LGBTQ Resources
Jan 14, 2022
| Category | Organization | About | Audience |
| Advocacy | Human Rights Campaign | LGBTQ Nationwide Activism, Information | All |
| Calendar | LA LGBTQ YAC Calendar | LA Area LGBTQ Youth Events Calendar | LGBTQ Youth |
| Camps | Camp Brave Trails | Camp Bravetrail provides camping experiences for LGBTQ youth | LGBTQ Youth |
| Camps | Camp Lightbulb | Camp Lightbulb celebrates LGBTQ youth, ages 14 to 18, with magical, overnight camp experiences. | LGBTQ Youth |
| Center | Colors LGBTQ Counseling Center | Free LGBTQ-affirmative counseling and healing psychotherapeutic services to youth under 25 and families | LGBTQ Youth |
| Center | ILP (Independent Living Program) | Resources to assist transition age youth (TAY) successfully transition from dependency to self sufficiency | Youth |
| Center | LA Gender Center | Programs and services for the LGBTQ community | LGBTQ persons |
| Center | LGBT Center OC | Programs and services for the LGBTQ community | LGBTQ persons |
| Center | Los Angeles LGBT Center – McDonald/Wright Building | Programs and services for the LGBTQ community | LGBTQ persons |
| Center | Los Angeles LGBT Center – The Village at Ed Gould Plaza | Programs and services for the LGBTQ community | LGBTQ persons |
| Center | Los Angeles LGBT Center – WeHo | Programs and services for the LGBTQ community | LGBTQ persons |
| Center | Los Angeles LGBT Center – Youth | Programs and services for LGBTQ youth | LGBTQ youth |
| Center | Mi Centro – LA LGBTQ Center in Boyle Heights/East LA | Program and services for the LGBTQ community | LGBTQ persons |
| Center | Outreach Center – Antelope Valley | Community education and outreach on LGBTQ issues | LGBTQ persons |
| Center | Penny Lane Center | Programs and services for LGBTQ foster youth | LGBTQ Foster Youth |
| Center | San Fernando Valley LGBTQ Center | Programs and services for LGBTQ community | LGBTQ persons |
| Center | San Gabriel Valley LGBTQ Center | Programs and services for LGBTQ community | LGBTQ persons |
| Center | South Bay LGBT Center | Programs and services for LGBTQ community | LGBTQ persons |
| Center | The Center Long Beach | Assistance and education about health, housing, cultural/social activities, and legal/social justice. | LGBTQ persons |
| Center | The Center Orange County | Programs and services for the LGBTQ community | LGBTQ persons |
| Center | The LGBTQ Community Center of the Desert | Programs and services for the LGBTQ community | LGBTQ persons |
| Center | The OUTreach Center | Programs and services for LGBTQ community | LGBTQ persons |
| Center | Youth Emerging Stronger (Formerly LAYN ) | Programs and services for homeless and foster youth | LGBTQ youth |
| Communities of Color | API Coming Out Stories | Coming out stories of LGBTQ Youth | Asian-Pacific Islander LGBTQ Community |
| Communities of Color | API Equality | Statewide collaboration advocating and organizing for Asian and Pacific Islander (API) and Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer (LGBTQ) communities. | Asian-Pacific Islander LGBTQ Community |
| Communities of Color | Barangay Los Angeles | The Filipino LGBTQ organization in Los Angeles | Filipino LGBTQ Community |
| Communities of Color | Bienestar | HIV Prevention in Latino community | LGBTQ Persons |
| Communities of Color | Jordan-Rustin Coalition | Empower Black LGBTQ persons and families in Greater Los Angeles for advocacy. | African-American LGBTQ persons and family members |
| Communities of Color | Latino Equality Alliance | Coalition serving LGBTQ Latino communities in Los Angeles County. | Latino LGBTQ persons and family members |
| Communities of Color | PFLAG San Gabriel Valley API | Support, education and advocacy of Asian Pacific Islander LGBTQ individuals and their families, including interracial API couples and their children. | API LGBTQ persons and family members |
| Education | 5 Keys Charter School at the LA LGBTQ Center | An accredited diploma program at the LA Gay and Lesbian Center serving predominantly high school students. Some middle school students may qualify. | LGBTQ Youth |
| Education | Accredited Schools Online | LGBTQ School Resources and Support | LGBTQ Youth |
| Education | Drugs & Alcohol Addiction in the LGBTQ Community | Causes, sources and treatment for addiction | All |
| Education | Everyone Is Gay | Advice and support to LGBTQ youth | LGBTQ Youth |
| Education | Frameline Youth in Motion | Free LGBTQ themed movies, with curricula and guides, to GSAs and educators | LGBTQ Youth and Teachers |
