Additional Resources

The Trevor Project: (866) 488-7386 (US)

For isolated or suicidal LGBTQ+ youth. Available 24/7. Has chat and text.

Trans LifeLine: (877) 565-8860 (US), (877) 330-6366 (CA)

Peer-to-peer crisis support line by and for trans and nonbinary people. No non-consensual active rescue. Available 24/7 (guaranteed availability 2pm PT/5pm ET –   10pm PT/1am ET) in English and español:

Marca al (877) 565-8860 en los Estados Unidos o al (877) 330-6366 en Canadá y oprime el #2 para conectarte con operadorxs que hablan español.

Born Perfect: (800) 528-6257 (US)

Legal support line for survivors of conversion therapy.

If/When/How’s Repro Legal Line: (844) 868-2812 (US)

Free, confidential helpline offering legal information or advice about self-managed abortion, young people’s access to abortion or judicial bypass, and referrals to local resources. Covers youth and adults.

Note: We’re not officially affiliated with any of the groups listed. They’re offered as some potential resources or collectives with connections to trans health liberation. We encourage you to research groups or organizations before reaching out so you can be sure they will be a good fit for you and your individual needs.

United States

Looking for support that’s more local? Send us an email. For safety reasons, we’re not linking to these publicly.

• National Center for Transgender Equality
• National Coalition for LGBT Health
• National Queer and Trans Therapists of Color Network
• OutCare
• Repro Legal Defense Fund
• National Network of Abortion Funds

United Kingdom

• QueerCare
• Radical Therapist Network
• Trans Actual UK
• Trans Health UK

International

• Gender Minorities Aotearoa (NZ) – includes de/retrans support
• OutRight Action International
• Trans Pregnancy
• WikiTrans (FR) – includes de/retrans information
• /r/actual_detrans
• Trans-affirming Discord for detrans, retrans, and questioning people

Abortion care

NOTE: Before you access these, start here:

• We don’t need an ‘abortion Underground Railroad’—Black and brown people already lead the most powerful abortion fund network in the country by Jessica Pinckney. Via Prism.
• Doxxing Prevention Harm Reduction Training by Hacking//Hustling. Video and text outline. Includes resources, privacy plugins, opt out links on identifying information data mining sites, and professional support for doxxing self defense.
• A DIY Guide to Feminist Cybersecurity by Noah Kelley of HACK*BLOSSOM. Covers privacy software, VPNs, password security, encryption, and detecting social engineering and phishing efforts.
• The DDF Guide to VPNs by Digital Defense Fund, a more detailed guide on virtual private networks (VPNs) and how to choose one.
• Digital Care by FRIDA Young Feminist Fund, a youth-led organization across the Global South. Includes safe messaging apps, secure platforms for videocalls, how information travels on the internet, and “digital house cleaning”.

Also, delete your period tracking apps! Period tracking apps can sell data to third parties or give your information to prosecutors upon subpoena. If you must track your period and you’re in a region that criminalizes abortion, use burnable formats like pen and paper.

• Abortion Funds in Every State (US), a resource by @helmsinki with abortion access groups and funds in US states and Guam.
• National Network of Abortion Funds (US), a nation-wide network centering people who have abortions and organizing at the intersections of racial, economic, and reproductive justice. Has information on how to get help from, donate to, or connect with regional abortion funds.
• Find Your Local PSO (US) by Apiary for Practical Support. A database of practical support organizations by state to support people who need access to abortion.
• Roe v Wade: What You Can Do (US), a resource doc on what the fall of Roe v Wade means, how you can access abortion care, and mutual aid networks to invest in moving forward.
• TransLash’s Trans-Affirming Guide to Roe v. Wade (US), a breakdown of what the SCOTUS decision means for trans people and a collection of resources for trans and gender diverse people who need access to abortion.
• Plan C Pills, a digital resource with up-to-date information on accessing abortion pill options online.
• How to Use Abortion Pills, detailed guides on self-managing abortions and information on abortion access and care worldwide.

This list does not include herbal remedies. Herbal abortions are a mixed bag. Health Liberation Now! are not herbalist specialists and thus we cannot safely advise on the use of herbal abortifacients. If you must use herbal abortifacients, please use extreme caution and only rely on them as a last resort.

