ORGANIZATIONS DIRECTORY

Discover Organizations in the History of the LGBTQ community in Wisconsin

Explore the diverse organizations that have shaped the history of gay and lesbian life, culture, and society in Wisconsin. Click the SHOW/HIDE filters below to narrow your selection.

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Activism

ACT UP! (AIDS Coalition To Unleash Power)

Milwaukee WI

STARTED: 1989
ENDED: 1996

WI Region: Southeast

Health

AIDS Information Milwaukee (AIM)

Milwaukee WI

STARTED: 1988
ENDED: 1989

WI Region: Southeast

Health

AIDS Resource Center of Wisconsin (ARCW)

Milwaukee WI

STARTED: 1985
ENDED: 2019

WI Region: Southeast

Faith

Angels of Hope Metropolitan Community Church

Kaukauna WI

STARTED: 1986
Still Active

WI Region: Southeast

Leather

Argonauts of Wisconsin

Green Bay WI

STARTED: 1974
Still Active

WI Region: Northeast

Arts

Bay City Chorus

Green Bay WI

STARTED: 1991
ENDED: 1997

WI Region: Northeast

Support

Bi Definition

Milwaukee WI

STARTED: 1995
ENDED: 2004

WI Region: Southeast

Support

Bi+ Pride Milwaukee

Milwaukee WI

STARTED: 2014
Still Active

WI Region: Southeast

Activism

Black & White Men Together

Milwaukee WI

STARTED: 1980
Still Active

WI Region: Southeast

Health

Brady East STD (BESTD)

Milwaukee WI

STARTED: 1974
Still Active

WI Region: Southeast

Business

BAM/ Business Association of Milwaukee

Milwaukee WI

STARTED: 1979
ENDED: 1985

WI Region: Southeast

Leather

Castaways M.C.

Milwaukee WI

STARTED: 1979
Still Active

WI Region: Southeast

Activism

Center Advocates, Inc.

Milwaukee WI

STARTED: 2001
ENDED: 2009

WI Region: Southeast

Health

CENTER Project

NE Wisconsin WI

STARTED: 1985
ENDED: 1997

WI Region: Southeast

Central WI Pride Committee

Stevens Point WI

STARTED: 2004
Still Active

WI Region: Southeast

Business

Cream City Business Association (CCBA)

Milwaukee WI

STARTED: 1981
ENDED: 1989

WI Region: Southeast

Arts

Cream City Chorus

Milwaukee WI

STARTED: 1987
ENDED: 2012

WI Region: Southeast

Fundraising

Cream City Foundation (CCF)

Milwaukee WI

STARTED: 1982
Still Active

WI Region: Southeast

Recreation

Cream City Squares

Milwaukee WI

STARTED: 1991
Still Active

WI Region: Southeast

Recreation

Dairyland Dancers

Madison WI

STARTED: 1993
Still Active

WI Region: Central

Diverse & Resilient

Milwaukee WI

STARTED: 1995
Still Active

WI Region: Southeast

Activism

Entertainers Against AIDS

Green Bay WI

STARTED: 1998
ENDED: 2005

WI Region: Northeast

Arts

Fest City Singers

Milwaukee WI

STARTED: 1985
ENDED: 1997

WI Region: Southeast

Activism

Fox Valley Gay Alliance (FVGA)

Appleton WI

STARTED: 1972
ENDED: 1975

WI Region: Northeast

Fundraising

G/L Community Fund

Milwaukee WI

STARTED: 1995
Still Active

WI Region: Southeast

Health

Galano Club

Milwaukee WI

STARTED: 1973
Still Active

WI Region: Southeast

Activism

Gay Liberation Front (GLF)

Milwaukee WI

STARTED: 1970
ENDED: 1971

WI Region: Southeast

Activism

Gay Liberation Organization (GLO)

Milwaukee WI

STARTED: 1970
ENDED: 1971

WI Region: Southeast

Activism

Gay Peoples Union (GPU)

Milwaukee WI

STARTED: 1971
Still Active

WI Region: Southeast

Arts

Great Lakes Film and Video

Milwaukee WI

STARTED: 1991
ENDED: 1996

WI Region: Southeast

Leather

Great Lakes Harley Riders

Milwaukee WI

STARTED: 1990
ENDED: Unknown

WI Region: Southeast

Recreation

Holiday Invitational Tournament (HIT)

Milwaukee WI

STARTED: 1979
ENDED: 2019

WI Region: Southeast

Activism

Homosexual Freedom League

Milwaukee WI

STARTED: 1970
ENDED: 1971

WI Region: Southeast

Activism

Human Rights League (HRL)

