Mission
Trans Lifeline connects trans people to the community support and resources we need to survive and thrive.
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Vision
We envision a world where trans people have the connection, economic security, and care everyone needs and deserves—free of prisons and police.
Calls Answered
Funds Dispersed
Featured Resources
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Trans Justice Funding Project
Community-led funding initiative founded in 2012 to support grassroots, trans justice groups run by and for trans people in the U.S., including U.S. territories.
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Hey, I’m Trans – Coming Out Resource
A platform designed to make it easier for anyone who is trans to come out to their friends, family, co-workers and online world. It’s also a place where anyone can go to learn how to be a stronger ally.
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Trans Resistance Network
Growing community defense, mutual-aid, and alternative systems of care for gender diverse people.
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Erin’s National Informed Consent Clinics Map
Erin Reed’s informed consent map lists every informed consent hormone therapy clinic for trans people in the U.S.
Latest Blog Posts

Exciting Additions: Meet Trans Lifeline’s New Board Members
‘When trans rights are under attack. What do we do? Stand up and fight back!’ As our community continues to face countless attacks, we must continue to empower and highlight community leaders to take on this challenging work, especially as we are the ones directly impacted. In 2024, Trans Lifeline welcomed our Executive Director, kai…

Defending Trans Lives in a New Political Reality
January 30, 2025 Dear Trans Lifeline community, On his first day back in office, Trump signed an executive order defining gender strictly as male or female at birth, effectively eliminating federal recognition of transgender and nonbinary identities. This action rescinded Title IX protections for LGBTQIA2S+ students, which had allowed transgender students to use bathrooms, locker…

Statement on Palestine
January 21, 2025 This blog post was first published on June 28, 2024 and has been updated to include new insights and resources. We are deeply disturbed by the ongoing atrocities in Gaza and the immense suffering of the Palestinian people. The Israeli government is engaged in illegal settler colonialism, human rights violations, and war…
