LGBTQ+ Health: General Resources
Every person must find their own path to good health and well-being. People in Wisconsin's LGBTQ+ community, their families, and their allies can find information and support by clicking the categories below.
- Advocates for
Youth —Education for LGBTQ+ youth about health issues. This includes HIV and substance abuse. - Coming Out: Living Authentically as Transgender or
Nonbinary —Empowering guide for meant for anyone and everyone whose gender identity does not align with the sex they were assigned at birth. - Fair
Wisconsin —Wisconsin group focused on LGBTQ+ civil rights. - LGBT Center of SE
Wisconsin —Community organization around advocacy work. - National Coalition for LGBTQ
Health —National group that works to improve the health of LGBTQ+ people. - National LGBTQ Task
Force —National group dedicated to achieving freedom and justice for LGBTQ+ people. - U.S. Health and Human
Services —Nation-wide information on LGBTQ+ issues.
- FORGE: Transgender Aging
Network —Information for transgender persons on aging. - National Resource Center on LGBTQ+
Aging —A resource center that works to improve the quality of services offered to LGBTQ+ older adults. - SAGE: Advocacy & Services for LGBTQ+
Elder s—Group focused improving the lives of LGBTQ+ older adults.
- American Cancer Society: Cancer Facts for Gay and Bisexual
Men —Information about cancer risk, prevention, and detection. - American Cancer Society: Cancer Facts for Lesbian and Bisexual
Women —Information about cancer risk, prevention, and detection. - American Cancer Society: Cancer Research in the LGBTQ+
Community —Information on disparities in cancer rates among the LGBTQ+ community. - National LGBT Cancer
Network —Information about cancer risks and an online screening reminder. - National LGBT Cancer
Project —LGBTQ group that supports and advocates for cancer survivors.
- Cardiovascular Health in LGBTQ
Adults from the American Heart Association. - CDC: Diabetes Risk and the LGBTQ
Community —also available Diabetes Risk and the LGBTQ Community webpage inSpanish . - Healthy People 2030 LGBTQ-Related
Objectives - HHS Reports on the Health of LGBTQ+
Americans - Howard Brown
Health —Health centers focused on LGBTQ+ health. Located in Chicago. - Inclusion Health
Clinic —LGBTQ+ services in the Milwaukee area. - Indian Health Service
Two-Spirit/LGBTQIA+ —Health information and resources for American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) people and their families. - LGBT
HealthLink —Podcast and blog focused on improving LGBTQ+ health. - Path Clinic for Gender
Identity —Gender affirming care at UW in Madison.
- The Center: 7 Rivers LGBTQ
Connection —Group that provides services and support for the LGBTQ community. Office in La Crosse. - Diverse &
Resilient —Group focused on anti-violence, sexual health, and substance use. Offices in Appleton and Milwaukee. - LGBT Center of SE
Wisconsin —Group that provides resources. These include support groups and training. Office in Racine. - Milwaukee LGBT Community
Center —Group focused on anti-violence, healthy relationships, and counseling. Office in Milwaukee. - OPEN
Foundation , located in Madison, but all virtual. - OUTLoud Community
Center in Marathon county. - OutReach LGBT Community
Center —Group focused on community building, health, and advocacy. Office in Madison.
- Call
Blackline —Peer support for peer support, counseling, reporting of mistreatment, witnessing and affirming the lived experiences of the people most affected by systematic oppression. Applies a LGBTQ+ Black Femme lens, and prioritizes the needs of Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC). - National Alliance on Mental Illness
(NAMI) General information on LGBTQ+ mental health. - PRISM
Program —Connects LGBTQ+ youth with free emotional and mental health support. - SAMHSA’s National
Helpline —Helpline offering treatment referral. Helpful for people with mental and/or substance use disorders. Available 24/7. - Suicide & Crisis Lifeline: LGBTQ+
resources —Free, 24/7 support for people in stressful situations. These include thoughts of suicide, mental health concerns, or a substance use issue. Call or text 988. 988 Lifeline for people who are deaf or hard ofhearing . Also available: 988 Lifeline for people who are deaf or hard of hearing website inSpanish .
