Organizations
Organization highlights below from Shondaland "24 LGBTQ+ Organizations You Can Support Right Now," written by Alex Velazquez June 8, 2020; check out the full list for more national resources and organizations with local chapters.
- ACLUThe American Civil Liberties Union is a century-old nonprofit organization formed to enforce and protect the civil liberties and rights of all Americans.
- GLSENGLSEN was founded in 1990 by a group of teachers in Massachusetts who wanted to improve the bullying and discrimination problem against LGBTQ students in schools from grades K-12.
- Human Rights CampaignThe Human Rights Campaign envisions a world where every member of the LGBTQ+ family has the freedom to live their truth without fear, and with equality under the law.
- SNaPCoSNaPCo builds power of Black trans and queer people to force systemic divestment from the prison industrial complex and invest in community support.
- The Trevor ProjectThe Trevor Project was the first national crisis and suicide prevention hotline for LGBTQ teens and young adults.
Community Organizations
- Homoglobin--LGBTQ ResourcesWe support a wide and ever-growing array of LGBTQ health causes and movements, including Blood Equality, improved STI testing, and LGBTQ-inclusive sex ed.
- Lexington Pride Center--Community CentersCenterLink Strengthens, Supports, & Connects LGBTQ Community Centers; Click for more links to local organizations and supports
- Lexington Public LibraryLexPubLib is open to all communities and stories. Their collections embody "stories matter, representation matters," and you can find a wealth of LGBTQIA+ resources that extend beyond the Transy library collections. All Transy students can get a free borrower card to check out from their collections
- TransKentuckyResources for Trans and Gender Non-Conforming Kentuckians
- Transy TUnity @Transy_TUnityTUnity is a student-led organization dedicated to unifying Transylvania's community across the sexuality and gender spectrums.