Keeping yourself safe

• Don’t Call The Police (US), a directory of local resources available as alternatives to contacting law enforcement.
• A Self Defense Study Guide for Trans Women and Gender Non-Conforming / Nonbinary AMAB Folks by TransFighters. Read for free online or purchase a print copy.
• Doxcare: Prevention and Aftercare for Those Targeted by Doxxing and Political Harassment by Crimethinc. (Italiano, Português Brasileiro)
• Your Security Plan by Electronic Frontier Foundation

Mental health and wellness

• The Trans Self-Care Workbook by Theo Lorenz
• Queer and Trans Wellness Resources for trans and queer youth of color by GSA Network
• Crisis Toolkit by Fireweed Collective
• Trans Wellness Zine by Gender Justice Leadership Programs
• Class Struggle and Mental Health: Live to Fight Another Day, edited and published by contributors to LibCom.org and ESPA
• Mapping Our Madness: A Workbook for Navigating Crisis, Extreme States or Just Foul Moods by Momo
• Trans-affirming Mental Health Resources for Mental Health Awareness Month, curated by TransLash Media
• VIDEO: 9 tips to resist conversion therapy for trans/nonbinary people by Kayley Whalen & Eric Tannehill

Trauma and resilience

• A Self Help Guide to Healing and Understanding for Transgender Sexual Violence Survivors by FORGE
• Mutual Aid, Trauma, and Resiliency by The Jane Addams Collective
• To Heal We Must Resist, To Resist We Must Heal: A Zine on Navigating Trauma by Mutual Aid Disaster Relief
• Surviving a Pandemic: Tools for Addressing Isolation, Anxiety, and Grief by Crimethinc. (Deutsch, Français, Italiano, Português Brasileiro)

Mutual aid and other collective resources

• Mutual Aid Hub (US), a network of mutual aid resources across the country.
• VIDEO: We Keep Each Other Safe: Mutual Aid for Survival and Solidarity featuring Dean Spade, Mariame Kaba and Ejeris Dixon
• VIDEO: Burnout in Mutual Aid Groups by Dean Spade

These are actions, both national and international, that we either support or have participated in.

#EstamosJunTrans

A campaign in Mexico centering trans resilience in the face of transfemicide.

• Posta: “Se manifiestan “Juntrans” para exigir seguridad y respeto” (Eng: “”Juntrans” demonstrate to demand security and respect”)
• Instagram
• HLN’s open source sticker designs (3×5 inch)

Trans Lives Matter Nationwide Billboard Campaign

This campaign is spearheaded by the I Am Human Foundation.

• GiveOutDay campaign page
• Project Q: “Atlanta billboard campaign calls for end to anti-trans violence“
• HLN’s call to action

#BBCCoverUp

This campaign is spearheaded by Trans Safety Network in the UK. They call on the BBC to address concerns and begin an accountability process following the BBC’s recent hit piece on the “cotton ceiling”.

• Trans Safety Network’s demands
• HLN’s call to action for US supporters
• What The Trans!?: “The trans community responds to absurdly transphobic BBC News article“
• Julia Serano: “On Being Explicitly Named in a Violent “Gender Critical” Manifesto“
• Laura K Buzz: “BBC’s Transphobic Article: Complaint Escalation Next Steps“

Before an action, start here

• 101: Anti-LGBTQ Organizing (US) by Heron Greenesmith of Political Research Associates. A simple breakdown of the who and the what that organizers are up against when combatting anti-LGBTQ+ mobilization.
• We Must Fight In Solidarity With Trans Youth: Drawing the Connections Between Our Movements, a brief intended to help organizers working to stop the violence of surveillance, policing, and punishment of trans youth. By Beyond Do No Harm Coalition members.

• Digital Resilience During Actions by Equality Labs, a good starting point to keeping yourself safe when participating in actions.
• Doxxing Prevention Harm Reduction Training by Hacking//Hustling. Video and text outline. Includes resources, privacy plugins, opt out links on identifying information data mining sites, and professional support for doxxing self defense.
• Everybody Out! Resources for a Season of Post-Election Unrest by Crimethinc. (Ελληνικά, Italiano, Português Brasileiro)
• Staying Safe in the Streets by Crimethinc. (Español, Ελληνικά)
• Surveilance Self-Defense: Tips, Tools, and How-Tos for Safer Online Communications by Electronic Frontier Foundation.

