List of LGBTQ community centers in the United States

LGBTQ community centers are safe meeting places for all people. Prior to the gay liberation movement, there were no LGBTQ community centers in the United States. They became popular in the 1980s following activism to combat HIV/AIDS in the LGBTQ community. By 2009, there were at least 150 throughout the country.^[1]

Arkansas

• Little Rock — Center for Artistic Revolution

California

• Berkeley — Pacific Center for Human Growth
• Los Angeles — Los Angeles LGBT Center
• San Diego — The San Diego LGBT Community Center
• Oakland — Oakland LGBTQ Community Center
• San Francisco — SF LGBT Center
• San Francisco — Queer Cultural Center
• San Jose — Billy DeFrank Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Community Center
• Orange County LGBT Center

Florida

• Fort Lauderdale — The Pride Center at Equality Park

Georgia

• Atlanta — Atlanta Gay Center (now closed)

Illinois

• Chicago — Center on Halsted

Maryland

• Baltimore — Pride Center of Maryland

Michigan

• Ann Arbor — University of Michigan Spectrum Center
• Detroit — LGBT Detroit, Ruth Ellis Center
• Ferndale — Affirmations

Minnesota

• Minneapolis — Queer Student Cultural Center

Missouri

• Springfield- The GLO Center

Nevada

• Las Vegas — The Gay and Lesbian Community Center of Southern Nevada

New Mexico

• Albuquerque — MPower

New York

• Kingston/Hudson Valley — Hudson Valley LGBTQ Community Center
• New York City — Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
• New York City — Ali Forney Center
• New York City — Callen-Lorde Community Health Center

Ohio

• Cleveland - LGBT Community Center of Greater Cleveland
• Columbus — Stonewall Columbus
• Dayton - Greater Dayton LGBT Center

Oklahoma

• Tulsa — Oklahomans for Equality

Oregon

• Portland — Q Center

Pennsylvania

• Allentown — Bradbury-Sullivan LGBT Community Center^[2]
• Philadelphia — Mazzoni Center
• Philadelphia — William Way LGBT Community Center

Texas

• Houston — Montrose Center

Utah

• Salt Lake City — Utah Pride Center

Vermont

• Burlington — Pride Center of Vermont

Virginia

• Harrisonburg - Friendly City Safe Space
• Staunton - Shenandoah LGBTQ Center

Washington State

• Seattle - GenPride at Pride Place

Wisconsin

• Milwaukee — Project Q

See also

• List of LGBT-related organizations and conferences

References

1. Nealy, Eli C. (2009). "Community Practice with LGBT People". In Mallon, Gerald P. (ed.). Social Work Practice with Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender People. Routledge. p. 319. ISBN 978-0-7890-3357-4.
2. Zipkin, Michele (2021-04-28). "Allentown's Bradbury-Sullivan LGBTQ Community Center provides comfort via pop-up vaccine clinics". Pennsylvania Capital-Star. Retrieved 2021-06-01.