US (877) 565-8860

International

• All Out – global not-profit focused on political advocacy for the human rights of TLGBQIA+ communities
• Arcus Foundation – focused on issues related to TLGBQIA+ rights, social justice, ape conservation, and environmental preservation
• Astraea Lesbian Foundation For Justice – working exclusively to advance TLGBQIA+ human rights around the globe
• Global Action for Trans Equality (GATE) – international advocacy organization working toward justice and equality for TGNBI communities
• Global Equality Caucus – international network of parliamentarians and elected representatives aiming to tackle discrimination against TLGBQIA+ people
• Human Dignity Trust – UK-based organization that focuses on strategic litigation challenging the criminalization of TLGBQIA+ people globally
• International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association (ILGA)
• International LGBTQI Youth & Student Organisation (IGLYO)
• International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender & Intersex Law Association (ILGLaw)
• Kaleidoscope Trust – non-profit that campaigns for the human rights of TLGBQIA+ people in countries where they are discriminated
• Mama Cash – supports women, girls, trans people, and intersex people who fight for their rights
• Open Society Foundations – seeks to combat discrimination by empowering TLGBQIA+ communities to promote and defend their human rights
• Organisation Intersex International (OII) – global advocacy and support group for people with intersex traits
• OutRight Action International (OutRight) – human rights NGO that addresses human rights violations and abuses against TLGBQIA+ people
• StrandsForTrans.com – Strands For Trans maps trans-friendly barbershops and salons in the US, Canada, Mexico, the UK, Netherlands, Czechia, Finland & Australia
• United Nations Free & Equal – operates as a global public education campaign for TLGBQIA+ equality
• WPATH.org – World Professional Association for Transgender Health

Africa

• Be True 2 Me – trans-led organization that operates support networks in multiple areas across South Africa
• Bisi Alimi Foundation (BAF) – advocates for the rights and dignity of TLGBQIA+ people in Nigeria
• galck+ – (formerly The Gay and Lesbian Coalition of Kenya) is the National SOGIE umbrella body, representing TLGBQIA+ voices across Kenya
• Gays and Lesbians of Zimbabwe (GALZ) – serves the needs of the TLGBQIA+ communities in Zimbabwe
• GenderDynamiX – the first registered Africa-based public benefit organization to focus solely on trans and gender diverse communities
• OUT – the second-oldest TLGBQIA+ organization in South Africa
• Social, Health & Empowerment (S.H.E.) – feminist collective of trans and intersex women in Africa
• Sexual Minorities Uganda (SMUG) – advocates for the protection and promotion of human rights of TLGBQIA+ Ugandans
• Tranz Homos DZ – advocates for the rights of TLGBQIA+ communities in Algeria

Asia

• Helem – online resource for information and engagement on queer rights and liberation in Lebanon and the South-West Asia and North Africa regions
• Iranian Railroad for Queer Refugees (based in Canada) – provides education, guidance, and food and shelter assistance to TLGBQIA+ refugees while living in Turkey until they are resettled in a safe country

India

• Humsafar Trust – Mumbai-based Community-Based Organization for TLGBQIA+ rights
• LGBTQIA+ Youth India – confidential Community Helpline for TLGBQIA+ youth
• Naz Foundation – Delhi-based organization working to address issues of HIV/AIDS and sexual health
• Nazariya – Delhi-based queer feminist group focused on queer women and trans persons
• Orinam –  collective of TLGBQIA+ people and allies based in Chennai, Tamil Nadu
• Queerala – Community-Based Organization for Malayali TLGBQIA+ people
• Sangama – human rights group based in Bangalore, focused on sexual minorities, sex workers and people living HIV
• Sappho for Equality – organization based in Kolkata, India, working for the rights of lesbians, bisexual women, and trans men in Eastern India
• Srishti Madurai – student volunteer group designed to target the problems of TLGBQIA+ people in non-metro cities of Tamil Nadu

Israel

• Hoshen – non-profit volunteer organization whose purpose is to fight stereotypes regarding sexual orientation and gender identity
• Israel Gay Youth – organization for TLGBQIA+ youth
• Jerusalem Open House – community center serving people of all sexual orientations and gender identities
• Tehila – offers support for the parents of TLGBQIA+ people
• The Aguda – non-profit TLGBQIA+ rights organization

Nepal

• Blue Diamond Society – advocates for the rights of Nepal’s TLGBQIA+ communities

Sri Lanka

• Equal Ground – nonprofit organization seeking economic, social, cultural, civil and political rights for the TLGBQIA+ communities of Sri Lanka

Singapore

• Pink Dot SG – annual event in support of TLGBQIA+ communities
• Young OUT Here – TLGBQIA+ youth organization

Taiwan

• Gender/Sexuality Rights Association Taiwan – aims to promote rights of sexual minorities in the aspects of family, education system, politics, economy and law
• Taiwan Tongzhi Hotline Association – dedicated to achieve equality and provide resources for the LGBTQ+ communities

America (outside of the U.S. and Canada)

• United Caribbean Trans Network
• REDCAHT+ – trans men’s collectives and organizations from Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Dominican Republic, Peru, Uruguay, and Cuba

Colombia

• Colombia Diversa

Ecuador

• Fundación Ecuatoriana Equidad

Guatemala

• Colectivo Trans-Formación – trans men and non-binary AFAB people collective
• Otrans Guatemala – trans women collective

Guyana

• Society Against Sexual Orientation Discrimination

México

• Asociación por las Infancias Transgénero – aimed at assisting the transition of infants and adolescents
• Colectivo Hombres XX – working for the human rights of the TLGBTQI+ community to access a full life free of prejudice and to eradicate discrimination and hate crimes.
• Yaaj – promoting, protecting, and guaranteeing the human rights of the TLGBTQI+ community in Mexico

Australia and Oceania

• Australian Queer Archives
• Intersex Peer Support Australia
• Intersex Human Rights Australia
• LGBTIQ+ Health Australia
• Transgender Victoria (TGV)
• Victorian Pride Lobby
• Zoe Belle Gender Collective (ZBGC)

New Zealand

• Resources for transgender New Zealanders
• Intersex Trust Aotearoa New Zealand

Europe

• ILGA-Europe – the European region of the International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association
• OII Europe – umbrella organization of European human rights-based intersex organizations
• Transgender Europe (TGEU) – network of different organizations working to combat discrimination against trans people and support trans rights

Spain

• Federación Estatal de Lesbianas, Gays, Transexuales y Bisexuales
• Transexualia – Asociación Española de personas Transexuales

United Kingdom

• BlackTransAlliance.org – Black trans-led organization supporting Black trans people in London
• Intersex UK – works to protect the bodily autonomy of intersex children, teens, and adolescents through government lobbying and educational outreach in the United Kingdom and Ireland
• LGBT Youth Scotland
• Mermaids – supporting transgender, nonbinary and gender-diverse children, young people, and their families
• Under Veil Project – offers peer and social support to the LGBTQ+ BAME (Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic) community which faces alienation, discrimination, bullying, and violence from both without and within the BAME community.

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