GLAA celebrates ILGA Day

August 8th is ILGA Day!

The International Lesbian and Gay Association (ILGA) is a federation of over 300 groups from 75 countries fighting for the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people. As a full organizational member of ILGA, GLAA joins its colleagues around the world in congratulating ILGA on its eighteenth birthday. ILGA also has over 100 supportive associate and individual members. Read the appeal from ILGA below to see how you can become involved in the growing international gay and lesbian equal rights movement.

ILGA Fundraising Appeal:

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The Right to Love.... All Over the World!

*FOR THE FUTURE*

The International Lesbian and Gay Association has existed for 18 years. We've come a long way in that time, and so has the world! Recent years have seen an explosion in new groups, legislation, media coverage, advances and challenges for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people all around the world.

We need your help to be able to keep up with the times, to build an effective, professional organization capable of providing services & representation for a new global community! No group can plan for the future without being able to rely on a regular income. ILGA's operating expenses are covered almost entirely by membership fees and donations.

Please join us now! Show the world what we're fighting for: the right to love, recognition of our relationships, a world where all of us can feel free and safe and proud no matter who we love. If you recognize the value of our work, please join us as an individual or group member, or make a donation! Thank you for your support.

*REASONS TO JOIN ILGA*

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  • you show SOLIDARITY with the international lesbian and gay movement

  • you SUPPORT THE FIGHT against the oppression of people who love others of the same sex

  • you MAKE IT POSSIBLE for ILGA to work at the GLOBAL LEVEL with bodies such as the European Union and the United Nations

  • you show your OPENNESS to the world

  • you are INFORMED of the latest activities and news concerning lesbians and gays around the world

  • you PARTICIPATE in the life of the lesbian and gay community on the

  • international level.

    HELP FUND AN ILGA SPECIAL PROJECT!

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    To build on ILGA's important achievements, ILGA is hiring a new coordinator.

    Because of this, there will be extraordinary costs for the last quarter of the year.

    We need funds:

  • to defray the costs of travel for the candidates

  • to pay for 1 1/2 or 2 salaries during the training period when the old and new coordinator will work together

    We're aiming to raise 4500 BP (7500 USD) and we're looking for 75 donations/memberships of 60 BP/ 100 USD.

    Become part of the "ILGA 75". Join up!

    Name:____________________________________

    Address:__________________________________

    _________________________________

    Country: __________________________________

    Tel: (country) ______local____________________

    Telefax:___________________________________

    E mail:____________________________________

    Is this information confidential? ( ) NO ( ) YES

    Send me information on how my group can join ILGA ( )

    MEMBERSHIP:

    I want to become an individual member of ILGA at the following rate:

    ordinary: £30 / $50 USD ( )

    supporting: £60 / $100 USD ( )

    sponsorship: £100 / $165 USD ( )

    other: _________ ( )

    All members receive the ILGA Bulletin and all other ILGA Bulletins.
    Membership is from 1 Jan to 31 Dec. After 30 June, pay 50% (optional).

    DONATIONS:

    I support ILGA's work. I enclose a donation of ________

    PAYMENT:

    VISA, MASTERCARD, EUROCARD

    & AMERICAN EXPRESS:

    Name of Cardholder: _____________________

    Card #: _______________________________

    Expiry Date: ___________________________

    (or send a USD cheque drawn on an US bank or a sterling cheque drawn on a UK

    bank. For small donations, send cash)

    ILGA,
    81 Kolenmarkt,
    B 1000 Brussels,
    Belgium

    Phone / Fax: +32 2 502 2471
    E mail: ilga@ilga.org

    *YOUR HELP MAKES IT HAPPEN*

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    ILGA - International Lesbian and Gay Association
    81 Kolenmarkt, B-1000 Brussels, Belgium
    Phone/Fax +32-2-502-2471, E-mail: ilga@ilga.org


    The first-ever ILGA Annual Report, prepared by Lisa Power and Micha Ramakers in honor of ILGA Day, is available on the Web pages of the Coordinadora Gai-Lesbiana (a group in Barcelona, Spain, which hosted ILGA's world conference in 1993). Covering the year between July 1995 and August 8, 1996, the report summarizes the victories and challenges for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people around the world. It also includes our most up to date information on the legal status of lesbians and gay men in hundreds of countries.

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