From sore to soar
Gender Identity LGBTQ+
Everyone wants happiness, no one wants pain. But you can’t have a rainbow without a little rain. - Love is a rainbow
Lifelines, Helplines & Hotlines
Trevor Project: 1-866-4-U-Trevor
LGBT + switchboard: 0300-330-0630
Advocacy & Resources
All Out
Website: https://allout.org
Description: Global movement fighting for a world where no one has to sacrifice their family, freedom, safety, or dignity because of who they are or who they love.
Child Mind Institute
Website: https://childmind.org
Description: Support groups for LGBTQ+ youths
It Gets Better Project
Website: https://itgetsbetter.org
Description: To uplift, empower, and connect lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer youth includes video series, EduGuides, LGBTQ Glossary, events
Genderbands
Website: https://www.genderbands.org
Description: Apply for free chest binders, cosplayers not eligible, grants October 1 to November 30
Kansas City Pride Community Alliance (Kansas)
Website: https://kcpridealliance.org
Description: KC pride details
Love is a Rainbow
Website: https://loveisarainbow.com
Description: online platform dedicated to promoting the different colors of love – across gender, race, religion, and cultures. One love, different colors promotes the inclusivity and diversity of love.
Mama Dragons
Website: https://www.mamadragons.org
Description: Empowering mothers of LGBTQ children with a focus on online spaces and educational programs where mothers connect with others traveling similar paths as they learn to accept and affirm parenting styles. Featuring a parachute program, paper hug program, suicide prevention training program
OutFront Kalamazoo (Michigan)
Website: https://www.outfrontkzoo.org
Description: Advancing social justice, building coalitions, changing hearts, free of discrimination regardless of gender identity or sexual orientation, 18+ support group
Point of Pride
Website: https://www.pointofpride.org
Description: Free chest binders to any trans person needing one
PFLAG
Website: https://pflag.org
Description: To create a caring, just, and affirming world for LGBTQ+ people and those who love them, many chapters have scholarship programs
True Colors of the Flint Hills (Kansas)
Website: https://www.truecolorsfh.com
Description: Direct services, advocacy, and education in support of queer and trans* youth. Mental Health, gender-affirming closet, library, sexual education & resources
LGBT + Switchboard
Website: https://switchboard.lgbt
Description: Safe space, one-stop listening services for LGBT+
The Trevor Project
Website: https://www.thetrevorproject.org
Description: Global support, crisis support, advocacy, resources, education, TrevorSpace an International place to make community connections
$ Funding Opportunities
PFLAG (see above) - Scholarships
* Toolkit & More
Genderbands (see above) - Free chest bands
Mama Dragons (see above) - parachute program, paper hug program, curriculum
Point of Pride (see above) - Free chest bands
True Colors (see above) - clothing closet, dinners