LGBTQ+ Pride Month: Community Resources

Asian and Pacific Islander Queers United for Action (AQUA) is a volunteer-based social and advocacy organization for the queer and transgender members of Asian and Pacific Islander (API) communities in the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area.

The DC Center for the LGBT Community educates, empowers, celebrates, and connects the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender communities.

FreeState Justice is Maryland's statewide advocacy non-profit that seeks to improve the lives of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (“LGBTQ”) people.

HIPS promotes the health, rights, and dignity of individuals and communities impacted by sexual exchange and/or drug use due to choice, coercion, or circumstance. Services include needle exchange, birth control distribution, and overdose prevention.

Volunteer run community-building organization serving trans* people of all identities.

The Pride Center of Maryland offers over 30 programs and services that reflect our dedication to ensuring Maryland’s sexual and gender minority community have equal access to care, services, and a space where they can be their authentic selves.

The Rainbow Youth Alliance (RYA) supports the community of gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, intersex, queer, and questioning teens and their allies. Based in Rockville, MD.

Resource by county. Created by Free State Justice.

Gathering space for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, questioning, or intersex (LGBTQQI) Jewish teens between the ages of 13-18 years old and their straight/non-Jewish friends and allies.

SMYAL meets the needs of LGBTQ youth in the Washington D.C. metropolitan area, building advocacy skills and access to crucial resources.

Whitman-Walker Health is a health center and expert in healthcare for the LGBTQ community & those living with HIV/AIDS in Washington D.C.

The nation's leading social justice advocacy organization winning life-saving change for transgender people.

PFLAG is the first and largest organization for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ+) people, their parents and families, and allies.

A legal aid organization based in New York City that serves low-income or people of color who are transgender, intersex and/or gender non-conforming.

A grassroots hotline and microgrants 501(c)(3) non-profit organization offering direct emotional and financial support to trans people in crisis. Call (877) 565-8860 for a peer support phone service.

Provides 24/7 crisis support services to LGBTQ young people. Text, chat, or call anytime to reach a trained counselor.