Guide: LGBTQ resources and support groups
By: News 12 Staff Oct 11, 2023, 8:30am Updated on: Oct 11, 2023
If you're looking for LGBTQ resources and support groups, we've got you covered. 
Below are some great resources in the tri-state and nationwide:

CONNECTICUT

APNH: A Place to Nourish Your Health
Anchor Health Initiative
Another Octave, Connecticuts Women’s Chorus
Aware Recovery Care
Bethel Pride
Bridgeport Pride
Center for Advanced Reproductive Services
Connecticut AIDS
Connecticut Gay & Lesbian Chamber
Connecticut Gay Men’s Chorus
Connecticut TransAdvocacy Coalition
Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network (GLSEN) Connecticut
Hartford Capital City Pride
Hartford Gay & Lesbian Health Collective
Hartford Gay Men’s Chorus
Health Care Advocates International
Jim Collins Foundation - provides financial assistance to transgender people for gender-confirming surgeries.
Lambda Legal Connecticut
LGBT-owned business and service providers in CT
Mid-Fairfield AIDS Project
New Haven Pride Center
Out CT
Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG) Connecticut
Queer Unity Empowerment Support Team
Stamford Pride
Triangle Community Center
True Colors Inc.
Westport Pride

NEW JERSEY

Edge New Jersey
Garden State Equality
Gay Activist Alliance in Morris County
GLSEN – Central NJ
GLSEN - Southern NJ
Hudson Pride Center
Jersey Shore Q Spot
Monmouth University LGBT Older Adult Project
NJ Gay Life
Newark LGBT Community Center
PFLAG - Bergen County
PFLAG - Jersey Shore
PFLAG - Monmouth and Ocean County
Princeton University LGBT Center
PROUD Family Health Center (Somerset County)
QSpot LGBT Community Center
Sam & Devorah Foundation for Trans Health
The Pride Center of New Jersey

NEW YORK

Audre Lorde Project
Black Pride NYC
Broadway Sings for Pride
Brooklyn Community Pride Center
Callen-Lorde Community Health Center
Destination Tomorrow: The Bronx LGBTQ Center
Dignity/New York, GLBT Catholics
HEAT: Health Education and Alternatives for Teens
Hudson Valley LGBTQ Community Center
Inland Empire TMS
I Love NY: LGBTQ Resources
LGBTQ* Care at Stony Brook Medicine
LGBT Immigrants of Long Island
LGBT Life Westchester
LGBT Network on Long Island
New York University LGBT Student Services
NYC Community-based LGBTQ Organizations
NYC Unity Project
NYC Office of Children & Family Services: Resources for LGBTQ Youth
NYC Health + Hospitals LGBTQ Community Resources
NYS Resources for LGBTQ Youth
PFLAG Long Island
PFLAG NYC Chapter
Pride for Youth
Project Safety Net NY
Rockland County Pride Center
SAGE-LI
SAGE NYC
SAGE LGBT Elder Hotline: for elders and caretakers: 1-877-360-LGBT (5428)
SBU LGBTQ* website
The Anti-Violence Project (NYC based)
THE CENTER: NYC LGBT Community Center
The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center - NYC
The Loft: LGBT Community Services Center
Transgender Resource Center of Long Island
Westchester LGBTQ Community Resources

NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

Alcohol Rehab for LGBTs
Equality Federation
Genders & Sexualities Alliance Network
GLAAD
GLAAD Resource List
It Gets Better Project
LGBTQ+ Community and Addiction Resource information
National Center for Lesbian Rights (NCLR)
National LGBTQ Task Force
National Trans Lifeline – 877.565.8860
Nursing Home Abuse and LGBT
Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG)
Q Card Project
Q Chat Space
Suicide Prevention for LGBTQ
  • 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline: 988
  • Crisis Text Line: Text TALK to 741-741
The Recovery Village LGBTQ+ Resources
The Trevor Project: Crisis Intervention and Suicide Prevention
  • TrevorLifeline: 1-866-488-7386
  • TrevorText: Text START to 678-678
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OTHER RESOURCES

Online Therapy Guide for LGBTQ+ Youth
Guide to resources for LGBTQ+ students
Advocates for Youth (AFY): LGBTQ Resources for Professionals
American Psychological Association (APA) Resources
Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual Teens: Facts for Teens and Their Parents
Gay, Lesbian & Straight Education Network (GLSEN): Student Action
Guide for LGBTQ+ Students
Health Concerns for Gay and Lesbian Teens
How to Support Adolescents Questioning Their Sexuality
LGBT Health - CDC
LGBTQ+ Mental Health Guide
Stomp Out Bullying: Making Schools Safe for LGBTQ Community

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