LGBT wing

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A LGBT wing, also known as the LGBT+ wing or another version of the LGBT acronym, is a subsidiary, autonomous, or independently allied front of a larger organization (usually a political party but occasionally another type of organization) that is formed in order to rally support for that organization from members and potential members of the LGBT community, as well as to focus on subjects and issues more widely relevant among that organization's wing. LGBT wings also provide information and guidance for the main party in issues regarding the LGBT community. Examples of this include such as marital and parental rights, health issues like HIV/AIDS, sexual healthcare and transgender health care, and freedom from discrimination in areas of employment and providing goods & services.  

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List of LGBT wings by country or region

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Australia

Name of organisationPolitical PartyIdologyReferences
Liberal Pride Liberal Party of Australia Conservatism
Rainbow Labor Australian Labor Party Centre-left politics [1]

Canada

Name of organisationPolitical PartyIdologyReferences
LGBTory Conservative Party of Canada Conservatism

European Union

Name of organisationPolitical PartyIdologyReferences
rainbow rose Party of European Socialists [2]

France

Name of organisationNative name(s) of organisationPolitical PartyIdeologyReferences
GayLib GayLib Liberialism [3]
Homosexualities and Socialism Homosexualités et Socialisme Socialist Party Social democracy [4]

Germany

Name of organisationNative name(s) of organisationPolitical PartyIdeologyReferences
Federal Working Group - The Left.queerBundesarbeitsgemeinschaft DIE LINKE.queer The Left Socialism [5]
Lesbians and Gays in the Union  [ de ]Lesben und Schwule in der Union Christian democracy [6]
Queergreen - Federal Working Group on Gay Politics  [ de ]Queergrün - Bundesarbeitsgemeinschaft Schwulenpolitik Alliance 90/The Greens Green politics [7]
SPD Working Group for Acceptance and Equality - SPD queer  [ de ]Arbeitsgemeinschaft der SPD für Akzeptanz und Gleichstellung - SPD queer Social Democratic Party of Germany Social democracy [8]

Ireland

Name of organisationPolitical PartyIdeologyReferences
Fine Gael LGBTQ+ Network Fine Gael Conservative liberalism [9]
Fianna Fáil LGBTQI+ Network Fianna Fáil Conservative liberalism [10]
Labour LGBTQ+ Labour Party Social democracy [11]

New Zealand

Name of organisationNative name(s) of organisationPolitical PartyIdeologyReferences
National with Pride New Zealand National Party Conservativism [12]
Rainbow Labour New Zealand Reipa Āniwaniwa o Aotearoa New Zealand Labour Party Social democracy
Rainbow Greens Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand Green politics [13]

Sweden

Name of organisationNative name(s) of organisationPolitical PartyIdeologyReferences
Centre Party's LGBT Network  [ sv ]Centerpartiets HBT-nätverk Centre Party Nordic Agrarianism
Green LGBTQ Network  [ sv ]Grönt HBTQ-nätverk Green Party Green Politics
LGBT Liberals  [ sv ]HBT-liberaler Liberals Liberalism [14]
LGBTQ Leftists  [ sv ]HBTQ-vänstern Left Party Socialism [15]
LGBTQ+Social Democrats Sweden  [ sv ]HBTQ+Socialdemokrater Sverige Swedish Social Democratic Party Social democracy [16]
LGBT Socialists  [ sv ]HBT-socialisterna Socialist Alternative Trotskyism
Open Christian Democrats  [ sv ]Öppna Kristdemokrater Christian Democrats Christian democracy [17]
Open Moderates Öppna Moderater Moderate Party Liberal conservatism [18]

United Kingdom

Name of organisationPolitical PartyIdeologyReferences
Alliance Party LGBT Alliance Party of Northern Ireland Liberalism, Cross-community [19]
LGBT+ Conservatives Conservative Party Conservatvism
LGBTIQ Greens Green Party Green politics
LGBT+ Labour Labour Party Social democracy
LGBT+ Liberal Democrats Liberal Democrats Liberalism
Out for Indy Scottish National Party Scottish nationalism [20]
Plaid Pride Plaid Cymru Welsh nationalism [21]
SDLP LGBT+ Social Democratic and Labour Party Irish nationalism [22]

United States

Name of organisationPolitical PartyIdeologyReferences
Alice B. Toklas LGBT Democratic Club Democratic Party American Liberalism
GOProud Republican Party Republicanism
Harvey Milk Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Democratic Club Democratic Party American Liberalism
Log Cabin Republicans Republican Party Republicanism
National Socialist League National Socialist League American Nazism
National Stonewall Democrats Democratic Party American Liberalism
Republican Unity Coalition Republican Party Republicanism

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  2. ↑ "Rainbow Rose". Rainbow Rose. Retrieved 2024-08-22.
  3. ↑ "GayLib – LGBTI libéraux et humanistes" (in French). Retrieved 2024-08-22.
  4. ↑ "Accueil". HES LGBTI+ (in French). Retrieved 2024-08-22.
  5. ↑ "Aktuell". DIE LINKE. BAG queer (in German). 2024-08-20. Retrieved 2024-08-22.
  6. ↑ "LSU Deutschlands – mehr Vielfalt in der Union" (in German). Retrieved 2024-08-23.
  7. ↑ "Start – QueerGrün". queergruen.info. Retrieved 2024-08-23.
  8. ↑ "SPDqueer. Respekt für Deine Vielfalt!". Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands (SPD) (in German). Retrieved 2024-08-23.
  9. ↑ "Fine Gael LGBTQ+ Network". Fine Gael - Get Involved. Retrieved 2024-08-26.
  10. ↑ "LGBTQI+ Network". www.fiannafail.ie. Retrieved 2024-08-22.
  11. ↑ "Labour LGBTQ+". The Labour Party. Retrieved 2024-08-22.
  12. ↑ "National with Pride". New Zealand National Party. Retrieved 2024-08-26.
  13. ↑ "Rainbow Greens". Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand. Retrieved 2024-08-26.
  14. ↑ "HBT-liberaler | HBT-liberaler" (in Swedish). Retrieved 2024-08-23.
  15. ↑ "Hem". HBTQ-Vänstern (in Swedish). Retrieved 2024-08-23.
  16. ↑ "HBTQ+Socialdemokrater" (in Swedish). Retrieved 2024-08-22.
  17. ↑ "Öppna Kristdemokrater | Öppna Kristdemokrater". oppnakristdemokrater.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2024-08-23.
  18. ↑ "Hem". Öppna Moderater (in Swedish). Retrieved 2024-08-22.
  19. ↑ "Alliance Party LGBT (Facebook)". Facebook. Retrieved 2024-09-08.
  20. ↑ "Home -". outforindy.scot. Retrieved 2024-08-23.
  21. ↑ "Sections". The Party of Wales. Retrieved 2024-08-23.
  22. ↑ "SDLP LGBT+ (Facebook page)". Facebook. Retrieved 2024-09-08.
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