LGBTQ Organizations
Use the filters below to find organizations that support and serve the LGBTQ community.
Category: BIPOC
Queer x BIPOC
1108 Woodrow St
Columbia, SC 29205
(803) 771-7713
This group aims to offer a safe and inclusive space where members can connect, share experiences, and find solidarity within their intersecting identities. This community prioritizes the unique challenges and experiences faced by queer individuals of color, fostering a sense of belonging and empowerment. Through open dialogue, mutual support, and cultural affirmation, this group strives to cultivate a nurturing environment where members can explore their identities, build meaningful relationships, and access resources for personal growth. This group meets on the second and fourth Friday from 7-9pm. Ages 18+. No registration required.
The Ladies Room SC
Upstate SCebonisims14@gmail.com
TLR is the first Black-led, trans-led LGBTQ+ Center in Upstate South Carolina, serving primarily black and brown trans and non-binary people. They provide: Skills programs for adults and adolescents and sex workers, assistance with HRT and name change process, STD/STI/HIV services, resources for drug addiction, holistic healthcare support, emergency housing and food insecurity assistance, and more.
Fireweed Collective
administrator@fireweedcollective.org
Fireweed Collective offers mental health education and mutual aid through a Healing Justice lens. They help support the emotional wellness of all people, and center the needs of those most marginalized by our society. Their work seeks to disrupt the harm of systems of abuse and oppression, often reproduced by the mental health system.
Fireweed Collective Groups are virtual spaces where folks can connect, and offer mutual aid with others who share similar life experiences and struggles. They include groups for POC, QTPOC, and Disabled/Chronically Ill/Neurodivergent Folks, among others.
Groups run for a month. They meet once a week online for 60 to 90 minutes. All support groups are sliding scale and are facilitated by members of Fireweed Collective.
Harriet Hancock Center
1108 Woodrow Street
Columbia, SC 29205
(803) 771-7713
Founded in 1993, HHC provides a safe space for the LGBTQ+ community. They host regular social groups, peer-support groups for different communities, Youth OUTLOUD for 6th-12th grade students, and special events. They also provide the Legal Name & Gender Marker Change Program (limited to SC residents).