Ways You Can Help
It’s time to turn outrage into action. From sharing your story to donating funds, there are so many ways you can support and protect LGBTQ+ families.
Support the organizations that made this resource possible
Many of the helpful tools mentioned throughout this resource come from reputable organizations working on the frontlines of the fight for equality.
LGBTQ+ Organizations
- Family Equality advances lived and legal equality for current and future LGBTQ+ families.
- CenterLink strengthens, supports, and connects LGBTQ+ community centers.
- COLAGE unites people with one or more LGBTQ+ parent into a network of peers and supports them as they nurture and empower eachother.
- GLTBQ+ Legal Advocates and Defenders (GLAD) works in New England and nationally to create a just society from of discrimination based on gender identity and expression, HIV status, and sexual orientation.
- The Equality Federation accelerates advocacy in the LGBTQ+ community.
- Gender Spectrum works to create gender sensitive and inclusive environments for all children and teens.
- Lambda Legal is the oldest and largest national legal organization whose mission is to achieve full recognition of civil rights for LGBTQ+ people and everyone living with HIV.
- The Movement Advancement Project (MAP) provides research, insight, and communications that help speed equality and opportunity for all.
- The National Center for Lesbian Rights (NCLR) is a national legal organization committed to advancign the civil and human rights of LGBTQ+ people and their families.
- PFLAG is the first and largest organization dedicated to supporting, educating, and advocating for LGBTQ+ people and families.
- The Transgender Law Center changes law, policy, and attitudes so that all people can live safely, authentically, and free from discrimination regardless of their gender identity or expression.
- The Trevor Project focuses on suicide prevention efforts among LGBTQ+ youth.
Reproductive Rights Organizations
- Abortion Care Network is the national association for independent community-based, abortion care providers and their allies.
- Abortion on Demand is designed to get abortion pills to people who need them as quickly and as safely as possible.
- Apiary for Practical Support provides operational, programmatic, and community support tailored to the particularities, complexities, and concerns of abortion access practical support organizations.
- The Brigid Alliance is a referral-based service that provides people seeking abortions with travel, food, lodging, child care, and other logistical support.
- Connect & Breathe creates a safe space to talk about abortion experiences.
- Indigenous Women Rising is committed to honoring Native & Indigenous People’s inherent right to equitable and culturally safe health options.
- ineedanA is the largest, most up-to-date resource for people seeking abortions in the US.
- The Miscarriage and Abortion Hotline is a confidential, private, and secure phone and text hotline for people in need of support for self-managed miscarriage or abortion.
- The National Abortion Federation Hotline operates the largest national, toll-free, multi-lingual hotline for abortion referrals and financial assistance.
- The National Network of Abortion Funds builds power with members to remove financial and logistical barriers to abortion access.
- Plan C provides up-to-date information on how people in the US are accessing at-home abortion pill options online.
- The Repro Legal Helpline has attorneys and advocates providing legal information and support to people navigating complex laws in order to self-determine their reproductive lives.
- The Reprocare Healthline supports people having abortions with pills at home.
- We Testify is an organization dedicated to the leadership and representation of people who have abortions.