InReach is a trans-led tech nonprofit building the world's first open source verified LGBTQ+ resource platform. 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈💚

InReach (fka AsylumConnect) is a trans-led 501(c)(3) tech nonprofit building the world's first open source verified LGBTQ+ resource platform. At scale, InReach will provide every trans and queer person with on-demand access to the safe resources they need to thrive.

The InReach platform connects users to independently verified services, including safe housing, medical and mental health care, legal help, abortion care, meal assistance, education and employment opportunities, translation, community and spiritual support, and more. Available on web (desktop and mobile), native iOS, and Android, over 9,000 services across the U.S. are currently listed with new verified services added daily by trained volunteers.

Designed to meet intersectional community needs, InReach lists vetted service providers focused on LGBTQ+ asylum seekers/refugees/other immigrants, BIPOC communities, transgender and gender nonconforming (TGNC) folks, youth and caregivers, and more LGBTQ+ communities in need. The platform is free for everyone, including lawyers, case managers, teachers, community organizers and other providers searching for affirming referrals for LGBTQ+ clients.

To date, InReach has helped over 420,000 people access safe, verified services.

InReach

Give Us The Floor nurtures a safe online peer-led community specializing in support for 2SLGBTQIA+ youth in distress.

We provide 2SLGBTQIA+ youth and allies in distress with the peer-positive human connection that they are too often missing. We help 2SLGBTQIA+ youth deal with distress through inclusive, innovative and unique Peer Support Chats that provide constant contact and anonymity in a safe youth-only community, breaking the isolation and shame cycles they are experiencing. Trained youth facilitate the confidential groups and participants help each other with prevalent mental health and social issues such as depression, isolation, anxiety, identity, discrimination, bullying, relationships, domestic violence, and body image.

Within the Supportive Group Chats:

- Youth in distress from all backgrounds and geographies have 24/7 access to peer support in a safe, non-judgmental, and confidential environment.
- Members communicate anonymously as often as they wish via closed group chats - no one on one communication is possible
- They share daily life struggles, insights and accomplishments, encourage each other and provide non-judgmental feedback without fear of stigma, taboo or shame
- Groups are organized by age and primary discussion topic to keep the chats relevant and relatable
- Youth who need adult help are quickly identified and given resources to help them.

Research reveals that increased isolation is contributing to the rapid deterioration of mental health and wellbeing. It’s affecting youth way more than adults: Experiencing social isolation and loneliness [during adolescence/ childhood] increased the risk of depression up to 9 years later. \*

Some important statistics:

- 50% of LGBTQ youth age 13-17 seriously considered attempting suicide in the past year and 18% of them did attempt suicide:\*\*
- LGBTQ youth of color reported higher rates than their white peers: 12% of white youth attempted suicide compared to 21% of Native / Indigenous youth, 20% of Middle ------- Eastern / Northern African youth, 19% of Black youth, 17% of multiracial youth, 16% of Latinx youth, and 12% of Asian / Pacific Islander youth\*\*
- LGBTQ youth who had access to spaces that affirmed their sexual orientation and gender identity reported lower rates of attempting suicide \*\*
- 60% of LGBTQ youth who wanted mental health support in the past year were not able to access care, including nearly 3 in 5 transgender youth and more than 3 in 5 cisgender youth\*\*

In 2022, 87% of Give Us The Floor participants reported suffering from anxiety, 74% from loneliness, 73% from depression, 54% from self-harm and 59% had suicidal thoughts.

After only 1 month in the program:

- 91% of the participants reported that the group chat had helped with their struggles
- 79% say they are not sure or sure they couldn’t have gotten the help from somewhere else
- 84% reported that the group chat had helped them feel less lonely
- 79% reported that the group chat had improved the way they feel about themselves
- 99% of the participants reported that they feel that their group is a safe place
- 92% reported that they feel comfortable sharing their personal challenges

You can learn more in our 2022 Impact Report https://giveusthefloor.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Give-Us-The-Floor-2022-Impact-Report.pdf

\*Rapid Systematic Review: The Impact of Social Isolation and Loneliness on the Mental Health of Children and Adolescents in the Context of COVID-19, Loades and colleagues
\*\*National Survey on LGBTQ Youth Mental Health 2022 - The Trevor Project

Give Us The Floor

Our mission is to protect LGBTQ+ youth in Poland from the harms of homelessness and refugeehood. 

The Warsaw House Foundation's mission is to protect homeless and refugee  LGBTQ+ youth in Poland and provide them with the tools they need to live independently. Our inspiration was the  Ali Forney Center  (AFC)  n NYC, which is largest organization in the world offering support to homeless LGBTQ+ youth. We are honored that Carl Siciliano, the AFC's founder is on the board of the Warsaw House Foundation and works as an advisor. We place extra attention on HIV and STI education, support and prevention with the help of board member Dr. Joanna Kubica and the Smart Life Clinic in Warsaw.  After we took in our first LGBTQ+ youth to house on February 14th, 2023  we have been flooded with calls for housing and support from young people in need.  These are Polish Trans 18 year-olds from the Polish countryside in desperate need to escape their abusive and intolerant homes, young queer people with PTSD and untreated mental illness who need housing and support immediately, LGBTQ+ refugees from Ukraine and several young gay men from Iraq who suffered torture in their homeland, were detained and imprisoned at the Polish/Belarussian border for up to two years, and are now trying to build their lives in Poland.  We are also housing and supporting young LGBTQ+ people from Uganda and Egypt,  We are raising money to support the young people under our care, to house and feed them and pay for their medical needs and courses needed for them to start an independent life,  We are also raising money to hire staff (all of WH's work is now done by volunteers), to continue the renovation of our residential building and for short term emergency rentals.  We have a committed and professional team and a well planned strategy for both emergency and long term care.  Any help would be greatly appreciated!! We will be in regular contact if you'd like to hear of our progress and  if you'll be in Warsaw, we'd be delighted to meet with you personally and show you the work we do.

Warsaw House Foundation

We are a coalition of faith leaders, people of faith, and faith institutions advancing inclusion of LGBTQ+ people in Uganda. 

The Universal Coalition of Affirming Africans Uganda (UCAA-UG) is a coalition of faith leaders, people of faith, and faith-based institutions working to advance human rights and inclusion of marginalised communities in Uganda, particularly LGBTQ+ individuals, by leveraging the power of faith. Uganda is a deeply religious country, with over 95% of the population affiliated with a faith tradition, according to the 2024 population census. Despite this, LGBTQ+ people continue to face widespread discrimination, often justified through religious rhetoric. 

UCAA-UG seeks to address this by challenging faith-based stigma and promoting inclusive spiritual leadership. Our programs include dialogue sessions with faith leaders on issues related to same-sex relationships, supporting families in reconciling with their LGBTQ+ members, helping LGBTQ+ individuals reconcile their faith and sexuality, awareness campaigns, and providing socio-economic support for LGBTQ+ people who are displaced due to their identity.

Universal Coalition of Affirming Africans Uganda (UCAA-UG). 

Benefits trans people around the world through gender-affirming support programs that empower them to live more authentically.

Point of Pride offers an Annual Transgender Surgery Fund, a Free Chest Binder Donation Program, a Free Trans Femme Shapewear Program, an Electrolysis Financial Support Program, an HRT Access Fund, and other community-building support initiatives for trans youth and adults.

We also advocate for health care reform and the national adoption of inclusive health care policies that protect and serve our community.

Point of Pride

Maine's only trans advocacy organization, supporting and empowering trans people to create a world where they can thrive.

Our mission is to support and empower transgender people to create a world where they can thrive.