More resources

• Freedom for All Americans’ Legislation Tracker (US)
• Freedom for All Americans’ Litigation Tracker (US)
• Step Up (US), an anti-trans legislation tracker and action guide by the Trans Formations Project. An ongoing project, so keep checking back for actions that can be taken against anti-trans legislation every legislative session.
• Inflection Point (US), a breakdown of the 2021 anti-trans legislation by Andrew Bales.
• Equality Maps (US), a database of each state’s LGBTQ+ healthcare laws and policies by Movement Advancement Project.
• Trans Safety Network (UK)

• Ashley, F. & Domínguez Jr, S. (2020) Transgender Healthcare Does Not Stop at the Doorstep of the Clinic. American Journal of Medicine, 134(2), pp. 158–160. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amjmed.2020.09.030. (Author PDF link, audio)
• Ashley, F., St. Amand, C. M., & Rider, G. N. (2021). The continuum of informed consent models in transgender health. Family Practice, 38(4), 543–544. https://doi.org/10.1093/fampra/cmab047 (Author PDF link, audio)
• Ashley, F. (2019). Thinking an ethics of gender exploration: Against delaying transition for transgender and gender creative youth. Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 24(2), 223–236. https://doi.org/10.1177/1359104519836462 (Author PDF link, audio)
• Ashley, F. (2020). Homophobia, conversion therapy, and care models for trans youth: Defending the gender-affirmative approach. Journal of LGBT Youth, 17(4), 361–383. https://doi.org/10.1080/19361653.2019.1665610 (Author PDF link)
• Ashley, F. (2021). The clinical irrelevance of “desistance” research for transgender and gender creative youth. Psychology of Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1037/sgd0000504 (Author PDF link, audio)
• Ashley, F. (2021). Reparative Therapy. The SAGE Encyclopedia of Trans Studies, SAGE Publications, vol. 2, pp. 713–17. (Author PDF link, audio)
• Ashley, F. (2022). Adolescent Medical Transition is Ethical: An Analogy with Reproductive Health. Kennedy Institute of Ethics Journal 32(2), 127-171. doi:10.1353/ken.2022.0010. (Author PDF link, audio)
• Bauer, G. R., Lawson, M. L., & Metzger, D. L. (2021). Do Clinical Data From Transgender Adolescents Support the Phenomenon of “Rapid-Onset Gender Dysphoria”? The Journal of Pediatrics, ISSN 0022-3476. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpeds.2021.11.020
• Blais, M., Aghedu, F. C., Ashley, F., Samoilenko, M., Chamberland, L., & Côté, I. (2022). Sexual orientation and gender identity and expression conversion exposure and their correlates among LGBTQI2+ persons in Québec, Canada. PLOS ONE, 17(4), e0265580. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0265580
• Hildebrand-Chupp, R. (2020). More than ‘canaries in the gender coal mine’: A transfeminist approach to research on detransition. The Sociological Review, 68(4), 800–816. https://doi.org/10.1177/0038026120934694
• Kachen, A., & Pharr, J. R. (2020). Health care access and utilization by transgender populations: A United States transgender survey study. Transgender Health, 5(3), 141–148. https://doi.org/10.1089/trgh.2020.0017
• MacKinnon, K. R., Kia, H., Rai, N., Abramovich, A., & Cheung, J. J. (2021). Integrating trans health knowledge through instructional design: Preparing learners for a continent – not an island – of primary care with trans people. Education for Primary Care, 32(4), 198–201. https://doi.org/10.1080/14739879.2021.1882885
• MacKinnon, K. R., Grace, D., Ng, S. L., Sicchia, S. R., & Ross, L. E. (2020). “I don’t think they thought I was ready”: How pre-transition assessments create care inequities for trans people with complex mental health in Canada. International Journal of Mental Health, 49(1), 56–80. https://doi.org/10.1080/00207411.2019.1711328
• Richmond, K. A., Burnes, T., & Carroll, K. (2012). Lost in trans-lation: Interpreting systems of trauma for transgender clients. Traumatology, 18(1), 45–57. https://doi.org/10.1177/1534765610396726
• Seelman, K. L., Colón-Diaz, M., LeCroix, R. H., Xavier-Brier, M., & Kattari, L. (2017). Transgender Noninclusive Healthcare and Delaying Care Because of Fear: Connections to General Health and Mental Health Among Transgender Adults. Transgender health, 2(1), 17–28. https://doi.org/10.1089/trgh.2016.0024
• Slothouber, V. (2020). (De)trans visibility: Moral panic in mainstream media reports on de/retransition. European Journal of English Studies, 24(1), 89–99. https://doi.org/10.1080/13825577.2020.1730052
• Turban, J. L., Beckwith, N., Reisner, S. L., & Keuroghlian, A. S. (2020). Association Between Recalled Exposure to Gender Identity Conversion Efforts and Psychological Distress and Suicide Attempts Among Transgender Adults. JAMA psychiatry, 77(1), 68–76. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2019.2285
• Veale, J. F., Tan, K. K. H., & Byrne, J. L. (2021). Gender identity change efforts faced by trans and nonbinary people in New Zealand: Associations with demographics, family rejection, internalized transphobia, and mental health. Psychology of Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity. https://doi.org/10.1037/sgd0000537

