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Direct Online and Handset Support Services for LGBTQ+ Youth

The Youth Well-Being program at HRC Foundation has compiled the following direct service resources for LGBTQ+ youth and families.

The information about providers and services contained on this website does not constitute endorsement, sponsorship, or recommendation by HRC or HRC Foundation. HRC and HRC Foundation cannot confirm the level of confidentiality provided by each organization or service, and some crisis services may involve legal guardians and even law enforcement as deemed necessary. It is your responsibility to verify the level of confidentiality when communicating with a service or organization.

  • The Trevor Project has several direct online resources specifically for LGBTQ+ youth:
    • Trevor Lifeline is a crisis intervention and suicide prevention phone service available 24/7 at
    • TrevorChat is a confidential online instant messaging with a Trevor Counselor, available 24/7, at
    • TrevorText is a confidential text messaging with a Trevor Counselor, available 24/7/, by texting START to
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      Mon - Fri:
      11 am - 8 PM/pacific time
      2 PM - 11 PM/eastern time

      Sat:
      9 AM - 2 PM/pacific time
      Noon - 5 PM/eastern time

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      There can be times when using the phone to detect support might not sense safe or comfortable.

      We provide a confidential space online. Here you can connect with a trained LGBTQIA+ peer support volunteer to contain a web-based conversation. We discuss many different issues and concerns including, but not limited to, coming out issues, gender and/or sexuality identities, relationship concerns, bullying, workplace issues, HIV/AIDS anxiety, safer-sex information, suicide, and much more. 

      Along with peer support, listening, and affirmation, our volunteers can access the largest LGBTQIA+ resource database of its kind in the world () to provide additional resources.

      Hotline calls can be answered from the United States and Canada, while online chats are accessible from anywhere in the world. As long as you have access to our website and are able to have a conversation in English, we a

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      All of our support volunteers identify as part of the LGBTQIA+ family, and are here to serve the entire community, by providing free & confidential peer-support, information, and local resources through national hotlines and online programs.

      Hotline Hours:
      Mon-Fri:
      11 AM - 8 PM/pacific time
      2 PM - 11 PM/eastern time

      Sat:
      9 AM - 2 PM/pacific time
      Noon - 5 PM/eastern time

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      HealthfulChat is honored to bring you the Lesbian, Bisexual, Gay, Transgender, Queer/Questioning Chat Room, forum and social network. We are strong advocates of people embracing and accepting who they are, and we understand that there are times where that very personal acceptance is not welcomed by sometimes, and most unfortunately, those we care about the most. We also recognize that there are those who are accepted unconditionally by their loved ones as well. We here at HealthfulChat wish to deliver all of the LGBTQ community the chance to connect and support one another in friendship and love in a harmless environment.

      We understand the many pressures associated with both living openly in the LGBTQ community and the pain and loneliness in feeling like you must live a closeted existence. Many of these pressures come from stigma, social isolation, family relationships, homophobia and transphobia. Having to face these issues alone can often steer to depression and/or anxiety disorders. Statistics show that an estimated % of people in the US alone identify as lesbian, gay or b