Directory

• Advocacy, Legal & Discrimination Complaints
• Crisis, Counseling & Mental Health
• Education Links & Resources for Providers and Agencies who Serve LGBTQ+ people
• For Families & Friends of LGBTQ+ Youth & Adults
• Health & Wellness, STD Treatment/Prevention, Gender Affirming Care
• Local LGBTQ+ Community Groups and Organizations
• LGBTQ+ Youth & Family Resources
• Pride Events
• Social Services, Housing Assistance, Emergency Funds
• Transgender Community Specific Resources

Local LGBTQ+ Community Groups and Organizations

• The Center’s Groups & Hosted Groups
• Darke County LGBTQ+ Proud
• Gatlyn Dame Group (A Transgender, Non-Conforming, All-Inclusive Gender Group and Their Allies)
• Rainbow Richmond (Indiana)
• Dayton LGBT Center
• Rainbow Elder Care of Greater Dayton
• Veterans LGBTQ+ Services (Dayton VA)
• Miami Valley Priders (LGBTQ+ Motorcycle Group)

Local and National Online LGBTQ+ Youth, College and Family Resources & Support

• Camp Lilac – Summer Camp for Transgender Youth in Ohio
• COLAGE (Children of LGBTQ+ Parents)
• TrevorSpace – Online Chat for LGBTQ+ Youth
• Parents, Friends and Families of LGBTQ+ People (PFLAG)
• Campus Pride (LGBTQ-Friendly College Index)
• David’s Place at Daybreak – Homelessness and Housing Crisis for LGBTQ+ youth aged 10-24
• It Gets Better
• National Runaway Safeline | National Runaway Safeline (1800runaway.org)
• Healthy relationships for young adults | love is respect
• Q Chat Space | Home
• LGBT National Youth Talkline – LGBT National Help Center (lgbthotline.org)
• The Trevor Project – Suicide Prevention for LGBTQ+ Young People

For Parents, Families, Friends and Allies of LGBTQ+ People

• COLAGE (Children of LGBTQ+ Parents)
• Support Resources for Families of Gender Diverse Youth – HealthyChildren.org
• Coming Out: Information for Parents of LGBTQ Teens – HealthyChildren.org
• Info and Resources For LBGTQ Teens and Allies (plannedparenthood.org)
• Homepage – PFLAG
• Home – The GenderCool Project

Advocacy, Legal & Discrimination Complaints

• Know Your Rights
• Ohio Civil Rights Commission
• Equality Ohio
• Lamda Legal

Crisis, Counseling & Mental Health

Remember, you are NOT alone.

• Home – LGBT National Help Center (lgbthotline.org)
• PATH Counseling
• The Trevor Project (866) 488-7386
• Tri-County Crisis Line (800) 351-7347
• National Suicide Prevention Hotline (800) 273-8255
• Crisis Text Line
• Dial 988
• David’s Place at Daybreak – Homelessness and Housing Crisis for LGBTQ+ youth aged 10-24
• Healthy relationships for young adults | love is respect
• Pride Institute | LGBTQ+ Addiction Treatment | Minneapolis, MN (pride-institute.com)
• Get Help – Abuse in LGBTQ+ Communities – The Hotline
• Hotline – Trans Lifeline

Health & Wellness, HIV Prevention/STD Testing, Sexual Health & Wellness, Transgender Affirming Care

• The Center’s Health & Wellness Programs
• Equitas Health
• Planned Parenthood
• Rainbow Richmond (Indiana)
• Darke County Health Department (Testing, Condoms, Other)
• National LGBTQ+ Health Provider Directory
• Pride Institute | LGBTQ+ Addiction Treatment | Minneapolis, MN (pride-institute.com)
• Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Health | CDC
• Cancer Support – National LGBT Cancer Network (cancer-network.org)
• Find LGBTQ+ Affirming Providers Near You on the OutList Directory (outcarehealth.org)

Pride Events (Local/Major in Ohio and Nearby)

• Akron Pride
• Celina Pride
• Cincinnati Pride
• Cleveland Pride
• Columbus Pride
• Dayton Pride
• Preble County Pride
• Richmond, IN Pride
• 2024 Ohio LGBTQ+ Pride Guide (thebuckeyeflame.com)(Complete Ohio Pride List)

Social Services, Housing Assistance, Emergency Financial Support

We’re providing these resources here because they are important for the community. Please note, however, they may or may not have an LGBTQ+ specific program – But they are available to everyone. 

• Have A Gay Day
• Dial 2-1-1 (Get connected to local resources)
• Pandemic of Love (Direct Community Support)
• David’s Place at Daybreak – Homelessness and Housing Crisis for LGBTQ+ youth aged 10-24
• TransOhio (Legal, Advocacy, Name Change, Funds, Resources)

For Providers, Advocates, Agencies and Workplaces

• The Safe Zone Project
• LGBTQIA+ Rights and Mental Health | Crisis Text Line
• LGBTQI+ Youth | StopBullying.gov
• Home – True Colors United
• Professional Resources – HRC Foundation (thehrcfoundation.org)
• Resources – Human Rights Campaign (hrc.org)
• LGBTQ+ Aging Training and Consulting for a Better Workplace – SAGECare (sageusa.care)
• SAGE – Advocacy & Services for LGBTQ+ Elders (sageusa.org)
• Home » LGBTQIA+ Health Education Center
• Home – GLMA: Health Professionals Advancing LGBTQ Equality
• Home – NALGAP (For Addiction Professionals)
• National LGBT Cancer Network (cancer-network.org)
• OutCare Health – LGBTQ+ Healthcare Resources & Providers
• Welcome | Caring for LGBTQI+ Patients (cms.gov)
• LGBTQ Health, Diversity & Inclusion | AMA Ed Hub (ama-assn.org)
• LGBTQ Primary Care Toolkit
• Primary Care Guidelines
• LGBTQ+ Affirming Behavioral Health Care
• Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Questioning or Queer (LGBTQ) Health | AAFP
• LGBTQIA+ | LGBT Resource Center (ucsf.edu)
• Guidelines for the Primary and Gender-Affirming Care of Transgender and Gender Nonbinary People | Gender Affirming Health Program (ucsf.edu)
• Key LGBTQ+ Resources | American College of Healthcare Executives (ache.org)
• WPATH World Professional Association for Transgender Health

Transgender Services & Care

• Gatlyn Dame Group (A Transgender, Non-Conforming, All-Inclusive Gender Group and Their Allies)
• TransOhio (Legal, Advocacy, Name Change, Funds, Resources)
• Camp Lilac – Summer Camp for Transgender Youth in Ohio
• Home – The GenderCool Project
• Hotline – Trans Lifeline
• (See Also Health & Wellness Section)