LGBTQ Organizations
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LGBTQ Organizations
Alliance For Full Acceptance (AFFA)
1801 Reynolds Avenue
North Charleston, South Carolina 29405
(843) 883-0343
The Alliance For Full Acceptance (AFFA) is a Charleston-based nonprofit organization. Founded in 1998, AFFA is working to achieve, nurture, and defend equality and full acceptance for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ+) people throughout South Carolina. To achieve our mission, we work to build partnerships with municipal and civic leaders, legislators, medical and mental health care providers, policy makers and business leaders to advocate for awareness, protections and equality for the LGBTQ community. AFFA Action is the 501(c)(4) arm of the organization designated to promote social welfare through education, legislative advocacy and political action.
Bisexual Resource Center
The Bisexual Resource Center envisions a world where love is celebrated, regardless of sexual orientation or gender expression. Because bisexuals today are still misunderstood, marginalized and discriminated against, the BRC is committed to providing support to the bisexual community and raising public awareness about bisexuality and bisexual people.
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.
Campaign for Southern Equality
The Campaign for Southern Equality is working to build a South where LGBTQ people are equal in every part of life. Founded in 2011, they launched their work from a church basement in the mountains of North Carolina. Based in Asheville, NC, in the first chapter of their work, CSE was on the frontlines of efforts to win marriage equality in the South. They led the WE DO Campaign, which involved LGBTQ couples requesting – and being denied – marriage licenses in their Southern hometowns. More than 200 couples took action, with thousands of friends, family members and neighbors standing in support of them.
Today, CSE’s work includes the Legal Equality Project, focused on achieving legal equality by striking down anti-LGBTQ laws, passing pro-LGBTQ policies across the South; the Southern Equality Fund, which empowers local LGBTQ leaders across the South; and their Community Health Program, which responds to the acute and widespread need for direct services and resources for LGBTQ Southerners.
Campus Pride
Campus Pride serves LGBTQ and ally student leaders and campus organizations in the areas of leadership development, support programs and services to create safer, more inclusive LGBTQ-friendly colleges and universities. It exists to develop, support and give “voice and action” in building future LGBTQ and ally student leaders.
CenterLink – The Community of LGBT Centers
CenterLink, The Community of LGBT Centers – CenterLink develops strong, sustainable LGBT community centers and builds a thriving center network that creates healthy, vibrant communities. Serving over 250 LGBTQ community centers across the country in 45 states, Puerto Rico and the District of Columbia, as well as centers in Canada, China, and Australia, CenterLink assists newly forming community centers and helps strengthen existing LGBT centers, through networking opportunities for center leaders, peer-based technical assistance and training, and a variety of capacity building services. Their efforts are based on the belief that LGBT community centers are primary change agents in the national movement working toward the liberation and empowerment of LGBT people.
Charleston Black Pride
The mission of Charleston Black Pride is to create opportunities that educate, inspire, improve, and celebrate the experiences of LGBTQIA people of color. They support and provide an educational and social environment through events and forums that bring awareness, visibility and create safe spaces to expose the multifaceted lives of LGBTQIA people of color.
Charleston Pride
Charleston Pride’s mission is to promote the visibility of the LGBTQ community by educating society, honoring our heritage, advocating for our culture, and celebrating our diverse society. Their purpose is to highlight the uniqueness and diversity of our community through distinct events throughout the year promoting our history and culture, including the annual Charleston Pride Parade and Festival
Charleston Social Club
The Charleston Social Club, an organization for lesbians and all women who are accepting of lesbians, was founded in 2003 by Lynn Dugan. They welcome women of all races, ages, ethnic heritage, religious and spiritual beliefs and physical abilities. Their mission is to create a safe environment for women to socialize with each other so they all may have a richer and more meaningful life.
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.
Consortium of Higher Education LGBT Resource Professionals
The Consortium of Higher Education LGBT Resource Professionals is a member-based organization working towards the liberation of LGBTQ people in higher education. They support individuals who work on campuses to educate and support people of diverse sexual orientations and gender identities, as well as advocate for more inclusive policies and practices through an intersectional and racial justice framework.
Equality Federation
Equality Federation is the movement builder and strategic partner to state-based organizations advocating for LGBTQ people. From Equality Florida to Freedom Oklahoma to Basic Rights Oregon, they amplify the power of the state-based LGBTQ movement. They work collaboratively on critical issues—from advancing workplace fairness and family recognition to defeating anti-transgender bathroom bans and HIV criminalization laws—that affect how LGBTQ people experience the world from cradle to grave. Together with their partners, they work on cross-cutting issues impacting our community such as racial equity, reproductive justice, and immigration.
