Understand your legal protections in employment, housing, healthcare, and education. Knowledge is power.
Rainbow Railroad is an international nonprofit that helps LGBTQ+ people escape state-sponsored violence and persecution. In addition to their evacuation and resettlement work, Rainbow Railroad operates an emergency fund that provides direct financial support to LGBTQ+ people in crisis — particularly those fleeing dangerous home environments, facing violence, or navigating immigration due to anti-LGBTQ+ persecution….
Transgender Law Center is the largest national trans-led legal organization in the United States. Through impact litigation, policy advocacy, and community education, Transgender Law Center fights for the civil rights of transgender and gender-nonconforming people in the areas of healthcare access, immigration, criminal justice, education, and employment. Their legal resources include Know Your Rights guides…
The National Center for Transgender Equality’s housing resources provide clear, practical information about the legal protections available to transgender and nonbinary people facing housing discrimination. These guides explain federal and state fair housing laws, explain what to do if you experience discrimination, and help trans people understand their rights as renters, homeowners, and people navigating…
AARP, the nation’s largest organization for people 50 and older, has a dedicated LGBTQ+ resources section that addresses the specific challenges older queer and trans people face as they age. These resources are practical, accessible, and free. AARP’s LGBTQ+ content covers topics including Social Security and retirement benefits for same-sex couples, healthcare rights and advance…
PRISM is a South Florida nonprofit working to expand access to LGBTQ-inclusive education and sexual health resources for youth. Founded with the belief that race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity, and gender expression should never be barriers to health or belonging, PRISM serves high school and college students across Palm Beach, Miami-Dade, and Broward counties….
The Center Orlando, officially LGBT+ Center Orlando, is one of the oldest and most comprehensive LGBTQ+ community centers in Florida. Founded in 1978 as a safe gathering space for the gay community, The Center has grown into a full-service nonprofit serving LGBTQ+ people across Central Florida through health services, mental health counseling, transgender support, legal…
Lambda Legal’s Know Your Rights resources provide clear, accessible legal information for LGBTQ people and people living with HIV. These guides explain federal and state protections related to employment, housing, healthcare, education, family law, and public accommodations. Lambda Legal also offers step by step guidance on what to do if you experience discrimination or have…
The American Civil Liberties Union provides legal advocacy, research, and public education to protect and advance LGBTQ rights across the United States. Through litigation, policy reform, and community organizing, the ACLU works to defend LGBTQ people facing discrimination in schools, workplaces, healthcare, housing, and the criminal legal system. Their LGBTQ Rights project focuses on protecting…
RAINN, the Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network, is the largest anti-sexual violence organization in the United States. It operates the National Sexual Assault Hotline, providing free, confidential support for survivors of sexual assault and abuse. LGBTQ and trans survivors are welcomed and affirmed here. Support specialists are trained to work with people across all…
Lambda Legal is a national civil rights organization committed to achieving full recognition of the civil rights of LGBTQ people and everyone living with HIV through impact litigation, education, and public policy advocacy. Founded in 1973, Lambda Legal brings strategic lawsuits that challenge discrimination in areas such as employment, healthcare, education, family rights, and public…
The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) is one of the largest LGBTQ advocacy organizations in the United States. Through policy work, public education, research, and corporate accountability initiatives, HRC works to advance equality and protect the rights of LGBTQ people nationwide. HRC advocates for nondiscrimination protections in employment, housing, healthcare, and public accommodations. The organization also…
