LibGuides: LGBTQ+ Research: Community

Local Web Resources

The Center Orlando
Orlando's LGBTQ+ resource center.
Equality Florida
The largest civil rights organization dedicated to securing full equality for Florida’s lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) community.
Orlando Youth Alliance
The Orlando Youth Alliance (OYA) is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization which provides a safe space for Lesbian, Gay Bisexual, Transgendered and Questioning (GLBTQ) youth to gather, talk about issues and concerns that are important in their lives, as well as meet other gay youth. OYA is a peer based youth group with members ranging from the ages of 13 to 24.
PFLAG Orlando
PFLAG Orlando & Central Florida, was started in 1992 and is here to provide ongoing support, education and advocacy to all Central Florida LGBTQ+ persons, their parents, family, friends and allies.
Watermark
Central Florida's distinctive gay and lesbian newspaper.
Hope & Help
Hope & Help is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit center with a mission to end the HIV/STI epidemic in Florida through comprehensive health education, prevention, testing, and treatment.
Zebra Coalition
The mission of Zebra Coalition® is to support and inspire LGBTQ+ youth. Zebra Coalition® is a network of organizations, which provide services to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and all youth (LGBTQ+) ages 13 – 24.

National Web Resources

Act Up Oral History Project
A collection of interviews with surviving members of the AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power, New York.
The Advocate
National LGBTQ+ news publication.
CenterLink, The Community of LGBT Centers
CenterLink develops strong, sustainable LGBT community centers and builds a thriving center network that creates healthy, vibrant communities.
Gay and Lesbian Alliance against Defamation (GLADD)
GLAAD rewrites the script for LGBTQ acceptance. As a dynamic media force, GLAAD tackles tough issues to shape the narrative and provoke dialogue that leads to cultural change.
GLBT History Museum
Often referred to as San Francisco's "queer Smithsonian," the GLBT Historical Society houses one of the world's largest collections of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender historical materials.
GLBT National Help Center
Provides free and confidential telephone and internet counseling, information and local resources for LGBTQ+ callers.
GLSEN
Originally founded by Teachers, GLSEN is dedicated to facilitating inclusive, evidence-based practices in K-12 education and promoting student-led initiatives across the nation.
The Human Rights Campaign
As the largest national lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer civil rights organization, HRC envisions a world where LGBTQ people are ensured of their basic equal rights, and can be open, honest and safe at home, at work and in the community.
Lambda Legal
Lambda Legal is the oldest and largest national legal organization whose mission is to achieve full recognition of the civil rights of lesbians, gay men, bisexuals, transgender people and those with HIV through impact litigation, education and public policy work.
LGBTQ Friendly Colleges & Student Resources
The following guide was created to help LGBTQ students understand how many campuses are helping to make the college experience more welcoming and supportive.
The 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.
The National LGBTQ Task Force
The National LGBTQ Task Force advances full freedom, justice and equality for LGBTQ people.
Out History
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer history by the LGBT Community.
People with a History: An Online Guide to Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Trans* History
Presents the history of lesbians, gay men, bisexuals and transgendered people. It includes hundreds of original texts, discussions, and [soon] images, and addresses LGBT history in all periods, and in all regions of the world.
PFLAG
Founded in 1973 after the simple act of a mother publicly supporting her gay son, PFLAG is the nation's largest family and ally organization.