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Gay Puerto Vallarta Travel and Rental Guide -
Resources, Politics, Health, Gay Culture
Activism, Blogs, Rights, etc
Gay Links & such, Page II
to Gay Travel Links I

To visit or return to the
Puerto Vallarta Gay Travel
and Rental Guide, choose
from the links below:

Rentals & Lodging
Puerto Vallarta Condos
- Condominiums LP
- Beach rentals PB
- Beach condos ED
- Molino de Agua
Gay Hotels Vallarta
Pueto Vallarta Villas
- Two bedroom villas
- Three bedrooms
- Four bedroom villas
- 5 & 6 bedrooms
- 7-12 bedroom villas

Gay Puerto Vallarta
Art Gallery scene
Botanical Gardens
Cafes - Internet
Calendar Gay Events
Charities Community
Contact Info
Excursions - tours
Gay Bars & Clubs
Gay Beaches
Gay Cruises & Tours
Gay Gyms - spas
Important phone #s
Law and Custom
Lesbian Vallarta
Malecon downtown
Map
More Gay Bar photos
More Gay Beach pics
More Malecon photos
More Restaurant pics
Other Beaches
Photos Carnival 2010
Pics Day of the Dead
Quick Gay Travel tips
Restaurant dining
Services
Shopping
Straight Bars & clubs
Sunset photos
Tourist Info
Vallarta Annual Events
Vallarta Pictures
Vallarta Pride & events
Weather & climate

Vallarta Condo Rentals
Loma del Mar LDM-14
Apartment LDM-22
La Palapa condo 701
3-5 bedroom ALM-6
Beach rental VDS-47
Molino de Agua 303
Plaza Dorada 503
Escondido rental C-12
La Palapa 504
Waterfront condo PB-43

Queer Arts Resource
Forum for the display and
discussion of queer
visual and literary arts;
links to gay art websites.
Founded in 1996

Gay and Lesbian Political Resources, Health,
Human Rights, Art, etc.

ACT UP - New York
ACT UP is a diverse, non-partisan group of individuals united in anger
and committed to direct action to end the AIDS crisis
Over 25 years of Direct Action
American Civil Liberties Union - Gay and Lesbian Rights
The ACLU works to ensure that lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people
can live openly without discrimination and enjoy equal rights, personal autonomy
and freedoms of expression and assocation
Avert - Global info and advice on HIV & AIDS
Mental and physical health and concerns, personal stories,
transmission and prevention, living with HIV, myths about, sex and STIs
Children of Lesbians and Gays Everywhere (COLAGE)
People with a lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or queer parent

GLAAD
Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation -
dedicated to promoting and ensuring fair, accurate
and inclusive representation of people and events in the media
Gay and Lesbian National Help Center - National Hotline
providing free and confidential phone and internet peer-counseling
info and local resources

Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network (GLSEN)
This organization has been championing LGBTQ issues in kindergarten-12 education since 1990.
GLSEN's stated mission is to create safe and affirming schools for all, regardless of
gender identity, sexual orientation, or gender expression
Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Community Centers
Founded in 1994 CenterLink helps LGBT commuinty centers and its members
to meet the social, cultural, health and political advocacy needs.
Gay Men's Domestic Violence Project (GMDVP)

Gay & Lesbian News from the Advocate and Gay.com
Gay Straight Alliance Network
Group that connects the California Gay/Straight Alliances
to each other and to community resources

the GLBT Resource Page
Links to some of the better GLBT resources on the internet
to help people and their allies get informed, empowered and active
Global Gayz
A gay-owned charitable travel and culture website focusing
on les-bi-gay-trans life around the world. Based on actual visits and
presenting stories, news reports, links and picture galleries for more than 190 countries

Human Rights Campaign (HRC)
Civil rights organization
working to achieve lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer equality
Immigration Equality
Largest national LGBTQ immigrant rights organization, which provides free expert legal
services and policy advocacy on behalf of LGBTQ and HIV-positive immigrants
they also have an emergency national hotline
International Gay and Lesbian Association (IGLA)
Now known as that International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association
A worldwide federation of more than 1,200 member organizations from 132 countries campaigning for
lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and intersex rights. Established in 1978
ILGA enjoys consultative status at the UN ECOSOC Council, publishes an annual world report and
a map on legislation criminalizing or protecting people
on the basis of their sexual orientation or recognizing their relationships

International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission (IGLHRC)
LAMBDA Gay and Lesbian Anti-Violence Project
Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund
Lesbian.Org - Resources for Lesbians

Leslie-Lohman Gay Art Foundation Favorite
Links - Art, Written Word, Resources Etc
National Center for Lesbian rights (NCLR)
National Coalition of Anti-Violence Projects
National Gay and Lesbian Task Force (NGLTF)

Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Human Rights
Amnesty International campaigns for the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual and
transgender people: with rights updates, blog, campaigns and cases
Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG)
Founded in 1972, PFLAG is the nation's largest family and ally organization
Uniting people who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) with families, friends, and allies
PFLAG is committed to advancing equality through its mission of support, education, and advocacy.
PFLAG has 400 chapters and 200,000 supporters of American families in major urban centers,
small cities, and rural areas in all 50 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico
Queer Arts Resource
Forum for the display and discussion of queer visual arts.
Founded in 1996

The Recovery Village - Gay Drug & Alcohol Treatment Resources
With adult rehab centers in FL, CO, WA, OH and MD. Valuable info online concerning drug & alcohol treatment
resources and services for the LGBTQ+ communities, where substance abuse is more common than
in the general population due to the various mental health disorders
that develop as a result of rejection, abuse, discrimination and ostracism at home and in society

Mexico Travel Links etc
Casa Condesa
A private gay guesthouse in Acapulco, Guerrero, Mexico
for men only

