Local Resources

Healthcare:

• Howard Brown Health
• Lurie Children’s Gender Development Program
• Planned Parenthood of Illinois

Youth Groups:

• Youth Outlook – Runs several weekly drop in centers throughout the Western suburbs of Chicago
• 360 Youth Services
• Virtual – Q-Chat Space – Online community for LGTBQ+ Teens
• Virtual – imi – Online mental health tool for LGTBQ+ teens, by LGTBQ+ teens and their allies.

Education:

• Campus Pride Index – Database of hundreds of LGTBQ+ friendly campuses and what they
• Illinois Safe Schools Alliance
  • Advocacy Request Form – Provide help to students experiencing identity based discrimination and/or harassments.

Name Change:

• TJLP – Transformative Justice Law Project of Illinois provides Legal Assistance, including help with name changes

Other Pride Organizations:

• Affinity Services – a Black led, queer led organization on Chicago’s Southside dedicated to social justice in Black LGBTQ+ communities.
• Aurora Pride
• Belong Fox Valley
• Bolingbrook Pride
• Brave Space Alliance – the first black-led, trans-led LGBTQ+ center located on the south side of Chicago, and designed to create and provide affirming and culturally competent services for the entire LGBTQ+ community of Chicago.
• Center on Halstead – lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender community center in Chicago.
• DeKalb Pride
• Equality Illinois – Advocacy organization dedicated to defending rights for LGTBQ+ Illinoisans.
• Joliet Pride Network
• Naper Pride
• Plainfield Pride
• Will County Pride Coalition