MaineTransNet is a community based organization led by transgender people for transgender people. We provide peer-to-peer support groups, social and community events, advocacy for the transgender community across Maine, and transgender cultural competency training for medical, mental health, and social service providers. We engage transgender people and our allies across Maine in the practice of community building and organizing for mutual liberation. Our work is rooted in a deep desire to care for one another, which leads us to focus our efforts on building systems of mutual support on a bedrock of accessibility, inclusivity, and hospitality. We view structures of power and oppression as interlocking, and believe in finding our leadership from among those people who experience this as a reality in their daily lives.

MaineTransNet

We empower civic and technological initiatives in LATAM to achieve financial sustainability and scaling their impact.

Civic House is a platform with both civic and social impact: It is a bold organization, that promotes knowledge in action, makes things happen, and chases the financial sustainability of all our initiatives and we project, measure, and evaluate their impact to transform Latin America in a fairer, more transparent, and inclusive region.

The organization coordinates and promotes projects with civic impact and collaborates with various initiatives, including Fonselp.org, ADA ITW, Change.org, Wingu, Donar Online, Kubadili, Open Data Charter, Accionar.io, TRANS-TI, and AquíEstoy. Here are more details about the work they do:

• Change.org is the largest request platform in the world and is also a key

change agent in Latin America.

• Wingu provides digital tools and technical solutions for social media

transformation for each NGO.

• Ada provides short programming for Bachelor Degrees for women to reduce

the gender gap in the IT market.

• Fonselp provides connections between universities, NGOs, and companies to

offer and/or request products and services with social impact.

• Donar Online is a donations and fundraising platform that fosters autonomy

in the third sector.

• Kubadili provides responsive methodologies so that NGOs and Government

anticipate change by enhancing their impact.

• Open Data Charter allows governments and organizations to work together

and open databases on shared values.

• Accionar.io is a digital accelerating activism campaigns platform,

accompanied by training tools.

• TRANS∙TI provides software testing and virtual assistant services to foster

labor inclusion for transgender people.

• AquíEstoy is a network for emotional support via instant messaging apps.

• AccountabilityLab is a global translocal network that makes governance work by supporting active citizens, responsible leaders and accountable institutions.

• AccountabilityLab is a global translocal network that makes governance work by supporting active citizens, responsible leaders and accountable institutions.

• FIBO provides solutions focused on regeneration, respect and care for socio-biodiversity.



Friends of Civic House

Dedicated to advancing human rights in southern Africa, with a particular focus on LGBT people.

We are a grant-maker and a fundraiser to expand resources available for defending and advancing the rights of LGBTI people in Southern Africa.  
 
The Other Foundation  is a community foundation that protects and advances the human rights, well being, and social inclusion of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and intersex people in southern Africa. It gathers support for those who are doing this work and gives support in a smart way that helps groups to work better for lasting change.  Currently, our primary purpose is to expand resources available for defending and advancing the rights of LGBTI people in  Southern Africa . We do this by working both as a grant-maker and a fundraiser. As a grant-maker, we support change through others, rather than directly ourselves. So we provide direct support to partners, while facilitating the building and sharing of knowledge. As a fundraiser, we focus on raising resources from a wide range of potential givers – particularly from within the region. One of the ways we intend to do this is by supporting campaigns to build awareness and reinforce appreciation for LGBTI people to enjoy their rights within a broader human rights framework. At present, we are located in Johannesburg, South Africa. 
 
 Contribute to a self-sustaining human rights movement in Southern Africa.

Other Foundation 

Strengthening and empowering young women and gender-expansive youth of color as agents for change in their lives and the world.

Sadie Nash Leadership Project’s mission is to **strengthen, empower, and equip young women and gender-expansive youth of color** as agents for change in their lives and in the world. Operating at the intersection of love and rigor, we use popular education to build community, critical consciousness, and post-secondary readiness.

We believe that the foundation of leadership lies in service and activism — **and that redefining what leaders and leadership looks like will transform our lives for the better.**

Join us in our vision of a world that **centers the experiences and leadership of young women and gender-expansive youth of color, building on their perspective, commitment, and brilliance to be a healthier, safer, and more just society for us all.**

Sadie Nash Leadership Project

BAGLY is committed to creating, sustaining and advocating for programs, policies and services for the LGBTQ+ youth community.

BAGLY: The Boston Alliance of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Youth, is a youth-led, adult-supported social support organization, committed to social justice and creating, sustaining, and advocating for programs, policies, and services for the LGBTQ+ youth community. 

BAGLY

We help LGBTQI people escape persecution and violence around the world. 🏳️‍🌈🌎  You can help save lives.

Rainbow Railroad is a global not-for-profit organization that helps at-risk LGBTQI+ people get to safety worldwide. Based in the United States and Canada, we’re an organization that helps LGBTQI+ people facing persecution based on their sexual orientation, gender identity and sex characteristics. In a time when there are more displaced people than ever, LGBTQI+ people are uniquely vulnerable due to systemic, state-enabled homophobia and transphobia. These factors either displace them in their own country or prevent them from escaping harm. 

Rainbow Railroad

We are an LGBTQ+ nonprofit helping queer people and their close ones feel safer in Russia.

Coming Out LGBTQ+ Group has been helping LGBTQ+ people in Russia since 2008 by providing free psychological and legal support to LGBTQ+ people, engage in educational activities, produce information materials on LGBTQ+ issues and related topics, conduct research and engage in international advocacy, work with the wider society to recognize rights and freedoms for everyone, regardless of sexual orientation and gender identity. Since 2022 Coming Out has been working primarily online from outside Russia, though the work is still aimed at LGBTQ+ communities and their environment within the country. Within 2023 Coming Out has been working on over 40 court cases, provided >800 legal consultations, >3400 free psychological consultations, 275 peer-to-peer consultations for trans*persons, conducted 2 studies with over 10,000 respondents, published numerous materials with an average 400 000 views monthly.

Coming Out LGBTQ+ group

A trans-led organisation that supports and advocates for the rights for trans and gender diverse people in Asia and the Pacific

As one of the leading transgender organisation operating in the Asia Pacific region, in the 12 years of operations APTN has established a great networks of partnership with both community and leading donors working the health and advocacy space.

For the next years, APTN will increase its online presence online with 2 digital platforms: one for e-learning in the health, working with medical professionals and one for hate and violence monitoring. APTN plans to leverage more our online marketing with its grant with Google for Non Profits.

APTN has an extensive experience throughout the years, with international development donors like (DRL), Global Equality Fund (GEF), Robert Carr Fund for Civil Society Networks (RCF), Global Fund HIV Multi-country Grant. For a complete list feel free to ask.

Mission and major program areas:

APTN provides a platform for trans and gender diverse people to engage in community-to-community learning, build organisational capacity through workshops, and develop programme planning, implementation and evaluation of projects.

 Asia Pacific Transgender Network Foundation

An international fund that supports women’s, girls’ and trans people’s movements around the world.

For Mama Cash and our grantees, change is not a buzzword or a distant dream. Change is the work we do every day to end exclusion and violence in homes, villages, cities and countries – and in our own social movements. Change is what we ask of ourselves, not just what we demand of others. Mama Cash was the first international women's fund in the world. Today, we fund and support women's rights initiatives around the globe that challenge the root causes of injustice. Activists and donors join with Mama Cash to advance social change that starts with gender equality and respect for the human rights of everyone. Each year, Mama Cash supports about 100 courageous groups, organisations, networks and women's funds that are led by women, girls and trans people. Our grantees are at the forefront of the fight for the rights of those who have most often been ignored or rejected not only by society but also by more mainstream funders. 
 
 Advance social change that starts with gender equality and respect for the human rights of everyone.

Mama Cash 

TAKE (Transgender Advocates Knowledgeable Empowering) is a Black trans-led org supporting trans POC in Alabama.

