RESOURCES
The following is a collection of remote trans & queer resources accessible in the US and/or internationally.
For a more comprehensive list of regional and international resources, visit this link, created and compiled by the Trans Empowerment Project.
Suicide Prevention
- Trevor Project: 24/7 suicide hotline for queer community. [(866) 488-7386]
- Trans Lifeline: national hotline by trans folks for trans folks. Peer support, crisis intervention, resource center. [(877) 565-8860]
- Thrive Lifeline: Non-carceral crisis, warmline, and group support, centering multiple marginalized communities.
Crisis Support
- Dignity for All: LGBTI Assistance Program: International program gives emergency assistance; security, opportunity, and advocacy rapid response grants (SOAR grants); and security assessment and training to human rights defenders (HRDs) and civil society organizations (CSOs) under threat or attack due to their work for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) human rights.
- RAINN: 24/7 national sexual assault hotline. [800-656-4673]
Education
- Gender Affirming Care Policy Tracker
- Shield Law Map
- GenderTalk: Activist radio discussing philosophy, strategy, and results in the ongoing effort to redefine cultural gender boundaries.
- National Center for Transgender Equality: A group founded in 2003 to promote social justice for transgender people through the use of education and advocacy throughout the United States. It maintains a strong presence in the nation's capital and utilizes an extensive network to the rest of the country as well.
- InterACT: InterACT uses innovative legal and other strategies to advocate for the human rights of children born with intersex traits. Their website also provides resources and community for youth with intersex conditions.
Legal Help
- Transgender Law Center: Nationwide organization that provides remote legal resources.
- Trans Legal Survival Guide: a guide to current laws and regulations impacting the queer community.
Healthcare
- Plume: A virtual trans health clinic offering mental health care, access to HRT, medical letters of support, sexual health support, and everyday wellness.
- AIDS Healthcare Foundation: global nonprofit providing access to high-quality HIV care to those in need
Scholarship Funds and Financial Grants
- Point Foundation: national LGBT scholarship fund, tuition assistance
- Trans Kids Purple Rainbow: National Outreach for trans youth that are homeless, individual families financial assistance, research funds, trans youth gathering & events sponsor, trans youth org funding, & scholarships for trans youth camps.
- Point of Pride: Provides financial assistance to transgender people for gender-confirming surgeries.
Free Binder Programs
- Point of Pride
- Free Youth Binder Program: 24 y/o and under