The county's Department of Health offers resources for LGBT health and mental health.
The Westchester County Clerk's Office offers a Domestic Partner Registry for unmarried couples who would like to have their relationship documented and recognized. All of the information about registering is available online or by calling (914) 995-3070.
Couples can register by submitting an affidavit to the Legal Division of the County Clerk's Office located at 110 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd, Room 330 in White Plains. Office hours are 8 a.m. to 5:45 p.m., Monday through Friday. Appointments are not necessary.
Other community hot line numbers:
The LOFT's Helpline:
Tel: (914) 948-2932 ext. 13
E-mail:
Gay and Lesbian National Hotline: (888) 843-4564
Gay and Lesbian Switchboard of NY: (212) 989-0999
Other resources:
Housing and Mortgages for Gay and Lesbian Couples
This guide explains the approaches that same-sex couples can take to getting a mortgage, establishing ownership of a home, and creating legal documents that anticipate any legal or property-ownership issues that might occur if the couple breaks up or one partner dies.
The Trevor Project
The Trevor Project is the leading national organization focused on crisis and suicide prevention efforts among lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning (LGBTQ) youth.
Center Lane
Westchester's only community center for LGBTQ teens. It provides a safe-haven that fosters a positive sense of self, reduces isolation and addresses high-risk behaviors in lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning youth and their straight allies ages 14-21.
Drugrehab.com
Drugrehab.com is a national resource that provides well-researched and fact-based information about addiction and mental illness. Their guide focuses on the struggles faced by many in the LGBTQ+ community, how friends/family can help someone struggling with substance abuse, as well as other LGBTQ+ resources for those seeking additional help.
American Civil Liberties Union
The ACLU's Lesbian and Gay Rights Project coordinates an extensive legal program and conducts a broad range of public policy and educational activities. (Lower Hudson Valley Chapter)
Empire State Pride Agenda
The Pride Agenda is New York’s statewide advocacy organization committed to winning equality and justice for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender New Yorkers. The website has information on how to get involved locally and statewide.
Family Equality Council
The Family Equality Council (formerly Family Pride) is the national advocacy organization committed to securing family equality for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer parents, guardians and allies. Our work consists of strategically linked initiatives—broad in scope, but simple in vision—love, justice, family, equality.
Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation
GLAAD is dedicated to promoting and ensuring fair, accurate and inclusive representation of people and events in the media as a means of eliminating homophobia and discrimination based on gender identity and sexual orientation.
Human Rights Campaign
The Human Rights Campaign provides a national voice on gay and lesbian issues and works to advance equality based on sexual orientation and gender expression and identity. The Web site includes the National Coming Out Project, HRC's FamilyNet and WorkNet.
Marriage Equality New York
This organization's sole purpose is to secure the freedom and the right of same-sex couples to legally marry. The web site gives a comprehensive explanation of the facts about why marriage rights are important.
National Gay and Lesbian Task Force
The National Gay and Lesbian Task Force builds the grassroots power of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community by training activists, equipping state and local organizations with the skills needed to organize broad-based campaigns, and building the organizational capacity of our movement. NGLTF also hosts the National Conference on LGBT Equality: Creating Change, the premier national grassroots organizing and skills building LGBT conference.
National Youth Advocacy Coalition
NYAC is a social justice organization that advocates for and with young people who are LGBT or questioning to end discrimination against these youth and to ensure their physical and emotional well being.