For Youth

Emergencies/Hotlines/Helplines

Trevor Project:
Helpline (24 hour suicide hotline for LGBTQ+ youth)
Phone: 1-866-488-7386
TrevorTEXT (24 hour confidential texting with Trevor Project counselor)
Text START to 678678
Trevor Chat (24 hour online instant messaging with Trevor Project counselor)

Website: www.thetrevorproject.org

Trans Lifeline
Trans Lifeline is a grassroots hotline and microgrants organization offering direct emotional and financial support to trans people in crisis – for the trans community, by the trans community.
The Hotline: US: 877-565-8860 / Canada: 877-330-6366
Website: https://www.translifeline.org/

Crisis Clinic (serves Thurston and Mason Counties)
Phone: 360-586-2800
Youth Line: 360-586-2777
Website: www.crisis-clinic.org

Foster Care Helpline (for LGBTQ+ youth specifically)
Phone: 1-866-LGBTeen

STD Hotline
Phone: 1-800-227-8922

Gay and Lesbian Victim’s Assistance 24 Hour Hotline
Phone: 1-800-259-1536

Dispute Resolution Center of Thurston County
Phone: 360-956-1155
Website: www.mediatethurston.org

Safe Place (Resources for Sexual Abuse)
Phone: 360-754-6300
Website: www.safeplaceolympia.org

Child Protective Services (Investigates allegations of abuse)
Phone: 1-888-713-6115

National Teen Dating Abuse Helping 24/7
Phone: 1-866-331-9474

National Runaway Switchboard 24/7
Phone: 1-800-RUNAWAY (786-2929)
Website: www.1800runaway.org

Crisis Text Line – Crisis Text Line serves anyone, in any type of crisis, providing access to free, 24/7 support and information via the medium people already use and trust: text.
Text START to 741-741

Thurston County Resources for Youth

Stonewall Youth – An organization of youth, activists, and allies that empowers lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, queer, questioning, intersex, and asexual (LGBTQQIA) youth to speak for themselves, educate their communities, and support each other.

Partners in Prevention Education (PiPE) – Works to engage homeless and at risk youth and adult allies in the elimination of sexual violence, bias & hate crimes as they contribute to homelessness and as they exist in street culture. “We achieve this though social change work, violence prevention education, and survivor support services including advocacy, therapy and support groups.”

Planned Parenthood – Planned Parenthood believes in the fundamental right of each individual, throughout the world, to manage his or her fertility, regardless of the individual’s income, marital status, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, age, national origin, or residence. We believe that respect and value for diversity in all aspects of our organization are essential to our well-being. We believe that reproductive self-determination must be voluntary and preserve the individual’s right to privacy. We further believe that such self-determination will contribute to an enhancement of the quality of life and strong family relationships.

Capital City Pride – Capital City Pride was founded with the sole purpose of hosting the annual Pride events.

SafePlace – Support and freedom from violence • Office: (360)786-8754 • Crisis Line: (360)754-6300

Resources OUTSIDE of Thurston County

Washington 

Northwest Network (LGBTQ+ domestic abuse/interpersonal violence hotline and support in Seattle)
Phone: 206-568-7777
Website: www.nwnetwork.org

Camp Ten Trees (Summer camp for LGBTQ+ Youth in the greater Seattle area)
Phone: 206-288-9568
Website: www.camptentrees.org

Oasis (drop-in center for LGBTQ+ youth ages 14-24 in Tacoma/Pierce County)
Phone: 253-671-2838
Email: oasisyouthcenter@gmail.com
Website: www.oasisyouthcenter.org

Triple Point, Vancouver (support for LGBTQ+ youth in Vancouver, WA)
Phone: 360-695-1325
Facebook Page: Triple Point
Email: triple3point@hotmail.com

Triple Point, Walla Walla (support for LGBTQ+ youth in Walla Walla, WA)
Phone: 509-529-2130 ext 118
Facebook Page: Triple Point

Odyssey Youth Center (support for LGBTQ+ youth in Spokane, WA)
Phone: (360) 325-3637
Website: www.odysseyyouth.org
Email: odyssey@odysseyyouth.org

National Resources – Suicide Prevention

Trevor Project – a national organization that providing crisis intervention and suicide prevention services to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and questioning youth.

