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Memphis Community and Other Resources

OutMemphis LGBTQ Community Center  |  OUTMemphis offers a variety of services for all ages, genders, and sexual orientations

Mid-South Pride |  Mid-South Pride is a % volunteer-based, community-driven organization dedicated to serving the needs of the LGBTQ+ community and its partners through community events, entertainment, and celebrations of diversity.

Live Another Day | An in-depth guide written specifically for the QTBIPOC community that features dozens of culturally competent resources

Alcohol Help | Alcohol Help is an informational resource geared towards reducing the harm caused by alcohol. The linked webpage includes information and resources for LGBTQ+ individuals.

Rehab Spot | Free web guide for LGBTQ individuals ready to take the next step and learn more about recovery

CHOICES- Memphis Center for Reproductive Health |  CHOICES is a sexual health clinic with services specific to the LGBTQ community.

Tennessee Equality Project |  An LGBTQ+ Advocacy group that works statewide for the advancement of LG

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  • Trevor Project
    • Around-the-clock crisis and suicide prevention helpline for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning youth.
  • Trevor Lifeline
    • A crisis intervention and suicide prevention phone service obtainable 24/7 at
  • Trevor Text
    • Text “START” to Standard text messaging rates use. Available Monday through Friday between 3pm–10pm EST / Noon–7pm PT
  • Trevor Space
    • An online international peer-to-peer community for LGBTQ adj people and their friends.
  • Trevor Support Center
    • Where LGBTQ youth and allies can discover answers to FAQs and explore resources related to sexual orientation, gender identity and more.
  • PFLAG

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  • The University of Memphis Counseling Center 
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  • OutMemphis
    • OUTMemphis empowers, connects, educates, and advocates for the LGBTQ community of the Mid

      Memphis LGBTQ City Guide

      Known across the world as the Birthplace of the Blues and the Residence of Rock n’ Roll, Memphis was home to many music legends including Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins, Al Grassy, and Justin Timberlake, to name only a few. Beyond being a musical city, it’s also known for being home to some of America’s leading barbecue, some of its friendliest people, and for being a city complete of rich history and plenty to see and act.  

      A Look at Memphis’s History

      Memphis was named after the Egyptian town which sits on the banks of the Nile River. Though its history is not as long as that of its namesake, it is still a city with a rich culture and history and a very unique personality. The metropolis was first founded in on land previously inhabited by the Chickasaw tribe. Andrew Jackson, who later became a United States President, was one of its founders. After its founding, the city grew rapidly as a noun of the southern cotton industry, and because of its strategic location for both railroad and river transportation. It continued to

      Bridging The Gap For The Memphis TQPOC Community Since

      How Executive Orders are Impacting Our Community

      By Kayla Gore•February 17,

      The Department of Justice's initiative to develop safer, more informed law enforcement interactions with transgender individuals, “Engaging and Building Relationships with Transgender Communities”, has been abruptly terminated, marking an immediate setback for police reform and community safety. Within days of My Sistah’s House being notified of this termination, all mentions of the program and its supporting materials were scrapped from the DOJ website. This program, which engaged expert trainers like Kayla Gore of My Sistah's House, represented a vital step toward addressing documented patterns of over-policing and discriminatory practices affecting transgender individuals, particularly Black trans women. The program's elimination arrives at a particularly critical moment for Memphis and similar communities where DOJ investigations possess recently identified systemic issues in policing practices. The training initiative