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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 group Advocacy groups, also known as interest groups, special interest groups, lobbying groups or pressure groups use various forms of advocacy in order to influence public opinion and ultimately policy. They play an important role in the developm ...
s 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 A political party is an organization that coordinates candidates to compete in a particular country's elections. It is common for the members of a party to hold similar ideas about politics, and parties may promote specific ideological or pol ...
, please see '' List of LGBT organizations that affiliate with political parties''. * For organizations primarily serving LGBT medical professionals or promoting
LGBT health Various topics in medicine relate to lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people. According to the US Gay and Lesbian Medical Association (GLMA), besides HIV/AIDS, issues related to LGBT health include breast and cervical cancer, hepatitis, ...
, 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 * 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 The Global Alliance of Affirming Apostolic Pentecostals (GAAAP) is an affirming, Oneness Pentecostal denomination, previously headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana and later Thonotosassa, Florida. GAAAP was organized in 2007 by Rev. Kevin Konk ...
(GAAAP) (Encompasses the former Apostolic Restoration Mission) International LGBT-Affirming Apostolic (Oneness) Pentecostal denomination * GRIN Campaign — campaigning for social and political equality in education * Lavender Languages and Linguistics Conference — an international conference for queer linguistics * 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 The Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence (SPI), also called Order of Perpetual Indulgence (OPI) is a charity, protest, and street performance organization that uses drag and religious imagery to call attention to sexual intolerance and satirizes issue ...


Africa


Algeria

* Trans Homos DZ


Nigeria

* Bisi Alimi Foundation


Morocco

* Kif-Kif


South Africa

* Coalition of African Lesbians * Lesbian and Gay Equality Project
Gender DynamiX


Zimbabwe

* GALZ


Asia


China

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Tong-Kwang Light House Presbyterian Church Tong-Kwang Light House Presbyterian Church () is the first Christian Church for Homosexuals in Chinese society. It is located in Taipei, Taiwan, and does not believe homosexuality to be a sin. It was established on 5 May 1996. Although the church ...
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Beijing Queer Chorus Founded in 2008 at Beijing, the Beijing Queer Chorus (北京酷儿合唱团) is now, with around 60 regular performing members, the first public performing LGBT chorus in mainland China. BQC is a member of the GALA Choruses. The Chorus was known ...


Hong Kong


Transgender Resource Center


India

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Fifty Shades of Gay Fifty Shades of Gay (saiouma.) is a Bangalore-based LGBT organisation. It was started in 2016 by social activist and founder of Laudco Media, Shubham Mehrotra to raise awareness about the LGBT population. In 2017, the team was operating across 24 ...
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Orinam Orinam (Tamil: ஓரினம்) is a non-funded, social, and activist collective that works to enhance understanding of alternate sexualities and gender identities among families, communities and society. It was founded in 2003 in Chennai un ...
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Srishti Madurai Srishti Madurai was established on 2 September 2011 by Gopi Shankar Madurai as the first genderqueer and LGBT student volunteer group designed to target the problems of LGBT people in non-metro cities of Tamil Nadu. In October 2011 Srishti Mad ...
* LABIA * Gay Bombay * Sangama (human rights group) *
Sappho for Equality Sappho for Equality is an organization based in Kolkata, India, working for the rights of lesbians, bisexual women, and trans men in Eastern India. It focuses on community empowerment and support, engagement with civil society and other organi ...
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Sahodari Foundation Sahodari Foundation is an Indian organisation providing counselling and support services for underprivileged transgender women. The organisation was founded by transgender activist and artist Kalki Subramaniam in July 2008 to provide opportunitie ...


Israel

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Black Laundry Black Laundry ( he, כביסה שחורה, ''Kvisa Shchora'') is a lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) organization that uses direct action to oppose Israeli occupation of Palestinian land and advocate for social justice. The ...
— 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 * Tehila — Support for the parents of LGBT people * Tel Aviv Municipal LGBT Community Center — Tel Aviv-Yafo's City community center for LGBTQ people.


