LGBTQIA+ Community Resources
Gainesville, Jacksonville & North Florida
Finding the right resources shouldn’t be hard.
Trinity MCC Gainesville is based in Gainesville, Florida, but our community extends throughout North Florida and far beyond, connecting with people across the country and around the world. We've gathered these resources to help LGBTQIA+ people, families, friends, and allies in Gainesville, Jacksonville, and the surrounding North Florida area find community, support, affirming care, recovery resources, legal assistance, and other services.
Need Help Right Now?
988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline
For anyone experiencing emotional distress, a mental-health crisis, or thoughts of suicide.
Call or text
988 or use online chat. Support is available 24/7 and is free and confidential.
The Trevor Project
Free, confidential, 24/7 crisis support specifically for LGBTQ+ young people.
Call
1-866-488-7386, text
START to 678-678, or connect by online chat.
Find the Resources You Need
Community & Support
Connect with LGBTQIA+ organizations, support groups, and community spaces throughout Gainesville, Jacksonville, and North Florida.
Youth & Families
Resources, programs, and support for LGBTQIA+ young people and their families.
Trans & Gender-Diverse Resources
Health, community, legal, and support resources for transgender and gender-diverse people.
Mental Health & Recovery
Mental health, counseling, recovery, and sober-community resources for LGBTQIA+ people.
Legal & Advocacy
Legal assistance, civil rights, advocacy, and other support for LGBTQIA+ people.
Conversion Therapy & Affirming Care
Information about conversion therapy, affirming care, research, and LGBTQIA+ protections.
Safe Restrooms & Accessibility
Tools and resources for finding safer, more accessible restroom options.
Community & Support
Gainesville & North Central Florida
Pride Community Center of North Central Florida
A central LGBTQIA+ community resource offering community programs, social groups, youth and family activities, events, referrals, and opportunities to connect.
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PFLAG Gainesville
Provides support, education, and advocacy for LGBTQIA+ people and their parents, families, friends, and allies. Current programming includes regular support meetings.
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Unspoken Treasure Society
Provides community support, health resources, HIV testing and prevention, outreach, and other services with particular attention to transgender, gender-nonconforming, and marginalized LGBTQIA+ communities. UTS has locations in both Gainesville and Jacksonville.
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Queering Family GNV
A local community for queer parents and caregivers in Gainesville and surrounding areas that welcomes many different family structures and paths to parenthood.
View Pride Center Community Programs →
Jacksonville & Northeast Florida
Jax River City Pride
A Jacksonville LGBTQIA+ nonprofit offering Pride events, education, outreach, community resources, and year-round opportunities for connection.
PFLAG Jacksonville
Provides support, education, resources, and advocacy for LGBTQIA+ people and their families, friends, and loved ones.
Unspoken Treasure Society, Jacksonville
The Jacksonville location provides LGBTQIA+ community support and health resources, including testing and outreach.
Youth & Families
Gainesville
Camp Silver
Creates affirming community and programming for transgender, nonbinary, and gender-expansive youth and their families. Its 2026 summer program served youth ages 7–16, and planning is underway for 2027.
Gainesville Pride Student Meet-ups
A Pride Center program for middle- and high-school students to socialize and build community, with space available for parents as well.
View Youth & Family Programs →
Theatre Connect Teen Troupe
A theatre program for LGBTQIA+ teens and allies ages 12–17 that combines creativity, connection, and an affirming environment supported by theatre practitioners and licensed counselors.
PFLAG Gainesville
Provides support, education, and resources for LGBTQIA+ youth and their parents, caregivers, families, and loved ones, helping families build understanding, acceptance, and connection.
Jacksonville
JASMYN
Provides community, support, peer groups, one-to-one assistance, social programming, mental-health connections, and health services for LGBTQIA+ teens in Northeast Florida.
JASMYN Family Space
A supportive space for parents, family members, chosen family, and other adults supporting LGBTQIA+ teens and young adults.
PFLAG Jacksonville Youth Advisory Council
Youth-led programming that provides resources, information, events, and support for LGBTQI+ children and their families.
Trans & Gender-Diverse Resources
Transgender Health Education Network (THEN)
A Gainesville-based organization serving North Florida that connects transgender and gender-diverse people with informed, affirming medical and mental-health providers.
Unspoken Treasure Society
Provides community, outreach, health resources, testing, and support with a particular focus on transgender and gender-nonconforming people and marginalized communities. Locations are available in Gainesville and Jacksonville.
Camp Silver
Creates affirming community and programming for transgender, nonbinary, and gender-expansive children, teens, and their families.
Advocates for Trans Equality: Trans Legal Services Network
A national directory of organizations providing name and gender-change services and other legal assistance for transgender people.
