Resources

This page contains information for various online and local resources. 

 

Local Organizations:

• PFLAG Fort Worth
  • Local chapter of PFLAG.
  • Has support groups for LGBT people and for family members.
  • http://www.PFLAGFortWorth.org 
• LGBTQ Saves
  • Local group focusing on LGTBQ youth (teen and college-age).
  • Has support groups for LGBTQ youth.
  • http://www.LGBTQSaves.org 
• Trans-Cendence Fort Worth
  • Local chapter of Trans-Cendence International – a group focusing on trans and non-binary members of the LGBTQ community.
  • http://www.transcendint.org/fort-worth-chapter 
  • http://www.transcendint.org 
    • The Umbrella Program
    • Education and assistance on seeking legal name and gender marker changes, seeking employment as a trans/non-binary person, and other issues.
    • http://www.transcendint.org/the-umbrella
• Coalition for Aging LGBT
  • Local support organization for older LGBTQ people.
  • http://www.CFA.LGBT 

National Organizations and Websites:

Educational, Informational, and Crisis Resources:

• PFLAG (Parents and Friends of Lesbians & Gays)
  • Provides education about the LGBTQ community.
  • Local chapters provide support groups to LGBT people and their families.
  • http://www.PFLAG.org 
• Association for Family and Community Integrity
  • Provides education about the LGBTQ community; particularly written for families and parents of queer children.
  • http://www.understandinggay.org 
• The Trevor Project
  • Crisis intervention and suicide prevention for LGBT youth.
  • http://www.thetrevorproject.org 
• The National Center for Transgender Equality 
  • Information and education about trans people; advocates for trans equality.
  • http://www.transexuality.org 
• National Resource Center for LGBT Aging
  • Information & Education about Aging LGBTQ people.
  • http://www.lgbtagingcenter.org 
• Gay, Lesbian, and Straight Education Network (GLSEN)
  • Educates and advocates for LGBTQ equality in schools.
  • http://www.glsen.org 

Advocacy and Legal Resources:

• Human Rights Campaign
  • • Advocates, educates, and lobbies for the LGBTQ community.
    • http://www.HRC.org  
• Lambda Legal
  • Provides legal aid and support to the LGBTQ community.
  • http://www.lambdalegal.org 
• American Civil Liberties Union
  • Advocates and lobbies for the LGBTQ community and other civil liberties causes.
  • http://www.ACLU.org 
• Southern Poverty Law Center
  • Advocates and lobbies for the LGBTQ community and other human rights causes.
  • http://www.splcenter.org
• Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation 
  • Campaigns against discrimination against LGBT’s; works to expand representation and equality in media.
  • http://www.glaad.org
• Equality Texas
  
  • State LGBTQ rights group.
  • http://www.eaulitytexas.org