Organization

🏳️‍🌈National LGBTQ Organizations

United States 

  • The LGBT National Help Center offers a talkline and weekly chatrooms for youth under 19, providing confidential peer-support, information, local resources and community
LGBT National Hotline
LGBT National Senior Hotline
888-234-7243

LGBTQ Near Me 

search for near organizations in your area.

 

CHICAGO

1. Center on Halsted

https://www.centeronhalsted.org/
 

2. Howard Brown Health

https://howardbrown.org/

🏳️‍🌈 Resource Links
The Trevor Project

Bisexual

Youth

Military

Transgender

Aging

Legal

General

Organization Contact Sources

1. Human Rights Campaign (HRC):
- Website: https://www.hrc.org/
- Phone: 1-800-772-9100

2. National Coalition of Anti-Violence Programs (NCAVP):
- Website: https://avp.org/
- Hotline: 1-212-714-1141

3. Stop Hate UK:
- Website: https://www.stophateuk.org/
- Helpline: 0800 138 1625

4. GLAAD:
- Website: https://www.glaad.org/
- Contact Form: https://www.glaad.org/contact

5. Trevor Project:
- Website: https://www.thetrevorproject.org/
- Helpline: 1-866-488-7386
- Online Chat: https://www.thetrevorproject.org/get-help-now/

Direct Online and Phone Support Services for LGBTQ Youth
  • The Trevor Project has several direct online resources specifically for LGBTQ youth:
    • Trevor Lifeline is a crisis intervention and suicide prevention phone service available 24/7 at 1-866-488-7386.
    • TrevorChat is a confidential online instant messaging with a Trevor Counselor, available 24/7, at trevorproject.org/get-help-now/.
    • TrevorText is a confidential text messaging with a Trevor Counselor, available 24/7/365, by texting START to 678678.
    • TrevorSpace is an affirming international community for LGBTQ young people ages 13-24 available at trevorspace.org
  • Trans Lifeline Hotline is a peer support service run by trans people located all over the US and Candada, for trans and questioning callers.
  • Q Chat Space is a bully-free online community of LGBTQ+ teens that can chat with other LGBTQ+ teens and vetted/trained staff from LGBTQ+ community centers around the country. The community is managed by CenterLink.
  • National Runaway Safeline is a federally designated national communication system for runaway and homeless youth, available 24/7/365, providing access to resources and listening professionals.
  • The LGBT National Help Center offers a talkline and weekly chatrooms for youth under 19, providing confidential peer-support, information, local resources and community
  • Many PFLAG chapters are meeting virtually or providing 1:1 virtual support as requested for parents/guardians or LGBTQ youth.
    • Go to pflag.org/find to look up the PFLAG chapter in your area and reach out by phone, email or on social media to learn more about their virtual support options.

Reference citations

1. The Trevor Project. The Trevor Project | For Young LGBTQ Lives. The Trevor Project. 2023 Jul 28.
URL: https://www.thetrevorproject.org/
 
2.  LGBT NATIONAL HELP CENTER
By Anon Container: LGBT NATIONAL HELP CENTER URL: https://www.lgbthotline.org/
 
3.  LGBTQ Resource List - GLAAD
By Anon Year: 2023 Container: glaad.org URL: https://glaad.org/resourcelist/