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<body text="#000000" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" link="#FF0000" vlink="#FF0000" alink="#0000FF" background="back2.jpg">   <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="468"> <tr valign="BOTTOM"> <td align="RIGHT"> <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="465"> <tr> <td valign="TOP"><center><img src="lambdaglbt.gif" height="141" width="300"></center> <table border="0" cellspacing="3" cols="1" width="100%" height="8" bgcolor="#993366"> <tr> <td><center><b><font size="-1" color="#FFFFFF" face="Arial,Helvetica">LAMBDA is a non-profit, gay / lesbian / bisexual / transgender agency dedicated to reducing homophobia, inequality, and discrimination by encouraging self-acceptance, cooperation, and non-violence.</font></b></center></td> </tr> </table> <table border="0" cellspacing="0" width="460"> <tr> <td valign="TOP" width="300" bgcolor="#F58AB5"><b><i><font size="+2" color="#000000">Our mission is:</font></i></b> <table border="0" cellspacing="2" cellpadding="3" width="100%"> <tr> <td><b><i><font size="-1" color="#000000" face="Book Antiqua">...to create social change and achieve full civil rights, dignity, and self-respect for gay, lesbian, and bisexual individuals through education, youth advocacy, anti-violence efforts, and fighting discrimination of all forms, to achieve full participation in society of persons belonging to a sexual minority.</font></i></b></td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#993366"><b><font size="-1" color="#FFFFFF" face="Arial,Helvetica">Services and News</font></b></td> </tr> </table> <center><img src="redline.jpg" height="1" width="275"></center> <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="135"> <tr> <td><center><a href="main.htm" target="frame2"><img src="Lambda22.gif" alt="Main Page" border="0" height="85" width="62"></a></center> <p>  <hr> </td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="mailto:admin@lambda.org"><img src="contactus.gif" alt="Contact Us" border="0" height="21" width="134"></a></td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="emlfrm.htm" 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src="espanol.gif" border="0" height="21" width="134"></a></td> </tr> </table> <hr width="100%"> <center> <p><b><i><font size="+1" color="#000099">1999 Southwest Gay Community Awards</font></i></b> <p><b><font size="-1" color="#000000">1999 Award Nomination Form <a href="awardfrm.pdf">PDF</a></font></b><br> <a href="http://www.adobe.com/prodindex/acrobat/readstep.html"><img src="getacro.gif" border="0" width="88" height="31"></a> <p>  <hr width="100%"> <b><i><font size="+1"><font color="#000099">Are you on the LAMBDA mailing list? </font><font color="#333333"> Have you completed the annual community survey?</font></font></i></b><br> <font size="-1"><b><font color="#3333FF">We need your input!  </font></b><i><font color="#FF0000"><a href="97_survey.htm">Click here.</a></font></i></font><br> <hr width="100%"> <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" cols="1" width="85%" bgcolor="#66FFFF"> <tr> <td><b><i><font size="+1" color="#993366">Our 13th year of service!</font></i></b><br> <b><i><font size="+2" color="#000099">You can join LAMBDA today!</font></i></b></td> </tr> </table> <p><b><i><font color="#000000"><a href="membership.htm">Click here</a> to find out how!</font></i></b></center> <p><img src="redline.jpg" height="1" width="275"> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%"> <tr> <td colspan="2" nowrap width="100%" bgcolor="#993366"><b><font size="-1" color="#FFFFFF" face="Arial, Helvetica">Web Site Features</font></b></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" height="25%"></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="CENTER" colspan="2"><b>Do you know the history behind the rainbow flag? </b><br> <img src="Flag-Rainbow_Lambda.gif" height="85" width="149"><br> <b>What does "lambda" mean, anyway?