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The following organizations offer nation-wide services for LGBTQ+ individuals.

“Ultimate Guide to Resources for LGBTQ+ Students” from CouponFollow

Provides LGBTQ+Focused services

Services

  • Mental Health
  • Anti-Discrimination (Workplace/Housing/Etc.)
  • Ally Training and Education
  • Other (Community and Support)
  • Professional Development/Scholarships/Higher Education
  • Youth Services

Location

National

Notes

"Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, asexual, pansexual, aromantic, genderqueer, nonbinary, and intersex students may have varied experiences in college depending on the community they encounter. Statistics published by the Human Rights Campaign revealed that only 26% of LGBTQ+ teens feel safe in their schools."

"For many young queer people, college is where things finally begin to change. To make college a little easier, we’ve created this ultimate guide of resources for LGBTQ+ students in higher education, including scholarships, resources, clubs, anti-bullying hotlines and more. For anyone considering themselves to be somewhere along the gender, sexuality, or romanticism spectrum, here’s what one might consider to be a handbook for LGBTQ+ college students, with helpful LGBTQ+ information such as ways to make the college campus feel more inclusive and less homophobic. Here are some top resources for LGBTQ students going to or getting ready for college."

Resource categories include information for Before You Go to College (including a list of scholarships/grants for LGBTQ+ students); Finding Community: LGBTQ+ Organizations, Clubs, and Events; information on How to Fight Discrimination and Homophobia; and LGBTQ Terms and Other Resources.

Addiction Center

Provides LGBTQ+Friendly services

Services

  • Mental Health
  • Substance Abuse/Addiction

Location

National

Contact Info

Phone: (855) 207-0869
Email:

Notes

Addiction Center's tag line is "Your guide for addiction and recovery."

Their LGBTQ guide states:
"Rates of drug abuse and addiction in the LGBTQ community are disturbingly higher than those of other groups. Discrimination, societal pressures, and co-occurring disorders are just a few potential triggers for drug abuse in this population."

Webpage also includes 'Challenges The LGBTQ Community Faces', 'Common Co-Occurring Disorders In The LGBTQ Community', 'Drugs Of Choice Within The LGBTQ Community', 'Treatment Centers For The LGBTQ Community', and 'Get the Help You Need.'

Website offers chat function.

Addressing Two-Spirits in the American Indian, Alaskan Native and Native Hawaiian Communities

Provides LGBTQ+Focused services

Services

  • Ally Training and Education
  • Indigenous/Native Communities
  • Trans and Gender-Non-Conforming
  • Youth Services

Location

National

Notes

This Instructors Manual is intended to help people "who provide services to Two-Spirits in our communities who are learning how to provide better, holistic service. We believe that this multi-module curriculum will help those who face similar dilemmas, empower our allies to become proactive in addressing homophobia in our communities and empower Two-Spirit people to stand tall. We hope that this will help
you in working with your communities."

Published by the National Native American AIDS Prevention Center’s Gay Men of Color Two-Spirit Project, Supported by Cooperative Agreement from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

American Indian College Fund

Provides LGBTQ+Friendly services

Services

  • Indigenous/Native Communities
  • Mutual Aid/Direct Giving/Fundraising
  • Professional Development/Scholarships/Higher Education

Location

8333 Greenwood Blvd.
Denver, CO 80221

Contact Info

Phone: 303-426-8900
Email:

Notes

"The American Indian College Fund invests in Native students and tribal college education to transform lives and communities."
Includes an LGBTQ webinar series "to provide a resource for all tribal colleges and universities (TCUs) on awareness and understanding of campus climate, identity, and current College Fund initiatives."

Association for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Issues in Counseling

Provides LGBTQ+Focused services

Services

  • Mental Health
  • Ally Training and Education
  • Persons of Color/P.O.C.
  • Professional Development/Scholarships/Higher Education

Location

National

Contact Info

Phone:
Email:

Notes

"Our mission is to advocate for the voice, equity, and inclusion of LGBTGEQIAP+ persons within the counseling profession and beyond and to promote the professional development of counselors and related professionals to ensure that all LGBTGEQIAP+ individuals receive ethical, culturally-inclusive, liberating services that attend to all aspects of their intersectional identities."

Awesomely Authentic

Provides LGBTQ+Focused services

Services

  • Professional Development/Scholarships/Higher Education
  • Trans and Gender-Non-Conforming
  • Youth Services

Location

National

Contact Info

Phone: 704-248-1442

Notes

"If you’re tired of playing the same 'professional' game and ready to be your authentic self at work, at school and in life, then you have come to the right place!
Awesomely Authentic focuses on the issues and journeys of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans* and Queer (LGBTQ+) individuals as they find that right job/internship, college or career fit.
'Why have a grain of sand, when you can have the whole damn sandbox' -Matthew French, Awesomely Authentic Founder"
Services include College Prep for high school students; Career Coaching; and Diversity and Inclusion Consulting for companies and organizations.

Best Colleges For LGBTQ+ Students (Intelligent.com)

Provides LGBTQ+Focused services

Services

  • Professional Development/Scholarships/Higher Education

Location

1414 NE 42ND ST
STE 400
SEATLE, WASHINGTON 98105

Notes

"Compared to cisgender heterosexual students, LBGTQ+ students face disproportionate levels of harassment, anxiety, and depression at college. Ideally, LBGTQ+ students will attend a college that has adequately responded to these challenges and established an inclusive and safe learning environment, but not every school has done so. We’ll go over the most LBGTQ-friendly colleges in the country, and address some other issues that are important for LGBTQ+ students to know."

"We reviewed dozens of institutions in order to determine the top 20 colleges for LGBTQ+ students, evaluating factors such as LGBTQ+ student centers, gender-neutral facilities, and student organizations. This research was based on the materials available online at each school’s website. Below, we’ve also highlighted some things that you can check out during an on-campus tour to help you make an even more informed decision."

Best Colleges: Sexual Assault on Campus Guide

Provides LGBTQ+Friendly services

Services

  • Other (Legal)
  • Other (Community and Support)
  • Sexual Trauma/Violence/Rape
  • Youth Services

Location

National

Notes

This guide includes information on college sexual assault and rape culture. It includes information on prevention; statistics; what colleges and universities are doing to improve student safety and reduce sexual assault; safety guidelines for students; and what students can do if they're sexually assaulted.

Black AIDS Institute

Provides LGBTQ+Friendly services

Services

  • HIV/AIDS
  • Anti-Discrimination (Workplace/Housing/Etc.)
  • Black/African Diaspora
  • Professional Development/Scholarships/Higher Education
  • Youth Services

Location

1833 West Eight Street
#200
Los Angeles, California 90057

Contact Info

Phone:

Notes

"Our mission is to stop the AIDS epidemic in Black communities by engaging and mobilizing Black institutions and individuals in efforts to confront HIV."
National programs include "We The People: A Black Plan to End HIV in America"; "Black Treatment Advocates Network" (a national network of HIV/AIDS stakeholders who mobilize Black communities across the country to confront HIV); planning bodies, task forces, and working groups around issues particular to health departments; “CUT THE STIGMA” (a campaign to combat HIV discrimination, in partnership with Lambda Legal.)
Los Angeles programs include "A Clinic for Us" (provides access to primary and specialty HIV biomedical prevention and clinic services from a uniquely and unapologetically Black point of view); and "Revolution in Color" (a group of young, Black, men who lead each other to personal success and development.)

Black Queer Love

Provides LGBTQ+Focused services

Services

  • Black/African Diaspora
  • Marriage and Couples Counseling
  • Trans and Gender-Non-Conforming

Location

National

Notes

"Podcast by black queer folx exploring relationships, sex, love, pop culture, life, art & more."

Episode topics include dating, beauty, falling in love, non-monogamy, and more.

Follow on instagram @BlackQueerLove

Black Queer Power

Provides LGBTQ+Focused services

Services

  • Black/African Diaspora
  • Professional Development/Scholarships/Higher Education
  • Trans and Gender-Non-Conforming

Location

National

Contact Info

Phone:
Email:

Notes

"The Black Queer and Trans Community is beautiful, diverse, and full of power. There are many factors in this world that often cause our power to be siloed, or worse, it is often hidden. However, together we make a tapestry of power that changes this world in ways that only we can."

"Black Queer Power is a brand created to harness, promote, and galvanize that power in an effort to promote change making efforts and to support the work of Black Queer and Trans Creatives and Entrepreneurs. BQP offers community based organizations the opportunity to benefit from the buying power of the very communities they support. Through apparel and product lines that celebrate us and boldly make a statement to the world, BQP provides a viable fundraising mechanism for selected beneficiaries without the tedious costs of inventory, shipping, or e-commerce infrastructure. "

Black Trans Femmes in the Arts

Provides LGBTQ+Focused services

Services

  • Black/African Diaspora
  • Mutual Aid/Direct Giving/Fundraising
  • Other (Community and Support)
  • Professional Development/Scholarships/Higher Education
  • Trans and Gender-Non-Conforming

Location

National

Notes

"Black Trans Femmes in the Arts (BTFA) is a collective of Black trans women and non-binary femmes who are dedicated to creating space for Black trans femmes in the arts. Our collective includes artists from all sectors of the arts, art educators, art administrators, art activists, and art curators."
"We organize performances and galleries that showcase the talent of black trans femmes, host workshops and talks that provide black trans femmes with the knowledge and skills to advance their artistic careers, and mobilize our networks to connect black trans femme artists with the resources and opportunities that they need to be successful."
As of 6/14/2020, BTFA runs the Black Trans Protestors Emergency Fund in partnership with Black Trans Travel Fund, For the Gworls, and the Okra Project. To donate: https://linktr.ee/btfacollective

BlackLine

Provides LGBTQ+Friendly services

Services

  • Mental Health
  • Black/African Diaspora
  • Indigenous/Native Communities
  • Persons of Color/P.O.C.
  • Trans and Gender-Non-Conforming
  • Youth Services

Location

National

Contact Info

Phone: 1 (800) 604-5841
Email:

Notes

"BlackLine, a 24/7 hotline, now has the option for you to text!"
"Helping the most-impacted folks through crisis, abuse, and mistreatment. One call (or text) at a time."
"BlackLine is a 24-hour hotline geared towards the Black, Black LGBTQI, Brown, Native and Muslim community. However, no one will be turned away from the Hotline."
"The mission of BlackLine is to provide hope and promote social justice for individuals, families and communities through immediate crisis counseling and collecting information on negative police and vigilante contact in the United States of America. BlackLine is a unique combination of professional staff, trained volunteers and collaborative partnerships to create innovative responses to pressing social needs and issues. Through an unapologetic Black, LGBTQ and Black Femme lens."

Brophy & Lenahan P.C.

Provides LGBTQ+Friendly services

Services

  • Immigration/Asylum

Location

18 Campus Blvd.
Suite 100
Newtown Square, Pennyslvania 19073

Contact Info

Phone: 215.558.7600

Notes

"Immigration for LGBT Couples, Visas for LGBT Fiancés, Asylum for LGBT Immigrants." Based in Pennsylvania and New York, but have national profile.

Campaign for Southern Equality

Provides LGBTQ+Focused services

Services

  • Anti-Discrimination (Workplace/Housing/Etc.)
  • Marriage
  • Other (Legal)
  • Trans Legal Aid (Change of Name/Gender Marker)
  • Adults Questioning Their Sexuality/Gender Identity
  • Ally Training and Education
  • Other (Community and Support)
  • Persons of Color/P.O.C.
  • Spanish Speaking Community and Support
  • Trans and Gender-Non-Conforming
  • Youth Services

Location

P.O. Box 364
Asheville, North Carolina 28802

Contact Info

Phone: 828-242-1559

Notes

"The Campaign for Southern Equality is working to build a South where LGBTQ people are equal in every part of life. A South where your zipcode doesn’t determine your rights. Where all of us are free to be who we truly are and love who we truly love."

CenterLink: The Community of LGBT Centers

Provides LGBTQ+Focused services

Services

  • Other (Community and Support)

Location

P.O. Box 24490
Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33307

Contact Info

Phone: 954-765-6024
Email:

Notes

Database for LGBT community centers

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: HIV Resources

Provides LGBTQ+Friendly services

Services

  • HIV/AIDS
  • Other (Medical)
  • S.T.D./S.T.I.
  • Spanish Speaking Medical Treatment

Location

National

Contact Info

Phone: Hotline: (800) 342-AIDS / (800) 344-7432 (Spanish) / (800) 243-7889 (TDD)
Email:

Notes

Website includes information on efforts to end HIV transmission; latest HIV data; HIV basics; clinicians and public health partners; resource library (including hotlines); risk-reduction tool; and resource search tool.

COLAGE

Provides LGBTQ+Friendly services

Services

  • Adoption and Foster Care
  • Professional Development/Scholarships/Higher Education
  • Youth Services

Location

3815 S. Othello Street
Suite 100, #310
Seattle, Washington 98118

Contact Info

Phone: (828) 782-1938

Notes

"COLAGE unites people with lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and/or queer parents into a network of peers and supports them as they nurture and empower each other to be skilled, self-confident, and just leaders in our collective communities."

CreditCards.com – “Guide to LGBT Finances: You can lead a richer life”

Provides LGBTQ+Friendly services

Services

  • Other (Community and Support)
  • Professional Development/Scholarships/Higher Education
  • Seniors/Elderly/Aging
  • Trans and Gender-Non-Conforming

Location

National

Notes

"This guide to personal finance for LGBT Americans covers five key areas: how to plan for retirement, what insurance you need, money questions to ask before marriage, the costs of adding children and ways to erase credit card debt."
Includes information about insurance (life, disability, medical), living with HIV, Transgender health costs, marriage, adoption, saving for retirement, and credit card debt.

Crisis Text Line

Provides LGBTQ+Friendly services

Services

  • Other (Community and Support)
  • Youth Services

Location

National

Contact Info

Phone: Text START to 741-741
Email:

Notes

Website states: "Crisis Text Line is free, 24/7 support for those in crisis. Text from anywhere in the USA to text with a trained Crisis Counselor." "At Crisis Text Line, we value the unique qualities, characteristics, and perspectives that make each person who they are. We are bringing diverse people together to help staff and Crisis Counselors be the best version of themselves, so that they can support texters in doing the same."

Digital Transgender Archive

Provides LGBTQ+Focused services

Services

  • Trans and Gender-Non-Conforming

Location

1 College Street
Worcester, Massachusetts 1610

Contact Info

Phone: 508-793-2011
Email:

Notes

"The purpose of the Digital Transgender Archive (DTA) is to increase the accessibility of transgender history by providing an online hub for digitized historical materials, born-digital materials, and information on archival holdings throughout the world. "

Dive in Well

Provides LGBTQ+Friendly services

Services

  • Mental Health
  • Black/African Diaspora
  • Indigenous/Native Communities
  • People with Disabilities
  • Persons of Color/P.O.C.
  • Professional Development/Scholarships/Higher Education
  • Trans and Gender-Non-Conforming
  • Youth Services

Location

National

Contact Info

Phone:

Notes

Wellness organization dedicated to diversity and inclusion; offer ebooks and workbooks featuring insights from wellness experts and community events; experiences, including on- and off-line events; programming and curation for corporate and organizational training; diversity and inclusion workshops.
"CULTIVATING SPACE, COMMUNITY, CONVERSATIONS AND CHANGE FOR A MORE EQUITABLE AND ACCESSIBLE WELLNESS INDUSTRY."
"In 2019 we made the transition to only use imagery that reflected the identity of our members — BIPOC, LGBTQA+, and differently bodied people. But representation in media is more than just imagery; it's about providing the opportunity to tell their own stories by amplifying their messages. So we started two new feature series on holisticism — a monthly colun with Jordi (a community member of DIW), and a monthly feature on BIPOC or LGBTQA+ healer/practitioner. We instituted a company-wide inclusion rider, meaning if we are ever invited to an opportunity to be a speaker, podcast host, subject of a fewature, etc., an equal or higher value opportunity must be pitched to a BIPOC or LGBTQIA+ wellness expert, too. We also launched a scholarship and support series for all people who cannot afford our monthly membership."

Ethel’s Club

Provides LGBTQ+Friendly services

Services

  • Mental Health
  • Persons of Color/P.O.C.

Location

National

Contact Info

Phone:

Notes

Focus on wellness, culture, and community for People of Color. Offerings include Book Clubs; Group Workouts; Wellness Salons; Guided Meditations; Creative Workshops; Exclusive Artist Q+As; DJ Sets and Listening Sessions.
Mission: "We believe that People of Color deserve space to heal & thrive."
"We have a zero tolerance policy against discrimination, period. This includes, but is not limited to, racism, sexism, homophobia, transphobia, xenophobia, etc."
"Through our physical spaces, online marketplace, concert venue, and soon to launch global digital platform, Ethel’s Club is made to heal, spark inspiration, and create connections."

Fertility SOURCE Companies

Provides LGBTQ+Friendly services

Services

  • Fertility/Conception (IVF/Surrogacy/etc.)

Location

National

Contact Info

Phone: (877) 375-8888
Email:

Notes

"Fertility SOURCE Companies provides compassion and skilled care to all parties involved in the gestational surrogacy process and egg donation process. We offer the highest quality gestational surrogates and egg donors; each has been personally interviewed and screened, and they are ready to be matched with all intended parents. Fertility SOURCE Companies is proud to offer our services to the LGBT community, and we have had great success assisting gay men and lesbian women on their rewarding journey to parenthood. Many of our staff have been surrogate mothers and look forward to helping you experience the joy and innate nature of becoming a parent."

FinAid

Provides LGBTQ+Friendly services

Services

  • Gender-Affirmation Services (Hormones/Surgery)
  • Professional Development/Scholarships/Higher Education
  • Youth Services

Location

National

Contact Info

Phone:
Email:

Notes

Includes a long list of scholarships for LGBTQ+ students.

FinImpact

Provides LGBTQ+Friendly services

Services

  • Ally Training and Education
  • Professional Development/Scholarships/Higher Education

Location

National

Notes

"At Finimpact, we’re here to flip the equation in your favor, empowering small businesses to access the best funding for their business."

