Learn more about Detroit's black, same-gender-loving (SGL), lesbian, gay, bi-affectionate and transgender people by checking out these community resources. Updates and request may be sent via Email.

Last Update: June 11, 2007 2:48 PM

BLACK PRIDE SOCIETY COMMUNITY RESOURCE DIRECTORY

Advocacy	Nightclubs & Promotions
Art, Media & Entertainment	Spiritual Services
Black Prides - Other	Support & Networking
Business Services	Youth Outreach
Healthcare Services	More About Detroit

 

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ADVOCACY, POLICY & EDUCATION

Fair Michigan Majority
DBGPride Inc. supports this statewide coalition to defend Michigan against any attempt to enshrine discrimination in our state constitution.

Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation
The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) is dedicated to promoting and ensuring fair, accurate and inclusive representation of people and events in the media as a means of eliminating homophobia and discrimination based on gender identity and sexual orientation.

International Federation of Black Prides
IFBPrides is a coalition of Black PRide organizers formed to promote a multinational network of LGBT/SGL (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender/Same-Gender-Loving) Prides and community-based organizations.

Michigan Equality
A statewide, political advocacy organization dedicated to building a broad base of support to end discrimination based on sexual orientation, gender identity or non-conformance to gender stereotypes.

N.A.A.C.P. Detroit Branch
The largest branch of the United States oldest civil rights organizations. Produces the largest sit down dinner in the world to raise funds to continue the struggle for social justice and social change.

National Black Justice Coalition [NBJC]
The National Black Justice Coalition is a civil rights organization of Black lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people and our allies dedicated to fostering equality by fighting racism and homophobia.

The Peninsula Group
The Peninsula Group (TPG) was formed by a concerned group of LGBT community leaders following the passage of Proposal 2 (Michigan’s Constitutional ban on same-sex marriage) in November, 2004.  It is believed that Michigan needs an LGBT think-tank, using proven strategic planning techniques, so that the collective LGBT community can move forward in a proactive manner to secure equal rights for all.

TurnOut Project
Be Informed. Today in the U.S., gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people do not have the same rights afforded to other Americans. Get the facts.

Triangle Foundation
Michigan's premiere statewide L-G-B-T Advocacy Group.

Zuna Institute
Open Zuna Institute is a national advocacy organization for Black Lesbians that exists to raise awareness about the health, economic and social justice needs of Black Lesbians. Through community organizing, training, and networking, Zuna Institute develops a national advocacy platform that will communicate the identified priorities and needs of Black Lesbians nationally. For information on how to get involved with the conference planning, please contact Zuna Institute at (916) 419-5075 or email info@zunainstitute.org, and Women of Distinction at www.dallasfamily.org or lokeys143@yahoo.com.

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ART, MEDIA & ENTERTAINMENT

Charles H. Wright Museum of African-American History
315 E Warren Ave, Detroit, 48201 - (313) 494-5800

Clikque Magazine
The nations premiere gay publication for & about people of color.

Liberal Arts Gallery
A unique space designed to accommodate artists, performers, community events, and a variety of private meeting and gatherings.

Motown Historical Museum
2648 W Grand Blvd, Detroit, 48208 - (313) 875-2264

NoirAmerica Design Studio
Urban Design Art & Culture. Design Communication Studio providing graphic design, illustration, web design & hosting and identity services. Branding and communiciation consultation for corporate projects and events. Producer of various cultural events in Southeast Michigan.

Project B.A.I.T. | For My People
Airs Saturday mornings 6:00 a.m. - 7:00 a.m. on channel 50 WKBD-TV, hosted by Ron Scott and David Rambeau and daily on Detroit Cable Channel 68, (313) 871-3333 or (313) 867-8790.

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BUSINESS, ENTERTAINMENT & RESIDENTIAL

PicNap Productions
Host of PicNap Poetry Series at detroit's Meetery Eatery. producer of annual NeoSoul Fest during pride celebration. Natural Hair Care Diva of Detroit.

Pink Ice Productions
A women's empowerment group focused on arts and entertainment.

Spanish Fly Entertainment
A women's empowerment group focused on arts and entertainment.

Arcadia Worldwide Properties
International real estate classified ads from homeowners or
brokers to buy, sell or rent your property, house, apartment, business, land. Worldwide directory of vacation rentals by owner!.

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HEALTHCARE SERVICES

AIDS Consortium of Southeast Michigan (ACSM)
Seeks to enhance the health and well being of individuals and families at risk for or living with HIV/AIDS, empowering communities. Location: 645 Griswold, Suite 1600, Detroit, MI 48226. Phone: (313) 496-0140 or (800) 826-1662, Fax: (313) 965-0123

AIDS Partnership Michigan (APM)
AIDS Partnership Michigan is the state's central resource for information and referral about HIV/AIDS and the largest service provider in Michigan. Our goal is to simplify client access to services, to expand the scope of these services and to develop new programs to meet the community's changing needs. 2751 E. Jefferson Ave., Michigan AIDS Hotline: 1-800-872- AIDS; Walk-ins Tuesday 9:00 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.

