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With a world that may feel against LGBTQ+ at times, finding your way can be difficult. However, as visibility for the queer community gets brighter each day, there are more resources for people to overcome obstacles. In Corpus Christi, there are only a finite amount of resources for LGBTQ+ people, but our community is still dedicated to making certain that queer people aren’t alone in the fight.
Here is a list of some helpful tools and places for people to go to.
Local & Area Resources
Coastal Bend Wellness Foundation
The Coastal Bend Wellness Foundation (CBWF) is a cornerstone of health and wellness services in the Coastal Bend region. CBWF offers a comprehensive range of services including primary healthcare, mental health counseling, substance abuse treatment, and HIV/STD testing and prevention. With a strong commitment to inclusivity, CBWF ensures that all individuals, especially those from the LGBTQIA+ community, receive compassionate and culturally competent care. Their holistic approach addresses physical, mental, and social health needs, making them an invaluable resource for promoting overall well-being and health equity in the community.
Coastal Bend Pride Center
The Coastal Bend Pride Center is the first LGBTQIA+ community center south of San Antonio, serving 12 counties within the Coastal Bend region. The Pride Center offers a variety of social and support groups, health services, advocacy initiatives, and educational programs. Dedicated to fostering a safe and inclusive environment, the center provides vital resources such as mental health support, HIV/STD testing, and community education. The Coastal Bend Pride Center plays a crucial role in advocating for LGBTQIA+ rights and creating a supportive network for individuals to connect, learn, and thrive.
Women’s and Men’s Health Services
Women’s and Men’s Health Services (WAMHS) is a vital healthcare provider in the Coastal Bend region, offering comprehensive and affordable health services to the community. WAMHS provides a wide range of services including primary care, reproductive health, cancer screenings, immunizations, and wellness programs. As a queer-friendly clinic, they are committed to creating a safe and inclusive environment for LGBTQIA+ individuals. Their knowledgeable staff is dedicated to addressing the unique health needs of the LGBTQIA+ community, ensuring access to high-quality medical care, and offering referrals to specialized services when needed. WAMHS plays a crucial role in promoting health equity and well-being for all members of the community.
Woodworks Therapy
Woodworks Therapy provides a safe and affirming space for the LGBTQIA+ community in Corpus Christi. Specializing in mental health services, they offer individual therapy, couples counseling, and family therapy. Their team of licensed therapists is dedicated to supporting the unique needs of LGBTQIA+ individuals, helping clients navigate challenges related to identity, relationships, and mental well-being. Woodworks Therapy is committed to fostering a welcoming environment where clients can explore their personal growth and healing journey.
Strengthening Wellness, PLLC
Strengthening Wellness provides a welcoming, affirming space for individuals from all walks of life to find support on their journey to mental wellness. Our team of diverse counselors understands that each person’s path is unique, and we are dedicated to helping clients uncover their inner strengths through personalized counseling. We specialize in serving a wide range of communities, including LGBTQIA+ individuals, therapists and caregivers, college students, and children and teens, addressing challenges such as anxiety, depression, work-life balance, trauma, and grief. At Strengthening Wellness, we’re here to help anyone find their path to healing and growth.
San Antonio LGBT Chamber of Commerce
The San Antonio LGBT Chamber exists to foster and promote a positive image of LGBT persons as well as the economic development and vitality of LGBT businesses and the businesses and professional organizations that support them, and, to facilitate the personal, professional and social growth of its Members via the exchange of ideas, resources, information and networking opportunities throughout the greater San Antonio metropolitan area.
The Montrose Center
The Montrose Center, located in Houston, offers a comprehensive range of services to support the LGBTQIA+ community’s health and well-being. These services include mental health counseling, support groups, substance abuse treatment, and HIV/AIDS care. The center also provides advocacy, education, and community outreach programs, creating a safe and affirming space for individuals to connect, heal, and thrive.
Legal Resources
Texas RioGrande Legal Aid
TRLA provides free legal services to low-income people facing most forms of civil legal problems, including bankruptcies and foreclosures, divorces and custody arrangements, consumer fraud, wills and estates, accessing public benefits, and litigating for civil and environmental rights. They are also a terrific resource for birth marker changes on driver’s licenses, name changes and more.