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.
Gamma Mu Foundation
The Gamma Mu Foundation was established to provide financial grants to organizations that serve clients and communities primarily in the rural and/or under-served United States. The Foundation makes available direct assistance through HIV/AIDS services, community services, or research and public education. The Foundation also awards financial support to members of the LGBT community who demonstrate financial need and the desire to pursue additional training through academic or vocational education. The Foundation’s mission is to make a positive difference in the lives of the LGBT community, primarily in rural and other under-served populations of the United States. The Foundation’s vision is the creation of an environment that promotes health, acceptance, and pride in the LGBT community and a more accepting and inclusive environment for people regardless of their sexual orientation or gender identity.
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.
Gay and Lesbian Medical Association
GLMA is a national organization committed to ensuring health equity for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer (LGBTQ) and all sexual and gender minority (SGM) individuals, and equality for LGBTQ/SGM health professionals in their work and learning environments. To achieve this mission, GLMA utilizes the scientific expertise of its diverse multidisciplinary membership to inform and drive advocacy, education, and research.
GLSEN – Gay, Lesbian, and Straight Education Network
Championing LGBTQ issues in K-12 education since 1990, GLSEN works to ensure that LGBTQ students are able to learn and grow in a school environment free from bullying and harassment. Together they want to transform our nation’s schools into the safe and affirming environment all youth deserve.
Gender Benders
Gender Benders is a grassroots organization for transgender and gender diverse folks in the Southeastern US. They are based in Upstate, SC and we have chapters and partner organizations in Hattiesburg, MS, Clemson, SC, and Hendersonville, NC. Gender Benders started as a group of 3 folks talking about what needs they had as trans and gender diverse people living in an area with no existing resources or support networks – and what they could realistically do to meet those needs with no money. Today, Gender Benders serves over 550 people from across the Southeast.
GLAAD
GLAAD is an American non-governmental media monitoring organization founded by LGBTQ people in the media.
Grand Strand Pride
Myrtle Beach, South Carolina area Pride Festival, business guild and educational programming.
GSA Network
GSA Network is a next-generation LGBTQ racial and gender justice organization that empowers and trains queer, trans, and allied youth leaders to advocate, organize, and mobilize an intersectional movement for safer schools and healthier communities.
Harriet Hancock LGBTQ Center
The Harriet Hancock LGBT Center is a safe and inclusive home that supports, educates, and empowers the LGBT community, our allies, and our neighbors. They have a vision for South Carolina where all people are accepted and affirmed, regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity, and LGBT people are able to live happy and healthy lives. The Harriet Hancock LGBT Center works to realize this vision in South Carolina, starting in the Greater Columbia community and Midlands region.
Human Rights Campaign (HRC)
The Human Rights Campaign and the Human Rights Campaign Foundation together serve as America’s largest civil rights organization working to achieve LGBTQ equality. By inspiring and engaging individuals and communities, HRC strives to end discrimination against LGBTQ people and realize a world that achieves fundamental fairness and equality for all. The Human Rights Campaign envisions a world where lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer people are ensured equality and embraced as full members of society at home, at work and in every community.
Immigration Equality
Immigration Equality is the nation’s leading LGBTQ and HIV-positive immigrant rights organization. Through direct legal services, policy advocacy, and impact litigation, we advocate for immigrants and families facing discrimination based on their sexual orientation, gender identity, or HIV status.
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.
Lambda Legal
Founded in 1973, Lambda Legal is the oldest and largest national legal organization whose mission is to achieve full recognition of the civil rights of lesbians, gay men, bisexuals, transgender people, and everyone living with HIV through impact litigation, education and public policy work. As a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization, they do not charge their clients for legal representation or advocacy. Lambda Legal receives no government funding and depends on contributions from supporters around the country.
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) National Help Center
(888) 843-4564
The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) National Help Center, founded in 1996, is a non-profit, tax-exempt organization that provides vital peer-support, community connections, and resource information to people with questions regarding sexual orientation and/or gender identity. Utilizing a diverse group of LGBT volunteers, they operate three national hotlines, the LGBT National Hotline, the LGBT National Youth Talkline, and the LGBT National Senior Hotline as well as private, volunteer one-to-one online chat, that help both youth and adults with coming-out issues, safer-sex information, school bullying, family concerns, relationship problems and a lot more.
