Gay, Lesbian, and Transgender Resources

DC Office of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Affairs
1350 Pennsylvania Ave NE, Site 221
Washington, DC 20004

Telephone: 202.727.9493
Website: www.lgbt.dc.gov

GLBT is a cabinet level office within the executive Office of the Mayor that addresses important concerns of the District’s GLBT residents. The Office works to define issues of concerns to the community and find ways of utilizing government resources to address these issues.  Services include Capacity Building; Community Outreach; Public Policy Development & Advocacy; and Public Education.

Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual & Transgender (GLBT) National Help Center

Telephone: 888.843.4564

Website: www.glnh.org

GLBT National Hotline services all callers of all ages (youth and adults). Provides peer counseling, information and local resources. 

Gay and Lesbian Liaison Unit of the Metropolitan Police Department (GLLU)

1.877.495.5995 (pager)

Provides 24-hour emergency response and client counseling.

Rainbow Response

Website: www.rainbowresponse.org

Rainbow Response is a grassroot coalition that brings together organizations and leaders from the LGBTQ communities, along with traditional domestic violence organizations and government agencies. Rainbow Response seeks to increase awareness about Intimate Partner Violence amid relationships of LGBTQ individuals, educating within the LGBTQ communities and beyond.

Sexual Minority Youth Assistance League (SMYAL)

Telephone: 202.546.5940

Website: www.smyal.org

SMYAL is the only organization in Washington DC metro area to support lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning (LGBTQ) youth.  Provides 1) life skills and leadership development, 2) counseling and support, 3) health and wellness education, 4) safe social activities, and 5) community outreach and education.

The DC Center (GLBT Community Center)
1111 14th St NW, Suite 350
Washington, DC 20005

Telephone: 202.682.2245
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Website: www.thedccenter.org

The Center maintains many different programs, such as: DC Crystal Meth Working Group, DC for Marriage, Elder Think Tank, Fight HIV in DC, and Tobacco Working Group. One program that DC Center has is GLOV (Gays and Lesbians Opposing Violence); and their primary mission is to reduce violence against gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender individuals through community outreach, education, and monitoring cases to ensure that the rights and dignity of GLBT victims are respected and protected.

Whitman Walker Clinic (WWC)

Telephone: 202.797.3500

Website: www.wwc.org 

Provides primary medical care; HIV/AIDS care; STD clinic; mental health and addiction treatment.  Also have health and wellness services specifically for lesbians, bisexual women and transgender people in Washington, DC metro area. 

Women in the Life Association: Social Justice for Lesbians of Color

Website: www.womeninthelife.com

WITLA is a social justice organization advancing the rights of lesbians of colors through cultural affirmation, education and advocacy.  The primary target population is African American, Latina, Native American & Asian Pacific Islander lesbians 21 years of age and older. Their secondary target populations are gay men of color, white women and LGBTQ organizations.   WITLA works to improve programs and services offered by organizations to lesbians of color; strengthen education and advocacy efforts.