"You can apply online by completing one comprehensive form (it only takes a few minutes). Our smart self-learning algorithm analyzes your business, needs and credentials (captured on the form) then matches it with the relevant financial solution from our network of prescreened and approved lenders. Finally, we connect you to the most relevant lenders."

Includes resources for LGBTQ+ business owners, including how to become certified with the Small Business Administration or National LGBT Chamber of Commerce, advice and tips for LGBTQ+ owners, LGBTQ+ specific grants, and information for allies and customers of LGBTQ+ businesses.

Florin Roebig Trial Attorneys – LGBTQ Rights And Laws Guide

Provides LGBTQ+Friendly services

Services

  • Anti-Discrimination (Workplace/Housing/Etc.)
  • Other (Legal)

Location

777 Alderman Road
Palm Harbor, Florida 34683

Contact Info

Phone: (866) 938-4128

Notes

"This guide offers an important overview of the types of discrimination LGBTQ individuals face in the United States and their legal protections."
Topics covered include:
- What Is Discrimination?
- LGBTQ Workplace Discrimination
- Medical Care Discrimination
- Discrimination In A Legal Setting
- Discrimination In Social Settings
- Laws Protecting LGBTQ Rights
- What To Do If You Have Experienced Discrimination
- LGBTQ Discrimination Lawsuits
- Find Legal Help
Have offices in Florida, Minnesota, Texas and Colorado.

FORGE

Provides LGBTQ+Focused services

Services

  • Mental Health
  • Other (Community and Support)
  • Sexual Trauma/Violence/Rape

Location

P.O. Box 1272
Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53201

Contact Info

Phone: 414.559.2123
Email:

Notes

"FORGE is a national transgender anti-violence organization ... provides direct services to transgender, gender non-conforming and gender non-binary survivors of sexual assault."

Freedom Fund

Provides LGBTQ+Focused services

Services

  • Immigration/Asylum
  • Other (Legal)
  • Black/African Diaspora
  • Immigration
  • Mutual Aid/Direct Giving/Fundraising
  • Persons of Color/P.O.C.
  • Trans and Gender-Non-Conforming

Location

National

Contact Info

Phone: 786-233-8969

Notes

"The Freedom Fund secures the release of low-income people held in jail or immigration detention simply because they can't afford bail, with focus on LGBTQ individuals."
"We work to build a critical mass against the mass detention of LGBTQ individuals."

Genderbands

Provides LGBTQ+Focused services

Services

  • Gender-Affirmation Services (Hormones/Surgery)
  • Trans and Gender-Non-Conforming

Location

51 West Center St
#341
Orem, Utah 84057

Contact Info

Phone:
Email:

Notes

"OUR MISSION IS SIMPLE: TO HELP TRANSGENDER PEOPLE PAY FOR TRANSITION-RELATED COSTS."
Genderbands offers:
"Financial assistance for gender-affirming top surgeries."
"Free chest binders, as well as educational resources on how to use them correctly."
"Local peer support programs in our office based in Orem, UT every first and third week of the month."
"Multiple social and educational events throughout the year for trans people and our allies to interact and grow."

Getting Through: A queer resiliency resource made with love by and for LGBTQIA+ youth

Provides LGBTQ+Focused services

Services

  • Mental Health
  • Spanish Speaking Community and Support
  • Youth Services

Location

National

Contact Info

Phone:
Email:

Notes

"Wherever this finds you on your journey of exploring LGBTQ+ identity, hopefully this small guide can be a space for you to build resiliency in yourself and connection to the wider Queer Community you are a part of."

"Donde sea que te encuentres en tu viaje de exploración de tu identidad LGBTQ+, se espera que esta pequeña guía ser un espacio en el que desarrolles tu propia resiliencia y conexión con la gran comunidad LGBTQ+ de la que formas parte."

Topics include setting boundaries, getting support, relaxation and breathing techniques, caring for your body, and how your nervous system works.

GLITS: Gays and Lesbians Living In a Transgender Society

Provides LGBTQ+Focused services

Services

  • Gender-Affirmation Services (Hormones/Surgery)
  • Mental Health
  • Immigration/Asylum
  • Adults Questioning Their Sexuality/Gender Identity
  • Ally Training and Education
  • Black/African Diaspora
  • Housing/Homelessness
  • Immigration
  • Mutual Aid/Direct Giving/Fundraising
  • Professional Development/Scholarships/Higher Education
  • Sex Work

Location

National

Contact Info

Phone:

Notes

"We approach the health and rights crises faced by transgender sex workers holistically using harm reduction, human rights principles, economic and social justice, along with a commitment to empowerment and pride in finding solutions from our own community. The first issue we address is that of immediate need/crisis support for transgender sex workers, including community members from the NYC area, across the US and globally through supporting asylum seekers from our priority communities. The next issue we address is health care and health resilience for transgender sex workers. We need to address this issue because our community is hypermarginalized and has a profound need for safe sex supplies and free/low cost health to address both trans specific and holistic needs. We currently work on housing since so many in our G.L.I.T.S.’ community are without stable housing, deepening the cycle of disenfranchisement. G.L.I.T.S. also advocates and educates to ensure health, wellness and inclusion of transgender people in our society and to address the stigmatization and criminalization of trans people because of anti-prostitution/anti-sex work laws."

For immediate assistance call: Toll-free SWOP-USA/GLITS Community Support Line at (877) 776-2004 (ext. 212)

GLSEN (Gay, Lesbian & Straight Education Network)

Provides LGBTQ+Friendly services

Services

  • Ally Training and Education
  • Professional Development/Scholarships/Higher Education
  • Youth Services

Location

110 William Street
30th Floor
New York, New York 10038

Contact Info

Phone: 212-727-0135

Notes

"GLSEN works to ensure that LGBTQ students are able to learn and grow in a school environment free from bullying and harassment. Together we can transform our nation's schools into the safe and affirming environment all youth deserve."

Healthline: Finding an LGBTQIA+ Affirming Therapist

Provides LGBTQ+Friendly services

Services

  • Mental Health

Location

National

Notes

"A vast hub of helpful information and resources for LGBTQIA+ individuals looking for positive mental health and therapy support."

From the website:
"Finding an affirming, empathetic therapist can be life changing. Taking these steps could make the process easier for you:
- Clarify your goals.
- Identify your deal breakers and must-haves.
- Gather referrals from people you trust.
- Leverage LGBTQIA+ organizations in your search.
- Consider online therapy and support groups.
- Ask all the questions.
- Reach out to a helpline if you’re in immediate need.
- And last — but definitely not least — keep searching until you find a therapist who meets your needs. Your well-being is worth the effort, intuition, and time you’ll invest."

HIV.Gov Testing Sites & Care Services Locator

Provides LGBTQ+Friendly services

Services

  • HIV/AIDS

Location

National

Contact Info

Phone:
Email:

Notes

"The HIV Testing Sites & Care Services Locator is a first-of-its-kind, location-based search tool that allows you to search for testing services, housing providers, health centers and other service providers near your current location."

Hope in a Box

Provides LGBTQ+Focused services

Services

  • Ally Training and Education
  • Youth Services

Location

National

Contact Info

Phone:
Email:

Notes

"To help make rural public schools more LGBTQ-inclusive. We donate literature featuring LGBTQ protagonists and themes, build curricula around these materials, and coach educators on LGBTQ terminology. The thesis: by cultivating accepting environments for LGBTQ students from a young age, we can pave the way for their well-being throughout life. So far, we've worked with 25 rural school districts across the country, and 200 more joined our waitlist for support. We will support hundreds of school districts in all 50 states by the end of this school year." Contact at https://www.hopeinabox.org/contact.

House of GG

Provides LGBTQ+Focused services

Services

  • Trans Legal Aid (Change of Name/Gender Marker)
  • Adults Questioning Their Sexuality/Gender Identity
  • Ally Training and Education
  • Black/African Diaspora
  • People with Disabilities
  • Persons of Color/P.O.C.
  • Professional Development/Scholarships/Higher Education
  • Seniors/Elderly/Aging
  • Trans and Gender-Non-Conforming
  • Youth Services

Location

P.O. Box 26165
Little Rock, Arkansas 72221

Contact Info

Phone: 501-904-5216
Email:

Notes

"The Griffin-Gracy Educational Retreat & Historical Center’s (a.k.a. “House of GG”) mission is to create programs, services, and resources that positively impact the lives, history, and visibility of Transgender, gender-questioning, and gender-nonconforming people. We do this through programs that promote healing justice, resilience, and organizing among our communities, particularly by and for transgender women of color, to remove barriers that inhibit our survival."
"Founded and led by Trans and gender nonconforming people and our allies, we create safe and transformative spaces where members of our community can heal—physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually—from the trauma arising from generations of transphobia, racism, sexism, poverty, ableism and violence, and nurture them into tomorrow’s leaders. We currently primarily focus on supporting and nurturing the leadership of Transgender women of color living in the U.S. South."

