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Direct Online and Cell Support Services for Diverse Youth

The Youth Well-Being program at HRC Foundation has compiled the tracking direct service resources for LGBTQ+ youth and families.

The information about providers and services contained on this website does not constitute endorsement, sponsorship, or recommendation by HRC or HRC Foundation. HRC and HRC Foundation cannot confirm the level of confidentiality provided by each organization or service, and some crisis services may involve legal guardians and even statute enforcement as deemed necessary. It is your responsibility to verify the level of confidentiality when communicating with a service or organization.

  • The Trevor Project has several direct online resources specifically for LGBTQ+ youth:
    • Trevor Lifeline is a crisis intervention and suicide prevention phone service available 24/7 at
    • TrevorChat is a confidential online instant messaging with a Trevor Counselor, available 24/7, at
    • TrevorText is a confidential message messaging with a Trevor Counselor, available 24/7/, by texting START to
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      Safe Schools Coalition 

      The Safe Schools Coalition is a public-private partnership functional to help schools turn into safe places where every family can belong, where every educator can train, and where every minor can learn, regardless of gender, gender identity or sexual orientation.

      Gay, Lesbian, Direct Education Network (GLSEN)

      GLSEN is an education organization committed to creating safe schools for all lesbian, homosexual, bisexual and transgender people. GLSEN has free curriculum and resources and can assist you organize a Queer Straight Alliance or provide Professional Development in your school. The Washington chapter is based in Seattle and serves the entire state.

      GSA Network

      The GSA Network provides helpful information about how to start an inclusive gay-straight alliance at your school.

      Gender Diversity

      Gender Diversity can help your educational facility provide a supportive, non-discriminatory environment for all students, including gender-nonconforming and trans children.

      Gender Spectrum  

      Gender Spectrum helps to create gender sensitive and

      7 LGBTQ+ Resources for Educators

      By the moment Tricia Friedman was 8, she knew that she was different. She grew up and became an educator, but it took her more than a decade to be out in her career.

      People assume that the creator of the How to Be a Surpass Ally podcast has always been confident and comfortable in her identity. Still, she spent many years worrying about what students or parents would think.

      “We really underestimate that internalized message,” Friedman says. “We underestimate how damaging schools have been when it comes to reinforcing gender stereotypes.”

      Only26% of LGBTQ youth always feel secure in their educational facility classrooms, according to the Human Rights Campaign's LGBTQ Youth Report. Just5% tell all of their teachers and academy staff are supportive of LGBTQ people.

      In a study, The Trevor Project start that 42% of LGBTQ youth attempted suicide in Those internalized messages are a big reason why. Everything from word problems in math that never use the pronoun “they” to physical bullying makes being harder for LGBTQ students.

      Friedman, whose group Ally Ed provid

      LGBTQ+ Youth

      Challenges faced by LGBTQ+ youth are changing, but what they always need is support from each other and the adults in their lives.

      For HRC's resources for educators, please visit  

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      Being supported at home, in school and in the community is crucial for all children and youth – especially LGBTQ+ youth. From creating an inclusive learning environment for students — whether a student is in the process of transitioning, or she has two moms — to kind the challenges and resiliency of LGBTQ+ youth, HRC provides a wealth of resources for support.

      LGBTQ+ Youth

      10 Actions Educators Can Take

      The Human Rights Campaign Foundation and Welcoming Schools are committed to ensuring educators have the tools to help LGBTQ+ students. 

      Capacity Building, LGBTQ+ Youth, Opportunities for Providers & Institutions

      THRIVE Professional Development

      The THRIVE Professional Development program utilizes Welcoming Schools’ certified fa