LGBTQ+ Resources for 988 counselors
LGBTQ+ Friendly Crisis Lines
The Trevor Project
Our trained counselors understand the challenges LGBTQ+ young people face and are available for support 24/7.
- Call: 1-866-488-7386
- Text ‘START’ to 678-678
Trans Lifeline
Trans peer support for Trans community that’s been “divested from police since day one. Run by and for Trans people.”
- US: 1-877-565-8860
- Canada: 1-877-330-6366
- Oprime 2 para hablar con alguien en español.
Blackline
Peer support and counseling prioritizing BIPOC, with an LGBTQ+ Black Femme Lens. “We do not trace or send any type of intervention under any circumstances without consent.”
- Call or text: 1-800-604-5841
StrongHearts
24/7 confidential and anonymous culturally-appropriate domestic and sexual violence helpline for Native Americans. “Advocates do not request or record the contact’s identification and/or address.”
- Call 24/7: 1-844-762-8483 or chat online
LGBT National Help Center
Free and confidential support for LGBTQIA+ people and those with questions about sexual orientation and/or gender identity. “We will not contact any authorities or other services or programs on your behalf.”
- National Hotline: 1-888-843-4564
M-F: 11 AM – 8 PM/pacific time
M-F: 2 PM – 11 PM/eastern time
Sat: 9 AM – 2 PM/pacific time
Sat: Noon – 5 PM/eastern time - Coming Out Support Hotline:1-888-688-5428
- Youth Talkline: 1-800-246-7743
- Senior Hotline: 1-888-234-7243
Wildflower Alliance Peer Support Line
Warmline answered by a trained peer supporters. “We do not trace or send any type of intervention under any circumstances without consent.”
- Call: 1-800-407-4515
7pm to 9pm ET Monday through Thursday
7pm-10pm ET Friday through Sunday
Organizations, Databases, Informational Sources, etc.
The Attic Youth Center
The Attic Youth Center creates opportunities for LGBTQ youth to develop into healthy, independent, civic-minded adults within a safe and supportive community and promotes the acceptance of LGBTQ youth in society.
Bisexual Resource Center
The Bisexual Resource Center works to connect the bi+ community and help its members thrive through resources, support, and celebration.
CenterLink – LGBTQ Community Member Centers
Our mission is to strengthen, support, and connect LGBTQ community centers. We currently have over 375 member LGBTQ centers providing essential services, promoting growth, wellness, and connectivity in their communities.
COLAGE
COLAGE unites people with one or more lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, and/or asexual parent into a network of peers and supports them as they nurture and empower each other to be skilled, self-confident, and just leaders in our collective communities.
The Colours Organization
The Colours Organization’s mission is to impact, improve, and empower the lives of LGBTQ+ communities of color, especially those of the African diaspora, within the greater Philadelphia metropolitan area. With an intentional focus on holistic wellness and safety, intersectionality, and community mobilization, we strive to support and uplift the experiences of those too often left in the margins.
DeQH – Desi LGBTQ+ Helpline for South Asians
DeQH is the first and only national Desi lgbtQ+ Helpline in the United States. We offer free, confidential, culturally sensitive peer support, information and resources for LGBTQ+ South Asian individuals, families and friends around the globe.
GALAEI
Serving the Latinx community while widening our embrace, GALAEI now provides services, support and advocacy for all Queer, Trans, Indigenous and People of Color (QTBIPOC) communities.
Gay, Lesbian & Straight Education Network (GLSEN)
Our mission is to ensure that every member of every school community is valued and respected regardless of sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression.
Give Us The Floor
Give Us The Floor (GUTF) is a US-based non-profit organization providing 2SLGBTQIA+ youth across the US with a supportive community of their peers when they need it most in a safe, online environment. Our inclusive group chats provided through our free mobile app give 2SLGBTQIA+ youth and their allies a safe coping tool to break the isolation and shame cycles they so often experience.
GLAAD: An Ally’s Guide to Terminology
This short guide offers an overview of essential vocabulary, terms to avoid, and a few key messages for talking about various
issues
Inclusive Therapists – Provider Matching
Get matched with inclusive therapists, coaches, mental health providers for culturally responsive, identity-affirming care
It Gets Better
It Gets Better is a nonprofit organization with a mission to uplift, empower, and connect lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer youth around the globe.
Lambda Legal
The Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund, Inc. (“Lambda Legal”) is a national organization working to achieve full recognition of the civil rights of lesbians, gay men, bisexuals, transgender people and everyone living with HIV, through impact litigation, education and public policy work.
LGBT National Help Center
We help youth and adults with coming-out issues, safer-sex information, school bullying, family concerns, relationship problems, and a lot more.
LGBTQ and ALL
Our mission is to provide accessible resources to everyone worldwide through up-to-date, educationally written content with access to thousands of therapists, psychologists for children, gender confirmation surgeons, and other types of mental health professionals through our business directory resources.
