Community Resources

121 Help.me is an online crisis intervention center that fosters support for teens struggling with crisis and provides information for parents striving to become better at supporting their struggling teens.

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Tags: bullying, national, crisis, teens, parents, intervention, support

The ACLU of Kansas and Western Missouri also works to extend rights to segments of our population that have traditionally been denied their rights, including women, people of color, lesbians, gay men, bisexuals and transgender people, mental-health patients, prisoner, people with disabilities, immigrants and the poor.

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Tags: advocacy, kansas city, legal, political, resources, western missouri, lgbt, women, people of color, patients, prisoners, people with disabilities, immigrants, poor, poverty

The ACLU of Missouri defends civil liberties and the principles of equality and justice in eastern Missouri through its Litigation, Legislative and Public Education Programs. The ACLU was founded in 1920 as the first public interest law firm of its kind, and is recognized as the country’s foremost advocate of individual rights.

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Tags: advocacy, eastern missouri, legal, political, resources, st louis, policy, justice

Against Equality is an online archive, publishing, and arts collective focused on critiquing mainstream gay and lesbian politics. As queer thinkers, writers and artists, we are committed to dislodging the centrality of equality rhetoric and challenging the demand for inclusion in the institution of marriage, the US military, and the prison industrial complex via hate crimes legislation.

We want to reinvigorate the queer political imagination with fantastic possibility!

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Tags: working for equality, lgbt, marriage, military, prison, hate crimes, equality

AIDS Project of the Ozarks (APO) is a non-profit community-based organization serving a 29 county region in southwest Missouri. APO currently serves over 600 clients with HIV/AIDS and their families.

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Tags: education, get involved, get tested, resources, southwest missouri, springfield, support, hiv/aids, families

We’ve battled AIDS in KC for 25 years, and are one of the top Walks in the USA. We are dedicated to stop the spread of AIDS, and to help those fighting the disease.
Tags: get involved, get moving, hiv/aids, kansas city, social, working for equality, western missouri

Saint Louis Effort For AIDS mission is to provide education on the prevention of HIV infection and comprehensive support services for those affected by HIV/AIDS.

314-647-1144

Tags: crisisline, crisis, HIV/AIDS, STDs, st louis, get tested, education, prevention

Band Together is a volunteer music organization in the greater St. Louis area, open to performers of all abilities, providing musical opportunities to members of the GLBTA community in a safe and relaxed setting.

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Tags: get involved, social, st louis, music, performance, connect, community, instruments, band

The EX Plan is based on scientific research and practical advice from ex-smokers. It isn’t just about quitting smoking. It’s about re-learning life without cigarettes. Our online community is filled with people who know what you’re going through. Let them cheer you on. Sign up for our free quit smoking plan today.

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Tags: health, tobacco, quitting, smoking, online

BENT is the biographical voice of cripgay men, but BENT also covers disability art and culture, gay and straight, to prove that our differentness and our need for inclusiveness can coexist.

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Tags: media, national, people with disabilities, resources, support, advocacy, disabled, disability, crip, cripgay, bent, zine, art, culture