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The mature queer community at UW, aimed at graduate and professional students, faculty, and staff. QGrads’s main goal is to encourage and support connections, collaborations, and community for LGBTQA graduate students, faculty, staff, as well as alumni, post-baccalaureates and post-doctorates.

UW's PSI Colony of the DLP Fraternity was founded on the grounds of integrity, brotherhood, and diversity. It provides an opportunity for men to come together regardless of sexual orientation.

Student commission aimed at undergraduate student programming and activities.

Website that rates US colleges based on how LGBT friendly they are. Criteria include LGBT Policy Inclusion, Support, and Institutional Commitment, Student Life, Academic Life, Campus Safety, Health, etc.

Providing support and social network for Gay, Bisexual, Lesbian, Transgender, and Queer (GBLTQ) law students at the University of Washington (UW) School of Law.

School of Social Work's Lesbian, Gay, Two-Spirit, Transgender, Bisexual, Queer, Intersex, and Questioning Group.

LGF has as its primary goal "to foster a spirit of community and fellowship among gay Catholics so that they can offer and receive mutual support in living out their lives of faith within the Church."

The purpose of this organization shall be to create an alliance, or an “association of two or more groups or individuals who agree to cooperate with one another to achieve a common goal” between gay, straight, lesbian, bisexual and transgender individuals. In this group, the common goal will be to create an atmosphere of sexual equality among students of varied sexual orientations.

Mailing list promoting communication about GBLT issues on campus. This is the list to sign up for to stay on top of what's going on.

The Stonewall Association is a group supporting the needs and interests of the GLBT health professions students and their friends. Stonewall offers education and advocacy regarding issues of concern to GLBT patients and healthcare providers. Stonewall welcomes ALL students.

asuwaisc@u.washington.edu

asuwasc@u.washington.edu

asuwbsc@u.washington.edu

asuwlaraza@u.washington.edu

asuwpisc@u.washington.edu

The ASUW Womens Action Commission is a student-run, University of Washington based organization working toward increasing womens visibility and advocating on behalf of women on campus.

An annual conference for the thoughtful exploration of gender. Gender Odyssey offers more 60 workshops addressing the practical aspects of trans lives, including: legal issues; intersections of race and gender; coming out to family and friends; transitioning at work; hormones and surgery; and dating, sex, and relationships.

Gender Spectrum helps students, families, schools, and organizations understand and address the concepts of gender identity. They also have a monthly support and information group for parents of gender variant and transgender children at Children's Hospital Seattle.

Pacific Gender Support provides information resources and peer support for individuals interested in and concerned with gender identity issues.

Committed to serving the Transgender Community

GLSEN is an education organization creating safe schools for all lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people.

Entre Hermanos works to improve the health and well-being of the LGBTQ Latino community.

Equal Rights Washington (ERW) is a statewide political advocacy organization for the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) community of Washington State. ERW works to end discrimination against LGBT people throughout the state.

Ingersoll supports transgendered people towards growth and well being.  We provide support, education, advocacy and information resources for people interested in gender identity issues, and for service providers, employers, families and friends in order to promote understanding, awareness and acceptance of gender diversity.

A list of resources (many of which are listed here) from the county.

PFLAG Supports the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer Community, Celebrating Families, Teaching Tolerance, Advocating Justice!

Mapping gender neutral bathrooms, unisex restrooms, accessible toilets, bathrooms for everyone.

We are a group of self-identified women from diverse backgrounds working to create a feminist bisexual support network. We promote, in both the heterosexual world and the lesbian, gay, transgendered  community, the understanding and acceptance of bisexuality  as one of many valid sexual identities.

The Seattle Commission for Sexual Minorities advise the Mayor, Council and departments about sexual minority issues, recommend policies and legislation, bring the sexual minority communities and the larger Seattle community together through long-ranged projects, and ensure that City departments fairly and equitably address sexual minority concerns as individuals and as a protected class.

The Seattle LGBT Community Center mission is to provide opportunities and tools for LGBT individuals, organizations and communities that ensure their voices can be heard, included and affirmed; to be a place to engage, organize and effect change.

A group of activists in the Seattle area banded together in August 1999 to create an organization that would undermine the root causes of sexual violence. By January 2000, these activists established Communities Against Rape and Abuse (CARA), an organization spearheaded by survivors who are marginalized from mainstream sexual assault services.