Japan


Arima LGBT Support Group ありまま(LGBTグループ)

プライドハウス東京 - Pride House Tokyo Japan 2020

Clinic For Rainbows

Kobe IDAHO 神戸IDAHO

LGBT Gakushin Circle 学習院大学LGBTサークルにじがく

LGBT Families and Friends Association LGBTの家族と友人をつなぐ会

Miyoshi Real Estate Group for LGBT 三好不動産フレンズ(LGBT)

Nijidiversity NPO

Nijiro Kazoku / Rainbow Families にじいろかぞく

Osaka Sexual Minorities and Neurodiversity Support Group 発達障害 × セクマイの会 @大阪

Rainbow Pride Ehime Film Festival

Sapporo Rainbow Pride (March) さっぽろレインボープライド

Startline Home Care Agency NPO法人Startline. net / 訪問介護事業所SAISON

Stonewall Japan Nonprofit

Takarazuka Human Rights Division ありのままに自分らしく【宝塚市人権男女共同参画課】


Nepal

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Blue Diamond Society The Blue Diamond Society (BDS; Nepali: नील हीरा समाज) is an LGBT rights organization in Nepal. It was established in 2001 to advocate for change in the existing laws against homosexuality and to advocate for the rights of N ...


Philippines

* Philippine LGBT Chamber of Commerce


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 * Queers in Science - a Melbourne-based initiative aiming to build community and improve support for LGBTQIA+ people working in STEMM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics, and Medicine) in Australia


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

BGLBC – BeNeLux LGBTIQ+ Business ChamberEast meets West
-- a network of LGBTIQ professionals from Western & (primarily) Eastern Europe founded in 2013. It acts as the LGBTIQ Business Chamber for CEE Region (Central & Eastern Europe).
EGLCC – European LGBTIQ Chamber of Commerce
- umbrella organization for national European LGBTIQ Chambers of Commerce European Forum of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Christian Groups — an association of LGBT Christian groups in Europe for equality and inclusion for LGBT people within and through Christian churches and other religious bodies and multilateral organisations.


Germany

* Berlin LGBTIQ+ Tech Week *BiBerlin e.V. *BVT* - Der Bundesverband Trans* setzt sich für eine Gesellschaft ein, in der alle trans* Personen in Würde leben. Sicher, selbstbewusst und selbstbestimmt.
Casa Kuà
- Trans*Inter*Queer Community Health Center
DIE LINKE.queerGGLBC German LGBTIQ+ Business Chamber
-- GGLBC German LGBTIQ+ Business Chamber was founded as part of a ceremony in the Cologne Chamber of Commerce and Industry in 2019 *LGBTQ STEM Berlin *QueerJS Berlin
Quaurteera
- Russian-speaking queer community in Germany *Proudr *RAHM * UHLALA *Schwarz-Lila Panke *she*claim *STICKS & STONES - The LGBTIQ+ Job & Career Fair & Platform *Trans Day of Visibility Berlin *
Unicorns in Tech The unicorn is a legendary creature that has been described since antiquity as a beast with a single large, pointed, spiraling horn projecting from its forehead. In European literature and art, the unicorn has for the last thousand years or ...
(conference)


Hungary

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Háttér Society Háttér Society (''Háttér Társaság'' in Hungarian, ''háttér'' means ''background'') is an NGO representing LGBTQI people in Hungary. It operates a telephone hotline, a legal aid service, an HIV/AIDS prevention program and an archive. Besi ...
* LGBT+ Hedgehog club * Labrisz Lesbian Association * Budapest Pride *
Hungarian LGBT Alliance The Hungarian LGBT Alliance is an umbrella organization that brings together gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender organizations in Hungary. It was founded on January 25, 2009, and currently has seven member organizations. Member organization ...


