LGBTQIA+ Justice
LGBTQIA+ justice is a vital part of the broader fight for human rights and equity. It affirms that all people—regardless of gender identity, sexual orientation, or expression—deserve to live with dignity, safety, and full participation in society. From the right to access affirming healthcare to protections in employment, education, and public life, LGBTQIA+ rights are essential to building a just and inclusive world.
Yet today, those rights are under renewed attack. Across the U.S., conservative lawmakers are introducing and passing legislation aimed at erasing trans identities, limiting access to gender-affirming care, censoring LGBTQIA+ voices in schools, and rolling back hard-won legal protections. These actions, often fueled by disinformation and political fearmongering, are taking a devastating toll. This toll is especially hard on trans youth, queer people of color, and those already pushed to society’s margins. In this climate, advocacy and allyship are not optional—they are urgent.
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We are MedCity REFUGE, a nonprofit organization which supports those coming to Rochester, MN for gender-affirming care.
Our aim is to
support individuals who face significant obstacles in seeking gender-affirming care
provide resources, community fellowship, and affordable lodging
nurture the emotional and physical well-being of those on their medical journey
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Leading the fight for LGBTQ+ rights.
We’ve spent more than 40 years creating the most powerful movement for equality our country has ever seen. But despite this progress, our most marginalized are still suffering from violence, discrimination and fear. Our goal is to ensure that all LGBTQ+ people, and particularly those of us who are trans, people of color and HIV+, are treated as full and equal citizens within our movement, across our country and around the world. Learn more. Get involved with the Minnesota chapter of the HRC here!
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GLAAD is a non-profit organization focused on LGBTQ advocacy and cultural change. GLAAD works to ensure fair, accurate, and inclusive representation and creates national and local programs that advance LGBTQ acceptance. Learn more.
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The Trevor Project is the leading suicide prevention and crisis intervention nonprofit organization for LGBTQ+ young people. We provide information & support to LGBTQ+ young people 24/7, all year round. Learn more.
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Our mission is to advance gender equity through the law.
Founded in Minnesota, Gender Justice has expanded our work across the Upper Midwest to be responsive to the needs we see in our communities and our clients’ cases. It is never the wrong time to fight for people’s rights.
Gender Justice envisions a world where everyone can thrive regardless of their gender, gender expression, or sexual orientation. Step by step, we’re creating that world by dismantling legal, structural, and cultural barriers that contribute to gender inequity. We work to ensure that people of all genders have a meaningful right to bodily autonomy, safety, health, and opportunity. Learn more
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The National LGBTQ Task Force builds power, takes action, and creates change to achieve freedom, justice, and equity for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer people. As the progressive voice of the LGBTQ movement and the LGBTQ voice of the progressive movement, the National LGBTQ Task Force organizes people and money in pursuit of liberation for all. Learn more.
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PFLAG is the nation's largest organization dedicated to supporting, educating, and advocating for LGBTQ+ people and those who love them. Learn more.
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Advocates for Trans Equality fights for the legal and political rights of transgender people in America. Leveraging decades of experience on the frontlines of power, we shift government and society towards a future where we are no less than equal. Learn more.
Organizations doing great work
Not Just a Joke: Understanding & Preventing Gender- & Sexuality-Based Bigotry helps educate and equip adults across caregiving capacities with information and resources that will help them recognize vulnerabilities and intervene safely and effectively. As the third guide in a growing suite of resources developed by the SPLC and American University’s Polarization & Extremism Research & Innovation Lab (PERIL), Not Just a Joke delivers the support caregivers need to ensure all young people are safe, healthy and embraced by their communities.