- Community
Powered —Education about hate and hate crimes in our state. - LGBTQ Survivors of Sexual
Violence —Information for LGBTQ survivors of sexual violence, also in LGBTQ Survivors of Sexual Violence website inSpanish . - Northwest
Network —Support for abuse and violence victims. - Room to be
Safe —Anti-violence program. Offers various services to survivors in the LGBTQ community. StopBullying.gov —Resources for stopping and preventing bullying.- Wisconsin Coalition Against Sexual
Assault (WCASA) —A group of agencies helping people who have experienced sexual violence in Wisconsin.
- Brady East Sexually Transmitted Disease
Clinic —Clinic providing free sexual health care to men (transgender and cisgender), transgender women, and other trans/non-binary individuals. - CDC (Centers for Disease Control): HIV and Gay and Bisexual
Men - CDC: HIV and Transgender
People - HIV PrEP—Information about PrEP for HIV prevention.
- HPV and
Cancer —Information on the link between HPV and cancer risk affecting LGBTQ+ people. - Planned Parenthood of
Wisconsin —Affordable reproductive and sexual health care. - Queering Reproductive
Justice —A toolkit with information on LGBTQ+ reproductive health issues. - Vivent
Health —HIV programs in Wisconsin. WeRNative Health information for Native youth.- Wisconsin HIV Program—Information about HIV in Wisconsin.
- CDC: Unfair and Unjust Practices Harm LGBTQ+ People and Drive Health
Disparities - The Galano Recovery
Club —Wisconsin group that provides 12-step recovery programs. - LGBTQ+ People and Substance
Use —National Institutes of Health (NIH) researchers working on substance use prevention in the community. - Pride
Institute —LGBTQ+ drug and alcohol addiction treatment center.- About
addiction —Information about addiction among LGBTQ+ people. - Proud
Voices —A podcast featuring LGBTQ+ people in recovery.
- About
- Substance Use and Suicide Risk Among LGBTQ+
Youth — The Trevor Project's research to understand the link between LGBTQ+ youth experiences, substance use, and suicide. - This Free
Life —Information about preventing and reducing tobacco use among LGBTQ+ people. - Tips from Former Smokers: LGBT
community —Real stories of LGBTQ+ people living with smoking-related conditions. Also available: Tips from Former Smokers: LGBT community website inSpanish .
- OutReach LGBT Community
Center —Group focused on community building, health, and advocacy. Office in Madison. PFLAG —National group for LGBTQ+ people, their parents and families, and allies.- Resources for
Families —Resources for families supporting LGBTQ youth. - Wisconsin Department of Children and Families LGBTQIA2S+ Resource
Hub —A collection of resources for youth, parents/caregivers, child welfare professionals, agencies, and service providers who work with LGBTQ+ people. - Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction Safe Schools for LGBTQ+
Students —Information for making schools in Wisconsin safe.
- Advocates for
Youth —Education for LGBTQ+ youth about health issues. - Courage
MKE —Milwaukee-based group advocating for LGBTQ+ youth. - Diverse and
Resilient —Organization working to achieve health equity and improve the safety and well-being of LGBTQ+ people and communities in Wisconsin. - Gay Straight Alliance for Safe Schools
(GSAFE) —Resources to create just schools for LGBTQ+ youth in Wisconsin. - Gender Health
Clinic —Gender affirming care at Children's Wisconsin. - Health Considerations for LGBTQ
Youth —CDC collection of reports about health outcomes, risks, and disparities among LGBTQ+ youth. - LGBT Center of Southeastern
Wisconsin —Programs in Wisconsin focused on creating safe spaces and providing virtual support groups. - Q2: Chippewa Valley LGBTQ+ Youth
Group —Group on Facebook for LGBTQ+ youth or allies between the ages of 12-18. Provides a safe space to talk about LGBTQ issues and meet other LGBTQ+ youth. - Matthew Shepard
Foundation —Resources for LGBTQ+ youth. - Matthew's
Place —Stories by and for LGBTQ+ youth. - Out of Yer
Shells —Resources for trans and gender non-conforming youth. - The Trevor
Project —National group that provides crisis intervention and suicide prevention services to LGBTQ+ people under 25.