LGBTQ+ Resources and Support

It is no secret that times are tough right now. Regardless of what may be going on in our lives, we can get help. We've put together a substantial (yet not comprehensive) list of helpful organizations that provide various forms of assistance to queer people. We highly recommend clicking through their websites to see what they offer and do for the queer community.

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General Support

The Trevor Project

A queer mental health support group that provides 24/7 services such as free counseling and suicide prevention for anyone under 25 years old.

If you are in need to help or support right now, this link will take you straight to their contact information.

LGBT National Help Center

A free, confidential service that has a plethora of hotlines, as well as ways to meet others.

Hotline hours:

M - F 1 pm - 10 pm CST

Sat 11 am - 4 pm CST

The Queer Trans Project

Provides free gender-affirming items, as well as free flight assist to get you to gender-affirming care. BIPOC and disabled individuals can get early access to gender-affirming item drops.

Support for Queer People of Color

Call BlackLine

Call center that prioritizes BIPOC individuals. Provides a safe space for peer support, counseling, and reporting mistreatment, especially by police and vigilantes.

1 (800) 604-5841

DeQH - DESI LGBTQ+ Helpline for South Asians

First and only hotline in the US for South Asian individuals. Provides free, confidential peer support. Can help get any additional resources one may need.

908-367-3374

Hotline hours:

Thurs 7 - 9 pm CST

Sun 7 - 9 CST

(Also by appointment)

Online contact form

Support for Trans People

Gender Spectrum

Geared towards families and family resources. Can help explain the gender spectrum and what being trans means to families.

List of downloadable resource guides

Advocates for Trans Equality

Organization of lawyers and policy experts that tracks federal legal attacks on the trans community.

Trans Lifeline

Hotline for trans individuals that provides peer support for a wide range of topics including mental health, crises, and help coming out in both English and Spanish.

(877) 565-8860

Hotline hours:

M - F 12 pm - 8 pm

Point of Pride

Helps provide access to gender-affirming services such as free chest binders and femme shapewear, and cheaper access to hormone therapy.

Support in Iowa City

Women's Resource and Action Center (WRAC)

Provides support, counseling services, advocacy, and activism for people of all identities, especially women and genderqueer people.

Bowman House
230 N. Clinton Street
Iowa City, IA 52242

Open M-F 9 am - 5 pm

319-335-1486

wrac@uiowa.edu

Pride Alliance Center

Provides a safe venue for students and community members as well as free and sustainable gender-affirming clothing through the QT Closet.

601 Melrose Ave.
Iowa City, IA 52242

M-Th 3 - 9 pm
Friday 12 - 5 pm

misse-team@uiowa.edu

UIHC LGBTQ Clinic

Provides primary and preventative care to transgender and gender non-conforming people such as HRT, PrEP, STI testing, and menstrual resources.

Emma Goldman Clinic

Not-for-profit independent clinic that provides free or affordable health care services for women and genderqueer people.

227 N. Dubuque Street
Iowa City, IA, 52245

Open M-F 9 am - 5 pm & some Saturdays (call first)

319-337-2111
800-848-7684

info@emmagoldman.com