COMMUNITY & PEER SUPPORT

  • Camp Aranu'tiq is a nonprofit program serving trans & gender-variant youth and their families, offering summer camps in NH & CA as well as leadership programs for older teens and weekend family camps.

  • Couples in Transition supported couples experiencing a gender transition within a committed relationship. They have stopped holding meetings but some resources are still available on their site.

  • .Queer Birth Project’s mission is to support LGBTQ families and the professionals that serve them, during family building and early parenting.

CRISIS RESOURCES

  • Trans Lifeline is a volunteer-based crisis lifeline staffed by transgender people for transgender people. The toll-free number is (877) 565-8860.

  • The Trevor Project provides crisis intervention and suicide prevention phone service available 24/7 at 1-866-488-7386, as well as help via text, chat, online community, and a support center.

EDUCATION

  • Gender Inclusive Schools is a Minnesota-based organization advocating for gender inclusive policies and practices in schools. GIS also provides resources and training outside of Minnesota.

  • Telling Queer History We gather LGBTQ-identified people across generations, races, gender identities and class backgrounds to share stories in an open and informal format that encourages participation. Our goal is to build a sense of belonging and thus a stronger movement since June 2013. Digital LGBTQ+ history timeline.

  • Gender Spectrum provides education, training and support to help create a gender sensitive and inclusive environment for all children and teens.

  • GSA Network is a national organization of LGBTQ youth organizers of Gay/Straight student organizations from middle to high schools.

  • Trans Student Educational Resources is a youth-led organization dedicated to transforming the educational environment for trans and gender nonconforming students through advocacy and empowerment.

HEALTH

  • JustUs Health leads the work to achieve health equity for diverse gender, sexual, and cultural communities.

  • Planned Parenthood has a program offering transgender hormone therapy.

LEGAL & GOVERNMENT

  • The ACLU is a nonprofit organization founded in 1920 "to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties guaranteed to every person in this country by the Constitution and laws of the United States".

  • Lambda Legal is a national organization committed to achieving full recognition of the civil rights of lesbians, gay men, bisexuals, transgender people and everyone living with HIV through impact litigation, education and public policy work.

  • The National Center for Transgender Equality (NCTE) is a social justice organization dedicated to advancing the equality of transgender people through advocacy, collaboration and empowerment.

  • The Sylvia Rivera Law Project (SRLP) seeks to increase the political voice and visibility of low-income people and people of color who are transgender, intersex, or gender non-conforming.

  • The Transgender Law Center is the largest national trans-led organization advocating self-determination for all people.

  • Volunteer Lawyers Network is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization dedicated to connecting Minnesotans experiencing poverty with some of the top private lawyers in the state at no cost.

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