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Tests: Find places where you can get free HIV/STD testing in Wake County.

Condoms: Find places where you can get free condoms in Wake County.

Information for Parents: Find information and resources for parents who have gay or lesbian children.

Wake County HIV/STD Community Program: Wake County's HIV/STD Community Program offers a comprehensive continuum of care including prevention education, HIV/STD counseling and testing, and treatment and supportive services for people with HIV/AIDS.

Click here to discover more about their services, including testing sites, prevention education & where to find free condoms.

For general information about Wake County’s HIV/STD program and testing, please call 919-250-3950.
Do you have questions about HIV/STDs that you want answered?  E-mail questions to: std.program@wearemembersofthiscommunity.org

For all other local and national resources and links, please browse the informative websites below .

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View Wake County's Gang Prevention Program, Project 110%

Local Organizations, Resources & Links

Community & Support Organizations

LGBT Center of Raleigh

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To strengthen individual and community development through social and educational activities; to facilitate the incubation of supportive services and groups; and to identify needs and advocate for resources benefiting the diverse population of lesbian, gay, trans-gender and bisexual people, their friends and supporters within and beyond central North Carolina.

LGBT Resource Helpline: Sun-Thu 6:30p-9:30p (919)-747-4123

Hopeline: A 24 Hour Youth Crisis Line (919)-231-4525
Toll Free:  1-877-235-4525

CLICK HERE

Wake County Human Services

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Wake County's HIV/STD Community Program offers a comprehensive continuum of care including prevention education, HIV/STD counseling and testing, and treatment and supportive services for people with HIV/AIDS.

CLICK HERE

Alliance of AIDS Services - Carolina

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The mission of the AAS-C is to serve people living with HIV/AIDS, their loved ones, caregivers and communities at large, through compassionate and non-judgmental care, prevention, education, and advocacy.

CLICK HERE

Shades of Pride

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Their mission is to celebrate and honor the diversity of the African American LGBTQ community in the Triangle through events open to all. Whether you're visiting for business or pleasure, you'll sense the fun and lively vibe that makes Raleigh a one-of-a-kind capital and a cultural center—no matter what culture you come from.

CLICK HERE

M Club

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M Club is a community building program for young gay and bi men ages approximately 18-29 in the Raleigh / Durham / Chapel Hill area of North Carolina. Its a program of the LGBT Center of Raleigh. They are part of the nation wide network of groups, the Mpowerment Project.

CLICK HERE

iNSIDEoUT

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iNSIDEoUT is a youth-founded, youth-led organization that provides leadership opportunities & a safe space for North Carolina's LGBTQISA-queer youth, both in & out of schools. By providing educational-, social-, & activism-oriented programs, iNSIDEoUT strives to form, strengthen, & network Gay-Straight Alliances while connecting & empowering youth, seeking to expand beyond the Triangle. iNSIDEoUT encourages you to become a part of our family & community.

CLICK HERE

North Carolina Pride

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The Pride Committee of North Carolina's mission statement reflects the fact that despite many social, political and economic gains that have been made by individuals and institutions in various LGBT communities throughout North Carolina, much work still needs to be done. At the same time, however, we understand the need to celebrate our victories and accomplishments.


Their mission is:
*to promote unity and visibility among lesbians, gay men, bisexual and transgendered people
*to promote a positive image through programs and public activities that foster an awareness of our past struggles
* to be recognized as an important and talented sector of our diverse state.
* to support and encourage HIV/AIDS education, breast cancer awareness and basic health education

CLICK HERE

NC State GLBT Center

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The mission of the NC State GLBT Center serves the mission of NC State University by creating, maintaining, and strengthening an inclusive and safe campus environment for people of all sexualities, gender identities, and gender expressions. This is accomplished through awareness and educational programs, individual consultation and referral, student organization advisement, advocacy, ally support and development, and community outreach on and off campus.

CLICK HERE

Duke University Center for LGBT Life

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The Center for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Trans-gender Life provides education, advocacy, support, mentoring, academic engagement, and space for lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans-gender, transsexual, questioning, and straight-allied students, staff, and faculty at Duke. The Center for LGBT Life also serves and supports Duke alumni and the greater LGBT community.

