RESOURCES
Publications for you, your child,
or your friends and family
These resources are available through PFLAG Charlotte and are downloadable for free.
Many are also available in Spanish.
Local Resources
Local support for LGBTQ+ Individuals
PFLAG Charlotte
Uniting people who are LGBTQ+ with families, friends, and allies, we offer peer support, educational programming and outreach in our community to build a more safe, inclusive, and equitable future for all.
Charlotte Transgender Healthcare Group
Charlotte Transgender Healthcare Group is a multi-disciplinary team of licensed medical and mental health providers who work with gender-diverse individuals of all ages in the Charlotte and surrounding area.
Campaign for Southern Equality
Working to build a South where LGBTQ+ people are equal in every part of life.
Equality NC
Equality NC is the largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender rights advocacy group and political lobbying organization in North Carolina and is the oldest statewide LGBT equality organization in the United States.
Charlotte LGBTQ Elders
LGBTQ Elders provides education, advocacy and inclusive engagement opportunities to create social networks.
Time Out Youth
Time Out Youth serves LGBTQ+ youth ages 11-20. TOY offers a safe space for all and fully respects the journey of each individual.
ACLU of North Carolina
A nonprofit, nonpartisan organization with more than 30,000 members and supporters across the state. It is also a state affiliate of the national American Civil Liberties Union.
Charlotte Pride
Charlotte Pride offers programs, projects and activities enrich, empower, strengthen and make visible the unique lives and experiences of LGBTQ+ people in Charlotte and the Carolinas.
Rainbow Foster Network
Providing support for LGBTQ+ youth in foster and kinship care and their foster families; to LGBTQ+ adults involved in fostering; and to those who provide services to LGBTQ+ people within the foster community.
Transcend Charlotte
Transcend Charlotte provide services and support to transgender adults and others struggling because of their identity and/or experience.
Gender Education Network
Dedicated to trans children (under age 12) and the information and education they need. Providing resources for care and education to families who just need a little guidance in loving and accepting their child for who they are.
National Resources
National support for LGBTQ+ individuals
GLAAD
Amplifying the voice of the LGBTQ+ community by empowering real people to share their stories, holding the media accountable for the words and images they present, and helping grassroots organizations communicate effectively.
Lambda Legal
Oldest and largest national legal organization whose mission is to achieve full recognition of the civil rights of lesbians, gay men, bisexuals, transgender people, and those with HIV through impact litigation, education, and public policy work.
Teaching Tolerance
Teaching Tolerance provides free resources to educators—teachers, administrators, counselors and other practitioners—who work with children from kindergarten through high school.
Gender Spectrum
Provides education, training, and support to help create a gender sensitive and inclusive environment for all children and teens.
Family Acceptance Project
Family Acceptance Project® – first research, intervention, education and policy project to help diverse families learn to support their LGBTQ+ children. Includes research-based family education booklets; videos; training for providers, families and religious leaders; and the first evidence-informed family support model to help families reduce rejection and risk and increase support and acceptance and well-being.
The Trevor Project
Providing crisis intervention and suicide prevention services to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning (LGBTQ+) young people ages 13-24.
If you are in crisis or in need of immediate support please call:
The Trevor Project
(866) 488-7386
Text START to 678678
Chat online
The Trevor Project is the leading national organization providing crisis intervention and suicide prevention services to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning (LGBTQ+) young people ages 13-24.
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
(800) 273-8255
The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline is a national network of local crisis centers that provides free and confidential emotional support to people in suicidal crisis or emotional distress 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
National Suicide Prevention Crisis Text Line
Text START to 741-741
Crisis Text Line is free, 24/7 support for those in crisis. Text from anywhere in the USA to text with a trained Crisis Counselor.