Ireland

* Hirschfeld Centre — an LGBT community centre operating in Dublin, Ireland, from 1979 to 1997 * House of STEM — a community-led initiative to improve LGBTQ+ support, visibility and representation in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths) and STEM-related fields in Ireland * Outhouse — an LGBT community and resource centre operating in Dublin, Ireland, from 1996 to present day


Italy


Italian GLBT Business Chamber
(IGLBC)


Scotland

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Affirmation Scotland Affirmation Scotland was a network within the Church of Scotland seeking full inclusion of the LGBT communities within the Church. It was founded in 2006, during the debate as to whether ministers should be allowed to conduct civil partnership ce ...
— advocacy group composed of Church of Scotland members, works for a more LGBT-affirming denomination * OutScotland


Sweden

* Swedish Federation for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Rights (RFSL)
Scandinavian LGBT Chamber of Commerce
(SGLCC)


Switzerland

* Pink Cross — Swiss LGBT umbrella organization


United Kingdom

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Albert Kennedy Trust Akt (stylised as akt and legally known as The Albert Kennedy Trust) is a voluntary organisation based in England, created in 1989 to serve lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBTQ+) young people who are homeless or living in a hostile enviro ...
— organization supporting LGBT homeless *
Albany Trust The Albany Trust was founded in the United Kingdom as a registered charity in May 1958 to complement the Homosexual Law Reform Society (HLRS). It takes its name from The Albany, in Piccadilly, London, where J.B. Priestley and his wife Jacquetta Haw ...
— educational and counseling organization * BiCon (UK) - organization for bisexuals that hosts an annual convention. *
BiFest A BiFest is a one-day festival celebrating bisexuality, usually with workshops and discussions during the day and social events in the evening, complementing the larger convention BiCon. Currently there have been at least sixteen BiFests around t ...
— social-support organization for bisexuals * Broken Rainbow — charity and support group for victims of same-sex domestic violence * Ditch the Label — a non-profit anti-bullying organisation * InterEngineering — a professional network aiming to connect, inform and empower lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender engineers and their straight allies * 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
OutBritain
- UK’s first LGBT+ Chamber of Commerce *
Outdoor Lads Outdoor(s) may refer to: * Wilderness *Natural environment * Outdoor cooking * Outdoor education *Outdoor equipment *Outdoor fitness *Outdoor literature *Outdoor recreation *Outdoor Channel, an American pay television channel focused on the outdoo ...
- social gay men’s group *
Pride in STEM Pride in STEM is a UK-based charity supporting LGBT+ scientists internationally, co-founded in 2016 by Alfredo Carpineti, a senior staff writer and space correspondent at IFLScience, his husband Chris, and Matt Young, a researcher at the Univers ...
- a charitable trust that aims to showcase LGBT people in STEM fields * Project for Advice, Counselling and Education * Proud2Serve — online network for UK Armed Forces *
Ski Bums Ski Bums was a travel and social club for LGBT skiers and snowboarders, with hundreds of members from across North America. It hosted social events and group trips to ski resorts throughout North America, South America and Europe. History Ski ...
* Switchboard — helpline providing support for LGBT+ * Quakers — religious society of friends. Allows gay marriage and considers all equal


North America

* North American Gay Amateur Athletic Alliance * Pink Pistols - a gay gun rights organization * ReconcilingWorks


Canada

* Chouettes Coquettes — social group for lesbian and bisexual women in Montreal who are their 20s and 30s * Church of Nomromism — LGBT-affirming religious organization based in British Columbia * Gay Line — a non-profit telephone helpline in Montreal, Canada * GLBTTQ Community Centre of Ottawa * Kind Space — a queer community centre located in Ottawa, Ontario *
Pride Library Western Libraries is the library system of the University of Western Ontario in London, Ontario. In 1898, the university Senate appointed James Waddell Tupper as the University of Western Ontario's first University Librarian. In 1918, John Davis ...
* 129th Toronto Scouting Group *
The 519 The 519, formerly known as The 519 Church Street Community Centre, is an agency of the City of Toronto. A Canadian charitable, non-profit organization, it operates a community centre in the Church and Wellesley neighbourhood of Toronto, Ontario, ...
— 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

