Pennsylvannia
Allentown
Pride of the Greater Lehigh Valley
Pride of the Greater Lehigh Valley is dedicated to building safe and inclusive communities for individuals of all sexual orientations and gender identities. They host Pride in the Park, and also organize the Rainbow
Scholarship, which you can read more about on their site.
Website: http://www.prideglv.org
Phone: 610 770 6200
Erie
Erie Gay News
Erie Gay News is a source of news, events, information, support and affirmation for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered people (GLBT's), their friends, families and supportive allies in the greater Erie, Pennsylvania and surrounding areas.
Website: http://www.eriegaynews.com
Harrisburg
Alder Health Services
Alder Health Services is dedicated to improving the health of individuals living with HIV/AIDS, members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community and those struggling with addiction in the South Central Pennsylvania region.
Website: http://www.alderhealth.org
Address: 100 N. Cameron St., Ste. 301, Harrisburg, PA 17101
Phone: 717 233 7190
The LGBT Community Center Coalition of Central Pennsylvania
The LGBT Community Center Coalition was designed to provide comprehensive cultural, educational, and spiritual programs to Central PA. This includes Common Roads, which provides education, advocacy, and programming to empower LGBTQ youth throughout the central Pennsylvania region, with additional chapters in Lancaster and Carlisle.
Website: http://www.centralpalgbtcenter.org
Address: 221 N. Front St., Harrisburg, PA 17101
Phone: 717 920 9534
Email: info@centralpalgbtcenter.org
Pittsburgh
Dreams of Hope
Dreams of Hope is a creative and performing arts group for queer youth and allies.
Website: http://www.dreamsofhope.org
Phone: 412 361 2065
Email: info@dreamsofhope.org
The Gay & Lesbian Community Center of Pittsburgh
The GLCC provides LGBT individuals, their families and supporters in Western Pennsylvania with resources and opportunities to promote visibility, understanding, and equality within the LGBT communities and the community at large.
Website: http://www.glccpgh.org
Phone: 412 422 0114
Address: 210 Grant St., Pittsburgh, PA 15219
Email: info@glccpgh.org
GLENDA
The Gay and Lesbian Neighborhood Development Association (GLENDA) is a group of concerned gays, lesbians, and friends who have organized to provide volunteer service to the greater Pittsburgh community.
Website: http://www.glenda.org
Phone: 412 422 1303
Address: 210 Grant St., Pittsburgh, PA 15219
Email: info@glenda.org
GLSEN, Pittsburgh Chapter
The Gay, Lesbian, & Straight Education Network is the leading national education organization focused on ensuring safe schools for all students, encouraging an environment of acceptance within schools.
Website: http://chapters.glsen.org/cgi-bin/iowa/pittsburgh/home.html
Phone: 412 361 6996
Email: pittsburgh@chapters.glsen.org
The Persad Center
The Persad Center is a counselling center created to serve GLBT communities. They address issues such as substance abuse, intimate partner abuse, AIDS/HIV+ living, gender-questioning, gender transitioning, and others. They also have satellite locations in Erie and Washington.
Website: http://persadcenter.org
Phone: 888 873 7723
Address: 5150 Penn Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15223
Pittsburgh AIDS Task Force
Pittsburgh AIDS Task Force offers medical and case services as well as support groups, emergency funds, and free, anonymous HIV testing.
Website: http://www.patf.org
Phone: 412 345 7456
1 888 204 8821 (toll-free)
Address: 5913 Penn Ave., 2nd Floor, Pittsburgh, PA 15206
Email: PATFinfo@patf.org
Pittsburgh Transsexual Support Group
PTSG is a support group for transsexuals and for those who feel they may be transsexuals. We provide a secure and supportive environment where members can discuss problems and issues with others who feel as they do. PTSG is open to both FTM and MTF transsexuals.
Website: http://www.ptsg.org
Phone: 412 661 7030
Renaissance City Choirs
The Renaissance City Choirs promote a positive image of the GLBT community and present diverse programming that enlightens their audiences and challenges their members
Website: http://rccpittsburgh.com
Steel City Softball League
The Steel City Softball League provides an atmosphere for individuals to be themselves without fear of discrimination and is open to all members and friends of the GLBT community of Pittsburgh.
Website: http://www.steelcitysoftball.org
Phone: 412 683 7676
Philadelphia
Asian Americans United (AAU)
AAU is an LGBT-friendly organization designed to build leadership in Asian American communities and unite against oppression. AAU has worked in Philadelphia’s Asian American communities and in broader multiracial coalitions around quality education, youth leadership, anti-Asian violence, immigrant rights, and folk arts and cultural maintenance.
Website: http://aaunited.org
Phone: 215 952 1538
Address: 1023 Callowhill St., Philadelphia, PA 19123
Email: aau@aaunited.org
Attic Youth Center
The Attic creates opportunities for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Questioning (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. They provide a wide array of activities and programs for youth and young adults ages 14-21.
Website: http://atticyouthcenter.org
Phone: 215 545 4331
Address: 255 South 16th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19102
Email: info@atticyouthcenter.org
Camp Dreamcatcher
provides free therapeutic and educational programs for HIV/AIDS infected and/or affected youth.
