Organizations in the History of the LGBT Community in Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Organizations in Milwaukee and Wisconsin
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This page lists the known GLBT Organizations in the state of Wisconsin.

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Category Name Founded Disbanded YrsOpen Location note/link
Activist CCF/ Cream City Foundation 1982 present 24 Milwaukee Charity
Activist Central Wis. Pride Committee 2004 present 3 Stevens Point Pride
Activist Charles Daniels Productions Inc. 1993 present 14 Milwaukee African-American
Activist Gay Liberation Front (GLF) 1970 1971 1 Milwaukee
Activist Gay Liberation Organization at UWM (GLO-UWM) 1970 1971 1 Milwaukee
Activist G/L Community Center Trust Fund 1995 present 13 Milwaukee
Activist GPU/ Gay Peoples Union 1971 present 35 basically inactive since 1990
Activist Homosexual Freedom League (see GLO-UWM) 1970 1971 1 Milwaukee
Activist HRL/ Human Rights League 1991 1999 8
Activist Lambda Political Caucus 1980 unknown 10
Activist LRN/ Lambda Rights Network 1987 1993 6
Activist LAMM/ Lesbian Alliance of Metro Milwaukee 1989 present 17 Milwaukee
Activist LGBT Center Advocates, Inc. 10 Milwaukee
Activist Madison Alliance for Homosexual Equality 1969 38 Madison (now known as Outreach)
Activist Milwaukee Gay/Lesbian Cable Network 1987 1994 7 Milwaukee
Activist Milwaukee Gay/Lesbian Pride Committee (MGLPC) 1988 1993 5 Milwaukee Pride; succeeded by PrideFest
Activist Milw. LGBT Community Center 1998 present 8 Milwaukee view WebSite
Activist Outreach 1969 38 Madison
Activist PFLAG/ Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays 1989 present 17
Activist Pride Celebrations in Wisconsin present statewide Pride
Activist PrideFest, Inc. 1993 present 13 Milwaukee Pride
Activist Queer Nation Milwaukee 5 Milwaukee
Arts Cream City Chorus 1987 present 20 Milwaukee chorus
Arts Cream City Singers 1984 1985 Milwaukee chorus
Arts Cream City Squares 1991 present 16 Milwaukee western dance
Arts Dairyland Cowboys and Cowgirls 1993 present 14 Madison western dance
Arts Fest City Singers 1985 1995c 10 Milwaukee chorus
Arts Men's Voices Milwaukee 2001 present Milwaukee chorus (Affinity Performing Arts)
Arts Milwaukee Gay Arts Center 2004 present 4 Milwaukee Performing Arts
Arts Shoreline- Milwaukee 1993 present 15 Milwaukee western dance
Arts Women's Voices Milwaukee 2006 present 1 Milwaukee chorus
Business BAM/ Business Association of Milwaukee 1979c 1985c 5 Milwaukee bar owner coalition
Business CCBA/ Cream City Business Association 1981 1989 8 Milwaukee
Health ACT UP! (AIDS Coalition To Unleash Power) 1990 1996 6 Milwaukee
Health AIDS Information Milwaukee (AIM) 1988 1989 1 Milwaukee founded by Dan Gordon
Health ARCW/ AIDS Resource Center of Wisconsin 1985 present 22 statewide
Health Brady East STD / BESTD Clinic 1974 present 33 Milwaukee
Health Galano Club 1973 present 34 Milwaukee substance abuse
Health National Coalition of Gay Sexually Transmitted Disease Services (NCGSTDS) 1979 1988 9 national
Health STD Specialties 1984c present 23 Milwaukee
Social Bi Definition 1996 2004 8
Social Black & White Men Together 1981 present 26 (also briefly known as Men of All Colors Together (MACT), and People of All Colors Together (PACT))
Social Essence Social Club 1973 ? 10 social
Social GAMMA 1978 present 28 Milwaukee
Social Imagine Dinner Club 1970s 1980s 10 SE Wisc. dining
Social MCC-Milw./ Metropolitan Community Church 1978 present 28 Milwaukee religious
Social Milwaukee Guerrilla Gay Bar 2007 present 1 Milwaukee
Social SAGE 1994 present 26 Milwaukee seniors
Social Sherman Park Rainbow Association 1993 2002 9 Milwaukee
Social Women Across Wisconsin present Madison social
Social Women Who Want To Dance present Madison social
Social Women's Voices Milwaukee present Milwaukee chorus
Sports GAMMA (see Social organizations)
Sports HIT/ Holiday Invitational Tournament present 20 Milwaukee bowling
Sports SSBL/ Saturday Softball Beer League 1977 present 29 Milwaukee softball
Misc. Wisconsin Womyn's Land Co-op 1976 1985 9 Madison/Milw.
Leather Argonauts of Wisconsin 1974 present 22 Green Bay
Leather Bear Club for Men 2005 present 2 Green Bay view WebSite
Leather Brew City Bears present Milwaukee view WebSite
Leather Castaways M.C. 1979 present 26 Milwaukee motorcylce
Leather Dykes on Bikes- Madison present Madison motorcycle
Leather Four Lakes Bears present Madison view WebSite
Leather Great Lakes Harley Riders 1990 present 16 Milwaukee motorcylce
Leather Milwaukee Knights 1990 2005 15 Milwaukee levi/leather
Leather Oberons 1987 2005 18 Milwaukee levi/leather
Leather Silver Star 1973 1982 9 Milwaukee motorcylce club

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Credits: concept and format by Don Schwamb.
Last updated: February-2008.