Local political organizations, groups for parents, news sources, and welcoming churches
Capital City Alliance"Capital City Alliance (CCA) is an all volunteer organization whose mission is to improve the quality of life for all lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people and our allies in the greater Baton Rouge area."
Baton Rouge Pride"Baton Rouge Pride Inc. is a volunteer-run nonprofit organization (with IRS 501(c)3 recognition, for interested contributors). We are dedicated to providing resources, education, cultural events, and other community-building activities for the South Louisiana LGBTQ+ community and its friends, families and allies.
Founded in 2006, Baton Rouge Pride (also known as the Baton Rouge Pride Fest) originated as a secular outreach of MCC of Baton Rouge. It was designed as a gathering and celebration for the LGBTQ+community in the area but also as an educational and community building event centered on a community resource fair. Since that beginning with less than 500 attendees and 15 resource fair participants in 2007, it has grown to be Louisiana's largest pride celebration -- with more than 12,500 attendees and nearly 75 organizations in the resource fair tin 2017. Better yet, since 2010, it also is the South's (if not the world's) largest indoor, family friendly pride celebration."
PFLAG Baton RougeThis takes you to the page for the local chapter of the Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays national non-profit organization.
LSU Spectrum" Spectrum empowers and supports LSU lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer/questioning (LGBTQ) communities as well as their allies, by providing social support, education, programming, and opportunities to participate in campus and community activism."
Louisiana Trans AdvocatesLTA is a trans* support group with a fb discussion group as well as social support meetings in Baton Rouge, Lake Charles, and Ruston.
Qroma (Queer Students of Color)"Qroma is an organization which seeks to support and promote the queer people of color at Louisiana State University through social outreach."
Pride1"Pride 1 is a non-profit organization that was founded in 2007 to bring unity to organizations and businesses in the Greater Baton Rouge Area, holding an annual Pride Week for the past ten years. Our mission includes a belief that community pride should not be centered around one day, but that it should last throughout the entire year.
Pride 1 sponsors a multitude of benefits including a variety of AIDS Awareness events and several charity events in partnership with Louisiana State University. Pride 1 has also hosted a wide variety of community events including film festivals, awards shows, fundraisers, banquets, and art shows."
Forum for Equality"Forum for Equality is Louisiana’s lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) human rights organization dedicated to the establishment of a society free from discrimination and to the support of good government. We believe that the fastest and most efficient way to achieve our goals is through community organization, education, and constructive participation in the political process. Since 1989, Forum has been active in Louisiana by helping to pass civil rights advancements for the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community."
Unitarian Church of Baton Rouge"Grounded in love and respect for nature and humanity and dedicated to the individual's search for truth we provide a home where we can celebrate spiritual diversity and commit ourselves to serving the human community." The church is welcoming of gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender people wishing to worship, and performs same-sex marriages.
National and International Resources
LGBT History MonthLGBT History Month celebrates the achievements of 31 lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender Icons. Each day in October, a new LGBT Icon is featured with a video, bio, bibliography, downloadable images and other resources.
Human Rights Campaign"The Human Rights Campaign represents a grassroots force of over 750,000 members and supporters nationwide. As the largest national lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender civil rights organization, HRC envisions an America where LGBT people are ensured of their basic equal rights, and can be open, honest and safe at home, at work and in the community."
Transgender Law CenterTransgender Law Center works to change law, policy, and attitudes so that all people can live safely, authentically, and free from discrimination regardless of their gender identity or expression. The site contains news and resources for related topics such as employment, health care, family law, youth issues, and more.
Asexuality.orgAsexuality.org, or AVEN, hosts the world's largest online asexual community as well as a large archive of resources on asexuality. AVEN strives to create open, honest discussion about asexuality among sexual and asexual people alike.
Gay, Lesbian, and Straight Education Network"The Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network strives to assure that each member of every school community is valued and respected regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity/expression."
Lambda Legal"Lambda Legal is a national organization committed to achieving full recognition of the civil rights of lesbians, gay men, bisexuals, transgender people and those with HIV through impact litigation, education and public policy work."
PFLAG - Parents, Families, and Friends of Lesbians and Gays"Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG) is a national non-profit organization with over 200,000 members and supporters and over 500 affiliates in the United States. This vast grassroots network is cultivated, resourced and serviced by the PFLAG National Office, located in Washington, D.C., the national Board of Directors and 13 Regional Directors."
LGBTQ+ College Student GuideAn ad-free, curated service that seeks to help students find LGBTQ+ friendly colleges and universities, connect with student organizations and other resources, and to know their legal rights as LGBTQ+ citizens.
National Center for Transgender EqualityThe National Center for Transgender Equality (NCTE) is a 501(c)3 social justice organization dedicated to advancing the equality of transgender people through advocacy, collaboration and empowerment.
TransGender CareTransGenderCare contains a large archive of health information that we have written and compiled from our years of directly providing medical, psychological, electrology, and general health services to generations of transgender folk.
We Happy TransA website devoted to sharing positive stories from trans people everywhere.
GLAADEmpowers LGBT people to tell their stories, and works with the media to shape the narrative about LGBT issues.
Embody ProgressThe Change Project recognizes that each person's experiences are uniquely theirs and believes that all people should be able to share theirs story. The Change Project brings greater visibility to the experiences of all LGBTQ people and raise awareness of the privileges individuals may carry within all aspects of their identities. We also highlight the intersectionality inherent in human identity and demonstrate how understanding this intersectionality is important to achieving social equality. Our vision is for a society that accepts all people regardless of their sexual orientation and gender identity.
Black Transmen"Black Transmen Inc.® is the 1st National Non-Profit Organization of African American transmen solely focused on acknowledgment, social advocacy and empowering transmen with resources to aid in a healthy female to male transition."
Autostraddle"Founded in March 2009 by Riese Bernard and Alexandra Vega and still run by a dedicated team of passionate weirdos, Autostraddle is an intelligent, hilarious & provocative voice and a progressively feminist online community for multiple generations of kickass lesbian, bisexual & otherwise inclined ladies (and their friends)."
National Black Justice Coalition"The National Black Justice Coalition (NBJC) is a civil rights organization dedicated to empowering Black lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people. "
LGBT Centers"CenterLink was founded in 1994 as a member-based coalition to support the development of strong, sustainable LGBT community centers. The organization plays an important role in supporting the growth of LGBT centers and addressing the challenges they face, by helping them to improve their organizational and service delivery capacity and increase access to public resources. Based in Fort Lauderdale, FL, CenterLink works with other national organizations to advance the rights of LGBT individuals and to provide LGBT community centers with information and analysis of key issues."
COLAGE"COLAGErs are people with one or more LGBTQ+ parent or caregiver—they are skilled, self-confident, and just leaders in our collective communities. Our stories are important, and so is yours."
