Organizations and Resources

LGBTQ+ Statewide Organizations

Virginia Anti-Violence Project: Works to address and end violence, with a focus on the LBTQIA+ and BIPOC communities.

Equality Virginia: Advocates and organizes across Virginia to build a future where all Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, and broader spectrum of people (LGBTQIA+) thrive.

Side by Side: Side by Side is dedicated to creating supportive communities where Virginia’s LGBTQ+ youth can define themselves, belong, and flourish.

ACLU of Virginia: Works to make liberty, justice, equity, inclusion, and dignity a reality for all people.

LGBTQ+ Community Centers in Virginia

LGBT Life Center of Hampton Roads: Strengthens the LGBTQ+ communities and all individuals living with HIV through improving health and wellness, supporting families and community, and providing transformative education and advocacy.

Roanoke Diversity Center: Supports, educates, empowers, and advocates for LGBT individuals and groups in the Roanoke region and encourages collaborative efforts with the greater community to improve the quality of life for all.

DC LGBTQ+ Community Center: Educates, empowers, uplifts, celebrates, elevates and connects the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender communities.

Diversity Richmond: Hub for the LGBTQ+ community of Greater Richmond connecting people, partners and programs through our work as a catalyst, a voice, a place and a resource.

Shenandoah LGBTQ Center: Asupportive network where LGBTQ people of all ages in the Shenandoah Valley and Greater Appalachia can thrive as equal, healthy, supported members of our society.

LGBTQ+ Media Outlets in Virginia

Queer RVA from RVA Magazine: Online news magazine, primarily Central Virginia.

Outlife757: Hampton Roads Virginia's LGBTQ media and events company.

Washington Blade: Online news for the LGBT Community in Washington DC and surrounding areas of Northern VA, also has a print edition.

LGBTQ+ Chambers of Commerce / Business Organizations

National LGBT Chamber of Commerce: The largest advocacy organization dedicated to expanding economic opportunities and advancements for LGBTQ people, and the exclusive certifying body for LGBTQ-owned businesses.

Hampton Roads Business OutReach (HRBOR): Empowers and supports LGBT and allied member businesses and professionals and provides our community an inclusive and welcoming environment to live, work, and grow.

Richmond Business Alliance (RBA): Enriches, uplifts, and connects all members of the LGBTQ+ community and its allies in Central Virginia.

LGBTQ+ Online Educational Resources

GLSEN: Creating a Better World for LGBTQ+ Students.

The National Resource Center on LGBTQ+ Aging: A program of SAGE, is the country’s first and only technical assistance resource center focused on improving the quality of services and supports offered to lesbian, gay, bisexual, and/or transgender older adults, families and caregivers.

COLAGE: National organization dedicated to the empowerment of youth in LGBTQ+ families.

LGBT National Help Center: Dedicated to the needs of the LGBT community and of those questioning their sexual orientation and gender identity. Operates support hotlines.

Movement Advancement Project: Working to create a thriving, inclusive, and equitable America where all people have a fair chance to pursue health and happiness, earn a living, take care of the ones they love, be safe in their communities, and participate in civic life.

Williams Institute: Conducts independent research on sexual orientation and gender identity law and public policy. We ensure that facts—not stereotypes—inform laws, policies, and judicial decisions that affect the LGBT community.

Human Rights Campaign (HRC): Working to ensure that all LGBTQ+ people, and particularly those of us who are trans, people of color and HIV+, are treated as full and equal citizens within our movement, across our country and around the world.

National Gay and Lesbian Task Force: Advances full freedom, justice, and equality for LGBTQ people.

Parents, Families, and Friends of Lesbian & Gay (PFLAG): The nation's largest organization dedicated to supporting, educating, and advocating for LGBTQ+ people and those who love them.