We're Getting a New Center!
Coming 2018
We're Getting a New Center!
Coming 2018
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NEW! Featured Partner Program
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NEW! Featured Partner Program
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Pride in the CLE 2018
Thank You for Making it Amazing!
Photo by Jordain Laird
Photo by Jordain Laird
Photo by Jordain Laird
Pride in the CLE 2018
Thank You for Making it Amazing!
Youth Programs
Support Group for 11-20 Year Olds
Youth Programs
Support Group for
11-20 Year Olds
Our Stories,
Our Pride
“I originally started volunteering with the Center through the Living Room, which was a safe space for people living with AIDS and HIV to share their crisis and to support one another.”
Featured Events
FIRST MEETING: SAGE East
A group for LGBTQ+ individuals ages 50 and better to come together for social engagement and fun outings....
CENTER CLOSED — MLK Jr. Day
The Center will be closed on January 21st in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. All programs...
In-House SafeZone Training
Held here at The Center and priced per person, in-house SafeZone training sessions are a great alternative for...
Support The Center
Hello. We are the LGBT Community Center of Greater Cleveland. We believe in the power of coming together for the greater good of all individuals. While rewarding, the work we do is not for the faint of heart, it takes courage and it takes conviction. Everyday we learn more about the positive impact we have on our community, but we also witness the daily struggles of those who so desperately need our support. The staff and volunteers at the LGBT Community Center shine with dedication and big hearts, but we have a very small budget. Your support makes it possible to educate those who seek knowledge; to provide a place promoting safe, positive sexual awareness and health; and most importantly your support provides a community for people of all ages, genders, and orientations.
Help us continue our efforts in creating the community and the society we know we can be.
Make a Donation
Become a Volunteer
Schedule a Training
Shop at the Pride Store
Our Stories,
Our Pride
“I originally started volunteering with the Center through the Living Room, which was a safe space for people living with AIDS and HIV to share their crisis and to support one another.”
About The Center
Since 1975, The LGBT Community Center of Greater Cleveland has been serving the needs of the LGBT+ community in Northeastern Ohio. The Center has had multiple places that it has called home over the past 40 years. The first installment, the Gay Education and Awareness Resources Foundation (GEAR) met in various members' homes and utilized the Free Clinic for programs. In 1977, the GEAR had a brief stay in the Coventryard Building before an electrical fire destroyed the building. GEAR then moved briefly downtown to New Dimensions Disco for two years. The next stop was in Tremont in 1980 in the former Bernard's Furniture Store (now a parking lot next to Grumpy's.) From 1982 to 1988, GEAR met at a board member's home in Ohio City before adopted the new name and buildings space as the Lesbian Gay Community Service Center on West 29th. Finally, in 2000, the most recent move was made to Gordon Square and our current name, the Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Community Center of Greater Cleveland was adopted in 2005.
LGBT Center Programs
Health & Wellness
Programs include, free HIV Testing on-site. Trauma Focused Support, Free Alternative Clinic, Senior Chair Yoga, and so much more!
Youth & Young Adult
QYOU (Queer Youth Initiative), is our LGBTQ+ affirming youth and young adult program for ages 11-20. This program meets every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from 3:00-7:30PM. Our activities range from group discussions, interactive games, guest speakers, movie screenings, art activities, karaoke and more!
Community Groups
The Center hosts a variety of support, discussion, and activity groups run by community members and based on identity or interest. All groups are drop-in based. No registration is necessary.
SAGE
In addition to the Monday, Wednesday and Friday Drop-in services, SAGE Cleveland plans outings to local cultural institutions, seasonal dances and training and educational programs.
Training Programs
Direct Service Provider
Professionals trained in LGBTQ+ sensitivity stand out to LGBTQ+ people and are likely to see improved patient/client satisfaction.
Educators
Sensitivity training prepares educators to address the needs of LGBTQ+ individuals, creating a space where students can thrive academically and socially.
Employers
Sensitivity training benefits both businesses and their employees, fostering stronger relationships within the workplace.
News/Blog
Press Release: LGBT Community Center of Greater Cleveland Awarded Transformational Grant from The George Gund Foundatio
Rainbow Wave? History Made in the 2018 Midterm Elections
Actor Daniel Fisher-Golden Discusses His Titular Role in Huckleberry, a New Film About the Moral Dilemmas Faced by a Trans Teen in Late-90s Rural Ohio
Dangerous, Oppressive, and Impossible: Redefining Sex to Erase Trans People
