Trans Lifeline is a grassroots hotline and microgrants 501(c)(3) non-profit organization offering direct emotional and financial support to trans people in crisis - for the trans community, by the trans community. Trans Lifeline is a trans-led organization that connects trans people to the community, support, and resources they need to survive and thrive. Trans Lifeline provides services such as:

• TRANS LIFELINE'S HOTLINE: A peer support service run by trans people, for trans and questioning callers. Operators are located all over the U.S. and Canada, and are all trans-identified. US: (877) 565-8860 / Canada: (877) 330-6366.

• MICROGRANTS: Provides trans and nonbinary people with funds to cover the costs of updating and correcting names and/or gender markers on identifying legal documents.

• INSIDE ADVOCACY: A project that provides financial aid and local resources to trans people that are currently incarcerated or have been recently released. Trans people, especially Black trans people, face disproportionate rates of arrest, and often endure mistreatment, lack of access to medications or gender-appropriate facilities, and physical and sexual trauma while incarcerated.

Trans Lifeline also provides resources on the following:

• Federal Identification

• Name Change Petitions

• Publication Fees

• Birth Certificates

• Drivers' Licenses & State IDs

• Name Change Assistance

HAVE TRANS LIFELINE'S SERVICES BEEN SUSPENDED DUE TO COVID-19? No. Trans Lifeline continues to serve during the COVID-19 pandemic.