Here are some links that might be helpful to the LGBTQ+ community (of which I am part):

Erin in the Morning: up to date information on the most important pieces of trans and queer news and legislation: https://www.erininthemorning.com/

Charlotte Clymer: a Christian and military veteran who’s proud to be from Texas and is also a progressive trans woman living on the East Coast: https://charlotteclymer.substack.com/

PFLAG: the nation’s largest organization dedicated to supporting, educating, and advocating for LGBTQ+ people and those who love them: https://pflag.org/

For people around the Washington DC area: the DC LGBTQ+ Community Center educates, empowers, uplifts, celebrates, elevates and connects the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender communities: https://thedccenter.org/

Advocates for Trans Equality fights for the legal and political rights of transgender people in America: https://transequality.org/

Here is a wonderful, powerful essay on defiance from a transgender ally. It is great when pieces like this come from an unexpected area of the US: https://medium.com/@kidether/a-declaration-of-our-defiance-0d7e3e925a42

Here are some LGBTQ+ links from Charlotte Clymer’s substack:

LGBTQ+ Helplines:

The Trevor Project: Call 866-488-7386, Text “START” to 678678 (for trans youth)

Desi LGBTQ+ Helpline for South Asians: 908-367-3374

The Trans Lifeline: 877-565-8860

The National Runaway Safeline: 800-RUNAWAY (800-786-2929)

National Domestic Violence Hotline: 800-799-SAFE (7233), Text “START” to 88788

Blackline for BIPOC Folks: 800-604-5841

988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline: 988

Crisis Text Line: Text “REACH” to 741741