Atlanta Pride is a nonprofit that serves the LGBTQ+ community in metro Atlanta and across the South. Each October it holds a free Pride festival and parade in Piedmont Park. It also runs year-round events, supports local Pride causes with grants, and takes volunteers.
All-1-Family is an Atlanta nonprofit that offers counseling for LGBTQ+ people and their allies. They offer individual, couples, family and group counseling, plus child counseling and groups for teens and for parents. Their goal is free to low-cost care, and you can ask to book a visit on their website.
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.
This is a City of Atlanta government office that works for LGBTQ residents through policy, programs, and events. It runs things like the Mayor's LGBTQ Advisory Board, a Youth Pride Summit, a biennial progress report, and partnerships for Pride and banned-book outreach.
TWOC Healing Project is a Black trans-led group for trans women of color and other gender-diverse people, mostly in rural Georgia and the South. It runs mobile help after sexual and partner violence, a wellness space, arts and storytelling, voter support, and community events.
Atlanta Black Pride, Inc. is a nonprofit that celebrates and supports Black LGBTQ+ people in Atlanta. It grew out of a 1996 Labor Day picnic and today shares community news, voting information, and articles through its newsletter and social media, plus posts about awards and weekend events.
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.
Community Market Atlanta runs art and craft markets that put LGBTQIA+ artists first. Vendors sell handmade goods, art and curated vintage. Booths use a sliding scale and some are free, and people can also sign up to volunteer.
Blaqueer Art Market (BAM) is a group in Atlanta that runs a monthly art market for Black queer and transgender/gender-nonconforming artists. Artists can apply to be vendors and sell their work, and the market offers sliding-scale, trade, or free options so more artists can take part.