Community Health Outreach Workers (CHOW)
Community Health Outreach Workers, Inc (CHOW) has been in existence since 1990, founded as a statewide coalition of outreach workers. CHOW first began as an ad-hoc committee of various organizations within Michigan and became a 501(c)3 not-for-profit organization in 1991. In response to the rising numbers of HIV infections in the African American community, CHOW has been committed to developing strategies to fight this disease as well as other emerging health issues.

Horizons Project
The Horizons Project is dedicated to providing HIV prevention and outreach for at risk youth and direct care services to HIV positive teens and young adults ages 13-24. We target a diverse population and provide services within a confidential, non judgmental and youth sensitive context. Youth 13-24 and Youth Servicing Organizations please contact: Horizons Project, 3127 East Canfield (Corner of Canfield and McDougall), Detroit, MI 48237, 313.924.9486

Midwest AIDS Prevention Project
MAPP is one of Michigan's largest non-profit, community-based organizations whose mission is health promotion, harm and risk reduction, and HIV and sexually-transmitted disease prevention education. 429 Livernois, Ferndale, MI 48220; Phone: 248-545-1435 or 888-A CONDOM; Fax 248-545-3313; Email: info@aidsprevention.org

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SUPPORT & NETWORKING

Affirmations Lesbian Gay Community Center
A welcoming place to everyday people, where they can have fun, learn, socialize, grow, be supported and find acceptance.

A.L.O.R.D.E. Collective
Founded in 1994, the A.L.O.R.D.E. Collective is a Detroit-based non-profit organization whose mission is to promote and instill health and wholeness through culturally-specific peer education, peer support, and other services primarily targeting local African American lesbians and their health care partners. A.L.O.R.D.E. is an acronym that stands for: African American Lesbians Organized to Renew Dignity and Empowerment. For more information: (313) 865-2170 ext.4 or via email.

Detroit's Black S-G-L Online Community
Join our listserv to receive the quickest updates and email alerts about current happenings and opinion in Detroit's black same-gender-loving community and beyond.

Karibu House
Karibu House is a non-profit, multi-service community center that exists to promote the positive mental, physical, spiritual, and emotional well-being and identities for lesbians, gay men, bi-attracted, and transgender (LGBT) persons of color.

Kick Agency
Agency for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender African-Americans, provides advocacy, fosters and encourages self-expression, identification, validation, empowerment and liberation for all members of a diverse and inclusive community.

Men Empowered
A Detroit Based mens group with a goal to bring together a network of individuals committed to working on improving the quality of life for African American gay men and the communities we call home.

Men of Detroit
A motivational and empowerment group for African-American MSM (Men who have sex with Men) and African-American SGL (Same Gender Loving) Men will officially kick-off at this years Hotter Than July Celebration. join us in our first topic discussion, "`do you really have to love the same gender in order to have sex? Can't you just have to sex without loving the same gender and having an official label attached to yourself?' What is really the difference between MSM and SGL in the African-American community?" Email

Omnicron Epsilon Pi Sorority
Our mission is to establish a secure sanctuary for all lesbians and to establish a relationship with each and every facet of the lesbian community. Members of Omicron Epsilon Pi Sorority, Inc are dedicated to the advancement of the lesbian community as well as the progression of women as a whole.

PozDialogue Group of Michigan
POZ-D is a Social Group acting as a tool in psychosocial formed to promote/build self awareness, more personal base education in a safe space for positive/in-depth discussions about the latest treatments, research, coping methods and lastly learning different techniques in developing healthy relationships with other men. Empowerment is a essential therapeutic tool that'll be illustrated amongst the men of this group and host of different activities such as bowling, night out at the movies, "taste fest weekend", group trips, educational workshops & conference networks.

Sigma Nu Omega Sorority
Women who work together with community groups and agencies to nurture, educate, and uplift the community within the United States of America and abroad. By working with diverse, multi-cultural, safe-space orientated, LGBT geared agencies committed to creating nurturing and affirming spaces for all women.

Sistahs Providing Intelligence, Creativity & Empowerment (S.P.I.C.E.)
Provides a safe, nurturing and positive environment of exchange, and creativity for lesbians of color to express their experiences and realities.

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YOUTH OUTREACH

Horizons Project
The Horizons Project is dedicated to providing HIV prevention and outreach for at risk youth and direct care services to HIV positive teens and young adults ages 13-24. We target a diverse population and provide services within a confidential, non judgmental and youth sensitive context. Youth 13-24 and Youth Servicing Organizations please contact: Horizons Project, 3127 East Canfield (Corner of Canfield and McDougall), Detroit, MI 48237, 313.924.9486

MPowerment
Sponsors social events, public forums, social groups, and up-to-date approaches to HIV/AIDS and other STD prevention. Goal is to build a community of young gay/bi-affectionate men to take control of their own lives, health and future to reduce the transmission rate among high risk youth in Detroit. 743 Beaubien, Suite 400, Detroit, MI 48226; Phone: 313.963.9402/03 Direct; Hours: 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. M-F.

Ruth Ellis Center
Short-term and long-term residential safe space and support services for runaway, homeless and at-risk gay, lesbian, bi-attractional, transgender and questioning youth in Detroit and Southeastern Michigan.

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