The textline is available to those in need of mental health and crisis support. This text-based crisis line is available 24/7 and is dedicated to serving the mental health and emotional well-being of young people of color. Trained volunteers are available to support LGBTQ+ youth and provide a safe and affirming space to talk during operational hours. Trained volunteers are available to support members of the LGBTQ+ community and LGBTQ students and rainbow stickers in Texas schools provide a safe and affirming space to talk during operational hours.
This free and confidential warmline is operated by members of the Muslim Alliance for Sexual and Gender Diversity with the goal of supporting, empowering, and connecting LGBTQ+ Muslims. There are no specific LGBTQ+ services available. Users can also visit their website to access the chat, more information, resources, and best practices. Even without LGBTQ+-specific support on the 988 lifeline, help is still out there. It is so important that those not in the LGBTQIA+ communities are good allies and support those who are in communities. For example, Pink Therapy has an online directory of therapists who work with people who are LGBTQIA+.
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The LOFT LGBT Community CenterThe LOFT is an LGBT community center located in White Plains, NY that offers support groups, a number of programs, and a local directory of LGBT-friendly businesses and organizations. Gerald J. Friedman Transgender Health & Wellness ProgramThe Gerald J. Friedman Transgender Health & Wellness Program of Lenox Hill Hospital provides comprehensive medical services for the specialized needs of the transgender and gender-nonconforming communities. Callen-LordeCallen-Lorde Community Health Center provides sensitive, quality healthcare and related services for New York’s LGBTQ+ communities regardless of ability to pay. Brooklyn Community Pride CenterThe Brooklyn Community Pride Center supports LGBT individuals in Brooklyn and surrounding areas by offering programming to all ages, partnering with other LGBT groups in the community, and organizing events. Transgender Resource Center of New MexicoTransgender Resource Center of New Mexico supports the transgender and gender-diverse community of New Mexico. New Mexico Department of HealthThe New Mexico Department of Health offers primary care health services at numerous locations throughout the state.
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- State legislation increasingly targets LGBTQ+ youth and adults in areas including health care, education, public places, services, as well as drag performances and entertainment.
- Rainbow CenterThrough education, advocacy, and celebration, the Rainbow Center expands resources and safe space for the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and allied (LGBTQA) community.
- Access understanding Bisexual Therapy from therapists who affirm bisexual identities and can help navigate relationship complexities, bi-specific issues and mental health.
- Services include pregnancy care, abortion care, contraception, and STI/HIV testing and counseling.
- The numbers are eight times higher for transgender adults compared to the general U.S. population.
Gender Pathway Services – Children’s Mercy HospitalGender Pathway Services at Children’s Mercy Hospital provides physical and mental health resources as well as family support for transgender, gender non-conforming, and gender questioning youth. Planned Parenthood of IowaProvides LGBT educational services, HIV/STI testing, and general health care for women, men, non-binary, and transgender people at multiple health center locations across the state. Middlesex Health – Mayo Clinic Care NetworkThey offer primary care, infectious disease testing and treatment, behavioral health services, hormone therapy, gender transition surgery, and a variety of other supportive programs. STRIDE Community Health CenterSTRIDE offers a multitude of health services for the LGBTQIA+ community in the Denver metro area, including services in primary care, affirmative health, mental health, family planning, pediatrics, as well as sexual health and wellness. They provide full general primary care in addition to HIV/STD testing and treatment, HIV prophylaxis, and full transgender care including hormone therapy and gender-affirming surgical care as well as support through the transition process.
Lone Star Circle of CareProvides a health care home for tens of thousands of people in Texas, including many who are uninsured or underinsured. Outpatient primary healthcare, dental care, pediatric, specialty care, lab, radiology including mammography, a full-service pharmacy, and behavioral health services. ATX Primary CareOffers primary care, hormone therapy, physicals, women’s health, vaccinations, diagnostic and lab testing, acute illness treatment, chronic disease management, and minor office procedures. Trans-CendenceTrans-Cendence is a support group for transgender and gender non-conforming individuals. Prism HealthPrism Health provides resources to those with HIV and provides HIV testing, education, case management, and medical services. Preventative Medicine ClinicThePreventative Medicine Clinic is located in Tarrant County and provides numerous services for individuals with HIV, including medication, vaccination, case management, referrals, regular physical exams, and cervical cancer screenings.
This is especially true for LGBT+ people between the ages of 18 – 24. This is compared to 1 in 10 of the non-LGBT+ community. In a report, 16 out of 100 LGBT+ people said that they drank alcohol for more than 5 days per week in a 12-month period.
AIDS DelawareAIDS Delaware’s mission is to support those living with HIV/AIDS in Delaware and to prevent the spread of HIV through comprehensive services, education, and advocacy. Offer Trans and Gender Expansion programming, QTPOC programming, parent and family support groups, youth programming, as well as hosting the annual Boulder Pride. Imagine Clinic – University of Colorado Medical CenterImagine Clinic as an LGBTQ-specific mental health clinic via University of Colorado Health. Denver Sexual Health Clinic at Denver HealthDenver Metro Health Clinic is a comprehensive STD clinic that offers testing, counseling, and treatment to the Denver area.