MTUG is a non-profit by and for the trans community. It aims to serve and empower the transgender, nonbinary, intersex, and gender-expansive community in St. Louis, MO through advocacy, education, direct support services, and community-building.
Black Pride STL is an inclusive organization that supports the Black LGBTQ+ Community. Throughout its programs, Black Pride STL focuses on Arts & Entertainment, Civil & Social Justice, Education, Economic Development and Health & Wellness.
PFLAG Greater St. Louis promotes the health and well-being of LGBTQ+ people, their parents, families, and friends through support, education, and advocacy.
Diversified Health & Wellness is a multispecialty integrative wellness center serving Kirkwood and greater St. Louis, MO. A network of dedicated professionals provide a diverse array of mental health and wellness services.
A virtual meet-up for people who use / used / will use testosterone. Led by Trans Voice Specialist Peter Fullerton. Meets via Zoom on the first Wednesday of each month at 5pm PT. Each one-hour session includes discussion, Q&A, and voice practice.
Links to National LGBTQ+ resources in the US
- Ace and Aro
- Addiction and Substance Abuse
- Aging and Elderly
- Bisexual and Multisexual
- Camps for Youth, Adults, and Families
- College and Higher Education
- Ending Conversion Therapy
- Financial Support
- Health and Medical
- Hobbie and Sports
- Jobs and Careers
- Journalism, News, and Blogs
- K-12 Education
- Legal Support and Rights
- LGBTQ+ Conferences
- LGBTQ 101 and Beyond
- LGBTQ Awareness Events
- Religion, Faith, and Spirituality
- Safety and Shelter
- Sexual Health and Education
- Social Support and Mentorship
- Storytelling
- Suicide Prevention
- Transgender, Nonbinary, and Gender Expansive
"At its inception, SLLAW was founded as a radical fundraising mechanism to support local women-initiated philanthropic efforts. All money raised at SLLAW events is donated to causes that are voted upon by members of our collective.
However, SLLAW is about more than charity. SLLAW is about empowering women, building relationships, and promoting the radical notion that women and girls are people deserving of the same rights and abilities as men and boys. SLLAW seeks to educate others about feminist issues and how those issues intersect with issues of race, class, sexuality, dis/ability, and myriad other causes of justice. The leaders of SLLAW wish to create a safe space for all people.
Performers are limited to persons who self-identify as female or primarily female, but we welcome and encourage support from those who identify as male or primarily male in other roles."
"St. Louis Frontrunners is a non-competitive running and walking club for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and ally persons. St. Louis Frontrunners has been actively supporting LGBT and LGBT allied athletes for almost 20 years. We encourage runners and walkers of all abilities to join St. Louis Frontrunners and experience the support of a healthy, inclusive, and welcoming athletic community."
"For over thirty years, Pride St. Louis. has been working to raise understanding and acceptance of LGBTQ+ individuals in our community. We are not a political group, but rather a community-based organization that envisions a world where diversity can be celebrated and prejudice has been eradicated. We welcome you to join us for a meeting, a workshop, or a special event.
Mission: To foster an understanding of and equality for the LGBT community in the general population by raising awareness through educational programs and events ultimately leading up to the annual PrideFest in St. Louis
Services: Resources, events, advocacy.
PrideCenter open from: 12pm-7pm, Wed-Sun."
Feel free to contact Pride St. Louis and let them know how you feel about sponsors that do not align with queer values [Here](https://www.pridestl.org/contact "Contact Pride St. Louis").
Pride St. Charles Mission Statement: PSTC will promote equality within St. Charles County and advocate for the LGBTQIA+ community through positive events, support, education, and resources.
They will be hosting a pride festival on Saturday, June 18 2022 from 12pm to 8pm at the Family Arena 2002 Arena Parkway St. Charles, MO
Started on April 2, 2019 by Quill AJ
Queer-creative centric group fighting against the capitalist mindset that your work must be profitable to be meaningful. We are building a community of artists and other creatives who want to uplift each other, share tips & tricks, and celebrate all types of creative expression.
We are a faith based organization that serves the community, regardless of someone's identity (with special consideration for women in or in transtion from abusive relationships).
Our food pantry (down the street, past the parking lot) has no zipcode restrictions and is open Wednesdays, 1:00PM to 3:00PM.
[Project ARK](https://projectark.wustl.edu/)’s __Mpowerment Project (also called MPOWERSTL)__ is an evolving project dedicated to empowering and mobilizing St. Louis’ young gay and bisexual male community.
MPOWERSTL hosts a number of free events for younger Gay/Bi guys and transwomen in St. Louis. While some of our events are education-based, most of them are about being social — and all of them are designed to be a lot of fun!
These events are not only great places to meet guys and have a good time: they're also opportunities to volunteer and get involved in your community!
We try to focus on the entire "gay experience," not just the bar/club scene, and we're all about helping guys maintain healthy minds, bodies, and relationships. If you want to get involved, we have something that is PERFECT for you.
Guiding Principles include:
- Combining HIV prevention education/skills building opportunities with fun and engaging social activities to ensure young men attend Mpowerment events, learn about and get tested for HIV and STIs.
- Young gay and bisexual men want to learn from their peers.
- It is essential to build a young gay and bisexual men’s community where there is support for healthy sexual behaviors, routine HIV and STI testing, and the identities for all persons on the gender and sexual orientation continuum.
- Young men take ownership of Mpowerment project activities
- Young men are most likely to start preventing the acquisition of HIV and STIs (i.e. using condoms, reducing the number of sex partners), and get tested regularly when they see and hear that their peers using HIV/STI prevention tools and getting tested regularly.
- The Mpowerment project enriches and strengthens young gay and bisexual men’s pride about who they are, and encourages them to explore and celebrate their sexuality by not just focusing on condom use but by including a wide variety of safer sex behaviors.
- The Mpowerment project should use a combination of events and activities in order to address the variety of issues (i.e. self-esteem, homophobia, stigma, substance use) that cause young men to engage in sexual behaviors that increase their HIV/STI vulnerability and/or chose not to get tested for HIV/AIDS and STDs.
- We are always creating new ways for young gay and bisexual men to come together, meet, socialize, have fun, and learn.
Mid-Missouri’s LGBTQ, questioning and ally community space located in downtown Columbia.
- Mission: To provide resources and a safe space for LGBTQ individuals to meet, to play, and to grow.
- Outreach focus: Youth, families, and people living in rural areas.
We provide community resources, like a curated library, a gender affirming healthcare provider list, a closet with free clothing for LGBTQ folks in need, and supportive programming and activities for LGBTQ youth, parents, and transgender and non-binary adults.
The mission of the Gateway Men’s Chorus is to affirm and promote gay culture and acceptance through excellence in musical performance and education.
To fulfill its mission, the chorus annually presents a three-concert season, performing a breadth of work ranging from classical choral repertoire to Broadway classics, from holiday favorites to iconic LGBT choral anthems and many of the songs that helped shape our lives.
The organization continues to participate in a wide range of special events and community outreach activities throughout the region, including sporting events, Pride, and local fundraisers.
A program of Williams and Associates. Safe haven, free wi-fi. STD/ST testing, social activities, health education. PREP available.
Rustin’s Place is a program of Williams and Associates, Inc. that aims to provide health education, disease prevention services, and health promotion care, with particular regard to African Americans (but testing is still available for everyone, regardless of race). Their vision is zero percent disparity and one hundred percent access in healthcare services for minority populations in STL.
FREE - STD/STI testing, condoms and lube, health education, support groups, wi-fi, laundry machines, social activities (game/movie nights, “The Tea” chat sessions, Black Men’s Exchange, cook outs
Metro Trans Umbrella Group has seven active support groups. All are for adults 18+. Please email directly for more details, meeting times, and locations.
- __FemSpec__ – Anyone age 18+ who identifies on the trans-feminine end of the gender expression/identity spectrum is welcome! Email FemSpec for specific information about meeting times and locations.
