Destination Tomorrow Atlanta is an LGBTQ+ center that opened in May 2022 on Mayson St NE. It runs House of Hope, an emergency housing program for transgender, gender non-conforming and non-binary adults 25 and older. You can also ask about housing referrals and trans support groups, and walk in on weekdays.
Destination Tomorrow Atlanta is an LGBTQ+ center that opened in Atlanta in May 2022. It focuses on Black and transgender, gender non-conforming and nonbinary people. It has walk-in hours on weekdays and offers housing help, HIV testing, support groups and training.
Lost-n-Found Youth is an Atlanta nonprofit that helps LGBTQ+ young people ages 18 to 25 who are homeless or in need. It runs a 24/7 support line, a drop-in center with meals, showers and laundry, emergency and transitional housing, street outreach, and a thrift store.
NAESM is a nonprofit that has served Black gay, bisexual, and same-gender-loving men in Atlanta for more than 30 years. It offers free HIV and STI testing, PrEP help, case management, and mental health and substance use counseling. Its current office is at 315 14th St NW; the old address on file on Martin Luther King Jr. Drive is no longer listed.
Galano is a recovery clubhouse in Midtown Atlanta. It gives 12-step groups a safe place to meet and welcomes LGBTQ+ people and friends. More than 55 meetings a week are held, such as AA, Al-Anon, NA, CMA, OA and SCA, in person and some online.
Charis Books and More is an independent feminist and queer bookstore in Decatur, Georgia, open since 1974. Besides selling books, it hosts book clubs, youth groups, film screenings, author talks, and a monthly open-mic for the community.
Game Changing Men is a group that supports masculine-presenting people, including transgender men, men of color, and men who have been in jail or prison. It offers support groups, workshops, a 24-week class on family violence for male-identified people, mentoring for people inside jails and prisons, a yearly retreat, and a youth leadership program.
SONG is a membership group for LGBTQ people across the South, with a focus on people of color, immigrants, rural people and working-class people. It runs organizing campaigns, member-led projects, working groups and gatherings. Members build skills and community together.
SAGE is a national group that works with and for older LGBTQ+ adults. It runs an online community, a search for local partner groups, and in-person centers in New York City and South Florida. It also trains care providers and speaks up for LGBTQ+ elders.
Southern Fried Queer Pride is an Atlanta group that uses the arts to support Black queer and QTPOC communities in the South. It puts on dance parties, variety shows, film events, workshops, community talks and potlucks, plus a big pride festival in late June.
The LGBTQ+ Institute is part of the National Center for Civil and Human Rights in Atlanta.S. South. Programs include a monthly youth event in Metro Atlanta, a Georgia fellowship, and a national youth fellowship.
Soccer in the Streets is an Atlanta nonprofit that runs free youth soccer programs in schools and at soccer fields built at MARTA train stations. It also has teen referee and junior coach programs. Adults can join Allside leagues and pickup games, and their fees help pay for the youth programs.
