Gender & Sexuality Resource Guide

Center on Halsted provides a vast array of programs and services designed to advance Chicago's Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer (LGBTQ) and allied community.

Brave Space Alliance (BSA) is a Black trans-led LGBTQ+ center on the South Side of Chicago that creates and provides affirming and culturally competent services for the entire LGBTQ+ community of Chicago.

Rooted in LGBTQ+ liberation, Howard Brown Health provides affirming healthcare and mobilizes for social justice.

LAGBAC is one of the nation’s largest and most respected LGBTQ+ bar associations, proudly serving Chicago and its surrounding areas. Our diverse membership includes attorneys, judges, elected officials, law students, and legal professionals committed to advancing equality and excellence in the legal field.

Windy City Performing Arts (WCPA) was incorporated in 1983 as an independent not-for-profit and is home to the Windy City Gay Chorus and the Windy City Treble Quire.

As intersectional trans-inclusive feminists, we believe books are tools for liberation. Since 1979, we have celebrated and amplified underrepresented voices. In order for feminism to remain relevant, it must be forever evolving. In our bookstore: We offer a welcoming space for learning, dialogue, and reflection. We host author events, and we facilitate community conversations, book groups, and story times.

Anchoring AIDS Garden Chicago is the 30-foot rendition of ‘Self-Portrait,’ the iconic sculpture by late artist and activist Keith Haring. The surrounding Garden includes pocket areas designed for reflection, education, honor, and pride. A serpentine path is the site for future temporary art installations and programming organized by community partners.

Gender Fucked Productions advances trans, nonbinary, and gender non-conforming equity through supporting artists and coalescing radical community.