LGBT National Youth Talkline: (800) 246-7743 Free and Confidential peer support for the LGBTQ and questioning community ages 25 and younger.
LGBT National Senior Talkline: (888) 234-7243 Free and Confidential peer support for the LGBT and questioning community ages 50 and above.
TALKLINE HOURS:
Mondays to Fridays from 4 pm – Midnight ET
Saturday from 12 pm – 5 pm ET
Lowcountry Pride
Lowcountry Pride is a 501(c)(3) serving Beaufort County, South Carolina. Our co-chair is a licensed therapist who runs support groups through Pride for parents of LGBTQ+ children and young adults in transition. We have a book club, monthly social events, and an annual Pride celebration. We also run educational panels within our community and offer various forms of support to members of the LGBTQ+ community in Beaufort County.
Modern Military Association of America
The Modern Military Association of America (MMAA) is the nation’s largest organization of LGBTQ service members, military spouses, veterans, their families, and allies. Formed through the merger of the American Military Partner Association and OutServe-SLDN, they are a united voice for the LBGTQ military and veteran community.
As a non-partisan, non-profit organization, MMAA is working to make a real difference in the lives of our modern military families through education, advocacy, and support. They also provide free, direct legal services for the LGBTQ and HIV+ military and veteran community.
MUSC Alliance for Equality
The MUSC Alliance for Equality (formerly the MUSC Gay Straight Alliance) is an organization of students of all orientations and identities at MUSC designed to provide a sense of community, support, and advocacy for anyone whose real or perceived sexual orientation, gender identity, or alliance may put them in an at risk minority group.
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.
National Center for Lesbian Rights
The National Center for Lesbian Rights (NCLR) was the first national LGBTQ legal organization founded by women and brings a fierce, longstanding commitment to racial and economic justice and our community’s most vulnerable.
Since 1977, NCLR has been at the forefront of advancing the civil and human rights of our full LGBTQ community and their families through impact litigation, public policy, and public education. Decades ago, NCLR led the way by establishing the first LGBTQ Immigration Project, Transgender Rights Project, Youth Project, Elder Law Project, and began working to end conversion therapy through what is now the Born Perfect campaign.
National Center for Transgender Equality
The National Center for Transgender Equality advocates changing policies and society to increase understanding and acceptance of transgender people. In the nation’s capital and throughout the country, NCTE works to replace disrespect, discrimination, and violence with empathy, opportunity, and justice.
National Coalition of Anti-Violence Programs (NCAVP)
NCAVP works to prevent, respond to, and end all forms of violence against and within LGBTQ communities. They’re a national coalition of local member programs, affiliate organizations and individual affiliates who create systemic and social change. They strive to increase power, safety and resources through data analysis, policy advocacy, education and technical assistance.
National Gay Pilots Association (NGPA)
NGPA’s mission is simple: to BUILD, SUPPORT, and UNITE the LGBT aviation community worldwide.
National LGBT Bar Association
The National LGBT Bar Association is a national association of lawyers, judges and other legal professionals, law students, activists, and affiliated lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender legal organizations. The LGBT Bar promotes justice in and through the legal profession for the LGBTQ+ community in all its diversity.
National LGBT Cancer Network
The National LGBT Cancer Network works to improve the lives of LGBT cancer survivors and those at risk by:
- EDUCATING the LGBT community about our increased cancer risks and the importance of screening and early detection;
- TRAINING health care providers to offer more culturally-competent, safe and welcoming care; and
- ADVOCATING for LGBT survivors in mainstream cancer organizations, the media, and research.
National LGBT Chamber of Commerce
The NGLCC is the business voice of the LGBT community, the largest advocacy organization dedicated to expanding economic opportunities and advancements for LGBT people, and the exclusive certifying body for LGBT-owned businesses.
National LGBT Health Education Center
The National LGBT provide educational programs, resources, and consultation to health care organizations with the goal of optimizing quality, cost-effective health care for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, asexual, and all sexual and gender minority (LGBTQIA+) people.
National LGBTQ Task Force
The National LGBTQ Task Force advances full freedom, justice, and equality for LGBTQ people. They are building a future where everyone can be free to be their entire selves in every aspect of their lives. Today, despite all the progress we’ve made to end discrimination, millions of LGBTQ people face barriers in every aspect of their lives: in housing, employment, healthcare, retirement, and basic human rights. These barriers must go. That’s why the Task Force is training and mobilizing millions of activists across our nation to deliver a world where you can be you.
