Trans Lifeline is a trans-led organization that connects trans people to the community, support, and resources they need to survive and thrive.
Dear Trans Lifeline Community, We know a lot of trans people are facing real challenges due to the COVID-19 pandemic....
We are thrilled to welcome Yana Calou (they/them) as our new Communications Director. Yana has been a labor organizer, grocery...
Last week, Trans Lifeline added our name to a growing list of over 11,000 individuals and 100 organizations to an...
IV is our Hotline Program Director, and has been with Trans Lifeline since 2015. As a non-binary intersex immigrant, they...
Need to talk? Call! Our peer support hotline is run by and for trans people. We’re available 7am-1am PST / 9am-3am CST / 10am-4am EST. Volunteers may be available during off hours.
Need a legal name change or an updated ID that affirms your gender? We’re here for you. We can help guide you through the complicated process, and we’ll give you the money to pay for it.
For general inquiries, please call 510-771-1417 or email [email protected]
Trans Lifeline, a phone hotline for and by trans people, is also encouraging callers to reach out for support. “Trans people came together to create a space where we can talk to each other to combat that isolation,” says Trans Lifeline’s Hotline Director IV Staklo
Your experience using a crisis hotline will be unique to the service you reach out to, but generally speaking, you will be asked to confirm your consent to begin a conversation with a trained operator, according to Yana Calou, communication director for Trans Lifeline, a hotline run by and for trans people
Communication tech firm Twilio is announcing $3 million in new grants later on Tuesday, aimed at helping more than two dozen crisis services speed up their response time.
Trans Lifeline, which is receiving its largest-ever grant of $153,000 from Twilio, said that is enough to launch an urgently needed Spanish-language hotline to serve the U.S. and Canada by the end of June. As a result it expects to handle 44% more calls.
Dear Trans Lifeline Community,
We know a lot of trans people are facing real challenges due to the COVID-19 pandemic....
Trans Lifeline is a national trans-led organization dedicated to improving the quality of trans lives and fighting the epidemic of trans suicide.
Learn more about employment and internship opportunities at Trans Lifeline!