OUR PURPOSE

The PGH Equality Center is a long standing LGBTQIA+ Community Center within Pittsburgh. We are a CenterLink member center.

Our Core Values

Integrity

We strive for accountability, transparency, and honesty in our interactions with the community and within our organization.

Collaboration

We believe in cultivating a community of positive & productive communication.

Inclusiveness

We value different perspectives and commit ourselves to representation from our diverse community.

Advocacy

We actively promote the mission of the PGH Equality Center as advocates for amore just and empowered community.

Our Mission

We serve as a bridge that promotes education, advocacy, and social justice for all LGBTQIA+ people and allies in Western Pennsylvania.

Our Vision

To cultivate a more collaborative, diverse, just, and empowered community.

The PGH Equality Center has a GuideStar Platinum Seal of Transparency. Please visit our profile.


CenterLink develops strong, sustainable LGBT community centers and builds a thriving center network that creates healthy, vibrant communities. Serving over 250 LGBTQ community centers across the country in 45 states, Puerto Rico and the District of Columbia, as well as centers in Canada, China, and Australia, CenterLink assists newly forming community centers and helps strengthen existing LGBT centers, through networking opportunities for center leaders, peer-based technical assistance and training, and a variety of capacity building services. Our efforts are based on the belief that LGBT community centers are primary change agents in the national movement working toward the liberation and empowerment of LGBT people.