Florida Name Change
A free tool developed by Southern Legal Counsel to help Floridians navigate legal name changes and identity-document issues.
Mental Health & Recovery
Gainesville
Rainbow Resilience
An LGBTQ+ adult mental-health support group offered through the Pride Center and facilitated by a licensed clinical social worker. It is a support group rather than therapy.
Check Current Pride Center Programs →
Queer and Sober
An LGBTQ-focused Alcoholics Anonymous meeting in Gainesville. Meeting schedules may change, so please check the current local AA directory for details.
Jacksonville
AA Free to Be
An LGBTQIA+-friendly recovery meeting in Jacksonville. Recent listings identify Unity Church of Jacksonville as its meeting location. Please check current information before attending.
JASMYN Mental Health Services
Offers LGBTQIA+ teens mental-wellness programming, one-to-one counseling opportunities, and connections to mental-health resources.
Finding Affirming Professionals
GLMA LGBTQ+ Healthcare Directory
A free national directory for finding LGBTQ+-inclusive healthcare professionals, including virtual-care options.
Find an LGBTQ+ Inclusive Provider →
Association of LGBTQ+ Psychiatrists (AGLP)
Offers LGBTQ+ mental-health resources and a referral service through its professional network.
Legal & Advocacy
Gainesville & North Central Florida
Southern Legal Counsel
A Gainesville-based nonprofit public-interest law firm whose work includes LGBTQ+ and transgender rights, discrimination, healthcare access, identity documents, and other civil-rights issues.
Visit Southern Legal Counsel →
McNeal Legal, LLC
A private Gainesville family-law practice representing LGBTQ+ families in marriage, divorce, custody, and adoption matters.
Knellinger & Associates
A private Gainesville law firm offering family-law services that include same-sex marriage and divorce, domestic partnerships, adoption, and name changes.
Human Rights Council of North Central Florida
A local organization focused on ending discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity.
Jacksonville
Jacksonville Area Legal Aid
Provides civil legal assistance to eligible Northeast Florida residents. Its services include a dedicated project addressing the legal needs of people living with or affected by HIV/AIDS.
Visit Jacksonville Area Legal Aid →
Jacksonville Human Rights Commission
Accepts and investigates discrimination complaints involving employment, housing, and public accommodations, including discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity.
Visit Jacksonville Human Rights Commission →
Mayor’s LGBTQ+ Advisory Board
Serves as a liaison between Jacksonville’s LGBTQ+ community and city government.
Florida & National Legal Resources
Lambda Legal Help Desk
Provides general legal information and resources related to discrimination based on sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, and HIV status.
Visit Lambda Legal Help Desk →
Immigration Equality
Provides free legal information and services for LGBTQ+ and HIV-positive immigrants, including asylum-related resources.
National LGBTQ+ Bar Association
A national association of LGBTQ+ legal professionals and allies that promotes equality within the legal profession and provides legal resources and connections.
Conversion Therapy & Affirming Care
Human Rights Campaign: The Lies and Dangers of Efforts to Change Sexual Orientation or Gender Identity
Information about conversion practices, their risks, and professional opposition to them.
GLAAD: The Facts About Conversion “Therapy” Practices
Explains what conversion practices are, terminology used to disguise them, risks, and additional survivor and educational resources.
WebMD: What Is Conversion Therapy?
A medically reviewed overview of conversion therapy, its lack of evidence, terminology, and associated harms.
Movement Advancement Project: Conversion “Therapy” Laws
A regularly updated national map showing state and local laws and restrictions related to conversion practices.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Provides research and professional guidance on sexual-orientation and gender-identity change efforts and affirming psychological care.
APA Conversion Therapy Research →
The Trevor Project: Conversion Therapy Research
Research on conversion-therapy exposure and LGBTQ+ young people’s mental health.
Read Trevor Project Research →
United Nations Human Rights / OHCHR
Provides international human-rights research and reports addressing conversion practices and the physical and psychological harms associated with them.
Safe Restrooms & Accessibility
Refuge Restrooms
A community-based resource for finding safer restroom options for transgender, intersex, and gender-nonconforming people.
Find Restrooms with Refuge Restrooms →
PeePal Refuge
An iPhone and iPad app using Refuge Restrooms data to locate restrooms and filter by features such as unisex availability and accessibility.
RestMap
An iPhone and iPad restroom finder that includes gender-neutral and accessibility information and incorporates Refuge Restrooms data alongside other sources.
About This Resource List
Trinity MCC Gainesville provides these links as a community resource. Programs, services, meeting times, and contact information can change. Please contact each organization directly for current information. Inclusion on this page does not necessarily represent an endorsement by Trinity MCC.
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