| Education | Gay, Lesbian, & Straight Education Network (GLSEN) | Research and information to help LGBTQ youth | LGBTQ Youth |
| Education | Gender Sexuality Alliances (GSAs) in Schools | How to Support GSAs in Schools | LGBTQ Youth and Teachers |
| Education | Latino Equality Alliance | Promote liberty, equality, and justice for the Latino LGBTQ community | Latino LGBTQ persons and family members |
| Education | LGBTQ History Month | Celebrates the achievements of lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender Icons | LGBTQ Persons |
| Education | LGBTQ Youth Guide for Foster Parents, Counselors and Social Workers | Advice for Foster Parents, Counselors and Social Workers | All |
| Education | ONE National Gay & Lesbian Archives at the USC Libraries | ONE Archives is the oldest continuing LGBTQ organization in the United States and the largest repository of LGBTQ materials in the world. | LGBTQ Persons |
| Education | Southern Poverty Law Center’s Teaching Tolerance | Resources for teaching Tolerance | Educators |
| Education | THE LAVENDER EFFECT® | Advancement of LGBTQ Culture and Heritage through education | All |
| Education | Welcoming Schools | Resources for teaching anti-bullying | Educators |
| Employment | Teens for Hire | Teens4Hire® is an online member community of teens (14 and older) seeking jobs; | LGBTQ Teens |
| Food | Project Angel Food | Cooks and delivers over 500,000 nutritious meals each year, free of charge, to the people affected by life-threatening illnesses | All |
| Health | AHF Healthcare Center – Downtown LA | Health care for HIV-positive persons | HIV-positive persons |
| Health | AHF Healthcare Center – Hollywood | Health care for HIV-positive persons | HIV-positive persons |
| Health | APLA Health | Health care for HIV-positive persons | HIV-positive persons |
| Health | Asian Pacific AIDS Intervention Team (APIAT) | Health care for HIV-positive persons | HIV-positive persons |
| Health | Being Alive – People with HIV/AIDS Action Coalition | Health care for HIV-positive persons | HIV-positive persons |
| Health | Bienestar | Addresses emerging health issues faced by the Latino and LGBTQ community | LGBTQ persons |
| Health | Black AIDS Institute | Health care for HIV-positive black persons | Black HIV-positive persons |
| Health | California STD/HIV Prevention Training Center | California STD/HIV Prevention Training Center | Educators |
| Health | Children’s Hospital Los Angeles-Tranny Rockstar | Health care for HIV-positive youth | LGBTQ youth |
| Health | Common Ground-West Side HIV Community Center | Health care for HIV-positive persons | HIV-positive persons |
| Health | Destinations for Teens | Wellness programs for teens | LGBTQ youth |
| Health | Didi Hirsch Mental Health Services (18 & Over) | Mental Health Services (Inglewood, Los Angeles) | LGBTQ persons |
| Health | Drugs & Alcohol Addiction in the LGBTQ Community | Provides a community for those recovering from addiction and to help patients find the highest quality care for a successful recovery | LGBTQ Persons |
| Health | Friends Community Center | Programs for gay men at risk for HIV | LGBTQ persons |
| Health | HOPE CENTER- Transitional Age Youth (TAY) ages 16-25 | Help transitional-age youth between the ages 16-25 by providing behavioral and mental health care & access to essential resources. | LGBTQ youth |
| Health | LA Gender Center | Support for gender-nonconforming and transgender persons | LGBTQ persons |
| Health | LA LGBTQ Center Health Services | Offers healthcare services to LGBTQ individuals. | LGBTQ persons |
| Health | Long Beach- Safe Refuge | Provides residential substance abuse teatment for homeless, indigent and low income persons living with HIV/AIDS in Long Beach and South Bay areas | LGBTQ persons |
| Health | Los Angeles County Department of Public Health – Torrance Health Center | Clinic services for STDs | LGBTQ persons |
| Health | Minority AIDS Project | Reduce Suffering and Deaths Due to HIV Infection and AIDS Disease in African American and Latino Communities | LGBTQ persons |
| Health | My Trans Wellness Center | Transgender health services | Transgender Persons |
| Health | Out of the Closet Thrift Store | Provides used clothing and donates to AIDS health centers | All |
| Health | Pedro Zamora Youth HIV Clinic | HIV Prevention services | LGBTQ persons |
| Health | Penny Lane Centers | Services for abused and neglected children | LGBTQ youth |