STARTED: 1991
ENDED: 1999

WI Region: Southeast

Activism

Lambda Political Caucus

STARTED: 1980
ENDED: Unknown

WI Region: Southeast

Activism

Lambda Rights Network (LRN)

STARTED: 1987
ENDED: 1993

WI Region: Southeast

Arts

Lavender Commitment

Milwaukee WI

STARTED: 1983
ENDED: 1988

WI Region: Southeast

Activism

Lesbian Alliance of Metro Milwaukee (LAMM)

Milwaukee WI

STARTED: 1989
ENDED: 2020

WI Region: Southeast

Activism

Madison Alliance for Homosexual Equality

Madison WI

STARTED: 1969
ENDED: 1970

WI Region: Central

Pride

Madison Area Gay Interim Committee (MAGIC Picnic)

Madison WI

STARTED: 1977
ENDED: 2008

WI Region: Central

Arts

Men's Voices Milwaukee

Milwaukee WI

STARTED: 2001
ENDED: 2017

WI Region: Southeast

Health

Milwaukee AIDS Project (MAP)

statewide WI

STARTED: 1985
ENDED: 1986

WI Region: Southeast

Recreation

Milwaukee Flippers

Milwaukee WI

STARTED: 1991
ENDED: Unknown

WI Region: Southeast

Milwaukee Gay Arts Center

Milwaukee WI

STARTED: 2005
ENDED: 2013

WI Region: Southeast

Education

Milwaukee Gay/Lesbian Cable Network

Milwaukee WI

STARTED: 1987
ENDED: 1994

WI Region: Southeast

Arts

Milwaukee Gay/Lesbian Film Festival

Milwaukee WI

STARTED: 1983
ENDED: 2019

WI Region: Southeast

Leather

Milwaukee Knights

Milwaukee WI

STARTED: 1990
ENDED: 2005

WI Region: Southeast

Pride

Milwaukee Lesbian/Gay Pride Committee (MLGPC)

Milwaukee WI

STARTED: 1988
ENDED: 1993

WI Region: Southeast

Support

Milwaukee LGBT Community Center

Milwaukee WI

STARTED: 1998
Still Active

WI Region: Southeast

Milwaukee LGBT Film/Video Festival

Milwaukee WI

STARTED: 1983
ENDED: 2019

WI Region: Southeast

Faith

Milwaukee Metropolitan Community Church

Milwaukee WI

STARTED: 1971
Still Active

WI Region: Southeast

Milwaukee Pride, Inc. (parent organization of PrideFest)

Milwaukee WI

STARTED: 2017
Still Active

WI Region: Southeast

Health

National Coalition of Gay Sexually Transmitted Disease Services (NCGSTDS)

Nationwide WI

STARTED: 1979
ENDED: 1988

WI Region: Southeast

NEW Pride, aka Pride Alive

Green Bay WI

STARTED: 2008
Still Active

WI Region: Southeast

Leather

Oberons

Milwaukee WI

STARTED: 1987
ENDED: 2005

WI Region: Southeast

Activism

PFLAG/ Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays

Milwaukee WI

STARTED: 1989
Still Active

WI Region: Southeast

Support

Positive Voice

Green Bay & Appleton WI

STARTED: 1992
ENDED: 2021

WI Region: Northeast

ActivismPride

PrideFest Inc. (parent organization of PrideFest)

Milwaukee WI

STARTED: 1994
ENDED: 2017

WI Region: Southeast

Activism

Rainbow Over Wisconsin

Green Bay, Appleton, Sheboygan WI

STARTED: 1996
Still Active

WI Region: Southeast, Northeast

Activism

Renaissance of Madison

Madison WI

STARTED: 1974
ENDED: 1981

WI Region: Southwest

SAGE/ Senior Action in Gay Environment

Milwaukee WI

STARTED: 2002
ENDED: 2008

WI Region: Southeast

Arts

Shoreline - Milwaukee

Milwaukee WI

STARTED: 1992
Still Active

WI Region: Southeast

Leather

Silver Star

Milwaukee WI

STARTED: 1973
ENDED: 1980

WI Region: Southeast

Recreation

SSBL/ Saturday Softball Beer League

Milwaukee WI

STARTED: 1977
Still Active

WI Region: Southeast

Health

STD Specialties

Milwaukee WI

STARTED:
Still Active

WI Region: Southeast

Wisconsin LGBTQ History Project, Inc. (this website)

Milwaukee WI

STARTED: 1995
Still Active

WI Region: Southeast

Arts

Women's Voices Milwaukee

Milwaukee WI

STARTED: 2006
Still Active

WI Region: Southeast

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