cross-posted from: https://lemmy.blahaj.zone/post/154325

Comment with your favorite resources I missed here, I plan to revisit and edit with additional resources as time goes on.

In a Crisis?
Trevor Project Connect to a LGBTQ understanding crisis counselor 24/7, 365 days a year, from anywhere in the U.S. It is 100% confidential, and 100% free.
Trans Lifeline Trans Lifeline’s Hotline is a peer support phone service run by trans people for our trans and questioning peers. Call us if you need someone trans to talk to, even if you’re not in crisis or if you’re not sure if you’re trans.
Suicide Hotlines and Prevention Resources Around the World Hotlines available internationally
RAINN (Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network) RAINN (Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network) is the nation’s largest anti-sexual violence organization. RAINN created and operates the National Sexual Assault Hotline (800.656.HOPE, online.rainn.org & rainn.org/es

Thought it would be good to copy over some resources from /r/trans and a few other places. I won’t get all of them, so comment some more .

Resources------------------------------------ Descriptions
r/Trans Discord The official discord server of r/Trans
The Orchard If you are questioning your gender or would like to help people who are questioning their gender, The Orchard is a discord server meant specifically for this.
Trans Lifeline Resources More than just the hotline, they have a great page linking to many resources, including but not limited to… ID Change Library, Community-Based Crisis Support Resources, A Binding Guide for All Genders, Microgrants for some legal and medical fees, and much more you can easily search.
VRC Trans Academy Discord for a VRChat based Tans community with events and resources in discord and inside VR. (They even have free voice-training classes)
A Place For Marsha A Place for Marsha is one of many start-up projects aiming towards helping Trans individuals and families in increasingly dangerous states to a safer place.
The Trans Resistance Network (TRN) Formed to ensure the survival of gender diverse people and families through strategic coordination of resources for relocation, alternative systems of gender-affirming care, mutual aid, and community defense.
Erin’s National Informed Consent Clinics Map Erin Reed’s informed consent map lists every informed consent hormone therapy clinic.
UK Stonewall Housing If you’re LGBTQ+ and live in the UK, facing or experiencing homelessness, or living in an unsafe home Stonewall Housing can help.
Rainbow Passage Providing transportation for individuals in harm’s way, with a focus on bringing them to the Sanctuary States and Cities. Safely escorting individuals to communities with the necessary legal, financial, educational, and medical resources to meet their needs.

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  • Lionir [he/him]English
    3•11 months ago

    How precise do we want to get with these resources? Also, do you want help setting up a website for this?

    • EmiOPEnglish
      2•11 months ago

      If you want to make a website to list various resources, then by all means. I think as far as existing sites that aim to do something similar, Trans Lifeline Resources is my favorite.

      As far as “How precise do we want to get with these resources?” I am not quite certain what you mean. If you mean, how does one use one of these resources, then it will vary based on the resource. Some provide a community to talk, information, financial, or relocation assistance, all of which is usually described in further detail when you click the link to the resource.

      If you mean, how detailed/plentiful do we want to get with the resources, I don’t yet have an idea, however as more are added It might make more sense to adjust how it is organized or break up the list.

      However, If you have additional ones you wish to add, just comment them for others to see, and I plan to at the very least update the original post and potentially cross-posts.

      • Lionir [he/him]English
        3•11 months ago

        I’m mostly suggesting it because posting it on posts on Lemmy is not ideal for people to find things and I think that with time it might get unwieldy that way.

        As for how precise, I mean in terms of location, I know some organizations that are regional to where I live but obviously would be useless for someone who is not close to here.

        I feel like depending on how regional we might want to go that it might also be easier to look on a website since it might be easier to filter by region. What do you think?

        I’d probably add these from the Montreal region in Quebec, Canada since I’ve talked to them in the past: https://ccglm.org/ https://www.rezosante.org/

  • @Witch@beehaw.orgEnglish
    3•11 months ago

    I recommend “211.ca” (seems to have a states equivalent but I’m not sure of the website url) for Canadian people as a general resource. I was previously facing homelessness and while I ended up solving my issues with a message on a roommate app, I ended up coming up with an entire plan through the 211 website in the scenario I ended up on the streets. Homeless shelters, soup kitchens, places I can get first/last months rent loans, so forth.

    There’s even a section dedicated to LGBTQ resources.