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Resources for LGBTQ+ people working in technology 🏳️‍🌈

This repository contains a list of resources for LGBTQ+ people working in the tech field. Pull requests are very welcome.

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Table Of Contents

  1. Online Communities
  2. Community Organizations
  3. Entrepreneurial Resources

Contributions

Contributions are welcome - submit a pull request to add or modify communities. If this gets to be popular, we'll look into a way to distinguish between LGBTQ-friendly, and dedicated LGBTQ+ resources.

Online Communities

Communities and resources that are primarily digital.

Name Type Summary
lgbtq.technology Slack Community A Slack workspace for LGBTQ+ people. An invite is required and can be requested from the site.
Queer Coders Online Forum An online forum and community for LGBTQ+ programmers.

Community Organizations

Organizations that meet up in real life.

Organization Location Summary
Out In Tech New York City, Los Angeles, San Francisco, London, Portland, Chicago, Washington DC, Boston, and Austin Organization that hosts LGBTQ+ technology meetups.
Venture Out Toronto Regular networking events, and an annual conference for networking and job hunting.
Lesbians Who Tech New York City Organization for queer women in tech that hosts an annual summit.
Trans*H4CK San Francisco, Boston An organization creating technology to empower and improve access to resources for trans*, gender non-conforming, agender, and non binary people.
LGBTQ2+ Launching Into Tech Vancouver A meetup group with the mission to support LGBTQ2+ members of the Vancouver community.
Out Professionals New York City A LGBTQ networking organization hosting events in New York City.
QueerJS Different cities in Europe and the US A meetup series where everyone is encouraged to attend, but where all speakers are queer
Queer Tech NYC New York City A networking and mentorship meetup group in New York City.
Queer Tech Club Chicago A monthly happy hour for LGBTQ technology professionals from in the Chicago area.
StartOut ATX Austin Regular events for LGBTQ+ people in the Austin, Texas area.
oSTEM United States, Abroad (90+ Chapters) An organization empowering LGBTQ people in STEM to succeed personally, academically, and professionally.
QueerTech Montreal QueerTech is the new home for all Queer peoples and their allies in the technology industry. Whether you want to discover, grow, or start your career in Tech we are here for you.
Pride in STEM UK Pride in STEM is a union of volunteers across the UK who organize events to help increase exposure of LGBTQIA+ people in the STEM fields.
Unicorns in Tech Germany Unicorns in Tech is an international platform to connect LGBTQIA+ people in tech through monthly events hosted by partners and companies.

Entrepreneurial Resources

Resources for entrepreneurs, such as accellerators.

Name Type Location Summary
StartOut Organization San Francisco, New York City Organization supporting LGBTQ+ entrepreneurs
StartOut - Growth Lab Accelerator San Francisco Business accelerator for companies with LGBTQ+ co-founders
TransTech Social Enterprises Incubator - An incubator for LGBTQ+ talent, with a focus on transgender people.
Gaingels Angel Investors New York, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Toronto, London Investment vehicle for LGBT gay founders and executives
NGLCC - National LGBT Chamber of Commerce Organization Washington, D.C. An advocacy organization dedicated to expanding economic opportunities and advancements for LGBT people.
Canadian Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce (CGLCC) Organization Canada Advocacy organization providing resources and certification to LGBTQ+ owned businesses in Canada.
CGLCC Supplier Diversity Program Supplier Diversity Certification Canada A program that certifies for-profit businesses as LGBTQ+ suppliers: connecting them with customer who would like to do business with them.

Events

Recurring events related to LGBTQ+ people in technology.

Name Type Location Summary
PrideHacks Hackathon Montreal Canada's annual LGBTQ+ hackathon