21 LGBTQIA+ Organizations To Support During Pride Month And Beyond
The United States has seen an increase in anti-trans and LGBTQIA+ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, asexual, allies and other community members) legislation. Whether it be the “Don’t Say Gay” bill in Florida, the anti-trans legislation in Texas, or the discrimination against trans athletes in sports, trans people and LGBTQIA+ communities are in need. Luckily, there are many incredible organizations dedicated to making sure queer people are supported, loved, and provided for.
A great way to be an ally is to regularly contribute to these organizations by donating to them, either on a monthly or quarterly basis, or whenever you can. However, we know that since it may not always be possible for everyone to donate their money, there are ways to donate your time and energy in ways that uplift the LGBTQIA+ community. Here are some organizations to keep your eye on when you have the means to contribute in ways that are sustainable for you.
GLAAD
GLAAD rewrites the script for LGBTQ acceptance. As a dynamic media force, GLAAD tackles issues to shape the narrative and provoke dialogue that leads to cultural change. GLAAD protects all that has been accomplished and creates a world where everyone can live the life they love.
Donate here.
SAGE
SAGE directly supports elder LGBQTIA+ folks. They mobilize LGBTQ+ people and allies when rights are at stake, educate policymakers about LGBTQ+ aging issues, release original policy briefs, publications, and infographics, lead coalitions that integrate diverse elders into policy conversations, march and rally with LGBTQ+ older people and our allies, and more.
Donate here.
Point Foundation
The Point Foundation empowers LGBTQIA+ and queer students to achieve their full academic and leadership potential—despite the obstacles often put before them—to make a significant impact on society. They provide scholarships, mentorships, leadership development, and community service training to make positive impacts in the academic lives of LGBTQIA+ students.
Donate here.
Gender Diversity
Gender Diversity increases the awareness and understanding of the wide range of gender diversity in children, adolescents, and adults by providing family support, building community, increasing societal awareness, and improving the well-being of people of all gender identities and expressions. They create best practices for schools, youth sports, and healthcare providers.
Find their resources here.
GLMA
GLMA is a national organization committed to ensuring health equity for LGBTQIA+ and all sexual and gender minority individuals, and equality for LGBQTIA+ health professionals in their work and learning environments. They utilize the scientific expertise of its diverse membership to inform and drive advocacy, education, and research.
Support them here.
Lambda Legal
Lambda Legal’s mission is to achieve full recognition of the civil rights of the LGBTQIA+ community and everyone living with HIV through impact litigation, education and public policy work. They do not charge clients for legal representation or advocacy, and receive no government funding, but instead depend on contributions from supporters around the country. They select cases that will have the greatest impact in protecting and advancing the rights of LGBT people and those with HIV. In addition, they lead high-impact public education campaigns to help people exercise the rights they have and to build public support for equality and advocate for public policy at the local, state and federal levels to improve the lives of LGBT people, people affected by HIV, and their families and allies.
The Ali Forney Center
The Ali Forney Center is a 24-hour program that provides more than just a bed and food for those in need. They provide initial intakes at their drop-in center to help LGBTQIA+ communities into transitional housing and job readiness training. They provide homeless LGBTQ+ youth a safe, warm, supportive environment to escape the streets, and ultimately, provide stability, healing, trust and education to young adults so they can ultimately live independently.
The Marsha P. Johnson Institute
The Marsha P. Johnson Institute (MPJI) protects and defends the human rights of Black transgender people by organizing, advocating, creating an intentional community to heal, developing transformative leadership, and promoting the Black transgender community’s collective power.
Glits Inc
Glits Inc. approaches the health and rights crises faced by transgender community members and the sex worker community, holistically using harm reduction, human rights principles, economic and social justice, along with a commitment to empowerment and pride in finding solutions from their own community. They address immediate needs/crisis support for transgender sex workers and the LGBTQIA+ and BIPOC community members from the NYC area, across the US, and globally through supporting asylum seekers from priority communities. They also address health care for transgender sex workers, provide stable housing, advocate and educate to ensure the health, wellness and inclusion of transgender people in our society, and addresses the stigmatization and criminalization of trans people because of anti-prostitution/anti-sex work laws.
