| 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 |
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 |
| 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 |