• A Room of Their Own by Heron Greenesmith. Via Political Research Associates.
• A Trans History of Conversion Therapy by Jules Gill-Peterson. Via Sad Brown Girl.
• An “Ex-Detransitioner” Disavows the Anti-Trans Movement She Helped Spark by Evan Urquhart. Via Slate.
• Everything You Need to Know About Rapid Onset Gender Dysphoria by Julia Serano.
• From Gender Critical to QAnon: Anti-Trans Politics and the Laundering of Conspiracy by Jules Gill-Peterson. Via The New Inquiry.
• Gender-affirming care is not “experimental” by AJ Eckert. Via Science-Based Medicine.
• Gender-Affirming Care is Not Experimental, Part II by Brynn Tannehill. Via Science-Based Medicine.
• How Overturning ‘Roe’ Impacts Trans and Nonbinary Communities by Derek P. Siegel. Via Rewire News Group.
• Protest & Pleasure: A Revolution Led by Sex Workers by Chanelle Gallant, Monica Forrester, and Toni-Michelle Williams. Via Midnight Sun Magazine.
• The Anti-Trans Lobby’s Real Agenda by Jules Gill-Peterson. Via Jewish Currents.
• The Troubling Resurgence of Trans Conversion Practices by Florence Ashley. Via Xtra.
• Transgender people report years of battles for health insurance coverage by Jo Yurcaba. Via NBC News.
• When Surgeons Fail Their Trans Patients by Katelyn Burns. Via Jezebel.

• American Psychological Association. (2021). APA Resolution on Gender Identity Change Efforts. Link
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• Datta, N. (2021). Tip of the Iceberg: Religious Extremist Funders against Human Rights for Sexuality and Reproductive Health in Europe 2009 – 2018. European Parliamentary Forum for Sexual & Reproductive Rights. Link
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• Lowick, A.J. (2019). Trans-Inclusive Abortion Services: A manual for providers on operationalizing trans-inclusive policies and practices in an abortion setting. Options for Sexual Health. Link
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• Banning Transgender Conversion Practices: A Legal and Policy Analysis by Florence Ashley
• Histories of the Transgender Child by Jules Gill-Peterson
• TERF Wars: Feminism and the Fight for Transgender Futures edited by Ben Vincent, Sonja Erikainen and Ruth Pearce
• Transgender Health: A Practitioner’s Guide to Binary and Non-Binary Trans Patient Care by Ben Vincent
• Trauma, Resilience, and Health Promotion in LGBT Patients: What Every Healthcare Provider Should Know by Kristen L. Eckstrand and Jennifer Potter
• Understanding Trans Health: Discourse, Power and Possibility by Ruth Pearce
• The Care We Dream Of: Liberatory and Transformative Approaches to LGBTQ+ Health by Zena Sharman

• The Anti-Trans Hate Machine: A Plot Against Equality (US) by TransLash Media
• Blood & TERF (UK)

• Trans Bodies, Trans Choices by TransLash Media, a video series of real life stories about intersections between trans liberation and reproductive justice