Resources

Crisis and Support Lines

Call BlackLine

Call BlackLine provides a space for peer support, counseling, reporting of mistreatment, witnessing and affirming the lived experiences for folxs who are most impacted by systematic oppression with an LGBTQ+ Black Femme Lens. All calls remain private and will never be shared with law enforcement or state agencies of any kind.

  • Call or text 800-604-5841

LGBT National Help Center

The LGBT National Help Center provides confidential peer support through helplines, online chat programs, email services and online databases. The LGBT National Help Center will not report calls to outside organizations.

  • LGBT National Hotline - a confidential safe space where callers of any age can speak about sexual orientation or gender identity/expression issues.
    888-843-4564
    Mon-Fri 12 PM - 9 PM mountain time
    Sat 10 AM - 3 PM mountain time

  • LGBT National Coming Out Support Hotline - support, information, and local resources for navigating the process of coming out.
    888-688-5428 (888-OUT-LGBT)
    Mon-Fri 12 PM - 9 PM mountain time
    Sat 10 AM - 3 PM mountain time

  • 1-on-1 Online Peer Support Chat - a confidential space online to discuss issues and concerns including coming out issues, gender and/or sexuality identities, relationship concerns, bullying, workplace issues, HIV/AIDS anxiety, safer-sex information, suicide, and much more. 
    https://lgbthotline.org/chat/
    Mon-Fri 12 PM - 9 PM mountain time
    Sat 10 AM - 3 PM mountain time

THRIVE Lifeline

Thriving Harnesses Respect, Inclusion, and Vested Empathy (THRIVE) is a text-based crisis line providing texters with free 24/7/365 hotline support by trained, non-carceral Crisis Responders who share marginalized identities and backgrounds. THRIVE also provides non-crisis support to underrepresented individuals (persons of color, LGBTQ2S+, persons living with disabilities, neurodivergent, and/or other marginalized identities) experiencing obstacles because of (or simply have questions about) their identities. THRIVE does not engage in non-consensual active rescue.

  • Text “THRIVE” to 313-662-8209

Trans Lifeline

Trans Lifeline is a trans peer support phone service offering direct emotional support to trans and questioning folks. From the website: “Call us if you need someone trans to talk to, even if you’re not in a crisis or if you’re not sure you’re trans.” Trans Lifeline has a policy against nonconsensual active rescue. 

  • 877-565-8860 (Oprime 2 para español)
    Mon-Fri 11 AM - 7 PM mountain time

TransAdvice

TransAdvice is a safe and open space including a live support chat, and resource wiki for members of the transgender / non-binary community, as well as family members, significant others, friends, and allies.