Resources For Transgender Youth

Resources for Transgender People

Transgender people in crisis should contact the following resources:

• The Trevor Project‘s 24/7/365 Lifeline at 866-4-U-TREVOR (866-488-7386) or TrevorChat, their online instant messaging option, or TrevorText, a text-based support option. If you are looking for peer support, you can visit TrevorSpace from anywhere in the world.

• The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 800-273-TALK (8255)

• Trans Lifeline at 877-565-8860

• Do you live outside the United States? If so, check out The Trevor Project’s list of international resources here.

Transgender Organizations

• National Center for Transgender Equality (NCTE)  (advocacy)

• Transgender Legal Defense and Education Fund (TLDEF)  (legal services)

• Transgender Law Center (TLC)  (legal services and advocacy)

• Sylvia Rivera Law Project (SRLP)  (legal services)

• Trans People of Color Coalition (TPOCC)  (advocacy)

• Trans Women of Color Collective (TWOCC)  (advocacy)

• Black Trans Advocacy  (advocacy)

• Trans Latina Coalition  (advocacy)

• Gender Spectrum  (support for families, trans youth, and educators)

• Gender Diversity and TransFamilies (support for families, trans youth, and educators)

• Trans Youth Equality Federation  (support for families and trans youth)

• TransTech Social Enterprises  (economic empowerment)

• SPART*A  (advocacy for trans military service members)

• Transgender American Veterans Association  (advocacy for trans veterans)

• TransAthlete.com  (info about trans athletes)

• Massachusetts Transgender Political Coalition (MTPC)  (advocacy)

• TransLife Center at Chicago House  (support services)

• Trans Doe Task Force (legal services)

Transgender Programs at LGBT Organizations

• GLAAD’s Transgender Media Program  (media advocacy)

• Freedom for All Americans (policy and legislative advocacy)

• PFLAG Our Trans Loved Ones  (support for families of people who are trans)

• PFLAG Transgender Resources (resources for trans people and their families)

• PFLAG’s Transgender Ally campaign  (advocacy)

• COLAGE Kids of Trans Community  (support for kids of trans parents)

• The Task Force’s Transgender Civil Rights Project  (advocacy)

• HRC’s transgender resources  (advocacy)

• Gender Identity Project at the NYC LGBT Center  (support services)

• American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)  (legal services)

• Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders (GLAD) Transgender Rights Project  (legal services)

• National Center for Lesbian Rights – Transgender Law  (legal services)

• L.A. LGBT Center’s Transgender Economic Empowerment Project  (economic empowerment)

• SF Transgender Economic Empowerment Initiative  (economic empowerment)

• TransJustice at the Audre Lorde Project  (advocacy)