Immigrant Legal Resource Center

Provides LGBTQ+Friendly services

Services

  • Immigration/Asylum

Location

National

Contact Info

Phone: (415) 255-9499
Email:

Notes

Offers literature and information about LGBT immigration and LGBT immigrant rights. Based in New York and San Francisco.

Immigration Equality

Provides LGBTQ+Focused services
Se habla español

Services

  • Immigration/Asylum
  • Spanish Speaking Legal Services

Location

National

Contact Info

Phone: 212.714.2904

Notes

"Immigration Equality is the nation's leading LGBTQ immigrant rights organization. We represent and advocate for people from around the world fleeing violence, abuse, and persecution because of their sexual orientation, gender identity, or HIV status."

Lamda Legal

Provides LGBTQ+Friendly services
Se habla español

Services

  • Adoption and Foster Care
  • Anti-Discrimination (Workplace/Housing/Etc.)
  • Immigration/Asylum
  • Marriage
  • Other (Legal)
  • Spanish Speaking Legal Services
  • Trans Legal Aid (Change of Name/Gender Marker)

Location

120 Wall Street
19th Floor
New York, New York 10005-3919

Contact Info

Phone: 212-809-8585
Email:

Notes

Broad information on legal representation, support, current law, and ongoing cases.

League Foundation

Provides LGBTQ+Friendly services

Services

  • Professional Development/Scholarships/Higher Education
  • Youth Services

Location

National

Contact Info

Phone:

Notes

"The LEAGUE Foundation provides financial resources for America’s Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender high school seniors entering their first year of institutions of higher learning. The scholarship application opens annually in January and closes in April with awards distributed in the summer of each year."

LGBT National Help Center

Provides LGBTQ+Focused services

Services

  • HIV/AIDS
  • Mental Health
  • S.T.D./S.T.I.
  • Adults Questioning Their Sexuality/Gender Identity
  • Trans and Gender-Non-Conforming
  • Youth Services

Location

National

Contact Info

Phone:

Notes

"The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) National Help Center, founded in 1996, is a non-profit, tax-exempt organization that provides vital peer-support, community connections and resource information to people with questions regarding sexual orientation and/or gender identity." Includes youth and senior hotlines, peer support, resource lists, self-harm prevention.

LGBT National Senior Hotline

Provides LGBTQ+Focused services

Services

  • Mental Health
  • Seniors/Elderly/Aging
  • Adults Questioning Their Sexuality/Gender Identity
  • Marriage and Couples Counseling
  • Seniors/Elderly/Aging

Location

National

Contact Info

Phone: 1-888-234-7243
Email:

Notes

For LGBTQ+ seniors.

"Call the hotline at 1-888-234-7243. The hotline is open Monday through Friday from 4pm - midnight, Eastern Time and on Saturday from noon to 5PM Eastern Time. Prefer to use email? Reach out at Help@LGBThotline.org."

"The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) National Senior Hotline provides telephone peer-support, as well as factual information and local resources for our senior community. No matter where they live, LGBT seniors have a place to call when they need peer-support, information and local resources. Many times our callers are very isolated, some in the closet or and in need of a caring, non-judgmental person to talk with.
The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) National Senior Hotline provides seniors the ability to talk with our trained peer-support volunteers about issues including isolation, relationship concerns, bullying, family concerns, HIV/AIDS and much more.
We also provide local senior resource information for cities and towns across the United States.

All services are free and confidential."

MISTR – PrEP, prescribed online

Provides LGBTQ+Focused services

Services

  • HIV/AIDS
  • Other (Medical)
  • S.T.D./S.T.I.

Location

National

Contact Info

Phone: 747.999.6249

Notes

"PrEP is a once-daily pill regimen that is 99% effective at preventing HIV. With Mistr you can consult securely online with a licensed physician and complete all required PrEP lab testing at home. Insurance or no insurance, we got you covered. That’s right, your online consultation, labs, STI testing and medication are free."

NAM

Provides LGBTQ+Friendly services

Services

  • HIV/AIDS

Location

NAM, Unit 19
St Mark's Studios, 14 Chillingworth Road
London, UK N7 8QJ,

Contact Info

Phone:

Notes

"NAM is a charity based in the United Kingdom. We work to change lives by sharing information about HIV & AIDS."
"We believe that, wherever you are in the world, having independent, clear and accurate information is vital in the fight against HIV and AIDS. It enables individuals and communities affected by HIV to protect themselves, care for others, advocate for better services and challenge stigma and discrimination. We produce useful information that you can trust, and make sure it is there for anyone who needs it."

National Bail Fund Network

Provides LGBTQ+Friendly services

Services

  • Immigration/Asylum
  • Immigration
  • Mutual Aid/Direct Giving/Fundraising

Location

National

Notes

"The National Bail Fund Network is made up of over sixty community bail and bond funds across the country. We regularly update this listing of community bail funds that are freeing people by paying bail/bond and are also fighting to abolish the money bail system and pretrial detention."
Includes information on LGBTQ+Focused funds.
Part of Community Justice Exchange.

National Black Justice Coalition

Provides LGBTQ+Focused services

Services

  • HIV/AIDS
  • Mental Health
  • Anti-Discrimination (Workplace/Housing/Etc.)
  • Marriage
  • Ally Training and Education
  • Black/African Diaspora
  • Housing/Homelessness
  • Persons of Color/P.O.C.
  • Professional Development/Scholarships/Higher Education
  • Sex Work
  • Sexual Trauma/Violence/Rape
  • Trans and Gender-Non-Conforming
  • Youth Services

Location

Post Office Box 71395
Washington, District of Columbia 20024

Contact Info

Phone: (202) 319-1552

Notes

"The National Black Justice Coalition (NBJC) is a civil rights organization dedicated to the empowerment of Black lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and same gender loving (LGBTQ/SGL) people, including people living with HIV/AIDS. NBJC’s mission is to end racism, homophobia, and LGBTQ/SGL bias and stigma. As America’s leading national Black LGBTQ/SGL civil rights organization focused on federal public policy, NBJC has accepted the charge to lead Black families in strengthening the bonds and bridging the gaps between the movements for racial justice and LGBTQ/SGL equality."

National Center for Lesbian Rights

Provides LGBTQ+Focused services
Se habla español

Services

  • Adoption and Foster Care
  • Anti-Discrimination (Workplace/Housing/Etc.)
  • Immigration/Asylum
  • Marriage
  • Spanish Speaking Legal Services
  • Trans Legal Aid (Change of Name/Gender Marker)
  • Adults Questioning Their Sexuality/Gender Identity
  • Ally Training and Education
  • Black/African Diaspora
  • Housing/Homelessness
  • Immigration
  • Indigenous/Native Communities
  • Persons of Color/P.O.C.
  • Seniors/Elderly/Aging
  • Spanish Speaking Community and Support
  • Trans and Gender-Non-Conforming
  • Youth Services

Location

870 Market Street
Suite 370
San Francisco, California 94102

Contact Info

Phone: 415.392.6257

Notes

"The National Center for Lesbian Rights (NCLR) was the first national LGBTQ legal organization founded by women and brings a fierce, longstanding commitment to racial and economic justice and our community’s most vulnerable."

National Center for Transgender Equality

Provides LGBTQ+Focused services

Services

  • Gender-Affirmation Services (Hormones/Surgery)
  • HIV/AIDS
  • Anti-Discrimination (Workplace/Housing/Etc.)
  • Trans Legal Aid (Change of Name/Gender Marker)
  • Adults Questioning Their Sexuality/Gender Identity
  • Black/African Diaspora
  • Housing/Homelessness
  • Immigration
  • Persons of Color/P.O.C.
  • Professional Development/Scholarships/Higher Education
  • Seniors/Elderly/Aging
  • Trans and Gender-Non-Conforming
  • Youth Services

Location

1133 19th St NW
Suite 302
Washington, D.C. 20036

Contact Info

Phone: (202) 642-4542

Notes

"Mission: The National Center for Transgender Equality advocates to change policies and society to increase understanding and acceptance of transgender people. In the nation’s capital and throughout the country, NCTE works to replace disrespect, discrimination, and violence with empathy, opportunity, and justice."

National Immigrant Justice Center

Provides LGBTQ+Friendly services
Se habla español

Services

  • Immigration/Asylum
  • Spanish Speaking Legal Services

Location

224 S. Michigan Ave.
Suite 600
Chicago, Illinois 60604

Notes

"NIJC's LGBTQ Immigrant Rights Initiative provides legal services to low-income immigrants who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender (LGBT) and those who are living with HIV."

National LGBT Health Education Center

Provides LGBTQ+Focused services

Services

  • Gender-Affirmation Services (Hormones/Surgery)
  • HIV/AIDS
  • Mental Health
  • Obstetrics, Gynecology, Breast Health
  • S.T.D./S.T.I.
  • Ally Training and Education
  • Black/African Diaspora
  • Persons of Color/P.O.C.
  • Trans and Gender-Non-Conforming
  • Youth Services

Location

1340 Boylston St
Boston, Massachusetts 2215

Contact Info

Phone: (617) 927-6354

Notes

"The National LGBT Health Education Center provides educational programs, resources, and consultation to health care organizations with the goal of optimizing quality, cost-effective health care for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people."