NLGJA – The Association of LGBTQ Journalists
The NLGIA are a journalist-led association working within the news media to advance fair and accurate coverage of LGBTQ communities and issues. They promote diverse and inclusive workplaces by holding the industry accountable and providing education, professional development and mentoring.
NOGLSTP – National Organization of Gay and Lesbian Scientists and Technical Professionals
NOGLSTP empowers lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer individuals in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics by providing education, advocacy, professional development, networking, and peer support. They educate all communities regarding scientific, technological, and medical concerns of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer people.
NQAPIA – A Federation of LGBTQ Asian American, South Asian, Southeast Asian and Pacific Islander Organizations
The National Queer Asian Pacific Islander Alliance (NQAPIA) is a federation of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) Asian American, South Asian, Southeast Asian, and Pacific Islander (AAPI) organizations. They seek to build the organizational capacity of local LGBT AAPI groups, develop leadership, promote visibility, educate our community, enhance grassroots organizing, expand collaborations, and challenge anti-LGBTQ bias and racism.
OUT & EQUAL Workplace Advocates
Out & Equal is the premier organization working exclusively on LGBTQ workplace equality. Through our worldwide programs, Fortune 500 partnerships and their annual Workplace Summit conference, they help LGBTQ people thrive and support organizations creating a culture of belonging for all.
Palmetto Community Care
3547 Meeting Street Road
Charleston, SC 29405
(843) 747-2273
Palmetto Community Care takes a multi-faceted approach to help those affected with HIV/AIDS, while also working to prevent the spread of HIV through testing, awareness campaigns, educational initiatives, and advocacy.
Agency hours are Monday – Friday, 8:30 am – 4:30 pm.
Free, confidential HIV testing is available Monday, Tuesday and Thursday, 7:30 am – 3:30 pm; and Wednesday, 7:30 am – 6 pm.
No appointment necessary. Free condoms available.
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.
Point Foundation
Point Foundation empowers promising lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, 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.
Pride at Work
Pride at Work seeks full equality without restrictions or barriers for LGBTQIA+ individuals in our workplaces, unions, and communities, creating a Labor Movement that cherishes diversity, promotes inclusion, encourages openness, and ensures safety & dignity. They do this through education, alliances, and building solidarity across our large and diverse communities.
Pride Link
Pride Link is here because many LGBTQ+ people in the Upstate are still not able to live the happy, safe, and successful lives they deserve. Pride Link provides health and wellness services, social support spaces, and connection to critical resources for the LGBTQ+ community.
Prime Timers of Charleston
The Prime Timers of Charleston SC is a social organization of older gay or bisexual men. Their members are men who choose to have their lives enriched by the diverse activities in which our members engage. No single definition can describe Prime Timers. They come from all walks of life. One thing is true of all Prime Timers, we enjoy the opportunities and friendships that develop with other Prime Timers throughout the world.
Prime Timers of Charleston SC is a member chapter of the Prime Timers Worldwide (PTWW) organization. They welcome members from other chapters to visit us.
PRISM – College of Charleston
PRISM (formerly Gay-Straight Alliance) is a student-led organization at the College of Charleston. Prism aims to provide a fun, welcoming, and educational environment each week. PRISM’s goal is to support and foster a close community among LGBTQ+ and ally students on campus.
R Family Vacations
Welcome to R Family Vacations where “everyone is welcome” and there is “something for everyone”! They are the first travel company to create vacations for LGBT families and their friends. R Family Vacations began this exciting journey with our inaugural cruise in 2004. Since then, more than 20,000 guests have traveled with us around the world. They have now expanded to offer some LGBT adult-only options.
Rainbow Support Group
To be a positive resource for support within the LGBTQ+ community, to promote tolerance and empowerment for LGBTQ+ individuals, and to aid in the fight to stop LGBTQ+ Bullying
Ryan White Clinic at MUSC
(843) 792-7485
This Medical University of South Carolina HIV/AIDS clinic serves over 1,200 HIV/AIDS patients with their staff of Infectious Diseases faculty physicians, physician fellows, nurses, social workers, OB-Gyn physicians, psychiatrists, medical case managers, outreach support, peer educator, and a pharmacist.
Ryan White Wellness Center
1481 Tobias Gadson Blvd
Charleston, SC 29407
(843) 402-3093
The Ryan White Wellness Center of Roper St. Francis Healthcare was founded in 2000 to care for the region’s uninsured patients living with HIV. The Wellness Center empowers patients and the community to take charge of their sexual health while championing overall wellness. They are the only one-stop-shop sexual health center in the tri-county offering more than 20 different onsite services.
