Gay and Lesbian Advocates and Defenders (Boston):
GLAD is New England's gay and lesbian civil rights legal foundation. Positions are available both for lesbian and gay civil rights work and the AIDS Law Project.

Human Rights Campaign (DC):
Human Rights Campaign is the largest national lesbian and gay rights organization dedicated to ending discrimination, securing equal rights and protecting health and safety of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered Americans. With national staff and volunteer members throughout the country, HRC lobbies the federal government on lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered legislative and regulatory matters, educates the public, participates in elections, organizes volunteers and provides civil rights expertise and training at the state and local level.

Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund (New York):
Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund is committed to achieving full recognition of the civil rights of lesbians, gay men and people with HIV/AIDS, through impact litigation, education and public policy work. Lambda works in a variety of areas including constitutional law, employment, public accommodations, equal marriage rights, the military, parenting and relationships, domestic partner benefits, sodomy law challenges, immigration, access to health care, anti-gay referenda and HIV/AIDS related discrimination.

The Law Office of Joyce Kauffman (Boston):
The Law Office of Joyce Kauffman is a family law firm with an emphasis on lesbian and gay family law issues.

Liberty (London):
Liberty is the leading human rights and civil liberties non-governmental organization in the UK. In addition to the campaigning work of the organization, Liberty has a dedicated litigation unit responsible for taking test cases to the European Court of Human Rights and domestically. Liberty pursues public interest cases in all areas covered by the European Convention on Human Rights and the Human Rights Act 1998, but particularly focuses on privacy, criminal justice, policing and equality issues.  Past co-op students have worked on LGBT civil rights issues.

National Center for Lesbian Rights (San Francisco):
A national legal resource center with a primary commitment to advancing the rights and safety of lesbians and their families through a program of litigation, public policy advocacy, free legal advice and counseling, and public education. In addition, NCLR provides representation and resources to gay men, and bisexual and transgender individuals on key issues that also significantly advance lesbian rights.

National Gay and Lesbian Task Force (DC):
Founded in 1973, the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force was the first national LGBT civil rights and advocacy organization and remains the movement's leading voice for freedom, justice, and equality. They work to build the grassroots political strength of our community by training the state and local activists and leaders and organizing broad-based campaigns to defeat anti-LGBT referenda and advance pro-LGBT legislation. The Policy Institute, the community's premiere think tank, provides research and policy analysis to support the struggle for complete equality. As part of a broader social justice movement, they work to create a world that respects and makes visible the diversity of human expression and identity where all people may fully participate in society.

San Francisco Human Rights Commission (LGBT and HIV Division):
The San Francisco Human Rights Commission is the city agency responsible for the enforcement of local anti-discrimination, contract compliance, affirmative action, and minority/women's business enterprise ordinances.

Servicemembers Legal Defense Network (DC):
SLDN is a legal aid, watchdog and policy organization dedicated to assisting service members affected by the "Don’t Ask, Don't Tell" statute and related policies, and to ending the ban on military service by openly gay Americans.

Urban Justice Project - Sylvia Rivera Law Project (New York):
This organization serves low-income transgender, transsexual, intersex and gender variant people. Its areas of practice include welfare, Medicaid, employment discrimination, criminal justice, prisoner's rights, health law, identity documents, education, and housing. It is a new, trans-run group doing direct services, public education, training and policy work.