National Native American AIDS Prevention Center

Provides LGBTQ+Friendly services

Services

  • HIV/AIDS
  • Mental Health
  • S.T.D./S.T.I.
  • Indigenous/Native Communities
  • Substance Abuse/Addiction

Location

National

Contact Info

Phone:

Notes

"NNAAPC was formed to be the champion for Native communities against discrimination in the development of national HIV/AIDS policy, funding allocations, and testing and counseling services. NNAAPC continues to evolve with the addition of HCV and STI programs and addressing other health and mental health needs of the Native community."

Mission: "Eliminate HIV/AIDS, HCV, and STI's in Native communities and confront related health and social determinants that negatively impact American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian and Indigenous peoples."

Include manuals on addressing Two-Spirits under "resources."

National Queer and Trans Therapists of Color Network

Provides LGBTQ+Focused services

Services

  • Mental Health
  • Adults Questioning Their Sexuality/Gender Identity
  • Black/African Diaspora
  • Indigenous/Native Communities
  • Persons of Color/P.O.C.
  • Sexual Trauma/Violence/Rape
  • Trans and Gender-Non-Conforming
  • Youth Services

Location

P.O. Box 7793
Oakland, CA 94601

Contact Info

Phone:

Notes

"National Queer and Trans Therapists of Color Network (NQTTCN) is a healing justice organization committed to transforming mental health for queer and trans people of color (QTPoC). We work at the intersection of movements for social justice and the field of mental health to integrate healing justice into both of these spaces. Our overall goal is to increase access to healing justice resources for QTPoC."
Services include Practitioner Development; Healing Justice Resources for QTPoC; Technical Assistance for Social Justice Organizations; Field Building. Also offers a map of NQTTCN practitioners across the country.

National Resource Center on LGBT Aging

Provides LGBTQ+Focused services

Services

  • Mental Health
  • Other (Medical)
  • Seniors/Elderly/Aging
  • Other (Legal)
  • Adults Questioning Their Sexuality/Gender Identity
  • Housing/Homelessness
  • Other (Community and Support)
  • Seniors/Elderly/Aging

Location

National

Contact Info

Phone:
Email:

Notes

Includes map of resources on LGBTQ+ seniors and aging, organized by state.

"The National Resource Center on LGBT Aging is the country's first and only technical assistance resource center aimed at improving the quality of services and supports offered to lesbian, gay, bisexual and/or transgender older adults."

"All older adults, and LGBT older adults in particular, need to have certain legal and financial plans and documents in place to ensure that their wishes regarding healthcare, pensions, inheritance and more are respected. Because state laws vary widely, the National Resource Center on LGBT Aging has compiled state-by-state resources so you can find the help you need in your community. Please note: this resource will grow over time to include resources on health, housing, and more. Tell us what you'd like see. Read our disclaimer policy."

National SOGIE Center

Provides LGBTQ+Focused services

Services

  • Mental Health
  • Ally Training and Education
  • Housing/Homelessness
  • Substance Abuse/Addiction
  • Trans and Gender-Non-Conforming
  • Youth Services

Location

National

Contact Info

Phone:
Email:

Notes

"The National Center for Youth with Diverse Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity & Expression (The National SOGIE Center), provides a centralized site for accessing resources on providing culturally responsive care to children, youth, young adults with diverse sexual orientation, gender identity, and gender expression (SOGIE) and their families across systems, including child welfare, juvenile justice, mental health (including school mental health), substance use systems, and housing and homelessness."
"The work of the SOGIE Center is grounded by the following principles:

LGBTQ+ young people must be supported to thrive with their family in their communities.
Young people and their families are the experts in their lives, strengths, and needs and must be centered in all of our work.
*Families are the best supports for raising strong, healthy, and happy children, youth, and youth adults.
Systems are not replacements for families or communities.
An intersectional analysis that examines power and identity must be applied to all our work. SOGIE must be understood as interconnected with race, ethnicity, class, ability or immigration status, which together impacts the experiences, opportunities, and health status of LGBTQ+ young people and their families.
People deserve access to services that are proven to work.
Communities, families, advocates, and allies should hold systems accountable for better policies and practices to ensure that LGBTQ+ youth and their families are supported.
In order to create equitable care for LGBTQ+ youth, we work to acknowledge the history of anti-Black racism and the genocide and forced assimilation of Native peoples that has impacted our laws, policies, and practices even to this day and we must recognize and work to dismantle the harm this causes to all youth, specifically LGBTQ+ youth.
*Families include families of origin and families of choice."

National Suicide Prevention Lifeline

Provides LGBTQ+Friendly services

Services

  • Spanish Speaking Medical Treatment
  • Other (Community and Support)
  • Trans and Gender-Non-Conforming
  • Youth Services

Location

National

Contact Info

Phone: 1-800-273-8255
Email:

Notes

Website states: "The LGBTQ+ community is diverse and strong, but may be disproportionately at-risk for suicidal feelings and other mental health struggles because of the discrimination and prejudice they too often are up against. This section has information and resources for yourself and to help support loved ones who are LGBTQ+." "We can all help prevent suicide. The Lifeline provides 24/7, free and confidential support for people in distress, prevention and crisis resources for you or your loved ones, and best practices for professionals." Options For Deaf + Hard of Hearing: 1-800-799-4889

NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ Journalists

Provides LGBTQ+Friendly services

Services

  • Ally Training and Education
  • Professional Development/Scholarships/Higher Education

Location

2120 L Street, NW
Suite 850
Washington, D.C. 20037

Contact Info

Phone: (202) 588-9888

Notes

"We promote diverse and inclusive workplaces by holding the industry accountable and providing education, professional development and mentoring."

Nursing Home Abuse Center

Provides LGBTQ+Friendly services

Services

  • Anti-Discrimination (Workplace/Housing/Etc.)
  • Other (Legal)
  • Adults Questioning Their Sexuality/Gender Identity
  • Housing/Homelessness
  • Other (Community and Support)
  • Seniors/Elderly/Aging

Location

1330 Boylston Street
Suite 400
Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts 02467

Notes

"The Nursing Home Abuse Center (NHAC) was founded on time-honored principles of restoring dignity for some of our most vulnerable and valuable citizens. Before we can begin to resolve the issue of nursing home abuse, we must understand what it is."

"Get Help Now: Were you or your loved one abused or neglected by a nursing home, senior living or assisted living facility? Ask Legal Questions at (877) 978-3170."

NHAC includes information specifically about Nursing Home Abuse and the LGBT community.

Online Therapy LGBTQ+ Resources

Provides LGBTQ+Focused services

Services

  • Mental Health

Location

1414 NE 42nd Street
Suite 400
Seattle, WA 98105

Contact Info

Phone: 8002589936
Email:

Notes

"Online therapy has many benefits for members of the LGBTQ+ community. If you live in a rural area or just can’t find a therapist who understands the challenges facing LGBTQ+ individuals, online therapy makes it easier to access mental health care. Online therapy also allows you to engage in therapy on your terms. Maybe you don’t want to drive to an office and talk with a therapist face-to-face; with online therapy, you don’t have to. You can engage in therapy sessions via video or text, ensuring you’re as comfortable as possible."

Therapy options include video, live chat, text, and phone call.

Also includes a list of LGBTQ+ resources.

Organization for Refuge, Asylum & Migration

Provides LGBTQ+Friendly services

Services

Location

615 1st Avenue NE
Suite 500
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55413

Notes

Mission: "Protecting the world’s most vulnerable refugees". Includes outreach, advocacy, and refugee assistance for Sexual & Gender minorities.

OutCare

Provides LGBTQ+Focused services

Services

  • Fertility/Conception (IVF/Surrogacy/etc.)
  • Gender-Affirmation Services (Hormones/Surgery)
  • HIV/AIDS
  • Mental Health
  • Obstetrics, Gynecology, Breast Health
  • Other (Medical)
  • Pregnancy/Pre-Natal Care
  • S.T.D./S.T.I.
  • Spanish Speaking Medical Treatment

Location

National

Contact Info

Phone:
Email:

Notes

"OutCare has identified LGBTQ healthcare resources in all 50 states. Here you will find resources including primary care, mental health services, youth groups, shelters, support groups, STI testing, and much more. Select a state below to find LGBTQ healthcare resources near you."

PFLAG hotlines

Provides LGBTQ+Focused services

Services

  • Mental Health
  • Ally Training and Education
  • Other (Community and Support)
  • Professional Development/Scholarships/Higher Education
  • Trans and Gender-Non-Conforming
  • Youth Services

Location

PFLAG National Office
1828 L Street, NW, Suite 660
Washington, District of Columbia 20036

Contact Info

Phone: (202) 467-8180
Email:

Notes

"The hotlines listed below provide services to callers across the country. If you're looking for a local support network, also contact one of PFLAG's more than 400 chapters in the United States."
"PFLAG is the first and largest organization for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ+) people, their parents and families, and allies. With over 400 chapters and 200,000 members and supporters crossing multiple generations of families in major urban centers, small cities, and rural areas across America, PFLAG is committed to creating a world where diversity is celebrated and all people are respected, valued, and affirmed."

