List of LGBT-related organizations and conferences explained

Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender (LGBT) related organizations and conferences range from social and support groups to organizations that are political in nature. Some groups are independent, while others are officially recognized advocacy groups within mainstream religious organizations.

• For groups whose primary purpose is campaigning for the legal rights of LGBT people, please see List of LGBT rights organizations.
• For organizations affiliated with political parties, please see List of LGBT organizations that affiliate with political parties.
• For organizations primarily serving LGBT medical professionals or promoting LGBT health, please see List of LGBT medical organizations.

International

• Affirming Pentecostal Church International – an Apostolic Pentecostal denomination operating in the US and many other countries
• All Out – a global not-for-profit organisation that is focused on political advocacy for the human rights of LGBT people
• Axios – organization of Eastern Orthodox, Byzantine Rite, and Eastern Catholic Christians who are LGBT
• Emergence International – support group for LGBT Christian Scientists (not to be confused with Scientology)
• Federation of Gay Games – fosters LGBT self-respect through the Gay Games, an organized international participatory athletic and cultural event
• Frontrunners – LGBT running and walking clubs
• GALA Choruses – Gay and Lesbian Association of Choruses
• Gay Games – an organized international participatory athletic and cultural event held every four years
• Global Alliance of Affirming Apostolic Pentecostals (GAAAP) (Encompasses the former Apostolic Restoration Mission) International LGBT-Affirming Apostolic (Oneness) Pentecostal denomination
• GRIN Campaign – campaigning for social and political equality in education
• Lavender Languages and Linguistics Conference – an international conference for queer linguistics
• International Association of Gay Square Dance Clubs
• International Conference on Bisexuality
• International Mister Leather
• InterPride – an organization of over 200 Pride event organisers
• Metropolitan Community Church
• OutRight Action International – international human rights organization dedicated to improving the lives of people who experience discrimination or abuse on the basis of their sexual orientation, gender identity or expression
• Q Christian Fellowship – global membership and attendance, but conference has only been hosted in the United States
• Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence

Africa

Algeria

• Trans Homos DZ

Angola

• Iris Angola Association

Nigeria

• Bisi Alimi Foundation

Morocco

• Kif-Kif

South Africa

• Coalition of African Lesbians
• Lesbian and Gay Equality Project
• Gender DynamiX

Zimbabwe

• GALZ

Asia

China

• Tong-Kwang Light House Presbyterian Church
• Beijing Queer Chorus

Hong Kong

• Transgender Resource Center

India

• Fifty Shades of Gay (FSOG)^[1]
• Gay Bombay
• LABIA
• Orinam
• Sahodari Foundation
• Sangama (human rights group)
• Sappho for Equality
• Srishti Madurai

Israel

• Aswat – a feminist queer group for Palestinian women based in Haifa
• Black Laundry – Israeli LGBT anarchist group which campaigns against the occupation of the Palestinian territories, and other issues
• Israel Gay Youth (IGY)
• The Israeli Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Association – also called "the Aguda", the biggest LGBT rights association in Israel
• Tehila – Support for the parents of LGBT people
• Tel Aviv Municipal LGBT Community Center – Tel Aviv-Yafo's City community center for LGBTQ people.

Japan

• Arima LGBT Support Group ありまま(LGBTグループ)
• プライドハウス東京 – Pride House Tokyo Japan 2020
• Clinic For Rainbows
• Kanazawa Rainbow Pride 金沢レインボープライド
• Kobe IDAHO 神戸IDAHO
• LGBT Gakushin Circle 学習院大学LGBTサークルにじがく
• LGBT Families and Friends Association LGBTの家族と友人をつなぐ会
• Marriage For All Japan
• Miyoshi Real Estate Group for LGBT 三好不動産フレンズ（LGBT）
• Nijidiversity NPO
• Nijiro Kazoku / Rainbow Families にじいろかぞく
• Osaka Sexual Minorities and Neurodiversity Support Group 発達障害 × セクマイの会 @大阪
• Rainbow Pride Ehime Film Festival
• Sapporo Rainbow Pride (March) さっぽろレインボープライド
• Startline Home Care Agency NPO法人Startline. net / 訪問介護事業所SAISON
• Stonewall Japan Nonprofit
• Takarazuka Human Rights Division ありのままに自分らしく【宝塚市人権男女共同参画課】

Nepal

• Blue Diamond Society

Philippines

• Philippine LGBT Chamber of Commerce

Singapore

See main article: List of LGBT organizations in Singapore.

Taiwan

• Taiwan Tongzhi Hotline Association

Oceania

Australia

• Australian Lesbian and Gay Archives – community-based organization committed to the collection and preservation of material reflecting the lives and experiences of LGBT Australians
• Queers in Science – a Melbourne-based initiative aiming to build community and improve support for LGBTQIA+ people working in STEMM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics, and Medicine) in Australia

Coral Sea Islands

• Gay and Lesbian Kingdom of the Coral Sea Islands – world's first LGBT micronation

New Zealand

• Intersex Trust Aotearoa New Zealand – also known as Intersex Awareness New Zealand
• Rainbow Youth

Europe

BGLBC – BeNeLux LGBTIQ+ Business Chamber

East meets West – a network of LGBTIQ professionals from Western & (primarily) Eastern Europe founded in 2013. It acts as the LGBTIQ Business Chamber for CEE Region (Central & Eastern Europe).