TAKE Center

The Surfus Foundation is an LGBTQ+ foundation in Grand Rapids, MI focused on policy and research.

The Surfus Foundation is an LGBTQ+ foundation in Grand Rapids, MI focused on policy and research to advance and support the LGBTQ+ communities of West Michigan and beyond. Previously known as The Council for Human Rights, The Surfus Foundation is named after our Founder and President Dr. Chris Surfus. Past successes include education and advocacy efforts that led to Holland, MI adopting an LGBTQ-inclusive nondiscrimination ordinance, which then led to similar protections in Grandville, MI. Additionally, The Surfus Foundation has assisted corporations in becoming more inclusive of the LGBTQ+ community, advocated for anti-bullying policies, and worked to improve the quality of life of the LGBTQ+ community and its allies.

For more information, please refer to the website: www.surfus.foundation or www.surfus.org

The Surfus Foundation

Support economic empowerment for queer entrepreneurs: the power of the Pink economy!

The Queer & Allied Chamber of Commerce Africa (QACC Africa) was established to create an ecosystem that facilitates and promotes commercial relationships and widen supply-chains between queer owned and/or operated businesses, entrepreneurs and their allies, in nations throughout Africa. Although QACC Africa was formally registered in 2022, the underlying concept has been in existence since early 2021 when the three co-founders met and organised their first safe queer community event in Nairobi, Kenya. Our advocacy focuses on the principal of economic inclusion. To achieve its objectives, QACC Africa works closely with businesses, professional associations, multilateral business groups, and international, national, regional and community queer organisations. QACC Africa is the gateway for queer owned businesses and entrepreneurs throughout the continent to increase sales and strengthen business opportunities. Creating a strong network of queer and allied businesses and entrepreneurs, allows members to take their business further, finding opportunities with other queer entrepreneurs, businesses and potential investors. In time, QACC Africa will grow to be an incubator for queer start-ups and entrepreneurs to access both grants and investment. QACC Africa will establish a process and platform to certify queer owned and/or operated businesses, and those business allied to the community, that are truly inclusive. This will promote supply chain collaboration and procurement opportunities. Furthermore, QACC Africa will bring community members and allies together, and highlight the right resources for queer business owners, operators and entrepreneurs to be even more successful by providing professional capacity development through training, mentorship and the nurturing of talent. VISION: To facilitate a diverse and inclusive economy in Africa by establishing a dynamic and thriving commercial ecosystem for queer-owned and allied- operated businesses. MISSION: To promote and support the growth of queer-owned and/or operated businesses across Africa through training and capacity building, partnership formation, and networking in order to raise awareness about the impact of the queer economy and facilitate investment opportunities. OBJECTIVES: 1. To build and nurture queer and allied business trade, collaboration, procurement partnerships and supply chain corridors. 2. To strengthen queer owned and/or operated businesses and formalize queer entrepreneur's businesses. 3. To be an incubator for queer start- ups and entrepreneurs and be the hub for investors in queer and allied businesses. 4. To provide certification for queer owned and/or operated businesses, and allied corporates that actively support the queer community. 5. To advocate for economic inclusion and equality of access for the queer community. PROBLEM STATEMENT:  It is hard to truly know the statistics of the queer community in countries throughout Africa, however we all understand that just because people (and their businesses) may not be overtly "out and proud", the LGBTQ+ population in various African countries, as a percentage of population, can be considered and compared to other nations where statistics are available. If we consider Canada, which has a population of 38 million, smaller than most African nations, Canada is home to over 100,000 LGBTQ+ owned businesses. These businesses generate over US$16 billion in economic activity and employ over 435,000 Canadians. Therefore it is safe to assume that untapped LGBTQ+ business in Africa is big business and can be a driving force for economic activism and driving change on the continent: the power of the Pink Coin (Shilling, Franc, Dollar, Rand, etc). Throughout Africa, LGBTQ+ entrepreneurs face barriers, including having to hide who they were in business dealings to avoid losing opportunities, and the potential for exploitation by competitors, clients, employees, and government bodies. There is a growing number of individuals, organisations and companies looking to build business together – one connection at a time. A community of LGBTQ+ businesses, and even diverse procurement practices, will help tip the scales. QACC Africa incorporates all of these positive forces, quietly advocating amongst community and allied members, to make a more inclusive African economy, whilst recognising the challenges of each country on the continent.

Queer & Allied Chamber of Commerce Africa (QACC Africa)

Stand with Trans empowers and supports transgender youth and their loved ones.

Our vision is a world where gender diverse youth are validated and celebrated.

Stand with Trans

Fighting for Equality and Justice with Pride

Through strategic litigation, public policy advocacy and education, GLAD Law works in New England and nationally to create a just society free of discrimination based on gender identity and expression, HIV status and sexual orientation.

GLBTQ Legal Advocates & Defenders - GLAD Law

OutFront Minnesota Community Services is Minnesota's largest LGBTQ+ advocacy organization. 

For over 35 years, OutFront Minnesota has advocated for more inclusive LGBTQ+ laws and policies at the state legislature, built more inclusive school environments for LGBTQ+ youth, and provided a helpline and support to LGBTQ+ folks experiencing violence.

OutFront has fought for LGBTQ+ equity since 1987, and our accomplishments are many. In 1993 we led the campaign to pass the Minnesota Human Rights Act to prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity; in 2013 we organized to pass marriage equality; and in 2014 we passed The Safe & Supportive Schools Act, one of the strongest anti-bullying laws in the country.

Even in just the past several years OutFront has made enormous strides in organizing our community members and propelling the movement forward for LGBTQ+ rights in Minnesota. With our support—and after ten years of organizing—Minnesota finally passed a law to ban the harmful practice of conversion therapy. We also helped pass a law to make Minnesota a transgender refuge state, solidifying Minnesota as a bastion of LGBTQ+ rights in the Midwest. On the local level, we also passed municipal policies to make Minnesota more inclusive, such as passing gender inclusion policies in some of our largest school districts.

This is in addition to our educational equity work that supports over 3,000 LGBTQ+ youth with the trainings, resources, and events needed to build safer and more inclusive schools. We also support over 300 victims/survivors with our anti-violence helpline, financial assistance, and advocacy every year.

*“[OutFront Minnesota’s] Youth Summit helped me feel more like I can be me and reveal my identity.”* – LGBTQ+ youth participant in our 2023 Youth Summit event

These accomplishments are possible because of the experience, scope, and community-based nature of OutFront. Our work is and always will be based in intersectionality, systemic social change, and trauma-informed care. We have been here to secure the rights and freedoms of LGBTQ+ Minnesotans for over 35 years, and we will continue to do so long into the future.

Outfront Minnesota Community Services

HMI offers evidence-based programs in health care, academics, job readiness, and essential support for LGBTQIA+ youth.

At Hetrick-Martin Institute, we envision a world where every young person, regardless of sexual orientation or identity, can thrive in a nurturing and empowering environment. Our mission is to provide a sanctuary of hope and opportunity for LGBTQIA+ youth aged 13 to 24 and their families. Through our pioneering programs and direct services, we foster healthy development and inspire these incredible young individuals to achieve their full potential. By donating today, you join us in championing a future where courage, acceptance, and love prevail. Let's stand together to build a brighter tomorrow for these extraordinary youth.

Hetrick-Martin Institute - HMI

We provide in-depth, highly relational mindfulness education for youth and the parents and professionals who support them.

Young people deserve our best attention and the greatest support we can offer, especially when it comes to teaching them the tools and resources they need to nurture their minds, spirit, and bodies.

We stand on the foundation of a 35-year lineage of teen mindfulness which began with retreats offered in Barre, Massachusetts in 1989. Since our humble beginnings, we have grown to be the national leader in immersive mindfulness education with our beloved teen retreats having been offered to 4,000+ alumni.

