A number of non -profit organizations are striving to provide mental health services to the LGBTQ + community as well as other emotional, educational and practical support.
Human Rights Campaign (HRC)
The human rights non -profit campaign is committed to ensuring that each LGBTQ + person can live openly, with equal rights and support.
“We help people stay committed, stay educated and talk to us. At HRC, our absolute priority is to ensure that our community is informed. Knowledge is power – and it is often our first line of defense, ”explains Hanneman.
HRC offers tools to help people find inclusive workplaces, health establishments and information on LGBTQ + local organizations. For people who wish to get involved in group action, the website provides links for volunteering, local events and means to contact state representatives.
It’s better
For young people facing challenges linked to the exit, the Better -based non -profit organization offers education, stories and references to mental health professionals.
The organization organizes events and also offers equipment for educators available on its website.
“We are immersed in the experience of young queers, and there are many evidence indicating a continuous deterioration of mental health among young people, in particular within the Transgender community, directly linked to anti-LGBTQ +legislation,” explains Brian Wenke, the executive director of the latter is improving.
While the organization acknowledges the need to remain “vigilant and preparing to retaliate when needed,” says Wenke, he also remains focused on his mission. “The exit experience and the silent tide of adolescence transcend which is in office,” explains Wenke.
The Trevor project
The Trevor project is a mental health organization for young LGBTQ + founded in 1998 to provide crisis intervention to those under 25. Since then, the project has funded research, motivated advocacy and has been force majeure for suicide prevention.
For almost three years, the TREVOR project provided qualified advisers to specifically help LGBTQ + people until the age of 25 who call for life buoy.
“Whatever the federal funding quarters, the Trevor project remains available 24/7 for all those who need us, just as we have always done,” said Black.
The skilled crisis advisers of the project are accessible by phone 365 days a year at 866-488-7386, via the cat, or by sending an SMS to 678678.
Grug
Founded 40 years ago, Glaad is a non -profit organization focused on LGBTQ advocacy and culture change. The organization strives to increase media responsibility and community commitment to ensure that LGBTQ stories are heard.
“Glaad encourages members of the community not to panic in the face of what seems to be bad news, and to focus rather on us surrounding us of the community and to take common sense measures to keep us safe and informed,” explains Angela Darlara, director of rapid response and campaigns in Glaad.
These measures include recommendations for digital security practices for LGBTQ people to protect themselves online and avoid harassment or doxxing by anti-LGBTQ activists.
“Glaad has also shared simple things from LGBTQ families can do to keep themselves safe and ensure that their link will be recognized, whatever the future,” explains Darlara.
ACLU (American Civil Liberties Union)
The ACLU mission is to defend and preserve individual rights and freedoms guaranteed to everyone by the Constitution and the laws of the United States. This includes the protection of the rights of LGBTQ + persons to be lived openly without discrimination and with the same rights as heteros.
ACLU also provides legal aid, guides to know your rights and support for proceedings contesting anti-LGBTQ +legislation.
ACLU can help provide legal assistance through local branches; Find your nearest office here.
Defenders of Trans Equality (A4TE)
The mission is in the name: defenders of Trans equality fights for the legal and political rights of transgender persons in America. The group was founded in 2024 as the merger of two national groups for the defense of trans civil rights, the national center for transgender equality and the transgender defense and legal defense fund.
In addition to lobbying at the national level, Transgal Services Network offers a dedicated directory to help provide name and sex change services or other legal services for Trans.
National Center for Lesbian Rights (NCLR)
The National Lesbian Rights Center is working on complete equality for LGBTQ people and their families through a dispute, legislation, policy and education.
NCLR offers legal aid on disputes, separation or divorce, immigration or asylum, transgender rights and other questions with an impact on LGBTQ +persons. They also provide vital information on legal protections – including what to do if the laws change – through online resources and publications.
Sage: services and plea for alumni of LBGTQ +
The wise motto is “we refuse to be invisible”. The organization provides support and resources on many questions that are important for the LGBTQ + aging community such as HIV and aging, long-term care, housing and sexual well-being.
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