LGBTQ+ Healthcare Directory
The LGBTQ+ Healthcare Directory is a free, searchable database of all kinds of doctors, medical professionals and healthcare providers knowledgeable and sensitive to the unique health needs of LGBTQ+ people in the USA and Canada.
The Mazzoni Center
Mazzoni Center has been the primary comprehensive LGBTQ+ health and wellness center in Philadelphia since 1979. Today, we serve over 15,000 patients per year, always in our safe, competent, and affirming environment.
Modern Military Association of America
The Modern Military Association of America is a united voice for LGBTQ+ military and veteran communities. Modern Military works to uphold and expand the civil rights progress made on behalf of LGBTQ+ service members, veterans, and their families through education, advocacy, support networks, and discrimination tracking.
National Black Justice Collective (NBJC)
Since 2003, NBJC has been America’s leading national civil rights organization dedicated to the empowerment of Black lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer+, and same gender loving (LGBTQ+/SGL) people, including people living with HIV/AIDS through coalition building, federal policy change, research, and education.
National LGBTQ Task Force
The National LGBTQ Task Force is dedicated to achieving freedom and justice for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer people, and their families through proactive, targeted, change-inducing initiatives.
National LGBTQIA+ Health Education Center
The National LGBTQIA+ Health Education Center aims: To advance health equity for LGBTQIA+ people and the populations which may intersect with the LGBTQIA+ community; To address and eliminate health disparities for the LGBTQIA+ community; To optimize access to cost-effective health care for the LGBTQIA+ community; To improve the quality of care for LGBTQIA+ people by providing training and technical assistance to health care providers and staff across the globe
National SOGIE Center
The National Center for Youth with Diverse Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity & Expression (The National SOGIE Center), provides a centralized site for accessing resources on providing culturally responsive care to children, youth, young adults with diverse sexual orientation, gender identity, and gender expression (SOGIE) and their families across systems, including child welfare, juvenile justice, mental health (including school mental health), substance use systems, and housing and homelessness.
National Queer & Trans Therapists of Color Network (NQTTCN)
National Queer and Trans Therapists of Color Network (NQTTCN) is a healing justice organization actively working to transform mental health for queer and trans Black, Indigenous and People of Color (QTBIPOC).
National Queer Asian Pacific Islander Alliance
Founded in 2005, the National Queer Asian Pacific Islander Alliance empowers LGBTQ+ Asians and Pacific Islanders through community capacity building, policy advocacy, and resource development.
Out Professionals
Out Professionals is dedicated to advancing the careers of LGBTQ professionals by creating meaningful networking events and other career-building and life-enriching programming.
PA Navigate
PA Navigate is an online tool that connects Pennsylvanians with community-based organizations, county and state agencies, and healthcare providers, for referrals to community resources that help them meet their most basic needs such as food, shelter, transportation, and more.
Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG)
PFLAG is the nation’s largest organization dedicated to supporting, educating, and advocating for LGBTQ+ people and those who love them.
Rainbow Youth Project
Resource Finder – LGBT National Help Center
As a program of the LGBT National Help Center we offer access to over 20,000 LGBTQ+ community resources through-out the United States and Canada. From community center, doctors & lawyers, social groups, sports teams, youth support and so much more.
Services & Advocacy for LGBT Elders (SAGE)
SAGE is the country’s largest and oldest organization dedicated to improving the lives of LGBTQ+ older people. Founded in 1978 and headquartered in New York City, SAGE is a national organization that offers supportive services and consumer resources to LGBTQ+ older people and their caregivers.
StrongHearts
StrongHearts Native Helpline is a 24/7 safe, confidential and anonymous domestic and sexual violence helpline for Native Americans and Alaska Natives, offering support and advocacy.
Therapy for Latinx
Therapy for Latinx was created to make this process as easy as possible. Search our listings to find therapists that honor who you are, provide services with dignity, and can code switch like the best of them.
Trans Lifeline
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.
Trans Student Educational Resources
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.
Transgender American Veterans Association (TAVA)
Transgender American Veterans Association (TAVA) engages with our members, governmental agencies, other advocacy groups, media and the public in order to ensure our members receive full services and dignified treatment by promoting the values of equality, fairness and respect on behalf of our members and provide a supportive community for Veterans who identify under the “Transgender Umbrella”.
The Trevor Project
The Trevor Project is the leading suicide prevention and crisis intervention nonprofit organization for LGBTQ+ young people.
TrevorSpace
TrevorSpace is a welcoming online social community for LGBTQ+ young people between the ages of 13-24 years old.
Transgender Law Center
Transgender Law Center is the largest national trans-led organization advocating self-determination for all people. Since 2002 we’ve been organizing, assisting, informing and empowering thousands of individual community members towards a long-term, national, trans-led movement for liberation.
UConn LGBTQ+ Trainings
The University of Connecticut’s School of Social Work offers free online courses. This page offers three free LGBTQ+ specific trainings: HRC LGBTQ+ Training, Improving Sexual Health Education with Black and Latinx LGBTQ+ Young People, and Promoting Emotional Well-Being for LGBTQ Youth.