Links

OutLaws often partners with other LGBTQ organizations in Washington State when planning events. Below you will find links to those organizations, resources on campus for students with questions regarding sexual identity and coming out, and links to local and national LGBTQ legal resources.

Advocacy Organizations


American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) - LGBT Project

The LGBT Project brings impact lawsuits in state and federal courts throughout the country - cases designed to have a significant effect on the lives of LGBT people.


Equal Rights Washington (ERW)

ERW is a statewide political advocacy organization for the LGBT community of Washington State. ERW works to end discrimination against LGBT people throughout the state.


Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD)

GLAAD is dedicated to promoting and ensuring fair, accurate and inclusive representation of people and events in the media as a means of eliminating homophobia and discrimination based on gender identity and sexual orientation.


Lambda Legal

Lambda Legal is the oldest national organization pursuing high-impact litigation, public education and advocacy on behalf of equality and civil rights for lesbians, gay men, bisexuals, transgender people and people with HIV.


National Center for Lesbian Rights (NCLR)

Each year, through litigation, public policy advocacy, and public education, NCLR helps more than 5,000 LGBT people and their families nationwide. NCLR's precedent-setting case victories literally re-write the law, changing the legal landscape for all LGBT people and families across the nation. For three decades NCLR has led historic cases and today is still trailblazing in pursuit of justice, fairness, and legal protections for all LGBT people.


National Gay & Lesbian Task Force

The National Gay and Lesbian Task Force builds the political power of the LGBT community from the ground up by training activists, organizing broad-based campaigns to defeat anti-LGBT referenda and advance pro-LGBT legislation.


Sylvia Rivera Law Project (SRLP)

The SRLP works to guarantee that all people are free to self-determine their gender identity and expression, regardless of income or race, and without facing harassment, discrimination, or violence. SRLP is a collective organization founded on the understanding that gender self-determination is inextricably intertwined with racial, social and economic justice. Therefore, we seek to increase the political voice and visibility of low-income people of color who are transgender, intersex, or gender non-conforming. SRLP works to improve access to respectful and affirming social, health, and legal services for our communities.


Transgender Law Center

The Transgender Law Center works with community members and allies to make California a state in which individuals can fully and freely express their gender identities. The site has one of the nation's most comprehensive collections of resources on transgender law and information about innovative projects.

Bar Associations


National Lesbian & Gay Law Association (NLGLA) 

The NLGLA is a national association of lawyers, judges and other legal professionals, law students, activists, and affiliated LGBT legal organizations. It was formally founded in 1989 and became an official affiliate of the American Bar Association in 1992.


QLaw: The GLBT Bar Association of Washington

QLaw is an association of LGBT legal professionals and their friends. QLaw serves as a voice for LGBT lawyers in the state of Washington on issues relating to diversity and equality in the legal profession, in the courts, and under the law.


University of Washington Outlaws

The University of Washington Outlaws provides a support and social network for GBLTQ law students at the University of Washington School of Law, raises awareness of GBLTQ legal issues within the student body and faculty, and provides mentoring to law students by sponsoring on-campus discussion panels and advocacy activities.

Seattle University Resources


Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS)

CAPS seeks to promote and maintain the psychological health of students and the campus community so that all are empowered to fully participate in university life.


Office of Multicultural Affairs (OMA)

The Office of Multicultural Affairs encourages students to be agents of change by empowering moral and ethical leaders to be active, engaged citizens who serve their communities. The OMA is dedicated to the promotion of a campus community that appreciates, encourages, and celebrates diversity. The OMA does this by advocating for students, creating spaces for cultural celebration, promoting leadership development, and providing opportunities for education and reflection about multicultural issues.


Trans & Allies Club

This club is committed to creating a multi-gender, multi-racial, cross-class, multi-ability space to build trans community and alliance.


Triangle Club

The Triangle Club provides a forum for discussing queer activism and queer politics and resources for the GLBTQA community. The club is open to all who wish to join and make efforts to educate all who want to learn more about the GLBTQA community.

Seattle Area Resources


Entre Hermanos - Latino LGBT Organization

Entre Hermanos los trabajo para mejorar la salud y bienestar del LGBTQ la comunidad latina. Entre Hermanos works to improve the health and well-being of the LGBTQ Latino community.


Gay City Health Project

Gay City Health Project is a multicultural gay men's health organization and the premiere provider of HIV and STD testing in King County. Its mission is to promote gay and bisexual men's health and prevent HIV transmission by building community, fostering communication, and nurturing self-esteem.


Greater Seattle Business Association (GSBA)

The GSBA is dedicated to combining business development, leadership, and social action to expand economic opportunities for the LGBT community and those who support equality for all.


Lifelong AIDS Alliance

Lifelong AIDS Alliance is committed to preventing the spread of HIV, and to providing practical support services and advocating for those whose lives are affected by HIV and AIDS.


Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG) of Seattle

PFLAG provides opportunity for dialogue about sexual orientation and acts to create a society that is healthy and respectful of human diversity. Keeping families together is the mission of PFLAG. The family values of PFLAG stress education, understanding, acceptance, and support, but most of all love, thereby empowering all children, straight and gay, to lead happy and productive lives.


Pride Foundation

The Pride Foundation connects, inspires, and strengthens the Pacific Northwest LGBT community in pursuit of equality. The Pride Foundation accomplishes this in rural and urban areas by awarding grants and scholarships and cultivating leaders.


Seattle LGBT Community Center

The Seattle LGBT Community Center provides opportunities and tools for LGBT individuals, organizations, and communities that ensure their voices can be heard, included, and affirmed. The Center aims to be a place to engage, organize, and effect change.


Seattle Pride Celebration

The purpose of the Pride Celebration is to coordinate and promote LGBT PrideEvents in Seattle and the Pacific Northwest, which celebrate the present, envision the future, and honor the Past.
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