List of LGBT-related organizations and conferences

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
— 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

Morocco

Kif-Kif

South Africa

Zimbabwe

GALZ

Asia

China

Hong Kong

Transgender Resource Center

India

Fifty Shades of Gay (FSOG)^[1]

Israel

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

Japan

Nepal

Blue Diamond Society

Philippines

Singapore

Taiwan

Taiwan Tongzhi Hotline Association

Australia and 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
- 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

Europe

— 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.

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).

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.
DIE LINKE.queer
-- 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
Proudr
RAHM
Queer Base
Schwarz-Lila Panke
she*claim
STICKS & STONES - The LGBTIQ+ Job & Career Fair & Platform

Trans Day of Visibility Berlin
(conference)

Hungary

Ireland

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

Italy

(IGLBC)

Scotland

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

Sweden

Swedish Federation for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Rights (RFSL)
(SGLCC)

Switzerland

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.
BiFest — social-support organization for bisexuals
Broken Rainbow — charity and support group for victims of same-sex domestic violence
Ditch the Label — a non-profit anti-bullying organisation
— 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
- social gay men’s group
Pride in STEM - a charitable trust that aims to showcase LGBT people in STEM fields
Project for Advice, Counselling and Education
— online network for UK Armed Forces
Ski Bums
Switchboard — helpline providing support for LGBT+
Quakers — religious society of friends. Allows gay marriage and considers all equal

North America

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^[2]
Gay Line — a non-profit telephone helpline in Montreal, Canada
Gender Mosaic group - trans group in Ottawa, Ontario
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

8th Day Center for Justice
Adodi — one of the oldest black gay organizations in the US
American Institute of Bisexuality — organization for bisexuals
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
Center for Sex Positive Culture — aka the Wet Spot
(CRN)
Commercial Closet Association
Connecticut Gay Men's Chorus
Consortium of Higher Education LGBT Resource Professionals
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 Men's Chorus of Los Angeles
Gay Men's Chorus of Washington, D.C.
Gayglers
Gender Justice League
GLAAD
Global LGBTQI+ Employee & Allies at Microsoft
GLSEN
Grace Gospel Chapel — a 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
Growing American Youth of St. Louis
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
Lesbian Avengers
Lesbian Herstory Archives
Lesbian Sex Mafia
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 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
Pride Foundation
Principle 6 campaign
Pro-Life Alliance of Gays and Lesbians
Queer Cultural Center
Queer Student Cultural Center
Reaching Out MBA
Ruth Ellis Center
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
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.

References

^ Nair, Swathi (11 July 2017). "Are you queen enough?". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 10 September 2019.
^ "Official Site for the Church of Nomromism". nomrom. Retrieved 2 July 2020.

External links

Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual: Organizations at Curlie

[1] Nair, Swathi (11 July 2017). "Are you queen enough?". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 10 September 2019.

[2] "Official Site for the Church of Nomromism". nomrom. Retrieved 2 July 2020.

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