Planned Parenthood: ROO

Provides LGBTQ+Friendly services

Services

  • HIV/AIDS
  • S.T.D./S.T.I.
  • Sexual Trauma/Violence/Rape
  • Trans and Gender-Non-Conforming
  • Youth Services

Location

National

Contact Info

Phone:
Email:

Notes

"Roo answers all your awkward questions about sexual health, relationships, growing up, and more. Chatting with Roo is free and private, so go ahead and ask the things you don't want to ask out loud."

Point Foundation: The National LGBTQ Scholarship Fund

Provides LGBTQ+Focused services

Services

  • Professional Development/Scholarships/Higher Education
  • Youth Services

Location

34 Third Ave.
PO Box 235
New York, New York 10003

Contact Info

Phone: 323.933.1234

Notes

"Point Foundation (Point) is the nation’s largest scholarship-granting organization for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) students of merit. Point promotes change through scholarship funding, mentorship, leadership development, and community service training."

Point of Pride

Provides LGBTQ+Focused services

Services

  • Gender-Affirmation Services (Hormones/Surgery)
  • Mutual Aid/Direct Giving/Fundraising
  • Trans and Gender-Non-Conforming
  • Youth Services

Location

PO Box 10991
Eugene, Oregon 97440

Contact Info

Phone:

Notes

"Point of Pride works to support trans youth and adults who otherwise lack access through gender-affirming programs that empower them to live more authentically."
Services: Annual Transgender Surgery Fund; Free Chest Binder Donation Program; Electrolysis Financial Support Program; Free Trans Femme Shapewear Program

Also offering a Covid-19 Emergency Fund for trans individuals facing financial costs and emotional hardships due to the pandemic: https://pointofpride.org/covid-19-emergency-fund/

Pride Foundation

Provides LGBTQ+Friendly services

Services

  • Professional Development/Scholarships/Higher Education
  • Youth Services

Location

2014 E. Madison St
Suite 300
Seattle, Washington 98122

Contact Info

Phone: 1.800.735.7287
Email:

Notes

Scholarships, grants, and technical support for LGBTQ+ students, organizations, and leaders.

Queer Appalachia

Provides LGBTQ+Focused services

Services

  • Adults Questioning Their Sexuality/Gender Identity
  • Black/African Diaspora
  • Housing/Homelessness
  • Indigenous/Native Communities
  • Mutual Aid/Direct Giving/Fundraising
  • Other (Community and Support)
  • Persons of Color/P.O.C.
  • Substance Abuse/Addiction
  • Trans and Gender-Non-Conforming
  • Youth Services

Location

National

Contact Info

Phone:

Notes

"Queer Appalachia is an artist collective. Anyone is welcome at our table regardless of addiction status, mental health, socioeconomic status, identity, race or how "out" you are. When we use hashtags like #nooneisdisposable, it's not marketing or branding. We invite anyone to work along side us. For far too long, depictions of these regions have been white-washed and have made invisible the communities of color that live and struggle alongside us. We acknowledge the necessity for our work to not emulate these patterns and seek that both the project and its contributors accurately and appropriately reflect our diverse community."
Projects and Efforts Include: Harm Reduction; Transformative Justice; 'Electric Dirt' (magazine celebrating Queer voices and identities from Appalachia and the South); Community SOS & Rapid Response Funding; monthly Spotify playlist. Continuously evolving, so check website for new projects and efforts.

Queer Kid Stuff

Provides LGBTQ+Focused services

Services

  • Ally Training and Education
  • Trans and Gender-Non-Conforming
  • Youth Services

Location

National

Notes

"LGBTQ+ vids for kids! I'm your host Lindsay and with the help of my best stuffed friend, Teddy, we'll be teaching you what gays mean, what LGBT stands for, what's up with marriage equality and so much more!" Host Lindsay interviews leaders in the LGBTQ+ communities and explores topics including adoption, transitioning, religion, diversity, bullying, bodies, intersectionality, coming out — and much more! — all through a child-friendly lens. For information on virtual or live events, email business@queerkidstuff.com.

Rainbow Railroad

Provides LGBTQ+Focused services

Services

  • Immigration/Asylum

Location

601 West 26th Street
#325-41
New York, New York 10001

Contact Info

Phone:

Notes

"Rainbow Railroad helps LGBT people escape state-sponsored violence. At any given time, Rainbow Railroad is working on 30-50 open cases, confirming their details, putting them in touch with local resources and helping them identify safe routes for escape. As the situation worsens in many parts of the world, these numbers continue to grow."

Rape Abuse and Incest National Network (RAINN)

Provides LGBTQ+Friendly services

Services

  • Spanish Speaking Medical Treatment
  • Sexual Trauma/Violence/Rape
  • Spanish Speaking Community and Support

Location

National

Contact Info

Phone: (800) 656-HOPE / (800) 810-7440 (TTY)
Email:

Notes

Website states: "The nation's largest organization fighting sexual violence, RAINN also carries out programs to prevent sexual violence, help victims and ensure that rapists are brought to justice."

Solutions Not Punishment Collaborative

Provides LGBTQ+Focused services

Services

  • Anti-Discrimination (Workplace/Housing/Etc.)
  • Black/African Diaspora
  • Housing/Homelessness
  • Persons of Color/P.O.C.
  • Professional Development/Scholarships/Higher Education
  • Sex Work
  • Trans and Gender-Non-Conforming
  • Youth Services

Location

2855 East Point St.
East Point, Georgia 30344

Contact Info

Phone: 6787225531

Notes

"We’re working to build a Black Trans Futurist Framework for practical abolition as the way to liberation. The Solutions Not Punishment Collaborative is a black, trans-led, broad based collaborative to restore an Atlanta where every person has the opportunity to grow and thrive without facing unfair barriers, especially from the criminal legal system."
Programs include a fund to support the Trans community in Atlanta navigating personal crises; political education and professional development education programs; and efforts to divest from criminal legal system and invest in communities instead.
Primarily focused in Atlanta, Georgia.

SONG: Southerners on New Ground

Provides LGBTQ+Focused services

Services

  • Ally Training and Education
  • Black/African Diaspora
  • Housing/Homelessness
  • Immigration
  • Mutual Aid/Direct Giving/Fundraising
  • People with Disabilities
  • Persons of Color/P.O.C.
  • Professional Development/Scholarships/Higher Education
  • Trans and Gender-Non-Conforming
  • Youth Services

Location

561 W Whitehall Street
Atlanta, Georgia 30310

Contact Info

Phone: (404) 549-8628

Notes

"SONG envisions a sustainable South that embodies the best of its freedom traditions and works towards the transformation of our economic, social, spiritual, and political relationships. We envision a multi-issue southern justice movement that unites us across class, age, race, ability, gender, immigration status, and sexuality; a movement in which LGBTQ people – poor and working class, immigrant, people of color, rural – take our rightful place as leaders shaping our region’s legacy and future. We are committed to restoring a way of being that recognizes our collective humanity and dependence on the Earth.
MISSION: SONG is a home for LGBTQ liberation across all lines of race, class, abilities, age, culture, gender, and sexuality in the South. We build, sustain, and connect a southern regional base of LBGTQ people in order to transform the region through strategic projects and campaigns developed in response to the current conditions in our communities. SONG builds this movement through leadership development, intersectional analysis, and organizing."
Includes chapters across various Southern US states.

Southern Fried Queer Pride

Provides LGBTQ+Focused services

Services

  • Mental Health
  • Black/African Diaspora
  • Indigenous/Native Communities
  • Persons of Color/P.O.C.
  • Professional Development/Scholarships/Higher Education
  • Trans and Gender-Non-Conforming

Location

National

Notes

"SFQP envisions a world where Black and QTPOC artists and leaders are employed and owners in the regional South. Black and brown queer folks are often the drivers of culture, but often lack the autonomy and resources needed to support themselves and their communities. Our mission to uplift them, give them the platforms they need, and help create an environment and culture that sustains them."
Programming includes social events; community/educational events; festivals and art events.

Strands for Trans

Provides LGBTQ+Focused services

Services

  • Other (Community and Support)
  • Trans and Gender-Non-Conforming

Location

National

Contact Info

Phone:
Email:

Notes

From the website:
"A HISTORY OF REJECTION: Haircuts are historically gendered: Salons for women. Barbershops for men. This leaves the trans community feeling uncomfortable, unwelcome and unsure.
A FUTURE OF ACCEPTANCE: Strands For Trans is bringing gays, straights, women, men, anyone, together to create more trans-friendly barbershops and hair salons. Join in and let’s help this community feel welcome."

The website features a map with participating barbershops and salons, and their addresses and phone numbers. You can zoom in on your area to see what's nearby!

Study.com: College Scholarships for LGBTQ Students

Provides LGBTQ+Friendly services

Services

  • Professional Development/Scholarships/Higher Education
  • Youth Services

Location

National

Notes

Website includes a List of Scholarships for LGBTQ Students; info on How to Apply for Scholarships as an LGBTQ Student; FAQs; info on How to Choose an LGBTQ-Friendly College; information about Title IX (federal non-discrimination law), as well as non-discrimination laws by state. There is also information about Study.com's LGBTQ+ scholarship!

