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
• Friends of Dorothy Society — bell ringing group
• 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
• 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 (organization)

South Africa

• Coalition of African Lesbians
• Lesbian and Gay Equality Project

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Asia

China

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

India

• Fifty Shades of Gay (FSOG)

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.

Nepal

• Blue Diamond Society

Philippines

• Philippine LGBT Chamber of Commerce

Singapore

Main article: List of LGBT organizations in 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

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

Hungary

• Háttér Society
• Labrisz Lesbian Association
• Budapest Pride
• Hungarian LGBT Alliance

Ireland

• Hirschfeld Centre — an LGBT community centre operating in Dublin, Ireland, from 1979 to 1997
• Outhouse - an LGBT community and resource centre operating in Dublin, Ireland, from 1996 to present day
• Tehila — Support for the parents of LGBT people

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)

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
• BiFest - organization for bisexuals
• Broken Rainbow — charity and support group for victims of same-sex domestic violence
• Dattch - A social networking app for lesbian, queer, bisexual and bicurious women
• Ditch the Label — A non-profit anti-bullying organisation
• 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
• Outdoor Lads - social gay men’s group
• Oxford Friend
• Project for Advice, Counselling and Education
• Proud2Serve online network for UK Armed Forces
• Ski Bums
• Switchboard helpline providing support for LGBT+
• myGwork

North America

• North American Gay Amateur Athletic Alliance
• Pink Pistols
• ReconcilingWorks

Canada

• Chouettes Coquettes — social group for lesbian and bisexual women in Montreal who are their 20s and 30s
• Gay Line — a non-profit telephone helpline in Montreal, Canada
• GLBTTQ Community Centre of Ottawa
• Pink Triangle Services — a Queer Community Centre located in Ottawa, Ontario
• Pride Library
• 129th Toronto Scouting Group
• The 519 Church Street Community Centre — 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
• 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
• Bash Back — network of anarchist and anti-authoritarian queer projects
• Bay Area Bisexual 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
• 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 Employees at Microsoft
• 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, Lesbian and Straight Education Network (GLSEN)
• Gay Men's Chorus of Los Angeles
• Gay Men's Chorus of San Diego
• Gay Men's Chorus of Washington D.C.
• Gayglers
• Gender Justice League
• GLAAD
• 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
• 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 Consortium of Directors of LGBT Resources in Higher Education
• National Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce
• National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association
• New Ways Ministry
• New York Area Bisexual Network - organization for bisexuals
• Oakland-East Bay Gay Men's Chorus
• Out in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics, Inc. (oSTEM) - oSTEM, Inc. is a global society dedicated to educating, empowering and fostering leadership for LGBTQA+ communities in the STEM fields.
• Pacific Center for Human Growth
• Pink Pistols - a gay gun rights organization
• Point Foundation
• Pride365
• Pride Connections Center
• 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
• 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. SplashNoCo.org
• 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.

See also

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

External links

• Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual: Organizations at Curlie