Local LGBTQ Hotlines
864-582-1100 – Local Spartanburg Suicide Hotline
1-800-322-AIDS (2437) – South Carolina AIDS/STD Hotline
864 271 8888 – 24/7 Mental Health America, Greenville CRISISLine
864 467 8336 Teenline Mental Health America, Greenville 5-9pm M-F
800 291 2139 – 24/7 Crisis Line – Safe Harbor
National LGBTQ Hotlines
1 866 488 7386 – 24/7 TrevorLifeline
TrevorText: Text TREVOR to 1 202 304 1200
24/7 Crisis Text Line Text TALK to 741741
Text with a trained counselor from the Crisis Text Line for free 24/7National Suicide Prevention Lifeline 1 800 273 8255 Veterans Dial 1
Trans Lifeline 1 877 565 8860
Support for transgender people by transgender people.SAGE LGBT Elder Hotline 1 888 234 SAGE
Peer support and local resources for older adults.LGBT National Hotline 1 888 843 4564
Peer support and local resources for all ages
SOUTH CAROLINA LGBTQ+ RESOURCES
We have compiled this listing to help those in the LGBTQ+ community find quality care and support services within their local communities.
PFLAG Spartanburg provides this list of resources as a service. We do not control the content or privacy policies of these websites and assume no responsibility for them. We have attempted to provide a thorough and inclusive directory of interest to our community.
If you would like to suggest an organization be included in this listing, please contact us at info@pflagspartanburg.org, and we will consider your request.
Suggested Reading
NOW THAT YOU KNOW
What Every Parent Should Know
About Homosexuality
Betty Fairchild & Nancy Haywood
BEYOND ACCEPTANCE
(Parents of Lesbians and Gays
Talk About Their Experiences)
Carolyn Griffin, et al, 1986
PARENTS MATTER
Ann Miller
LOVING SOMEONE GAY
Don Clark, Ph.D., 1987
PRAYERS FOR BOBBY
(A mother coming to terms with
the suicide of her gay son)
Leroy Aarons, 1995
WHEN SOMEONE YOU KNOW IS GAY
Susan and David Cohen, 1989
FRIENDS AND FAMILY
(True Stories Of Gay
America’s Straight Allies)
Dan Woog, 1999
THE NEW LOVING SOMEONE GAY
Don Clark
DIFFERENT DAUGHTERS
(A Book By Mothers of Lesbians)
Louise Rafkin, 1987
STRAIGHT PARENTS, GAY CHILDREN
Keeping Families Together
Robert A. Bernstein
THE FAMILY HEART
(A Memoir Of When Our Son
Came Out)
Rob Forman Dew, 1994
FAMILY OUTING
Chastity Bono / Billie Fitzpatrick
1998
THE BELOVED AND BENT
(Families Learning To Accept
Lesbians and gays)
Dr. Pam Allen-Thompson /
Di Allen-Thompson, 1996
A JOURNEY TO MORIAH
Rhea Murray with Gary Pool
REFLECTIONS OF A ROCK LOBSTER (A Story About Growing Up Gay) Aaron Fricke, 1995
BRIDGES OF RESPECT Katherine Whitlock
OUTING YOURSELF Michelangelo Signorile, 1995
COMING OUT TO PARENTS (A Two-Way Survival Guide For Lesbians and Gay Men and Their Parents) Mary V. Borhek, 1993
COMING OUT: AN ACT OF LOVE Rob Eichberg
THIS I KNOW
Jim Dant (Pastor First Baptist Greenville)
TAKING A CHANCE ON GOD
John J. McNeill
ON BEING GAY
(Thoughts On Family, Faith and Love)
Brian McNaught
IS THE HOMOSEXUAL MY
NEIGHBOR?
Scanzoni & Mollenkott
RESCUING THE BIBLE
FROM FUNDAMENTALISM
Bishop John ShelBy Spong, 1991
THE CHURCH
AND THE HOMOSEXUAL
John McNeill, 1993
WHAT THE BIBLE SAYS
ABOUT HOMOSEXUALITY
Daniel Helminiak, 1994
LIVING IN SIN?