Donate here.
Somos Familia Valle
Somos Familia Valle is an organization created and led by local, low-income, first-generation college students who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, queer or other sexual and gender minorities (LGBTQ+) people of color. Based in the San Fernando Valley, this community organization is led by trans queer people of color, dedicated to supporting, empowering, training, and mobilizing families, and allies for racial, gender, environmental, and economic justice. Not only do they organize for intersectional LGBTQ+ justice and liberation through transformative dialogue, advocacy, and civic engagement, they also promote LGBTQ-affirming homes, safer schools, and healthier communities.
Donate here.
Trans Justice Funding Project
The Trans Justice Funding Project is a community-led funding initiative that supports grassroots, trans justice groups run by and for trans people. They center trans leadership and honor the experiences with racism, economic injustice, transmisogyny, ableism, immigration, incarceration, and other intersecting oppressions. Every penny the Trans Justice Funding Project raises goes to grantees with no restrictions and no strings attached.
Donate here.
For the Gworls
For the Gworls is a Black, trans-led collective that curates parties to fundraise money for Black transgender people to pay for their rent, gender-affirming surgeries, smaller co-pays for medicines/doctor’s visits, and travel assistance.
Donate here.
The St. Louis Queer+ Support Helpline
The St. Louis Queer+ Support Helpline (SQSH) is a grassroots organization dedicated to providing spaces and support for queer St. Louisians to thrive. SQSH serves and strengthens the LGBTQIA+ community in the St. Louis MO-IL Metro Area and beyond—by providing an empathetic listening ear, safe and reliable connections to identity-affirming resources, as well as education and advocacy for LGBTQIA+ concerns and needs.
Donate here.
The Trevor Project
The Trevor Project is a suicide prevention and crisis intervention organization for LGBTQIA+ youth. They have crisis support via text, call and chat, provide advocacy through legislation and education, and do research through the lens of intersectionality by way of their national survey, research briefs & reports, and peer-reviewed journal articles.
Donate here.
Trans Lifeline
Trans Lifeline is run by and for trans people. Trans Lifeline is a grassroots hotline and microgrants 501(c)(3) non-profit organization offering direct emotional and financial support to trans people in crisis—for the trans community, by the trans community.
Donate here.
GLSEN
GLSEN is an educator-founded organization that creates affirming learning environments for LGBTQIA+ youth. Not only do they support educators, but they center students and uplift student-led movements. They conduct research to inform their evidence-based solutions, author age-appropriate resources for educators, advise on, advocate for, and research policies designed to protect LGBTQIA+ students, as well as students of marginalized identities.
Donate here.
Transgender Education Network of Texas
TENT is an organization dedicated to furthering gender-diverse equality in Texas. They offer education and networking in both public and private forums and we strive to halt discrimination through social, legislative, and corporate education.
Donate here.
OutYouth
Out Youth serves Central Texas LGBTQIA+ (lesbian/gay/bisexual, transgender, queer and questioning, intersex, and asexual) youth and their allies with programs and services to ensure these promising young people develop into happy, healthy, successful adults. Out Youth promotes the physical, mental, emotional, spiritual and social well-being of sexual and gender minority youth so that they can openly and safely explore and affirm their identities.
Donate here.
Trans Santa
Trans Santa delivers gifts anonymously to trans youth in need, safely! This is a great website to bookmark for the holidays, but there are requests year-round.
Donate here.
Gender Justice
Gender Justice has worked to dismantle barriers and advance gender equity. For 10 years, Gender Justice has fought to push the law forward through their work in the courts, the legislature, and the community.
Donate here.
National Center for Transgender Equality
The National Center for Transgender Equality advocates to change policies and society to increase understanding and acceptance of transgender people. They work nationwide to replace disrespect, discrimination, and violence with empathy, opportunity, and justice.
Donate here.