Resource List

Emergency Assistance

If you need immediate help or would like to talk to an understanding person about your situation, please use these resources to reach someone right now.

• Trans Lifeline – Trans Lifeline was founded in 2014 as a peer-support crisis hotline. The Hotline was, and still is, the only service in the country in which all operators are transgender. Because of the particularly vulnerable relationship transgender people have with police, it is also the only service in the country with a policy against non-consensual active rescue. Hotline phone number: 877-565-8860
• The Trevor Project – The Trevor Project is the leading national organization providing crisis intervention and suicide prevention services to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer & questioning youth. Hotline phone number: 877-565-8860

LGBTQ Resources

Local and national organizations that work to improve the well-being of the LGBTQ community and their allies.

• PFLAG Morgantown – PFLAG Morgantown provides support and education to all parents, family, friends, and allies of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) people in the Morgantown, West Virginia area.
• WVU LGBTQ Center – The WVU LGBTQ Center offers inclusive programming and outreach initiatives for WVU students, faculty, staff, and broader community members. They collaborate with and support the university’s larger social justice efforts by providing inclusive, academic, and curricular development training on all WVU campuses, by advocating for members of our community, and by building coalitions. They also work throughout the state to improve understanding of LGBTQIA+ issues.
• National Center for Transgender Equality – The National Center for Transgender Equality advocates to change policies and society to increase understanding and acceptance of transgender people. In the nation’s capital and throughout the country, NCTE works to replace disrespect, discrimination, and violence with empathy, opportunity, and justice.
• National Organization of Gay and Lesbian Scientists and Technical Professionals(NOGLSTP) – NOGLSTP is a professional society that educates and advocates for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer students and professionals in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.
• PERSAD – PERSAD is a human service organization whose mission is to improve the well-being of the LGBTQ (lesbian, gay bisexual, transgender, queer and questioning) communities, and the HIV/AIDS communities. PERSADalso serves as an advocate for gender-non-conforming people who have experienced discrimination.

Legal Assistance

If you need help identifying your rights and finding how to fight for them.

• The ACLU of WV – The American Civil Liberties Union of West Virginia (ACLU-WV) is a non-partisan, non-profit membership organization whose mission is to fulfill the promise of the Bill of Rights for all West Virginians and expand the reach of its guarantees to new areas.
• Fairness West Virginia – Fairness is the statewide civil rights advocacy organization dedicated to fair treatment and civil rights for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender West Virginians.
• Legal Aid of West Virginia – Legal Aid of West Virginia (LAWV) is the state’s primary provider of civil legal aid and advocacy services. Our mission is to ensure that the most vulnerable among us–low-income families, seniors, victims of domestic violence, the disabled–have an equal shot at justice, in the courtroom and in their communities.
• Mountain State Justice – Mountain State Justice provides aggressive legal advocacy on behalf of low-income West Virginians to ensure access to the civil justice system for the vindication and protection of their rights.
• OUTLaw – OUTLaw is the WVU College of Law’s LGBT student advocacy organization that serves to foster open communication & networking between gay & straight communities while educating students on gay rights issues.
• WVU Child and Family Advocacy Clinic – The WVU Child and Family Advocacy Clinic provides legal services to children and families of limited income to promote their health, security, and future success.

Medical Assistance

If you're in a situation where you need medical advice, assistance or a more understanding situation please see these resources.

• Central Outreach Wellness Center –
  Central Outreach Wellness Center is a PA based holisticmulticultural, LGBTQIA, HIV & Hep C health organization that offers PrEP & free STD testing.
• Dr. Rainbow – Dr. Rainbow is a statewide resource guide to help reduce isolationism and link people to support systems throughout the state. Dr. Rainbow’s information is based on real West Virginians coming forward to highlight the wonderful healthcare providers and community resources who “welcome all kinds.”
• Planned Parenthood – Planned Parenthood is one of the nation’s leading providers of high-quality, affordable health care, and the nation’s largest provider of sex education. With or without insurance, you can always come to us for your health care. Planned Parenthood of West Virginia is located at 522 Grand Central Ave. Vienna, WV 26105.

HIV/AIDS Assistance

Resources for those who are or have family members affected by HIV and AIDs.

• Caritas House Inc – Caritas House is a supportive service agency for people living in North-Central West Virginia who are affected by HIV/AIDS.
• WVU Positive Health Clinic – WVU Positive Health Clinic (HIV & PrEP) works to provide a comprehensive, “one stop shopping” approach to the treatment of HIV/AIDS.