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You'll find important background information and a whole lot more resources in this section's main page. So go check it out!

For the organizations below, note that many of them fit in more than one category. So check out more than one list to make sure you find what you need.

Notation reminders (*):

  • Everything that's preceded by a red asterisk (*) is a source recommended by my survey-takers.

Organizations to check out

Advocacy/activist organizations

  1. Advocates for Trans Equality
  2. The Ace and Aro Advocacy Project
  3. Athlete Ally
  4. Center for Black Equity
  5. Equality Federation
  6. The Equity Project
  7. Dragon Dads
  8. Free Mom Hugs
  9. Gender Justice League (From 2012 until 2022, they were a Washington state-focused organization, but expanded into some national work in 2023. This link will take you to a page explaining that change.)
  10. GLAAD
  11. Human Rights Campaign
  12. IGLYO (International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans, Queer and Intersex (LGBTQI) Youth & Student Organisation)
  13. InterACT: Advocates for Intersex Youth
  14. LGBTQ+ Victory Fund
  15. LGBTQ Freedom Fund
  16. Love Has No Labels
  17. Marsha P. Johnson Institute
  18. National Black Justice Coalition
  19. National Center for Youth with Diverse Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity & Expression (The National SOGIE Center)
  20. National LGBTQ Task Force
  21. El/La Para TransLatinas (website in English here)
  22. Truth Wins Out

    Education organizations

    1. Accord Alliance
    2. Aromantic-spectrum Union for Recognition, Education, and Advocacy (AUREA)
    3. * Asexual Visibility and Education Network (AVEN)
    4. bi.org
    5. Bisexual Resource Center
    6. Family Acceptance Project
    7. Gender Diversity
    8. Gender Spectrum
    9. GLMA: Health Professionals Advancing LGBTQ Equality
    10. Matthew Shepard Foundation
    11. NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ Journalists
    12. The Safe Zone Project
    13. Straight for Equality
    14. * Trans Youth Equality Foundation (TYEF)
    15. YES Institute
    16. Youth & Gender Media Project

      Legal organizations

      1. GLAD Law: GLBTQ Legal Advocates & Defenders
      2. Immigration Equality
      3. Lambda Legal
      4. Legal Voice
      5. National Center for Lesbian Rights (which, despite its name, works for legal rights for all queer and trans communities)
      6. Transgender Law Center

      Support organizations

      1. Anti-Violence Project (AVP provides direct services to people in New York City. But their site has information relevant to many other places.)
      2. Family Equality
      3. Mama Dragons
      4. National Queer and Trans Therapists of Color Network
      5. Okra Project
      6. PFLAG
      7. Stand with Trans
      8. Strong Family Alliance

      Other organizations

      For additional organizations beyond what's listed here, use the following sources:

      1. See R2T2's youth section for multiple youth-focused organizations.
      2. LGBT Organizations in United States
      3. List of LGBT rights organizations for international organizations
      4. List of LGBT rights organizations in the United States, including some state-focused ones
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