| Health | Planned Parenthood | Clinic services for STDs | LGBTQ persons |
| Health | St. John’s Well Child and Wellness Center | Transgender health services | LGBTQ persons |
| Health | StepUp | Aid for mental illness and chronic homelessness | LGBTQ persons |
| Health | Stayhonest | Substance Abuse Guide | LGBTQ persons |
| Health | The Center for Transgender Youth Health and Development | Prevention services for youth 14-25 who are gender non-conforming or transitioning | Transgender Youth |
| Health | The Trevor Project | Suicide prevention for LGBTQ youth | LGBTQ youth |
| Health | UCLA EMPWR Program | Mental health services for LGBTQ youth and their families, skills groups for teens and parents/caregivers (available online) | LGBTQ youth |
| Health | Valley Teen Clinic | Health clinic for teens 12-19 | LGBTQ youth |
| Health | Violence Intervention Program | Health clinic for teens 12-19 | LGBTQ youth |
| Health | Wellbeing4LA Learning Center | Free info hub for resources in LA County (takes ~3 min to create an account). | All |
| Housing | 1736 Family Crisis Center | Family crisis services | LGBTQ youth |
| Housing | Alexandria House | Family crisis services | LGBTQ youth |
| Housing | Ascencia | Homelessness services | LGBTQ youth |
| Housing | Children of the Night | Rescue, transportation and housing for sexually exploited children | LGBTQ youth |
| Housing | Covenant House California | A live-in facility for LGBTQ homeless youth (18-24 years old) | LGBTQ youth |
| Housing | Emergency Overnight Bed Program – Youth Center On Highland | Emergency youth homeless shelter | LGBTQ youth |
| Housing | Los Angeles House of Ruth | Emergency housing for families in crisis | LGBTQ youth |
| Housing | My Friend’s Place (MFP) | Emergency housing for families in crisis | LGBTQ youth |
| Housing | San Fernando Valley Rescue Mission | Emergency housing for families in crisis | LGBTQ youth |
| Housing | Youth Center on Highland | Drop-in center provides full services | LGBTQ youth |
| Housing | Youth Emerging Stronger (formerly LAYN) | Street outreach, food, emergency shelter, a transitional living program, and educational enrichment programs | LGBTQ youth |
| Legal | ACLU – Socal | Defend and secure rights and to extend them to people who have been excluded from their protection. | All |
| Legal | LA LGBTQ Center Legal Services | Community-based provider of LGBTQ legal services supported by a team of attorneys and staff. | LGBTQ persons |
| Legal | Lambda Legal | The nation’s first legal organization dedicated to achieving full equality for lesbian and gay people. | LGBTQ persons and family members |
| Religious | ADORE-LA | Queer community of faith | LGBTQ persons |
| Religious | Affirmation | Supports LGBTQ Mormons, their families, and allies by encouraging spirituality | LGBTQ Mormon community |
| Religious | Against The Stream Buddhist Meditation Society | Works to sustain communities of healthy, accountable, wise and compassionate people from every walk of life | LGBTQ Buddhist community |
| Religious | American Catholic Church | Independent congregations, which individually separated from the Roman Catholic Church. | LGBTQ Catholic community |
| Religious | Beth Chayim Chadashim | Progressive synagogue located in the heart of Los Angeles’ Pico-Robertson District. | LGBTQ Jewish community |
| Religious | Catholic Ministry with Lesbian and Gay Persons | Provides a safe and welcoming environment for lesbian and gay persons, their friends and family, through liturgy, outreach, education, and fellowship. | LGBTQ Catholic community |
| Religious | Christ Chapel of the Valley | Safe gathering place for all believers | LGBTQ Christian community |
| Religious | Congregation Kol Ami | Progressive, Reform congregation rooted in a rich Jewish tradition, with a commitment to social justice, Israel and diversity | LGBTQ Jewish community |
| Religious | Dignity/LA | Seeks to reform the Catholic Church on issues regarding LGBTQ persons and minister to their spiritual (and other) needs | LGBTQ Catholic community |
| Religious | First Church (UCC) | Open, inclusive and welcoming of all paths of life, with an intentional space for LGBT youth and adults | LGBTQ Christian community |
| Religious | Founders MCC Church | Prophetic, liberating and progressive Christian community of faith that honors, values and welcomes all people. | LGBTQ Christian community |
| Religious | Global Truth Center | Welcoming religious community | LGBTQ persons |
