LGBTQA+ Resources
*If you are experiencing a mental health crisis please call 911 or go to the nearest Emergency Department
Idaho Suicide and Crisis Hotline: 1-800-273-8255
Mobile Crisis: (208) 334-0808
Trevor Lifeline (LGBTQ+ youth)
Trevor Project Hotline 24/7/365 (LGBTQ+ youth): 1-866-488-7386
GLBT National Hotline: 1-888-843-4564
Trans Lifeline: (877) 565-8860
LGBTQA+ Resources
- The Community Center
- The Gayellow Pages
- Parents, Families, and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG)
- Family Acceptance Project
- It Gets Better
- Trevor Project
- All Under One Roof (SE Idaho)
- North Idaho Pride Alliance (Post Falls, Idaho)
- Gender Equity Center
- QueerDoc (Telehealth)
- Facebook: Youth Alliance for Diversity
- Facebook: LGBTQIA+ Idaho
- Facebook: Idaho Treasure Valley LGBTQ+
- Rainbow Circle Treasure Valley
- Trans Pulse (formerly Laura’s Playground)
- Trans Youth Family Allies
LGBTQA+ Professional Development:
- GLSEN – Gay, Lesbian & Straight Educator Network
- Reteaching Gender and Sexuality
- Gender Spectrum
- Idaho Association of LGBT Issues in Counseling – Society for Sexual, Affectional, Intersex, and Gender Expansive Identities
- ALGBTIC Competencies for Counseling with Transgender Clients:
- ALGBTIC Competencies for Counseling LGBQQIA Clients:
- Trevor Project Lifeguard Workshop
LGBTQA+ Youth & Family Resources:
- The Community Center (TCC)
- FATE (Family’s Advocating Transgender Equality)
- PFLAG of Canyon County
- Family Acceptance Project
- It Gets Better
- Youth Alliance for Diversity (YAD)
- All Under One Roof (SE Idaho)
LGBTQA+ Social and Support:
- Breaking Boundaries – Idaho Falls
- All Under One Roof (SE Idaho)
- Lion’s Pride Idaho
- The Triangle Connection
- Common Ground Community Chorus
- Tri-States Transgender Group
- Eastern Idaho Support
- FATE: Family’s Advocating Transgender Equality
- Trans Coeur d’Alene Support Group
- National Center for Transgender Equality
- Pride Foundation
- Boise Pride Festival
LGBTQA+ School Resources – What You Can Do:
LGBTQA+ Religion and Spirituality
- Mormon Spectrum
- Unitarian Universalist Association – Welcoming Congregation Program
- United Church of Christ Open and Affirming
- Find an Affirming Church
- Southeastern Idaho Queer Friendly Churches
- Liberating Spirit Metropolitan Community Church
LGBTQA+ Legal Support and Information
- American Civil Liberties Union – Idaho branch
- Lambda Legal
- Out and Equal
- Transgender Law Center
- Idaho Human Rights Commission
- Boise Police Dept. Children & Domestic Violence (Det. Sherry Cameron) 208-570-6221
- Boise Police Department LGBT+ Liaison (Officer Dan Lister) 208-570-6300 [email protected]
- Nondiscrimination Ordinances in Idaho
- Federal Rights for Transgender persons
- ACLU Know Your Rights: Transgender People and the Law
- Transgender Law Center Legal Information Helpline
Support for Families with Transgender Members
- Raising My Rainbow
- Trans Youth Family Allies
- Gender Odyssey
- Gender Spectrum
- Growing Up Trans: PBS & Frontline Report
- Jazz Jennings: YouTube Channel
- “The Transgender Child: A Handbook for Families and Professionals” by Stephanie Brill and Rachel Pepper
- “My Child Is Transgender” by Matt Kailey
- “Trading Places: When Our Son Became a Daughter” by Jane Baker
- From PFLAG: Organizations, Communities, Literature, and Films
- COLAGE online community for youth and adults with LGBTQ parents
LGBTQA+-affirming Youth Camps
Trans*
- Blog from a gender therapist
- Female to male guide
- Trans Pulse (formerly Laura’s Playground)
- Male to female support
- Transition Survival Kit
Name and Gender Change Information
- Name Change: Submit petition to the court and publish notice of the petition hearing in a county newspaper for four weeks
- Name Change Forms
- Name Change National Document Center
- Driver’s License: Submit court order certifying name change
- Drivers License – correcting your gender markers
- Driver’s Licenses and Identification Cards Fact Sheet
- Idaho Transportation Department
- Birth Certificate – amending gender
- Passport – amending gender
- Social Security Record – amending gender
- Military Records – amending gender
- Immigration Documents – amending gender
Gender Dysphoria
Health Care
- Lambda Qi Pocatello, ID
- Allies Linked for the Prevention of HIV and AIDS (208) 424-7799
- Central District Health Department Clinics: 208-327-7400
- Planned Parenthood: 208-376-9300
- Gay AA: 208-344-6611
- World Professional Organization for Transgender Health
- Center of Excellence for Transgender Health Primary Care Protocol
- Physical Modifications for Trans Women
Physicians who provide trans care:
Please note that BCC cannot endorse or recommend providers. This list is for informational purposes only.
777 North Raymond Street, Boise, ID 83704 | 208-514- 2505
305 E Jefferson Street, Boise, ID 83702 | (208) 381-7340
(208) 381-7340
465 Memorial Dr. Pocatello, ID 83201-4008 | (208) 234-4700
1520 W. State Street, