RESOURCES
Crisis Lines
- National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: (800) 273-8255, Online Chat , Deaf or Hard of Hearing
- Nacional de Prevención del Suicidio En Español: 1-888-628-9454
- The Trevor Project : Trevor Lifeline 1-866-488-7386— phone service available 24/7Trevor
- Text- Text “START” to 678678—Available Monday through Friday between 3pm–10pm Trevor Chat- www.thetrevorproject.org/get-help-now/ —Available 7 Days A Week, (3pm–10pm)
- Trans Lifeline: 877-565-8860 — 7am-1am PST / 9am-3am CST / 10am-4am EST.
- SAMHSA Substance abuse hotline: 800-662-HELP (4357)
- Pride Institute: (800) 547-7433 24/7 Chemical dependency/mental health referral and information hotline for the LGBTQ community.
- Rape Abuse and Incest National Network (RAINN): (800) 656-HOPE / (800) 810-7440 (TTY)
- U.S. National Domestic Violence Hotline: (800)799-7233, English y Español (800)787-3224 (TTY)
Imi Guide
imi is a free, digital, science-backed mental health web tool for queer teens to learn coping skills, hear stories from real LGBTQ+ teens, and explore resources that affirm queer identities and boost mental health.
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Explore and affirm your identity at www.imi.guide
Q Chat Space
Q Chat Space provides live, chat-based, professionally facilitated, online support and discussion groups for LGBTQ+ teens 13-19.
Are you a youth looking for the Q Chat Space online discussions? Go to ww.qchatspace.org
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Please email co********@****************er.org for more information on therapy or referrals.
Up to 6 free virtual sessions with a confidential therapist- https://imattercolorado.org/ youth 11 and younger will need a parent’s assistance to apply.
CO - Colorado Name Change Project
New Mexico - Name & Gender Change Guide (NM)
Arizona - ID Docs Arizona (NCTE)
Utah - ID Docs Utah (NCTE)
National - Transgender Law Center
National - Sylvia Rivera Law Project
EDUCATION
BOOK
Maria’s Bookshop has a great selection of LGBTQ+ books put together with input from the Rainbow Youth Center.
ONLINE RESOURCES
Rubies- transfem underwear and swimwear
VIDEOS
MyPronouns.org
This website offers great resources on why pronouns matter. A couple of videos that they provide caught our attention and we want to share them.
Trans teens say they want more autonomy
The legislation aimed at transgender youth today has one theme in common: a denial of self determination and autonomy in official recognition and access to healthcare.
Toilets, bowties, gender and me: A Tedx Talk by Audrey Mason-Hyde
A TEDX talk from a non-binary youth describing their journey of realization and expression, and the reactions of the world to who they are.
How the Stonewall Riots Sparked a Movement | History
A brief history of the riot started on June 28th, 1969 in New York against state-enforced queerphobia that we commemorate with pride celebrations each year.
What is Two-Spirit identity?
“Traditionally, Native American two-spirit people were male, female, and sometimes intersexed individuals who combined activities of both men and women with traits unique to their status as two-spirit people. In most tribes, they were considered neither men nor women; they occupied a distinct, alternative gender status.” -Indian Health Service