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Links to Recommended LGBT Resources Online
Parents & Families Support
- PFLAG: PFLAG National is the umbrella organization for PFLAG chapters across the country.
- COLAGE: COLAGE is a national movement of children, youth, and adults with one or more lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and/or queer (LGBTQ) parent/s.
- Straight Spouse Network: 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.
- Atticus Circle: Dedicated to educating and mobilizing straight allies to advance equal rights for lesbians, gay, bisexual and transgender partners, parents and their children.
- LGBT Directory of Services and Resources: A comprehensive listing of NYC LGBTQ health, support, and general interest organizations.
- ACLU’s Get Busy/Get Equal: Information and resources to improve the lives of LGBT people.
- Trans Family: TransFamily provides support, education, advocacy, and outreach for the transgendered community, families, friends, partners, and allies of all ages, through meetings, presentations, seminars, media outreach, and an emergency resource hotline.
LGBT Youth
- LGBT Community Center: The Youth Enrichment Services (YES) program exists at the LGBT Center to provide LGBT young people with community support to foster healthy development, in a safe, affirming, sex-positive, alcohol- and drug-free environment.
- GLBTNearMe: Find local social and support resources within the LGBT community.
- Trevor Project: Leading national organization focused on crisis and suicide prevention efforts for LGBTQ youth. They operate a 24 hour nationwide hotline to provide assistance.
- GLBT National Help Center: Provides free and confidential telephone and internet counseling, information and local resources for LGBTQ callers.
- FIERCE NYC: FIERCE is a membership-based organization building the leadership and power of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) youth of color in New York City.
- Twenty Something NYC: Social experience for LGBT New Yorkers 18-33.
- LGBT Directory of Services and Resources: A comprehensive listing of NYC LGBTQ health, support, and general interest organizations.
- The Ali Forney Center: Providing shelter, food, and resources for at risk or homeless LGBT youth.
- The Door: Empowering young people to reach their potential. Specific outreach to LGBT youth.
- Hetrick-Martin Institute: Providing a safe school environment for LGBTQ youth aged 12-21.
- Callen-Lorde Community Health Center’s Health Outreach To Teens (HOTT): A confidential and safe onsite and van health service for LGBTQ youth 13-24.
- National Youth Advocacy Coalition: A national organization seeking to strenghten the role of LGBTQ youth in the broader gay rights movement.
- LGBT Campus: Provides resources to lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender students, faculty, staff, administrators, and alumni.
- Sylvia’s Place: Emergency overnight shelter for LGBTQ youth.
- GSA Network: Gay-Straight Alliance Network is a youth leadership organization that connects school-based Gay-Straight Alliances (GSAs) to each other and community resources through peer support, leadership development, and training.
- Campus Pride: The only national organization working to empower LGBT college students and organizers.
- Campus Climate Index: An index ranking LGBT life on various college campuses.
LGBT General
- LGBT Community Center: LGBT community center providing resources for physical/mental health, and niche groups.
- GLBT National Help Center: Provides free and confidential telephone and internet counseling, information and local resources for LGBTQ callers.
- LGBT Directory of Services and Resources: A comprehensive listing of NYC LGBTQ health, support, and general interest organizations.
- Identity House: Is a non-profit, all-volunteer organization that provides Peer Counseling, Group Support, and Therapy Referrals to members of the LGBT community who are struggling with issues of sexuality, alienation, relationships, and family.
- The Anti-Violence Project: Dedicated to eliminating hate violence, sexual assault, stalking, and domestic violence in lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and HIV-affected communities through counseling, advocacy, organizing, and public education.
- Callen-Lorde Community Health Center : New York City’s only primary health care center dedicated to meeting the health needs of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender communities and people living with HIV/AIDS, regardless of any patient’s ability to pay.
- New York Area Bisexual Network (NYABN): A network of bisexual support and political groups working to advance equality and acceptance for the NY bisexual community.
- Services and Advocacy for GLBT Elders (SAGE): SAGE is the world’s oldest and largest non-profit agency dedicated to serving and advocating for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender seniors.