Political Advocacy
Transgender Education Network of Texas
The Transgender Education Network of Texas (TENT) is dedicated to furthering gender diverse equality in Texas. They work to educate the public, provide social support, and engage in advocacy to improve the lives of transgender and gender non-conforming people.
Human Rights Campaign (HRC)
The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) is the largest civil rights organization working to achieve equality for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer Americans. HRC envisions a world where LGBTQIA+ people are ensured of their basic equal rights and can be open, honest, and safe at home, at work, and in the community.
ACLU of Texas
The ACLU of Texas is dedicated to protecting and defending the individual rights and liberties guaranteed to all people by the constitutions and laws of the United States and Texas. They work on a wide range of civil rights issues, including LGBTQIA+ rights.
Equality Texas
Equality Texas works to secure full equality for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer Texans through political action, education, community organizing, and collaboration.
Student Resources
Islander Spectrum of Sexuality and Gender
Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi students and allies alike will find the campus ISSG organization to be an environment for inclusivity, acceptance, and community.
Del Mar College Safe Space Club
An inclusive club for all LGBTQIA+ students and their allies on the Del Mar College campus. The organization aims to offer a judgement free zone for everyone.
Calallen GSA
Formed in 2021, Calallen GSA is one of the newest organizations available to highschool students. Anyone interested in joining or supporting the organization should reach out via Instagram or email at calallengsa@gmail.com.
W. B. Ray GSA
Ray GSA is a safe place for all sexualities and genders at the W. B. Ray High School. The organization exists to support and spread awareness of the LGBT+ community.
Richard King GSA
Richard King GSA is a student-led organization, an activist & safe place for LGBTQ youth, run by GSA Media Management (Operational until 2026).
Religious Resources
St. Paul United Church of Christ
St. Paul UCC here in Corpus Christi is an Open and Affirming church. They are known as the ‘Everybody Church’. This means all persons and families are sacred. They invite all to join for worship on Sunday mornings at 10:30 AM, Wednesday night dinner beginning at 6 PM and all the events they have throughout the year. “Come be a part of our loving and accepting family. You are beautiful in God’s eyes!”
Unitarian Universalist Church
We are brave, curious, and compassionate thinkers and doers. We are diverse in faith, ethnicity, history, and spirituality, but aligned in our desire to make a difference for the good. We have a track record of standing on the side of love, justice, and peace.
All Saints Episcopal
We are a church deeply-rooted in the beauty of Episcopalian tradition, embracing the Divine in all. We seek innovative ways of experiencing God’s presence in our lives and sharing the wisdom of Jesus Christ in the world. We are a house of prayer for all of God’s people, a community of love in action.
Grace Presbyterian
At Grace Church, we extend a special welcome to those who are single, married, divorced, gay, filthy rich, dirt poor, yo no habla Ingles. We extend a special welcome to those who are crying new-borns, skinny as a rail or could afford to lose a few pounds.
National Resources
The Trevor Project
Created in response to the alarming rates of suicide and mental illness in the LGBTQ+ community, The Trevor Project is one of the most valuable resources for queer youth. With 24/7 free access, anybody can call and simply talk to someone who will do everything they can to help. This life-saving group has additional resources for people to tackle their mental illness.
GLAAD
GLAAD works through entertainment, news, and digital media to share stories from the LGBTQIA+ community that accelerate acceptance. As a dynamic media force, GLAAD tackles tough issues to shape the narrative and provoke dialogue that leads to cultural change, ensuring fair, accurate, and inclusive representations of LGBTQIA+ people.
American Civil Liberties Union
The ACLU tackles discrimination of all types and is dedicated to protecting and defending the individual rights and liberties guaranteed to all people by the constitution and laws of the United States.
Lambda Legal
Lambda Legal focuses solely on queer issues, dedicated to achieving full recognition of the civil rights of lesbians, gay men, bisexuals, transgender people, and everyone living with HIV through impact litigation, education, and public policy work.
NGLCC | National LGBT Chamber of Commerce
The NGLCC is the business voice of the LGBT community, the largest advocacy organization dedicated to expanding economic opportunities and advancements for LGBT people, and the exclusive certifying body for LGBT-owned businesses.
PFLAG National
People who are LGBTQ and their families deserve to be safe and secure, no matter where they live, work, study, pray or play. Through our mission of support, education, and advocacy, PFLAG works to make sure that all communities provide this type of security, and have the resources needed to help those communities thrive.