Trevor Lifeline: 866-488-7386 [U.S. CALLS ONLY] – the only nationwide, around-the-clock suicide prevention and crisis intervention lifeline for LGBTQ youth. The Trevor Lifeline is a free and confidential service that offers hope and someone to talk to, 24/7.

TrevorChat – For those needing a safe, non-judgmental place to talk over text. Available 24/7. Text START to 678678. Standard text messaging rates apply.

TrevorSpace– An online message board community for LGBTQ+ Youth

Youth Guardian Services (YGS) – runs email discussion and support lists for LGBTQ+ youth which are run by peers — all youth the same ages as the members on the lists. The lists are YOUTH13-17, YOUTH17-21, YOUTH21-25, the STR8 list (for straight ally and questioning youth), and the LivingColor List (for LGBTQ+ youth 13-25 who are affected by eating disorders and/or eating issues). They are a wonderful way to have a safe community online.

Trans Lifeline
Trans Lifeline is a grassroots hotline and microgrants organization offering direct emotional and financial support to trans people in crisis – for the trans community, by the trans community.
The Hotline: US: 877-565-8860 / Canada: 877-330-6366
Website: https://www.translifeline.org/

Now Means Now: DBT (Dialectical behavioral therapy) for Suicide Awareness and Prevention. Free training, information on DBT.

Youth Suicide Frequently Asked Questions

Talcott Broadhead, M.S.W. (Specializing in serving transgender, genderqueer, gender non-conforming folks)
Phone: (360) 402-0240
Website: www.talcottbroadhead.com
Email: talcott.broadhead@gmail.com

Gender Transition Cost
Information compiled by FiscalTiger. Includes information for FTM, MTF and others choosing aspects of medical and legal identity transition. Website: www.fiscaltiger.com/the-cost-of-gender-transition

Scholarships and Higher Education

OnlineColleges.net Guide for Choosing LGBTQ+ Friendly Colleges– With a focus on emerging trends and developments in online education, OnlineColleges.net has been informing prospective students since 2009. OnlineColleges.net provides free student guides and college search information, along with expert advice from Melissa Venable, PhD, an experienced online instructor and thought leader.

The Best Colleges for LGBTQ Students, put out by The Best Colleges this guide offers strategies for determining colleges that are most likely to be supportive, including information on scholarships for LGBTQ+ students, what questions to ask about campus culture and services, and national organizations that can be of assistance.

The EduBirdie page of Resources and Support for LGBTQ College Students

Community for Accredited Online Schools guide for Transgender College Students.

College Scholarships for LGBTQ Students, from Affordable Colleges Online.

LGBTQ+ Student Scholarships from CollegeEducated.com

Study.com College Guides: 

• College Guide for Homeless Students
• College Guide for LGBTQ Students
• College Guide for Undocumented Students
• College Guide for Women in STEM
• First Generation College Student Guide
• College Resource for Students with Disabilities

Faith-Based Resources

Christian-specific resources for LGBTQ+ folx of faith and their families

Queer Theology
From their website: “How do you reconcile Christianity with an LGBTQ+ identity? Queer Theology provides a supportive community and in-depth resources for queer Christians and straight supporters.”
Website: https://www.queertheology.com/

Reconciling Ministries Network
From their website: “Reconciling Ministries Network equips and mobilizes United Methodists to resist evil, injustice, and oppression as we seek justice for people of all sexual orientations and gender identities.”
Website: https://rmnetwork.org/

United Church of Christ
Information on LGBT ministries and SGL (Same Gender Loving) ministries within United Church of Christ
Website: http://www.ucc.org/lgbt