A BISHOP RETHINKS HOMOSEXUALITY
John ShelBy Spong, 1988
HOLY HOMOSEXUALS
(The Truth About Being Gay
or Lesbian and Christian)
Michael S. Piazza, 1994
JUST AS I AM
(A Practical Guide to Being Out,
Proud and Christian)
Rev. Robert Williams, 1992
PASTOR I AM GAY
Rev. Howard H. Bess, 1995
THE NEW TESTAMENT
AND HOMOSEXUALITY
Robin Scroggs, 1983
STRANGER AT THE GATE:
To Be Gay And Christian In America
Rev. Mel White, 1995
THE PREACHER’S SON
Marc Adams, 1996
WHEN SOMEONE YOU LOVE HAS AIDS
Betty Clare Moffatt
WHEN SOMEONE YOU KNOW HAS AIDS
A Book Of Hope For Family And Friends
Leonard Martelli, et al
MY OWN COUNTRY
(A Doctor’s Story)
Abraham Verghese, 1994
BREAKING THE SURFACE
Greg Louganis
BI ANY OTHER NAME:
BISEXUAL PEOPLE SPEAK OUT
Loraine Hutchins/Lani Kaahumanu (eds.)
1991
THE OTHER SIDE OF THE CLOSET:
THE COMING OUT CRISIS FOR
STRAIGHT SPOUSES AND FAMILIES
Amity Pierce, 1994
A Place at the Table
By Bruce Bawer
Am I Blue,
Edited By Marion Dane Bauer, 1994 – fiction (Coming Out From The Silence)
And Say Hi To Joyce
By Deb Price and Joyce Murdoch, 1995 (America’s First Gay Columnist Comes Out)
Becoming a Man
By Paul Monette, 1992 (Half A Life Story)
The Best Little Boy In The World
By John Reid, 1976
Family Values
By Phyllis Burke, 1993 (A Lesbian Mothers Fight for Her Son)
Gay Issues In The Workplace
By Brian McNaught, 1993
Growing Up Gay
Edited By Bennett L. Singer, 1994 (Stories From People On Growing Up Gay)
Is It A Choice?
By Eric Marcus, 1993 (Answers To 300 of the Most Frequently Asked Questions About Gays and Lesbians)
Mother and Son
By Michael Sledge, 1995 (A Memoir)
Not Like Other Boys: Growing Up Gay: a Mother and a Son look back
By Marlene Fanta Shyer and Christopher Shyer, 1996
Serving In Silence
By Margarethe Cammermeyer, 1994
Uncommon Heroes
By Phillip Sherman
Serving Across South Carolina
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Local Resources
YOUTH RESOURCES
Uplift Outreach Center 864 381 7234
Prisma Health Adolescent Medicine 864 522 4888 (Greenville)
COUNSELORS / THERAPISTS
Spartanburg
Landa Basham, Ed.S, LMFT 864-585-5010
Cindy Cartee, LLC 864-529-0005
Peggy Hamrick, CSW 864-598-9461
Heidi Moss, CSW, Work / Therapist, LISW-CP, CEDS 864-810-1234
Mary Underwood, LISW-CP 864-266-0634
Gabrielle Leopard, LMFT, Ed.S 864 583-5969
Elizabeth Pratt MDIV,EDS, LMFT 864-649-6272
Shelby Albright, LMFT 864-513-6394
Ana Kelley 864-580-6777
Theresa Gomes 864-663-2218
Sabrina Richardson, LMFT 864-464-9029
Lisa “Daisy” Judd, LISW-CP 864-990-5990
Greenville
Nilly Barr, M.S. LPC 864 334-8134
Dr. Denise Crockett 864-232-6216
Martha Durham, PhD. 864-232-2212
Charlotte Hall, LMFT 864-384-2388
Shoray Kirk, PhD, LPC 864-916-1466
Carol Mitchell, MSN 864-676-9211
Terry Molnar, PHD 864-485-5944
Hadley Mullen, MSW, LISW-CP 864-467-3434
Dr. Jeffrey Smith 864-676-9211
Surrounding Areas
Stacey Jackson, LPC, Pacolet 864-398-9322
Marla Libby, M. Ed,. LPC, Mauldin 864-280-7077
Dr. Peter Tripp, DD, DMin, ThD – Spiritual & Grief Counseling 864-641-8533
Lindsey K Hill, M. Ed, LPC, Travelers Rest 864-525-4790
Hope Wood Counseling, LLC, Greer
ENDOCRINOLOGISTS
Spartanburg
Dr. Paige Gault by referral only
864-560-6419 (Spartanburg)
864-849-9336 (Greer)
Greenville
Dr. Molly Benedum 864-455-7800
Charleston
Dr. Deborah Bowlby, MD, MSc 843-876-0444
Dr. Beatrice Hull 843-863-0088
GENERAL PRACTITIONERS
Spartanburg