| Religious | Hollywood Lutheran Church | Welcoming Lutheran church | LGBTQ Lutherans |
| Religious | Hollywood United Methodist Church | Welcoming Methodist church | LGBTQ Methodists |
| Religious | IKAR | Progressive Jewish spiritual community | LGBTQ Jews |
| Religious | Inspire Spiritual Community | Progressive spiritual community for LGBTQ persons | LGBTQ persons |
| Religious | JQ International | Ensures inclusion for LGBTQ Jews through education, support, and identity-enrichment | LGBTQ Jews |
| Religious | Metropolitan Community Church/United Church of Christ in the Valley | Welcoming MCC and UCC Christian community | LGBTQ Christian community |
| Religious | Muslims for Progressive Values | Effective voice for the traditional Quranic ideals of human dignity, egalitarianism, compassion and social justice | LGBTQ Muslim community |
| Religious | Neighborhood Unitarian Universalist Church – Pasadena | Congregation dedicated to empowering our members to live lives of service, integrity, and joy | LGBTQ Unitarian community |
| Religious | New Abbey Church | Accepting Christian community | LGBTQ Christian community |
| Religious | Renovados Por El Poder De Dios | Accepting Hispanic Christian community | LGBTQ Hispanic Christian community |
| Religious | St Thomas the Apostle Episcopal Church | Accepting Episcopal church community | LGBTQ Persons |
| Religious | Unitarian Universalist Church of Studio City | Accepting Unitarian church community | LGBTQ Persons |
| Religious | West Hollywood United Church of Christ | Progressive, accepting Christian church. | LGBTQ Christian community |
| Resources | Family Acceptance Project | LGBTQ Youth & Family Resources | All |
| Scholarship | HRC National Scholarship Database | Human Rights Campaign database for national scholarships | LGBTQ Youth |
| Scholarship | LifeWorks Scholarships | LA LGBTQ Center Lifeworks Scholarships | LGBTQ Youth |
| Scholarship | PFLAG National Scholarships | PFLAG National scholarships for LGBTQ youth. | LGBTQ Youth |
| Scholarship | Point Foundation | Largest scholarship-granting organization for LGBTQ youth | LGBTQ Youth |
| Support | LGBT National Youth Talkline | Email and telephone hotline program of the National Help Center | LGBTQ Youth |
| Support | LGBTQ+ Youth Resources | Consolidated Reference of Online Services | LGBTQ Youth |
| Support | GSA Network | Connects school-based Gay-Straight Alliances (GSAs) to each other and community | LGBTQ Youth |
| Support | LifeWorks | LifeWorks is the youth development and mentoring program of the LA Gay & Lesbian Center | LGBTQ Youth |
| Support | PFLAG Burbank | Support, Education and Advocacy for LGBTQ persons and their families | LGBTQ persons and family members |
| Support | PFLAG Long Beach | Support, Education and Advocacy for LGBTQ persons and their families | LGBTQ persons and family members |
| Support | PFLAG Los Angeles | Support, Education and Advocacy for LGBTQ persons and their families | LGBTQ persons and family members |
| Support | PFLAG Manhattan Beach | Support, Education and Advocacy for LGBTQ persons and their families | LGBTQ persons and family members |
| Support | PFLAG Pasadena | Support, Education and Advocacy for LGBTQ persons and their families | LGBTQ persons and family members |
| Support | PFLAG Santa Clarita | Support, Education and Advocacy for LGBTQ persons and their families | LGBTQ persons and family members |
| Support | PFLAG SGV Asia Pacific Islander | Support, Education and Advocacy for LGBTQ persons and their families in the API Community | API LGBTQ persons and family members |
| Support | Q Chat Space | Facilitated live chat groups for LGBTQ teens | LGBTQ youth |
| Support | Reach LA | Provides support for LGBTQ youth of color | LGBTQ youth |
| Support | Teen Line | Provides emotional support for youth through hotline staffed by trained teens | LGBTQ youth |
| Support | Village Family Services – San Fernando Valley | Services for families in crisis | LGBTQ Youth |
| Youth Program | Bienestar SABORES Youth Program | Addresses emerging health issues faced by the Latino and LGBTQ youth | LGBTQ youth |
| Youth Program | COLORS LGBTQ Youth Counseling & Community Center | Free LGBTQ-affirmative counseling and healing psychotherapeutic services to youth under 25 and their families | LGBTQ Youth |
| Youth Program | LifeWorks – The Village at Ed Gould Plaza | Offers youth development and mentoring program of the Los Angeles LGBT Center | LGBTQ Youth |