Through its services, the Center encourages critical thinking about the intellectual, cultural, and political ramifications of sexual and gender difference at Duke and beyond. They seek to challenge bias and intolerance in order to promote affirmation and support a more hospitable campus climate.

CLICK HERE

PFLAG Triangle

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PFLAG promotes the health and well-being of gay, lesbian, bi-sexual and trans-gender persons, their families and friends, through:

Advocacy : to end discrimination and to secure equal civil rights
Support : to cope with an adverse society
Education : to enlighten and ill-informed public

CLICK HERE

Crisis Help Lines/Hot Lines

HopeLine, INC.

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HopeLine of North Carolina (24 Hour Crisis Line) is a family of confidential services offering caring, non-judgmental listening and resource information in an effort to improve the overall well-being of people in the community.

Crisis Line/ Teen TalkLine
919-231-4525
877-235-4525 (toll free)

CLICK HERE

Project Rainbow Net...

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Project Rainbow Net, is a grassroots effort based on the insight of an advisory council made up of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people who have an understanding of domestic violence in LGBT relationships and a desire to end it.

Project Rainbow Net will provide a series of trainings to LGBT community groups and domestic violence service providers across the state in order to improve our state's response to LGBT survivors of domestic violence. Information will be gathered and disseminated to domestic violence programs and LGBT community groups working to address domestic violence in LGBT relationships.

CLICK HERE

Media

Q-notes

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Qnotes is the LGBT arts, entertainment and news publication based in Charlotte, N.C. With a strong and robust presence online at goqnotes.com, and a free print circulation of approximately 10,000 distributed every other week, we are the largest and most trusted source of news, politics, opinion, entertainment, art, lifestyle, community events and more for LGBT North Carolinians and South Carolinians.

Their print edition is distributed in major cities and small-to-medium sized cities and towns in the Carolinas including the greater Charlotte metro area, and in Raleigh, Greensboro, Winston-Salem, Durham, Chapel Hill, Hickory and Carrboro.

Their online edition receives tens of thousands of hits each month and offers daily news, arts and entertainment updates and upcoming events.

CLICK HERE

The Triangle

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The Triangle is a monthly LGBTQ publication that lists resources for the Raleigh, Durham & Chapel Hill Area.  The print edition is distributed at many different locations throughout the triangle area.  It is filled with news articles, arts and entertainment news, local events and programs and local resources.  Their publication can also be seen online.

CLICK HERE

Raleigh GLBT Report

A weekly GLBT community report that is a news resource, brought to you in a weekly e-mail report along with a website, that has current up-to-date information about everything GLBT going on in the Triangle area.  The success of this Raleigh GLBT Report community news resource depends on the total community using it, informing others and helping supply information to it … as in the past here at the Report, you are being asked to help them keep others informed. Remember, ALL GLBT VOICES ARE IMPORTANT, DESERVE TO BE HEARD AND DESERVE RESPECT … It has been their goal to help make this possible.

CLICK HERE

Cultural

NC Gay & Lesbian Film Festival

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The Annual North Carolina Gay and Lesbian Film Festival (NCGLFF) is the second largest gay and lesbian film festival in the Southeast, attracting thousands of patrons yearly. Since its beginning in 1995, the Festival has featured a diverse array of shorts, documentaries and feature films. The Durham Convention and Visitors Bureau named the NCGLFF a Signature Event for Durham, the highest honor bestowed on a cultural event or attraction by the organization.

The NCGLFF celebrates a worldwide glimpse of today's gay and lesbian life, helps bring the community together and features entertaining and sophisticated films and filmmaking.

CLICK HERE

Triangle Gay Men's Chorus

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The Triangle Gay Men's Chorus provides a venue for gay and gay-affirming individuals to develop their interests and display their musical talents in a professional manner. The goals are to strengthen the spirit and open presence of the gay community and to provide to the public-at-large a positive image of this community. Brothers Singing, Declaring Pride, Touching Lives.

CLICK HERE

Political

Equality North Carolina

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Equality NC is a statewide group dedicated to securing equal rights and justice for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and trans-gender (LGBT) people. We work toward that goal by effectively lobbying the North Carolina General Assembly, executive branch, and local governments on issues like inclusive anti-bullying policies, employment discrimination, hate violence, privacy rights, sexuality education, adoption, domestic partnership, HIV/AIDS, and more. We also work to engage North Carolinians with educational programming and outreach efforts.

