District of Columbia

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Issues

• Domestic Violence
  Has domestic violence laws that are gender neutral and include household members and dating partners
• Second-Parent Adoption
  Appellate courts have ruled that the state adoption law permits second-parent adoption
• Hate Crimes
  Has hate crime laws that include crimes based on sexual orientation and gender identity
• State Nondiscrimination Laws
  Laws banning discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity

Statewide LGBT Organizations

Gay & Lesbian Activists Alliance
http://www.glaa.org [1]

Bisexual

Bi Women's Cultural Alliance
http://members.tripod.com/%7eBiWCA [2]

Campus Resources

American University - Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender and Ally Resource Center
http://www.american.edu/glbta [3]

Leather/SM

Sigma- Washington, DC
http://www.sigmadc.org [4]

LGBT Youth

Coalition for Positive Sexuality
http://www.positive.org [5]

National Network for Youth
http://www.nn4youth.org [6]

Sexual Minority Youth Assistance League
http://www.smyal.org/main.php [7]

Sexuality Information and Education Council of the U.S.
http://www.siecus.org [8]

Youth Pride Alliance
http://www.youthpridedc.org [9]

People of Color

Asian Pacific Islander Queer Sisters (APIQS)
http://www.apiqsdc.org [10]

Asian Pacific Islander Queers United for Action (AQUA)
http://www.aquadc.org [11]

Khush DC
http://www.khushdc.org [12]

Religious Organizations

Dignity USA
http://www.dignityusa.org [13]