Volunteer-run organization that sends books and other educational materials, free of charge, to LGBT-identified people in prison across the US. Will send books in Spanish (enviar libros en Español). Serves all states except Texas.
Why are you unhappy? Because 99.9 percent of everything you think, and of everything you do, is for yourself—and there isn’t one.
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LBGTQ+
Fair Shake’s LBGTQ+ page is – like everything else at Fair Shake – a work-in-progress. If you know of resources that could benefit the LBGTQ+ community, we hope you will share them with us so we can share them both on our website and in our software!!
Black & Pink
Black & Pink is an open family of LGBTQ+ prisoners and “free world” allies who support each other. We are outraged by the specific violence of the prison industrial complex against LGBTQ people, and respond through advocacy, education, direct service, and organizing.
To contact Black and Pink:
2406 Fowler Ave Suite 316
Omaha, NE 68111
531-466-3346
Black & Pink has chapters in many cities including:
Boise, Buffalo, Chicago, Denver, New Orleans, New York City. San Diego and
San Francisco: Flying Over Walls
2015 Report:
Black & Pink conducted a 133-question survey within their membership and received nearly 1,200 responses, thus producing the largest-ever data-set available on the experiences of LGBTQ prisoners in the country. Their report aims to share the experiences of LBGTQ prisoners in the United States by elevating prisoner voices, stories, and leadership to inspire immediate collective action.
These listings were discovered in the American Friends LGBTQ+ Prisoner Resource Guide attached here:
THE PRIDE CENTER OF NJ
The Pride Center of New Jersey is a welcoming place where gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, and questioning men, women, and teens can meet, socialize, share, bond, grow in self- awareness, and thrive.
85 Raritan Avenue, Suite 100
Highland Park, NJ 08904-2701
732-846-2232
http://www.pridecenter.org/
GARDEN STATE EQUALITY
Garden State Equality is New Jersey’s statewide advocacy and education organization for the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender community. GSE led efforts to ensure nondiscrimination for transgender and gender nonconforming people in New Jersey, pass the most comprehensive anti-bullying law in the country, end sexual orientation and gender expression change efforts in New Jersey, and bring marriage equality to the Garden State.
40 South Fullerton Avenue
Montclair, New Jersey 07042
973-473-5428
https://www.gardenstateequality.org/
LESBIAN AND GAY INSURRECTION
LAGAI is a grassroots organization doing direct action and education for radical social change from a queer perspective. Produces the bimonthly newspaper “ULTRAVIOLET,” which is free to prisoners.
3543 18th Street, #26
San Francisco, CA 94110
510-434-1304
http://www.lagai.org/
PFLAG
Uniting people who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer with families, friends, and allies. PFLAG is committed to advancing equality through its mission of support, education, and advocacy.
1828 L Street NW, Suite 628
Washington D.C., 20036
202-467-8180
https://pflag.org/
LGBT Books to Prisoners
Prison Activist Resource Center
LBGTQ+ Resources:
https://www.prisonactivist.org/resources/lgbtqi-focused-organizations-and-resources
Contact PARC
PO Box 70447
Oakland CA 94612
Prison Book Program in Quincy, Massachusetts.
Inside Books Project
Inside Books Project is an Austin-based community service volunteer organization that sends free books and educational materials to prisoners in Texas. Inside Books is the only books-to-prisoners program in Texas, where over 140,000 people are incarcerated. Inside Books Project works to promote reading, literacy, and education among incarcerated individuals and to educate the general public on issues of incarceration.
Inside Books Project Resource Guide
https://insidebooksproject.org/
Inside Books Project
3106 E. 14 1/2 Street
Austin, Texas 78702