Support Groups & Programs
LGBTQ+ Support for Substance Use & Mental Health
In-person & Online Support Group
Rainbow Resilience is an affirming, peer-led recovery and wellness group for LGBTQIA+ adults (18+) navigating substance use and/or mental health challenges. The group offers supportive discussion, community connection, and opportunities to build resilience together in a safe and welcoming space. Come as you are. Build community. Strengthen resilience.
TGI Network of Rhode Island
Online Resource & Support Groups
Transgender, Gender Diverse, and Intersex (TGI) Network of Rhode Island is the only statewide organization focused solely on providing support and advocacy for the TGI community in Rhode Island and surrounding areas. They offer three different trans focused support groups and local resources.
Pride In Aging RI
The mission of Pride In Aging RI is to serve as a leader in identifying, addressing and bringing attention to issues related to aging among members of the LGBT community; to partner with constituents, allies and other stakeholders to create a culture in which older LGBT members of the community can enjoy a high quality of life; to support aging members of the community and advocate for their rights; to foster a greater understanding of LGBT aging; and to promote positive images of LGBT life in later years.
Healthcare & Testing Services
Newport Mental Health
Mental Health Services & Crisis Support
Newport Mental Health is a Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic dedicated to providing comprehensive care to individuals and families across Newport County, regardless of their ability to pay. Their services include:
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Comprehensive Mental Health Care
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Substance Use Treatment
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24/7 Crisis & Mobile Support (call (401) 846-1213, Option 1 for crisis support)
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Direct Housing Assistance (emergency shelter placement, eviction prevention, and supportive residential services)
Roots Physical Therapy
LGBTQ+ Physical Therapy Services
Roots Physical Therapy + Yoga in Providence is a physical therapy and pelvic floor physical therapy provider specializing in working with the LGBTQIA+ population; we’re queer-owned and work with folks who undergo gender affirming procedures regularly.
HIV Testing at Newport MLK Center
HIV/Hep C Testing (Free and confidential): Every third Monday of the month from 7:30 – 9:00 a.m. Presented in partnership with AIDS Project, RI, professionals will be onsite performing testing of HIV and HEp C. Stay for breakfast too! No registration required. For more information, call (401) 831-5522 or email info@aidsprojectri.org.
TESTING.COM
Virtual Resource
At Testing.com, the mission is to make personal health information accessible to everyone and to empower everyone to take control of their own health. By providing in-depth guides and comprehensive resources, they help individuals and families make well-informed health decisions.
Adult Gender and Sexuality Behavioral Health Program
Brown University Health's Adult Gender and Sexuality Behavioral Health Program offers specialized counseling, sex therapy, hormone therapy, and letter writing for gender-affirming surgeries.
True Self Speech Therapy
Gender Affirming Voice Therapy Sessions
True Self Speech Therapy has speech pathologists who have specialized training to help you learn how your healthy voice can reliably affirm your gender identity. They are a safe space with free consultations to see if it is a good fit for you.
Online Resources & Groups
Queer RI
Data Base of LGBTQ+ Resources
This site has been created in collaboration with multiple community members in Rhode Island and nearby in hopes of gathering as many LGBTQ+ resources in one place as possible. Many of the resources listed are geared towards children, adolescents, young adults, and parents/families. The resources are for any and all gender diverse identities and individuals, including trans*, non binary, gender fluid, questioning, agender, Two-Spirit, genderqueer, and all other identities; as well as allies, family members, and friends of gender diverse individuals.
Wanderground
ALesbian Archive/Library in Rhode Island
Currently, they focus primarily on archiving and sharing books, journals, and other materials from Lesbian and feminist independent presses, especially those from the early Women in Print movement (1965-2000). Wanderground supports learning from our past so Lesbians will continue to envision and create life-affirming and equitable communities.
Old Lesbians Organizing for Change
They are the Rhode Island Chapter of the national organization, Old Lesbians Organizing for Change (OLOC). While they work for a future free of all oppressions, OLOC is specifically focused on the well-being of older lesbians (60+ years of age).
LGBTQ Discrimination in the Workplace
Educational Resource
LGBTQ workplace discrimination involves treating any employee unfavorably based on their actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity, regardless of whether they are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or heterosexual. Harassing an employee for being gay—even if they aren’t—or because they have a transgender child also constitutes workplace discrimination. This resource offers more information on discrimination in the workplace and what you can do about.