New York State Organizations Serving LGBTQ Seniors

• Center Sage:www.lgbtqcenter.org/
  A senior program of the Hudson Valley LGBTQ Center in Kingston, NY
• GRIOT Circle, www.griotcircle.org;
  Community based organization in Brooklyn serving older LGBT persons, especially Elders of Color
• The LOFT Senior Silver Connections Program, www.loftgaycenter.org
  A Senior Outreach Program located in the Lower Hudson Valley which provides social, recreational, and cultural activities for LGBT seniors 55 years and older.
• Rainbow Seniors of Western New York, www.rainbowseniorswny.org
  Provides services that address specific life issues affecting the general welfare of older gays, lesbians, bisexuals, transgender, and intersex (GLBTI) individuals.
• SAGE, Services and Advocacy for GLBT Elders, www.sageusa.org
  Located in Manhattan, SAGE is the world's oldest & largest organization working to meet the needs of aging GLBT persons with services, education, and advocacy.
• SAGE - Long Island - www.ligaly.org
  Serves LGBT seniors in Long Island, with heath and wellness programming, support, advocacy, and educational services.
• SAGE/ Queens, www.fhch.org
  A clubhouse program of the Forest Hills Community House with classes, discussion groups, and other activities for LGBT older adults.

Organizations serving LGBTQ Seniors Across the US

• Old Lesbians Organizing for Change, www.oloc.org/
  
• Sage Center on Halstead, www.centeronhalsted.org/prog_mature.html
  
• Sage Metro St. Louis, http://sagemetrostl.org/default.aspx
  
• Sage Milwaukee, www.sagemilwaukee.org/
• Sage South Florida, www.sagewebsite.org

Central New York Organizations Serving the LGBTQ Community

• AIDS Community Resources GRAD Project, www.aidscommunityresources.com
  Guys Responding And Demanding Safety provides support and advocacy for gay men, and educational programs on HIV/AIDS
• Central New York Chapter, New York Civil Liberties Union, www.nyclu.org/regions/central
• CNY Pride, www.cnypride.org
  Organizes the local pride parade.
• EON Expressing Our Nature, http://eonsyr.net
  Community service organization for the Transgender Community in Upstate NY

• Legal Services of Central New York, www.lscny.org
• Parents, Families, Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG) Syracuse, http://pflagsyracuse.homestead.com
  Promotes the well-being of gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender persons, their families, and friends through support, education, and advocacy.
• Pride and Joy Families, www.PrideAndJoyFamilies.org
  Connects local LGBT families with a listserv for online discussions, family gatherings, and resources.
• Q Center, www.aidscommunityresources.com/content.cfm/Services/youth_services
  Center for LGBTQ Youth in Central New York
• Syracuse Gay and Lesbian Chorus, www.syrglc.org
  A community choral ensemble of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people and their allies
• Syracuse University LGBT Resource Center, www.students.syr.edu/lgbt
  Provides education, advocacy, support, and safe space for LGBT and allied students, staff, faculty, parents, and alumni of Syracuse University.
• Vera House, www.verahouse.org
  Works to end all domestic and sexual violence, to assist families in crisis, and to support those affected by domestic and sexual violence.

LGBTQ Organizations in New York State

• Capital District Gay and Lesbian Community Council, www.cdglcc.org
  Serves the Albany-area lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community.
• Empire State Pride Agenda, www.prideagenda.org
  Statewide lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) civil rights and advocacy organization.
• Gay Alliance of the Genesee Valley, www.gayalliance.org
  A coalition of individuals and groups based in Rochester, serves GLBT persons with education and advocacy programs.
• In Our Own Voices, www.inourownvoices.org
  Based in Albany, serves the needs of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, &
  Transgender People of Color
• The LGBT Community Center, www.gaycenter.org
  New York City LGBTQ Center providing services, advocacy, educational and cultural/recreational programs.
• New York Association for Gender Rights Advocacy, www.nyagra.tripod.com
  Organization's mission is to advocate for freedom of gender identity and expression for all.
• New York City Gay and Lesbian Anti-Violence Project, www.avp.org
  Provides free and confidential assistance to victims of anti-LGBTQ hate crimes, domestic violence, sexual assault and HIV-related violence.
• North East Two-Spirit Society, www.ne2ss.org Works to increase the visibility of the LGBTQ Two-Spirit people
• Pride Center of Western New York, www.pridecenterwny.org
  Works to make Western New York a safe, healthy and satisfying place for lesbians, gay men, bisexuals and transgender people to live, work and establish their families.

National Organizations

• AARP, www.aarp.org
• Human Rights Campaign, www.hrc.org
• National Center for Transgender Equality, www.nctequality.org/
• National Gay and Lesbian Task Force, www.thetaskforce.org
• National Institute on Aging: www.nia.nih.gov (Age Pages, www.niapublications.org)