Library Guides: LGBTQ+ Legal Research: Organizations

LGBTQ Organizations

Human Rights Campaign
The largest national LGBTQ civil rights organization and works toward the goal of ensuring people with their basic equal rights.
Lambda Legal
The oldest legal organization promoting LGBTQ civil rights and works extensively on HIV issues through litigation, education, and public policy.
It Gets Better Project
An organization focused on communicating with LGBTQ youth around the world, encouraging them to make the changes needed for a more fulfilling life.
Human Rights Watch
A worldwide organization of lawyers, experts, journalists, and academics specialized in investigating and reporting on human rights topics, including LGBT rights.
Point Foundation
A scholarship foundation encouraging higher education and academic achievement for LGBTQ students.
National Center for Transgender Equality
The nation’s leading advocacy organization founded by transgender activists with a focus on life-saving change for transgender people.
American Civil Liberties Union
An organization working to preserve and protect individual rights, liberties, and equality ensured by the Constitution.
GLAAD
A print, broadcast, and online news and entertainment source focusing on LGBTQ issues and stories.
International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association
An association of smaller national and local organizations devoted to attaining equal rights for LGBTQ people across the globe.
Center Link: The Community of LGBT Centers
The Community of LGBT Centers: A Florida organization supporting the creation and growth of local LGBT multi-purpose centers across the country
OutRight Action International
An organization of activists around the world identifying issues and proposing solutions for lasting positive change in the LGBTQ community.
Get Equal
An organization focused on empowering LGBTQ individuals and allies to promote and defend LGBTQ rights and equality.