“As the largest civil rights organization working to achieve equality for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender Americans, the Human Rights Campaign represents a force of more than 1.5 million members and supporters nationwide — all committed to making HRC’s vision a reality.
HRC envisions a world where lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people are embraced as full members of society at home, at work and in every community.”
Category Archives: Local Groups
Featured Group: Team DC
“Team DC is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization established to educate the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgendered (LGBT) community on the benefits of individual and team sports participation. Team DC works within the broader community to dispel discrimination against LGBT people participating in sports; awards scholarships to LGBT student-athletes; provides a network of sporting outlets for the LGBT community of the Washington Metropolitan area; and promotes participation in local, regional, national, and international amateur sports competitions. Team DC is a member of the General Assembly of the Federation of Gay Games.
Team DC encourages and supports involvement in team and individual sports within the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and transgender (LGBT) and broader community in the Washington Metropolitan Area. To meet this objective, Team DC strives to promote excellence, integrity, and good sporting conduct in individual and team sports.
Team DC also coordinates the areas delegation to the Gay Games and Cultural Festival, which is held every four years.”
Featured Group: The Capital Area’s LGBT Chamber of Commerce
“The Capital Area’s LGBTA Chamber of Commerce (the Chamber) is the nonprofit, nonpartisan, largely-volunteer network of over 430 Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Ally (LGBTA) members in addition to the nearly 5,000 LGBT professional supporters who own or are employed by businesses, nonprofits, and government agencies in Washington, DC, Virginia, and Maryland. The Chamber is an affiliate of the National Gay and Lesbian Chamber of Commerce and was awarded Chamber of the Year 2012. The Chamber ranked in the top 20 Washington Business Journal’s List of Chambers of Commerce for the past three years.
The Chamber’s primary focus is to further the acceptance of LGBT people, help overcome adversity and then advocate, empower, promote and facilitate the common economic interests of all the commercial enterprises of LGBT businesses, professionals and their allies in the metropolitan D.C. region.”
Featured Group: LGBT Bar Association of DC
“Founded in 1990, the LGBT Bar Association of the District of Columbia is an independent, non-partisan bar association serving gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender lawyers, law students, and legal professionals in the national capital area. The LGBT Bar Association of DC works to advance the interests of the LGBT community, to be their voice within the legal community, and to improve their professional lives. An affiliate to the National Lesbian and Gay Law Association, the LGBT Bar Association of DC acts in coalition with other local and national groups dedicated to LGBT concerns.”
A Night of Champions – A Benefit for the Team DC College Scholarship Program
Hello Sports Fans,
We hope that you will join us for the “2014 Night of Champions – A Benefit for the Team DC College Scholarship Program” on Saturday, November 8 at the Marriott Renaissance Hotel. Attached is the flyer for the event and you can get your tickets NOW HERE.
In addition to honoring our 2014 Champions Awards winners, we will hear from the 2014 College Scholarship Recipients. This is always an inspiring reminder of the importance of reaching out to the next generation of athletes and leaders. A list of all the night’s recipients is at www.teamdc.org.
If you would like to be a Table Captain (10 or more tickets), you can receive special recognition at the event and a special photo session with our special guest speaker, two-time Olympic Medalist, Caitlin Cahow. Please contact Team DC Executive Director, Brent Minor at brent@teamdc.org for more details.
We hope to see you on November 8!
From the Team DC Board
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