Legal assistance to people who are victims of workplace discrimination is provided through TCRA’s Workplace Project. Policy advocacy is a critical component to the Workplace Project. TCRA, in partnership with allied organizations and individual experts, only supports legislation that promotes equality in the workplace and advances the need for equal Read more [...]

Legal program works with an extensive network of LGBTQ-friendly attorneys to provide our community with access to legal resources. Through a short phone conversation, callers to the legal program can either receive referrals to Center on Halsted-affirmed attorneys (who have shown evidence of LGBTQ-competence and friendliness) or schedule an appointment Read more [...]

Case management can be critical in the effort to live well with HIV. A case manager will work with you in partnership to determine what your needs are and to find the best way to help you. Your case manager will link you to important support services and help find Read more [...]

Heartland Alliance’s National Immigrant Justice Center (NIJC) is dedicated to ensuring human rights protections and access to justice for all immigrants, refugees and asylum seekers, through direct services, advocacy, and public education. NIJC’s National Asylum Partnership on Sexual Minorities (NAPSM) focuses on representing and advocating on behalf of LGBTQ and Read more [...]

Our work on LGBT issues spans decades – from an early case challenging the military’s anti-gay policy, Hoffburg v. Alexander, to the monitoring of anti-gay hate and extremist groups today. The SPLC is dedicated to defending the rights of the LGBT community. Our current work has a national reach but Read more [...]

Mission: The Marin Foundation is a 501c3 non-profit that works to build bridges between the LGBT community and the Church through scientific research, biblical and social education, and diverse community gatherings. Approach: Our unique approach strategically partners with conservative and progressive religious entities and the LGBT community; as well as Read more [...]

About LT Learning Trans is a project, the goal of which is to produce, and to highlight trans community-produced knowledge. This is something that we have been thinking about quite a bit. We are just starting to envision all of what this could look like; the extent of community-generated knowledge, Read more [...]

Illinois Gender Advocates exist to bring equality and prosperity to the transgender people and our allies in Illinois through public education, networking, and government petition. Birth Certificates Currently, IGA is putting our whole weight behind improving the way trans people amend their birth certificate. We want everyone to have a Read more [...]

PFLAG Oak Park – Parents, Family and Friends of Lesbians and Gays – is a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting the health and well-being of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people and their family and friends. On a public level, the group works by advocating for rights through meetings with Read more [...]

All sessions are related to a LGBTAQ youth of colors ultimate success.They offer youth a series or interdisciplinary topical sessions not offered in most high schools to LGBTQ youth of color. Multiple sessions are offered to give youth a wide variety of topics to choose from. Youth Leadership Development and Read more [...]

Prevention & Care Committee of the AIDS Foundation of Chicago meets quarterly (Jan., April, July, Oct.) on the 1st Tuesday of the month from 10:00am-12:00pm.

A.C.E. is a community that advocates a healthy lifestyle for young men of color, ages 18-29, who have sex with other men. Our Moto: “Belong, Be Safe, Be Empowered.” We offer FREE HIV/STI Testing Monday-Friday 9:00am-5:00pm We host fun, social, educational, empowering events for men. We offer outings and outreach Read more [...]

VidaSIDA’s mission is to educate, advocate, and empower Chicago Puerto Rican and Latina/o community by promoting culturally-responsive healthcare and resources that enable health-affirming behaviors and attitudes. VidaSIDA relies on community involvement for the success of all its services and programs, if you are interested in volunteering please contact us!

Gender JUST (Justice United for Societal Transformation) develops the leadership and power of diverse Queer Chicagoans through a commitment to racial, economic and gender justice, and the vibrant resistance cultures of our communities!

The Rainbow PUSH Coalition (RPC) is a multi-racial, multi-issue, progressive, international membership organization fighting for social change. RPC was formed in December 1996 by Reverend Jesse L. Jackson, Sr. through the merging of two organizations he founded earlier, People United to Serve Humanity (PUSH, 1971) and the Rainbow Coalition (1984). Read more [...]

The Illinois Safe Schools Alliance envisions a world in which youth develop to their fullest potential, learning in safe and nurturing schools, living in communities that accept and honor differences, where everyone has the freedom to express their sexual orientation and gender identity. The goals of the Alliance are: 1) Read more [...]

Focus OutJustice works to actively remind the public that injustice creates shock waves that harm more than just the targeted person(s). OutJustice acts as a long-term resource that may be utilized by not only hate crime and discrimination victims, but also their families and their various communities. As queer individuals, Read more [...]

The Division of Adolescent & Young Adult Medicine at Stroger Hospital & CORE Center is staffed by physicians, psychologists, nurses and social workers who provide comprehensive medical and mental health care for adolescents and young adults ages 13-24. All services are confidential, bilingual (English/Spanish), youth and LGBT friendly. If you Read more [...]

UBUNTU Center of Chicago – The Center for SGL-LGBT African Americans, a Chicago non-profit business, was founded in 2013. The Center aim is to continue to implement SGL-LGBT affirming programs, services, projects and special events; and to partner with other social justice organizations and allies with similar beliefs. In 2015 Read more [...]

Chicago Center for HIV Elimination (CCHE) at the University of Chicago is a resource for programs and services directly related to eliminating new HIV transmission events, and is particularly dedicated to serving communities on Chicago’s South Side. CCHE’s programs facilitate increased HIV testing in several community-based organizations and hospital emergency Read more [...]