From humble beginnings in 1981, Eastside Domestic Violence Program (EDVP) has grown to become the largest provider of services for domestic violence victims in Washington. A support group for battered women and two volunteer safe homes were the first services offered, followed a year later by  a 24-hour crisis line.  Today, in addition to the crisis line, EDVP operates two confidential shelters, offers additional safe housing in the community, runs support groups for women and children, provides extensive community education and trainings, and advocates on behalf of victims.

The Center for Sexual Assault & Traumatic Stress (formerly the Harborview Sexual Assault Center) has continuously provided services since 1976. Our center provides the highest quality, evidenced based services to help persons impacted by sexual assault and other traumatic events.  In addition to direct services, the Center also provides education and consultation for health, mental health, and legal professionals; conducts research and evaluation; promotes prevention and works with communities to promote social change.
206-521-1800

Home Alive is a Seattle based anti-violence non-profit organization that offers affordable self-defense classes and provides public education and awareness.  We believe violence prevention is a community responsibility as well as an individual issue. Our work in self-defense encourages everyone to recognize their entitlement to the basic human right to live free from violence and hate.  Our goal is to build a cultural and social movement that puts violence in a context of political, economic and social oppression, and frames safety as a human right.

KCSARC's mission is to create a world free of sexual violence. Together, we can make this happen. They offer individual and group therapy.
clientservices@ksarc.org
425-226-5062
888-998-6423

The Network offers services (including groups and counseling) for survivors of domestic violence in the LGBT community.
206.568.7777
206.517.9670 (TTY)
206.325.2601 (Fax)

They offer group, couples, and individual therapy for adult survivors of sexual abuse and assault, have a partners support group, and have a sliding scale.
206-323-7131

Gay City Health Project is a multicultural gay men's health organization and the premiere provider of HIV and STD testing in King County. Our mission is to promote gay and bisexual men's health and prevent HIV transmission by building community, fostering communication and nurturing self-esteem.

LAA is committed to preventing the spread of HIV, and to providing practical support services and advocating for those whose lives are affected by HIV and AIDS.

GLBT Friendly. Pike Market Medical Clinic is located at the corner of Post Alley & Virginia in the Pike Place Market.

Economical multi-lingual services for individuals of Asian or Pacific Islander heritage.
206-695-7600

SCS has been "proudly serving the LGBT Communities since 1969". They offer low-cost therapy and case management for individuals and couples or non-traditional families, medication management and evaluation, chemical dependency treatment for young adults and adults, support groups for various populations, training and consultation, and Project Neon, which provides community-level intervention to gay and bi- men who use crystal meth.

Economical counseling services for individuals, couples, families and groups.
206-302-2300

Find a counselor, psychologist, psychotherapist or social worker by name, city, county or niche specialty.

Free referral service for locating counselors, therapists and psychologists in the Seattle area.

Therapist referral services for men, women, couples and families.  An economical way to meet and interview three therapists, then pick the one that best fits you and your needs.
206-634-2682

Women owned, queer friendly sex shop, also offering regular workshops and events! The store offers top quality products, a pleasant place to shop, and most of all information and encouragement to women who wanted to explore their sexuality.

A center for GLBTQ youth and their allies that encourages empowerment through the development of leadership, social and life skills.  They offer a drop-in center, support groups, a cyber center, meals, case management and counseling, and events and activities.
1818 15th Avenue, Seattle, WA.
206-322-2515

A drop-in center for LGBTQ youth ages 14-24.  Oasis is a safe place to hang out, meet others, and learn about life.  They also offer many regularly scheduled educational programs and fun events.  Oasis has a library of books to check out and they offer a smoking cessation program.  They have a monthly girl's night and a speaker's bureau that goes out into the community to educate others about what it's like being a young GLBTQ person today.  They also offer HIV/AIDS education and testing, and safer-sex resources.
oasisyouthcenter@gmail.com
253-671-2838

Stonewall Youth is a non-profit community organization that supports, informs and advocates for youth up to 21 year old who identify as GLBT or who have questions about their sexual orientation or gender identity.  The organization was founded in 1991 and today provides a wide spectrum of services, including Youth Outreach, Peer Support Groups, and Community Education.
stonewallyouth@qwest.net
360-705-2738

The Washington State Gay-Straight Alliance Network, a project of GLSEN Washington State, is a youth-led organization created to help connect public and private GSA-based clubs and other community groups throughout Washington State. Students will develop leadership skills and help to build peer support through programs, workshops and trainings.

Serving homeless and at-risk youth.

Runs a Bellevue Support Group. Since 1968, Youth Eastside Services has been a lifeline for kids and families in East King County. With YES at their side, they learn to cope with emotional problems that can shatter family relationships.

ADWAS is committed to providing services to Deaf and Deaf-Blind victims of sexual assault and/or domestic violence. The mission of ADWAS is a belief that violence is a learned behavior and it should not be tolerated.

Crisis Line (TDD/TTY): 1-800-833-6384

National Sexual Assault Online Hotline is a free confidential secure service that provides live help over the RAINN website.
1-800-656-HOPE

An online support group, message board and chat room for survivors of sexual violence.  Has a special message board for LGBTQ folks.

The nation's largest anti-sexual assault organization. Includes the National Sexual Assault Hotline at: 1-800-656-HOPE and the National Sexual Assault Online Hotline:

http://apps.rainn.org/ohl-bridge/

Lists resources, support groups and professionals who specialize in anxiety, panic, phobias.

Emergency assistance for people in emotional distress and in need of immediate help.
866-427-4747
206-461-3222

Lists resources, support groups and links to referral services.

NAMI is the National Alliance on Mental Illness, the nation's largest grassroots organization for people with mental illness and their families. Founded in 1979, NAMI has affiliates in every state and in more than 1,100 local communities across the country.

An international public-private partnership in support of GLBT youth to help schools become safe places where every family can belong, where every educator can teach, and where every child can learn, regardless of gender identity or sexual orientation.
Crisis Phone (WA State Only): 1-877-723-3723
Voice Mail: 206-632-0662 x 49

Mailing list promoting communication about GBLT issues on campus. This is the list to sign up for to stay on top of what's going on.

The Stonewall Association is a group supporting the needs and interests of the GLBT health professions students and their friends. Stonewall offers education and advocacy regarding issues of concern to GLBT patients and healthcare providers. Stonewall welcomes ALL students.

asuwaisc@u.washington.edu

asuwasc@u.washington.edu

asuwbsc@u.washington.edu

asuwlaraza@u.washington.edu

asuwpisc@u.washington.edu

A group of activists in the Seattle area banded together in August 1999 to create an organization that would undermine the root causes of sexual violence. By January 2000, these activists established Communities Against Rape and Abuse (CARA), an organization spearheaded by survivors who are marginalized from mainstream sexual assault services.

From humble beginnings in 1981, Eastside Domestic Violence Program (EDVP) has grown to become the largest provider of services for domestic violence victims in Washington. A support group for battered women and two volunteer safe homes were the first services offered, followed a year later by  a 24-hour crisis line.  Today, in addition to the crisis line, EDVP operates two confidential shelters, offers additional safe housing in the community, runs support groups for women and children, provides extensive community education and trainings, and advocates on behalf of victims.

The Center for Sexual Assault & Traumatic Stress (formerly the Harborview Sexual Assault Center) has continuously provided services since 1976. Our center provides the highest quality, evidenced based services to help persons impacted by sexual assault and other traumatic events.  In addition to direct services, the Center also provides education and consultation for health, mental health, and legal professionals; conducts research and evaluation; promotes prevention and works with communities to promote social change.
206-521-1800

Home Alive is a Seattle based anti-violence non-profit organization that offers affordable self-defense classes and provides public education and awareness.  We believe violence prevention is a community responsibility as well as an individual issue. Our work in self-defense encourages everyone to recognize their entitlement to the basic human right to live free from violence and hate.  Our goal is to build a cultural and social movement that puts violence in a context of political, economic and social oppression, and frames safety as a human right.

KCSARC's mission is to create a world free of sexual violence. Together, we can make this happen. They offer individual and group therapy.
clientservices@ksarc.org
425-226-5062
888-998-6423

National Sexual Assault Online Hotline is a free confidential secure service that provides live help over the RAINN website.
1-800-656-HOPE

The Network offers services (including groups and counseling) for survivors of domestic violence in the LGBT community.
206.568.7777
206.517.9670 (TTY)
206.325.2601 (Fax)

An online support group, message board and chat room for survivors of sexual violence.  Has a special message board for LGBTQ folks.

The nation's largest anti-sexual assault organization. Includes the National Sexual Assault Hotline at: 1-800-656-HOPE and the National Sexual Assault Online Hotline:

http://apps.rainn.org/ohl-bridge/

They offer group, couples, and individual therapy for adult survivors of sexual abuse and assault, have a partners support group, and have a sliding scale.
206-323-7131

Entre Hermanos works to improve the health and well-being of the LGBTQ Latino community.

A list of resources (many of which are listed here) from the county.

The Center for Sexual Assault & Traumatic Stress (formerly the Harborview Sexual Assault Center) has continuously provided services since 1976. Our center provides the highest quality, evidenced based services to help persons impacted by sexual assault and other traumatic events.  In addition to direct services, the Center also provides education and consultation for health, mental health, and legal professionals; conducts research and evaluation; promotes prevention and works with communities to promote social change.
206-521-1800

Gay City Health Project is a multicultural gay men's health organization and the premiere provider of HIV and STD testing in King County. Our mission is to promote gay and bisexual men's health and prevent HIV transmission by building community, fostering communication and nurturing self-esteem.

LAA is committed to preventing the spread of HIV, and to providing practical support services and advocating for those whose lives are affected by HIV and AIDS.

GLBT Friendly. Pike Market Medical Clinic is located at the corner of Post Alley & Virginia in the Pike Place Market.

Women owned, queer friendly sex shop, also offering regular workshops and events! The store offers top quality products, a pleasant place to shop, and most of all information and encouragement to women who wanted to explore their sexuality.

Equal Rights Washington (ERW) is a statewide political advocacy organization for the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) community of Washington State. ERW works to end discrimination against LGBT people throughout the state.

The Seattle Commission for Sexual Minorities advise the Mayor, Council and departments about sexual minority issues, recommend policies and legislation, bring the sexual minority communities and the larger Seattle community together through long-ranged projects, and ensure that City departments fairly and equitably address sexual minority concerns as individuals and as a protected class.

Transgender immigrants face a broad array of legal issues, from obtaining legal status to securing immigration documents that correctly reflect their identity. This manual combines two dynamic areas of law – transgender civil rights, and immigration law.

Gay City Health Project is a multicultural gay men's health organization and the premiere provider of HIV and STD testing in King County. Our mission is to promote gay and bisexual men's health and prevent HIV transmission by building community, fostering communication and nurturing self-esteem.

Lists resources, support groups and professionals who specialize in anxiety, panic, phobias.

Economical multi-lingual services for individuals of Asian or Pacific Islander heritage.
206-695-7600

Emergency assistance for people in emotional distress and in need of immediate help.
866-427-4747
206-461-3222

Lists resources, support groups and links to referral services.

NAMI is the National Alliance on Mental Illness, the nation's largest grassroots organization for people with mental illness and their families. Founded in 1979, NAMI has affiliates in every state and in more than 1,100 local communities across the country.

SCS has been "proudly serving the LGBT Communities since 1969". They offer low-cost therapy and case management for individuals and couples or non-traditional families, medication management and evaluation, chemical dependency treatment for young adults and adults, support groups for various populations, training and consultation, and Project Neon, which provides community-level intervention to gay and bi- men who use crystal meth.

Economical counseling services for individuals, couples, families and groups.
206-302-2300

Find a counselor, psychologist, psychotherapist or social worker by name, city, county or niche specialty.

Free referral service for locating counselors, therapists and psychologists in the Seattle area.

Therapist referral services for men, women, couples and families.  An economical way to meet and interview three therapists, then pick the one that best fits you and your needs.
206-634-2682

asuwaisc@u.washington.edu

asuwasc@u.washington.edu

asuwbsc@u.washington.edu

asuwlaraza@u.washington.edu

asuwpisc@u.washington.edu

Entre Hermanos works to improve the health and well-being of the LGBTQ Latino community.

Economical multi-lingual services for individuals of Asian or Pacific Islander heritage.
206-695-7600

Website that rates US colleges based on how LGBT friendly they are. Criteria include LGBT Policy Inclusion, Support, and Institutional Commitment, Student Life, Academic Life, Campus Safety, Health, etc.

Find a counselor, psychologist, psychotherapist or social worker by name, city, county or niche specialty.

Free referral service for locating counselors, therapists and psychologists in the Seattle area.

Women owned, queer friendly sex shop, also offering regular workshops and events! The store offers top quality products, a pleasant place to shop, and most of all information and encouragement to women who wanted to explore their sexuality.

Gender Spectrum helps students, families, schools, and organizations understand and address the concepts of gender identity. They also have a monthly support and information group for parents of gender variant and transgender children at Children's Hospital Seattle.