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8th Day Center for Justice 8th Day Center for Justice was a Roman Catholic non-profit organization based in Chicago, Illinois. Named after the Christian concept of an eighth day, it was founded in 1974 by six congregations of religious men and women. The center was advoca ...
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Adodi Adodi is one of the oldest Black gay organizations in the United States. It was founded in Philadelphia in 1986 by Clifford Rawlins to bring together same-gender-loving men of African descent. Since its founding, Adodi has become one of the oldest ...
— one of the oldest black gay organizations in the US * 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 * BAGLY — organization for LGBTQ+ youth in Greater Boston *
Bash Back Bash Back! was a network of queer, Insurrectionary anarchism, insurrectionary anarchist cells active in the United States between 2007 and 2011. Formed in Chicago in 2007 to facilitate a convergence of radical trans and gay activists from arou ...
— network of anarchist and anti-authoritarian queer projects * Bay Area Bi+ & Pan Network — organization for bisexuals * Bay View Garden and Yard Society (BVGAYS) — a non-profit gardening and community organization in Milwaukee, Wisconsin *
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— Jewish worshiping community in Washington, D.C. * Bialogue — organization for bisexuals * BiNet USA — organization for bisexuals * Bisexual Resource Center — organization for bisexuals *
Bisexual Social Network Bisexuality is a romantic or sexual attraction or behavior toward both males and females, or to more than one gender. It may also be defined to include romantic or sexual attraction to people regardless of their sex or gender identity, ...
— Program for bisexuals under non-profit organization
Step Up For Mental Health Step(s) or STEP may refer to: Common meanings * Steps, making a staircase * Walking * Dance move Dance moves or dance steps (more complex dance moves are called dance patterns, dance figures, dance movements, or dance variations) are usually i ...
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Center for Sex Positive Culture The Center for Sex Positive Culture (CSPC), formerly known as The Wet Spot, is a non-profit, membership-based organization located in Seattle, Washington. It organizes events and provides space for several different sex-positive subcultures, not ...
— aka the Wet Spot *
Chinese Rainbow Network Chinese can refer to: * Something related to China * Chinese people, people of Chinese nationality, citizenship, and/or ethnicity **'' Zhonghua minzu'', the supra-ethnic concept of the Chinese nation ** List of ethnic groups in China, people of v ...
(CRN) *
Commercial Closet Association The Commercial Closet Association (CCA) was a New York City based non-profit organization, founded in 2001 to provide "training and best practices on the representation of" the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community. It hoped to ...
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Connecticut Gay Men's Chorus The Connecticut Gay Men's Chorus (CGMC) is Connecticut's first and, until 2012, its only performing arts organization composed of openly gay men — though their rules have been changed, and now any person who self-identifies as male may join, regar ...
* 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 Labor Activists Network * Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender and Straight Alliance (GLBTSA) at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC-CH) * Gay Men's Chorus of Los Angeles * Gay Men's Chorus of Washington, D.C. *
Gayglers Gayglers is a term for the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender employees of Google. The term was first used for all LGBT employees at the company in 2006, and was conceived as a portmanteau between "Google", the company they worked for, and " ...
* Gender Justice League *
GLAAD GLAAD (), an acronym of Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation, is an American non-governmental media monitoring organization originally founded as a protest against defamatory coverage of gay and lesbian demographics and their portrayals ...
* Global LGBTQI+ Employee & Allies at Microsoft * GLSEN *
Grace Gospel Chapel The Grace Gospel Chapel is an LGBT friendly Evangelical Christian church located in the Ballard neighborhood of Seattle, Washington. The church was founded ca. 1977 by Vic Van Campen. See also *LGBT-affirming Christian denominations ...
— 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 Growing may refer to: * Growth (disambiguation) * Growing (band), a noise band based in Brooklyn, New York * ''Growing'' (Sleeping People album), 2007 *Growing (Rina Chinen album) * Growing, a children's song sung on the television program Barney ...
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 Horizon Services, Inc. (HSI) is a nonprofit social service organization providing alcohol and drug treatment and recovery, mental health recovery, and substance abuse prevention services in Alameda, San Mateo , and Santa Clara counties in th ...
