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LGBTQIA+ Crisis and Support Resources:

1. Trevor Project - Connect to a crisis counselor 24/7, 365 days a year, from anywhere in the U.S via text, chat, or phone. https://www.thetrevorproject.org/get-help/ Text START to 678-678. You will be connected to a trained counselor and will be able to message them privately. If you want to speak to a counselor directly and confidentiality over the phone, call 866-488-7386. Chat online at TrevorChat.org https://www.thetrevorproject.org/get-help/

2. Trans Lifeline’s Hotline: Peer support hotline that is free, anonymous, and confidential and run by and for trans, gender diverse, and gender questioning people. For U.S. callers, dial 877-5658860.

3. LGBT National Youth Talkline – Provides telephone, online private one-to-one chat and email peer-support, as well as factual information and local resources for cities and towns across the United States. 1-800-246-7743 https://lgbthotline.org/

4. LGBT National Hotline – Provides telephone, online private one-to-one chat and email peersupport, as well as factual information and local resources for cities and towns across the United States. 1-888-843-4564 https://lgbthotline.org/

5. TrevorSpace – an affirming, online community for LGBTQ+ ages 13-24. TrevorSpace helps young people explore their identifies, get peer advice, find peer support, and make friends. www.trevorspace.org/

6. 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline provides free, confidential, 24/7/365 support to anyone in the U.S., whether or not they are thinking about suicide. Call or text 988. KY 988 call centers: https://988lifeline.org /https://988.ky.gov/#call-centers

7. Crisis Text Line – Text HOME to 741741 www.crisistextline.org/

LGBTQIA + Kentucky Specific Resources:

1. Lexington Pride Center- Lexington, KY https://www.lexpridecenter.org/about-us 859-253-3233 The Lexington Pride Center is the oldest LGBTQIA+ organization in KY; they are a nonprofit that creates and manages safe and inclusive spaces, programming and services including Lexington’s LGBTQIA+ community center and the Lexington Pride Festival. Comprehensive list of resources can be found here: www.lexpridecenter.org/community-resource-list

2. Trans Kentucky - https://www.transkentucky.com/ TransKentucky is a support, social, and resource group serving Lexington and the state of Kentucky as a whole.

3. Lexington Gender and Sexuality Alliance (GSA) – Lexington, KY https://www.lexpridecenter.org/gender-and-sexuality-alliance www.facebook.com/LexingtonGSA

859-253-3233 The GSA provides a safe environment for LGBTQIA+, straight, cisgender, and questioning youth to meet, socialize, and support one another.

4. Camp Beacon: http://campbeacon.org/ 502-209-8014 Affirming summer camp for LGBTQAI+ youth ages 13-18 from anywhere in Kentucky, secret location only shared with registered families, fun summer camp activities like archery, swimming, rock climbing, tie-dye, talent show, etc. in an affirming, joyful environment.

5. Kentucky Law Youth Project – Lexington, KY 859-225-2348 https://www.kylp.org/ The mission of the Kentucky Youth Law Project, Inc., is to enhance and protect the legal rights and entitlements of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and questioning youth through direct legal representation, education, and public policy development.

6. Heartland Equality – Paducah, KY https://paducah.lgbt/ https://paducah.lgbt/about-us 270-408-

5428 They offer a lot of programming for youth (clothing room, referral services, food pantry, Kaleidoscope Youth group, queer and trans people of color groups, domestic abuse groups, etc.).

7. Louisville Youth Group – Louisville, KY https://louisvilleyouthgroup.org/ 502-430-2016 Louisville Youth Group is a safe space for LGBTQIA+ young adults that promotes personal and community growth through relationship building, leadership development, and social justice activism.

8. Kentucky Black Pride – Louisville, KY https://kentuckyblackpride.yolasite.com/

Annual pride celebration and community events for the Black LGBTQ+ community of Kentucky.

9. University of Kentucky Transform Health Services – Lexington, KY 859-323-6371 (Turfland Clinic) Transform Health is a partnership of UK HealthCare providers who have the shared goal of meeting many of the unique medical needs of people who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, queer, questioning and/or anywhere on this spectrum, as well as those who consider themselves on the transgender spectrum. https://ukhealthcare.uky.edu/services/transform-health-services For information about making referrals: lgbtq@uky.edu

LGBTQIA+ Organizations:

• True Colors United: https://truecolorsunited.org/

• LGBT National Help Center: https://lgbthotline.org/

• Pride Institute: https://pride-institute.com/

• Family Acceptance Project: https://lgbtqfamilyacceptance.org/

• PFLAG: https://pflag.org/

• Gay Lesbian Straight Education Network (GLSEN): https://www.glsen.org/

• GLAAD: https://www.glaad.org/about

• Rape Abuse and Incest National Network (RAINN): https://rainn.org/

• LGBTQ Summer Camps for Youth:

• https://www.glaad.org/blog/opportunity-abounds-lgbtq-summer-camps

• Human Rights Campaign: https://www.hrc.org/in-your-area/kentucky