EGLCC – European LGBTIQ Chamber of Commerce – umbrella organization for national European LGBTIQ Chambers of Commerce

European Forum of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Christian Groups – an association of LGBT Christian groups in Europe for equality and inclusion for LGBT people within and through Christian churches and other religious bodies and multilateral organisations.

Denmark

LGBT+ Danmark - provides advocacy and counseling for the LGBT community.

Bulgaria

• Single Step - Provides support to the LGBT community via an online chat helpline, support groups, and psychologist.

Germany

• Berlin LGBTIQ+ Tech Week
• BiBerlin e.V.
• BVT* – Der Bundesverband Trans* setzt sich für eine Gesellschaft ein, in der alle trans* Personen in Würde leben. Sicher, selbstbewusst und selbstbestimmt.
• Casa Kuà – Trans*Inter*Queer Community Health Center
• DIE LINKE.queer
• GGLBC German LGBTIQ+ Business Chamber – GGLBC German LGBTIQ+ Business Chamber was founded as part of a ceremony in the Cologne Chamber of Commerce and Industry in 2019
• LGBTQ STEM Berlin
• QueerJS Berlin
• Quaurteera – Russian-speaking queer community in Germany
• Proudr
• RAHM
• UHLALA
• Schwarz-Lila Panke
• she*claim
• STICKS & STONES – The LGBTIQ+ Job & Career Fair & Platform
• Trans Day of Visibility Berlin
• Unicorns in Tech (conference)

Hungary

• Budapest Pride
• Háttér Society
• Hungarian LGBT Alliance
• Labrisz Lesbian Association
• LGBT+ Hedgehog club

Ireland

• Hirschfeld Centre – an LGBT community centre operating in Dublin, Ireland, from 1979 to 1997
• House of STEM – a community-led initiative to improve LGBTQ+ support, visibility and representation in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths) and STEM-related fields in Ireland
• Irish Gay Dads
• Outhouse – an LGBT community and resource centre operating in Dublin, Ireland, from 1996 to present day

Italy

• Italian GLBT Business Chamber (IGLBC)

Scotland

• Affirmation Scotland – advocacy group composed of Church of Scotland members, works for a more LGBT-affirming denomination
• OutScotland

Sweden

• Swedish Federation for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Rights (RFSL)
• Scandinavian LGBT Chamber of Commerce (SGLCC)

Switzerland

• Dialogai Geneve – Geneva LGBT umbrella organization
• Pink Cross – Swiss LGBT umbrella organization

United Kingdom

• Albert Kennedy Trust – organization supporting LGBT homeless
• Albany Trust – educational and counseling organization
• BiCon (UK) – organization for bisexuals that hosts an annual convention.
• Broken Rainbow – charity and support group for victims of same-sex domestic violence
• InterEngineering – a professional network aiming to connect, inform and empower lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender engineers and their straight allies
• FLAGS – Active Support Unit for Lesbians and Gays in Scouting – active Support Unit for LGBT people in The Scout Association
• London Gay Men's Chorus
• London LGBTQ+ Community Centre
• OutBritain – UK's first LGBT+ Chamber of Commerce
• Outdoor Lads – social gay men's group
• People's Pride Southampton – a charity that aims to bring pride events back to the people with also offering support.^[2]
• Pride in STEM – a charitable trust that aims to showcase LGBT people in STEM fields
• Project for Advice, Counselling and Education
• Proud2Serve – online network for UK Armed Forces
• Ski Bums
• Stonewall – an LGBT+ rights charity
• Switchboard – helpline providing support for LGBT+
• Trans Pride Southampton – a trans+ based group that organises trans pride in Southampton, UK.^[3]

North America

• Gaylactic Network - a North American LGBT science fiction fandom organization
• North American Gay Amateur Athletic Alliance
• Pink Pistols – a gay gun rights organization
• ReconcilingWorks

Canada

• Chouettes Coquettes – social group for lesbian and bisexual women in Montreal who are their 20s and 30s
• Church of Nomromism – LGBT-affirming religious organization based in British Columbia^[4]
• Gay Line – a non-profit telephone helpline in Montreal, Canada
• GLBTTQ Community Centre of Ottawa
• Kind Space – a queer community centre located in Ottawa, Ontario
• Pride Library
• 129th Toronto Scouting Group
• The 519 – serving both the Church and Wellesley neighbourhood of Toronto, Ontario, and the broader lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) communities in the Toronto area
• Lambda Foundation

United States

See also: List of LGBT community centers in the United States.

