Bellingham's LGBT Community Resource Center: A New Name

Village Vida Centre is becoming Gay Inside Out and has added a doing business as (DBA) trade-name: "Gay Inside Out."  You'll see both names on our website.

Same-Sex Marriage Legal in Washington State

- Let us not lose this constitutional civil right, secure the marriage equality law,
 SPREAD THE WORD:
1. Don't sign any petitions - same-sex marriage was put into law on Feb 13, 2012.  People asking for your signature are against the same-sex marriage law. Read: Opponents Drive to Overturn Law
2. VOTE to APPROVE REFERENDUM 74 in November elections - WA State is referring the law back to the people again, - a "referendum", so you want to "APPROVE" REFERENDUM 74 IN NOVEMBER!
Referendum 74 official ballot description: "This bill would allow same-sex couples to marry, preserve domestic partnerships only for seniors, and preserve the right of clergy or religious organizations to refuse to perform, recognize, or accommodate any marriage ceremony."

2012 Governor's Support: Marriage Equality


February 02, 2012: BILL PASSED IN SENATE! WHAT'S NEXT? SHARE YOUR STORY.
See: MARRIAGE EQUALITY BILL SIGNING FEB 13.
Bellingham Town Hall Tuesday March 6th, 6 pm.
June 09, 2012 @ 6 pm GET ENGAGED TO DEFEND MARRIAGE EQUALITY GALA



DOMA Repeal & Marriage/Family Equality Stories

LGBTQ Youth - Make this Summer Count: Jump Start Your Career!


"We've long known about the all-too-high rates of 'disconnection' suffered by LGBT youth and as my White House Council colleagues and I (executive director of David Bohnett Foundation) focused on steps to connect all of youth to meaningful education and employment, including the Summer Jobs Bank, I made it a priority to make certain that the challenges facing LGBT youth were understood and included."

LGBT CAREGIVERS

A Counselor's Words

CIVIL RIGHTS

First Class Citizens...for Civil Rights


Dignity4All: Global Human Rights Day 2011

US Education Secretary - 1st National Gay Straight Alliance (GSA) Day

1st National GSA Day: January 25, 2012

Read GSA Day and watch How to Start a GSA.

Check Out Kate Bornstein's Blog For Teens, Freaks & Other Outlaws

She has an "It Gets Better" video there as well as her book Alternatives To Suicide - Or Simply To A Really Bad Day.  Besides that, her blog is a good read, so Browse Around Kate Bornstein's Blog For Teens, Freaks & Other Outlaws.

CDC LGBTQ Youth Health Risks Study Results Published 2011


gay teens
According to a recent Center for Disease Control & Prevention study, some LGBT youth are more likely than their heterosexual peers to experience difficulties in their lives and school environments, such as violence.

Breast & Cervical Health Screening

Free Breast & Cervical Health Program for those eligible.
Contact Interfaith Community Health Clinic:
360-676-6177
or Planned Parenthood: 360-734-9095 to see if you qualify.