LGBTQ Buddhist Groups, alphabetically by city

Including e-groups, listed at end

 

Albuquerque, NM (group forming)

More info on Facebook:  Albuquerque Rainbow Lotus Buddhists

Chicago, IL

Rainbow Lotus Sangha
A pan-denominational, lesbian/gay/bisexual/transgender Buddhist meditation group founded in 2001.
Thursdays from 7 to 9 PM

Center on Halsted

2855 N. Lincoln Ave.

Chicago, IL

E-mail:  chicago_rainbowlotussangha@yahoogroups.com


Shambhala GLBT Dharma Group
For more information contact Alice Dan, 773-373-2162, alicedan@uic.edu, Jim Duetsch, Jim Duetsch Duetschc@aol.com, or Zane Edwards, zaneedwa@yahoo.com
Meets on Sunday evenings.

Columbus, OH
SGI-USA GLBT Group

Dallas, TX
Compassion Heart Sangha
Meets Wednesdays, 7 p.m. 
Information: 214-637-1954

Guerneville, CA
Russian River Zendo
14050 Gabes Rock Road
Guerneville, CA 95446
Saturday Morning Sitting & Tea From 10:00 AM to 11:30 AM
9:30 AM Instruction for Beginners

Los Angeles, CA
Gay Zen L. A.
Zen Center
P. O. Box 29750
Los Angeles, CA 90029
Rev. Vajra Karuna (Thich Tam Thi)
GayZenLA@aol.com

 

New York City, NY
Queer Dharma

 

Open Sky Sangha NYC Group and Blogs
Open Sky Sangha is a group of gay, lesbian, bisexual,straight, and transgendered people with a common interest in Buddhism. We are open to newcomers, seasoned Buddhists, and everyone in between. We meet on the 2nd and 4th Sunday of each month at the New York Insight Meditation Center in New York City.
A forum for learning and sharing the dharma for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered people around the world. 

 

Oakland, CA
East Bay LBGTQ Sangha
East Bay Meditation Center
2147 Broadway (@22nd St.)
Oakland, CA
Wednesday's at 7:00 PM

 

Philadelphia, PA
The William Way Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Community Center
1315 Spruce St.
Philadelphia, PA 19107
Sundays at 5 pm

Reno, NV
One River Sangha
A Rainbow Place GLBT Community Center
2890 Vassar St.reet, Suite B
Reno, NV 89502
For more information contact Frank (775-813-7155) oneriversangha@gmail.com 
Tuesdays from 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM

San Francisco, CA
Gay Buddhist Fellowship
Meets at: SF Buddhist Center
37 Bartlett Street
San Francisco, CA
Sunday Meetings from 10:30am-noon

 

Meets at: Hartford Street Zen Center
57 Hartford Street
San Francisco, CA 94114
Sunday meetings, 3 to 4:30pm (tea and cookies, 4:30-5pm)
Dharma Book Study Group, Thursday meetings, 7:30 to 9 pm

 

Meets at MCC-SF
150 Eureka Street
San Francisco, CA
Meeetings on Tuesday evenings, from 7 to 8:30 pm
Teacher:  Rev. Jana Drakka
San Francisco LGBT Community Center
1800 Market Street, 3rd Floor, Room 300
San Francisco, CA
Mondays from 5:30 PM to 6:30 PM 

SFZC Queer Dharma
San Francisco Zen Center
300 Page Street
San Francisco, California
Meetings: Generally the last Saturday of the month from 1pm - 4:30pm 

Seattle, WA
Dharma Buddies
400 Broadway (at Terrace)
Seattle, WA  98122
Meditation, tea, and discussion every Sunday from 11 PM to 1 PM.

 

Singapore
Heartland
Gay Buddhist Fellowship
Toronto, ON
Dharma Friends
For more information contact Joseph (416-935-1759) qdharma@web.ca

Washington, DC
Mintwood Zendo
Box 21022, Kalorama Stn.
Washington, DC 20009-0522
301-928-3718
mintwoodzendo@yahoo.com



Other LGBT Buddhist Resources
Mahabodhi Maitri Mandala
A website devoted to providing alternatives in hospice and HIV/AIDS health care.  The site includes basic information about buddhism in a question and answer format.

Vajra Rainbow
Vajrayana Lesbian and Gay Magazine

Dharma Book Study Group (Gay Buddhist Sangha book study group)


Other E-Groups

 

International Transgender Buddhist Sangha