LGBTQI Resources

More to come... 

Crisis

• Callen Lorde's 24/7 Crisis Text Line 

Text "CallenLorde" to 741741| Contacts & Locations

• Trans Lifeline: 1-877-565‑8860

• The Trevor Project: 1-800-246‑7743

Text "START" to 678-678

Chat online

• Sexual Assault Hotline: 1-800-656-4673

• The Anti-Violence Project: Report Sex-Worker Violence to AVP's free 24/7 bilingual (English/Spanish) crisis intervention hotline: 212-714-1141 or report online.

Psychoeducation - Videos, Podcasts & Articles

• Educational Graphics from Trans Student Educational Resources 

• "How to talk (and listen) to transgender people" by Jackson Bird at TED Residency (Nov. 14, 2017). (@jackisnotabird's YouTube Channel).

Resources from his talk:

As soon as they tell you their new name and pronouns, that's when you start using them.

• • • • Tips for allies from GLAAD

      • "Why Pronouns Matter for Trans People," a video from Buzzfeed

      • "All About Pronouns," a video from Ash Hardell

      • Trans ally and CEO of Everyone Is Gay, Kristin Russo, talks authentically about the challenges of changing someone’s pronouns and using gender-neutral pronouns.

      • “How to React After Accidentally Misgendering Someone” from Q Center

      • Protego Toolkit - A toolkit from the Harry Potter Alliance on making the world a safer place for transgender individuals, featuring actions to take on individual, community and policy levels.

• Language around gender and identity evolves (and always has) - Archie Crowley, TEDxUofSC, Fall 2020 - Link 

• What It Means to be Intersex - Link

• If Trans People Said The Stuff Cisgender People Say - YouTube

• How I Help Transgender Teens Become Who They Want to Be -- Dr. Norman Spack of the Boston Children's Hospital, TEDxBeaconStreet talk (Apr. 2014).

• Why I Must Come Out by Geena Rocero at TED2014 - Link

• A Queer Vision of Love and Marriage - TEDWomen 2016 - Link

• Fifty Shades of Gay -- Tillett Wright at TEDxWomen 2012 - Link

• The Vocal Fries Podcast episode on "They/ Them/ Theirs" (Feb. 12, 2018)

Local Health Resources

• LGBTQ+ Health Topics and Resources from NYC Health - Website

  • • "Be Play Stay Sure" Pocket Guide on HIV & STIs - PDF

    • Knowing Your HIV Status -- You can  get tested for free. Free or low-cost tests are available for anyone 12 and older at NYC Sexual Health Clinics, regardless of immigration status.

      • HIV Prevention & Treatment:

        • • Prevention: Learn about pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) and other HIV prevention options. PrEP is available as a daily pill (like Truvada or Descovy) or an injection you get every two months. Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) and emergency post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) can prevent HIV. PrEP and emergency PEP are available throughout New York City.

            • • User's Guide to PrEP (PDF)
                Other Languages (PDF): Español | Kreyòl ayisyen | Français

              • Taking Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) on Demand (PDF)

              • Payment Options for PrEP in New York State (PDF)

          • Testing & Treatment

            • Chelsea Express Clinic -- 303 9th Avenue. 

Also offers STI & HIV testing for anyone 12 yrs + or older without symptoms. Chelsea Express The only location in Manhattan where express testing services are offered in a separate space, making it fast and easy to get routine testing for STIs, including HIV. Chelsea Express is also the only location in Manhattan with a "Quickie Lab", which provides rapid results for chlamydia and gonorrhea.

Schedule an appointment for express testing for STIs and HIV

• List of Resources & Community Centers throughout NY State - Website

• The Brooklyn Community Pride Center - 347-889-7719 | info@lgbtbrooklyn.org

• Callen Lorde - Mental Health, Healthcare, Advocacy and other resources for the LGBTQI+ community. Various locations throughout Manhattan, Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens. 

They have a partnership Crisis Text line -- Text "Callenlorde" to 741741.

• The Anti-Violence Project - AVP offers free counseling, legal, and advocacy services for sex-workers and all survivors of intimate-partner, domestic and other violence throughout all 5 Boroughs. 

212-714-1141 (Free 24/7 bilingual crisis intervention hotline, English/Spanish) | Report Violence (Form) 

Free and confidential Legal Program for LGBTQ survivors of intimate partner violence, a collaborative service between AVP, the New York Legal Assistance Group, Sanctuary for Families, and the Urban Justice Center. All of our services are free and confidential.

• InReach - InReach is for the entire diverse LGBTQ+ community, including asylum seekers and refugees, undocumented and other immigrants, young people experiencing homelessness, those facing family or community rejection due to their identity, and other transgender and non-binary people in need of safe resources. Locate resources near you - Download their App

Substance Abuse Treatment

• Hazelden Betty Ford, Tribeca  - Various levels of outpatient treatment (including virtual) for adults and adolescents with substance use disorders and mental health needs. A specialized LGBTQA+ Virtual Intensive Outpatient Program is available as well as programming for those with opioid use disorder.

Tribeca Website | Family Programs & Support | Virtual Family Program for Adolescents (13-19)

Readings

• The Hope Lab (Aug. 1, 2022) - An Identity Affirming Web App to Help Sexual and Gender Minority Youth Cope with Minority Stress: Pilot Randomized Control Trial 

• My Kid is Gay -- Helpful resources, links and support for parents of gender non-conforming or questioning youth and teens

National & Advocacy

• Lambda Legal's "Know Your Rights" page

• Gender Spectrum - Good for parents to learn how to support a child questioning their identity, and has other resources. 

  • • Free Online Support Groups for pre-teens, teens, parents, caregivers, and other family members and adults. 

• GLAAD - a media and advocacy organization

• The Family Acceptance Project -- research, education, intervention and policy initiative to prevent mental health risks for LGBTQI+ youth.

  • • Resources, Services & Support by State

• GLSEN - supports the rights, education and resources available for LGBTQ+ youth in K-12 education