Clubs and Organizations - Educational / Informative
Whether your organization is a large charitable group, or simply a
Friday night poker club looking for new members, my readers might
want to know about you.  Send me a blurb (don't forget to include
contact info), and I'll post it here.

Please check out the Navigation Bar to the left.  As you can see, I
have sub-divided this section to make it easier to find things.
Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG)
PFLAG's mission is to support, educate and advocate:
  • Support:  PFLAG works to keep families together in loving
    relationships,  helping them understand and affirm their gay, lesbian,
    bisexual, or transgender family members.  
  • Education: PFLAG seeks to enlighten an  ill-informed public about
    sexual orientation and gender identity, dispelling  myths and
    misinformation through work with educators, community and
    religious  groups, the media and the general public.
  • Advocacy: PFLAG works to  end discrimination and to secure equal
    rights.
For more information, visit their website or call their helpline at 713-467-
3524.
   
Houston Area Teen Coalition of Homosexuals (HATCH)
H.A.T.C.H. provides a safe, social environment for gay, lesbian, bisexual,
transgender and questioning [GLBTQ] youth, offers role models and peer
support, and sponsors educational and community outreach opportunities to
empower GLBTQ youth to become positive contributors to society.
H.A.T.C.H. provides a safe, social environment for gay, lesbian, bisexual,
transgender and questioning [GLBTQ] youth, and their allies, offers role
models and peer support, and sponsors educational and community outreach
opportunities to empower GLBTQ youth to become positive contributors
to society.  Here's their
website.
   
Progressive Women's Network
PWN is a tax exempt organization which advocates the success of women
through professional and personal development.  They focus on training and
assistance in three main areas:  education, economic security and
leadership to women and young girls, especially those in underrepresented
groups.  To find out more, visit their
web site.
   
The Women's Group
Every Sunday at 10:45 at the First Unitarian Universalist Church

The Women's Group is a creatively named feminist group for all women
(each woman defines her own feminism) that meets every Sunday at 10:45
a.m. in the Sojourner Truth Room, 3rd floor  of the First Unitarian
Universalist Church, 5200 Fannin at Southmore (elevator accessible).
For more information call Iris Sizemore at 713-529-8571 or
click here.
   
Houston Shades of Beauty
Houston Shades of Beauty is a social group dedicated to bringing lesbian
womyn together for entertainment, networking, and bonding purposes. We
will sponsor social events that:
  • Entertain: Create an environment that will allow "us" to meet,
    mingle, and get to know other professional womyn in the Houston
    metro area and beyond.
  • Network: Provide womyn with a networking resource that will prove
    to be beneficial both on and off the job.
  • Bond: Institute a forum that will discuss various issues that face
    lesbian womyn in their day-to-day lives. We want to ensure that you
    have someone to talk to and know that you are not alone.

Membership is open to all mature, 25+ womyn who are willing to support
the purpose of Shades of Beauty and actively participate in events.   To
find out more, click
here.  Or you can contact the moderator by clicking
here.
   
 
   
 
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
Social Notes
The Sometimes-Weekly Goings-On of Houston's Lesbian Community