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Mattachine Society: 1950: Matthew Shepard Foundation: 1998: Active National Black Justice Coalition (NBJC) 2003: Active National Center for Lesbian Rights (NCLR) 1977: Active National Center for Transgender Equality (NCTE) 2003: Active National Coalition of Black Lesbians and Gays: 1978: Dissolved National Gay Pilots Association (NGPA) 1996: Active
The Mattachine Society, founded in 1950, was one of the earliest homophile/homosexual organizations in the United States, probably second only to Chicago's Society for Human Rights (1924). [22] Harry Hay and a group of Los Angeles male friends, including Dale Jennings and Rudi Gernreich, formed the group to protect and improve the rights of ...
In the United States, several secret or semi-secret groups were formed explicitly to advance the rights of homosexuals as early as the turn of the 20th century, but little is known about them. [33] A better documented group is Henry Gerber 's Society for Human Rights formed in Chicago in 1924, which was quickly suppressed.
Autism rights movement movement advocating for the right of people who are considered neurally divergent (anti-psychiatry) Black Consciousness Movement; Black Lives Matter; Black Power movement; Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions; Brights movement; Chicano Movement; Children's rights movement; Civil rights movement; Climate movement ...
The National Organization for Women (NOW) is an American feminist organization. Founded in 1966, it is legally a 501(c)(4) social welfare organization. The organization consists of 550 chapters in all 50 U.S. states and in Washington, D.C. [5] It is the largest feminist organization in the United States with around 500,000 members. [6]
Pages in category "Advocacy groups in the United States" The following 154 pages are in this category, out of 154 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The U.S. women’s national team has not only been wildly successful on the field, the players have also been unabashedly The post US women’s team has history of advocating for equal rights ...
The advocacy of social equality is egalitarianism. [5] Social equality is distinct from alleviating suffering of the unfortunate in society. It is an expression of the ideal that any two individuals in society should be treated with equal respect and have an equal right to participate in society without regard for social status or hierarchy. [6]