Website: http://www.campdreamcatcher.org
Phone: 610 925 2998
Address: 617 West South St., Kennett Square, PA 19348
Email: campdreamcatcher@kennett.net
Greater Philadelphia Flag Football League
A gay-oriented flag football league for the Philadelphia area.
Website: http://phillyflagfootball.com
Phone: 917 656 1936
Email: play@phillyflagfootball.com
Philadelphia Black Gay Pride
PBGP produces an annual celebration of “Black Pride” for the Phildalphia area, as well as a variety of other activities throughout the year. They are committed to promoting unity among African Americans and people of African descent who are sexual and gender minorities.
Website: http://www.phillyblackpride.org
Phone: 1 877 497 PBGP
Email: info@phillyblackpride.org
Philadelphia Gay Men’s Chorus
The Philadelphia Gay Men's Chorus is a community united around the performance of creative and challenging music that entertains, inspires, and affirms with a spirit of friendship and hope.
Website: http://www.pgmc.org
Phone: 215 731 9230
Email: info@pgmc.org
Philadelphia FIGHT
Philadelphia FIGHT (Field Initiating Group for HIV Trials) is a comprehensive AIDS service organization providing primary care, consumer education, advocacy and research on potential treatments and vaccines. FIGHT was formed as a partnership of individuals living with HIV/AIDS and clinicians, who joined together to improve the lives of people living with the disease.
Website: http://fight.org
Phone: (215) 985-4448
Address: 1233 Locust Street, 5th Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19107
Email: fight@fight.org
Philadelphia Gay News
A publication targeted towards the LGBT communities of the Philadelphia area.
Website: http://www.epgn.com
Philadelphia PFLAG
Philadelphia's chapter of Parents, Families, and Friends of Lesbians and Gays.
Website: http://pflagphila.org
Phone: 215 572 1833
TeenAIDSLine
a hotline operated by teens and for teens to promote testing and decrease the incidence of HIV testing. Open on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays from 4:30-9:30pm.
Phone: 1 800 618 TEEN
Unity Fellowship Church
Unity Fellowship Church fights all forms of oppression; such as racism, sexism, homophobia, heterosexism, classism, and ageism. Unity works to educate their community and empower them through acts of Love in the worship experience.
Phone: 215 222 3180 (Rev. Jeff Haskins)
Address: 55 North Broad Street, Philadelphia PA 19107
Women in Transition (WIT)
WIT provides empowerment counseling, referrals and advocacy to women in Philadelphia who are endangered by domestic violence and/orsubstance abuse.
WIT offers crisis intervention, supportive counseling, needs assessments, and information and resource referrals to women who are using alcohol or other drugs.
Website: http://www.helpwomen.org/wp
Phone: 215 564 5301
215 751 1111 (LifeLine)
Address: 21 S. 12th Street, 6th Floor , Philadelphia, PA 19107
Email: witinfo@helpwomen.org
William Way Community Center
The William Way community center hosts a variety of diverse programs for Philadelphia's LGBT communities, including senior socials, a chess club, a queer writers' collective, Buddhist meditations, and a peer counseling phone line (215 732 TALK, operating Monday-Friday 6-9 PM)
Website: http://www.waygay.org
Phone: 215.732.2220
Address: 1315 Spruce St., Philadelphia, PA 19107
Email: info@waygay.org
Youth in Transition
A support group for transgender and gender questioning youth 12-23 years old that meets every Tuesday from 7:30pm-9:00pm. The second Tuesday of the month is an open meeting.
Phone: 215 981 3351
Address: 419 South 15th St., Philadelphia, PA 19146
Youth Health Empowerment Project
Y-HEP began as a citywide pilot project to reduce the spread of HIV and STDs among adolescents and young adults in the Philadelphia area. Today Y-HEP is a vibrant, multi-faceted, community-based health and leadership development program for Philadelphia youth. Y-HEP is a program of Philadelphia FIGHT (above).
Website: http://y-hep.org
Phone: 215 564 6388
Address: JFK Building 9th Floor, 112 N. Broad St., Philadelphia, PA 19102
Statewide
Equality Pennsylvania
Equality Pennsylvania works to change the LGBT civil rights landscape of Pennsylvania. They provide support and leadership to LGBT citizens living throughout the Commonwealth.
Website: http://www.equalitypa.org
Email: themartin@equalitypa.org
Pennsylvania Student Equality Coalition
PSEC is a statewide social justice mobilization of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer (LGBTQ) and allied youth in Pennsylvania. It is a youth-led and volunteer-based advocacy organization open to all youth.
Website: http://pennsec.org
Phone: 610-505-6790
Email: info@pennsec.org
PFLAG
There are a number of chapters for Parents, Families, and Friends of Lesbians and Gays across PA; to find a local chapter, visit their chapter finder: http://community.pflag.org/page.aspx?pid=803
Rainbow Youth
Rainbow Youth was designed to support and enhance the self esteem of LGBTQ youth and to increase public awareness about the issues they face. They serve the Northeast Pennsylvania region
Website: http://rainbowyouth.net
Phone: 570 421 2277
Email: rainbowyouth@hotmail.com
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