New York City and the nearby area is home to many vibrant organizations. Some of these serve the LGBTQIA+ population who are in need of housing assistance. Some are collectives of queer folks working together for a purpose that unites them. This list is a small sampling of our local queer community.
NYC Legal Name Change Resources
Name Change and Sex Designation Change: https://nycourts.gov/courthelp/NameChange/index.shtml
Adult Name Change Petition Form: https://nycourts.gov/courts/nyc/civil/int_adultnamechange.shtml
This free program will help you make a New York City adult name change petition to change the name of one adult. When you finish the program, you can print your free New York City Civil Court Name Change Petition and instructions for filing.
Arts organizations
Black Trans Femme Artists – https://www.btfacollective.org/about-us
The Center – https://gaycenter.org/arts-culture/
Leslie Lohman Museum of Art – https://www.leslielohman.org/
QUEER|ART – https://www.queer-art.org/
Advocacy and community organizations
New York Trans Advocacy – https://www.nytag.org/
Housing works – https://www.housingworks.org/
Sylvia Rivera Law Project: https://srlp.org/
ActUP! – https://actupny.com/
The Audre Lorde Project https://alp.org/
The Lesbian Gay Bisexual and Transgender Community Center: https://gaycenter.org/
Anti-Violence Project: https://avp.org/
Translatinx Network: https://translatinxnetwork.org/
Lesbians who Tech: https://lesbianswhotech.org/
A list of health-related organizations around NYC https://www.nychealthandhospitals.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/LGBTQ_Community_Resources.pdf
Public gender inclusive bathrooms: https://www.refugerestrooms.org/
Resources for refugees, immigrants and asylum seekers
HIAS – https://www.hias.org/
Human Rights First – https://www.humanrightsfirst.org/asylum
Resources for LGBTQIA+ Veterans
NYS Department of Veteran Services (DVS): DVS LGBTQ+ Veterans
VA New York Harbor Health Services: https://www.va.gov/new-york-harbor-health-care/health-services/lgbtq-veteran-care/
US Department of Veteran Affairs (DVA) Veteran Care Coordinator Tool: https://www.patientcare.va.gov/LGBT/VAFacilities.asp
Resources for people traveling abroad
Guide to studying abroad (and traveling) and awareness of issues confronting queer and/or HIV+ students: https://studee.com/discover/study-abroad-lgbtq/ and https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/international-travel/before-you-go/travelers-with-special-considerations/lgbti.html
Traveling with HIV: https://www.hivtravel.org/ and https://www.hiv.gov/hiv-basics/living-well-with-hiv/taking-care-of-yourself/traveling-outside-the-us (though this might change based on government admin)
Housing resources
Trinity Place: https://www.facebook.com/trinityplaceshelter/ https://trinityplaceshelter.org/
Ali Forney Center: https://www.aliforneycenter.org/
New Alternatives https://www.newalternativesnyc.org/
Destination Tomorrow: https://destinationtomorrow.org/
Sylvia Rivera’s Place: https://www.sylviariverasplace.com/
State laws and other information
NY Attorney General – https://ag.ny.gov/civil-rights/lgbt-rights
State Division on Human Rights – https://dhr.ny.gov/
New York City – https://www1.nyc.gov/site/cchr/index.page
Inclusive Style Guides
American Psychological Association (APA)
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Chicago Manual of Style (account needed to access style sheet, physical Manual is available in BMCC library)
– 5.47 Special use of personal pronouns
– 5.48 Singular “they”
