Community Resources
PFLAG Publications
Browse PFLAG National's resources and guides on various topics from what to do when a loved one comes out to how to cultivate safe schools. PFLAG Publications are available in English and Spanish. These can be downloaded for free on the PFLAG national site.
General
- EqualityNC - LGBTQ+ advocacy and political lobbying organization
- Campaign for Southern Equality - advocacy organization serving southern U.S.
- Qnotes Carolinas News - LGBTQ+ news source for the Carolinas
- Transcend Charlotte - support for trans/GNC folks in the Charlotte area
Medical
- NC Harm Reduction Coalition
- Charlotte Trans Health - find multidisciplinary trans healthcare providers
- Point of Pride - financial aid for trans folks (HRT or surgery funds, free binders and shapewear)
- Jim Collins Foundation - grants for gender affirming surgery
- RAIN Charlotte - HIV empowerment organization
Legal
- ACLU - North Carolina chapter of American Civil Liberties Union
- Lambda Legal - defense and education fund fighting for legal protection for LGBTQ+ rights
Families & Children
- Rainbow Foster Network - support network for LGBTQ+ youth and all who support them in foster & kinship care
- Time Out Youth - youth center for LGBTQ+ folks ages 13-24
Local LGBTQ‑owned or LGBTQ‑friendly Businesses
- Salisbury Pride
- Critters (novelty shop)
- Mean Mug (coffee shop)
- The Fish Bowl (bar)
- South Main Book Company (bookstore)
- Sweet Meadow Cafe (restaurant)
- Pottery 101
- Lee Street Theatre
- Rowan Public Library - List of LGBTQ+ books available at Rowan Public Library
Religious
- Navigating LGBTQ Identities and Religion - article from The Trevor Project
- First United Church of Christ - Salisbury, NC
- John Calvin Presbyterian Church - Piedmont Unitarian Universalist Church, Salisbury, NC
- Temple Beth El - Charlotte, NC
- Havurat Tikvah - Charlotte, NC
- Charlotte Interfaith Equality Coalition
- Charlotte Atheists & Agnostics
- Gaychurch.org - find LGBTQ-friendly churches
Genders & Sexualities Alliance (GSAs)
- COMING SOON
Check back soon for a list of GSA contacts in Rowan‑Salisbury Schools
