LOCAL ADVOCACY GROUPS
- GLSEN works to create inclusive school environments for LGBTQ+ people
- The Trevor Project is a 24 hour suicide hotline for LGBTQ+ youth
- It Gets Better Project is a non-profit looking to uplift LGBTQ+ youth through storytelling and community building
- GLAAD aims to change the narrative of LGBTQ+ acceptance
- Equality New York is an organization advocating for justice for LGBTQ+ New Yorkers
- The New York State Transgender Advocacy Group is an organization that advocates for policies which benefit transgender, gender non-conforming , and non-binary people