</b> <p><b><i><font size="-1"><a href="symbols.htm">Click here to find out</a></font></i></b></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" width="100%" height="1"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><center> <hr size="5" width="100%"> </center></td> </tr> </table> <center><a href="http://www.geocities.com/WestHollywood/Heights/8330/"><img src="awa3.gif" border="0" height="46" width="194"></a><a href="http://www.gayamerica.com/awards/"><img src="tra-3.jpg" border="0" height="77" width="100"></a><br> <a href="http://www.iggw.org/awards/teen.htm"><img src="teen_award.gif" border="0" height="108" width="108"></a></center></td> <td valign="BOTTOM" width="1" bgcolor="#993366"> </td> <td valign="TOP" width="130"> <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%"> <tr> <td align="CENTER" colspan="2" bgcolor="#993366"><b><font size="-1" color="#FFFFFF" face="Arial, Helvetica">Hate Crimes</font></b></td> </tr> <tr valign="TOP" bgcolor="#EEEEEE"> <td><center><a href="hate_federal_laws.htm"><img src="matshep3a.jpg" alt="Matthew Shepard" border="0" height="120" width="158" align="ABSBOTTOM"></a><br> <b><font size="-1" color="#993366" face="Arial,Helvetica">What is a hate crime?</font></b><br> <b><i><font size="-1"><a href="avp_gen.htm">Find out here</a></font></i></b><br> <hr width="100%"> <br> <b><font size="-1" color="#993366" face="Arial,Helvetica">Report an Incident</font></b> <p><b><font size="-1" color="#000099">Harassed?  Abused?  Threatened?</font></b><br> <b><i><font size="-1"><a href="glnvah.htm">Make a confidential online report</a></font></i></b></center><center> <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="75%" bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <tr> <td><b><font size="-1">Gay & Lesbian Hate Crimes Assistance Hotline</font></b><br> <b><font color="#3333FF" face="Arial,Helvetica">206.350.4283</font></b></td> </tr> </table> <hr width="100%"> <b><font size="-1" color="#993366" face="Arial,Helvetica">Statistics & other info</font></b> <p><b><font size="-1" color="#000000">Official statements against hate violence are now <i><a href="1989_statements.htm">online.</a></i></font></b><br> <hr width="100%"> </center></td> </tr> </table> <table border="0" cellpadding="3" width="100%"> <tr> <td align="CENTER" colspan="2" bgcolor="#993366"><b><font size="-1" color="#FFFFFF" face="Arial, Helvetica">OUT & About</font></b></td> </tr> <tr> <td><b><i>Thinking about coming out?</i></b><br> <font size="-1" face="Arial,Helvetica"><a href="http://www.hrc.org">Click here.</a></font><br> <hr size="1" width="100%"> </td> </tr> </table> <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" width="100%"> <tr> <td bgcolor="#993366"><center><b><font size="-1" color="#FFFFFF" face="Arial,Helvetica">Member Services</font></b></center></td> </tr> <tr> <td><center> <table border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="90%" height="60%" bgcolor="#33CCFF"> <tr> <td><b><font face="Arial,Helvetica">2004 Membership Drive Now Underway</font></b></td> </tr> </table> </center> <p><font size="-1" face="Arial,Helvetica"><a href="membership.htm">Click here to join or renew your membership.</a></font><br> <hr size="1" width="100%"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td><b>Need directions to LAMBDA?</b><br> <b><i><font size="-1"><a href="map.htm">Click here</a></font></i></b><br> <hr size="1" width="100%"> <br> <b>Volunteers and interns needed</b> <p><b><i><font size="-1"><a href="vol.htm">You can become part of the LAMBDA staff</a></font></i></b></td> </tr> <tr> <td><center> <hr width="100%"> <br> <font face="Arial,Helvetica"><a href="resources.htm">Links and Resources</a></font> <p><b>Queer HTG resources </b><br> <b><i><font size="-1"><a href="resources.htm">click here</a></font></i></b><br> <hr size="5" width="100%"> </center></td> </tr> </table>  </td> </tr> </table>  </td> </tr> </table> <center><img src="redline.jpg" height="1" width="275"> <p><font size="-2" color="#000000" face="Arial,Helvetica">Entire Contents Copyright © 1998-1999</font><br> <font size="-1" color="#000000" face="Arial,Helvetica">LAMBDA GLBT Community Services.  All rights reserved.</font><br> <font size="-1" color="#000000" face="Arial,Helvetica">216 S Ochoa, El Paso, TX 79901 USA</font><br> <b><font color="#000000" face="Arial,Helvetica">915-562-GAYS</font></b> <hr size="1" width="100"> <br> <b><i><font size="+1" color="#000000" face="Arial,Helvetica">Since 1991, we've been making our community proud!</font></i></b><br> <hr size="1" width="100%"> <font size="-2" face="Arial,Helvetica">LAMBDA GLBT Community Services is not responsible </font><br> <font size="-2" face="Arial,Helvetica">for the content of the individual sites listed or linked herein.</font></center></td> </tr> <tr> <td><br> <font size="-2">Please send technical questions concerning this web site to the <a href="mailto:webmaster@lambda.org">Web Administrator</a>. </font></td> </tr> </table> <br>  <br>  <br>  <br>  <br>   </body>