Identity
Figuring out who you are and being comfortable in your skin is the stepping stone to living a happy life.
Self-Worth/Esteem
Dealing with Eating Disorders
Gender Identity
Gender Health Center
The Gender Health Center, located in Sacramento, provides counseling services at free or low-cost prices, advocacy services, name and gender change assistance, support for uninsured community members, support groups, risk-prevention programs assisting with clean sharps as well as hormone injections, and housing resources.
Transgender Law Center
The Transgender Law Center, located in San Francisco, offers phone consultations for legal support for transgender people focusing on issues of employment, family law, healthcare, housing, identity documents, immigration, prisons and policing, public accommodations, and youth support.
LGBTQIA
Trevor Support Center
Focuses on supporting LGBTQ youth and adults who are experiencing mental health distress as well as suicidal thoughts.
Call or Text: (866)-488-7386
Youth Blog – You Are Not Alone
Eating Disorders and LGBTQ Youth
The True Colors United
Focuses on supporting LGBTQ youth who are experiencing homelessness.
(212) 461-4401
AIDS in Prison Project
This hotline connects incarcerated people to advocates who can give information about HIV/AIDS care in prison.
(718) 378-7022 (English and Spanish)
Lambda Legal
Provides legal support to LGBTQ community members. They offer information about community members’ right by state and by topic. They offer services related to immigration, racial justice, HIV, healthcare, family and adoption, police and criminal justice, combatting religious exemptions, and transgender rights.
The Mathew Sheppard Foundation
Provides mental health support and focuses on providing advocacy for LGBTQ community members who have experienced a hate crime. Their website also provides information about the legal definition of a hate crime and individuals’ options for legal advocacy and support.
The National Center for Transgender Equality
Provides information, support, and advocacy for LGBTQ community members about the rights of transgender people in employment, airport security, education, immigration, Medicare, housing and homeless shelters, military records, passports, social security, and survivors of violence.
The Sylvia Rivera Law Project
Provides legal support to transgender community members at free and low-cost rates. They provide information and advocacy around name and ID document changes, immigration rights, healthcare rights, extreme weather, police interactions, incarcerated people, and bathroom rights.
The Transgender Legal Defense and Education Fund
Advocates for and provides information about transgender rights. They offer free legal name change support.
TransMentors International
Provides a mentorship program for individuals who need or want support from other trans people during their transition.