— alcohol and drug recovery organization based in the San Francisco Bay Area — which operates some programs specifically targeting the LGBT community *
Hudson Pride Connections Center Hudson Pride Connections Center is a community services center serving the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community, as well as all people living with HIV/AIDS in north eastern New Jersey. History The organization was established i ...
* IntegrityUSA *
Independent Gay Forum The Independent Gay Forum was an organization that sponsored a website featuring free access to articles and opinions penned by gay economical conservative, center-right Independent and libertarian gay authors. Its ''raison d'etre'' was dissatisfac ...
* Indy Pride, Inc. – serving the LGBTQ community in and near
Indianapolis Indianapolis (), colloquially known as Indy, is the state capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Indiana and the seat of Marion County. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the consolidated population of Indianapolis and Marion ...
, Indiana * Lesbian Avengers * Lesbian Herstory Archives * Lesbian Sex Mafia * LGBT Chamber of Commerce Illinois * Mazzoni Center * MASALA (Massachusetts Area South Asian Lambda Association) * Montrose Center *
More Light Presbyterians More Light Presbyterians is a coalition of congregations and individuals in the Presbyterian Church (USA) committed to increasing the involvement of all people in the church, regardless of sexuality. History The informal beginning of the More Lig ...
* Muslim Alliance for Sexual and Gender Diversity * National Gay Basketball Association *
National Gay Prisoners Coalition The National Gay Prisoners Coalition was founded in the early 1970s by Charles C. Wheeler, an inmate at Washington State Penitentiary in Walla Walla, Washington during this time. Wheeler formed the coalition after realizing that, unlike other minori ...
* National LGBT Chamber of Commerce * National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association * National Organization of Gay and Lesbian Scientists and Technical Professionals Inc (NOGLSTP) * New Ways Ministry * New York Area Bisexual Network — organization for bisexuals * Oakland Gay Men's Chorus
OutCare Health
* Out in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics, Inc. (oSTEM) — a global society dedicated to educating, empowering and fostering leadership for LGBTQA+ communities in the STEM fields. * Pacific Center for Human Growth * Point Foundation *
Pride365 ''QSaltLake'' is a lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) news and entertainment magazine published monthly by Gay Salt Lake Inc. in Salt Lake City. The magazine is the feature publication for the corporation. Related publications, web site ...
* PrideArts * Pride Foundation * Principle 6 campaign * Pro-Life Alliance of Gays and Lesbians * Queer Cultural Center *
Queer Student Cultural Center The Queer Student Cultural Center is the current incarnation of the coming out, gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, genderqueer, intersex, and allied communities organization of the University of Minnesota campuses that has been active since May 19 ...
* 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 The Sexuality Information and Education Council of the United States, or simply SIECUS, is a national, nonprofit organization based in Washington, D.C., dedicated to advancing sex education through advocacy, policy, and coalition building. SIECUS ...
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Ski Bums Ski Bums was a travel and social club for LGBT skiers and snowboarders, with hundreds of members from across North America. It hosted social events and group trips to ski resorts throughout North America, South America and Europe. History Ski ...

SPLASH Youth of Northern Colorado
— LGBTQIA+ programming for young people, all identities and orientations, ages 5–20 *
StartOut StartOut is a nonprofit organization supporting lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) entrepreneurs. The organization was founded in 2009 and has over 18,000 members attending its events in eight chapter cities: San Francisco, Lo ...
* 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 Non-binary and genderqueer are umbrella terms for gender identities that are not solely male or femaleidentities that are outside the gender binary. Non-binary identities fall under the transgender umbrella, since non-binary people typically ...
, transgender, intersex, and polyamorous people, and for their family, friends, and straight allies. * TransTech Summit — The TransTech Summit provides attendees with tools to grow their existing careers, interact with new media technology, network with other LGBT people.


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


References


External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Lgbt-Related Organizations * Lists of LGBT-related organizations