Asociación Triángulo Rosa
Alajuela, Costa Rica
The first legally chartered l/g/b/t association in Central America, Triangulo Rosa provides support services and utilizes political and educational means to improve the quality of life for all l/g/b/t's in Costa Rica.
Centro de Documentação E Informação Coisa de Mulher/COLERJ
Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
CEDOICOM, with Lesbian Collective of Rio De Janeiro, is organizing the Fifth Latin American and Caribbean Feminist Lesbians meeting in March 1999.
CLAF the Community of Feminist Lesbians
Tel Aviv, Israel
Raises public awareness of lesbian issues; conducts legislative and lobbying activity for legal rights of lesbians and their families; and creates a safe, supportive environment for lesbians.
Coletivo de Feministas Lésbicas de São Paulo
São Paulo, Brasil
Offers legal assistance to lesbian victims of violence and discrimination; works in coalition with other groups on human and sexual rights; and works to prevent STD's and AIDS and to end discrimination against HIV+ people.
Grupo Gay de Alagoas
Maceió, Brasil
Conducts campaigns against homophobia; successfully annexed a municipal law which allows for "legal action against prejudice to sexual orientation;" and assists l/g/b/t groups forming in the inland areas of Alagoas.
Kontra
Zagreb, Croatia
Provides the SOS-Lesbian hot line, counseling, and organizes cultural, social and educational events for lesbians.
Labrisz
Budapest, Hungary
As the only lesbian journal in Hungary, Labrisz serves as a vehicle to exchange information between other gay and lesbian groups in Central and Eastern Europe.
Las Amantes De La Luna
Distrito Federal, Mexico
A lesbian magazine that serves as an instrument for communication within the Latin American and Caribbean region.
Lesbian & Gay Human Rights Federation
Seoul, S. Korea
Works in coalition with labor unionists, feminists and human rights activists to fight institutionalized homophobia and AIDS-phobia through publications, workshops, and public demonstrations.
Lesbian Sisters
Calabar, Nigeria
Currently developing lesbian health centers, Lesbian Sisters organizes against discrimination of lesbians and other sexual minorities in Nigeria.
Naz Foundation (India) Trust
New Delhi, India
Sangini Project of Naz Foundation provides a help-line, counseling services, and a support group for l/b/t women; and organizes workshops, advocacy and networking to bring about awareness of l/g/b/t issues.
New Alipore Praajak Development Society
Calcutta, India
Provides counseling, legal aid and advocacy services for marginalized and vulnerable populations, including eunuchs, transgendered people and men who have sex with men.
Polish Lesbian Archives (OLA-Archiwum)
Warsaw, Poland
Organizes against intolerance and homophobia; provides social and cultural activities for lesbians; and works to create opportunities for developing lesbian studies in Poland.
Private Charity Gay Association
Pinsk-3, Belarus
Brings together l/g/b/t's in the Former Soviet Republics by networking with other organizations, corresponding with individuals in remote areas, and organizing support groups.
Siberian Initiative
Barbaul, Russia
Provides psychological and legal support for sexual minorities in the region and advocates against continued persecution of l/g/b/t's by the government.
Sociedad Integración Gay-Lésbica Argentina
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Conducts a weekly broadcast on the local radio, runs support groups, and provides legal advice and wellness services for l/g/b/t's in the region.
Triangle Project
Cape Town, South Africa
Works to empower l/g/b/t's through health and social development programs and through developing initiatives in the townships and rural areas of the Western Cape.
Women's Action for Change
Suva, Fiji
In coalition with other women's organizations, this human rights group is battling efforts by religious right groups working to repeal a provision protecting the constitutional rights of sexual minorities in Fiji.
Womyn Supporting Womyn Centre
Manila, Philippines
Currently compiling an anthology of lesbian oral histories, WSWC also sponsors forums, and does advocacy and media activism to promote lesbian rights. WSWC collaborates and consults with other lesbian groups on local organizing projects.