Groups and Organizations
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SUPPORT/SOCIAL GROUPS
North Carolina
ALPS – call Janet at 828.253.6746 or email president@alpsofasheville.org
AMPUTEE SUPPORT GROUP, WNC – contact CarePartners at 828.254.3392 or Jay Buchner at 828.452.9475 or email amputeejay@yahoo.com
ASHEVILLE BRIDGE – email jafrle@yahoo.com
ASHEVILLE GAY MEN’S BOOK CLUB – email ashevillebookclub@yahoo.com or call 828.280.0497
ASHEVILLE GAY MEN’S SUPPER CLUB – call Thomas at 828.337.0318 or email cedarwinds@yahoo.com
ASHEVILLE VEGETARIANS – call Joe 828.423.6116, see ashevilleveg.com, or email veggieville@aol.com
ASHEVILLE LAMBDA GROUP OF ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS – call 828.650.6677
AWE – Asheville Writing Enthusiasts. call 828.225.5677 or theemaco@aol.com
BOONE LGBT PARENTING GROUP – email Kathy at staleyk1971@yahoo.com
BOONE FRIDAY WOMEN’S CHATGROUP AND DINING OUT – call Carol or Laurie at 828.898.4201
BOWLING LEAGUE – Asheville. call Robert Jennings at 828.450.9832
CANTARIA – visit www.cantariaasheville.org or call Michael Porter at 828.242.3766
CAPOEIRA ANGOLA CLASSES – visit capoeiraasheville.org or call Stefan at 828.253.4610
CAROLINA BEAR LODGE – visit www.carolinabears.com
CHARLOTTE BUSINESS GUILD – visit www.charlottebusinessguild.com
CHARLOTTE MEN’S COMING OUT SUPPORT GROUP – call 704.333.0144
CLOSER – Asheville. email NLM_55@yahoo.com or call Allen at 828.242.6570
FUN IN THE FOOTHILLS – visit groups.yahoo.com/group/funinthefoothills
EQUALITY NC – visit www.equalitync.org
FRANKLIN NC FRIENDS – visit http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FranklinNCFriends
GAY MEN’S MOVIE CLUB – visit movies.groups.yahoo.com/group/AshevilleGayMensMovieClub or email raycarter2001@yahoo.com
GORGE-US – Hickory Nut Gorge area. call 828.625.0958
HLLL – Hendersonville Lesbians Living Life. visit groups.google.com/group/HLLL or email Carol P. HLLL at singlez@juno.com
LIM – Lesbians in the Mountains. call 828.606.5364 or visit groups/google.com/group/limasheville
LOAFERS – (formerly Lesbians Over the Age of Forty – now there are NO age limitations!) Charlotte. email spudlover29@yahoo.com or call Jeanne at 704.995.6326
MANSPIRIT – Visit groups.yahoo.com/group/manspirit or contact Ricardo at journeyinward1@yahoo.com.
MYTRIGUY.COM – Join for free at www.mytriguy.com
OLE – WNC. call 828.296.9866
OUT IN THE MOUNTAINS – Sylva. email outinthemountains@yahoogroups.com
PFLAG ASHEVILLE – email ashevillepflag@hotmail.com or call 828.335.0787
PFLAG FLAT ROCK/HENDERSONVILLE – call 828.696.8250
PHOENIX TRANSGENDER SUPPORT – email jessicaash@aol.com
QUEER BOOK CLUB – email tyeand@gmail.com
SAFE STREETS ASHEVILLE PROJECT–New organization working to address safety concerns in the GLBTQ community. email for meeting time and location safestreetsasheville@gmail.com.
SEX ADDICTS ANONYMOUS – Asheville. call 800-477-8191 (live person Mon-Fri, 11 am till 7 pm) or 828.687.6718 to leave a local message for a return call
SHEVILLE AFTERDARK – visit groups.yahoo.com/shevilleafterdark/ to subscribe
TIME OUT YOUTH – Charlotte/Hickory. visit www.timeoutyouth.org
TRANZMISSION – write to P.O. Box 1874 Asheville, NC 28802 or email transmission_Asheville@yahoo.com
WILDERNESS NETWORK OF THE MOUNTAINS – call 828.225.2830 or email artbydave@charter.net
WINDHORSE ZEN COMMUNITY – call 828.645.8001 or visit www.windhorsezen.org
WOMEN’S POETRY GROUP – Asheville. email jcpoet@bellsouth.net or call 828.296.0660
South Carolina
AFFA – Charleston. call 843.883.0343 or email info@affa-sc.org for more info
AFFIRM YOUTH – Greenville. call 864.467.9004 or visit www.affirmyouth.org
CITADEL GAY AND LESBIAN ALLIANCE – email citadelgala@yahoo.com. Visit groups.yahoo.com/group/citadelgala to join.
