More resources for LGBTQ+ teens

peer support

Q Chat Space

Live, chat-based discussion groups for LGBTQ+ teens ages 13 to 19. Facilitated by staff who work at LGBTQ+ centers around the country.

TrevorSpace

The world’s largest online, social networking community for LGBTQ+ folks, friends, and allies who are 13-24 years old.

Give Us The Floor

Give Us The Floor provides LGBTQ+ teens in distress with peer-positive human connection. Teens can join a teen-only supportive group chat and access other resources.

LGBT National Youth Talkline

​​Free and confidential peer support phone line for the LGBTQ+ and questioning community, ages 25 and younger.

 

local organizations

PFLAG

The first and largest organization for LGBTQ+ people, their parents and families, and allies with over 400 local chapters.

GSA Network

A next-generation LGBTQ racial and gender justice organization that empowers and trains queer, trans and allied youth leaders to advocate, organize, and mobilize an intersectional movement for safer schools and healthier communities.

GLSEN

A network of educators, students, and local chapters working to make the right to a safe, supportive and LGBTQ+ inclusive K-12 education a reality.

 

self-guided

Trevor Support Center

Website where LGBTQ+ youth can find answers to frequently asked questions and explore resources related to sexual orientation, gender identity, and more.

The OUTWORDS Archive

Website that collects, archives and shares the experience and wisdom of LGBTQ+ pioneers and elders, to serve as a model for enduring social change in the United States and beyond.

It Gets Better Project

Thousands of stories from LGBTQ+ folks of all ages aiming to uplift, empower, and connect lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer youth around the globe.

Bisexual Resource Center

A website with information and resources on bisexuality along with a Bi+ group locator.

Selfsea

A platform for community, identity, and health, providing support, resources, and stories from young people who’ve been there.

The GenderCool Project

A youth-led movement bringing positive change to the world by helping replace misinformed opinions with positive experiences of meeting transgender and non-binary youth who are thriving.

 

therapists

Psychology Today

A nationwide, searchable database of therapists. Filter by therapists who are LGBTQ+ or have experience supporting people with LGBTQ+ identities.

National Queer and Trans Therapists of Color Network

A digital directory that helps queer and trans people of color (QTPOC) find QTPOC therapists.

 

digital tools

One Mind PsyberGuide

A guide to a variety of vetted, self-guided, mental health apps that are (mostly) freely available.