LGBTQ+ Resource List

LGBTQ+ make up around 40% of youth homelessness in the United States. Climate change will continue to displace more people as natural disasters increase, and LGBTQ+ will be at greater risk than the general population. On top of the risk of homelessness, gender-based violence increases after climate-related disasters as people take their feelings out on vulnerable and minority peoples and communities. 

LGBTQ+ people, along with BIPOC and poor people, are subject to a disproportionate amount of indoor and outdoor pollution. This results from discriminatory housing policies and higher poverty rates.  As a result, LGBTQ+ people suffer higher rates of chronic diseases associated with environmental exposure. They are also more likely to be denied disaster relief after extreme weather events.

Despite their increased risks from climate change, they are often left out of activist and decision-making spaces, along with other minority populations. Despite these challenges, they continue to do activism and have succeeded in forming their own activist spaces. 

Learn more and take action using the resources below. There’s a list of LGBTQ+ led climate groups near the end of the page.

Take Action

Donate

1. The Center

2. 30 Best LGBTQ+ Charities to Donate to 2024

Petitions

1. Sign the Petition: Protect LGBTQ Dreamers and DACA recipients 

2. The Petitions site, LGBTQ Rights

Education

Books

1. Black on Both Sides: A Racial History of Trans Identity by C. Riley Snorton

2. Them, 15 Essential Plays, Books, and Movies for Understanding the History of Queer Liberation

Movies

1. Facing History & Ourselves, 10 Must Watch Films on LGBTQIA+ History

2. Out and Equal, Pride-out-of-the-Box: LGBTQ Movie and Book List

Podcasts

1. True Tea, hosted by Kat Blaque

2. OutSpoken, hosted by Sam Collins

3. 8 LGBTQ+ Podcasts That Should Be On Your Radar 

Support & Groups

Support

1. The Trevor Project, Suicide Prevention for LGBTQ+ Young People

2. Youth Engaged 4 Change, Being an Ally to LGBT People

Climate groups for LGBTQ+

1. Out for Sustainability

2. Queers X Climate

3. Queer Nature

4. Queer Ecojustice Project

More resources

1. Employee Justice, Guide to Handling LGBTQ+ Discrimination in the Workplace

2. The Carbon Literacy Project, Climate Change & The LGBTQ+ Community

3. 27 LGBTQIA+ Activists You Should Know

4. League of Conservation Voters, Why Climate Justice Must Include LGBTQ+ Justice