LGBT Resources

As LGBT visitors travel across New York State, LGBT community centers are a great resource for a wide range of local information, referrals and resources. Here is a regional sampling:

Long Island:

LONG ISLAND GLBT COMMUNITY CENTER
Bay Shore and Garden City
631.665.2300
516.323.0011

New York City:

BROOKLYN COMMUNITY PRIDE CENTER
Brooklyn
347.889.7719

THE LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL & TRANSGENDER COMMUNITY CENTER - NYC
Manhattan
212.620.7310 

QUEENS COMMUNITY HOUSE
Forest Hills
718.592.5757

QUEENS PRIDE HOUSE
Jackson Heights
718.429.5309

THE STATEN ISLAND LGBT COMMUNITY CENTER
Staten Island
718.808.1360

Hudson Valley & The Catskills:

HUDSON VALLEY LGBTQ COMMUNITY CENTER
Kingston 
845.331.5300

THE LOFT: LGBT COMMUNITY SERVICES CENTER
White Plains
914.948.2932

Capital-Saratoga:

THE PRIDE CENTER OF THE CAPITAL REGION
Albany
518.462.6138

Finger Lakes:

CORTLAND LGBT RESOURCE CENTER
Cortland
607.756.8970

GAY ALLLIANCE OF THE GENESEE VALLEY
Rochester
585.244.8640

Greater Niagara:

THE PRIDE CENTER OF WESTERN NEW YORK
Buffalo
716.852.PRIDE

About NYS Laws

New York State has statewide non-discrimination and hate crimes laws that explicitly include actual and perceived sexual orientation, gender and/or sex, and other categories. While New York still needs to pass a statewide transgender civil rights law, there is currently some legal protection from gender identity and expression discrimination in New York, both under state law and a good number of local ordinances. And of course, New York has a marriage equality law.

If you feel you have been discriminated against, or for more information on discrimination protection in New York State, click HERE.