CLICK HERE

Human Rights Campaign - North Carolina

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The North Carolina Steering Committee of the Human Rights Campaign is a diverse volunteer group of individuals working each and every day to bring the mission of HRC to gay, lesbian, bisexual, and trans-gender and straight-supportive people in this area.

CLICK HERE


Health Links

Get Real Get Tested

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“Get Real, Get Tested.”is a statewide HIV educational and testing campaign to encourage everyone to get tested for HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases. The project includes television and radio messages, and a toll-free HIV/AIDS Hotline, 1-888-HIV4REAL (1-888-448-4732).

The project is a collaborative effort involving the North Carolina Communicable Disease Branch, WRAZ/FOX 50 and other industry partners, with the cooperation of community-based organizations and local health departments.

CLICK HERE

NC Division of Public Health - Epidemiology -
HIV/STD Prevention & Care

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Epidemiology is the branch of public health that works to understand the causes and effects of disease in communities. They look for ways to prevent or control those diseases and their negative effects on people and society. Epidemiologists study the factors and relationships that determine the presence, numbers, trends and distribution of diseases in communities and certain populations.  The HIV/STD Prevention & Care Division eliminate morbidity and mortality due to sexually transmitted diseases (syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, HIV/AIDS) and assure that an up-to-date continum of care services is available for all HIV-infected individuals residing in North Carolina.  They also track newly diagnosed HIV/STD infections and gather state-wide statistics.

CLICK HERE


National Organizations, Resources & Links

Health Links

Center for Disease Control

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Your Online Source for Credible Health Information.

Need to Talk?
Call the CDC Hotline
1-800-CDC-INFO

CLICK HERE

AIDS.gov

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AIDS.gov works to increase HIV testing and care among people most at-risk for, or living with, HIV, by using emerging communication strategies to provide access to Federal HIV information, policies (e.g. the National HIV/AIDS Strategy), programs, and resources.

CLICK HERE

The Body

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A very thorough HIV/AIDS resource.

CLICK HERE

DC TOOL KIT / DC FUK IT

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DCtoolkit.org/DCfukit.org is a grass roots community based prevention program developed by men who have sex with men specifically for our community. Our mission is to stop the spread of HIV and other sexually transmitted infections in our community by teaching the facts about sexually transmitted infections and by providing free condom/lube kits to the community as tools to help reduce the spread of these infections. DCfukit.org was developed by members of the Washington DC GLBT community and is supported by private donations and The Metro DC GLBT Center. Enjoy your sexuality responsibly: choose condoms and other safer sex practices, or monogamy, or abstinence. Love yourself. Love your partners. Love our community. Stop HIV/AIDS and other Sexually Transmitted Infections.

CLICK HERE

Gay Men's Health Crisis

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GMHC is the world’s first and leading provider of HIV/AIDS prevention, care and advocacy. Building on decades of dedication and expertise, we understand the reality of HIV/AIDS and empower a healthy life for all.

CLICK HERE

Gay & Lesbian Medical Association

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GLMA's mission is to ensure equality in health care for lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans-gender individuals and health care providers.

CLICK HERE

Nine and a Half Minutes

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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) launched a new national domestic campaign for HIV/AIDS called "Act Against AIDS" that aims to contribute to reducing HIV incidence in the United States because every nine and a half minutes, someone in the U.S. is infected with HIV.  "Act Against AIDS" is a multi-year, multi-faceted communication campaign that is being planned and released in phases.  Each phase, with its own unique objectives and target audiences, will utilize mass media and direct-to-consumer communication channels to deliver important HIV prevention messages in a manner designed to be compelling, credible, and relevant.  Some campaign phases will influence knowledge and information-seeking behaviors, while other phases will influence complex prevention and testing behaviors.

CLICK HERE

Crisis Help Lines/Hot Lines

The Trevor Project

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The Trevor Project is determined to end suicide among LGBTQ youth by providing life-saving and life-affirming resources including our nationwide, 24/7 crisis intervention lifeline, digital community and advocacy/educational programs that create a safe, supportive and positive environment for everyone.

