LGBT Community

National and local organizations that serve the needs of the LGBT Community..

The David Bohnett Foundation is a key supporter in the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) community and strives to improve our society through social activism. Since 1998, the Bohnett Foundation has assisted and promoted philanthropic organizations that foster positive portrayals of Lesbians and Gay men in the media. As of today, the Foundation has contributed more than $3.5 million to non-profit organizations across the United States that work to support the LGBT community and push for equal civil rights and liberties for all Americans.

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The Civil Marriage Collaborative (CMC): Strategic Giving In the Effort For Marriage Equality For Same Sex Couples
(May 03, 2008)

Same-sex marriage backers go to TV: New ads ask viewers to open hearts and minds on the issue.
(Oct. 02, 2007) By Jim Sanders, SacBee.com

Affirmation For All: Community center is an upbeat haven for sexual diversity
(May 17, 2007) By Korie Wilkins, freep.com

Video Coverage of 2006 HBCU Conference
(Feb. 22, 2006) Equally Speaking, HRC.org

Library Receives Collection Endowment From the David Bohnett Foundation
(Aug. 17, 2005) UCLA News, by Dawn Setzer

Outfest and UCLA Launch "Legacy Project" to Preserve and Archive Queer Cinema
(Jul. 12, 2005) by Eugene Hernandez, IndieWire.com

Landmark Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Film Collection Created by UCLA and Outfest
(Jul. 11, 2005) Yahoo! Finance News

HRC Holds Second Annual Conference For GLBT Students From Historically Black Colleges
(Feb. 24, 2005) 'These students left empowered to change the world around them,' said HRC's Brandon Braud.

Victory Announces Merger with Gay Officials Conference In Its 20th Year; Hundreds of Public Officials, Leaders Met in New Orleans
(Dec. 21, 2004) usnewswire.com

New Funder Collaborative Supports State Marriage Efforts
(Nov. 05, 2004) Q-Notes Fall 2004 (pdf format)

Same-Sex Couples Wed in Massachusetts
(May 18, 2004)

Business leaders recognize reach out benefits
(Apr. 27, 2004) Gays, lesbians seen as valuable worker, consumer assets

Fleming Speaks on Gay Rights
(Apr. 27, 2004) The Cornell Daily Sun

Bohnett Foundation Adds More Support to Human Rights Campaign
(Mar. 12, 2004) Gift of $75,000 Supports groundbreaking conference for Historically Black Colleges and Universities

Bohnett Foundation Awards Grant To HRC For Outreach Work
(Mar. 20, 2003) The David Bohnett Foundation has awarded the Human Rights Campaign $75,000 to fund a two-year pilot program outreaching to Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs).

Californians for Civil Marriage
(Feb. 20, 2002) Californians for Civil Marriage (CCM), a project of the Tides Center, is an innovative effort that has emerged as a leader in the 'Freedom to Marry' movement in California.