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LGBTQ Support

LGBTQ youth deserve a world where they can thrive, be seen, and celebrated for who they are.

We provide parents, caregivers, educators, and advocates with resources to support transgender, gender-expansive, and nonbinary youth in navigating their journeys with dignity, resilience, and joy.
Trevor Project - Suicide Prevention

24/7 Hotline: 1-866-488-7386

The leading national organization providing crisis intervention and suicide prevention services to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and questioning (LGBTQ) young people ages 13-24.

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Trans Lifeline

National hotline for LBGT individuals, including specific hotlines for LGBT youth and LGBT people who need support as they come out.

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LGBT National Help Center

Support hotline for South Asian LGBTQ+ individuals in the United States.

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DeQH

Hotline: (877) 565-8860

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*Organizations with an asterisk serve the Los Angeles Area

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Family & Community Support

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  • ​Transforming Families

    • A Los Angeles-based family support group creating a supportive environment for children, adolescents, and their families to explore issues of gender identity​.

  • Resource Sheet for Caregivers of LGBTQ Youth

    • A document with questions and answers about caring for LGBTQ youth and links to further resources.

  • Bienestar’s Trangeneros Unidas*

    • Provides resources and supportive services to the Latinx transgender community, including peer mentorship, mental health support, HIV/STI prevention, and emergency housing. 

  • Los Angeles LBGT Center Youth Services*

    • The Youth Center serves young people ages 16 to 24 who are currently at-risk of, or are experiencing homelessness or housing instability, providing meals, clothing, showers, case management, mental health support, housing referrals, education, employment and vocational programs, youth development and leadership programs, and social support.

  • ProjectQ*

    • A safe space for LGBTQIA+ youth that offers scholarships for therapy and support groups for BIPOC queer people, free gender-affirming haircuts, and free mentorship classes and workshops for LGBTQIA+ people with housing insecurities. 

  • Rainbow Labs*

    • Creates after-school programming (in-person and online) to mentor and support underserved Queer and/or Gender Non-Confirming youth ages 12-18.

  • Trans Youth Equality Foundation

    • Provides education, advocacy and support for transgender, nonbinary and gender non-conforming children and youth and their families including resources for youth and parents.

Healthcare

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  • Alexis Project* 

    • Provides comprehensive gender-affirming care and mental health services to LGBTQ+ individuals across LA County.

  • Colors LGBTQ Youth Counseling Services*

    • Provides free LGBTQAI+ affirmative counseling and healing psychotherapeutic services to youth under 25 and their families in greater Los Angeles.

  • Los Angeles Gender Center* 

    • Offers referrals to affiliate therapists who have expertise in the area of gender identity and gender dysphoria, free letters of recommendation for gender-affirming surgery, and training seminars for educators and families of transgender and gender-diverse individuals.

  • National Queer and Trans Therapists of Color Network (NQTTCN) 

    • Healing justice organization that maintains a directory of QTBIPOC (Queer and Trans Black, Indigenous and People of Color) therapists and works to transform mental health for QTBIPOC individuals.

  • The Wall Las Memorias*

    • Community health and wellness organization dedicated to serving Latino, LGBTQ, and other underserved populations throughout Los Angeles through advocacy, education, and building the next generation of leadership.

Legal Services

  • Advocates for Trans Equality’s Trans Legal Services Network

    • Directory of over 80 organizations across the country dedicated to providing name and gender change services or other legal services for trans people in their areas.

  • Lambda Legal

    • Civil rights organization that serves the LGBTQ community and people living with HIV/AIDS through impact litigation, education, and public policy.

Local Organizations

  • Alexis Project

    • Provides comprehensive gender-affirming care and mental health services to LGBTQ+ individuals across LA County.

  • Bienestar’s Trangeneros Unidas

    • Provides resources and supportive services to the Latinx transgender community, including peer mentorship, mental health support, HIV/STI prevention, and emergency housing. 

  • Colors LGBTQ Youth Counseling Services

    • Provides free LGBTQAI+ affirmative counseling and healing psychotherapeutic services to youth under 25 and their families in greater Los Angeles.

  • Los Angeles Gender Center

    • Offers referrals to affiliate therapists who have expertise in the area of gender identity and gender dysphoria, free letters of recommendation for gender-affirming surgery, and training seminars for educators and families of transgender and gender-diverse individuals.

  • Los Angeles LBGT Center Youth Services

    • The Youth Center serves young people ages 16 to 24 who are currently at-risk of, or are experiencing homelessness or housing instability, providing meals, clothing, showers, case management, mental health support, housing referrals, education, employment and vocational programs, youth development and leadership programs, and social support.

  • ProjectQ 

    • A safe space for LGBTQIA+ youth that offers scholarships for therapy and support groups for BIPOC queer people, free gender-affirming haircuts, and free mentorship classes and workshops for LGBTQIA+ people with housing insecurities. 

  • Rainbow Labs

    • Creates after-school programming (in-person and online) to mentor and support underserved Queer and/or Gender Non-Confirming youth ages 12-18.

  • TransLatin@ Coalition

    • Advocates for systemic change on behalf of trangender, gender expansive, and intersex (TGI) Latin@ immigrant women and provides direct services to TGI individuals in Los Angeles.

  • The Wall Las Memorias

    • Community health and wellness organization dedicated to serving Latino, LGBTQ, and other underserved populations throughout Los Angeles through advocacy, education, and building the next generation of leadership.

News & Policy Updates

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  • Tracks legislation that seeks to block trans people from receiving basic healthcare, education, legal recognition, and the right to publicly exist.

  • Explores transgender life experiences and science, including fields such as sociology, public health, psychiatry, and cognitive science, weaving these diverse perspectives into a deeper understanding of gender-related phenomena.

  • Trans Data Library

    • Collects carefully sourced, factual information about the anti-trans political effort in real time to help people understand who is shaping the conversation on trans issues and why.

  • TransLash Media

    • An independent news organization that tells trans stories to save trans lives

School Resources

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This resource page is a work in progress;
please contact us if you have additional resources you would like us to include
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