CLICK HERE

It Gets Better Project

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The It Gets Better Project has turned into a worldwide movement, inspiring over 5000 user-created videos and over 15 million views. To date, the project has received submissions from celebrities, organizations, activists, politicians and media personalities, including President Barack Obama, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Adam Lambert, Anne Hathaway, Colin Farrell, Matthew Morrison of "Glee", Joe Jonas, Joel Madden, Ke$ha, Sarah Silverman, Tim Gunn, Ellen DeGeneres, Suze Orman, the staffs of The Gap, Google and Facebook, the Broadway community, and many more. For us, every video changes a life. It doesn’t matter who makes it. The website www.itgetsbetterproject.com is a place where young people who are lesbian, gay, bi, or trans can see how love and happiness can be a reality in their future.  It’s a place where our straight allies can visit and support their friends and family members.  It’s a place where people can share their stories, take the It Gets Better Project pledge, watch videos of love and support, and seek help through the Trevor Project and GLSEN.

CLICK HERE

GLBT National Help Center

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The GLBT National Help Center is a non-profit, tax-exempt organization that is dedicated to meeting the needs of the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender community and those questioning their sexual orientation and gender identity. They offer several different programs including two national hotlines that help members of our community talk about the important issues that they are facing in their lives.  We help end the isolation that many people feel, by providing a safe environment on the phone or via the internet to discuss issues that people can’t talk about anywhere else.

GLBT National Hotline:  Toll-free  (1-888-843-4564)
GLBT National Youth Talk Line: Toll  (1-800-246-7743)

CLICK HERE

Campaigns & Support Organizations

Human Rights Campaign (HRC)

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The Human Rights Campaign is America's largest civil rights organization working to achieve lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans-gender (LGBT) equality. By inspiring and engaging all Americans, HRC strives to end discrimination against LGBT citizens and realize a nation that achieves fundamental fairness and equality for all.

CLICK HERE

Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG)

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Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG) is a national organization that promotes the health and well-being of lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans-gender persons, their families and friends through: support, to cope with an adverse society; education, to enlighten an ill-informed public; and advocacy, to end discrimination and to secure equal civil rights.  PFLAG provides opportunity for dialogue about sexual orientation and gender identity, and acts to create a society that is healthy and respectful of human diversity.

CLICK HERE

Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network (GLSEN)

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GLSEN, the Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network, is the leading national education organization focused on ensuring safe schools for all students. Established in 1990, GLSEN envisions a world in which every child learns to respect and accept all people, regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity/expression. GLSEN seeks to develop school climates where difference is valued for the positive contribution it makes to creating a more vibrant and diverse community.

CLICK HERE

Matthew Shepard Foundation

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The Matthew Shepard Foundation was founded by Dennis and Judy Shepard in memory of their 21-year old son, Matthew, who was murdered in an anti-gay hate crime in Wyoming in October 1998.

Created to honor Matthew in a manner that was appropriate to his dreams, beliefs and aspirations, the Foundation seeks to “Replace Hate with Understanding, Compassion & Acceptance” through its varied educational, outreach and advocacy programs and by continuing to tell Matthew’s story.

Their vision is t o educate and enlighten others on the importance of diversity, understanding, compassion, acceptance and respect. Everyone must participate in developing solutions to problems that are rooted in ignorance and hatred.

CLICK HERE

International Day Against Homophobia

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The International Day Against Homophobia , held on May 17 every year, is a rallying event offering an opportunity for people to get together and reach out to one another. Fondation Émergence promotes, mainly on a pan-Canadian level, the International Day Against Homophobia and encourages organizations and individuals to highlight this event in their environment.

CLICK HERE

Avert

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AVERT is an international HIV and AIDS charity, based in the UK, working to avert HIV and AIDS worldwide, through education, treatment and care.

CLICK HERE

We Make The Change

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Together, we can become a powerful threat against the AIDS epidemic by turning our knowledge of HIV into action - and this action starts with each of us.  That's the philosophy behind We Make The Change.  We can make changes in our own lives - and in our community - to stop the spread of HIV infection.  By coming together, and sharing information, we build the foundation for a stronger neighborhood, a stronger family, and a stronger message:  We are more powerful than the disease.

CLICK HERE

We Are Greater Than AIDS

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Knowledge > Ignorance
When it comes to HIV/AIDS what we don't know can hurt us...Be Greater Than AIDS, know the facts.

