LGBTQ Organizations
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Category: Families and Caregiving
Camp Aranu-tiq
Camp Aranu’tiq was the first-ever summer camp established for transgender and non-binary/gender-nonconforming youth. Nick Teich, Ph.D., LCSW, founded Camp Aranu’tiq in 2009 as a nonprofit organization. It began as a weeklong program in 2010 at a rented site with 40 campers and has grown to serve over 650 campers each summer at its very own home in New Hampshire. Camp Aranu’tiq’s mission is to build confidence, resilience, and community for transgender & non-binary youth and their families through camp experiences. They have up to 140 campers per session, and have campers from 42 states and six countries! Their goal is never to turn away a camper or family who may not be able to attend for financial reasons.
Camp Lost Boys
Many of trans guys never had the opportunity to experience a boyhood summer camp. It’s their aim that you find that missing piece at Camp Lost Boys. They provide a retreat away from the stress and the struggles of your day-to-day life. They aim to focus on self-empowerment and self-esteem building through the physical and mental activities of a traditional summer camp experience. Come climb ropes, zip line, try archery, hike mountains, go mountain biking, enjoy the lake and the pool, engage in facilitated fireside chats, new friends and so much more! They hope you let down your guard and get in touch with yourself, nature, and your community. Their camp is for any guy who self-identifies as a man of trans experience and is over the age of 18. This camp is largely focused on physical activities and is a dedicated place where we can celebrate male identities in a safe, fun, and rugged outdoor setting.
COLAGE
COLAGE unites people with lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and/or queer parents and caregivers 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.
Family Equality Council
Family Equality’s mission is to advance legal and lived equality for LGBTQ families, and for those who wish to form them, through building community, changing hearts and minds, and driving policy change.
Gay & Lesbian Association of Retiring Persons – GLARP
To call attention or focus on aging issues of the LGBT community. A voice for the GLARP community on aging issues. It’s time to take care of our own.
Keshet
Keshet works for the full equality of all LGBTQ Jews and our families in Jewish life. They strengthen Jewish communities. Their organization equip Jewish organizations with the skills and knowledge to build LGBTQ-affirming communities; create spaces in which all queer Jewish youth feel seen and valued; and advance LGBTQ rights nationwide.
National Black Justice Coalition
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.
PFLAG: Parents, Families, and Friends of Lesbians and Gays
PFLAG’s mission is to build on a foundation of loving families united with LGBTQ people and allies who support one another and to educate ourselves and our communities to speak up as advocates until all hearts and minds respect, value and affirm LGBTQ people.
SAGE – Advocacy Services for LGBT Elders
SAGE is the country’s largest and oldest organization dedicated to improving the lives of LGBT older people. Founded in 1978 and headquartered in New York City, SAGE is a national organization that offers supportive services and consumer resources to LGBT older people and their caregivers. SAGE National LGBT Elder Hotline: 877-360-LGBT (5428)
The Trevor Project
Founded in 1998 by the creators of the Academy Award®-winning short film TREVOR, The Trevor Project is the leading national organization providing crisis intervention and suicide prevention services to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer & questioning (LGBTQ) young people under 25.
The Trevor Project has a 24/7 confidential, crisis and suicide prevention line at (866) 488-7386 or Text START to 678678.
Uplift Outreach Center
(864) 381-7234
Uplift Outreach Center’s mission is to provide a much-needed safe space for LGBTQ+ youth and young adults/adults in Spartanburg, SC, and surrounding areas.
We Are Family
1801 Reynolds Ave, Unit B
North Charleston, South Carolina 29405
(843) 637-9379
We Are Family’s mission as a Southern grassroots non-profit organization is to provide affirming spaces for LGBTQI+ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer/questioning, intersex) and ally youth up to the age of 24 through direct support, leadership development, and community engagement. Their vision is that LGBTQI+ and ally youth feel empowered to find their places in the world, in their families, and in their communities.