State Resources
Alabama Kinship Navigator
Kinship Navigator is a Website designed as a one-stop shop for information and referral services for grandparents, relatives, and other caregivers who are currently raising a child. This information is useful to anyone with a child whether involved in the foster care system or not. It also includes an “LGBTQ Community Resources” lists which can be viewed as a PDF here.
Eluna — Grief Support & Resources
LGBTQ+ grief is a multifaceted and deeply personal experience that arises from the unique challenges and adversities faced by individuals within lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and questioning communities. While grief is an integral part of the human experience, LGBTQ+ youth and adults often navigate additional layers of emotional complexity due to societal stigma, discrimination, and the struggle for acceptance in a heteronormative world.
https://alabamapossible.org/
Alabama Possible is a statewide nonprofit organization that breaks down barriers to prosperity through advocacy, education, and collaboration. For nearly 30 years, they have transformed how people think and talk about economic opportunity and educational attainment in Alabama and beyond. They also provide the “LGBTQ Resource Guide for Educators, Administrators, Youth Works & Students” which can be viewed and downloaded here as a PDF.
LGBTQ+ Affirming Therapists in Alabama
Psychology Today is an American media organization with a focus on psychology and human behavior. This list includes self-reported affirming mental health providers. Individual providers have not been vetted.
Magic City Wellness Center
Services for LGBTQ individuals and their allies include primary care, PrEP, Hormone Replacement Therapy, and STD/STI testing and treatment. Most major insurance plans are accepted.
Thrive Alabama
Thrive Alabama empowers our community with compassionate, accessible, quality healthcare. They strive to be the premier provider of inclusive, high quality, affordable healthcare in North Alabama.