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Day of Silence Partnering Organizations
in alphabetical order
Cathedral of Hope strives to reclaimChristianity as a faith of extravagantgrace, radicalinclusionand relentlesscompassionby proclaiming God’s inclusive love, removing barriers to faith, and empowering all people to grow in grace toward wholeness.
Contact: Beau Heyen, Minister for Youth
Collin County Gay and Lesbian Alliance was created to advocate equal civil rights, achieve full participation in society and promote dignity and respect for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender individuals by providing education, political awareness and social interaction.
Contact: Morris Garcia, President
The Mission of the Dallas Peace Center is based on a vision of
reconciliation: to promote Education, Dialogue and Action for Peace and Justice.
Contact: Daniel Williams, Operations Manager
Equality Texas Foundation serves to educate the public as to how policies regarding sexual orientation and gender identity and expression affect the lives of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender Texans.
Contact: Paul Scott, Executive Director
Gay, Lesbian, & Straight Education Network (GLSEN) – Dallas Chapter envisions a future in which every child learns to respect all people, regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity/expression.
Contact: Beau Heyen, Co-Chair
JEWEL (Joining & Educating Women Empowering Leaders) focuses on increasing the well-being of women in our community by providing health care information, basic education…Creating a women’s community.
Contact: Patricia Granados, Evening Coordinator
pgranados@rcdallas.org
http://jewelrcd.com
Lambda Weekly and KNON 83.9 AM blends political talk, news that affects the gay and lesbian community and interviews, with fun segments like 'Those Darn Heterosexuals!' and America's favorite game show, 'Who Wants To Be A Lesbian.'
Lambdaweekly@aol.com
http://www.geocities.com/lambdaweekly/
League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) 4871, The Dallas Rainbow Council, has a mission to create dialogue between the Hispanic and LGBT community, which have a common goal: full equality.
Contact: Patricia Mancha, President
National Education Association – Dallas (NEA-Dallas): Our mission is to unify education professionals, students, parents and the community to insure a great public school for every child.
Contact: Dale D. Kaiser, President
North Texas Gender Friends (NTGF) is primarily social with the hope of building community in the gender free world.
Contact: Renee Baker, Ph.D., Group Moderator
Out & Equal™ Workplace Advocates champions safe and equitable workplaces for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people. We advocate building and strengthening successful organizations that value all employees, customers and communities by providing a variety of services to companies, human resource professionals, employee resource groups (ERGs) and individuals.
Contact: Ron Ausemus, Regional Council Chair
The mission of OUT TAKES Dallas is to enlighten, educate, enrich and entertain diverse communities about gays and lesbians through the medium of film and video and to contribute funds to organizations seeking to foster similar goals.
Contact: D'wayne Teague, Board Secretary
Out Youth Austin's mission is to promote the physical, mental, emotional, spiritual, and social well-being of sexual minority youth so that they can openly and safely explore and affirm their identities.
Contact: Matt Smith, Executive Director
Parents Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (P-FLAG) promotes the health and well-being of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered 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.
Contact: Kathy Collier & Kathy Connell, Co-Presidents
Serving homeless, runaway and at-risk teens, Promise House is dedicated to providing the strength, stability and hope they need to fulfill their promise for a healthy, productive and self-sufficient tomorrow.
Contact: Joshua D. Collier, Communications Manager
The mission of the Resource Center of Dallas is to serve the gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender (GLBT) and North Texas communities by providing: support to GLBT individuals and organizations; health, HIV and social services; and education and advocacy.
Contact: Henry Ramirez III, Center Programs Manager
Stonewall Democrats of Dallas registers Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Voters and ensures LGBT turnout in elections to support LGBT-friendly Democrats.
Contact: Jesse Garcia, President
Texas Gay-Straight Alliance Network connects school-based Gay Straight Alliances (GSAs) to each other and community resources, we are empowering youth activist to fight homophobia and transphobia in schools.
Contact: Monica Arrambide, Director of Programming
The mission of the Turtle Creek Chorale is to entertain, educate, unite and uplift our audiences and members through music that is distinguished for its innovation, diversity and artistic excellence.
Contact: Jonathan Palant, Artistic Director
Valiente: To mobilize the Dallas/Fort Worth Latina/o Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Questioning community to foster pride, promote community building and involvement and increase advocacy.
Contact: Fernie Sanchez, President
The Women’s Chorus of Dallas promotes the strength, diversity and joy of women by performing high quality music to entertain, inspire and serve the community.
Contact: Katy Graham, Executive Director
Youth First Texas - "Empowering Youth, Embracing Diversity, and Developing Tomorrow's Leaders"
Contact: Judith Dumont, Director of Administration
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