- Caribbean Equality Project (CEP) is a Queens-based nonprofit dedicated to advancing the rights, health, and well-being of Afro- and Indo-Caribbean LGBTQ+ immigrants and members of the Caribbean diaspora. Learn more at Caribbean Equality Project
- Immigration Equality — Provides free legal services and advocacy for LGBTQ+ and HIV-positive immigrants seeking asylum, permanent residency, or protection from deportation.
- Project SEL: Project Sel is a mental health support group and resource hub in New York City founded by Yösel Nadik. It connects queer and transgender immigrants to low-cost, language-accessible therapy
- Queer Detainee Empowerment Project (QDEP): Provides holistic support for LGBTQIA+ immigrants impacted by detention, incarceration, and the immigration system. QDEP offers case management, mutual aid, housing support, legal referrals, wellness programming, and leadership development rooted in abolition and community care.
- “SuSu Immigration Aid” is a three part initiative that explores the power immigrants have when they reduce their dependence on systems that do not serve them. Myasia Mack‘s self-published sourcebook of immigration resources, provides tools on permanent residency preparation, workshops, and community-based immigrant systems.
- NYSYLC UndocuQueer: A member-led program of the New York State Youth Leadership Council that creates community for undocumented LGBTQ+ immigrants through organizing, advocacy, leadership development, resource sharing, and mutual support.
- UnLocal: provides free immigration legal representation and community education for undocumented immigrants in New York City, including asylum seekers, DACA recipients, LGBTQ+ immigrants, and people facing detention or deportation.
Immigration & Legal Support
- Immigration Equality – the only LGBTQ+ legal org led by immigration attorneys, offering free direct legal representation in asylum, deportation defense, family-based petitions, and more.
- Queer Immigrant Justice Project (QIJP) – Provides free legal services for name and gender marker changes, plus immigration representation, and connects clients to social services, housing, and healthcare.
- NYC LGBT Freedom & Asylum Network – Community-run frontline network offering a hotline (347‑645‑9339), legal support, and appointments in multiple languages for LGBTQ asylum seekers
- National Immigrant Justice Center’s LGBTQ Initiative – A broader U.S. network offering free legal aid to low-income LGBTQ+ immigrants and asylum seekers.
- Refuge America (NYC Service partner) – Grassroots mutual aid network building connections and supports for LGBTQ+ displaced individuals, centering storytelling and community integration.
- Rainbow Railroad – Though international in scope, operates from NYC to help LGBTQI+ people facing violence to escape and resettle safely. They've aided over 10,000 individuals in 2025 alone.