This is a list of LGBTQ rights organizations in the United States. It does not include LGBT organizations affiliated with political parties.
National Organization Year founded Focus Status Accord Alliance 2008 Healthcare ACT UP 1987 HIV/AIDS Advocates for Informed Choice 2006 Intersex Affirmation: LGBTQ Mormons, Families & Friends 1977 Mormons Against Equality 2009 Anti-capitalist discourse American Foundation for Equal Rights 2009 Prop. 8 opposition American Veterans for Equal Rights 1990 Veterans American Military Partner Association 2009 LGBTQ military families and Veterans Aromantic-spectrum Union for Recognition, Education, and Advocacy 2019 Aromanticism Asexual Visibility and Education Network 2001 Asexuality Athlete Ally 2011 Sports Atticus Circle 2004 Straight allies Bash Back! 2007 Anarchist direct action Bialogue 2005 Bisexuality BiNet USA 1990 Bisexuality Bisexual Resource Center 1985 Bisexuality Campus Pride 2001 Students Cheer, Dorothy, Cheer! 2002 Awareness COLAGE 1990 Children of LGBTQ parents Daughters of Bilitis 1955 Lesbian El/La Para TransLatinas 2006 Latinas who are trans women Empowering Spirits Foundation 2008 Community service Equality Across America 2009 National Equality March Equality Federation 1997 Family Equality Council 1979 Fight OUT Loud 2007 Fine By Me 2003 Freedom to Marry 2003 Marriage equality Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network (GLSEN) 1990 Gay Liberation Front#United States (GLF) 1969 Gay Liberation Network 1998 Direct action Gay Rights National Lobby 1976 GenderPAC (GPAC) 1995 GetEQUAL 2010 GLAAD 1985 GLBTQ Legal Advocates & Defenders (GLAD) 1978 GLIFAA 1992 GLMA: Health Professionals Advancing LGBTQ Equality 1994 Homophobia in medicine Global Equality Fund 2011 GSA Network 1998 Human Rights Campaign (HRC) 1980 Immigration Equality 1994 interACT 2006 Integrity USA 1974 International Foundation for Gender Education (IFGE) 1987 Intersex Campaign for Equality (IC4E) formerly OII-USA 2011 Join the Impact 2008 Keshet 2001 Lambda Legal 1971 Lavender Menace 1970 Lesbian and Gay Band Association 1982 Lesbian Avengers 1992 LGBTQ Victory Fund 1991 Love Makes a Family 1992 LPAC 2012 Marriage Equality USA 1998 Mattachine Society 1950 Matthew Shepard Foundation 1998 Modern Military Association of America 2012 LGBTQ military, military families, and veterans —Renamed from OutServe-SLDN with the merger of American Military Partner Association National Black Justice Collective (NBJC) 2003 National Center for Lesbian Rights (NCLR) 1977 National Center for Transgender Equality (NCTE) 2003 National Coalition of Black Lesbians and Gays 1978 National Gay Pilots Association (NGPA) 1990 National LGBT Chamber of Commerce (NGLCC) 2002 National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association (NLGJA) 1990 National LGBTQ Task Force (The Task Force) 1973 National Transgender Advocacy Coalition 1999 NOH8 Campaign 2009 Prop. 8 North American Conference of Homophile Organizations (NACHO) 1966 ONE National Gay & Lesbian Archives 1952 Out & Equal 1996 OutServe-SLDN 2012 LGBTQ military and Veterans PFLAG 1973 Pride at Work 1994 Queer Nation 1990 RESYST 2000 Rainbow Railroad USA 2015 Global LGBTQI+ refugee support and advocacy Rainbow Sash 1998 Services & Advocacy for GLBT Elders (SAGE) 1979 Servicemembers Legal Defense Network (SLDN) 1993 Society for Human Rights 1924 Soulforce 1998 Sports Equality Foundation 2023 LGBTQ Representation in Sport & the LGBTQ Sports Hall of Fame StartOut 2009 Sylvia Rivera Law Project 2002 Legal aid The Ace and Aro Advocacy Project (TAAAP) 2018 AromanticismAsexuality Think Again 1997 Trans Student Educational Resources 2011 Transgender Law Center 2002 Truth Wins Out 2006
Alabama Equality Alabama
Arkansas Center for Artistic Revolution
Arizona Equality Arizona
California Californians Against Hate Courage Campaign Equality Armenia EQCA (Equality California) GALAS LGBTQ+ Armenian Society Lavender Panthers (defunct) Los Angeles LGBT Center Love Honor Cherish Marriage Equality California (defunct) Society for Individual Rights (probably defunct) Trans-e-motion Trikone
Colorado Gay Coalition of Denver Pink Panthers
Connecticut Equality Connecticut Love Makes a Family (Connecticut) (defunct)
Florida Equality Florida The Pride Center at Equality Park SAVE Dade
Georgia Georgia Equality
Hawaii Equality Hawaii
Illinois The Civil Rights Agenda Equality Illinois Society for Human Rights (defunct)
Iowa One Iowa
Kansas Kansas Equality Coalition Simply Equal
Kentucky Fairness Campaign Kentucky Equality Federation Kentucky Fairness Alliance (defunct)
Louisiana Forum for Equality Louisiana Electorate of Gays And Lesbians (defunct)
Maine EqualityMaine
Maryland Equality Maryland Gender Rights Maryland Maryland Coalition for Trans Equality
Massachusetts Harvard Gay & Lesbian Caucus Knowthyneighbor.org Massachusetts Transgender Political Coalition MassEquality
Michigan Equality Michigan Michigan Equality (defunct) Michigan Organization for Human Rights (defunct) Triangle Foundation (defunct)
Minnesota OutFront Minnesota
Mississippi Equality Mississippi Mississippi Safe Schools Coalition
Missouri Missourians for Equality PROMO
Nebraska OutNebraska Nebraska Coalition for Gay and Lesbian Civil Rights
New Jersey Garden State Equality
New York African Ancestral Lesbians United for Societal Change Audre Lorde Project Empire State Pride Agenda (defunct) Fed Up Queers (defunct) Gay Activists Alliance (defunct) Marriage Equality New York (defunct) New York Area Bisexual Network New Yorkers United for Marriage Sex Panic! Street Transvestite Action Revolutionaries (defunct) Sylvia Rivera Law Project
North Carolina Equality North Carolina North Carolina Religious Coalition for Marriage Equality (defunct)
North Dakota Ten Percent Society
Ohio Equality Ohio
Oklahoma Cimarron Alliance Foundation
Oregon Basic Rights Oregon
Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Equality Project
Tennessee Tennessee Equality Project Tennessee Transgender Political Coalition
Texas Equality Texas Transgender Education Network of Texas Houston GLBT Political Caucus (HGLBTPC) QWELL Community Foundation, Austin Queer Liberaction Austin Black Pride (defunct)
Utah Equality Utah Stonewall Shooting Sports of Utah Transgender Education Advocates of Utah
Washington (state) Citizens for Fairness Hands Off Washington (defunct) Equal Rights Washington Washington Families Standing Together (defunct) Washington United for Marriage (defunct) Gender Justice League
Washington, D.C. Gay and Lesbian Activists Alliance (GLAA)
Wisconsin Equality Wisconsin
See also
Latina lesbian organizations in the United States - List of organizations that were formed out of the intersectionality of lesbian identifying Latina's in the United States List of LGBT rights organizations List of LGBT-related organizations and conferences List of intersex organizations List of transgender-rights organizations List of LGBT community centers in the United States LGBT rights by country or territory LGBT community
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