- __Expression Spectrum__ is a group for people 18+ who identify as non-binary, genderqueer, gender fluid, androgynous, etc. This is a place where we can share our experiences, ask questions, and find support.
- __Locker Room__ - An 18+ peer-led support group from MTUG for Transgender individuals who identify on the masculine side of the gender spectrum! This includes a closed Facebook group as well as ongoing support group meetings.
- __Gender Cloud STL__ - 18+ online support group for all gender-expansive and trans folks.
- __Mid Rivers Gender Non-confirming Society (M.R.G.N.S.)__ - 18+ group for trans and gender non-conforming folks seeking support group based in St. Charles County.
- __Gender Expansive Support Society (GESS)__ - GESS is an 18+ group for transgender, non binary, and gender expansive folks in the Metro East area to connect, receive support, and empower themselves through community, education, and advocacy.
- __Age Against the Machine__ - An MTUG support group. A safe and affirming space for Gender Nonconforming (Trans, Non Binary, and Gender Fluid) people in the middle stages of life to come together and share our growth, experience, and company.
THE premiere networking group for queer business owners and professionals in the greater St. Louis area. We are sprinkling glitter and rainbows on traditional business networking, and adding a twist with activities to engage our neurodivergent friends. Our goal is to cultivate an inclusive and empowering professional network for queer individuals, fostering connections, support, and opportunities for growth and success. We are committed to creating a safe and affirming space where queer professionals can thrive, collaborate, and celebrate their authentic selves, driving positive change and advancement within the community.
**You must answer the membership questions to join the group.** At this time the group is for queers only; allies are invited to follow our public page
Expression Spectrum is a support group housed under MTUG for people who identify as non-binary, genderqueer, gender fluid, androgynous, etc. This is a place where we can share our experiences, ask questions, and find support.
Meets on the third Wednesday of every month to talk about books that defy categorization. Join us as we read and discuss authors who aren’t afraid to mix influences and think outside the genre box.
4Black Tulip Chorale was established in 2018 as St. Louis’ first LGBTQ+ all-expression, all-gender, all-identity, all-orientation mixed voice (SATB) choral organization. BTC’s mission advocates for social consciousness through excellence in the performance of choral music while providing an affirming environment for all regardless of expression, gender, identity, or orientation. Within the first anniversary of its founding, it presented Gabriel Faure’s “Requiem” and Randall Thompson's “Frostiana”, rarely performed in its entirety.
Assistance for first-time home buyers and more.
Cultural, Educational and Business Center (Headquarters)
Missouri Work Assistance. Other Programs offered through the MET Center. Provides many resources and several locations.
Provides workforce development services including job training skills and connections to job opportunities.
Workforce development and many other programs offered by this long time St. Louis agency. Social, cultural, artistic, youth, economic, housing and educational programs that help to promote positive and innovative changes within the metropolitan St. Louis area. Numerous programs and initiatives.
There are several Workforce Development across Missouri in Arnold, The Crossings, Ferguson, Franklin/Jefferson County, St. Charles County, and St. Louis City.
"A volunteer music organization in the greater St. Louis area providing musical opportunities to members of the LGBTA community in a safe and relaxed setting.
LGBT concert band."
Grassroots, community-based organization based in St. Louis Metro Area, offering 4 programs:
__1. Peer Support Line:__ Provides free, confidential, identity-affirming emotional support and resource referrals, by and for the St. Louis LGBTQIA+ community, using a peer counseling approach. Anyone can call to process experiences, brainstorm ideas, explore resources, or simply have a good conversation. Friends, family members, and allies are welcome to call to discuss how best to support the LGBTQIA+ individuals in their lives. 314-380-7774 (toll-free: 844-785-7774), open Fridays-Mondays 1-7pm. Request a call from a trained LGBTQIA-affirming peer counselor at tinyurl.com/SQSHCall.
