This episode focused on LGBTQIA issues, as Lauren speaks through personal and professional knowledge. Listen for insight on how to educate others/yourself, what it is like coming out while in a committed heterosexual relationship, self-acceptance, and more.

Resources:

GLSEN

LGBTQIA Resource Center - LGBTQIA Ally Tips (ucdavis.edu)

Sex and Gender Identity (plannedparenthood.org)

CenterLink LGBT Community Center Member Directory

The American Psychological Association (APA)

Provides educational and support resources on a range of LGBTQ topics.

The Association of Gay and Lesbian Psychiatrists

Offers many resources for LGBT individuals experiencing mental health conditions and psychiatric professionals with LGBT clients.

The Gay and Lesbian Medical Association's Provider Directory

A search tool that can locate a LGBTQ-inclusive health care provider.

The LGBT National Help Center

Offers confidential peer support connections for LGBT youth, adults and seniors, including phone, text and online chat.

The National Center for Transgender Equality

Offers resources for transgender individuals, including information on the right to access health care.

The Trevor Project

A support network for LGBTQ youth providing crisis intervention and suicide prevention, including a 24-hour text line (text “START” to 678678).

SAGE National LGBT Elder Hotline

877-360-5428

Society for Sexual, Affectional, Intersex, and Gender Expansive Identities (SAIGE)

Delivers educational and support resources for LGBTQ individuals, as well as promotes competency on LGBTQ issues for counseling professionals.

Trans Lifeline

877-565-886

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