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Explore a wide range of resources that help LGBTQIA+ individuals, including:

  • Access to inclusive healthcare services
  • Mental health support navigation
  • Housing and employment assistance
  • Connection with affirming community programs
  • Assistance understanding legal rights and protections

Whether you are seeking support, information or connection, this resource hub is here to empower and uplift.

New York City Resources

  • LGBT Network is a leading advocate for safe, inclusive communities, addressing urgent challenges like discrimination, HIV disparities, and lack of affirming services. Through its centers across Long Island and Queens, it provides vital support, connection, and resources to LGBT individuals and families.
  • The Center, founded in 1983 during the AIDS crisis, The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center has served as a safe, affirming space for LGBTQ+ New Yorkers for over four decades. Today, it offers in-person and virtual programs that support wellness, economic empowerment, advocacy, and community connection across all ages.
  • PFLAGNYC is one of the largest organizations for LGBTQ+ people, their parents and families, and allies. PFLAG is a grassroots network committed to creating a world where diversity is celebrated and all people are respected, valued and affirmed.
  • The Audre Lorde Project is a New York City-based organizing center for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Two-Spirit, Trans, and Gender Non-Conforming People of Color, dedicated to advancing community wellness and social justice through education, mobilization, and coalition-building. Founded in 1994 and rooted in anti-oppression principles, ALP serves as a home base for diverse communities to organize across differences and lead culturally grounded efforts for equity and liberation.
  • The Ali Forney Center, founded in 2002 by Carl Siciliano in memory of Ali Forney, is the nation’s largest organization dedicated to protecting LGBTQ+ and at-risk homeless youth. With a mission to save lives and empower independence, AFC serves over 2,000 young people annually through a 24-hour Drop-In Center, on-site medical and mental health care, and a housing program — all supported by a highly efficient model where 85% of revenue directly benefits clients.
  • GMHC (formerly Gay Men’s Health Crisis) is the world’s oldest AIDS service organization, founded in 1982 to end the AIDS epidemic and support those affected through compassionate, community-based care. Today, it continues to lead with innovative health services, advocacy, and education—offering mental health support, housing and employment programs, and public outreach that empowers LGBTQ+ communities across New York City. 
  • Immigration Equality is the leading national organization advocating for LGBTQ and HIV-positive immigrants, founded in 1994 by a coalition of queer attorneys determined to challenge discriminatory immigration policies. With a dual focus on individual support and systemic change, the organization provides free legal representation to asylum seekers fleeing persecution based on sexual orientation, gender identity, or HIV status, while also driving policy reform and public education to ensure dignity, safety, and justice for thousands of vulnerable individuals and families each year.
  • NYC Unity Project, housed within the Mayor’s Office of Equity and Racial Justice, leads cross-agency efforts to advance equity for LGBTQ+ New Yorkers through programs focused on economic development, health equity, and antidiscrimination. By partnering with grassroots organizations and institutions across sectors, it builds culturally competent services that address systemic inequities and uplift LGBTQ+ youth, people of color, and TGNCNB communities.

National Resources

  • GLAAD works through entertainment, news, and digital media to share stories from the LGBTQ community that accelerate acceptance. Its resource list includes topics such as politics, bisexuality and transgender identity, youth, military and legal issues, and aging.
  • LGBT National Help Center, founded in 1996, provides confidential peer support, resources, and community connections through helplines and online chatrooms for people of all ages, identities, and locations. As the oldest and most comprehensive organization of its kind, it offers a safe space for those facing isolation, coming-out challenges, bullying, and other personal struggles.
  • Human Rights Campaign work centers on three pillars of action to end discrimination and fight for change: mobilizing equality voters, educating the public about LGBTQ issues, and advancing pro-equality policy and litigation. 
  • Out & Equal is the global leader in LGBTQ+ workplace inclusion, helping companies build cultures where authenticity and belonging drive business success. Through strategic partnerships, education, and convenings like the Workplace Summit, it equips organizations and leaders to create equitable workplaces where everyone can thrive.
  • Pride at Work, founded to unite LGBTQIA+ individuals within the labor movement, champions full equality in workplaces, unions, and communities by confronting discrimination and promoting collective empowerment. Through education, coalition-building, and solidarity, it advances justice and inclusion while supporting workers in organizing for dignity, safety, and systemic change.
  • GLMA, founded in 1981, is the world’s largest and oldest association of LGBTQ+ healthcare professionals, dedicated to achieving health equity for LGBTQ+ communities and ensuring inclusion within medical environments. Through advocacy, education, and research, GLMA mobilizes its multidisciplinary membership to address a broad spectrum of health issues and champion affirming care for LGBTQ+ individuals worldwide.

Youth Resources

  • The Trevor Project provides crisis intervention and suicide prevention services to LGBTQ people under 25.
  • Urban Justice Center: Peter Cicchino Youth Project (PCYP), founded in 1994, provides legal services, advocacy, and case management to homeless and street-involved youth in NYC, with a focus on LGBTQQ communities. Serving over 400 young people annually, PCYP disrupts cycles of poverty and criminalization through expert support at the intersection of youth and adult systems.

Elder and Senior Resources

  • SAGE, founded 1978, is a pioneering organization that has been a powerful advocate for LGBTQ+ elders, working to ensure they can age with dignity, authenticity, and pride. Through national and global efforts, their dedicated team champions inclusive policies, vital services, and community resources that protect rights, promote health and longevity, and celebrate the vibrant lives of LGBTQ+ people as they grow older.
  • GRIOT Circle is a nonprofit, multigenerational organization founded in 1996 to support LGBTQ+ elders of color through health, wellness, advocacy, and leadership programs that combat isolation and oppression. Rooted in community and cultural tradition, it remains one of the few organizations exclusively dedicated to uplifting elder LGBTQ+ people of color.

Parent and Family Resources

  • PFLAG  is one of the largest organizations for LGBTQ+ people, their parents and families, and allies. PFLAG is a grassroots network committed to creating a world where diversity is celebrated and all people are respected, valued and affirmed.
  • Family Equality, founded in 1979 at the National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights, Family Equality has spent more than four decades ensuring that everyone has the freedom to find, form, and sustain their families by advancing equality for the LGBTQ+ community, providing resources for families at all stages, and creating community through our in-person and virtual events.