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)
SC Black Pride (SCBP)
The mission of the South Carolina Black Pride Inc. (SCBP), is to unify and celebrate the diversity, creativity, And beauty Of South Carolina’s lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, questioning, queer, and non-gender conforming (LGBTQ) communities of color and their supporters, in order to empower and promote the human rights of all families and communities.
SC Pride
South Carolina Pride Movement, located in Columbia, SC, is a nonprofit organization dedicated to serving the needs of the LGBTQ+ community and its partners through educational events, entertainment, community outreach, and celebrations of diversity throughout the year. SC Pride produces each year Famously Hot SC Pride Festival, Get Lit Nighttime Parade & Concert, OutFest Columbia, and more. The Pride Festival, held in October each year on Main Street, Columbia, SC is one of the largest outdoor festivals in the city and the largest LGBT event in the state.
South Carolina Equality
SC Equality was incorporated in 2002 in Columbia, South Carolina as South Carolina Equality Coalition (SCEC). Its goal was to improve the conditions of LGBTQ people in South Carolina through promoting tolerance, politically organizing LGBTQ people and allies and changing discriminatory laws.
Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC)
The SPLC is dedicated to fighting hate and bigotry and to seeking justice for the most vulnerable members of our society. Using litigation, education, and other forms of advocacy, the SPLC works toward the day when the ideals of equal justice and equal opportunity will be a reality. We’re dedicated to protecting and advancing the rights, dignity, and freedom of the LGBTQ community in the Deep South and to removing barriers to equality.
Southerners On New Ground (SONG)
SONG is a home for LGBTQ liberation across all lines of race, class, abilities, age, culture, gender, and sexuality in the South. They build, sustain, and connect a southern regional base of LBGTQ people in order to transform the region through strategic projects and campaigns developed in response to the current conditions in our communities. SONG builds this movement through leadership development, intersectional analysis, and organizing.
Takeover Charleston
A fun group of people who meet approximately once a month for a good time. Takeover is a way for Charleston’s LGBTQ community to socialize together all over Charleston. Everyone is always welcome.
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.
Trans Lifeline
Trans Lifeline is a trans-led organization that connects trans people to the community, support, and resources they need to survive and thrive. Their offerings include a peer support hotline, microgrants, and information specific to the Transgender/Gender non-conforming community.
Trans Lifeline Hotline: (877) 565-8860.
Trans Love Fund
The Trans Love Fund is a program of the Alliance For Full Acceptance (AFFA) and We Are Family. The Trans Love Fund is dedicated to supporting the trans community of South Carolina by providing microgrants to trans-identified individuals throughout the state.
Transgender Awareness Alliance (TAA)
1830 S Lake Drive, 84383
Lexington, SC 29073
TAA exists to supply emergency assistance to the transgender community of SC and partners with other organizations to create an affirming network of legal, health and consumer resources.
Transgender Community of the Lowcountry
The Transgender Community of the Lowcountry is a support group for Transgender people in the community and also their allies. This is a safe space that is moderated and will be used for general discussion and education to better the community. This group was created for two goals: first being the support of members and their allies, and second, being community outreach and education.
Transgender Law Center
Transgender Law Center changes law, policy, and attitudes so that all people can live safely, authentically, and free from discrimination regardless of their gender identity or expression. Transgender Law Center (TLC) is the largest national trans-led organization advocating for a world in which all people are free to define themselves and their futures. Grounded in legal expertise and committed to racial justice, TLC employs a variety of community-driven strategies to keep transgender and gender-nonconforming people alive, thriving, and fighting for liberation.
Collect line for people in prison and detention: (510) 380-8229
T-Time Myrtle Beach
(843) 424-6782
T-Time Myrtle Beach is an open Transgender support group and discussion forum in Myrtle Beach, SC. They also aim to promote a safe environment within which everyone can reside.
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.
Upstate Pride SC
Upstate Pride SC empowers people of all gender expressions and sexual identities in the Upstate of South Carolina by promoting acceptance through education, advocacy, and networking.
Victory Fund
LGBTQ Victory Fund works to change the face and voice of America’s politics and achieve equality for LGBTQ Americans by increasing the number of openly LGBTQ officials at all levels of government.
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.
World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH)
The World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH), formerly known as the (Harry Benjamin International Gender Dysphoria Association (HBIGDA), is a 501(c)(3) non-profit, interdisciplinary professional and educational organization devoted to transgender health. Their mission is to promote evidence-based care, education, research, public policy, and respect in transgender health.