National LGBTQ Task Force

Website: https://www.thetaskforce.org/
Address: 1050 Connecticut Ave NW Suite 65500, Washington, DC, 20036
Phone: (202) 393-5177
Description: The National LGBTQ Task Force mobilizes activists and advances freedom, justice, and equity for LGBTQ people by addressing barriers in housing, retirement, employment, healthcare, and civil rights.

NLGJA – The Association of LGBTQ Journalists

Website: https://www.nlgja.org/
Address: 2120 L Street, NW Suite 850, Washington, DC, 20037
Email: info@nlgja.org
Phone: (202) 588-9888
Description: NLGJA promotes fair, accurate, and inclusive coverage of LGBTQ issues in media. They provide education, professional development, and mentoring to advance diversity in journalism and media industries.

Out to Innovate™

Website: https://www.noglstp.org/
Description: Out to Innovate™ (formerly NOGLSTP) supports LGBTQ individuals in STEM fields with networking, education, advocacy, and professional development. They also work to inform all communities about LGBTQ-related scientific and technical concerns.

NQAPIA – A Federation of LGBTQ Asian American, South Asian, Southeast Asian and Pacific Islander Organizations

Website: https://www.nqapia.org/
Email: info@nqapia.org
Description: NQAPIA is a national federation that builds the capacity of LGBTQ AAPI groups and promotes leadership, visibility, grassroots organizing, and anti-racism advocacy within Asian, South Asian, Southeast Asian, and Pacific Islander communities.

OUT & EQUAL Workplace Advocates

Website: https://outandequal.org/
Email: hello@outandequal.org
Description: Out & Equal is the leading organization dedicated to LGBTQ workplace equality. Through global programs, Fortune 500 partnerships, and the annual Workplace Summit, they support LGBTQ professionals and help organizations build cultures of belonging.

Palmetto Community Care

Website: https://palmettocare.org/
Address: 5064 Rivers Ave, North Charleston, SC, 29406
Phone: (843) 747-2273
Description: Palmetto Community Care supports individuals affected by HIV/AIDS and works to prevent transmission through testing, education, awareness campaigns, and advocacy. Free, confidential HIV testing is available several days a week at their North Charleston location—no appointment needed. Free condoms are also available.

PFLAG: Parents, Families, and Friends of Lesbians and Gays

Website: https://pflag.org/
Address: Multiple SC Locations
Description: PFLAG’s mission is to build on a foundation of loving families united with LGBTQ people and allies who support one another. They aim to educate communities and advocate for LGBTQ equality. Local South Carolina chapters include Charleston, Spartanburg, Anderson, Greenville, Aiken, Rock Hill, and Pawleys Island. Contact information for each chapter is available on the website.

Point Foundation

Website: https://pointfoundation.org/
Email: info@pointfoundation.org
Phone: (833) 887-6462
Description: Point Foundation provides scholarships, mentorship, and leadership training to LGBTQ students facing systemic barriers.

Pride at Work

Website: https://www.prideatwork.org/
Address: 815 Black Lives Matter Plaza NW, Washington, DC, 20006
Email: info@prideatwork.org
Phone: (202) 637-5014
Description: Pride at Work fights for full workplace equality for LGBTQIA+ people through labor organizing, education, and policy advocacy.

Pride Link

Website: https://pridelink.org/
Address: 25 Woods Lake Rd Suite 105, Greenville, SC, 29607
Email: info@pridelink.org
Phone: (864) 248-4040
Description: Pride Link offers health and wellness services, support spaces, and connections to critical resources for LGBTQ+ people.

Palmetto Prime

Website: https://chapters.theprimetimersww.com/charlestonsc/
Email: primetimerscharleston@yahoo.com
Description: Palmetto Prime is a social group for older gay or bisexual men, part of the Prime Timers Worldwide network.

PRISM – College of Charleston

Website: http://safezone.cofc.edu/prism/index.php
Address: 66 George Street, Charleston, SC 29424
Email: prismcofc@gmail.com
Description: PRISM is a student-led organization fostering a close-knit, supportive LGBTQ+ and ally community on campus.

KelliGregg Travel

Website: https://www.kelligreggtravel.com/
Email: Kelli@kelligreggtravel.com
Phone: (917) 522-0985
Description: KelliGregg Travel (formerly R Family Vacations) was the first travel company to create vacations for LGBT families and their friends. Now offering adult-only options as well.

MUSC Ryan White HIV/AIDS Clinic

Website: https://muschealth.org/medical-services/infectious-disease/ryan-white-hiv-clinic
Address: 7th Floor, 135 Rutledge Ave, Charleston, SC 29425
Phone: (843) 792-9200
Description: This MUSC clinic serves over 1,300 HIV/AIDS patients through a multidisciplinary team. They offer free, confidential HIV testing, with walk-ins welcome.

The Roper St. Francis Health Services Center

Website: https://www.ryanwhiteofcharleston.org/
Address: 1481 Tobias Gadson Blvd, Charleston, SC, 29407
Phone: (843) 402-3093
Description: The Roper St. Francis Health Services Center (formerly The Ryan White Wellness Center) was founded in 2000 to care for the region’s uninsured patients living with HIV. It empowers patients and the community to take charge of their sexual health while championing overall wellness. It is the only one-stop-shop sexual health center in the tri-county offering more than 20 different onsite services.

Transitions Homeless Center

Website: https://transitionssc.org/
Email: volunteer@transitionssc.org
Phone: (803) 708-4861
Address: 2025 Main St, Columbia, SC 29201
Description: Services are anchored in three foundational pillars: Meals, Housing, and Programs. Each is designed to nurture, shelter, and empower clients as they journey toward independence and stability. They offer emergency and extended housing for young adults (18-24), adults, and aging adults (62+), and support all genders.

Transgender Awareness Alliance (TAA)

Website: https://www.taagg.org/
Email: info@taagg.org
Address: 1830 S Lake Drive, Lexington, SC 29073
Description: TAA exists to supply emergency assistance to the transgender community of South Carolina and partners with other organizations to create an affirming network of legal, health, and consumer resources. Programs include name and gender marker changes, social support groups, emergency housing, emergency funding, Community Health Workers, and a thrift store.

SAGE - Advocacy Services for LGBT Elders

Website: https://www.sageusa.org/
Phone: (212) 741-2247 | Elder Hotline: (877) 360-LGBT [5428]
Description: SAGE is the country’s largest and oldest organization dedicated to improving the lives of LGBT older people. Founded in 1978 and headquartered in New York City, SAGE is a national organization that offers supportive services and consumer resources to LGBT older people and their caregivers.

SC Black Pride (SCBP)

Website: https://www.scblackpride.org/
Description: The mission of SCBP is to unify and celebrate the diversity, creativity, and beauty of South Carolina’s LGBTQ+ communities of color and their supporters, in order to empower and promote the human rights of all families and communities.

SC Pride

Website: https://scpride.org/
Email: info@scpride.org
Phone: (803) 522-1190
Description: SC Pride is a nonprofit organization dedicated to serving the needs of the LGBTQ+ community and its partners through educational events, entertainment, community outreach, and celebrations of diversity throughout the year. SC Pride produces Famously Hot SC Pride Festival, Get Lit Nighttime Parade & Concert, OutFest Columbia, and more. The Pride Festival, held in October each year on Main Street, Columbia, SC, is one of the largest outdoor festivals in the city and the largest LGBTQ+ event in the state.