Department of Women’s Studies
“Women's Studies at the University of Maryland is an interdisciplinary program of study of women and men in society within both historical and contemporary contexts and from multicultural and multiracial perspectives.”
Feminism Without Borders
“Feminism Without Borders' goal is to educate students and community members about the brutal realities of poor women's position, particularly poor women of color's position, transnationally, under global capitalism. Feminism Without Borders engages in critical dialogues, grassroots organizing, and direct action against corporate globalization, colonization, hunger and homelessness, welfare and environmental racism, the prison industrial complex, heterosexism, and sexual diseases and abuse, among other issues. Feminism Without Borders encourages all people from all backgrounds (e.g., race, ethnicity, gender, class, nationality, sexuality, etc.) who care about social justice issues and actions to get involved.”
Pride Alliance
“[Pride Alliance] provide[s] a safe and supportive environment for all lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgendered, and allied students within the University of Maryland at College Park community and promote[s] an accepting and supportive campus environment for persons of all sexual orientations and gender identities, through outreach, education, and work with other student organizations.”
Student Advocates For Education About Rape (SAFER)
“SAFER brings men and women together to talk about rape. The SAFER program is a peer education program designed to educate, raise awareness, and in turn, prevent acquaintance/date rape on campus. The program accomplishes this mission by providing co-educational workshops throughout the campus community, led by small groups of male and female presenters. Topics covered include gender-role issues and communication differences between men and women, the role of alcohol and other drugs, prevention techniques, and resources.”
National Organization for Women (NOW)
“Since its founding in 1966, NOW's goal has been to take action to bring about equality for all women. NOW works to eliminate discrimination and harassment in the workplace, schools, the justice system, and all other sectors of society; secure abortion, birth control and reproductive rights for all women; end all forms of violence against women; eradicate racism, sexism and homophobia; and promote equality and justice in our society.”
Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc.
“Planned Parenthood is the nation's leading sexual and reproductive health care advocate and provider. With more than 860 health centers nationwide, nearly five million women, men, and teens turn to us each year for essential services — services we provide regardless of income, marital status, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, age, national origin, or residence.”
Save ROE!
“SaveROE.com provides visitors with the latest information on policies impacting women’s health and reproductive rights and urges activists to speak out on these critical issues. The SaveROE.com online action center has all of the tools pro-choice activists need to make their voices heard. By providing the tools to send letters to the editor or take action on legislative issues, SaveROE.com mobilizes people who are committed to defending and increasing access to birth control, abortion, and sex education.”
Gay and 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.”
Parents, Families, and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG)
“PFLAG promotes the health and well-being of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender persons, their families and friends through: support, to cope with an adverse society; education, to enlighten an ill-informed public; and advocacy, to end discrimination and to secure equal civil rights. Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays provides opportunity for dialogue about sexual orientation and gender identity, and acts to create a society that is healthy and respectful of human diversity.”
National Gay and Lesbian Task Force (NGLTF)
“The mission of the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force is to build the political power of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community from the ground up. We do this by training activists, organizing broad-based campaigns to defeat anti-LGBT referenda and advance pro-LGBT legislation, and by building the organizational capacity of our movement.”
Sexual Minority Youth Assistance League (SMYAL)
“SMYAL is the only Washington, DC metro area service organization solely dedicated to supporting lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and questioning (LGBTQ) youth. Our mission is to promote and support self-confident, healthy, productive lives for LGBTQ youth ages 13-21 as they journey from adolescence into adulthood.”
Deaf Queer Resource Center (DQRC)
“The Deaf Queer Resource Center (DQRC) is a national nonprofit resource and information center for, by and about the Deaf Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Transsexual, Intersex and Questioning communities.”
Helping Independent Prostitutes Survive (HIPS)
“HIPS' mission is to assist female, male, and transgendered individuals engaging in sex work in Washington, DC in leading healthy lives. Utilizing a harm reduction model, HIPS' programs strive to address the impact that HIV/AIDS, STIs, discrimination, poverty, violence and drug use have on the lives of individuals engaging in sex work.”
Sex Workers Outreach Program (SWOP)
“SWOP, at its most basic, is an anti-violence campaign. As a multi-state network of sex workers and advocates, we address locally and nationally the violence that sex workers experience because of their criminal status.”
Sex Workers’ Art Show
“The wildly successful cabaret-style show is hitting the road again, bringing audiences a blend of spoken word, music, burlesque, and multimedia performance art. Intelligent and hot, disturbing and hilarious, the performances offer a wide range of perspectives on sex work, from celebration of perspectives on sex work, from celebration of prostitutes’ rights and sex-positivity to views from the darker sides of the industry.”
No Fauxxx: Porn That Doesn’t Fake It!
“Hot radical porn made by ladies, queers, and artists from all over the world. No Fauxxx is artistic, political, and all-inclusive, featuring models of all genders and sizes.”