FREEDOM BOWLING LEAGUE – Greenville. call 864.239.0106
OUTSMART – Columbia. call 803.779.6586 or email info@outsmart.org
SC GAY AND LESBIAN BUSINESS GUILD – visit www.scglbg.org
SC GAY AND LESBIAN PRIDE MOVEMENT – Columbia. call 803.771.7713 or visit www.scglpm.org
SOUTH CAROLINA EQUALITY COALITION – call 803.318.6900 or visit www.scequality.org
UPSTATE EQUALITY – email Alix Pengue at alix@upstateequality.org
UPSTATE GAY MEN’S SUPPER CLUB – call 864.268.5170 or email jaibaba2@aol.com
UPSTATE LGBTQ BOOK CLUB – call 864.239.0106 for more info
Tennessee
TTPC – www.ttgpac.com or email TTGPAC@aol.com
HIV/AIDS GROUPS, RESOURCES, AND ORGANIZATIONS
North Carolina
ALFA – Hickory. call 828.326.2384 or 828.326.2385
CARING HEARTS – Asheville. call 828.670.0051
HIV/AIDS SUPPORT GROUP – call 252.7489 or email bannders2@yahoo.com
METROLINA AIDS PROJECT – Charlotte. call 704.333.1435 or visit www.metrolinaaidsproject.org
NEEDLE EXCHANGE PROGRAM OF ASHEVILLE – call 828.274.8397
WNCCHS – Western North Carolina Community Health Services. call 828.285.0622
WNCAP – Western North Carolina AIDS Project. call 828.252.7489
South Carolina
AID UPSTATE – Greenville. call 864.250.0607 or toll free 1.800.755.2040
PALMETTO AIDS LIFE SUPPORT SERVICES – Columbia. call 803.779.7257 or visit www.palss.org
PIEDMONT CARE, INC. – visit www.piedmontcare.org
SPIRITUAL GROUPS & CHURCHES
North Carolina
ABIDING SAVIOR LUTHERAN CHURCH – 801 Charlotte Highway, Fairview. 828.298.2608. visit hometown.aol.com/abidingsaviorlc
ASHEVILLE FRIENDS MEETING – Quakers. 227 Edgewood, two blocks west of the CVS on Merrimon Ave at crest of hill. visit www.ashevillefriends.org or call 828.258.0974
CENTER FOR CREATIVE LIVING – Asheville. 2 Science of Mind Way. call 828.253.1284 or visit www.cfcl.org
CITY VIEW QUAKER CHURCH – visit AshevilleQuakers.com
CONGREGATION BETH ISRAEL – 228 Murdock Ave, Asheville. call the Shul office at 828.252.8431
FIRST CONGREGATIONAL UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST – 20 Oak St, Asheville. call 828.252.8729 or visit www.uccasheville.org
GAY AND LESBIAN MINISTRIES OF THE EPISCOPAL DIOCESE OF WNC – email glbtepiscopaldiocese@yahoo.com
GRACE COVENANT PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH – 789 Merrimon Ave, Asheville. call 828.254.3274
INTERWEAVE – Unitarian Universalist Church of Asheville group for LGBTQ community. call 828.254.6001
JUBILEE COMMUNITY – 46 Wall Street, Asheville. call 828.252.5335 or visit www.jubileecommunity.org
KINDRED SPIRITS – a transgender spiritual community and network honoring
alternative spirituality. E-mail HollyFairy@juno.com and see
www.trans-spirits.org
MCC CHARLOTTE – 1825 Eastway Dr. call 704.563.5810
NEW CREATION – Fletcher. 33 Grace Way. call 828.684.0838
NEW LIFE MCC – Charlotte. 1900 The Plaza. call 704.334.0350
ST. GEORGE EPISCOPAL CHURCH – Asheville. 1 School Road. call 828.258.0211
RE-FORMED CONGREGATION OF THE GOODNESS-INTERNATIONAL – call 828.665.9831
UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST FELLOWSHIP OF ASHEVILLE – Edwin Place, Asheville. call 828.254.6001
UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST FELLOWSHIP OF HENDERSONVILLE – located at Kanuga and Price roads, Hendersonville. call 828.693.3157
UNITARIAN UNIVERSALISTS OF TRANSYLVANIA COUNTY – Brevard. 1 Varsity St at South Broad St. visit www.uutc.org or call 828.877.6121
South Carolina
GARDEN OF GRACE UNITED CHURCH – Columbia. 1020 Atlas Rd. call 803.695.9664
MCC OF THE UPSTATE – Greenville/Spartanburg. call 864.439.5080 or email mccupstate@bellsouth.net
NORTH ANDERSON COMMUNITY CHURCH PRESBYTERIAN – Anderson. 4200 Liberty Highway. call 864.25.3575
PEACE CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH, UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST – Clemson. visit www.thepeacechurch.org or email clemsonucc@gmail.com
UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST FELLOWSHIP OF CLEMSON – 230 Pendleton Road, Clemson. call 864.654.5959
All States
MORE LIGHT PRESBYTERIAN CHURCHES – To find one near you, visit www.mlp.org.