

Venture Out Project leads backpacking trips for LGBTQ+ hikers (and the hiking-curious), planning day and overnight trips for youth and adults alike.The organization also operates a “books on wheels” mobile lending library. The Sexual Minorities Archives in Holyoke houses thousands of LGBTQ+ books and multimedia resources, including an extensive library of queer and trans periodicals and the Leslie Feinberg Library, containing the iconic Stone Butch Blues author’s entire personal collection.Massachusetts Transgender Political Coalition is an advocacy group that operates numerous trans-specific activism programs, including a Trans Leadership Academy, access to gender-affirming clothes and products, and an assistance fund for identity document changes.
BEST LGBTQ ORGANIZATIONS TO DONATE TO FREE
This year, they are offering a grant for a trans person in need to receive two weeks of free post-surgery care donors can also sign up to sponsor a person’s care in its entirety. T4T Caregiving is based in Georgia, but represents a network of trans caregivers and doulas who provide post-surgery care for other trans people across the continental U.S.Donations are 501(c)3 tax deductible and can be directed to the CLUTCH fund. The group is currently raising funds to establish CLUTCH, a community arts center with a planned drop-in shelter for unhoused people. Southern Fried Queer Pride is an Atlanta-based organization focused on Black queer and QTPOC advocacy and art.Phoenix Transition Program is a nonprofit founded in 2020 to assist trans and gender-nonconforming people in Atlanta going through “traumatic, life- changing events.” The group assembles care packages for those recovering from surgery and provides free chest binders for low-income folks through a partnership with gc2b.The group provides HIV+ testing and education services as well as social programs like an LGBTQ+ book club and programs for queer and trans seniors. Northwest Arkansas Equality is the host organization of Northwest Arkansas Pride, and operates the Arthur Beeghly LGBTQ Resource Center in Fayetteville.Donations are 501(c)3 deductible, and Lucie’s Place also accepts certain donated goods. The group also runs a drop-in center with shower facilities and a community closet for all members who have completed an intake form.

