Force (NGLTF or "the Task Force"), Empowering Spirits Foundation (Empowering Spirits or ESF), Gay & Lesbian Victory Fund, Safe Space America, Independent Gay Forum, and many local LGBT community centers. Freedom to Marry was the leading advocate for same-sex marriage; the organization closed after same-sex marriage was legalized nationwide. Some of the original staff from Freedom to Marry moved to a new organization called Freedom for All Americans, which now seeks to "adapt the multi-level and multi-prong strategies" of the marriage equality movement to a movement for "a broader array of LGBT rights and protections," according to Courtenay W. Daum. Support in schools Since the 1980s, "Gay Straight Alliance" organizations help students and teachers and provide resources to their institutions. Research has shown that LGBTQ adolescents feel safer and more included when they belong to these groups. High School Gay-Straight Alliances (GSAs) and Young Adult Well-Being: An Examination of GSA Presence, Participation, and Perceived Effectiveness - PMC Religion Christian denominations that have long supported same-sex marriage include the Unitarian Universalist Association, the Episcopal Church, the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), the Reformed Church in America, the United Church of Christ, the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, and the Metropolitan Community Church. See also Culture of the United States Multiculturalism in the United States Homelessness among LGBT youth in the United States List of LGBT members of the United States Congress LGBT culture in Miami LGBT culture in New York City LGBT history in the United States LGBT movements in the United States List of proposed anti-gay book bans in the United States Same-sex marriage in the United States Sodomy laws in the United States Transgender rights in the United States References External links Gay & Lesbian Victory Fund and Leadership Institute Gay Marriages: Equality For All Americans GLAAD – Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation glsen.org Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network Human Rights Campaign National Gay and Lesbian Task Force Parents, Families & Friends of Lesbians & Gays LGBT Political Investment Caucus The Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender Historical Society Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund Dating website and Community Fund for the caribbean