• 8th Day Center for Justice
• Adodi – one of the oldest black gay organizations in the US
• American Institute of Bisexuality – organization for bisexuals
• Aromantic-spectrum Union for Recognition, Education, and Advocacy – organization representing aromantic people
• Asexual Visibility and Education Network – organization representing asexual people
• Association of Welcoming and Affirming Baptists – group of individuals, organizations, and congregations which advocate full LGBT-inclusion in Baptist churches
• BAGLY – organization for LGBTQ+ youth in Greater Boston
• Bash Back – network of anarchist and anti-authoritarian queer projects
• Bay Area Bi+ & Pan Network – organization for bisexuals
• Bay View Garden and Yard Society (BVGAYS) – a non-profit gardening and community organization in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
• Bet Mishpachah – Jewish worshiping community in Washington, D.C.
• Bialogue – organization for bisexuals
• BiNet USA – organization for bisexuals
• Bisexual Resource Center – organization for bisexuals
• Bisexual Social Network – Program for bisexuals under non-profit organization Step Up For Mental Health
• Center for Sex Positive Culture – aka the Wet Spot
• Chinese Rainbow Network (CRN)
• Commercial Closet Association
• Connecticut Gay Men's Chorus
• DignityUSA – lay organization of LGBT-affirming Roman Catholics, not a church-sanctioned organization
• El/La Para TransLatinas
• Gay and Lesbian Labor Activists Network
• Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender and Straight Alliance (GLBTSA) at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC-CH)
• Gay Liberation Network
• Gay Men's Chorus of Los Angeles
• Gay Men's Chorus of Washington, D.C.
• Gayglers
• Gender Justice League
• GLAAD
• Global LGBTQIA+ Employee & Allies at Microsoft
• GLSEN
• Grace Gospel Chapel – an LGBT friendly Evangelical Christian church in Seattle, Washington
• Greater Seattle Business Association – a.k.a. GSBA, the largest regional LGBT & allied chamber of commerce in the United States and second-largest chamber of commerce in Washington State
• Gulf Coast Archive and Museum of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual & Transgender History (GCAM) – formed in Houston, Texas, by a group of concerned activists so that our collective histories could be saved – as well as be available for educational uses – through the utilization of a museum or similar venue
• Horizon Services – alcohol and drug recovery organization based in the San Francisco Bay Area – which operates some programs specifically targeting the LGBT community
• Hudson Pride Connections Center
• IntegrityUSA
• Independent Gay Forum
• Indy Pride, Inc. – serving the LGBTQ community in and near Indianapolis, Indiana
• Lesbian Avengers
• Lesbian Herstory Archives
• Lesbian Sex Mafia
• Lesbians Who Tech + Allies
• LGBT Chamber of Commerce Illinois^[5]
  • Mazzoni Center MASALA (Massachusetts Area South Asian Lambda Association)
• Montrose Center
• More Light Presbyterians
• Muslim Alliance for Sexual and Gender Diversity
• National Gay Basketball Association
• National Gay Prisoners Coalition
• National LGBT Chamber of Commerce
• National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association
• National Organization of Gay and Lesbian Scientists and Technical Professionals Inc (NOGLSTP)
• New Ways Ministry
• New York Area Bisexual Network – organization for bisexuals
• Oakland Gay Men's Chorus
• OutCare Health
• Out in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics, Inc. (oSTEM) – a global society dedicated to educating, empowering and fostering leadership for LGBTQA+ communities in the STEM fields.
• Pacific Center for Human Growth
• Point Foundation
• Pride365
• PrideArts^[6]
• Pride Foundation
• Principle 6 campaign
• Pro-Life Alliance of Gays and Lesbians
• Queer Cultural Center
• Queer Student Cultural Center
• Reaching Out MBA
• Rich Eychaner Charitable Foundation
• Ruth Ellis Center
• SAGE Services & Advocacy for GLBT Elders
• San Francisco Gay Men's Chorus
• Scouting for All
• Sexuality Information and Education Council of the United States
• Ski Bums
• SPLASH Youth of Northern Colorado – LGBTQIA+ programming for young people, all identities and orientations, ages 5–20
• StartOut
• St. Pat's for All
• Stonewall Columbus (formerly Stonewall Union)
• Stonewall Shooting Sports of Utah
• The Gay and Lesbian Community Center of Southern Nevada – serving the LGBTQ community in and near Las Vegas, Nevada
• Transcending Boundaries Conference – a Northeast American convention for the bisexual community; for genderqueer, transgender, intersex, and polyamorous people, and for their family, friends, and straight allies.
• TransTech Summit – The TransTech Summit provides attendees with tools to grow their existing careers, interact with new media technology, network with other LGBT people.

See also

• Intersex civil society organizations
• LGBT-owned business
• List of LGBT organizations that affiliate with political parties
• List of LGBT rights organizations
• List of bisexuality-related organizations

Notes and References

1. Web site: Are you queen enough?. The New Indian Express. 11 July 2017. Swathi. Nair. 2019-09-10.
2. Web site: Home. People's Pride.
3. Web site: Home, Trans Pride Southampton . 2023-10-06 . Trans Pride Southampton.
4. Web site: Official Site for the Church of Nomromism. 2020-07-02. nomrom.
5. Web site: LGBT Chamber of Commerce of Illinois . 2022-10-04 . LGBT Chamber of Commerce Illinois.
6. Web site: PrideArts . 2022-10-04 . PrideArts.