List of LGBT-related organizations

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Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender (LGBT) related organizations 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 or political parties. For groups whose primary purpose is campaigning for the legal rights of LGBT people, please see List of LGBT rights organizations.

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Affirmation Scotland — advocacy group composed of Church of Scotland members, works for a more LGBT-affirming denomination
Affirming Pentecostal Church International — An Apostolic Pentecostal denomination operating in the US and many other countries.
Albany Trust — educational and counselling organization (United Kingdom)
Association of Gay and Lesbian Psychiatrists — education and advocacy group for LGBT mental health issues (United States)
Association of Welcoming and Affirming Baptists — group of individuals, organizations, and congregations which advocate full LGBT-inclusion in Baptist churches (United States)
Atlanta Gay Center
Australian Lesbian and Gay Archives – community-based organization committed to the collection and preservation of material reflecting the lives and experiences of LGBT Australians.
Axios — organization of Eastern Orthodox, Byzantine Rite, and Eastern Catholic Christians who are LGBT (International)

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Bash Back, network of anarchist and anti-authoritarian queer projects (United States)
Bay View Garden and Yard Society (BVGAYS), a non-profit gardening and community organization in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.^[1]
Bet Mishpachah, Jewish worshiping community in Washington, D.C.
Billy DeFrank Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Community Center
BiNet USA, Bisexual advocacy group (United States)
Bisexual Resource Center — a US-based nonprofit organization that creates and disseminates resources and raises awareness about bisexuality.^[2]
Black Gay Men's Advisory Group, advocacy group (UK)
Black Laundry, Israeli LGBT group which campaigns against the occupation of the Palestinian territories, and other issues
Broken Rainbow, UK charity and support group for victims of same-sex domestic violence.^[3]

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Campaign Against Homophobia — advocacy group (Poland)
Center on Halsted, Chicago, IL
Cheer, Dorothy, Cheer! — performs at pride events, advocates LGBT and HIV/AIDS issues, raises money for charity (United States)
Children of Lesbians and Gays Everywhere — advocacy group (International)
Colt 45's – (Houston, Texas) Founded in the spring of 1976 as a Gay Western charitable organization, The Colt 45's basic goal was to serve the Houston community as a charity while still having a good time. In the past the community needs have changed and the Colt 45's kept pace with the changes, especially in the area of AIDS and HIV. As a 501(c)(3) charity, they strive to serve the Houston HIV/AIDS community.
Connecticut Gay Men's Chorus
Chouettes Coquettes — social group for lesbian and bisexual women in Montreal who are their 20s and 30s (Canada)
Courage International — church-sanctioned ministry and lay group within the Roman Catholic Church which promotes celibacy

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Daughters of Bilitis — historical lesbian social and activist organization (United States)
DELGA — LGBT wing of the UK's Liberal Democrat party
DignityUSA — lay organization of LGBT-affirming Roman Catholics, not a church-sanctioned organization

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Emergence International — support group for LGBT Christian Scientists (not to be confused with Scientology)
Empowering Spirits Foundation^[4] — national LGBT non-profit, non-partisan civil rights organization.^[5]^[6]

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Federation of Gay Games — fosters LGBT self-respect through the Gay Games, an organized international participatory athletic and cultural event
Fine By Me — advocacy group, distributes T-shirts reading "Gay? Fine by me" (United States)
FLAGS – Active Support Unit for Lesbians and Gays in Scouting — Active Support Unit for LGBT people in The Scout Association (UK)^[7]
Friends of Dorothy Society — bell ringing group (International)
Friðarbogin – Works towards social liberation for LGBT people in the Faroe Islands.
Frontrunners — LGBT running and walking clubs

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GALA Choruses — Gay and Lesbian Association of Choruses (International)
Gay & Lesbian Victory Fund — political action committee and leadership institute, which supports openly-LGBT candidates for public office (United States)
Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation — media watchdog group (United States)
Gay and Lesbian Employees at Microsoft
Gay and Lesbian Kingdom of the Coral Sea Islands — world's first LGBT micronation
Gay and Lesbian Medical Association (International
Gay Christian Network (GCN)
Gay Games, an organized international participatory athletic and cultural event held every four years
Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender and Straight Alliance (GLBTSA) at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC-CH)^[8]
Gay Line – a non-profit telephone helpline in Montreal, Canada
Gay Men's Chorus of Los Angeles
Gay Men's Chorus of San Diego
Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network (GLSEN)
Gays and Lesbians in Foreign Affairs Agencies (GLIFAA)
Gay-Straight Alliance
Gayglers
Geikristlaste Kogu (GK) — Christian advocacy organization for equal civil and social rights in Estonia
GenderPAC
GLBTTQ Community Centre of Ottawa
Global Alliance of Affirming Apostolic Pentecostals (GAAAP) (Encompasses the former Apostolic Restoration Mission.) International LGBT-Affirming Apostolic (Oneness) Pentecostal denomination.^[9] See Gay Apostolic Pentecostals.
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
GRIN Campaign — Campaigning for social and political equality in education.
Growing American Youth of St. Louis^[10]
Gulf Coast Archive and Museum of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual & Transgender History (GCAM) – A 501-c-3 organization that was 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.

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Horizon Services, alcohol and drug recovery organization based in the San Francisco Bay Area, which operates some programs specifically targeting the LGBT community
Houston GLBT Community Center
Hudson Valley LGBTQ Community Center
Human Rights Campaign (HRC) – United States-based LGBT advocacy group and political action committee dedicated to ensuring equal rights for members of the LGBT community.