Find LGBTQ+ friendly providers
Explore our directory of LGBTQ+ friendly and affirming providers including fertility providers, birth support, adoption and foster care agencies, childcare, financial services and support, legal services, pediatricians, mental health providers, youth programs, and more. Providers listed in this directory have committed to uphold Family Equality’s provider values and taken our Provider Pledge.
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Partner resources
Our friends in the movement have a wide range of resources to support your needs.
GWK Academy
GWK Academy is a non-profit organization that offers free comprehensive, inclusive educational courses for all LGBTQ+ biological and adoption family-building paths, one-on-one coaching, mentorship, and introductions to vetted family-building partners. They are a great starting place for LGBTQ+ people considering starting a family.
COLAGE
COLAGE provides resources, programming, and a network of peers to people with one or more LGBTQ+ parent(s).
Rainbow Families and Our Family Coalition
Rainbow Families offers education, resources, and support services to LGBTQ+ parents, families, and parents-to-be, especially in the D.C. metro area.
Our Family Coalition provides LGBTQ+ families and children with support, education, and advocacy, particularly in the Bay Area.
National SOGIE Center’s All Children-All Families Program
This program exists to ensure that every young person and family, regardless of their sexual orientation, gender identity, or expression (SOGIE) is affirmed, supported, and safe when interacting with child welfare agencies. They also have a list of LGBTQ+ certified child welfare agencies.
The LGBT Family Law Institute’s Family Law Member Directory
This directory is a joint venture of the National LGBTQ+ Bar and the National Center for LGBTQ Rights that features LGBTQ+ family law practitioners.
CenterLink’s Member Directory
CenterLink is a national membership organization for LGBTQ+ community centers and programs and their membership directory highlights hundreds of local LGBTQ+ centers and programs across the country.
National LGBTQ+ & Allied Chamber of Commerce (NGLCC) Affiliate Chamber Network
Find LGBTQ+ certified-owned businesses in your state through NGLCC’s Affiliate Chamber Network.
Search for providers by type or location
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Brownstone Surrogacy
Service area: - National (All states in the U.S.)
Carolyn N Berger, LCSW, PLLC
Service area: - New York
Catelyn Slattery, Esq – Foster+Bloom Family Formation Law Group
Service area: - District of Columbia
- Maryland
- Virginia
Chesapeake Midwifery
Service area: - District of Columbia
- Maryland
Note: Family Equality’s listing of a provider is solely for educational purposes and does not imply endorsement by Family Equality or our partners, nor discrimination against similar providers not mentioned.
Family Equality updates listings of providers every two-years from when they are initially listed as well as when they contact us with updates. If you find a provider that has an out of date listing or if you are an LGBTQ+ community member or ally who has had a negative anti-LGBTQ+ experience with a provider here, contact us.
