STRAIGHT SPOUSE NETWORK INC
Mission:
Who we are:
Current and former Straight Spouses/Partners of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender people, Mixed Orientation Couples and our Families and Friends.
What we do
Serve straight spouses, mixed orientation couples, families and community by:
* Reaching Out
to increase visibility of straight spouses and accessibility to support
* Healing
and empowering straight spouses to cope constructively
* Building Bridges
between spouses, within families and with the larger community through support, education and advocacy
The Straight Spouse Network (SSN) is an international organization that provides personal, confidential support and information to heterosexual spouses/partners, current or former, of gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender mates and mixed-orientation couples for constructively resolving coming-out problems. SSN also offers research-based information about spouse, couple, and family issues and resources to other family members, professionals, community organizations, and the public. SSN is the only support network of its kind in the world.
As outreach, the network offers information about spouse and family issues, mixed orientation marriages and spouse resources to professionals, community organizations and the media.
Current and former Straight Spouses/Partners of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender people, Mixed Orientation Couples and our Families and Friends.
What we do
Serve straight spouses, mixed orientation couples, families and community by:
* Reaching Out
to increase visibility of straight spouses and accessibility to support
* Healing
and empowering straight spouses to cope constructively
* Building Bridges
between spouses, within families and with the larger community through support, education and advocacy
The Straight Spouse Network (SSN) is an international organization that provides personal, confidential support and information to heterosexual spouses/partners, current or former, of gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender mates and mixed-orientation couples for constructively resolving coming-out problems. SSN also offers research-based information about spouse, couple, and family issues and resources to other family members, professionals, community organizations, and the public. SSN is the only support network of its kind in the world.
As outreach, the network offers information about spouse and family issues, mixed orientation marriages and spouse resources to professionals, community organizations and the media.
Results:
* 53 support groups in the US and other countries
* Spouse contacts for individual sharing in most US states and several foreign countries
* Eight online support groups, most with chats and webs attached
* Best of Northeast in the 2009 Pride Choice Awards, sponsored by GreatNonprofits
* Spouse contacts for individual sharing in most US states and several foreign countries
* Eight online support groups, most with chats and webs attached
* Best of Northeast in the 2009 Pride Choice Awards, sponsored by GreatNonprofits
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ruthlym
05/24/11
When I first found out that my husband was interested in other men, I didn't know where to turn. The Straight Spouse Network served those needs for me and serves those needs for people like me, whose world has been torn apart. I am a "client served", and now I serve others who are going through ...
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dawn13
09/07/10
It sincerely saddens me to see even one negative review about this organization. The Straight Spouse Network was literally the ONLY place I had to turn to when I found out my ex-husband was gay in 1998. Imagine, I was a young mother with four children all under the age of 8. I had been out of the...
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grayshadow999
09/07/10
Without a doubt The Straight Spouse Network, and the amazing people I've met there, have kept me going at a time in my life when I thought I could not go on. I can't express how important it is just knowing that there are others out there in my situation; that I'm not alone, and that I don't have to...
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