Contact Local Officials, Police, and GLBT Services
- If you feel you have not been taken seriously or are not satisfied with the outcome, the next step
is to recruit help. Remember, Fight OUT Loud will already be mobilized to help you in your
search for allies and support.
- A great source of help can be a local out government official (or even a GLBT-friendly one).
Fight OUT Loud will assist you in finding these people, but another great resource is the Gay
and Lesbian Leadership Institute's Out Officials Search Engine. Also, The Human Rights
Campaign has an state and local officials search engine as well. Don't worry, it can be
overwhelming, but we will be by you every step of the way to do the digging and searching for you.
- If you feel threatened or scared, you can always contact your local police department. Most
now have GLBT community liaisons if you feel uncomfortable or unsafe speaking to a regular
police officer. Fight OUT Loud will help you find these liaisons, so again do not worry.
Remember, not all situations call for police involvement or constitute crimes, but a good rule of
thumb is: if you feel unsafe, threatened, or frightened in anyway, contact the police.
- Lastly, there are a multitude of GLBT organizations, both local and national, to assist and help in
such situations. Fight OUT Loud will automatically help put you in contact with these groups, but
here is a list of national organizations that may be of help:
The National Gay and Lesbian Task Force
The Human Rights Campaign
Lambda Legal
The Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD)
The National Stonewall Democrats
- Again, these actions may be all that are necessary to resolve your situation. However, if you
feel you are not being taken seriously or are not given a satisfactory response, move onto the
next step of contacting and dealing with the media. Remember, we are here to help you if you
are unsure of what to do.
- If you feel you have not been taken seriously or are not satisfied with the outcome, the next step
is to recruit help. Remember, Fight OUT Loud will already be mobilized to help you in your
search for allies and support.
- A great source of help can be a local out government official (or even a GLBT-friendly one).
Fight OUT Loud will assist you in finding these people, but another great resource is the Gay
and Lesbian Leadership Institute's Out Officials Search Engine. Also, The Human Rights
Campaign has an state and local officials search engine as well. Don't worry, it can be
overwhelming, but we will be by you every step of the way to do the digging and searching for you.
- If you feel threatened or scared, you can always contact your local police department. Most
now have GLBT community liaisons if you feel uncomfortable or unsafe speaking to a regular
police officer. Fight OUT Loud will help you find these liaisons, so again do not worry.
Remember, not all situations call for police involvement or constitute crimes, but a good rule of
thumb is: if you feel unsafe, threatened, or frightened in anyway, contact the police.
- Lastly, there are a multitude of GLBT organizations, both local and national, to assist and help in
such situations. Fight OUT Loud will automatically help put you in contact with these groups, but
here is a list of national organizations that may be of help:
The National Gay and Lesbian Task Force
The Human Rights Campaign
Lambda Legal
The Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD)
The National Stonewall Democrats
- Again, these actions may be all that are necessary to resolve your situation. However, if you
feel you are not being taken seriously or are not given a satisfactory response, move onto the
next step of contacting and dealing with the media. Remember, we are here to help you if you
are unsure of what to do.
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