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
Hudson Valley & The Catskills:
HUDSON VALLEY LGBTQ COMMUNITY CENTER
Kingston
845.331.5300
THE LOFT: LGBT COMMUNITY SERVICES CENTER
White Plains
914.948.2932
Finger Lakes:
CORTLAND LGBT RESOURCE CENTER
Cortland
607.756.8970
GAY ALLIANCE OF THE GENESEE VALLEY
Rochester
585.244.8640
Greater Niagara:
THE PRIDE CENTER OF WESTERN NEW YORK
Buffalo
716.852.PRIDE
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
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.
