties

Horizons Community Services
2855 N. Lincoln Ave, 2nd Floor, 60657 (773) 929-HELP
Office (773) 472-6469, FAX (773) 472-6643, (TDD) (773) 472-1277
Center on Halsted, 3460 N. Halsted, www.centeronhalsted.org

Howard Brown Health Center,
4025 N. Sheridan, 60613 (773) 388-1600 www.howardbrown.org

Human Rights Campaign, Chicago Chapter,
Dan McCurdy at chicagohrcvolunteers@yahoo.com National: (800) 777-4723

I Am What I Am (IAWIA),
P.O. Box 1314, Sterling, IL 61081 Support group for Sterling, Rock Falls, Dixon and Northwest Illinois

Illinois Gender Advocates transsexual,
47 W.Division, #391, Chicago 60610 IGA@genderadvocates.org , www.genderadvocates.org (312) 409-5489

Khuli Zaban for lesbians of South Asian heritage
(312) 409-2753

Kindred Hearts at St. James Presbyterian Church,
6554 N. Rockwell, Chicago, 60645 at Albrion (847) 604-0913 www.kindred-hearts.com

Lambda Legal Defense & Education Fund
FAX(312) 663-4307, (312) 663-4413
11 E. Adams, Suite 1008, Chicago, 60603 LLDEFMRO@lambdalegal.org

Lesbian Avengers, direct-action group...
(312) 409-3705

Lesbian Community Cancer Project, www.lccp.org
4025 N. Sheridan Rd. Chicago, IL 60613 (773) 561-4662

Lesbian & Gay Bar Assn,
PO Box 64933, 60664 http:// www.chilagbac.org/

Immigration Equality, www.immigrationequality.org
40 Exchange Place, 17th Floor NY, NY 10005
Natl: 350 W. 31st St, #505, NY 10001 (212) 714-2904

Literary Exchange,
PO Box 438583, 60643 LITERARY EXPRESS (773) 509-6881

Log Cabin Republicans,
3712 N. Broadway PMB136, 60613
www.logcabinchicago.com , chicago@logcabin.org

McHenry Pride, www.McHenryPride.org

Men of All Colors Together/Chicago,
mactchgo@aol.com
http://members.aol.com/mactchgo/

Mensa of Illinois GL interest gp,
1750 N.Wells, #203, 60614 (312) 458-0694

Windy City Gay Naturists, Body Tenderworks
(312) 494-2654, www.windycitygaynaturists.org

MGroup- Support group for married (to women) gay and bisexual men
www.mGroupChicago.org , PO Box 315, Lincolnshire, IL 60069

National Lesbian & Gay Journalists Assoc. , Chicago Chapter
http:// www.nlgjachicago.org/ , info@nlgja.org

New Town Alano Club
909 W. Belmont, 2nd flr, 60657 (773) 529-0321

North Shore Fairy Gardeners Guild
(773) 338-5600

North Suburban Gays,
PO Box 465, Wilmette 60091 (847) 251-8853

Oak Park Lesbian & Gay Assn
PO Box 0784, Oak Park (708) 848-0273

Open Door Clinic, Medical and Social Service Organization
www.opendoorclinic.org

Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays, www.pflag.org
--Support for parents, family, friends of LGBT.
--Call (773) 472-3079 (630) 968-9060for info on Chicago and Suburban chapters.
--PFLAG Chicago-Lakeview Chapter: Third Sunday of every month at 2 p.m. Nazareth United Church of Christ, 2500 N. Talman.
--PFLAG Chicago-South: Call for information.
--PFLAG Suburban Glenview: Second Sunday every month, 2 p.m. at Congregation BJBE, 901 N. Milwaukee Ave., Glenview.
--PFLAG Suburban Hinsdale: First Sunday of every month, 2 p.m. at the Unitarian Church, 17 W. Maple, Hinsdale. (POBox105,DownersGr60515)
--PFLAG Suburban Streamwood: Fourth Sunday of every month, 2 p.m. at St. John the Evangelist School, 513 Parkside Circle, Streamwood.
--Rockford PFLAG, P.O. Box 15, Shirland 61079 sfonisba@aol.com
--PFLAG in Bloomington, Ill, (309) 663-0831
--National: 1726 M Street NW, #400, Wash., D.C. 20036 (202) 638-4200

PRIDEChicago (Pride Parade Organizers)
(773) 348-8243 FAX-same #, call 1st 3712 N. Broadway, #544, Chicago 60613,
Pridechgo@aol.com , www.ChicagoPrideCalendar.org

QYC: Questioning Youth Center of DuPage County
(630) 415-2053

Rainbow Connection: Loyola University Chicago's official LGBTQ organization
www.luc.edu/orgs/rainbow

Rainbow Families connect@rainbowfamilies_il.org
(773) 472-6469, x 464

ROTC: Righteously Outrageous Twirling Corp,
4515 N. Malden St. Apt. 3C 60640 (773)301-8685 rotcchicagodirector@yahoo.com , http:// www.rotcchicago.org/

SANGAT/Chicago So. Asian G&L Org,
http://members.aol.com/youngal/sangat.html, sangatchicago@aol.com or youngal@aol.com
PO Box 268463,60626

SouthSideLinks
www.southsidelinks.com

Stonewall Association of Illinois in Naperville
(630) 585-3827

Stonewall Democrats
5443 N. Broadway, 2N, 60640 (773) 573-8838

South Suburban Sisters lesbian social group
(708) 802-1887

TransGenesis,
4554 N Broadway, Suite 311, 60640

West Suburban Gay Assoc.,
PO Box 161, Glen Ellyn 60138 (630) 512-0100

Windy City Rainbow Alliance of the Deaf
3656 N. Halsted Street
Chicago, IL 60613
888-772-5073 Voice/TTY/Fax
888-772-5072 Video Phone
www.wcrad.org
info@wcrad.org

Women of the Western Suburbs (WOWS)
PO Box 6093, Bloomingdale, IL 60108-6093 (847) 622-4327

 
 
 
 
 

 
 

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