With a belief that justice and equity are at the center of youth wellbeing, our offerings also include specific programs for affinity groups such as BIPOC and LGBTQIA+. Programs aimed at more systemic impact include our internationally accredited Teacher Training program and custom programming in partnership with schools and youth-serving organizations across the country. Our programs seek to complement and amplify the impacts of in-school programs and to expand the value and capacity that youth-serving professionals have for sharing in-depth mindfulness experiences with youth.

At their core, the diverse community of Inward Bound teens and adult leaders seek to create healthier inner and outer worlds. They come from the edges of toxic dominant cultures with the belief that another way of living is not only possible, but a fundamental right. Our extensive network of 120+ staff, teachers, health coordinators, and mentors are experts in the fields of youth development, mental health, and education, and have lived experiences that deeply reflect the teens they serve. They exemplify authenticity, compassion, and respect, upholding a strong code of ethics. In fact, some of our leaders today were participants in the first teen retreats offered in 1989.

Perhaps our most distinctive capacity for success is our Collaborative Leadership (CL) System which emphasizes shared decision-making and robust feedback, and creates more pathways for community members, especially youth, parents, and partners, to have increased input and investment. This organizational structure, which has no Executive Director, is the result of our equity commitments and examinations of how power is distributed within our organization. It was researched and developed for three years with the consult of international leaders in the field before being fully launched in January 2020. At the core of the CL System are the full-time staff and five standing committees that include a 9-member Youth Advisory Committee and 6-member Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, and Accessibility Committee. Need-based stipends are available to support committee member participation.

Inward Bound Mindfulness

Support and protect LGBTIQ+ people in Europe.

Forbidden Colours collects and raises funds to support initiatives that help LGBTIQ+ people to fully live their lives in freedom with self-respect and dignity in Europe. They are also a leading advocate in exposing anti-LGBTIQ+ initiatives in Europe, and therefore conduct extensive advocacy with media, EU-institutions and member states. 

Forbidden Colours is a NPO linked to a fund managed by the King Baudouin Foundation, the major Belgian public benefit foundation, whose mission it is to contribute to a better society. 

We want all LGBTIQ+ persons to be able to get up every morning feeling it is okay to be who they are. We use our extensive network in the European institutions, and in several member states of the EU, to address the backlashes on LGBTIQ+ rights. With our media contacts across the world, we expose anti-LGBTIQ+ initiatives. By putting pressure through the media, we were able to put several cases higher on the political agenda.

The organization is considered as one of the most effective organizations to protect LGBTIQ+ rights on the European level. By closely monitoring the geopolitical forces behind state-sponsored anti-LGBTIQ+ campaigns, Forbidden Colours was able to expose several European governments for scapegoating the LGBTIQ+ community as a deception for their anti-democracy campaigns. 

They revealed cases such as the anti-LGBTIQ+ propaganda law in Hungary, an anti-LGBTIQ+ education reform in Poland and the needs of LGBTIQ+ persons fleeing Russia's war with Ukraine in the international media. With this, Forbidden Colours has gained the attention of the world media and has been featured in amongst others The Guardian, VICE & Sky News. The non-profit has led a campaign aiming to take down Hungary's infamous anti-LGBTIQ+ propaganda law. After 1,5 year of campaigning by Forbidden Colours, the Hungarian government was taken to the Court of Justice of the European Union. For the first time in the history of the EU, a member state was taken to court on the basis of violations of human dignity and human rights. Forbidden Colours was also able to convince the largest group of member states ever to intervene in a lawsuit against another member state.   

They also help organisations from all over the world to advocate more successfully at the European Union institutions and, for example, also works with local partners on the EU Global Human Rights Sanction Regime. Besides its political advocacy work, Forbidden Colours also works with the corporate world to create a more diverse, equal and inclusive workplace. They give trainings, keynotes and develop projects to raise awareness to the issues of the LGBTIQ+ community within the company. They also develop 'corporate social responsibility'-projects about LGBTIQ+ rights together with the corporate world. This helps companies to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals. 

Visit their website for more info:  https://www.forbidden-colours.com/

Forbidden Colours

Wordcrafters In Eugene is a nonprofit literary arts organization empowering writers and readers since 2013.

At Wordcrafters, **we believe in the power of stories and their ability to create community and connection.**

We work to expand access to who gets to call themselves a writer, disrupt the gatekeeping around storytelling, and advocate for and celebrate vibrantly diverse voices, especially those who've been marginalized and excluded. 

From **writing workshops and author talks to open mics and youth programs**, our events are designed to **ignite creativity, foster connection, and support writers at every stage of their journey**.

Your gift creates a space for writers of all ages and backgrounds to find their voice, build confidence, and share their stories. With your help, we can keep Wordcrafters thriving as **a vital third space**—a creative haven where:

- **Youth discover their voices** through programs like Writers in the Schools, workshops, summer camps, and story contests.
- **Adults find inspiration** in workshops, Writing Time sessions, and a welcoming studio space.
- **Community flourishes**, with access to scholarships, pay-from-your-heart pricing, and inclusive programming.

**Your donation supports:**

- **Scholarships** that make our programs accessible to all.
- **Youth programs** that inspire creativity and confidence in the next generation of storytellers.
- **A welcoming studio** that serves as a home for writers and readers alike.

Every dollar you give helps writers of all ages turn their dreams into stories. Your generosity ensures every aspiring writer has a place to create, connect, and dream.

Wordcrafters In Eugene

Let's stand up together for rights and wellbeing of LGBTIQ people

It is time to STOP the anti-LGBTIQ rhetoric in Eastern Europe.

Do you remember the joy you felt when the Supreme Court fulfilled your deepest dream and made marriage equality the law for all Americans? We wish to feel the same joy and happiness and fulfill the dreams of millions of LGBTIQ people in Eastern Europe. Instead we are victims of growing anti-LGBTIQ attacks, rhetorics and sentiment thanks to "Kremlin like" politicians who use us as scapegoats for their political victory.  However we can put STOP to this. We can give LGBTIQ people in this region HOPE. We can win marriage equality in the Czech Republic. If it is possible in the Czech Republic, it will be possible in other parts of this region.  To make that happen, in April 2017 we launched a national campaign to secure a 'Yes' to freedom to marry in the Czech Republic.  WHY CZECH REPUBLIC?  
 
 67% of Czechs  agree with marriage equality 
 
 210 000 people  signed a petition for marriage equality 
 
 82 businesses  support the campaign
 
 We lead a conversation on marriage equality in the Czech Parliament since 2018: 
 The Parliament started to discuss a bill in November 2018 and continued the discussion in March 2019. 
 
 On April 29th, 2021 the bill passed the first vote in the Parliament after 1052 days  and was sent for further discussion in its Committees. 
 
 2021 General elections scrub all this work and we needed to start from the beginning!  
 
 On June 8th 2022  the bill on marriage equality was presented to the Czech Parliament for the 2nd time and waits for its reading. 
 
 Despite the fact that the conservative opposition is though and fuelled by evangelical resources, the society is behind the change and we will win it!  
 
 WHAT WOULD VICTORY MEAN FOR THE REST OF THE REGION? 
 Hope to million of LGBTIQ people in the region that change is possible and reachable! 
 "A slap" in the face of conservatives who are using LGBTIQ people as scapegoats! 
 WE NEED YOUR HELP! Become our International ChangeMakers,  donate and make marriage equality reality in the Czech Republic and bring a message of hope and dignity to so many LGBTIQ people in this post-communist region.  

 By achieving a 'Yes' to marriage equality here in the Czech Republic we can help to create a wave of equality change across Eastern Europe.   

Thank you for your support. 

