LGBTQIA* Resources

Band Together STL

Band Together STL is a St. Louis-area volunteer music organization that works to support the LGBTQIA* community.

Bisexual Alliance of St. Louis 

Facebook page for Bisexual Alliance of St. Louis (BASL or “basil”), a social networking/social support group that understands bisexuality as a normal part of everyday life. Their goal is to develop a sense of community and mutual support within the Saint Louis metropolitan region.

Black Pride St. Louis

Black Pride St. Louis is the nations second oldest Black Gay Pride Organization, serving as a resource for the Saint Louis Metro’s Black nd Underserved LGBTQ+community as a catalyst for unity and pride.

Gateway Business Guild

The Facebook page for Gateway Business Guild, an organization formed to help the community support businesses which ally with the LGBTQIA* community.

Gateway Men’s Chorus

The mission of the Gateway Men’s Chorus is to affirm and promote gay culture and acceptance through excellence in musical performance and education. Rehearsal schedules are currently modified to protect members’ health.

General St. Louis LGBTQIA* Information

Find social opportunities, local queer history and useful article links from Explore St. Louis.

MTUG (MetroTrans Umbrella Group)

The mission of MTUG is to bring together the community of trans, non-binary, genderqueer, androgynous, intersex and allies in the St. Louis metro area through community, visibility, advocacy and education. Whether you are a part of another transgender identity group or are wishing to find a sense of community, MTUG strives to support all individuals that fall under the “Umbrella term” of Trans which includes, but is not limited to: Transsexuals (FtM, MtF), genderqueer, androgynous, agender, intersex, drag, and questioning. Email for more information at info@stlmetrotrans.org.

Pride St. Charles

Pride St. Charles promotes equality within St. Charles County and advocates for the LGBTQIA+ community through positive events, support, education and resources. 

PrideSTL and PrideCenter

This three decade old organization organizes Saint Louis’ annual Pride festivities in June and operates PrideCenter, a free meeting place for LGBTQIA+ groups to hold meetings and events. The center also houses a library of several thousand books on LGBTQIA+, feminist, gender, and race topics cataloged for the public to loan. Email: center@pridestl.org

Prime Timers Saint Louis

A local chapter of Prime Timers World Wide that provides adult gay and bisexual men (21 years and older) opportunities to come together in a supportive atmosphere to enjoy social, educational, and recreational activities. The group particularly addresses the social needs of the aging gay and bisexual man.The chapter is scheduling and promoting online/internet activities to keep members engaged and in contact with each other.

PRIZM at University of Missouri Saint Louis

PRIZM is UMSL’s Queer -Transgender–Straight Alliance. They strive to create and maintain an inclusive, safe, and accepting environment on the UMSL campus for people of all sexual orientations and gender identities, aiming to defeat negative stereotypes and educate people by sponsoring special events and activities on campus throughout the school year. PRIZM on Facebook.

PFLAG Saint Louis

PFLAG STL promotes the health and well being of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgendered persons, their families, and friends through support, to cope with an adverse society, education, to enlighten an ill-informed public, and advocacy, to end discrimination and to secure equal civil rights. E-mail: rosenpsyd@juno.com

St. Loui Community Projects St. Louis Equality Dance

St. Louis Equality Dance (SLED) is an all-volunteer group of dancers committed to supporting and growing the same-sex ballroom dance community in the St. Louis area. As of October 2020, classes are suspended for safety reasons.

St. Louis Gender Foundation

The St. Louis Gender Foundation is a not-for-profit and non-sexual support and educational resource for gender non-conforming adults. They also welcome significant others, caring professionals, and all who support freedom of gender expression.

St. Louis Queer+ Support Helpline

SQSH offers free, confidential and identity-affirming emotional support and resource referrals, by and for the St. Louis LGBTQIA+ community. Trained peer helpline volunteers are available Friday to Monday, 1 – 7 p.m. Local: 314-380-7774‍Toll-Free: 844-785-7774

Team Saint Louis

Team Saint Louis is organized to educate the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and allied public about various methods of promoting general health and the benefits of participation in competitive sports as a specific means of health promotion. 

Transparent Saint Louis

Transparent’s stated mission is to empower gender independent children to live authentically. The group strives to normalize the naturally-occurring human experience of gender independence through connection, support and resources to assist families with their child’s gender journey.

Washington University in Saint Louis Groups

Pride Alliance: Pride Alliance is a multi-focus LGBTQIA organization that is open to all Washington University students regardless of sexual orientation, gender identity and/or gender expression. Pride Alliance holds a general body meeting every two weeks during the school year. Email to this address for more information.

People Like US (+PLUS): +PLUS is a group whose primary focus is holding closed spaces for students who are both LGBTQ-identified and people of color to discuss unique issues at the intersections of race, ethnicity, sexual orientation and gender identity. We also work to spread dialogues on intersectionality and advocacy, collaborate with student groups and outside organizations, and remain in solidarity with QTPOC like us with various experiences, circumstances and needs. For more information, please email to this address.