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+ Elders—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 in Spanish.
- 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 of hearing. Also available: 988 Lifeline for people who are deaf or hard of hearing website in Spanish.
- 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 in Spanish.
- 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.
- 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 in Spanish.
- 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.