General Resources
American Civil Liberties Union
The American Civil Liberties Union works daily in courts, legislatures and communities to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties that the Constitution and laws of the United States guarantee everyone in this country. They have numerous educational and legal resources to help the LGBTQ+ community and many other marginalized groups.
Allgo
Allgo celebrates and nurtures vibrant queer people of color communities in Texas and beyond through cultural arts, wellness, and social justice programming by: supporting artists and artistic expression within our diverse communities; promoting health within a wellness model; and mobilizing and building coalitions among groups marginalized by race/ethnicity, gender/gender identity, sexual orientation/sexual identity in order to enact change.
Austin Black Pride
The founders of Austin Black Pride saw that Austin was lacking in spaces and programming that catered to the unique needs of its Black LGBTQ community. Austin Black Pride was not created to further divide, bash, or belittle non-Black LGBTQ communities; but to instead preserve the culture and history, while also celebrating the evolution of Black LGBTQ folk. Their mission is to transform the living and social environments of LGBTQ people of color. They aim to create multicultural opportunities that educate, celebrate, and empower the experiences of LGBTQ individuals through culturally specific programs, policy, advocacy, partnerships and relationship building.
Austin Pride
The mission of the Austin Gay and Lesbian Pride Foundation is to educate, resource, and connect the LGBTQ community in Austin, Texas. Formed in 2010, the AGLPF is the 100% volunteer-run 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to managing and organizing Austin’s annual PRIDE Celebration and Stonewall Rally.
Equality Texas
Equality Texas works to secure full equality for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer Texans through political action, education, community organizing, and collaboration. They envision a Texas where LGBTQ Texans and their families have full equality in the hearts and minds of our fellow Texans and in all areas of the law.
GLAAD
GLAAD rewrites the script for LGBTQ acceptance. As a dynamic media force, GLAAD tackles tough issues to shape the narrative and provoke dialogue that leads to cultural change. GLAAD protects all that has been accomplished and creates a world where everyone can live the life they love.
FreedHearts
FreedHearts reaches into hurting communities with a message of love, inclusion, belonging, and hope —for parents, LGBTQ, educators, therapists, for the church. They provide safe spaces, inspiration, and encouragement. They have dynamic, transformational live, print and film resources to reconcile faith, families, and communities—to free hearts that change the world. MamaBears and PapaBears are choosing their child, giving free hugs, standing in, standing up, and speaking out.
GLSEN
GLSEN (pronounced "glisten") was founded in 1990 by a small, but dedicated group of teachers in Massachusetts who came together to improve an education system that too frequently allows its lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and questioning (LGBTQ) students to be bullied, discriminated against, or fall through the cracks. Over 25 years later, that small group has grown into the leading national education organization focused on ensuring safe and affirming schools for LGBTQ students.
GSA Network
GSA Network is a next-generation LGBTQ racial and gender justice organization that empowers and trains queer, trans and allied youth leaders to advocate, organize, and mobilize an intersectional movement for safer schools and healthier communities.
Human Rights Campaign
The Human Rights Campaign represents a force of more than 3 million members and supporters nationwide. As the largest national lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer civil rights organization, HRC envisions a world where LGBTQ people are ensured of their basic equal rights, and can be open, honest and safe at home, at work and in the community.
Informed Parents of Austin
Informed Parents of Austin’s goal is to share accurate information about, and advocate for, policies in the Austin Independent school district that pertain to the LGBTQ community. We also work to counter the efforts of any group which has a mission of removing anti-bullying and equality policies from AISD. Part of supporting the LGBTQ community includes supporting a human sexuality curriculum that is inclusive, and supportive of LGBTQ students and families.
Out Youth
Out Youth serves the Central Texas LGBTQIA+ youth and their allies with programs and services to ensure these promising young people develop into happy, healthy, successful adults. Founded in 1990, Out Youth has grown and changed over the years, but they’ve always retained their most important facet – providing a safe space for LGBTQ+ youth to come together, receive support, and make friends who understand who they are. They host a variety of programs and services for youth, and provide trainings and resources for parents, teachers and community members.
Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG)
PFLAG is the first and largest organization for LGBTQ+ people, their parents and families, and allies. With over 400 chapters and 200,000 members and supporters crossing multiple generations of families in major urban centers, small cities, and rural areas across America, PFLAG is committed to creating a world where diversity is celebrated and all people are respected, valued, and affirmed.
TxTransKids.org
TxTransKids.org is an initiative of the American Civil Liberties Union of Texas, Equality Texas, Lambda Legal, and Transgender Education Network of Texas (TENT). They fight for the rights of LGBTQ Texans in the courts, the legislature, local governments, and schools. They are coming together to ensure that K-12 transgender, non-binary, and genderqueer students and the people that love them have access to the resources that they need.
Texas Freedom Network
Founded in 1995, the Texas Freedom Network is a nonpartisan, grassroots organization of more than 130,000 religious and community leaders who support religious freedom, individual liberties and public education. Based in Austin, TFN acts as the state’s watchdog for monitoring far-right issues, organizations, money and leaders. The organization has been instrumental in defeating initiatives backed by the religious right in Texas, including private school vouchers and textbook censorship at the State Board of Education.
Texas GSA Network
Out Youth's Texas Gender & Sexuality Alliance (GSA) Network connects and empowers youth leaders statewide so they can fearlessly be themselves while making schools safer for everyone. Research has shown that the presence of student-led GSA clubs in schools not only has many positive effects on LGBTQIA2+ students, but all youth in schools with GSAs benefit from a learning environment where bigotry is unacceptable.
Transgender Education Network of Texas (TENT)
TENT is an organization dedicated to furthering gender diverse equality in Texas. They work to accomplish this through education, advocacy, and networking in both public and private forums. Through their efforts they strive to halt discrimination through social, legislative, and corporate education.