Research Guides: LGBTQ+ Resources: Organizations

Refuge Restrooms

Refuge Restrooms
Refuge Restrooms is a web application that seeks to provide safe restroom access for transgender, intersex, and gender nonconforming individuals. Users can search for restrooms by proximity to a search location, add new restroom listings, as well as comment and rate existing listings.

Asexual Visibility & Education Network
AVEN hosts the world's largest online asexual community as well as a large archive of resources on asexuality. AVEN strives to create open, honest discussion about asexuality among sexual and asexual people alike.
GLAAD
GLAAD works through entertainment, news, and digital media to share stories from the LGBTQ community that accelerate acceptance.
GLSEN
GLSEN works to ensure that LGBTQ students are able to learn and grow in a school environment free from bullying and harassment.
Human Rights Campaign
By inspiring and engaging individuals and communities, the Human Rights Campaign strives to end discrimination against LGBTQ+ people and realize a world that achieves fundamental fairness and equality for all. HRC envisions a world where lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer people plus community members who use different language to describe identity are ensured equality and embraced as full members of society at home, at work and in every community.
Keshet
Keshet works for the full equality of all LGBTQ Jews and their families in Jewish life.
Lambda Legal
Lambda Legal, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, is a national organization committed to achieving full recognition of the civil rights of lesbians, gay men, bisexuals, transgender people and everyone living with HIV through impact litigation, education and public policy work.
National Black Justice Coalition
National Black Justice Coalition (NBJC) has been America’s leading national civil rights organization dedicated to the empowerment of Black lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer+, and same gender loving (LGBTQ+/SGL) people, including people living with HIV/AIDS through coalition building, federal policy change, research, and education.
National Center for Transgender Equality
The National Center for Transgender Equality advocates to change policies and society to increase understanding and acceptance of transgender people. In the nation’s capital and throughout the country, NCTE works to replace disrespect, discrimination, and violence with empathy, opportunity, and justice.
National Queer Asian Pacific Islander Alliance
The National Queer Asian Pacific Islander Alliance empowers LGBTQ+ Asians and Pacific Islanders through movement capacity building, policy education and advocacy, and research.
SAGE - Advocacy & Services for LGBTQ+ Elders
SAGE is a national advocacy and services organization that’s been looking out for LGBTQ+ elders since 1978. They build welcoming communities and keep their issues in the national conversation to ensure a fulfilling future for all LGBTQ+ people.
The Trevor Project
The Trevor Project is the world’s largest suicide prevention and crisis intervention organization for LGBTQ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and questioning) young people.
Victory Fund
The Victory Fund provides campaign, fundraising and communications support to LGBTQ candidates to increase the number of openly LGBTQ elected officials.

Equality Texas
Equality Texas works to secure full equality for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer Texans through political action, education, community organizing, and collaboration.
PFLAG Tyler/East Texas
PFLAG is the first and largest organization for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ+) people, their parents and families, and allies.
Transgender Education Network of Texas
TENT is an organization dedicated to furthering gender diverse equality in Texas. They work to accomplish this through education and networking in both public and private forums. Through their efforts they strive to halt discrimination through social, legislative, and corporate education.
Tyler Area Gays
Founded in May 2008, TAG is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization serving gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and straight allies in East Texas. TAG exists to educate the public on issues specifically affecting gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender persons, as well as their families and friends, (b) intends to conduct activities aimed at the elimination of prejudice, discrimination, isolation, and bullying of such persons, and (c) promotes awareness of injustices perpetrated against and the need for the defense of human and civil rights of such persons.
Tyler Pink Pages
THE PINK PAGES is a directory of East Texas businesses, support groups, institutions, and individuals who are LGBTQIA+ owned or friendly.
Tyler Pride in the Park 2022
The 12th Annual TAG Pride in the Park 2022 will be Saturday, June 18th at Lindsey Park, 12557 Spur 364 Tyler (Soccer Field Side.) Activities include, Vendors, Food Trucks, Drag Show and the 2nd Annual PoochiLicious Fashion Show.


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