Gender and Sexuality Resources

All Resources listed below have been sourced from The Crisis Text Line, which can be found here:

https://www.crisistextline.org/resources/

Resources for All Ages

Coming Out Handbook

For: Teens, Youth| PDF | Informative

Helps readers explore their sexual identity and provides tools and questions to help determine what it might be like to share their identity with others.

Free Mom Hugs

For Adults, Youth | Website | Advocacy/Support 

Offers resources for LGBTQ+ community members, emergency assistance, legal name changes, and same sex marriage support.

GLBT Near Me

For: Adults, Youth, Teens, Senior Adults/Elderly| Directory | Informative

Provides an online database for finding local GLTBQ-friendly resources and support in your area.

It Gets Better

For: Teens, Youth| Website | Informative/Interactive/Advocacy

Empowers and connects LGBTQ+ youth through storytelling, global organization connections, and education and resources. 

Lambda Legal

For: Adults, Youth, Teens | Website | Informative/Advocacy 

Provides information about legal rights for LGBTQIA people and their families on a national and state-by-state basis.

National Center for Transgender Equality

For: Adults, Youth | Website | Informative/Advocacy 

Provides information and multi-level resources about transgender people and issues such as healthcare, homelessness, and civil rights.

National Queer and Trans Therapists of Color Network

For: Adults, Youth | Website | Directory | Informative/Support/Affordable Access 

Offers a directory of Queer and Trans therapists of color, as well as a mental health fund for assisting Queer and Trans people of color pay for their treatment.

Our Trans Loved Ones

For: Adults, Youth, Parents, Caregivers | PDF | Informative

Provides information on how to support friends and family members who are Transgender and Gender Expansive.

OutCare

For: Adults, Youth | Website/Directory/Peer Support | Informatve/Support

OutCare provides extensive information and education on lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ+) healthcare. Connects to affirming healthcare providers.

PFLAG

For: Adults, Youth, Teens | Website | Peer Support | Informative/Support/Advocacy 

Provides LGBTQ community and their loved ones with information, tools, resources, advocacy, education and support. (Deaf/Hard-of-Hearing approved)

Point of Pride

For:Adults, Youth, Teens | Website | Support/Advocacy/Affordable Access

Provides financial aid and direct support to trans folks in need of health and wellness care.

SAGE

For: Elderly/Senior Adults | Website | App | Informative/Support/Advocacy

SAGE works around issues related to LGBTQIA+ aging.SAGE supports and advocates for their rights, fosters understanding of aging in all communities and promotes positive images of LGBTQIA+ life in later years. 

Trans Can Work

For: Adults, Youth, Formerly incarcerated individuals | Website |Informative/Support

Provides job seeker resources to trans people looking for affirming employers. Also offers program designed to support formerly incarcerated or justice-impacted TGI individuals in Los Angeles.

Trevor Project

For: Adults, Youth, Teens | Website | Helpline | Chat | Peer Support | Informative/Support/Advocacy

Provides crisis intervention services to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and questioning youth, including a 24/7 hotline and textline.

TrevorSpace

For: Teens, Youth| Forum | Support 

Connects LGBTQ youth to peer support and community through online forums. Must provide an email address to join.

Learn More About Gender and Sexuality

What is gender dysphoria?

Gender dysphoria is the distress someone might feel when their gender identity doesn’t align with the sex they were assigned at birth. While it’s recognized by mental health professionals to help people access care, being transgender or nonbinary is not a mental illness. If you’re looking for someone to connect with to discuss difficult feelings surrounding gender dysphoria, text CONNECT to 741741.

What is binary gender?

Binary gender refers to the traditional classification of gender into two categories: male and female. But gender isn’t always binary as many people identify outside of those labels.

What is sexual orientation?

Sexual orientation is about who you’re emotionally, romantically, or sexually attracted to (if anyone). For example, asexual people may not experience sexual attraction, and pansexuality means being attracted to people regardless of their gender. Everyone’s experience is unique, and all identities are valid.

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