National Association of Lesbian & Gay Addiction Professionals The National Association of Lesbian and Gay Addiction Professionals' (NALGAP) mission is to confront homophobia and heterosexism in the delivery of services to LGBT people and to advocate for LGBT-affirming programs and services. NALGAP provides information, training, networking and advocacy, and support for addiction professionals, individuals in recovery, and others concerned about LGBT health.
Callen-Lorde Community Health Center Serving New York City,Callen-Lorde is a primary care center with a focus on health and wellness for the GLBT community and all communities in the metropolitan area.
Chase Brexton Health Services Chase Brexton Health Services is a non-profit, community-based organization providing medical, psychological, and social services on a non-discriminatory basis to the GLBT community in the city and county of Baltimore in Maryland.
Fenway Community Health Serving the city of Boston, services include primary health care, specialty care, mental health and addictions services, complementary therapies (chiropractic, massage, and acupuncture), health promotion, violence prevention and recovery, family and parenting services, including alternative insemination.
Howard Brown Health Center Serving the city of Chicago, the Howard Brown Health Center provides primary care and community services to the GLBT population.
L.A. Gay & Lesbian Center Serving the city of Los Angeles, the L.A. Gay & Lesbian Center provides primary health care practice and mental health services, to HIV specialty care and health care tailored to the needs of women and youth.
Whitman-Walker Clinic Serving the Washington, DC, the Whitman-Walker Clinics provides a range of services tailored to gay and bisexual men, lesbian and bisexual women, mental health and addiction treatment, AIDS education, Latino services, inpatient treatment and intensive outpatient services.
Counseling & hotlines
Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance (DBSA) Phone: 1-800-826-3632 DBSA's mission is to educate patients, families, professionals and the public concerning the nature of depressive and manic-depressive illnesses as treatable medical diseases; to foster self-help for patients and families; to eliminate discrimination and stigma; to improve access to care; and to advocate for research toward the elimination of these illnesses.
Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Helpline Phone: 1-888-340-4528 The national toll-free Gay and Lesbian Helpline is operated by Fenway Community Health Center in Boston. It provides free confidential information, referrals, crisis intervention, and support to callers seven evenings a week. Typical topics include safer sex and coming out.
The Trevor Project Phone: 1-866-488-7386 A national 24-hour toll-free suicide prevention hotline aimed at gay or questioning youth. The Trevor Helpline is geared toward helping those in crisis, or anyone wanting information on how to help someone in crisis. All calls are handled by trained counselors, and are free and confidential.
Discrimination
Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund Provides legal advice and support for people experiencing sexual orientation-based harassment and other discrimination.
Families & friends
Children of Lesbians and Gays Everywhere (COLAGE) COLAGE is the only national and international organization in the world specifically supporting young people with gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender parents.
Parents & Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG) PFLAG promotes the health and well-being of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered persons, their families and friends through: support, to cope with an adverse society; education, to enlighten an ill-informed public; and advocacy, to end discrimination and to secure equal civil rights.
General health information
GayHealth An online health resource for the gay, lesbian, transgendered, and bisexual communities with information on sex, drugs, general health, violence, nutrition, exercise and a health care provider referral service.
LGBT Health Channel Healthcommunities.com's LGBTHealthChannel website provides a wide variety of topics to the LGBT community including in-depth health articles, news, interactive forums, an event calendar, and more.
CenterLink - The Community of LGBT Centers Based in Washington, DC, CenterLink works with other national organizations to advance the rights of LGBT individuals and to provide LGBT community centers with information and analysis of key issues.
