Local                    Resources

• Colectiva Queer exists to uplift diverse queer voices and provide LGBTQA+ services such as: youth programs, essential aid, health resources, and social events.​

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• Space Coast Rainbow Homeschoolers is a private Facebook group dedicated to providing inclusive educational opportunities for families who homeschool their LGBTQ+ children.

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• The Zebra Coalition (Orlando) provides services to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and all youth (LGBTQ+) ages 13 – 24. The Coalition assists young people facing homelessness, bullying, isolation from their families, and physical, sexual and drug abuse with individualized programs to guide them to recovery and stability.

 

• CHS Family support warm-line 1-888-733-6303 is a free hotline that connects callers to a counselor with a call or text 24 hours a day and is always staffed with at least one clinician and one supervisor. All of the clinicians and most supervisors are licensed. Some of the therapists are multilingual and some are LGBTQ-competent, meaning they are trained to work with callers on related subjects. All calls are confidential and callers can remain anonymous if they choose.  

 

• Florida Institute of Technology offers counseling on a sliding scale fee.

 

• Spektrum Health (Orlando, Melbourne) provides comprehensive primary healthcare options for LGBTQA+ individuals.

 

• Gender Expression Voice Training (Viera) helps transgender and gender nonconforming individuals find their authentic voice.

 

• Space Coast Pride fosters a sense of community among the LGBTQ+ community and to bridge the divide within all aspects of our lives on Florida's Space Coast.

 

• Hello Again Books a new and used bookstore located in historic Cocoa Village, in Cocoa Florida
  
  

                                         
                    Online                   Resources

• PFLAG National PFLAG is working to make sure that all people who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer are not only valued by society, but take pride in and value themselves. We do this through providing peer-to-peer support, educating people on the issues that are important to the community, and advocating for inclusive policies and laws.

 

• GENDERCOOL.ORG The Gender Cool Project is a youth-led movement bringing positive change to the world. The champions are helping replace misinformed opinions with positive experiences meeting transgender and non-binary youth who are thriving.

 

• FloridaNameChange.org This website is a free service to help residents of Florida update their legal name and gender marker on official government identification.

 

• QChat Find and give support, have fun, connect around shared interests and get good information. Chat with like-minded peers in live chats designed for you & by you, facilitated by folks who care.

 

• AARP for LGBT aged 50+!  

 

• Campus Pride Building Future Leaders and Safer, More LGBTQ-Friendly College and Universities for Twenty Years

 

• Equality Florida

 

• GLAAD (Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation)

 

• GLBT Historical Society

 

• GLSEN (Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network)

 

• Bilerico Project
• Trevor Project
• HRC (Human Rights Campaign)
• Lambda Legal
• Matthew Shepard Foundation
• Matthew's Place
• Sports/Athletics  
• ​A Parents' Guide to Suicide Prevention
• Stonewall Library & Archives

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It's always a good time to ponder your bright future! Here are some scholarships available for LGBTQ+ students!

• Aqua Scholarship Program by and for LGBTQ Women
• Space Coast Pride Randall D. Kelley/Kelli Randell Memorial Scholarship is an achievement- based award that aims to support the members of our community with their educational development. This scholarship is for Senior high school students who will be in the graduating class of 2021. This year, Space Coast Pride will award two $1000 scholarships to two applicants.