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15 ways to support the trans* community

These are just ones I found, please feel free to edit and/or add to this list. I did a similiar earlier post called "15 ways to support trans youth in Texas."

  1. Stay informed of worrying legislation. One easy way to do this is to look at the ACLU page "Mapping Attacks on LGBTQ Rights in U.S. State Legislatures". Another way to do this is to sign up for emails from the National Center for Transgender Equality to find out when worrying legislation is coming up in your state
  2. Learn about current laws in your state. One easy way to do this is to look at the Map Advancement Project. Here is Illinois's map. Another way is to look at your state bar's website. Here is the Illinois State Bar Association's page on LGBT rights.
  3. If you find out that your state is considering anti-trans* legislation, get in touch with your state government. You can find your local state government information here. You can get in touch with your governor here
  4. Even if your state isn't considering worrying legislations, get in touch with your state government to encourage them to enshrine trans* rights. You can find your local state government information here. You can get in touch with your governor here
  5. Check out the National Center for Transgender Equality action center
  6. Read up on glaad's ally guide
  7. Read the ACLU's quick guide to being an ally
  8. Spread the word about glaad's transgender resource page and donate if you can
  9. Spread the word about the Transgender Law Center and donate if you can
  10. Spread the word about the Transgender Legal Defense & Education Fund's Trans Health Project and donate if you can
  11. Spread the word about the Trans Lifeline (in the US at 1-877-565-8860 and in Canada at 1-877-330-6366) and donate if you can
  12. Spread the word about the Trevor Project (call 1-866-488-7386, text ‘START’ to 678-678 to connect via text, or chat online with a Trevor Project counselor here) and donate if you can
  13. Spread the word about the LGBT National Hotline (1-888-843-4564) and donate if you can. Note that they also provide a LGBT Senior Hotline at 1-888-234-7243 and LGBTQ Youth can call 1-800-246-7743 or join youth chat rooms here
  14. Spread the word about TransFamilies and donate if you can. Note that TransFamilies offers support groups
  15. Spread the word about FORGE and donate if you can

(Prompt by me)

"Transgender Pride Flag" by Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office. Attribution 2.0 Generic (CC BY 2.0).


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