LGBTQ Professional Resources
Legal Resources
Lambda Legal
Lambda Legal is a national organization committed to achieving full recognition of the civil rights of lesbians, gay men, bisexuals, transgender people and those with HIV through impact litigation, education and public policy work.
The LGBT Project of the American Civil Liberties Union
This site specifies state and local non-discrimination laws protecting LGBTQ+ identified people against employment discrimination, as well as information on a variety of other issues.
Career Resources
Human Rights Campaign: Workplace
The Human Rights Campaign provides employee resources that address the unique challenges that LGBTQ+ employees might face, an in-depth report on the policies and practices of American corporations as they pertain the LGBTQ+ employees, and a discussion of benefits for domestic partners and same-sex spouses.
Out and Equal Workplace Advocates
Out and Equal Workplace Advocates seek to end employment discrimination for LGBTQ+ employees through education and empowerment.
National Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce
The NGLCC is a business advocate and direct link between LGBTQ+ business owners, corporations, and government. The NGLCC is committed to forming a broad-based coalition of LGBTQ–owned and LGBTQ+-friendly businesses, professionals, and major corporations. The NGLCC seeks to promote financial opportunities, economic growth, continued innovation, and equality for its members.
Employer Resources
The Human Rights Campaign‘s provides guidelines on implementing or expanding company policies regarding issues of importance to LGBT employees.
Career Resources for LGBT Students
Out for Work
Out for Work provides resources for career development that pertain specifically to LGBTQ+ students, including conferences.
Out for Undergraduate Business Conference
This annual conference helps LGBTQ+ undergraduate students learn how other “out” professionals have navigated the same issues. Panelists share insider knowledge about coming out in different professional organizations in different professional, as well as strategies they have used to investigate companies’ LGBTQ+ policies. Scholarships are available.
Out for Work Career Center Certification Program
The Out for Work certification program is designed to assess and evaluate the quality, quantity, and availability of LGBTQ-specific resources and support available to students at academic career centers. Out for Work helps provide tools, resources, and training materials to career centers to improve the quality of services offered to LGBT students.
LGBT Job Search Sites
LGBT Career Link
Find jobs, learn about employment at diversity-friendly companies, and research careers by networking with LGBTQ+ and allied colleagues.
Out for Work Internship & Job Board
The only internship and job posting site dedicated to LGBTQ+ college students.
The Pink Pages
Find jobs from employers who are actively seeking employees from LGBTQ+ communities.
The Transgender Job Bank
Find employment that supports transgender communities worldwide.
National Professional Associations
Transgender Workplace Diversity Network
A resource network on transgender workplace diversity for HR managers, diversity professionals, lawyers, transgender employees, and allies.
Lesbians Who Tech
Lesbians Who tech is committed to convening queer women in technology (and allies) in a vibrant and inclusive community. This org works to promote the visibility and inclusion of women, LGBTQ+ people, and people from other backgrounds under-represented in technology.
StartOut
A nonprofit organization dedicated to creating great business leaders by fostering LGBTQ+ entrepreneurs by fostering mentorship and creating educational events.
Out In Tech
As an incorporated not-for-profit entity, Out in Tech serves as an industry-wide affinity group for LGBTQ+ professionals in the tech industry. Out in Tech currently operates in New York and San Francisco.
Association for Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual Issues in Counseling
A national association of counselors advocating for issues regarding sexual orientation and gender identity/expression.
National Organization of Gay and Lesbian Scientists and Technical Professionals Inc.
A national organization of LGBTQ+ people and their allies who are employed or interested in scientific or high technology fields.
Federal Globe
A national association created to support the rights of the LGBTQ+ military, civil service community, aligned contractors, those who wish to serve, and friends and family.
Gay & Lesbian Medical Association
An organization of LGBTQ+ physicians, medical students, and their supporters.
National LGBT Bar Association
A national association of lawyers, judges and other legal professionals, law students, activists, and affiliated LGBTQ+ legal organizations that promotes justice in and through the legal profession for the LGBTQ+ community in all its diversity.
Gay, Lesbian, and Straight Education Network
An organization for teachers and educators that strives to ensure that each member of every school community is valued and respected regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity/expression.
National Lesbian & Gay Journalists Association
An organization of journalists, online media professionals, and students that works from within the journalism industry to foster fair and accurate coverage of LGBTQ+ issues. The NLGJA opposes workplace bias against all minorities and provides professional development for its members and has valuable information regarding workplace campaigns.
California-Based Professional Organizations
Golden Gate Business Association
An association that connects the San Francisco LGBTQ+ community through business, educating leaders through business skills development, increasing visibility, and advocating to create positive change socially, economically and politically. The Golden Gate Business Assocation provides a directory of local LGBTQ-owned and LGBTQ-friendly establishments, programming and events, small business resources, and information on LGBTQ+ travel.
Out In Tech
As an incorporated not-for-profit entity, Out in Tech serves as an industry-wide affinity group for LGBTQ+ professionals in the tech industry. Out in Tech currently operates in San Francisco, as well as New York.
Gays Who Tech
A San Francisco-based Meetup group hosting networking event and speaker engagements for LGBTQ+ professionals and entrepreneurs in the tech industry.
Santa Barbara Gay & Lesbian Business Association
An association that strives to strengthen the economic influence and cultural vitality of the Santa Barbara LGBTQ+ community through programming and networking opportunities, community improvement projects, humanitarian efforts, student scholarships, and a business directory of local LGBTQ-owned and LGBTQ-friendly establishments.