- Gay Men’s Health Crisis (GMHC): GMHC is the world’s first and leading provider of HIV/AIDS prevention, care and advocacy. Building on decades of dedication and expertise, we understand the reality of HIV/AIDS and empower a healthy life for all.
- Staten Island LGBT Center: The Staten Island LGBT Center provides lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender individuals and their family members with direct local access to culturally competent, gay-oriented, LGBT-friendly services, programs, events and activities that promote their overall physical, mental and emotional health and well-being.
- Queens Pride House: Pride House offers social services and referrals, a Library / Media Center, and social, cultural and multicultural events and activities to LGBT people in the Queens area.
- Bronx Community Pride Center: Provides direct social services, cultural sensitivity trainings, community education and a home to promote the health, education, social growth and well-being of the Bronx LGBT community.
- Brooklyn Community Pride Center: The mission of the Brooklyn Community Pride Center is to provide a safe, common space offering physical and mental health services, social support, recreational and cultural programming, as well as being a hub of information for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender individuals and families in Brooklyn.
- Metropolitan Community Churches: Churches worldwide with specific outreach to LGBT people, families, and communities.
- Gay Men of African Descent (GMAD): Represents the largest constituency of Black gay men on the East Coast. They are embracing diversity and building community.
- LGBT Health: Health channel with information and resources for the LGBT community.
- The Audre Lord Project: The Audre Lorde Project is a Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Two Spirit, Trans and Gender Non Conforming People of Color center for community organizing, focusing on the New York City area.
- LGBT @ NYPL: LGBT at The New York Public Library provides resources, services, and expertise on the LGBT community.
- Q-Wave: Q-Wave is dedicated to strengthening the voices of lesbian/bisexual/queer women and transgender/gender variant people of Asian descent.
- Gay Asian & Pacific Islander Men of New York: (GAPIMNY) has provided a safe and supportive social, political, and educational space for gay, bisexual, and questioning men and transgender people of Asian and Pacific Islander heritage in the Greater New York Metropolitan Area.
- The Stonewall Chorale: The Stonewall Chorale makes multi-voiced music of artistic integrity, providing pride and place to the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender community.
- GLBTNearMe: Find local social and support resources within the LGBT community.
Educators
- Gay & Lesbian Straight Education Network (GLSEN): Lesson plans, curricular tools, and information on teacher training programs.
- Safe Schools Coalition: The Safe Schools Coalition is an international public-private partnership in support of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender youth, that is working to help schools - at home and all over the world - become safe places where every family can belong, where every educator can teach, and where every child can learn, regardless of gender identity or sexual orientation.
- GSA Network: Gay-Straight Alliance Network is a youth leadership organization that connects school-based Gay-Straight Alliances (GSAs) to each other and community resources through peer support, leadership development, and training.
- Day of Silence: On the National Day of Silence hundreds of thousands of students nationwide take a vow of silence to bring attention to anti-LGBT name-calling, bullying and harassment in their schools.
- National Coming Out Day: On the National Day of Silence hundreds of thousands of students nationwide take a vow of silence to bring attention to anti-LGBT name-calling, bullying and harassment in their schools.
- No Name Calling Week: A week in January dedicated to combating LGBT bullying and harassment of all kinds.
- Transgender Day of Remembrance: The Transgender Day of Remembrance was set aside to memorialize those who were killed due to anti-transgender hatred or prejudice.
- Harvey Milk Day:Events and lesson plans are being created nationwide to honor slain gay civil rights hero Harvey Milk.
- GLBT History Month: GLBT History Month in October highlights annually the achievements of 31 gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender Icon.
Political
- The Human Rights Campaign (HRC)The leading LGBT civil rights organization, with information about LGBT people/issues and ways to get involved in the fight for equality.
- Empire State Pride Agenda: Statewide LGBT advocacy organization fighting for equality and justice for LGBT New Yorkers and families.
- Marriage Equality NY: Educating the public and advocating for equal marriage rights for same-sex couples.
- Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD): Amplifies the voice of the LGBT community by empowering real people to share their stories, holding the media accountable for the words and images they present, and helping grassroots organizations communicate effectively.
- Gay & Lesbian Straight Education Network (GLSEN): The leading national education organization focused on ensuring safe schools for all students.
- National Black Justice Coalition: Civil rights organization dedicated to empowering LGBT people of color.
- Immigration Equality:Advancing equal immigration rights for the LGBT and HIV positive community.
- National Center for Transgender Equality: The National Center for Transgender Equality (NCTE) is a 501(c)3 social justice organization dedicated to advancing the equality of transgender people through advocacy, collaboration and empowerment.
- National Center for Lesbian Rights: The National Center for Lesbian Rights is a national legal organization committed to advancing the civil and human rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people and their families through litigation, public policy advocacy, and public education.
- The National Gay and Lesbian Task Force: The mission of the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force is to build the grassroots power of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community
- BiNet USA: Organization representing the bisexual, pansexual and sexually fluid communities.
- Freedom to Marry: Freedom to Marry is the leading campaign working to win marriage nationwide.
- Lambda Legal: Lambda Legal is a national organization committed to achieving full recognition of the civil rights of lesbians, gay men, bisexuals, transgender people and those with HIV through impact litigation, education and public policy work.
- What Marriage Means: “What Marriage Means” is a conversation with New Yorkers about marriage–and how it affects their lives, their families and their communities.
- Family Equality Council: The Family Equality Council works at all levels of government to advance full social and legal equality for LGBT families by ensuring that they are included in legislation, policies and practices impacting families.
Media/Blogs
- Gay City News:Twice monthly newspaper for New York’s LGBT community.
- The Advocate:The worlds leading gay news source.
- 365 Gay News: Comprehensive LGBT news and video presented by LOGO TV.
- LOGO TV:24 hour LGBT cable & internet TV channel.
- Pam’s Houseblend: Progressive blog with topics centering around LGBT issues, rights, religion, and politics.
- Towleroad: Award winning gay news blog with politics, gossip, art, athletes, celebs, community, video, and hot newsmakers.
- Joe My God: LGBT news, activism, opinion, gay culture, music, theater.
- Bilerico Project: Blog with daily experiments in all issues relating to LGBTQ.
- Blabbeando:LGBT pop culture and politics from a Latino perspective.
- Mombian: Blog for lesbian/bisexual mothers or those considering parenting.
- Gay Parent Magazine: LGBT friendly resources for building and nurturing families.
Religious
- Soulforce:Soulforce, guided by the spirit of truth and empowered by the principles of relentless nonviolent resistance, works to end the religious and political oppression of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and questioning people.
- Would Jesus Discriminate?: The Would Jesus Discriminate? Campaign is the catalyst for articulating our message helping our churches be more directly involved in acts of justice and compassion, expanding our outreach and access to our message.
- Metropolitan Community Church NY: Non-denominational LGBT church for the NYC area.
- Congregation Beth Simchat Torah: Synagogue for the LGBT community and family members.
- Dignity USA: Creating an affirming space for LGBT Catholics and allies.
- Keshet: Working for full inclusion of LGBT people in Jewish life.
- Jewish Mosaic: The national center for sexual and gender diversity within Judaism.
- The Association of Welcoming and Affirming Baptists: The mission of the Association of Welcoming & Affirming Baptists is to create and support a community of churches, organizations and individuals committed to the inclusion of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender persons in the full life and mission of Baptist churches.
- OrthoGays: The Gay and Lesbian Yeshiva Day School Alumni Association (GLYDSA) provides support for gay and lesbian people from a traditional and Orthodox Jewish background.
- Sarbat: Organization for LGBT Sikhs.
- Al Fatiha: Organization for the LGBT Muslim community.
- Metropolitan Community Churches: Churches worldwide with specific outreach to LGBT people, families, and communities.
- Integrity USA: Advocating for LGBT inclusion within the Episcopal church.
- Gay and Lesbian Vaishnava Association: An organization for the LGBT Hindu community.
Medical/Health
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