Michigan 2SLGBTQIA+ Resources

Statewide

  • Transgender Michigan
    • Transgender Michigan’s primary mission is to provide advocacy, support and education while serving to create coalitions in the state of Michigan to unify and empower transgender and gender non-conformist communities.
  • Equality Michigan
    • EQMI is Michigan’s statewide lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ+) political advocacy organization. Formerly the Triangle Foundation, EQMI has been Michigan’s premiere LGBTQ+ anti-violence and political advocacy organization for over 25 years and counting.
  • Center for Equity Education

Central

  • Great Lakes Bay Pride
    • Our mission is to provide inclusive sexual orientation and gender identity/expression (SOGIE) education, advocacy, networking, and resources to individuals and organizations in the Great Lakes Bay Region.
  • Salus Center
    • Founded in 2017, the Salus Center’s mission is to build and serve an inclusive 2SLGBTQIA+ community in the greater Lansing area.
  • Blue Water Allies
    • Our vision is to create a welcoming, supportive, and empowering space for our LGBTQ+ community.
  • Queering Medicine
    • Queering Medicine is a grassroots advocacy organization made up of queer people working to improve health outcomes for LGBTQIA2S+ people in the Greater Lansing area using science-informed knowledge and practice. Systemic, institutional, and individual bias against LGBTQIA2S+ people and a lack of experience in how to serve our communities result in less access to appropriate healthcare and worse health outcomes for queer folx.

West

  • Milton E. Ford LGBT Resource Center
    • The Milton E. Ford LGBT Resource Center at Grand Valley State University advocates for institutional equity, promotes community-building, and provides educational opportunities to create an informed, cohesive, and just campus where community members of diverse sexual orientations, gender identities, and gender presentations are supported and welcome.
  • OutCenter Southwest Michigan
    • Our mission is to advocate for change and provide community to LGBTQ+ persons, their allies, and their families in Southwest Michigan. We do this through advocacy efforts, support services, and community building programs. We also pursue systems change initiatives, working in partnership with area-wide systems to ensure that LGBTQ+ people are receive equitable services within their communities.
  • LGBTQ+ Resource Center at Ferris State University
    • The LGBTQ+ Resource Center serves to foster a supportive environment that is open, safe, and inclusive for students of all sexual orientations, gender identities, and gender expressions. The Center’s objective is to celebrate and affirm LGBTQ+ people, identities, and communities; to support the development of LGBTQ+-sensitive and -accountable personal and professional skills among the Ferris community; and to support and advocate for, and with, members of the LGBTQ+ community for an equitable, inclusive culture at Ferris State University that celebrates and values LGBTQ+ people.
  • Grand Rapids Pride Center
    • We work to create positive change for the 2-SLGBTQ+ community by breaking down barriers, creating awareness, providing inclusive services, and bridging relationships.
  • Grand Rapids Trans Foundation
    • Our mission is to nurture and sustain Trans futures by creating equitable opportunities, removing barriers, and fostering community. 
  • Out on the Lakeshore
    • Our mission is to be a leading organization along the Lakeshore providing expansive education, programming, partnerships, safe spaces, and advocacy to LGBTQ+ members and their allies to create a more inclusive and welcoming community that is filled with pride.
  • OutFront Kalamazoo
    • OutFront Kalamazoo is a non-profit, charitable organization and resource center serving Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Intersex, Asexual and 2-Spirit individuals, as well as their advocates in Southwest Michigan. We are a diverse, inclusive, and connected group of tireless advocates, enthusiastic donors, knowledgeable staff and dedicated volunteers.
  • Holland is Ready
    • Holland Is Ready is a group of local leaders working for the safety, rights and inclusion of LGBT persons
  • Battle Creek Pride
    • The mission of Battle Creek Pride is to serve, support, educate, and unite our LGBTQ+ community with pride, integrity, and inclusion.

Southeast

  • Jim Toy Community Center
    • The Jim Toy Community Center has provided information, education, social events, and advocacy by and for the Queer and Ally community in the Washtenaw County area. We welcome all who support our mission!
  • LGBT Detroit
    • Our mission is to activate, amplify, and sustain LGBT+ culture, education, advocacy, and human rights.
  • Stand with Trans
    • Stand with Trans is saving lives one person at a time, one day at a time. We help trans youth build resilience, gain confidence and find hope for a future filled with joy.
  • Affirmations LGBTQ+ Community Resource Center
    • Affirmations provides a welcoming space where people of all sexual orientations, gender identities & expressions, and cultures can find support and unconditional acceptance, and where they can learn, grow, socialize and feel safe!
  • MiGen
    • Formerly SAGE Metro Detroit, MiGen provides services, advocacy, fun, and connection to LGBTQ+ folks ages 45+. At MiGen, we believe in vibrant, authentic lives at any age, safe spaces and connected communities.
  • Jackson Pride
    • Working to create a safe, healthy, and equitable world for LGBTQ+ people and their allies.
  • Ferndale Pride
    • Ferndale Pride strives to recognize and promote pride for the gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, asexual, intersex and ally communities, working with residents, businesses, community groups, and all segments of the community to welcome and promote the celebration of diversity. Ferndale is located in Metro Detroit & serves as the Detroit area’s unofficial “gayborhood.”
  • Ruth Ellis Center
    • Ruth Ellis Center works to create a supportive environment and community for LGBTQ+ young people.

Northern

  • Up North Pride
    • Our mission is to foster inclusive spaces by providing education and resources, inspiring activism and advocacy, and producing community-focused 2SLGBTQIA+ programs and events.

Upper Peninsula

  • UP Rainbow Pride
    • We believe in everyone’s right to explore gender and sexuality in a safe, affirming, and positive environment. Our work focuses on the communities located on the south shore of Lake Superior in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula.