The letter's signers included the Empire State Pride Agenda, Lambda Legal, the New York City Anti-Violence Project, the LGBT Community Center and the Brooklyn Community Pride Center, the Callen - Lorde Community Health Center, Gay Men's Health Crisis, the Transgender Legal Defense & Education Fund, Immigration Equality, the Family Equality Council, SAGE (Services &
Advocacy for GLBT Elders), the GRIOT Circle: a gathering of elders, and several
organizations advocating on behalf of LGBT young people, including
FIERCE, the Hetrick - Martin Institute, and Streetwise and Safe.