Metropolitan Community Churches – Transgender Ministries
From their website: “MCC Transgender Ministries seeks to cultivate and nourish relationships with local communities and congregations, offering education and community-building skills to better enhance their ministry to/with transgender people. We also build relationships with transgender individuals to better connect them to MCC ministry families worldwide.”
Website: https://www.mccchurch.org/ministries/transgender/

Know Your Rights

Washington State Public Schools
http://www.k12.wa.us/Equity/ProhibitingDiscrimination.aspx
These are guidelines constitute OSPI’s interpretation of Washington State anti-discrimination law and are provided to support school districts’ understanding of their obligations under these laws. These issues still come up all the time for youth in our community; importantly, pages 28-30 apply specifically to trans youth and schools.

Health Related Resources

My Quit Day– Website with resources to help quit smoking

Addiction Resource has a page of resources related to addiction and the LGBTQ+ community: “… substance abuse is a huge problem within the LGBTQ+ community and is much more common than in any other demographic. In fact, it is thought that around 20-30 percent of the LGBTQ+ demographic abuse substances, in comparison to about 9 percent in the non-LGBTQ+ demographic.”

Alcohol Rehab Guide has a page of LGBTQ Alcohol Abuse information that includes intersectionality based on race/ethnicity and gender that can be factors for increased chances of alcoholism in our community.

Legal Resources

A list of Legal Resources for the LGBTQ+ community, through The Columbus DUI defenders:

Books

• Kate Bornstein: Hello Cruel World: 101 Alternatives to Suicide for Teens, Freaks and Other Outlaws
• Archie Bongiovanni: A Quick & Easy Guide to They/Them Pronouns
• Laura Erickson-Schroth: Trans Bodies, Trans Selves: A Resource for the Transgender Community
• Owl and Fox Fisher: Trans Teen Survival Guide
• Susan Kuklin: Beyond Magenta: Transgender Teens Speak Out
• Audre Lorde: Sister Outsider: Essays and Speeches
• Mel Reiff Hill, Jay Mays: the GENDER book
• Kelly Huegel Madrone: LGBTQ: The Survival Guide for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Questioning Teens
• Anneliese A. Singh: The Queer and Transgender Resilience Workbook: Skills for Navigating Sexual Orientation and Gender Expression

Content Warning: The following list of classic LGBTQ+ literature features lived experiences that are an important part of queer and trans history that we highly recommend, but we also need to include a content warning for readers that these materials may contain some outdated and offensive language that was considered common in the LGBTQ+ community at the time of their writing. You can check our LGBTQ+ Glossary for more info on outdated terms.

• Kate Bornstein: My Gender Workbook and Gender Outlaw
• Patrick Califia-Rice: Sex Changes: The Politics of Transgenderism
• Leslie Feinberg: Trans Liberation, Transgender Warriors, Stone Butch Blues
• Suzanne J. Kessler: Lessons From The Intersexed
• Daphne Scholinski with Jane Meredith Adams: The Last Time I Wore A Dress
• Riki Anne Wilchins: Read My Lips: Sexual Subversion and the End of Gender
• Jamison Green: Becoming a Visible Man
• Julia Serano: Whipping Girl
• List of Queer Books: http://www.queerbychoice.com/choicebooks.html
• List of Transgender Books: http://www.myhusbandbetty.com/transgender-books/

Queer/Trans Friendly Movie and Book Stores

Orca Books Cooperative (Olympia, Washington)
Website: www.orcabooks.com

Browsers Books (Olympia, Washington)
Website: www.browsersolympia.com

Last Word Books (Olympia, Washington)
Website: www.lastwordbooks.org

Rainy Day Records (Olympia, Washington)
Website: www.rainydayolympia.net

Timberland Library
Website: www.trlib.org

Powells Book Store (Portland, Oregon)
Website: www.powells.com

Half Price Books Outlet (Olympia, WA)
Website: https://hpb.com/223