Czeslaw Walek 
Director of the We are fair campaign 

Prague Pride

NYC’s LGBT Center: Empowering LGBT people, building strong community. Where everyone is celebrated for who they are.

The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center (The Center) was established in 1983 at the height of the AIDS crisis to provide a safe and affirming place for LGBTQ+ New Yorkers to respond to the urgent threats facing the community. The Center promises to grow and meet the changing needs of New York’s LGBTQ+ community, delivering services that empower people to lead healthy, successful lives.

The NYC LGBT Community Center

Artists' Television Access is an all-volunteer, artist-run, underground and experimental media arts gallery founded in 1984.

Artists’ Television Access is a San Francisco-based, artist-run, non-profit organization that cultivates and promotes culturally-aware, underground media and experimental art. We provide an accessible screening venue and gallery for the presentation of programmed and guest-curated screenings, exhibitions, performances, workshops and events. We believe in fostering a supportive community for the exhibition of innovative art and the exchange of non-conformist ideas.

Artists' Television Access

We're an arts org welcoming audiences into moments of joy, healing, and subversion. Founded in 2010; Became 501c3 in 2022. 

**The Bearded Ladies Cabaret is a queer arts organization that sits on your lap and sings you a story.** Whether it’s an opera, a home-made cabaret, a musical walking tour, or a show on a truck, we employ song, spectacle, storytelling, and heart to welcome audiences into moments of joy, healing, and subversion. Through sharing our original pieces and creating bespoke platforms for performance at home in Philadelphia, nationally, and abroad, we nurture artistic connection for a community of misfits, rabble-rousers, chanteuses and the people who love and need them. Your donation will go to support our thriving community of artists and change-makers! 

Bearded Ladies Cabaret

Inclusive, equitable sliding fee scale K-12 access to musical instruments, instruction, performance and recording programs.

SLAM enriches kid's lives, instilling:

• Diligence and time management
• Cooperation and teamwork
• Self-respect through achievement

SLAM maximizes your donation with matching fund grants from Foundations, City, County and State agencies.  SLAM's multiple award-winning team of rock, jazz, classical, bluegrass, folk, pop, and electronic music mentors provide safe, fun, productive access to:

• Musical instruments and equipment
• Instruction from up to Ph.D. teachers 
• Performances at venues and festivals
• In-studio and home recording programs

SLC Magazine   2016, Best of the Beehive
City Weekly       2014, Best of Utah
SLC Magazine  2009, Best of the Beehive
City Weekly      2007,  Best of Utah
City Weekly      2006, Best of Utah
City Weekly      2005, Best of Utah

Salt Lake Academy Of Music (SLAM)

Phoenix Pride unites, educates, and engages people to support and empower the LGBTQ+ community and our allies.

Phoenix Pride unites, educates, and engages people to support and empower the LGBTQ community and our allies.  Phoenix Pride envisions a unified community where diverse individuals are celebrated and able to thrive as their authentic selves.

We S.E.E. the future.
As a community, we’ve come a long way. And we know that progress has been hard fought. At Phoenix Pride, we also recognize that we still have more to accomplish. So we continue moving forward.

Phoenix Pride has distributed more than $1 million in grants and scholarships since the program’s inception in 2008.

Phoenix Pride

Cultivating a resilient and inclusive Pacific Northwest community.

We are a philanthropic incubator (fiscal sponsor) for grassroots, community centered projects. We provide tools, guidance and services so that all Cascadians can develop and deliver solutions that meet the needs of their communities at all scales. We envision positive, place based action for an inclusive and unified Pacific Northwest with a recognizable culture of bioregional sustainability.

Since 2015 we have served over 40 grassroots project in every state in Cascadia! We currently have almost 20 projects focused on
● Arts & Culture - Cascadian artists spreading joy through art!)
● Community Connectedness  - Inclusive Cascadia in action!
● Education - Learning for Cascadian adults and youth.
● Health & Wellness - For the healthiest Cascadia and beyond!
● Stewardship - Actively caring for our bioregion and beyond.
● Bioregionalism - Celebrating Cascadia!

Your charitable gift cultivates grassroots projects across the bioregion. Our projects are lead by hundreds of volunteers who put in thousands of hours a year to make Cascadia and the world a better place. Donations can be made to CascadiaNow! to help us support our projects or your gift can be designated to any of our projects directly (please email projects@cascadianow.org to help us account for your donation directly to a project properly.)


CascadiaNow

Providing sensitive, quality healthcare targeted to NYC's LGBTQ+ communities, regardless of ability to pay, for 50+ years.

Callen-Lorde provides sensitive, quality health care and related services targeted to New York's lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender communities -- in all their diversity -- regardless of ability to pay. To further this mission, Callen-Lorde promotes health education and wellness and advocates for gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender health issues.

Callen-Lorde Community Health Center

ACCELERATE ART is a charitable 501(c)3 non-profit dedicated to uplifting emerging artists in the Web3 space.

Founded in 2021, ACCELERATE ART was created establish a supportive environment for the development of artistic practice in Web3. Our mission is to provide resources for artists and to support reflection and dialogue on art.

We are committed to supporting the ever changing definition of art by presenting a wide range of practices that engage a timely and critical exploration of art and technology. Through exhibitions, public engagement, educational programming and career opportunities, our objective is to support art's cultural, historic, social and political impact.

A2 Accelerate Art

Superbloom is a 501c3 focused on leveraging design as an intervention to change who technology serves. 

Superbloom (founded as Simply Secure) operates at the intersection of digital design and human rights. Since our founding in 2014, we’ve expanded our original focus on usable design practice for secure technologies to include programmatic interventions and research on socio-technical issues like surveillance capitalism, disinformation, and digital consent. Today we work to overcome the alarming lack of available resources in the public interest technology space by openly sharing our knowledge and partnering with organizations to identify unmet needs, design for access, and extend the impact of newly built tools and interventions.

Superbloom Design

HRAPF provides free legal services to LGBTI persons and other marginalised persons in Uganda and engages in strategic litigation.

About HRAPF
Founded in August 2008, HRAPF uses the law as an entry point to contribute to a better legal and policy environment for LGBTI persons and other marginalised groups. We do this through enhanced access to justice, advocacy, research, strategic litigation, knowledge development, capacity enhancement and strategic litigation and strategic partnerships within Uganda. We are also actively engaged in the East African, Pan African and International human rights mechanisms, processes and movements.

Our vision
A society where the human rights of all persons including marginalised persons and key populations are valued and respected.

Our Mission
To promote respect and protection of the human rights of marginalised persons and key populations through enhanced access to justice, advocacy and influencing, research, strategic litigation and knowledge development, and capacity enhancement.

Our Slogan
“Taking Human Rights to All”

Our target constituencies

1. LGBTQ+ persons
2. Intersex persons
3. Sex workers
4. Persons who use and inject drugs (PWUIDs)
5. Refugees facing gender-based violence issues
6. Women and health workers in conflict with the laws on abortion
7. Vulnerable women, girls and the elderly facing land justice concerns
8. Women living with HIV/AIDS

Theory of change
HRAPF believes that increasing access to inclusive legal services, effectively advocating and influencing legal and policy reform, increased evidence and joint strategising, strategic engagement of duty bearers at local, national and regional levels and greater investment in strengthening capacities of marginalised groups and Key Populations to challenge oppressive norms, power structures and legal systems that normalize discrimination, will enable for marginalised groups and Key Populations to be fully afforded their rights and create a world where rights of all persons including marginalised persons and key populations are valued, respected and protected is built.

