BlaqOut is a 501(c)3 nonprofit and movement organization working to improve healthcare access and create a safe space for Kansas City's Black LGBTQ+ community.

Our Lives. Our Health. Our Way.

BlaqOut creates new pathways to better care that enable our core membership to enjoy a sense of community, experience healing, and feel celebrated, nurtured, seen, and heard.

1,300+

People Served Annually

90%

PrEP Adherence Rate

500+

Core Members

Core Programs

BlaqOut offers easily accessible, no-cost services and five distinct programs focused on turning the tide against the HIV/AIDS epidemic and improving overall health outcomes for Black people of queer and trans experience in the Greater Kansas City Metropolitan Area. Our approach looks at all aspects of the lives of Black LGBTQ+ people and addresses issues of societal inequity and injustice in our local community.

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Your gift ensures that
LGBTQ+ Black people in
Kansas City continue
receiving the necessary
support they deserve

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Your gift ensures that
queer Black people in
Kansas City continue
receiving the necessary
support they deserve