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Garden State Equality Garden State Equality is New Jersey’s largest LGBTQ+ advocacy and education organization with over 150,000 members.

Founded in 2004, Garden State Equality is New Jersey’s largest LGBTQ (le***an, gay, bisexual, transgender, and q***r/questioning) advocacy and education organization with over 150,000 members. Our mission is to provide quality, innovative community programs and services to meet the needs of LGBTQ individuals in our state and pass pro-equality policies. The Associated Press has celebrated our work, saying “Garden State Equality could be a model for the rest of the country.”

Join us and .centraljersey next Thursday for the first dedicated LGBTQ+ Pitch-a-Friend Night down the shore!Register to ...
11/06/2026

Join us and .centraljersey next Thursday for the first dedicated LGBTQ+ Pitch-a-Friend Night down the shore!

Register to pitch or attend now >> https://gse.lgbt/pitch

WHEN: Thursday, Nov. 12 @ 6:30pm
WHERE: Asbury Ale House, Asbury Park, NJ

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From Congress and county seats to city halls and school boards, Tuesday proved that equality still wins elections.We're ...
11/05/2026

From Congress and county seats to city halls and school boards, Tuesday proved that equality still wins elections.

We're proud to share that more than four in five Garden State Equality Action-Fund endorsed candidates won their elections this year. We congratulate all of the pro-equality candidates who ran this year, and we look forward to working with them — whether or not they won this time — moving forward.

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Our annual Equality Mixer in Atlantic City is right around the corner! Join us for drinks and networking with LGBTQ+ and...
11/05/2026

Our annual Equality Mixer in Atlantic City is right around the corner! Join us for drinks and networking with LGBTQ+ and allied leaders from around New Jersey on Tuesday, Nov. 17, at 6pm.

Free to attend, must be 21+ >> https://gse.lgbt/mixer26

This event is graciously sponsored by Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey.

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Trans Awareness Week 2026 is around the corner. We are once again commemorating TAW and Trans Day of Remembrance with a ...
11/04/2026

Trans Awareness Week 2026 is around the corner. We are once again commemorating TAW and Trans Day of Remembrance with a series of workshops, panels, and celebrations for trans people by trans people.

Learn more and register at >> https://gse.lgbt/taw26

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BREAKING: Garden State Equality Action Fund-endorsed candidate Zack Mullock has unseated anti-equality and MAGA-turncoat...
11/04/2026

BREAKING: Garden State Equality Action Fund-endorsed candidate Zack Mullock has unseated anti-equality and MAGA-turncoat Rep. Jeff Van Drew in New Jersey's 2nd Congressional District.⁠
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We congratulate Rep.-elect Mullock on his victory and look forward to working with him when he takes office.⁠

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BREAKING: Garden State Equality Action Fund-endorsed candidate Rebecca Bennett has unseated anti-LGBTQ+ and Trump-endors...
11/04/2026

BREAKING: Garden State Equality Action Fund-endorsed candidate Rebecca Bennett has unseated anti-LGBTQ+ and Trump-endorsed Rep. Tom Kean Jr. in New Jersey's 7th Congressional District.

We congratulate Rep.-elect Bennett on her victory and look forward to working with her when she takes office.

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Equality is on the ballot. Make sure you've got everything you need to vote today at >> https://gse.lgbt/vote     ***r  ...
11/03/2026

Equality is on the ballot. Make sure you've got everything you need to vote today at >> https://gse.lgbt/vote

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308 Main Street
Asbury Park, NJ
07712

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