Dr. Richmond Allen 864-256-0004
Dr. Eric Marler 864-253-8140
Dr. Jessica Heintzelman, D.O. (SRHS) 864-253-8140
Greenville
Dr. Kathy Benson 864-286-9050 [offers HRT after Endo visit]
Dr. Lindsey Cecil 864-286-9050
Dean A. Vicario, NP 864-234-5800
Surrounding Areas
Family Medicine – Five Forks (SRHS)
Dr. Raymond Romano, Simpsonville 864-849-9170
Dr. Michelle Archer, Irmo 864-732-8370 [offers HRT]
DENTISTS
Carolina General & Cosmetic Dentistry
Dr. Katherine Nicholson, Spartanburg 864-577-9400
LEGAL PROFESSIONALS
Spartanburg
Ricky Harris 864-591-7250
Ginger Goforth 864-594-5300
Greenville
Margaret Chamberlin 864-250-0505
JJ Andrighetti 864-370-8222
Sarah E. Brown 864-370-8222
Erin Culbertson 864-370-8222
John M. Mussetto 864-283-0040
Greenville Family Law 864-729-3900
Surrounding Areas
Melissa Burnette, Columbia 803-251-0202
CHURCHES
*Welcoming **Welcoming & Affirming
Spartanburg
Spartanburg Unitarian Universalist** 864-585-9230
Fernwood Baptist* 864-582-7467
Greenville
Greenville UU Fellowship** 864-271-4863
First Baptist Greenville** 864-233-2527
Surrounding Areas
Unity Church of Greenville, Taylors 864-292-6499
New Day Christian Community** Greer 864-879-3097
HIV Care
Piedmont Care, Spartanburg 864-582-7733
AID Upstate, Greenville 864-250-0607
SC HIV/AIDS Council, Columbia 803-254-6644
Palmetto AIDS Life Support, Charleston 803-779-7257
National Advocacy and Support Organizations
American Civil Liberties Union (National)
American Veterans for Equal Rights
Association of Gay and Lesbian Psychiatrists
Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders
Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD)
Gay and Lesbian Medical Association
Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network (GLSEN)
Human Rights Campaign (HRC)
International Gay & Lesbian Human Rights Commission
Lambda Legal Defense & Education Fund
Lesbian & Gay Immigration Rights Task Force
National Black Justice Coalition
National Center for Lesbian Rights
National Center for Transgender Equality (NCTE)
National Consortium of Directors of LGBT Resources in Higher Education
National Gay and Lesbian Chamber of Commerce
National Gay and Lesbian Task Force (NGLTF)
National Transgender Advocacy Coalition (NTAC)
National Youth Advocacy Coalition
Older Lesbians Organizing for Change (OLOC)
Out and Equal Workplace Advocates
Parents, Families, and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG National)
Rape, Abuse, Incest National Network (RAINN)
Services & Advocacy for Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual & Transgender Elders (SAGE)
Local Resources
YOUTH RESOURCES
Uplift Outreach Center 864 381 7234
Prisma Health Adolescent Medicine 864 522 4888 (Greenville)
COUNSELORS / THERAPISTS
Spartanburg
Landa Basham, Ed.S, LMFT 864-585-5010
Cindy Cartee, LLC 864-529-0005
Peggy Hamrick, CSW 864-598-9461
Heidi Moss, CSW, Work / Therapist, LISW-CP, CEDS 864-810-1234
Mary Underwood, LISW-CP 864-266-0634
Gabrielle Leopard, LMFT, Ed.S 864 583-5969
Elizabeth Pratt MDIV,EDS, LMFT 864-649-6272
Shelby Albright, LMFT 864-513-6394
Ana Kelley 864-580-6777
Theresa Gomes 864-663-2218
Sabrina Richardson, LMFT 864-464-9029
Lisa “Daisy” Judd, LISW-CP 864-990-5990
Greenville
Nilly Barr, M.S. LPC 864 334-8134
Dr. Denise Crockett 864-232-6216
Martha Durham, PhD. 864-232-2212
Charlotte Hall, LMFT 864-384-2388
Shoray Kirk, PhD, LPC 864-916-1466