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)

Provides LGBTQ+Friendly services

Services

  • Mental Health
  • Spanish Speaking Medical Treatment
  • Spanish Speaking Community and Support
  • Substance Abuse/Addiction

Location

5600 Fishers Lane
Rockville, Maryland 20857

Contact Info

Phone: 800-662-4357

Notes

Part of the US Department of Health and Human Services, SAMHSA offers information about treatment and resources available across the country.

"Resources on the LGBT population include national survey reports, agency and federal initiatives, and related behavioral health resources."

“SAMHSA’s National Helpline [1-800-662-4357] is a free, confidential, 24/7, 365-day-a-year treatment referral and information service (in English and Spanish) for individuals and families facing mental and/or substance use disorders.” “This service provides referrals to local treatment facilities, support groups, and community-based organizations. Callers can also order free publications and other information.”

Survivor’s Best Friend

Provides LGBTQ+Friendly services

Services

  • Mental Health
  • People with Disabilities
  • Mutual Aid/Direct Giving/Fundraising
  • Sexual Trauma/Violence/Rape

Location

National

Contact Info

Phone:
Email:

Notes

"Survivor’s Best Friend (SBF) is a registered nonprofit that rescues shelter animals while at the same time empowering survivors of sexual assault and domestic violence. SBF pays for all adoption expenses for a shelter dog or cat of a survivor’s choosing. These expenses cover not only the cost of the animal, but also up-to-date vaccinations, veterinary exams, and spaying/neutering procedures.
SBF also funds the medical costs associated with getting adopted pets to become Emotional Support Animals (ESAs). Medical providers must write a letter verifying that pet owners suffer from a psychological disorder for which adopted pets provide relief. Additionally, we provide long-term support to help survivors and adopted pets thrive together.
We fund adoptions and ESA letters for pets across the country and help survivors of sexual assault and/or domestic violence who are able to care for an animal regardless of sex, gender, race, age, ability, religion, sexual orientation, or any other facet of identity. We believe in intersectionality and aim to be a resource for all survivors."

Sylvia Rivera Law Project

Provides LGBTQ+Focused services

Services

  • Mental Health
  • Immigration/Asylum
  • Trans Legal Aid (Change of Name/Gender Marker)
  • Ally Training and Education
  • Black/African Diaspora
  • Immigration
  • Persons of Color/P.O.C.
  • Seniors/Elderly/Aging
  • Trans and Gender-Non-Conforming

Location

147 W 24th St
5th Floor
New York, New York 10011

Contact Info

Phone: 212-337-8550
Email:

Notes

"The Sylvia Rivera Law Project (SRLP) works to guarantee that all people are free to self-determine their gender identity and expression, regardless of income or race, and without facing harassment, discrimination, or violence. SRLP is a collective organization founded on the understanding that gender self-determination is inextricably intertwined with racial, social and economic justice. Therefore, we seek to increase the political voice and visibility of low-income people and people of color who are transgender, intersex, or gender non-conforming. SRLP works to improve access to respectful and affirming social, health, and legal services for our communities. We believe that in order to create meaningful political participation and leadership, we must have access to basic means of survival and safety from violence. "
"Get legal help with name changes, IDs, immigration and more."

The Adoption Center

Provides LGBTQ+Friendly services

Services

  • Adoption and Foster Care

Location

1500 Walnut St
Suite 701
Philadelphia, Pennyslvania 19102

Contact Info

Phone: (215) 735-9988

Notes

"We also hold Adoption Cafes specifically for the LGBT community. Here you will meet and hear from other members of the LGBT community who have adopted, adoption agencies ready to work with you and learn the basics of adopting from foster care."

The Black Stripe

Provides LGBTQ+Focused services

Services

  • Adults Questioning Their Sexuality/Gender Identity
  • Ally Training and Education
  • Black/African Diaspora
  • Persons of Color/P.O.C.
  • Trans and Gender-Non-Conforming
  • Youth Services

Location

National

Notes

"The Black Stripe represents the cooperative effort of Same Gender Loving (SGL) "Queers": Lesbians, Gay men, Bisexuals and Transgendered people of African Descent. It was inspired by discussions on GLBPOC and Sistahnet.
As gays and lesbians of African Descent, we claim and are claimed by two communities--the black community and the gay community. Neither community fully accepts, appreciates or understands us."

"If you're a member of the (heterosexual) black community or the (white) gay community, or any other community, welcome. Explore, experience and learn. If you're a same gender loving person of African Descent; welcome home."

The site is somewhat dated, but includes links to useful resources, including articles, film and movie lists, notable individuals, and discussion boards.

The Dru Project

Provides LGBTQ+Focused services

Services

  • Ally Training and Education
  • Professional Development/Scholarships/Higher Education
  • Trans and Gender-Non-Conforming
  • Youth Services

Location

3039 Old Fulton Place
Brandon, Florida 33510

Contact Info

Phone:

Notes

"The Dru Project is an LGBTQ+ advocacy organization on a mission to spread love across the nation and promote gay straight alliances. We are doing this by creating a curriculum for high school GSAs to use, should they wish to adopt our program. We are also offering scholarships to students who truly exemplify Drew's spirit for inclusion and unity."
Scholarships are offered to students who will be attending college or a trade school. GSA support for schools in Florida.

The Gamma Mu Foundation

Provides LGBTQ+Friendly services

Services

  • HIV/AIDS
  • Professional Development/Scholarships/Higher Education
  • Youth Services

Location

PO BOX 23520
FORT LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA 33307-3529

Contact Info

Phone: 1-866-463-6007

Notes

"The Gamma Mu Foundation was established to provide financial grants to organizations that serve clients and communities primarily in the rural and/or underserved United States. The Foundation makes available direct assistance through HIV/AIDS services, community services, or research and public education. The Foundation also awards financial support to members of the LGBT community who demonstrate financial need and the desire to pursue additional training through academic or vocational education."

The Gay and Lesbian Medical Association

Provides LGBTQ+Focused services

Services

  • Fertility/Conception (IVF/Surrogacy/etc.)
  • Gender-Affirmation Services (Hormones/Surgery)
  • HIV/AIDS
  • Mental Health
  • Obstetrics, Gynecology, Breast Health
  • Other (Medical)
  • Pregnancy/Pre-Natal Care
  • S.T.D./S.T.I.
  • Spanish Speaking Medical Treatment

Location

1133 19th Street, NW
Suite 302
Washington, D.C. 20036

Notes

"Are you lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or queer and looking for a healthcare professional you can trust? GLMA’s online Provider Directory can help. Search for primary care providers, specialists, therapists, dentists and other health professionals in your area. The service is free and you do not need to register."

The Marsha P. Johnson Institute

Provides LGBTQ+Focused services

Services

  • Ally Training and Education
  • Black/African Diaspora
  • Housing/Homelessness
  • Other (Community and Support)
  • Professional Development/Scholarships/Higher Education
  • Trans and Gender-Non-Conforming
  • Youth Services

Location

National

Contact Info

Phone:
Email:

Notes

"The Marsha P. Johnson Institute (MPJI) protects and defends the human rights of BLACK transgender people. We do this by organizing, advocating, creating an intentional community to heal, developing transformative leadership, and promoting our collective power. We intend to reclaim Marsha P. Johnson and our relationship as BLACK trans people to her life and legacy. " Offers "Artist Fellowships to supplement the income of trans artists, while also easing the burden of transphobia experienced in artistic spaces" and "The MPJI Organizing Fellowship was created to further build the capacity of organizers in the Midwest and in the South fighting back against the murders of trans women, unjust local and national laws that strip trans people of humanity, homelessness, joblessness, and high rates of suicide."

The National LGBT Bar Association

Provides LGBTQ+Focused services
Se habla español

Services

  • Adoption and Foster Care
  • Anti-Discrimination (Workplace/Housing/Etc.)
  • Immigration/Asylum
  • Marriage
  • Spanish Speaking Legal Services
  • Trans Legal Aid (Change of Name/Gender Marker)
  • Professional Development/Scholarships/Higher Education

Location

1200 18th Street NW
Suite 700
Washington, D.C. 20036

Contact Info

Phone: (202) 637-7661

Notes

"The National LGBT Bar Association is a national association of lawyers, judges and other legal professionals, law students, activists, and affiliated lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender legal organizations. The LGBT Bar promotes justice in and through the legal profession for the LGBTQ+ community in all its diversity."

The National Runaway Switchboard

Provides LGBTQ+Friendly services

Services

  • Other (Community and Support)

Location

3141B N. Lincoln
Chicago, Illinois 60657

Notes

Website states: "TEXT 66008. We are here to support you. // WE DON’T JUDGE. You can expect to share your story with someone who won’t judge or tell you what to do. // WE’RE TRAINED TO HELP YOU. Each team member has been trained to handle a crisis, provide support and listen to your story."