__2. Education & Training:__ SQSH offers high-quality, sliding-scale training services in peer counseling, protest support, facilitation, LGBTQIA-affirming care, and related socio-emotional skills from a trauma-informed, LGBTQIA-centered, and anti-oppressive lens, using best practices from the fields of social work, mental health, and peer support. Potential audiences include: Service providers, Administrative staff, Community organizations, Support groups, Schools and universities, Guidance and career counselors, Teachers and faculty, Friend groups and family units, Roommates and flatmates, Conferences and social networks. Request a Training or Schedule a Free Consultation; SQSH Training Promotional Package.
__3. SQSHBook Resource Guide:__ We boost LGBTQIA+ community access to resources using our SQSHBook resource guide, which catalogues 1000+ St. Louis resources, consolidates vetting information from queer-led organizations, and connects users to LGBTQIA-affirming services. Unlike national hotlines, SQSH can connect you with grassroots community wisdom and culturally competent local resources. Use the SQSHBook to find queer-vetted, identity-affirming resources across a range of categories, including housing, food, healthcare, support groups, and more. Submit a Resource, Edit a Resource.
__4. Call Data & Advocacy:__ As the only group systematically collecting qualitative, holistic data on the lives of queer St. Louisans, we offer a much-needed evidence-based assessment of the local queer population. If you’d like to receive a presentation on our needs assessment data, request for call data on particular topics, or better understand the needs of the St. Louis LGBTQIA+ community: Request a Data Presentation, or Email SQSH's Program Evaluation Team.
Actually, Aspec is a peer-facilitated aromantic and asexual community group that started in August 2022 as part of the Ethical Society of St. Louis. It hosts two support groups a month (first Tuesday of the month and fourth Thursday of the month).
Prime Timers St. Louis (PTSL) is a social organization open to mature men (21 years and older) who self-identify as Gay or Bisexual. We provide fellowship through social, educational, and recreational activities in a safe, positive and supportive environment.
PTSL is a non-profit, non-political social organization and a local chapter of PrimeTimers® Worldwide.
We Value Diversity and Inclusion!
Monthly Virtual Meetup for Trans Men Over Age 50
This event is free. (listed in PST)
As we age, living our lives to the fullest, it can still be important to engage with others who are among a peer group. We have long recognized that there are very few opportunities for trans men over the age of fifty to gather in an open, safe, and brave space for conversation and community.
We know our community is diverse with unique needs and concerns, yet older guys are often overlooked and isolated. It’s Our Time is an intentional virtual gathering space for trans men over fifty where we can share our individual experiences in respectful and nonjudgmental facilitated conversation centered around the impacts of our age in our trans lives. Confidentiality is respected.
Join us. It’s Our Time!
At this time, the only option is to register for the entire year of programming for this event. You will get an email confirmation with a clickable link to add all the events to your calendar. We strongly suggest you do so, as each event has its own unique Zoom link.
MO Rainbow Rights is a community created by and for the LGBTQIA+ community and its allies! Its website provides a wealth of resources, including educational materials, support networks, and opportunities for activism. MO Rainbow Rights also regularly hosts events, workshops, and discussions to foster dialogue, raise awareness, and promote positive change. Some favorites are game nights, park potluck picnics, and group walks. It also has a growing and active online community such as Facebook and Discord for gaming and socializing.
Bad Drawing Club is an informal group for women, non-binary and gender non-conforming folks who love to draw.
Hang out, draw, and chat online! Doodle on the collaborative drawing board with everyone or use your own drawing utensils. Children accompanied by adults are welcome.
Events are currently hosted virtually each month from St.Louis, MO.
"Worldwide queer-owned business map and online community hub. Everywhere Is Queer is a public resource (and ever-growing searchable map!) created for the LGBTQIA2S+ and ally community to find welcoming, queer-owned spaces to shop, connect, eat, learn, and grow all over the world… even in your own neighborhood!" Featuring over 9,000 businesses.
Fortuna Games is a boutique book, trading card, gift, and board game shop. They host weekly game nights, both free and paid. Located just outside of Tower Grove Park in St. Louis, they recommend that you park on Magnolia Avenue if coming by car.
