Trans Lifeline

Trans Lifeline is a peer support and crisis hotline 501(c)(3) non-profit organization offering phone support to transgender people.[1][2] It is the first transgender crisis hotline to exist in the United States as well as Canada.[3][4][5] It is also the only suicide hotline whose operators are all transgender.[6][7][4][5] As of 2019, the organization was host to approximately 95 volunteers in addition to a small paid staff.[6] The US number is (877) 565-8860. The Canada number is (877) 330-6366.[8] As of January 1, 2024, budgetary restrictions have forced a reduction in operating hours; the hotline is available Monday–Friday, 10 AM to 6 PM, Pacific time (1 PM to 9 PM Eastern time).[9]

The organization previously offered a microgrant program, but suspended it in November 2023 for lack of available funds.[10][11]

  1. ^ "Calls to the Trans Lifeline Quadrupled After the Trump Administration's Gender Policy Memo". Teen Vogue. October 24, 2018.
  2. ^ "About - Trans Lifeline - Peer support services, hotline and resources for Transgender People Trans Lifeline". Trans Lifeline.
  3. ^ Mechanic, Jesse (December 22, 2017). "America's First Transgender Suicide Hotline Is Now Live". HuffPost.
  4. ^ a b "A Volunteer With Trans Lifeline Talks About Why People Are Scared—and Dialing". Willamette Week. October 31, 2018.
  5. ^ a b "Trans Lifeline provides suicide prevention by and for the trans community". GLAAD. November 21, 2014.
  6. ^ a b "The Only Crisis Hotline by Trans People, For Trans People". PAPER. July 22, 2019.
  7. ^ "Trans Lifeline | Office of LGBTQ Resources". lgbtq.yale.edu.
  8. ^ "Home". translifeline.org.
  9. ^ "End-of-Year Pause in Hotline Operations & New Hours in 2024". Trans Lifeline. December 15, 2023 [2023-11-15]. Retrieved March 13, 2024.
  10. ^ "Navigating Change: Trans Lifeline Initiaties Restructure for Long-Term Resilience". Trans Lifeline. December 1, 2023 [2023-11-30]. Retrieved March 13, 2024.
  11. ^ Grabenstein, Hannah (December 14, 2023). "After a year of anti-LGBTQ+ legislation, a lifeline for trans and nonbinary people faces cuts". PBS NewsHour. Retrieved March 13, 2024.