LGBTQ+ Resources
Resources
Live, chat-based discussion groups for LGBTQ+ teens ages 13 to 19. They are facilitated by staff who work at LGBTQ+ centers around the country.
The world’s largest online social networking community for LGBTQ+ folks, friends, and allies who are 13-24 years old.
Give Us The Floor provides LGBTQ+ teens in distress with a peer-positive human connection. Teens can join a teen-only supportive group chat and access other resources.
A free and confidential peer support phone line for the LGBTQ+ and questioning community, ages 25 and younger.
Call: 800-246-7743
Text: TEEN to 839863
A guide to gender-affirming verbal communication, including a step-by-step guide written by speech/language pathologists.
A website with information and resources on bisexuality and a Bi+ group locator.
A platform for community, identity, and health providing support, resources, and stories from young people who’ve been there.
Organizations
The first and largest organization for LGBTQ+ people, their parents and families, and allies, with over 400 local chapters.
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.
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.
The Human Rights Campaign envisions a world where every member of the LGBTQ+ family has the freedom to live their truth without fear and with equality under the law. We empower our 3 million members and supporters to mobilize against attacks on the most marginalized people in our community.
Thousands of stories from LGBTQ+ folks of all ages aim to uplift, empower, and connect lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer youth around the globe.
The Safe Zone Project (SZP) is a free online resource providing curricula, activities, and other resources for educators facilitating Safe Zone training.
Legal/Policy
The ACLU of Indiana is dedicated to defending individual rights and enhancing and preserving liberties guaranteed in the U.S. and Indiana Constitutions and civil rights laws.
The LGBT Project provides free legal advice, information, and representation to LGBT individuals throughout Indiana. Common issues we help with: Name and Gender Marker Changes, Insurance coverage of gender-affirming treatment and services, Divorce and family recognition, Bullying, education, and youth issues Discrimination.
Founded in 1973, Lambda Legal is the oldest and largest national legal organization whose mission is to fully recognize the civil rights of lesbians, gay men, bisexuals, transgender people, and everyone living with HIV through impact litigation, education, and public policy work.
Healthcare
Rooted in LGBTQ+ liberation and based in Chicago, Howard Brown Health provides affirming healthcare and mobilizes for social justice. We are agents of change for individual well-being and community empowerment.
Mental Health
A local mental health provider based in Valparaiso, this organization provide a variety of individual and group therapy options for youth, teens, families, and adults. This group practice prides itself in having both queer practitioners and allies in a supportive, inclusive LGBTQ+ environment.
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.
Guides are built for and with LGBTQ+ teens to help you explore your identity and support your mental health.