"We strive to maintain an inclusive and friendly atmosphere and ask that our guests help us in that mission. It is our goal to offer our community a place where everyone feels welcome to shop and play."
Stronger U is a grassroots community dedicated to non-carceral wellness approaches, including free and low cost peer support, group and individual coaching, workshops, and educational resources. We partner with THRIVE Lifeline through a revenue sharing model; together, our services help THRIVE to keep thriving!
Our team is made up of people with intersecting marginalized identities and we prioritize serving clients who also have intersecting marginalized identities and experiences. Our specialties include LGBTQ2S+ people; complex trauma survivors, including people living with DID and other dissociative experiences; neurodivergence; disability and chronic conditions (including chronic suicide and self harm).
Join the Stronger Together discord community to access free peer support: [https://discord.gg/tGWKTX6uka](https://discord.gg/tGWKTX6uka "Stronger Together Dischord")
Queer Joy Collective's work revolves around community-based resilience building through positive expression. Rather than dismantling our oppression through reactionary methods, our organization combats discrimination through transformative actions which lead to greater social change. Within a broader network of organizations dedicated to queer liberation, QJC serves as the emotional undercurrent propelling these efforts.
We intend to engage people in St. Louis to facilitate containers for connecting to life, ourselves, each other, and the land where we gather. We mobilize our collective brilliance, resources and modalities to facilitate this connection through hosting practitioners and organizations that offer practices such as trauma-informed therapeutic bodywork, energy work, sound healing, transformational coaching, meditation, movement, empowerment education and community gatherings.
The Fourth City Sisters of the Abbey of the Glittering Arch are a fully professed branch of the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence servicing the Greater St. Louis Metro Area. We are a volunteer-led social group and 501c3 that focuses on outreach to the LGBTQQIA+ communities, promoting sexual education and health, peer counseling and support, and raising funds and awareness for LGBTQQIA+ organizations and missions. We are a 21st Century Order of Queer Drag Nuns whose prime directive is to Promulgate Universal Joy and Expiate Stigmatic Guilt. Membership is open to all.
LitShop provides afterschool and summer programming that pairs engaging literacy opportunities with building and making for girls and gender-expansive youth ages 10-17. By intentionally creating a supportive space where girls can take risks, explore creatively, build skills, and connect with peers, LitShop fosters leadership and confidence our builders can use through adolescence and early adulthood.
Lattes at Litshop: If you are a woman who works in construction careers, the building trades, or design, join us for coffee and conversation at LitShop. Meet other women in these fields while learning how you and your organization can help build the next generation.
This is a map of LBGTQ+ owned, operated, and allied spaces. This is open to any business or institution that has a physical location that people can go to.
Here is the map: https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/edit?mid=1u3T-DzG_mMSvigPNsu8PqIyuFjjmMgs&usp=sharing
The map is open to any LGBTQ+ business or institution. Feel free to spread the signup to anyone you think would qualify for the map anywhere in the STL metro area.
Here is the signup form to be placed on the map: https://forms.gle/h7naVvAGnuZi7vLQ6
Tower Grove Pride is working on projects that use our resources and reach to help better connect LGBTQ+ St. Louisans to businesses and institutions that support them and provide safe and welcoming spaces. One of these initiatives is the LGBTQ+ Spaces Map of STL. The LGBTQ+ map of STL will be a regularly-updated resource to help people find and support the institutions and businesses that represent and support the LGBTQ+ community. Its goal is to provide a guide for LGBTQ+ people to know where our safe spaces are and to show appreciation for the allied businesses and institutions that support our community. The spaces should in some way be open to the public or be somewhere someone can physically go to participate in, support, or meet with the people running the business/establishment.