More than a few Gay Blogs etc
Band of Thebes
gay books, movies, photography,
film, and gay history
Dan Savage - at The Stranger
In addition to being a nationally syndicated sex advice columnist and author of books,
Savage can also lay claim to being the only person at The Stranger
to have actually converted his sexuality into a profession
Direland
politics and media analysis, by Dan Ireland
gay city news
the Gist - Michelangelo Signoreli
Signoreli comments about and sometimes madly obsesses
over politics, media, popular culture...
Good as You
Gay. Lesbian. Bi. Trans. Homosexual. Activism
Humor. News. Politics. Commentary. Irreverence. GLBT. LGBT. Queer
with a sense of humor

Made in Brazil
Middle East Gay Journal
Best Gay Travel Guide
resource for gay travel, gay events, news and gay entertainment
from around the world. Photos and plenty of info

Oh la la Mag
lifestyle and pop culture to the max
Out Sports
The Backlot - Corner of Hollywood and Gay
Queer Beacon
Queerty
Free of an agenda. except that gay one
a leading Gay and Lesbian news and entertainment site
with a real lot of silly stuff too
Towleroad
gay culture, politics, media, entertainment,
technology, fashion, gossip and life

GAY (LGBT) Hotlines
Support and resources for gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgendered,
queer and questioning youth
Trevor Helpline Toll-free: 866.4.U.TREVOR (866-488-7386); 7 days a week, 24 hours a day.
National suicide and crisis counseling for lesbian and gay youth. Local resource referrals available.
GLBT National Youth Talkline 800-246-PRIDE (1-800-246-7743); Mon-Sat 9:30pm to Midnight, Eastern time
Peer support and resources for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgendered, queer, and questioning youth.
CDC National STD and AIDS Hotline Toll-free: (800) 342-AIDS or (800) AIDS-TTY; 7 days a week, 24 hours a day
Gay and Lesbian National Hotline Toll-free: 888-THE-GLNH, 888-843-4564; Mon-Fri, 4pm to midnight,
and Sat, Noon-5pm, Eastern Standard Time
Linea Nacional del SIDA y ETS Toll-free: (800) 344-7432; 7 days a week, 8am-2pm, Eastern Standard Time
National Runaway Switchboard Toll-free (800) 621-4000; 7 days a week, 24 hours a day.
Hotline for runaway-homeless youth and their families.
(Information above thanks to The Complete Bear)

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A few (straight) Puerto Vallarta Links
All Vallarta Message Board
Banderas News
Excellent local news and opinion source in Pto Vallarta, Mexico; lively
Bay Vallarta
Very useful sources of info; a relatively new entertainment guide,
has one of the most complete listings of Who What Where and When Vallarta that I've seen
by the folks at Vallarta Online
PV Scene

Puerto Vallarta Restaurants and Dining Guide
Vallarta Scene Forum (lively forums)

PV City Hall's offical website (in Spanish)

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Alternative Healing
Bach Flower Center - Essences
Bach Flower Essences
Flower Essences
Each of the 38 remedies discovered by Dr. Edward Bach
is directed at resolving or alleviating a particular emotional stress
or distressful state of mind. Natural and effective.

Some other Favorites and Oddities
American Rivers
protects and restores America's rivers for the benefit
of people, wildlife, and nature
Amnesty International - USA
Congress.Org - issues & actions
Doctors without Borders
An international medical humanitarian organization of doctors that
provides aid in nearly 60 countries to people whose survival is
threatened by violence, neglect, or catastrophe
Earth Justice
because the Earth needs a good lawyer
Greenpeace USA
Human Rights Watch

Media Channel
Michael Moore's Website
film-maker & champion of the working classes
National Parks Conservation Association
working to protect and enhance America's National Park System
for present and future generations
National Wildlife Federation
a voice for wildlife, dedicated to protecting wildlife and habitat
and inspiring the future generation of conservationists
The Ocean Conservancy
Ocean Conservancy mobilizes citizen advocates to facilitate change
and to protect the ocean for future generations
working for more than four decades to ensure the health
of the ocean's valuable natural resources
Rainforest Action Network
Save Our Environment.Org
Collaborative effort of the nation's most influential environmental advocacy organizations
harnessing the power of the internet to increase public awareness and activism
on today's most important environmental issues

and
Seismograph Poetry
Gay poetry, haiku, quatrains, tanka, political poems, spirituality
by Michael Mayo

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A few other Blogs & Sources
Most of these have a lot of liberal and pro-democratic party nonsense

AlterNet
alternative news and information - environment,
economy, education, rights, culture, health, activism
Daily Kos
the largest liberal-leaning blog in America
Down with Tyranny
Juan Cole
thoughts on the middle east, history
and religion - generally good Middle East analysis

Moon of Alabama
one of my favorite with alternative ideas and commentary

Seeing the Forest
Political commentary - Looking at the bigger picture;
seeing the forest for the trees
the Spoof
spoof news headlines, parody and political satire stories
Think Progress
Political news blog - almost all pro-Democratic party stuff
divided into the sections climate, economy, health, justice, gay and lesbian,
world, culture, sports, politics and features.
TomDispatch
For anyone seeking a deeper understanding
of our post-9/11 world and a clear sense of
how our imperial globe actually works.
Superlative progressive radical ideas and writing
Truthdig
Expert reporting, current news on activism, environment, LGBT, politics,
women, health, international, military, race, surveillance
and provocative columnists,
especially the commentary by the great Chris Hedges

Truthout
Works to broaden and diversify the political discussion by introducing
independent voices and focusing on under-covered
issues and unconventional thinking

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Miscellaneous

Houndit web directory - Guides and directories

Octopedia - Travel

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