社区资源

Seattle and King County have many community-based organizations that work to support LGBTQ+ youth, 家庭, 社区成员. Our office most often directs folks to:

• 兰伯特的房子: Provides 机会 for social connection, 在线和面对面的小组, and field trips/events to LGBTQ+ youth ages 10-22.
• 乌托邦华盛顿: 提供定期节目, 基本需求支持, 免费医疗保健, 法律及移民支援, and youth leadership 机会 for the LGBTQIA2S+ community, with cultural 机会 for LGBTQIA2S+ Pacific Islanders.
• Gay City (Seattle’s LGBTQ+ Center): Provides health services, community programs, LGBTQ+ youth groups, arts education, and more.
• TransFamilies: Provides support groups and information for transgender and gender-expansive youth and 家庭.
• 薰衣草权益项目: Advocacy and support for the Black trans community.

精神健康支援

如果你是一名年轻的LGBTQ+人士 and you are struggling, you are 不 alone, and help is available. Please tell a trusted adult if you are dealing with depression, anxiety, or thoughts about suicide. You are also encouraged to use these resources if you need help right away.

• 特雷福项目: Chat with a trained counselor 24/7 via text or call. 文本START到678-678开始. This service is specifically for LGBTQ+ young people.
• 反式的生命线: Crisis line run by and for trans people. 电话1 (877)565 - 8860.
• 青少年的链接: 为青少年而跑，由青少年来跑.
• 988: Dial 988 to reach the suicide and crisis line.

If you are a family looking for an LGBTQ-affirming therapist, 你可以试试 山龙眼健康 或浏览兰伯特之家的名单 精神卫生资源.

Please 不e that all community resource lists are for reference only. While we hope you have a wonderful experience with these organizations, 正规的棋牌平台排行榜 is 不 liable for the quality of care you may receive.

Join our Rainbow Families Mailing List to receive updates about our annual LGBTQ+ Families Dinner, a fun and inclusive community event that will soon enter its 25th year! We also occasionally call on our parents/caregivers to participate in panel discussions or focus groups.

We provide parent education nights on supporting LGBTQ+ youth, at the invitation of school PTSAs. These education nights are geared toward the whole parent community, 不 just the parents of LGBTQ+ youth. Ask your PTSA to contact our office about bringing this to your school.

We happily work to support LGBTQ+ 家庭 navigating our school system. We warmly welcome our 家庭 who are seeking welcoming school environments in a state with laws that support trans youth and 家庭.

请联系山姆·克里斯托 secristol@wuxizhite.com 连接!

We are proud to have Gender-Sexuality Alliances in all our comprehensive high schools and most middle schools. We also have a growing number of Rainbow Clubs in our elementary schools. 乌托邦华盛顿 also offers their MANA Youth Program at Chief Sealth and 克利夫兰 高中s.

These groups are meant to provide safe, affirming spaces for LGBTQ+ youth and their allies.

To find out if your school offers an affinity group for LGBTQ+ youth, contact 山姆Cristol secristol@wuxizhite.com.

有以下经历的学生 gone through the court process of a legal name change can have their legal name changed in SPS databases via 正规的棋牌平台排行榜 Services. 家庭可以:

• 发送电子邮件请求, along with an updated birth certificate OR court order for legal name change to admissions@wuxizhite.com.
• In lieu of an updated birth certificate or court order, 家庭 can fill out the SPS 法定名称更改誓章 然后发邮件到 admissions@wuxizhite.com.

有以下经历的学生 不 had a legal name change, but use a different name at school, can 添加首选名称 他们的学生记录. This is a field that lives alongside the student’s legal name and is simply marked “name.” Gender markers can also be changed (M, F, or X) in a student’s school record without a legal gender change. Contact your school’s main office 连接 with the registrar, who can make these changes for you.

When a student adds a preferred name, but has 不 changed their legal name, their legal name may still appear on some official documents.

在西雅图的公立学校, school staff are directed to use the name and pronouns a student tells us they use, regardless of what it says in official databases. This practice is shown to drastically improve the mental health of trans and gender-expansive youth.