Our outcome areas
What we do
HRAPF has five major goals (outcome areas)

1. Sustained access to justice for marginalised persons and key populations
HRAPF champions equality and non-discrimination for marginalised persons and key populations by promoting and facilitating access to justice. A team of lawyers and a network of paralegals is always on standby to respond to emerging cases in order to redress violations that marginalised persons and key populations continue to face. We engage law enforcement agencies on violations of rights of our constituencies and document all violations and initiate interventions that seek to hold perpetrators of these violations accountable. We support the training and facilitation of community paralegals across the country and all our target constituencies to continue providing legal aid services through their structures.

2. Development of knowledge and jurisprudence for the promotion and protection of human rights of marginalised persons and Key Populations
We continue to be a key leader in the generation of knowledge on various dimensions of human rights of marginalised persons and key populations. Having merged some components of access to justice and research and advocacy, HRAPF is set to build a Centre for Law and Marginalisation to champion research and strategic litigation and provide robust legal solutions to violations of rights of marginalised groups and key populations.

3. Inclusive laws and policies promoting and protecting rights and the well-being of marginalised persons and key populations
We speak out and amplify the voices of marginalised persons and KPs in policy and legal development processes as well as challenge discriminatory practices and systemic and institutionalised marginalisation through advocacy and influencing strategies. We create, nurture, and or strengthen partnerships on the one hand with national bodies that are concerned with human rights. Through these partnerships, we will seek to influence the agenda on non-discrimination and equality at district, national, regional (East African and Continental) and international levels.

4. Transformed knowledge, skills and attitudes of marginalised persons and KPs and duty bearers leading to the promotion, respect and protection of the human rights of marginalised persons and Key populations
We consolidate all empowerment and capacity-building efforts through organising and conducting issue-based human rights training workshops and meetings targeting marginalised persons, key populations ((LGBTI persons; sex workers; women, girls and service providers in conflict with abortion laws; drug users; people living with HIV and; refugees) and duty bearers (police officers, media, judicial officers (specifically magistrates), parents, local leaders and health providers as well as state prosecutors and prison warders) to champion non - discrimination and reduce the marginalisation of key populations.

5. Strong and sustainable human rights organisation
HRAPF continues to strengthen its operational efficiency and financial independence buttressed by effective governance, sustainability, prudent risk management, internal development and a clear staffing structure that suits the organisation for sustainability, transparency, accountability, effectiveness and efficiency in delivering on our mandate.

Major Strategies
HRAPF’s five outcome areas are achieved through the following major strategies:

1)	Legal aid service provision: HRAPF facilitates access to justice in respect of violations of the rights of LGBTI persons and other marginalised persons and key Populations and health service providers through legal representation, mobile legal aid camps, alternative dispute resolution/mediation, community paralegals and documenting violations of the rights of marginalised persons and Key Populations.

2)	Advocacy and influencing: HRAPF challenges laws, policies, regulations, guidelines and practices that curtail and violate the rights of marginalised persons and Key Populations and proposes other possibilities. We also advocate for the integration of human rights in policies, laws, operational guidelines, frameworks and regulations and the application of constitutional values and principles and the rights-based approaches in the implementation of services. We do this through dialogues, public education, coalition building, and engaging with national, regional and international human rights spaces and mechanisms.

3)	Building and Strengthening Capacities: Using legal and human rights frameworks, HRAPF develops human rights awareness, promotion and advocacy capacities of CBO’s, NGOs and networks of marginalised persons and Key Populations groups and NGOs working on human rights issues. HRAPF also develops the capacities of duty bearers (including: political leaders, law and policy makers and implementers, law enforcement officers, judicial officers, local councils, families and communities and health service providers), prison warders on the rights of marginalised persons and Key Populations and their duties in the promotion and safeguarding these rights. We build capacities of rights holders, duty bearers, communities and key stakeholders to enable them pursue greater rights for marginalised persons and Key Populations. We do this through: training, tailor-made technical support, internships and mentorship, and legal awareness outreach sessions.

4)	Knowledge Development: HRAPF invests itself in expanding the pool of knowledge and encouraging debate through regularly undertaking legal analyses, simplifying and translating and disseminating knowledge resources such as: laws, policies and bills; position papers; human rights violations reports; research and baselines.

5)	Strategic Litigation: HRAPF challenges laws, practices and actions that violate the rights of marginalised persons and Key populations through the filing of cases before courts of law and tribunals. These are reinforced through research and documentation of human rights thereby enriching jurisprudence for the rights of a marginalised persons and key populations.

6)	Partnership Development: Nurturing and participating in strategic partnerships at the national, sub-regional, Pan African and global levels for the strengthening of the rights-based approaches and utilisation of legal and human rights mechanisms. This we do through coalitions and alliances, lobby meetings, engaging at regional and international human rights mechanisms and strategic interest litigation at national, EAC sub-regional and Pan-African regional levels.

7)	Programme Support: Building a sustainable organization that operates in an effective, efficient, professional and accountable manner. This we do through: prudent corporate governance; attracting and retaining a competent staff team; robust monitoring, evaluation and learning; resource mobilisation and risk management.

Website: www.hrapf.org
Twitter: @hrapf-Uganda

Human Rights Awareness and Promotion Forum

G4GC is a philanthropic organization with a mission to cultivate and mobilize resources in support of girls* of color. 



Grantmakers for Girls of Color (G4GC) is the primary national philanthropic intermediary exclusively committed to resourcing organizations and movements that center girls, femmes, and gender-expansive youth of Color. Since 2020, we have raised and awarded grants to 385 organizations in all fifty states, Guam, Washington, D.C., and Puerto Rico.







Building from the operational intention to resource movements working to elevate justice for girls and femmes of color ages 25 and under in the U.S. and beyond, G4GC leads with the notion of understanding philanthropy through a lens of reciprocity, intersectionality, and cultural responsiveness. With an infrastructure that reflects our values, a culture of partnership, healing, reciprocity, and love.

The four signature initiatives include: 

Love is Healing Fund: Launched in 2020 to provide grants to organizations directly supporting girls of color in the wake of multiple pandemics, including the COVID-19 pandemic. Funding priorities include: preventative or responsive health strategies ; interventions to support institutionalized girls of color and survivors of gender-based violence; economic and educational response strategies explicitly focused on girls of color; multigenerational immigrant justice organizing, and power building through organizing, participatory research and advocacy to amplify the needs and experiences of girls of Color and their communities. This fund also resources strategies to protect the security of youth organizers working to dismantle systems of oppression.

Black Girl Freedom Fund & #1Billion4BlackGirls campaign: Launched via an open letter in Essence magazine, the #1Billion4BlackGirls campaign is a ten-year philanthropic initiative to invest $1 Billion in the braintrust, innovation, artistic vision, health, safety, education, research, and joy of all Black girls and their families. Each year, a different theme is chosen by the co-founders, and a group of Black Girls, femmes, and gender-expansive youth ages 12-25 are recruited into a paid 8-week participatory grantmaking process. The articulation of priorities for the fund, Black girls are not just “recipients” of resources, G4GC’s Black Girl Freedom Fund provides a platform for the development of transferable skills that will increase their capacity to stake claim in their own liberation. 

New Songs Rising Initiative: In partnership with Seventh Generation Fund for Indigenous People’s Thriving Women’s Program, this initiative expands opportunities for Indigenous girls through grantmaking, convening, and community building, and mentorship and peer support through an upcoming fellowship program. Specific emphasis on Indigenous cultural work. Funding priorities include: multi-generational healing and organizing amongst Indigenous girls and women; advancing the capacity of Indigenous girls and women to resist state and colonial violence and gender-based violence particularly impacting Indigenous girls and women; art, music, and poetry to advance healing, safety, visibility, and movement-building for Indigenous girls and women. 

