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Resources for LGBTQI+ People

Below are United States Government resources that may be of interest to LGBTQI+ people and allies. Additional resources will be added as they are issued.

Resources from the Department of Health and Human Services

• Learn about how HHS works to ensure that LGBTQI+ people, their families, and communities receive equal access to health services by providing enhanced resources for LGBTQI+ health issues; developing better information regarding LGBTQI+ health needs; and working to close the LGBTQI+ health disparities gap that currently exists.
• Access to Healthcare: The Affordable Care Act is greatly improving access to health coverage for LGBTQ+ Americans.
• LGBTQ Youth Resources | Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Health | CDC: Find resources from the CDC, other government agencies, and community organizations for LGBT Youth, their friends, educators, parents, and family members to support positive environments.
• Read the LGBTQI+ Youth – Like All Americans, They Deserve Evidence-Based Care blog from Miriam E. Deplhin-Rittmon, PhD, SAMHSA's Assistant Secretary for Mental Health and Substance Use.
• Learn about gender-affirming care - PDF and how it improves the mental health and overall well-being of gender diverse youth (OASH's Office of Population Affairs).
• Representation matters!  Meet Admiral Rachel L. Levine, MD, Assistant Secretary for Health, where she fights every day to improve the health and well-being of all Americans. She's working to help our nation overcome the COVID-19 pandemic and build a stronger foundation for a healthier future - one in which every American can attain their full health potential. ADM Levine also is the head of the U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps, one of the eight uniformed services.
• Read the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program letter - PDF about the importance of gender-affirming care to effectively meet the health and medical needs of transgender people with HIV (HRSA's HIV/AIDS Bureau). 
• Find technical assistance and trainings on how to build inclusive and supportive health care spaces for LGBTQI+ individuals and families (HRSA).
• Create a Safe Environment for LGBTQI+ Youth from StopBullying.gov provides resources on how to build a safe environment for all LGBTQI+ youth.  Parents, schools, and communities can all play a role in preventing bullying and helping LGBTQI+ youth feel physically and emotionally safe.
• Find mental health and behavioral health resources for the LGBTQI+ community.
• The Indian Health Service (IHS) works to ensure that Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Questioning and Two-Spirit (LGBTQ-2S) American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) individuals and their families receive equal access to health services in the communities where they live.
• Learn about research opportunities at the National Institutes of Health’s Sexual & Gender Minority Research Office (SGMRO), which coordinates sexual and gender minority (SGM)–related research and activities by working directly with the NIH Institutes, Centers, and Offices.

Resources from the White House

• FACT SHEET: Biden-Harris Administration Advances Equality for Transgender Americans (March 31, 2022)
• White House Toolkit on Transgender Equality - PDF (June 30, 2021)
• Executive Order 13988 on Preventing and Combating Discrimination on the Basis of Gender Identity or Sexual Orientation (Jan. 21, 2021)
• Executive Order 14021 on Guaranteeing an Educational Environment Free From Discrimination on the Basis of Sex, Including Sexual Orientation or Gender Identity (March 11, 2021)
• Memorandum on Advancing the Human Rights of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, and Intersex Persons Around the World (February 4, 2021)
• FACT SHEET: U.S. Agencies Are Advancing the Human Rights of LGBTQI+ Persons Around the World (April 28, 2022)

Resources from the Department of Justice

• LGBTQI+ Working Group
• Memorandum on Application of Bostock v. Clayton County to Title IX (March 26, 2021)
• Letter to State Attorneys General: Federal Nondiscrimination Protections for Transgender Youth (March 31, 2022)

Resources from the Department of Education

• Resources for LGBTQI+ Students
• Notice of Interpretation - PDF - Enforcement of Title IX with Respect to Discrimination Based on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity in Light of Bostock v. Clayton County (June 22, 2021)

Resources from the Interagency Working Group on Youth Programs (IWGYP)

• Youth.gov

If You Are, or You Know Someone Who is, in Crisis

Call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (Lifeline)  at 1-800-273-TALK (8255), or text the Crisis Text Line  (text HELLO to 741741). Both services are free and available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. All calls are confidential. Contact social media outlets directly if you are concerned about a friend’s social media updates. Dial 911 in an emergency. Learn more on the Lifeline’s website  or the Crisis Text Line’s website .

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