RESOURCES FOR IMMEDIATE ASSISTANCE
RAINN National Sexual Assault Hotline: 1-800-656-HOPE (4673)
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-TALK (8255)GLBT National Youth Talkline: 1-800-246-PRIDE (1-800-246-7743)
1-800-4-A-CHILD (1-800-422-4453)
National Center for Missing & Exploited Children 1-800-543-5678
National Domestic Violence Hotline 1-800-799-7233National Parent Helpline® 1-855-4A PARENT (1-855-427-2736)
24 hour Parent Helpline: 1-888-435-7553
Teen Dating Violence & Abuse: 1-866-331-9474
National Human Trafficking Hotline: 1-888-373-7888
In the U.K.: Parentline: 0808 800 2222 or Lifeline: 0114 272 6575
In Australia: Parentline: 1300 30 1300
In Canada: Parent Helpline: 1-800-668-6868
SUBSTANCE ABUSE
(While a commitment to religion can be helpful in the recovery process, no rehabilitation program should require religious commitment.)
SUNSHINE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH
866-317-8236
HOMELESSNESS
The Ali Forney Center Housing for Homeless LGBT Youth all across the U.S.:
1-800-RUNAWAY (786-2929) & 1-212-206-0574
Lost and Found 678-856-7825
1-866-331-9474 or tty: 1-866-331-8453 or text to 77054
Is this abuse? Find out here.
GLBT National Help Center
Free national GLBT hotline for support - 1-888-843-4564
Free national GLBT youth hotline - 1-800-246-PRIDE
GLBT Near Me - GLBT National Resource Database
It Gets Better Project (including Canadian help line)
Futures Without Violence
Find the LGBT Rights Organization in your Country
LGBT Community Center Directory - Listing of LGBT centers around the world
Empty Closets - Coming out resources for 13 years and up
Be Younique - a site run by gay teens for gay teens
Australia - Lifeline.Org 24hr/7 day a week helpline for crisis support, suicide prevention & mental health support Lifeline Australia: 13 11 14
Australia - Canberra - Queer Net
Australia - Coming Out!
Australia - Minus-18
Australia - Western - GLCS 1-800-18-4527 or 08-9420-7201
Australia - Sydney - Gay Youth Chat
Canada - OK2BMe
Germany - LAMBDA on-line
Ireland - GLEN
Israel - Gay Youth
New Zealand - Rainbow Youth (09) 376-6633 or 0800 37 66 33 or Text 027 4 YOUTHS
Spain - Federacion Estatal de LGT y B
U.K., Manchester - Queer Youth Org.
U.K. - Gay by Degree (Education and Scholarships)
Goodreads YA LGBT Group Resources and Hot lines
ACLU: Know Your Rights!
#SVYALit Project
Gay Straight Alliance Network
GLBT Near Me US-based search engine for LGBT organizations close to your zip code location
GLSEN: The Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network:
GLAAD: Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation:
Matthew Shepard Foundation
Welcoming Schools, A Project of the Human Rights Campaign
No H8 Campaign
Campus Pride, Inc. and Stop the Hate Initiative
Stomp Out Bullying Org.
Dating Matters – CDC’s Youth Violence Prevention Initiative
What is Domestic Violence? - A Social Worker's Guide to Domestic Violence
Regis College, Boston, a Catholic University
One with Courage
Perry Moore Hero Fund & Hetrick-Martin Institute: Scholarship foundation
The Point Foundation: Scholarship foundation
Live Out Loud! Scholarship foundation
PFLAG Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays
TYFA Trans Youth Family Allies
TYEF Trans Youth Equality Foundation:
Do your parents need help understanding you? Check this out.
Helping Parents Understand – Trans 101
Transgender Law and Policy Institute
Transexual Roadmap
Youth & Gender Media Project
Intersex:
Organization Intersex International
Intersex Society of North America
Intersex Roadshow
Gender Spectrum - Resource for genderfluid/dual-gender/bi-gender/gender-variant youths and their families
Please Hear What I am Not Saying
Character Counts: The Six Pillars of Character
Hijacked/Suspended sites:
Gender Education and Advocacy Gender.org Index
Is this abuse? Find out here.
GLBT National Help Center
Free national GLBT hotline for support - 1-888-843-4564
Free national GLBT youth hotline - 1-800-246-PRIDE
GLBT Near Me - GLBT National Resource Database
It Gets Better Project (including Canadian help line)Futures Without Violence
AROUND THE WORLD
Find the LGBT Rights Organization in your Country
LGBT Community Center Directory - Listing of LGBT centers around the world
Empty Closets - Coming out resources for 13 years and up
Be Younique - a site run by gay teens for gay teens
Australia - Lifeline.Org 24hr/7 day a week helpline for crisis support, suicide prevention & mental health support Lifeline Australia: 13 11 14
Australia - Canberra - Queer Net
Australia - Coming Out!
Australia - Minus-18
Australia - Western - GLCS 1-800-18-4527 or 08-9420-7201
Australia - Sydney - Gay Youth Chat
Canada - OK2BMe
Germany - LAMBDA on-line
Ireland - GLEN
Israel - Gay Youth
New Zealand - Rainbow Youth (09) 376-6633 or 0800 37 66 33 or Text 027 4 YOUTHS
Spain - Federacion Estatal de LGT y B
U.K., Manchester - Queer Youth Org.
U.K. - Gay by Degree (Education and Scholarships)
Goodreads YA LGBT Group Resources and Hot lines
SUPPORT, EDUCATION, INFORMATION
ACLU: Know Your Rights!
#SVYALit Project
Gay Straight Alliance Network
GLBT Near Me US-based search engine for LGBT organizations close to your zip code location
GLSEN: The Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network:
GLAAD: Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation:
Matthew Shepard Foundation
Welcoming Schools, A Project of the Human Rights Campaign
No H8 Campaign
Campus Pride, Inc. and Stop the Hate Initiative
Stomp Out Bullying Org.
Dating Matters – CDC’s Youth Violence Prevention Initiative
What is Domestic Violence? - A Social Worker's Guide to Domestic Violence
Regis College, Boston, a Catholic University
One with CouragePerry Moore Hero Fund & Hetrick-Martin Institute: Scholarship foundation
The Point Foundation: Scholarship foundation
Live Out Loud! Scholarship foundation
PFLAG Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays
TYFA Trans Youth Family Allies TYEF Trans Youth Equality Foundation:Do your parents need help understanding you? Check this out.
Helping Parents Understand – Trans 101
Transgender Law and Policy Institute
Transexual Roadmap
Intersex:
Organization Intersex International
Intersex Society of North America
Intersex Roadshow
Gender Spectrum - Resource for genderfluid/dual-gender/bi-gender/gender-variant youths and their families
INSPIRATION
Please Hear What I am Not Saying
Character Counts: The Six Pillars of Character
Hijacked/Suspended sites:
Gender Education and Advocacy Gender.org Index