YOUTH RESOURCES
Being a teen isn't always easy. And if you're LGBT, queer, or otherwise different, sometimes life can really suck!
Part of the reason I write my books is to let you know you're not alone. There is hope and help. If you need someone to talk to, or help with an issue, check out the following resources:
Trevor Helpline for Gay and Lesbian Youth
24 Hours a Day / 7 Days a Week call 1-866-4-U-TREVOR or 1-866-488-7386.
https://www.thetrevorproject.org
They also have a great guide for coming out: https://www.thetrevorproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Coming-Out-Handbook.pdf
and a great guide for bi teens: https://www.thetrevorproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/How-to-Support-Bisexual-Youth.pdf
The LGBT National Youth Talkline
Toll-free 1-800-246-PRIDE (1-800-246-7743)
https://www.glbthotline.org/youth-talkline.html
Email: help@LGBThotline.org
Services are free and confidential. Telephone volunteers are in their teens and early twenties, and speak with teens and young adults up to age 25 about coming-out issues, relationship concerns, parent issues, school problems, HIV/AIDS anxiety and safer-sex information, and lots more!
For Homeless / Runaway Teens
24 Hours a Day / 7 Days a Week: Toll-free: 1-800-RUNAWAY
https://www.1800runaway.org/youth-teens/
Starting a Gay-Straight Alliance or other school issues:
the Gay-Straight Alliance Network (https://gsanetwork.org/)
and
the Gay, Lesbian, and Straight Education Network (GLSEN) https://www.glsen.org/
Issues with parents, contact PFLAG (Parents, Families, and Friends of Lesbians and Gays)
https://pflag.org/
HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus) and AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome), contact the CDC
https://www.cdc.gov/hiv/
Teen Sexuality, contact Advocates for Youth
https://advocatesforyouth.org/
Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs)
https://www.thestdproject.com/std-resources/std-help-hotlines/
College scholarships for LGBT students:
https://edubirdie.com/blog/scholarships-for-lgbtq-students
https://www.gograd.org/financial-aid/scholarships/lgbtq/
https://pointfoundation.org/
https://pridefoundation.org/find-funding/scholarships/
https://study.com/resources/LGBTQ-college-student-guide
More Mental Health and Education Resources from Online Counseling: