June belongs to the community. This page is for the healthcare teams, HIV prevention programs, and community organizations making sure that means something — making care more visible, more affirming, and more human for every person who walks through the door.
Right now: NYC Pride reported a $750k sponsorship shortfall. SF Pride lost ~$200k. Pittsburgh, St. Louis, Orlando, Salt Lake City all down. And across the country, more than 40 hospitals have paused or stopped gender-affirming care for young people under federal pressure — even before new CMS rules are finalized. Pride funding: Wyoming Public Media → Hospitals: STAT News →
Real stories from the field. No press releases. No performative announcements. Just organizations showing up.
St. John's · Los Angeles, CA
One of LA's largest FQHCs, serving 120,000+ patients across 28 sites, is running a "We Are Us Festival" in Compton on June 20. Their Transgender Health Program provides gender-affirming hormone therapy, mental health support, and HIV prevention. Their stance this year: healthcare is a human right, full stop.
sjch.org → We Are Us Festival · June 20, 2026 · Compton, CA
Point of Pride · Eugene, OR
All 28 recipients have experienced housing insecurity. Nearly half live in states with active anti-trans legislation. The fund is powered almost entirely by community donors, trans people giving to trans people. To date, Point of Pride has provided $5.8 million in aid to 30,000 people in all 50 states.
Read the announcement → Point of Pride · March 25, 2026
New data · June 2026
GLAAD's 2026 Pride Poll finds a supermajority of Americans still support brands and organizations participating in Pride. Virginia elected a governor who supports transgender people by 15 points. New Jersey by 12. Wisconsin and Nebraska too. The political narrative and the actual vote are not the same thing.
GLAAD 2026 Pride Poll → GLAAD · June 1, 2026
New research · May 2026
The Trevor Project's 2025 National Survey of 16,000+ young people found that 90% said anti-LGBTQ+ laws and public debates harmed their mental health. The same survey confirmed that LGBTQ+ youth in accepting environments attempted suicide at less than half the rate of those in unaccepting communities. The intervention is visibility.
Read the 2025 Survey → The Trevor Project · May 6, 2026Before partnering with HealthMerch, St. John's Transgender Health Program attended 2–3 community events a year and collected 2–3 contact sheets per event. Flyers weren't building trust. They needed a way to start real conversations in communities that had every reason to be cautious of healthcare providers.
Custom-branded trans-themed giveaways — pens, tote bags, lip balms, fidget toys — changed the dynamic entirely. The item opened the door. The conversation about PrEP, hormone therapy, and mental health followed.
"Hearing that our promotional products reached someone who didn't have access before is so rewarding. It shows that these items are more than just giveaways — they're bridges to care."
— St. John's Transgender Health Program
Low cost. High signal. Each one doable before Friday.
Pronoun options on intake forms. A flag at the entrance. Staff lanyards with pronoun buttons. For LGBTQ+ patients who have experienced discrimination from a provider, these signals determine whether they come back. One in three have. This is a clinical issue.
Pronoun buttons · Badge reels · Lanyards · SignageHealth fairs, testing events, parade tables, community gatherings. June gives you a culturally meaningful reason to be visibly present. The giveaway is not the point. The conversation it starts about services, about safety, about access is.
Tote bags · Snap fans · Safe sex kits · SunscreenNot every LGBTQ+ staff member wants to be publicly visible at work. Make participation optional, never required. What they need to know is that the organization means it in October too, not just when there's a rainbow on the logo.
Water bottles · Apparel · Wellness kits · Staff kitsPrint for your waiting room. Put them on your outreach table. Share them with anyone who might need them this month.
Trevor Project
1-866-488-7386
LGBTQ+ youth crisis line, 24/7
Trans Lifeline
877-565-8860
Peer support staffed by trans people
Crisis Text Line
Text HOME to 741-741
LGBTQ+ text-based crisis support, 24/7
988 Lifeline
Call or text 988
24/7 crisis line — LGBTQ+ trained counselors available
Full list of national and state-by-state LGBTQ+ crisis resources — print-ready for waiting rooms and outreach tables.
Download Crisis Lines ResourceMany of these organizations are operating with less funding than last year as corporate sponsors pull back. If your organization has capacity to donate, volunteer, or amplify their work, now is the time.
The Trevor Project
Crisis intervention and suicide prevention for LGBTQ+ youth. 24/7.
SAGE: Services & Advocacy for LGBTQ+ Elders
The world's largest LGBTQ+ organization focused on aging. Nearly half of older LGBTQ+ adults report social isolation.
National Coalition for LGBTQ Health
2026 theme: "Organize to OUTlast." Health equity frameworks and training for providers navigating a hostile policy environment.
GLMA: Health Professionals Advancing LGBTQ+ Equality
30 years of LGBTQ+ healthcare advocacy. Provider directory and affirming care clinical guidelines.
Trans Lifeline
Peer support hotline staffed entirely by trans people, for trans people. Also runs a microgrants program for trans individuals in crisis.
Pride Foundation
Community grants for grassroots LGBTQ+ organizations, prioritizing BIPOC and trans-led groups in the Pacific Northwest.
Damien Center
Indiana-based LGBTQ+ and HIV-focused health center providing medical care, prevention, behavioral health, housing, pharmacy, and community support.
St. John's Community Health: HIV/AIDS Care
Los Angeles community health provider offering HIV care, testing, PrEP/PEP, case management, and support services.
St. John's Community Health: Transgender Health Program
Affirming care program for transgender, nonbinary, and gender-diverse patients, including hormone therapy, mental health, HIV prevention, and primary care.
Pronoun buttons, tote bags, snap fans, safe sex kits, lanyards, apparel, and more. Every product designed for healthcare organizations showing up in their communities this June. Browse the full catalog and request samples directly.
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The pronoun buttons on the lanyards. The tote bags at the outreach table. The snap fans at the health fair. We work exclusively with healthcare and community organizations: FQHCs, HIV prevention programs, public health departments, LGBTQ+ health centers. Not brands. Not corporations. This is our whole world. Trusted by 1,000+ healthcare organizations.
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