List of local resources
Here is a list of LGBTQ+ support organizations in the Chicago North Shore and surrounding suburbs:
Youth Services – Social, support, and leadership programs for LGBQ+ children and youth and their families
Illinois Safe Schools Alliance – Promotes safety, support, and healthy development for LGBTQ+ youth, in Illinois schools and communities, through advocacy, education, youth organizing, and research.
Equality Illinois – Advocacy organization dedicated to defending rights for LGTBQ+ Illinoisans
Howard Brown Health – Howard Brown serves men, women, trans and gender non-conforming folks, infants, youth, and children through a multi-site operation based in Chicago
Pinta Pride Project – Sponsor of Buffalo Grove Pride Parade and other events supporting the LGBTQ+ community
Brave Space Alliance – a Black trans-led LGBTQ+ Center in Chicago.