Pacific Gender Support provides information resources and peer support for individuals interested in and concerned with gender identity issues.

Committed to serving the Transgender Community

Ingersoll supports transgendered people towards growth and well being.  We provide support, education, advocacy and information resources for people interested in gender identity issues, and for service providers, employers, families and friends in order to promote understanding, awareness and acceptance of gender diversity.

Mapping gender neutral bathrooms, unisex restrooms, accessible toilets, bathrooms for everyone.

Transgender education partnership: understanding through education.

Transgender immigrants face a broad array of legal issues, from obtaining legal status to securing immigration documents that correctly reflect their identity. This manual combines two dynamic areas of law – transgender civil rights, and immigration law.

We are a group of self-identified women from diverse backgrounds working to create a feminist bisexual support network. We promote, in both the heterosexual world and the lesbian, gay, transgendered  community, the understanding and acceptance of bisexuality  as one of many valid sexual identities.

ADWAS is committed to providing services to Deaf and Deaf-Blind victims of sexual assault and/or domestic violence. The mission of ADWAS is a belief that violence is a learned behavior and it should not be tolerated.

Crisis Line (TDD/TTY): 1-800-833-6384

From humble beginnings in 1981, Eastside Domestic Violence Program (EDVP) has grown to become the largest provider of services for domestic violence victims in Washington. A support group for battered women and two volunteer safe homes were the first services offered, followed a year later by  a 24-hour crisis line.  Today, in addition to the crisis line, EDVP operates two confidential shelters, offers additional safe housing in the community, runs support groups for women and children, provides extensive community education and trainings, and advocates on behalf of victims.

Therapist referral services for men, women, couples and families.  An economical way to meet and interview three therapists, then pick the one that best fits you and your needs.
206-634-2682

Women owned, queer friendly sex shop, also offering regular workshops and events! The store offers top quality products, a pleasant place to shop, and most of all information and encouragement to women who wanted to explore their sexuality.

GLSEN is an education organization creating safe schools for all lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people.

PFLAG Supports the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer Community, Celebrating Families, Teaching Tolerance, Advocating Justice!

From humble beginnings in 1981, Eastside Domestic Violence Program (EDVP) has grown to become the largest provider of services for domestic violence victims in Washington. A support group for battered women and two volunteer safe homes were the first services offered, followed a year later by  a 24-hour crisis line.  Today, in addition to the crisis line, EDVP operates two confidential shelters, offers additional safe housing in the community, runs support groups for women and children, provides extensive community education and trainings, and advocates on behalf of victims.

A center for GLBTQ youth and their allies that encourages empowerment through the development of leadership, social and life skills.  They offer a drop-in center, support groups, a cyber center, meals, case management and counseling, and events and activities.
1818 15th Avenue, Seattle, WA.
206-322-2515

A drop-in center for LGBTQ youth ages 14-24.  Oasis is a safe place to hang out, meet others, and learn about life.  They also offer many regularly scheduled educational programs and fun events.  Oasis has a library of books to check out and they offer a smoking cessation program.  They have a monthly girl's night and a speaker's bureau that goes out into the community to educate others about what it's like being a young GLBTQ person today.  They also offer HIV/AIDS education and testing, and safer-sex resources.
oasisyouthcenter@gmail.com
253-671-2838

An international public-private partnership in support of GLBT youth to help schools become safe places where every family can belong, where every educator can teach, and where every child can learn, regardless of gender identity or sexual orientation.
Crisis Phone (WA State Only): 1-877-723-3723
Voice Mail: 206-632-0662 x 49

Stonewall Youth is a non-profit community organization that supports, informs and advocates for youth up to 21 year old who identify as GLBT or who have questions about their sexual orientation or gender identity.  The organization was founded in 1991 and today provides a wide spectrum of services, including Youth Outreach, Peer Support Groups, and Community Education.
stonewallyouth@qwest.net
360-705-2738

The Washington State Gay-Straight Alliance Network, a project of GLSEN Washington State, is a youth-led organization created to help connect public and private GSA-based clubs and other community groups throughout Washington State. Students will develop leadership skills and help to build peer support through programs, workshops and trainings.

Serving homeless and at-risk youth.

Runs a Bellevue Support Group. Since 1968, Youth Eastside Services has been a lifeline for kids and families in East King County. With YES at their side, they learn to cope with emotional problems that can shatter family relationships.