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Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) 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 LGBTQ 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
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
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
PrimeTimers Worldwide - the world's largest international network of nonprofit Chapters providing social, educational and cultural activities and events for mature adults (21+) who self-identify as gay, bisexual or transgender men. https://theprimetimersww.com/
Q Christian Fellowship – global membership and attendance, but conference has only been hosted in the United States
Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence

Africa

South Africa

Zimbabwe

GALZ

Asia

China

Hong Kong

Transgender Resource Center

India

Israel

Aswat – a feminist queer group for Palestinian women based in Haifa
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
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

Nepal

Blue Diamond Society

Philippines

Philippine LGBT Chamber of Commerce

Singapore

Taiwan

Taiwan Tongzhi Hotline Association

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
Rainbow Youth

Europe

BGLBC – BeNeLux LGBTIQ+ Business Chamber

East 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.

Denmark

LGBT+ Danmark - provides advocacy and counseling for the LGBT community.

Bulgaria

Single Step - Provides support to the LGBT community via an online chat helpline, support groups, and psychologist.

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.queer
GGLBC 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 (conference)

Hungary

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
Irish Gay Dads
Outhouse – an LGBT community and resource centre operating in Dublin, Ireland, from 1996 to present day

Italy

Italian GLBT Business Chamber (IGLBC)

Scotland

Affirmation Scotland – advocacy group composed of Church of Scotland members, works for a more LGBT-affirming denomination
OutScotland

Sweden

Switzerland

Dialogai Geneve – Geneva LGBT umbrella organization
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 that hosts an annual convention.
Broken Rainbow – charity and support group for victims of same-sex domestic violence
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
London LGBTQ+ Community Centre
OutBritain – UK's first LGBT+ Chamber of Commerce
Outdoor Lads – social gay men's group
People's Pride Southampton – a charity that aims to bring pride events back to the people with also offering support.^[2]
Pride in STEM – 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
Stonewall – an LGBT+ rights charity
Switchboard – helpline providing support for LGBT+ people
Trans Pride Southampton – a trans+ based group that organises trans pride in Southampton, UK.^[3]
Black Lesbian and Gay Centre (historic) - a community centre operating from South London from 1985 - 2000.^[4]
UK Black Pride - a pride event for the Black LGBTQ+ community, based in London.

North America

Gaylactic Network - a North American LGBTQ science fiction fandom organization
North American Gay Amateur Athletic Alliance
Pink Pistols – a gay gun rights organization
ReconcilingWorks

Belize

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^[5]
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
129th Toronto Scouting Group
The 519 – 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

8th Day Center for Justice
Adodi – one of the oldest black gay organizations in the US
American Institute of Bisexuality – organization for bisexuals
Aromantic-spectrum Union for Recognition, Education, and Advocacy – organization representing aromantic people
Asexual Visibility and Education Network – organization representing asexual people
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 – 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
Bet Mishpachah – 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 – Program for bisexuals under non-profit organization Step Up For Mental Health
Center for Sex Positive Culture – aka the Wet Spot
Chinese Rainbow Network (CRN)
Commercial Closet Association
Connecticut Gay Men's Chorus
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 Liberation Network
Gay Men's Chorus of Los Angeles
Gay Men's Chorus of Washington, D.C.
Gayglers
Gender Justice League
GLAAD
Global LGBTQIA+ Employee & Allies at Microsoft
GLSEN
Grace Gospel Chapel – an 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
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
Hudson Pride Connections Center
IntegrityUSA
Independent Gay Forum
Indy Pride, Inc. – serving the LGBTQ community in and near Indianapolis, Indiana
Lesbian Avengers
Lesbian Herstory Archives
Lesbian Sex Mafia
Lesbians Who Tech + Allies
LGBT Chamber of Commerce Illinois^[6]
Mazzoni Center
MASALA (Massachusetts Area South Asian Lambda Association)
Montrose Center
More Light Presbyterians
Muslim Alliance for Sexual and Gender Diversity
National Gay Basketball Association
National Gay Prisoners Coalition
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
PrideArts^[7]
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
SAGE Services & Advocacy for GLBT Elders
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
StartOut
St. Pat's for All
Stonewall Columbus (formerly Stonewall Union)
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.
TransTech Summit – The TransTech Summit provides attendees with tools to grow their existing careers, interact with new media technology, network with other LGBTQ people.

References

^ Nair, Swathi (11 July 2017). "Are you queen enough?". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 10 September 2019.
^ "Home". People's Pride.
^ "Home, Trans Pride Southampton". Trans Pride Southampton. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
^ "Black Lesbian and Gay Centre". Bishopsgate Institute. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
^ "Official Site for the Church of Nomromism". nomrom. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
^ "LGBT Chamber of Commerce of Illinois". LGBT Chamber of Commerce Illinois. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
^ "PrideArts". PrideArts. Retrieved 4 October 2022.

External links

[1] Nair, Swathi (11 July 2017). "Are you queen enough?". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 10 September 2019.

[2] "Home". People's Pride.

[3] "Home, Trans Pride Southampton". Trans Pride Southampton. Retrieved 6 October 2023.

[4] "Black Lesbian and Gay Centre". Bishopsgate Institute. Retrieved 6 October 2024.

[5] "Official Site for the Church of Nomromism". nomrom. Retrieved 2 July 2020.

[6] "LGBT Chamber of Commerce of Illinois". LGBT Chamber of Commerce Illinois. Retrieved 4 October 2022.

[7] "PrideArts". PrideArts. Retrieved 4 October 2022.

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