Providing confidential peer support, information, and local & national resources for callers ages 25 and younger. If you’re in the U.S., call 800-246-7743.
Trans Lifeline provides trans peer support for our community that’s been divested from police since day one. We’re run by and for trans people. If you’re based in the U.S., call 877-565-8860.
If you are thinking about harming yourself — get immediate crisis support. Connect to a crisis counselor 24/7, 365 days a year, from anywhere in the U.S. The Trevor Project is 100% confidential and 100% free. If you’re in the U.S., call 1-866-488-7386.
Planned Parenthood’s trained health educators are available to answer your sexual and reproductive health questions and help you come up with a plan. Chat online or text ‘Educator’ to 774636 (PPINFO) to get answers.
Find and give support, have fun, connect around shared interests, and get good information. Chat with like-minded peers in live chats designed for you & by you, facilitated by folks who care.
Text is available 24/7 most days of the year, send your text to 206-866-2279. Live Chat has limited availability, check the website for more details.
The ACLU works to ensure that lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer people can live openly without discrimination and enjoy equal rights, personal autonomy, and freedom of expression and association.
Know Your Rights at School with this helpful resource from Advocates for Trans Equality.
Explore these tips from Folx to help you navigate coming out at school.
GLSEN works to ensure that LGBTQ students are able to learn and grow in a school environment free from bullying and harassment.
GSA Network is a next-generation LGBTQ racial and gender justice organization that empowers and trains queer, trans and allied youth leaders to advocate, organize, and mobilize an intersectional movement for safer schools and healthier communities.
Advocates for Trans Equality fights for the legal and political rights of transgender people in America. Their policy experts, litigators, and community organizers work at all levels of government to ensure trans voices are not only heard, but embraced.
The Bisexual Resource Center works to connect the bi+ community and help its members thrive through resources, support, and celebration.
GLAAD is a non-profit organization focused on LGBTQ advocacy and cultural change. GLAAD works to ensure fair, accurate, and inclusive representation and creates national and local programs that advance LGBTQ acceptance.
The Trevor Project is the leading suicide prevention and crisis intervention nonprofit organization for LGBTQ+ young people. They provide information & support to LGBTQ+ young people 24/7, all year round.
Trans Student Educational Resources is a youth-led organization dedicated to transforming the educational environment for trans and gender non-conforming students through advocacy and empowerment. It is the only national organization led by trans youth.
AASECT is the American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors, and Therapists. They have a searchable directory for folks who seek therapy and counseling services.
Charlie Health has a LGBTQIA+-specific program that takes an affirming approach to mental health treatment and care. They provide individual, group, and family therapy options.
Depression Looks Like Me connects folks with information, resources, and tools from mental health organizations and providers.
The LGBTQ Healthcare Directory is a free, searchable database of all kinds of doctors, medical professionals and healthcare providers who are knowledgeable and sensitive to the unique health needs of LGBTQ+ people in the USA and Canada.
Online Counseling Programs created a list of resources specifically for non-binary youth, including articles, podcasts, and activities.
The SAFE Project wrote a blog with a list of mental health and substance use resources specifically for LGBTQ+ folks.
The Trevor Project offers several resources supporting the mental health of LGBTQ+ young people, including self-care guides, articles, and access to mental health providers.
RAINN is committed to supporting survivors of sexual violence, cultivating communities of anti-sexual violence activism, and promoting policies that deliver justice and hold perpetrators accountable. This resource highlights key points about sexual orientation and sexual violence.
Scarleteen is dedicated to providing truly comprehensive and highly inclusive sex and relationships education, information and support that centers young people. Scarleteen supports queer sex ed by using message boards, live chat, text services, and other resources.
The Trevor Project provides several resources for LGBTQ+ youth, including articles on relationships, resources by state, and a 24 hour hotline. This resource highlights common questions about crushes & early relationships among LGBTQ+ young people.
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How to Tuck: Tips, Tricks, and Safety When Tucking
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For many trans youth, especially those who have long been consistent in their gender identity, doctors may prescribe puberty-pausing medications. This resource from Advocates for Trans Equality breaks down everything you need to know.
Inside Out Youth Services builds access, equity, and power with LGBTQIA2+ young people, through leadership, advocacy, community-building, education, and peer support for youth 13-24.
Rainbow Alley is a safe, brave space where LGBTQ+ youth (ages 10-17) and their allies find support and acceptance. We provide events, activities, health services, and life-skill building, all in a warm and welcoming environment. Please check our calendar for upcoming events.
A space with programs and resources that are anti-racist, anti-oppressive, non-judgmental, and visible space and community for Two Spirit, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Questioning, Intersex, Asexual (2SLGBTQIA+) youth, families and allies in Southwest Colorado.
A group of LGBTQ+ youth and allies who come together and make memories. We support one another and recognize one another for who we are, not who the world wants us to be. We are truly safe to be ourselves, and the staff support us in what we want to do.
TNET offers trainings, workshops, and print materials across New Mexico designed to help all people understand and interact with trans and nonbinary people more effectively.
TGRCNM has a drop-in center for support including HIV testing, syringe exchange, counseling, massage therapy, showers, a donation closet, food pantry, computer lab, and more.
Supports LGBTQ+ youth in Albuquerque to socialize in a safe, welcoming, and affirming environment.
The LGBTQ Resource Center was founded by students, staff, faculty, and community members of the University of New Mexico to create a space where their LGBTQQIA community can not only survive, but thrive.
New Mexico’s provider directory for LGBTQ+ affirming care. The organization is designed to increase LGBTQ+ access to mental health services and other medical services, build partnerships between mental health agencies and LGBTQ+ communities, and promote training and organizational policies that will increase understanding and acceptance of diverse gender identities and sexual orientations.
HEAL Plus NM works by and for LGBTQIA2S+ communities to build health resources, increase queer power through creative collaboration, and uplift the New Mexican culture that treasures queer and trans+ folks. They also work to bring queer and trans voices to the effort to change health systems.
The NM Genders & Sexualities Alliance Network is a youth-driven program that increases resiliency, self-efficacy, positive self-identity, and effective self-regulation skills among LGBTQIA2S+ youth ages 13-24 and adults.