Learn more: https://www.towergrovepride.com/post/lgbtq-and-allied-spaces-map-of-stl?postId=aaf617f8-0437-4cf4-8dba-7089e2a73462&utm_campaign=b1a5da57-175e-49a7-bdcf-502a33863130&utm_source=so&utm_medium=mail&utm_content=99b1e67c-c436-4e32-bbd4-990a8468249e&cid=0b15d477-93df-4e1f-aa5e-8afe77f34fb9
A sports collective organized to educate the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Allied (LGBTA) public concerning various methods of promoting general health and the benefits of participation in local, national and international competitive sports as a specific means of health promotion. Clubs and teams include cycling, football, kickball, volleyball, and more. Membership is open to all.
We do ASL interpreting services for lectures, meetings, educational settings, medical situations, legal situations, rallies, performances, and more. We are creating and providing workshops/trainings that we offer to businesses/teams/organizations, etc. on how to schedule interpreting services (through us or other companies), how to work with Deaf folks as well as interpreters (the do's and do not's if you will), but also bringing in trainings for how to use inclusive language (with Deaf folks or not), dealing with mental health (this will be done with a mental health professional), and so much more!
- Providing a safe place for the LGBTQIA+ young people (14-20) of the Kansas City Metro Area to be themselves and develop a positive self image.
- Allowing youth to explore self-expression through the performing arts (vocal and instrumental music, dance, theater, writing and the visual arts).
- Providing a venue for youth to share their life experiences and voices with the Kansas City Community through performance.
"The main purpose of Metro East Pride is to advance unity, visibility and wellness among persons with diverse sexual and gender identities through cultural and educational programs, sharing of information and resources, and social activities in the Metro East area including the annual Metro East Pride Fest—celebrating the present, envisioning the future and honoring the past."
The GLO Center Serves the LGBTQIA community in the Springfield and the Ozarks region through support, resources, education, and advocacy, to create a more inclusive and welcoming community where all can thrive. With the help of our allies, GLO strives to make a positive impact on the community at large.
The GLO Center is a place to be yourself, a place to meet others in the community, and a place to find information about the community at large. In essence, the GLO Center is YOUR place for LGBTQIA+ community in the Springfield and the Ozarks region in Missouri.
Become a member today to help sustain Missouri's longest-running LGBTQIA+ community center!
An organization working to create, support and provide resources and services for the LGBTQ+ and Straight-Allied communities of greater Kansas City.
Services:
- meeting rooms available for a nominal fee
- a cyber center,
- information about local groups and activities,
- referrals for a broad spectrum of services.
- Coming Out support groups
- GLBT resources for health, professional, and legal issues
- GLBT Community resources for those new to the area or new to the community
- assisting all GLBT organizations locating event space
- recruiting volunteers and promoting events and fundraisers
An organization offering LGBTQ+ youth in the greater Kansas City area a safe place and access to educational resources. It's Kansas City's only youth center dedicated to LGBTQ youth and allies, operating now for over 23 years.
- Open to ages 14 to 20.
We are growing an LGBT+ space on the VSC, to provide social connection and support to those experiencing social isolation. There will be LGBT+ classes and discussion groups that will focus on a range of topics, from fun to educational. Members also have access to the wider VSC community and class programming. We have partnered with Stonewall Village NYC, a network of community groups and organizations in New York, to kick start our programming. Now, we are looking to share this opportunity with a larger region.
The VSC is a vibrant community of older adults across the United States that engage in daily live classes from the comfort of their homes. The VSC offers a secure, older adult friendly platform that provides access to individuals and communities to engage in live, interactive classes, live chats, recorded content, curated links and games, and more. Started over a decade ago to combat social isolation and loneliness in older adults, VSC has continuously adapted to new technologies and opportunities to support the evolving needs of our communities. For more information, please visit vscm.selfhelp.net <http://vscm.selfhelp.net/>.
Contact for more info or if you would like to see a demo of the Virtual Senior Center:
Jack Curzon <jcurzon@selfhelp.net>
he/him/his
Transitional housing location and many other family based programs.
Many anti-poverty family and youth based programs. Clients accepted by referral. Caseworkers and other referring agents can complete and submit a form for their client(s) by visiting http://www.cwah.org/parent_opportunity_program
Trans Affirming
Queer Affirming