Greater Than AIDS is an unprecedented collaboration among a broad coalition of public and private sector partners united in the response to the AIDS crisis in the United State, in particular the severe and disproportionate epidemic among Black Americans and other heavily affected groups.  Through a national media campaign and targeted community outreach, Greater Than AIDS aims to increase knowledge and understanding about HIV/AIDS and confront the stigma surrounding the disease.

CLICK HERE

Mpowerment

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The Mpowerment Project is a model HIV prevention program that has been specifically designed to address the needs of young gay and bisexual men. Scientific studies demonstrate that the program reduces the rates of unprotected anal intercourse among this group, and thus lowers the rate of new HIV infection.

Find out more about the Project or read some of the research papers on the Project's effectiveness.

CLICK HERE

My Ballroom Life

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My Ballroom Life is a program of the Gay Men's Health Crisis (GMHC) . The Ballroom CARES! program is a partnership between the House and Ball community (HBC) and community organizations, in an effort to provide the foundation for community mobilization and improve the health and well being of everyone in the House and Ball community.  GMHC’s Ballroom CARES! program provides leadership trainings, empowerment workshops, and community events and activities, to support community networking, community mobilization, and to promote a healthy community.
For more information about Ballroom CARES, please contact Luna "Legacy" Ortiz at 212-367-1017 or at lunao@wearemembersofthiscommunity.org

CLICK HERE

Latino Commission on AIDS

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The Latino Commission on AIDS is a nonprofit membership organization dedicated to fighting the spread of HIV/AIDS in the Latino community.

CLICK HERE

Give A Damn Campaign

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The Give a Damn Campaign is for everybody who cares about gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender equality.  The Give a Damn Campaign is a project of the True Colors Fund , founded by Cyndi Lauper. The True Colors Fund works to inspire and engage everyone, especially the straight community, to get involved in the advancement of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender equality.  As an advocate for more than 25 years, Cyndi has worked to bring her straight peers on board in support of equality. As she says, “If one of us is not equal, none of us are.”

CLICK HERE

List of Resources by Category

News and Current Events


Academic


Arts


Community Support


Corporations
  • Glaxo Smith Kline: Jack Modell — E-mail — 919-483-2328


Dental


Entertainment


Financial Planners
  • Triangle Financial Advisors: Lorraine Johnson
    919-789-3098
    www.trifiadv.com
  • Matthew Unger, Financial Advisor, Ameriprise Financial
    3600 Glenwood Ave., Suite 130
    Raleigh, NC 27612
    919-227-3182
    ameripriseadvisors.com/matthew.e.unger
  • MassMutual Financial Group
    Arlene Tharrington
    cell 919-924-3122
    atharrington@wearemembersofthiscommunity.org
  • Cameron Financial
    Tom Cameron, CLU, CFP, President
    1304 Ventnor Pl, Cary 27519
    Phone 919-439-0302
    Fax 919-415-1788
    tom@wearemembersofthiscommunity.org
    www.cameronfinancial.com
  • Ms Thom Nguyen, Financial Advisor
    Merrill Lynch
    150 Fayetteville St #2000, Raleigh, NC 27601
    thom.nguyen@wearemembersofthiscommunity.org
    919-829-2079


Hair Services
  • Raleigh Hair Concepts — 128 Mine Lake Court Raleigh, NC 27615 — www.raleighhair.com
  • ExcelLase Laser Hair Removal — Houshi Haeussler — 919-833-8484 — www.lasernc.com
  • ROI Salon — Cameron Village, 817 Oberlin Road, Raleigh — 919-413-2406


Legal


Medical


Museums


Mortgage Services
  • Christopher Murray, CRMS Corporate Investors Mortgage Group, Inc - 1121 Situs Ct Ste 100, Raleigh, NC 27606 Office (919) 676-1111 www.trianglencmortgage.com


Night Clubs


Political


Publishers

Realtors


Religious


Retail


Service Groups


Social


Social - Women’s Groups


Social - Men’s Groups


Sports


Transgender


Transportation


Travel/Vacation


Veterinarians


Youth Services


Last Updated (02/21/12)
This education awareness project is sponsored by the
LGBT Center of Raleigh .
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Created and designed by Luke Keeler .
Page last updated:  04/01/17