Links

• AIDS Education Month

  June 2018 is the 24th year that Philadelphia FIGHT hosted AIDS Education Month (AEM), a series of events throughout Philadelphia to increase AIDS awareness and to bring people together to find strategies to combat the virus. Over 10,000 individuals are directly reached by AEM every June.

• BiUnity of Philadelphia

  The Philadelphia-area support network for bisexual people, their families, and friends.

• Equality Advocates Pennsylvania

  Equality Advocates' mission is to achieve equality for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender individuals in Pennsylvania through direct legal services, education, and policy reform.

• Equality Forum

  Equality Forum undertakes high-impact initiatives, produces documentary films, highlights LGBT history, and presents the largest annual national and international LGBT civil rights forum.

• Giovanni's Room

  Giovanni's Room, one of the oldest and more highly regarded gay and lesbian bookstores in the country, hosts many author events and is a great meeting place.

• Human Rights Campaign Foundation's Welcoming Schools Initiative

  HRC Foundation's Welcoming Schools Initiative is the nation's premier professional development program providing training and resources to elementary school educators to embrace all families, create LGBTQ and gender-inclusive schools, prevent bias-based bullying, and support transgender and non-binary students.

• Human Rights Campaign of Greater Philadelphia Steering Committee

  The Human Rights Campaign of Greater Philadelphia Steering Committee is a diverse group of volunteers working every day to ensure progress toward lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender equality. HRC Greater Philadelphia is responsible for all HRC outreach and programming for all of Pennsylvania, Delaware, and Southern New Jersey

• LGBTQ Video Game Archive

  A curated/researched collection of information of LGBTQ content in digital games from 1980s-present

• LGBTQ+ Representation In Libraries

  Panels discusses LGBTQ+ representation In libraries, specifically when it comes to graphic novels and comics.

• Office of LGBT Affairs, City of Philadelphia

  The Office of LGBT Affairs works to foster equal working and living conditions for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) people and to advocate for LGBTQ issues in all areas of City government.

• PFLAG Philadelphia

  An organization for the parents, families, and friends of lesbians and gays.

• Philadelphia AIDS Law Project

  The AIDS Law Project of Pennsylvania is a nonprofit public-interest law firm providing free legal assistance to people living with HIV and AIDS and those affected by the epidemic.

• Philadelphia Family Pride

  A nonprofit membership organization for LGBTQ+ led families in the greater Philadelphia region.

• Philadelphia FIGHT

  Philadelphia FIGHT Community Health Centers provide culturally competent comprehensive primary care, and state of the art HIV primary care to low income members of the community, along with research, consumer education, advocacy, social services and outreach to people living with HIV and those who are at high risk, including family members, communities with high rates of HIV, formerly incarcerated persons, and young people at risk; and access to the most advanced clinical research in HIV treatment and prevention.

• Philadelphia Gay News

  The online version of Philadelphia's only gay newspaper. The print version comes out every Friday and is free of charge.

• Philly Gay Calendar

  Find out what's happening in Philadelphia's gay community along with a listing of local venues (bars, businesses, organizations, etc.)

• Philly Pride Presents

  This volunteer organization brings us three "must see" events: Pride Day in June, Outfest in October, and Winter Pride in late winter.

• Philly schools pass sweeping policy protecting transgender students

  "Without debate or comments from the public, the Philadelphia School Reform Commission adopted a policy on Thursday, June 16 that immediately allows transgender students to, among other things, be referred to by their pronoun of choice; use their bathroom of choice; and go out for the athletic team of their gender choice, either boys' or girls'."

• Serving All Library Families in a Queer and Genderqueer Way

  There are excellent resources for librarians who want to improve their services to LGBTQ patrons, and the American Library Association’s (ALA) Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Round Table (GLBTRT) collects, creates, and promotes professional resources, and, importantly, administers the Stonewall Book Awards and yearly booklists that share the most current materials.

• The Attic Youth Center

  The Attic Youth Center creates opportunities for LGBTQ youth to develop into healthy, independent, civic-minded adults within a safe and supportive community, and promotes the acceptance of LGBTQ youth in society.

• The Colours Organization, Inc.

  The COLOURS Organization offers a safe and comfortable meeting place for sexual minorities of color in the heart of Center City Philadelphia.

• William Way Center

  From social groups, networking events, and counseling and support services to art exhibitions and cultural experiences, the Center consistently strives to provide new and innovative programs for the LGBT communities of Philadelphia.