Carol Mitchell, MSN 864-676-9211
Terry Molnar, PHD 864-485-5944
Hadley Mullen, MSW, LISW-CP 864-467-3434
Dr. Jeffrey Smith 864-676-9211
Surrounding Areas
Stacey Jackson, LPC, Pacolet 864-398-9322
Marla Libby, M. Ed,. LPC, Mauldin 864-280-7077
Dr. Peter Tripp, DD, DMin, ThD – Spiritual & Grief Counseling 864-641-8533
Lindsey K Hill, M. Ed, LPC, Travelers Rest 864-525-4790
Hope Wood Counseling, LLC, Greer
ENDOCRINOLOGISTS
Spartanburg
Dr. Paige Gault by referral only
864-560-6419 (Spartanburg)
864-849-9336 (Greer)
Greenville
Dr. Molly Benedum 864-455-7800
Charleston
Dr. Deborah Bowlby, MD, MSc 843-876-0444
Dr. Beatrice Hull 843-863-0088
GENERAL PRACTITIONERS
Spartanburg
Dr. Richmond Allen 864-256-0004
Dr. Eric Marler 864-253-8140
Dr. Jessica Heintzelman, D.O. (SRHS) 864-253-8140
Greenville
Dr. Kathy Benson 864-286-9050 [offers HRT after Endo visit]
Dr. Lindsey Cecil 864-286-9050
Dean A. Vicario, NP 864-234-5800
Surrounding Areas
Family Medicine – Five Forks (SRHS)
Dr. Raymond Romano, Simpsonville 864-849-9170
Dr. Michelle Archer, Irmo 864-732-8370 [offers HRT]
DENTISTS
Carolina General & Cosmetic Dentistry
Dr. Katherine Nicholson, Spartanburg 864-577-9400
LEGAL PROFESSIONALS
Spartanburg
Ricky Harris 864-591-7250
Ginger Goforth 864-594-5300
Greenville
Margaret Chamberlin 864-250-0505
JJ Andrighetti 864-370-8222
Sarah E. Brown 864-370-8222
Erin Culbertson 864-370-8222
John M. Mussetto 864-283-0040
Greenville Family Law 864-729-3900
Surrounding Areas
Melissa Burnette, Columbia 803-251-0202
CHURCHES
*Welcoming **Welcoming & Affirming
Spartanburg
Spartanburg Unitarian Universalist** 864-585-9230
Fernwood Baptist* 864-582-7467
Greenville
Greenville UU Fellowship** 864-271-4863
First Baptist Greenville** 864-233-2527
Surrounding Areas
Unity Church of Greenville, Taylors 864-292-6499
New Day Christian Community** Greer 864-879-3097
HIV Care
Piedmont Care, Spartanburg 864-582-7733
AID Upstate, Greenville 864-250-0607
SC HIV/AIDS Council, Columbia 803-254-6644
Palmetto AIDS Life Support, Charleston 803-779-7257
National Advocacy and Support Organizations
American Civil Liberties Union (National)
American Veterans for Equal Rights
Association of Gay and Lesbian Psychiatrists
Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders
Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD)
Gay and Lesbian Medical Association
Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network (GLSEN)
Human Rights Campaign (HRC)
International Gay & Lesbian Human Rights Commission
Lambda Legal Defense & Education Fund
Lesbian & Gay Immigration Rights Task Force
National Black Justice Coalition
National Center for Lesbian Rights
National Center for Transgender Equality (NCTE)
National Consortium of Directors of LGBT Resources in Higher Education
National Gay and Lesbian Chamber of Commerce
National Gay and Lesbian Task Force (NGLTF)
National Transgender Advocacy Coalition (NTAC)
National Youth Advocacy Coalition
Older Lesbians Organizing for Change (OLOC)
Out and Equal Workplace Advocates
Parents, Families, and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG National)
Rape, Abuse, Incest National Network (RAINN)
Services & Advocacy for Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual & Transgender Elders (SAGE)
CONTACT US
All communications are always kept in the strictest of confidence.
SUPPORT@PFLAGSpartanburg.org