Holding a Sister Initiative:  Launched in the fall of 2021 and in partnership with the Black Trans Fund, this initiative centers what we call “new world-building” work led by trans and gender-expansive youth of Color. To date, this initiative has accounted for more $1.8 million in giving to trans communities, exceeding the average giving to trans communities among most national philanthropic institutions. 

G4GC: Investing in the ecosystems that support our youth

Give a Hand Uganda is dedicated to uplifting communities by providing essential resources and support. 

Give a Hand Uganda is a non-profit organization dedicated to uplifting communities by providing essential resources and support. They focus on various key areas to improve the quality of life for vulnerable populations, including education, health, and economic development.

One of the primary ways Give a Hand Uganda helps the community is through education. The organization provides school supplies, scholarships, and educational programs, ensuring that children, especially those from low-income families, have access to quality education. By doing so, they aim to break the cycle of poverty and empower the next generation with the knowledge and skills needed for a brighter future.

In terms of healthcare, Give a Hand Uganda organizes medical outreach programs, providing free medical services and health education to underserved communities. They work on raising awareness about critical health issues, promoting good hygiene practices, and offering vaccinations and treatments for common illnesses. This helps improve the overall health and well-being of community members, reducing preventable diseases and mortality rates.

Additionally, Give a Hand Uganda supports economic development initiatives, such as vocational training and small business support. By offering training in various trades and providing microloans, they enable individuals to start or expand small businesses. This not only boosts household incomes but also stimulates local economies, fostering a self-sustaining community.

Overall, Give a Hand Uganda plays a crucial role in addressing the immediate needs of the community while also building a foundation for long-term growth and prosperity. Through their comprehensive programs, they empower individuals and families, fostering resilience and hope for a better future.

Give A Hand Uganda

A democratic ensemble of L.A. theatre artists dedicated to creating high-caliber, original work.

Theatre of NOTE is a democratic ensemble of L.A. theatre artists dedicated to creating high-caliber, original work that challenges both its ensemble and audiences.  We aspire to more accurately reflect LA's cultural make-up, to make our work resonate more deeply and honestly with our audiences, and better enable NOTE to tell more culturally diverse stories.

Theatre of NOTE is a non-profit democratic company that stagedives the arena of theatre arts. Founded in 1981, our ensemble-based organization is dedicated to providing a creative environment in which to collaborate and develop maverick theater.

NOTE produces an average of four mainstage shows a year, with a focus on premiere productions — shows that are brand new to the world, to the West Coast, to California, or to Los Angeles. NOTE also produces the annual Hollywood Performance Marathon, the NOTEworthy new play development workshops, and our educational outreach program, the Young Writers Project.

NOTE has consistently been commended by both Los Angeles and national press, including American Theatre Magazine, and has earned countless accolades, nominations, and honors from every award-granting theatrical organization in Southern California.

Stick your hand in L.A.’s NOTEorious black box theatre — you never know if you’ll get licked… or bitten.

Theatre Of Note

Help us heal and empower queer people and their place in the world! 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qzXj-I12Ka0

we.are.village in Berlin is creating new ways that queer communities can connect, transform and heal. For the last eight years, we have operated a unique space for queer masculinities and femininities, transgender, non-binary, genderfluid, intersex and other gender non-conforming people.


Our goal is to help queer people create and embrace healthier, better connected and purposeful lives. We do this by nourishing individual and collective growth through working with the body, mindfulness, artistic expression, consent and a range of self-empowering tools and strategies. In the process, we tackle loneliness, lack of self-esteem, intimacy and addiction issues, dealing with discrimination and other intersectional challenges that limit and impact queer lives.


We have created a diverse and continuously adapting program of weekly and monthly events, community evenings, weekend trips as well as art exhibitions, performances, salon discussions and offerings via our online platform.


Although it was never our focus, we  have become a model for other cities and countries. We regularly host visitors and participants from all over the world and have seen an increase in international interest from individuals, other organizations, activists, artists, politicians or other practitioners wanting to find out more about our innovative model and methodologies.

Please contribute to our fundraiser that will support this international vision through our Queer Bridges Berlin and Village Academy Training programs.

Download the PDF with our vision, goals and summary of our past successes here!
https://www.dropbox.com/s/66zmtyp86uub1tt/2023-WAV--KL-EN-DIN-A4%20.pdf?dl=0

We very much appreciate your time and attention!
Thank you !!
Kai Ehrhardt
Founder

we are village - queer matters

Equality Community Center is a non-profit organization. It is based in Portland, ME. It received its nonprofit status in 2018.

The Equality Community Center is a collaborative workplace for LGBTQ+ and allied social justice seeking non-profit organizations.

We strive to be a safe and inclusive gathering space that provides social and educational programming for all, while supporting the most marginalized in our communities.

Equality Community Center

InterPride brings together Pride networks and individual Pride organizations around the world.

InterPride is the international organization that advances the Pride movement by coordinating with global partners that share our values.

We are uniquely suited to carry out our work because InterPride:

- Works with and supports the visibility and development of Pride networks around the world, thereby contributing to the presence and influence of Pride efforts at regional and local levels.
- Gathers regional Pride platforms dedicated to producing Pride events for diverse global SOGIESC (Sexual Orientations, Gender Identities and Expressions, and Sex Characteristics) communities to learn and grow with each other.
- Manages, supports, and awards WorldPride™, global grant programs, and related initiatives.
In 1982, the National Association of Lesbian and Gay Pride Coordinators was formed in Boston, USA, with an initial membership of six USA Pride organizers. Over time membership has grown to include Pride organizers around the world, becoming InterPride in 1999. In 2021, membership totaled over 300 organizations from more than 60 countries. This growth has been matched by increasing diversity of membership. Since 2015, non-North American members have grown from 21% to 49%. This trend primarily reflects increased participation from Oceania and Global South (Africa, Asia, and South America).

The Pride movement continues to evolve. Pride has gained a presence in locations where it was previously absent or under-developed. There has also been significant growth in structures that gather Pride organizers together at a national or international level (known as Pride Platforms). This trend has created opportunities for InterPride to identify ways to better leverage regional knowledge to advance the rights of SOGIESC communities.

InterPride - International Association of Pride Organizers

Holy Covenant Church MCC is a LGBTQ+ nonprofit religious organization located in Brookfield, IL. Nonprofit status granted in 1973.

Holy Covenant MCC is an open and affirming Christian community of faith that has been serving the Chicagoland area since March 30, 1975. We celebrate our call to embody the spirit of hospitality. It is in this spirit that we welcome people of all genders, races, sexual orientations, gender identities, ages and socio-economic means to participate in the full life and ministry of our church.

We explore our faith in a safe, non-judgmental environment. We celebrate the contributions of Christianity and other faith traditions to our understanding and experience of the Divine, Just, and Creative Presence many call “God.”

The Worship Team nurtures the corporate worship life of our congregation as inspiring, celebratory, and centered on the faithful proclamation of Scripture and communion celebration. We celebrate an open communion, which means you do not have to be a member of Holy Covenant or any other church to participate. Everyone is welcome to the table with whatever beliefs or doubts they may have.

Our Sunday hybrid worship service is held at 10:00 a.m., and is live on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/HolyCovenantMcc. It is followed by our social hour which includes food and invigorating conversation. 

You can sign up at our website for our weekly newsletter which includes volunteer, service, fundraisers and other information going on at the church. The sign-up information is at http://www.holycovenantmcc.org on the left side of the page.

Holy Covenant MCC is part of Metropolitan Community Churches, an International Christian denomination representing approximately 300 congregations. We provide a home to all who are seeking to discover and express their unique spiritual journey

Holy Covenant Church - M C C

The Chosen Family Law center is creating a future for all famillies.