The Okra Project

Provides LGBTQ+Focused services

Services

  • Black/African Diaspora
  • Trans and Gender-Non-Conforming

Location

National

Contact Info

Phone:
Email:

Notes

"The Okra Project is a collective that seeks to address the global crisis faced by Black Trans people by bringing home cooked, healthy, and culturally specific meals and resources to Black Trans People wherever we can reach them."
"Based on individual donations, The Okra Project pays Black Trans chefs to go into the homes of Black Trans people to cook them a healthy and home-cooked meal at absolutely no cost to our Black TGNC siblings. For those Black Trans folks currently experiencing homeless or whose homes cannot support our chef’s cooking, The Okra Project has partnered with institutions like Osborne Association and other community spaces to deliver foods."
"In order to address financial and food disparities faced by Black Trans people worldwide, The Okra Project has developed the International Grocery Fund. This is a monthly fundraising effort that allows us to send small $40 grants to Black Trans people anywhere in the world, so they can buy food if they are experiencing emergency food shortages."

The Recovery Village

Provides LGBTQ+Friendly services

Services

  • Mental Health
  • Other (Medical)
  • Ally Training and Education
  • Other (Community and Support)
  • Substance Abuse/Addiction
  • Trans and Gender-Non-Conforming

Location

633 Umatilla Blvd.
Umatilla, Florida 32784

Contact Info

Phone: https://www.therecoveryvillage.com/resources/lgbtq/
Email:

Notes

"The Recovery Village Drug and Alcohol Rehab delivers comprehensive treatment services for substance abuse and co-occurring mental health disorders. With locations across the country, The Recovery Village Drug and Alcohol Rehab offers patients a full continuum of care, including medical detox, residential services and outpatient programs."

Includes entire sections specifically about the following:

- Why is the LGBTQ+ Community at a Higher Risk for Addiction?
- LGBTQ+ Discrimination and Societal Stigma
- Transgender Identity
- Mental Illness and LGBTQ+ Counseling
- Homelessness
- Mental Health Issues
- Tobacco, Alcohol, Amphetamines, Heroin
- How loved ones can help
- LGBTQ+ Rehab Centers

The Transgender Training Institute

Provides LGBTQ+Focused services

Services

  • Ally Training and Education
  • Other (Community and Support)
  • Persons of Color/P.O.C.
  • Professional Development/Scholarships/Higher Education
  • Trans and Gender-Non-Conforming

Location

PO Box 11713
Philadelphia, Pennyslvania 19104

Notes

"We provide virtual and in-person professional development and personal growth trainings that engage, inspire and empower our participants. Our trainings are facilitated by our team of transgender and non-binary educators."

"TTI hosts several in-person and virtual courses for people who want to learn directly from us. Dr. Green leads our Training-of-Trainers (TOT) courses online and in locations around the US, our Core Training Team and & Ally Training Teams collaborate on our Ally/Advocate Training Camps (ATC), and our Senior Training Team members host specialized ATCs. We are now offering all of our courses online, and also host webinars on a range of topics."

"TTI facilitates interactive and engaging trainings that help to build more affirming environments for transgender and non-binary people. We provide professional development and personal growth trainings, and every training is customized based on the needs of our clients. TTI facilitates in-person trainings onsite across the US, and provides offsite trainings remotely or virtually."

"TTI’s team members combine their content matter expertise, formal training as educators, and in-depth knowledge of transgender and non-binary communities to help clients striving to be fully affirming of transgender and non-binary people. Our services include support with curriculum design and review, climate assessments, policy review, program evaluation, online courses, capacity building, and technical assistance."

The Trevor Project

Provides LGBTQ+Friendly services

Services

  • Mental Health
  • Youth Services

Location

PO Box 69232
West Hollywood, California 90069

Contact Info

Phone: 1-866-488-7386

Notes

"If you are thinking about suicide or are feeling alone and need someone to talk to, please call the Trevor Lifeline at 1-866-488-7386 for immediate help. It’s free, confidential, and available 24/7."

Trans Lifeline Hotline for Transgender, non-binary, and gender-questioning people

Provides LGBTQ+Focused services

Services

  • Adults Questioning Their Sexuality/Gender Identity
  • Other (Community and Support)

Location

National

Contact Info

Phone: 877.565.8860
Email:

Notes

Website states: "Trans Lifeline’s Hotline is a peer support service run by trans people, for trans and questioning callers. Our operators are located all over the U.S. and Canada, and are all trans-identified. If you are in crisis or just need someone to talk to, even if it’s just about whether or not you’re trans, please call us. We will do our best to support you and provide you resources. Free and Confidential peer support for the LGBT and questioning community ages 50 and above. // HOURS: Mondays to Fridays from 1 pm – 9 pm pacific (Monday to Friday from 4 pm – midnight, eastern)/Saturday from 9 am – 2 pm pacific (Saturday from noon – 5 pm eastern)"

Trans Women of Color Collective

Provides LGBTQ+Focused services

Services

  • Mental Health
  • Black/African Diaspora
  • Housing/Homelessness
  • Persons of Color/P.O.C.
  • Professional Development/Scholarships/Higher Education
  • Sexual Trauma/Violence/Rape
  • Trans and Gender-Non-Conforming
  • Youth Services

Location

National

Contact Info

Phone:
Email:

Notes

The Trans Women of Color Collective is dedicated to healing and restorative justice, Black Trans health, education, survival, and wellness. As their website explains, “Historically, Trans women of color have been the catalyst of change for social justice movements, yet we continue to be impacted by structural oppression.”

Transgender Legal Defense and Education Fund

Provides LGBTQ+Focused services

Services

  • Trans Legal Aid (Change of Name/Gender Marker)
  • Ally Training and Education
  • Mutual Aid/Direct Giving/Fundraising

Location

P.O. Box 1094
New York, New York 10018

Contact Info

Phone: 646.862.9396

Notes

"TLDEF connects low-income trans and non-binary people with pro bono attorneys to assist with legal name changes."

True Colors United

Provides LGBTQ+Focused services

Services

  • Housing/Homelessness
  • Persons of Color/P.O.C.
  • Trans and Gender-Non-Conforming
  • Youth Services

Location

311 West 43rd Street
12th Floor
New York, New York 10036

Contact Info

Phone: (212) 461-4401
Email:

Notes

"True Colors United implements innovative solutions to youth homelessness that focus on the unique experiences of LGBTQ young people." While True Colors United is not a direct service provider, it functions as a technical assistance provider for existing shelters to help them become more inclusive for LGBTQ youth seeking services.

"We're creating a world where all young people can be their true selves. LGBTQ young people are 120% more likely to experience homelessness than all other youth. We believe that when services are safe for and affirming of the most impacted young people, they’ll be safe and affirming for everyone."
"Through a wide array of advocacy, training & education, youth collaboration, and technical assistance programs, True Colors United implements innovative solutions to youth homelessness that focus on the unique experiences of LGBTQ young people."

Of specific note:
-Black Lives Action Center (https://truecolorsunited.org/black-lives-action-center/) contains resources for those working at the intersections of homelessness and Black liberation
-Coronavirus Resource Center (https://truecolorsunited.org/coronavirus-action-resource-center/) contains resources for those seeking and providing services in the midst of the pandemic
-Online Learning Community (https://learn.truecolorsunited.org/) contains free toolkits and online courses for direct service providers on topics such as LGBT youth homelessness, youth collaboration, and project management

United We Dream

Provides LGBTQ+Friendly services
Se habla español

Services

  • Immigration/Asylum
  • Spanish Speaking Legal Services

Location

National

Contact Info

Phone:
Email:

Notes

"UWD’s LGBTQ Justice Program seeks to organize and empower Undocumented Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer immigrants and allies to address social and systemic barriers that affect themselves and the broader LGBTQ & immigrant community."

ZAMI NOBLA: National Organization of Black Lesbians on Aging

Provides LGBTQ+Focused services

Services

  • Obstetrics, Gynecology, Breast Health
  • Adults Questioning Their Sexuality/Gender Identity
  • Black/African Diaspora
  • Housing/Homelessness
  • Immigration
  • Professional Development/Scholarships/Higher Education

Location

P.O. Box 90986
Atlanta, Georgia 30364

Contact Info

Phone: 404-647-4754

Notes

The ZAMI NOBLA Biggers Residence for Black Lesbian Elders. "The Audre Lorde Scholarship is granted to Black Lesbians and Lesbians of Color over 40 who are making a significant difference in their communities."

Zuna Institute

Provides LGBTQ+Focused services

Services

  • Ally Training and Education
  • Persons of Color/P.O.C.

Location

2701 Del Paso Road
Suite 130358
Sacramento, CA 95835

Contact Info

Phone: 916-207-1037

Notes

"Zuna Instititue is a National Advocacy Organization for Black Lesbians that was created to address the needs of black lesbians in the areas of Health, Public Policy, Economic Development, and Education."
"Our focus is community organizing, training, and networking. Zuna institute is having conversations that are eliminating barriers that black lesbian's face within the black community based on sexual orientation and in the LGBT community based on race."
"The National Black Lesbian Needs Assessment, a Zuna Institute publication, revealed that Black lesbian visibility is an essential element in the political and economic landscape. This survey brings to the forefront information from a traditionally marginalized group. This survey also highlights the needs and concerns of Black lesbians as defined by them."