Central New York Organizations serving the LGBTQ Community​

• Black Cuse Pride: creates events and activities which stimulate capacity-building, empowerment and respect. Through BCP Lesbian, Gay, Bi- Sexual, Trangender, and Queer have a voice! www.facebook.com/BlackCusePride/

• Central New York Chapter, New York Civil Liberties Union, www.nyclu.org/regions/central

• CNY Pride, www.cnypride.org  Organizes the local pride parade and offers programs and events to encourage, empower, and celebrate the LGBTQIA+ community and their friends, families, and supporters.

• Cortland LGBT Resource Center: https://cortlandlgbtqcenter.org/ Creates a visible and empowered community through education, advocacy, resource enhancement, and linkages to essential services for all LGBTQ  people, as well as their families and friends.

• FAIRNY: fairny.org. Focus on Awareness and Information Resources of NY organizes the LGBT booth at the NY State Fair to distribute resources for LGBT people and allies across NY State. fairny.org. 

• Inclusive Health and Services at Upstate: 

• https://www.upstate.edu/id/healthcare/ihs/ offersan affirming space for primary care to the LGBTQ+ community, including transgender care, regardless of HIV status.

• Legal Services of Central New York, www.lscny.org

• Q Center, https://www.acrhealth.org/youth-programs/q-centers/, LGBTQ Youth in Central New York, Mohawk Valley and Northern NY.

• Q Law: legal assistance and advice on issues related to being LGBT. 315-579-2576

• 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, lgbt.syr.edu  Provides education, advocacy, support, and safe space for LGBT and allied students, staff, faculty, parents, and alumni of Syracuse University. 

• Transgender Alliance of CNY  Community service organization for the Transgender Community in Upstate NY, http://www.tgacny.net/

• 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.

• Volunteer Lawyers Project of CNY: LGBT Rights Program: https://vlpcny.org/ 

LGBTQ Organizations in New York State

• Capital District Gay and Lesbian Community Council, capitalpridecenter.org Serves the Albany-area lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community. 

• 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 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. 

• East Coast Two- Spirit Society  https://www.facebook.com/ec2ss/ 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. 

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. 

• SAGE of the Genesee Valley www.gayalliance.org Provides social and educational programs to enhance the lives of older gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, and intersex (GLBTI) individuals. A program of the Gay Alliance of the Genesee Valley

• 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. 

• SAGEVets  is a statewide program to help lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender older adults who are veterans of military service improve their access to the VA and other veteran services, as well as support their overall health and wellness. https://sagenyc.org/nyc/sagevets/index.cfm

• SAGE - Long Island  https://lgbtqexplorer.org/services/sage-long-island Serves LGBT seniors in Long Island, with heath and wellness programming, support, advocacy, and educational services. A program of the Long Island GLBT Community Center. 

• Queens Center for Gay Seniors https://www.facebook.com/QueensCenterforGaySeniors/  Community-based senior center providing educational and recreational activties for LGBT older adults.  

 

Organizations Serving LGBTQ Seniors Across the US

• National Resource Center on LGBT Aging, lgbtagingcenter.org

• Old Lesbians Organizing for Change, www.oloc.org

• SAGE Net: Sage organizations around the US:

  www.sageusa.org/advocacy/sagenet.cfm Sage organizations around the US

​

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