The Chosen Family Law Center, Inc. is a nonprofit corporation dedicated to cultivating equitable social and legal recognition of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Intersex, and Asexual (LGBTQIA) and polyamorous families and individuals, as well as other underserved family forms such as platonic co-parents or multigenerational families; eliminate prejudice and discrimination and defend human, civil, and other rights for these communities; and offering education to lawyers, therapists, and other professionals to enable them to best serve these communities. 



Chosen Family Law Center Inc

Womens Community Justice Association Inc is a nonprofit organization focused on providing human services. It is based in New York, NY. It received its nonprofit status in 2019.

Womens Community Justice Association Inc

Activating kindness in the next generation

One in three children will be bullied this year.  It could be yours.  It could be the child of someone you know.  The effects can last a lifetime.

We need to take action now to prevent the bullying and cyberbullying that so many of us endured when we were at school. Your support allows us to bring our award winning No Bully program to schools everywhere.  Teachers and school leaders trained by us are able to solve 90% of the incidents on their campus.

Give childhood a chance.

Power of Zero

The mission of The Village Family Service Center is to enhance the lives of those we serve.

The mission of The Village Family Service Center is to **enhance the lives of those we serve**. We strive to meet community needs and enhance overall well-being with innovative services and integrated care models. We do this while modeling four core values: integrity, excellence, service, and communication.

Since 1891, The Village Family Service Center has helped area children and families improve their lives. The Village was founded as the [North Dakota Children's Home Society](https://thevillagefamily.org/about-us/north-dakota-childrens-home-society), a home for orphaned children, and for decades provided a sanctuary for those who often had no other place to go. But times changed, and it wasn't only kids who needed our help. Today, The Village reaches out to more than 70,000 people every year, and we are constantly adapting our services to meet the needs of modern life.

The Village is a place for all individuals and families regardless of their size, color, or creed. Gifts from generous donors ensure our services are accessible to those in need. [Learn how you can make a gift](https://thevillagefamily.org/ways-to-give).

As the definition of family evolves, so do we. And no matter how you define family, at The Village, you will never go it alone. 

The mission of The Village Family Service Center is to enhance lives, and we understand that embracing **diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility** enhances us as individuals and as an organization. Our core values emphasize providing compassionate service, holding each other accountable, and fostering a diverse environment for open, honest, and respectful communication. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer and to provide behavioral health and community services to people of all genders, ethnicities, cultures, sexual orientations, and spiritual practices.

The Village is accredited by the [Council on Accreditation](http://coanet.org/home/) (COA), is licensed by the North Dakota Department of Human Services, is a [Charities Review Council](https://smartgivers.org/) Meets Standards® organization, and is a member of the Employee Assistance Professionals Association, Inc., Alliance for Children and Families, and [Big Brothers Big Sisters America](http://www.bbbs.org/). 

The Village has offices throughout North Dakota and Minnesota, and serves people nationwide through The Village Employee Assistance Program. Thanks to [United Way](http://www.unitedway.org/) and donor support, The Village services are available at a reduced fee for eligible participants.  

The following Village locations are approved sites through the National Health Service Corps (NHSC): [Alexandria](https://thevillagefamily.org/locations/alexandria), [Moorhead](https://thevillagefamily.org/locations/moorhead), and [St. Cloud](https://thevillagefamily.org/locations/st-cloud), MN. In these office locations, no one will be denied access to services due to inability to pay. There are discounts available based on family size and income. For more information about our financial assistance program, please [contact us](https://thevillagefamily.org/contact-us) or click to open our policy and application:

- File[Financial Assistance Program Policy](https://thevillagefamily.org/sites/default/files/2022-04/Financial-Assistance-Program-Policy.pdf)
- File[Financial Assistance Program Application](https://thevillagefamily.org/sites/default/files/2022-04/Financal-Assistance-Application-Fillable.pdf)

The Village Family Service Center provides services to people of all genders, ethnicities, cultures, spiritual practices, and sexual orientations. We work with all committed couples regardless of sexual orientation or legal marriage status.

The Village Family Service Center

Empowering grassroots activists with tech starting with LGBTQIA rights & gender justice. A community-based response to Project2025

**We are a [non-profit](https://www.liminal-works.org/about)** on a mission to empower grassroots organizers and activists with products and platform services that embolden humanity’s power to achieve collective liberation. We believe that frontline activists & organizers are a key source of societal progress, *yet they are radically underserved*. We’re here to change that. *This fundraiser will launch our operations as an organization.*

Our founding product is [CECI ](https://www.liminal-works.org/ceci)the first free and private knowledge platform for building and sharing effective grassroots strategies. Strategies are built through our bespoke *theory-of-change* engine. CECI’s purpose is to help progress move closer to the speed of information on a platform that cares about your data ownership and privacy.

[CECI](https://www.liminal-works.org/ceci) will first launch across the U.S. serving the LGBTQIA rights and Gender Justice movements during this critical moment in history when far right coalitions are organizing to further destabilize and threaten these groups in [2025](https://www.project2025.org/). LGBTQIA scapegoating [contributes to the 18th consecutive year ](https://www.projectoverzero.org/s/FINAL-Full-Decoding-LGBTQ-Scapegoating-4.pdf)of declining global freedom. The U.S. remains home to over [70% of femicides ](https://chicagopolicyreview.org/2022/07/07/is-the-us-still-too-patriarchal-to-talk-about-women-the-silent-epidemic-of-femicide-in-america/)in high-income countries.

Liminal Works - For Collective Liberation

Founded in 1975, The Center empowers Northeast Ohio’s LGBTQ community through advocacy, education, collaboration, and celebration.

The mission of the LGBT Community Center of Greater Cleveland (the Center) is to enrich the lives of the region’s diverse LGBTQ+ community through advocacy, support, education, and celebration. The Center is a community-led and equity-focused one-stop hub and sanctuary providing a broad array of services. The Center works to meet acute individual needs around health, education, and well-being while implementing systemic solutions. Work supports the social determinants of health that ultimately reduce harm and improve well-being in the LGBTQ+ community. Annually, programming touches around 1,600 individuals through direct service and another 18,000+ through education and outreach. Through this work, the Center strives to actualize its vision - that the LGBTQ+ community is embraced and celebrated as an integral part of the thriving Northeast Ohio region.

LGBT Community Center of Greater Cleveland

Sexual Assault Counseling, Advocacy and specialized medical forensic examinations

Avalon inspires healing and empowerment for those affected by sexual violence through free and immediate comprehensive services; promotes public awareness; and advances social change.

*We are staffed 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.* **Our services are free of charge.** *Services are available to ALL ages and gender identities. Medical-forensic exams are provided up to 120 hours post assault. Counseling and advocacy services are available to anyone who identifies as a survivor of sexual assault, sexual abuse or incest ~ no matter when it occurred. Our services are available to anyone, despite where they live or where they were assaulted.*

Avalon Healing Center

Oasis Legal Services increases access to immigration and social services to empower LGBTQ+ immigrants fleeing violent persecution

Oasis Legal Services increases access to culturally responsive high quality immigration and social services to empower LGBTQ+ immigrants fleeing violent persecution in their home countries due to their sexuality, gender, and/or HIV status. Since Oasis’ inception in 2017, we have served over 2,800 LGBTQ+ clients from 68 different countries. With our expertise, we maintain a 99% success rate across our legal services. 

What differentiates us from other legal service providers is that all of our clients are eligible for social service navigation and support. Access to social services addresses the critical needs of our clients beyond legal status, facilitating integration, healing, and empowerment of our client community so that they can thrive.

As the leading West Coast provider of immigration legal services to the LGBTQ+ community, our experience working with our clients informs our advocacy. We fight for laws and policies to improve the lives of our clients and the broader LGBTQ+ and immigrant communities. 



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We are a nonprofit, so instead of charging fees we rely on the generosity of donors like you.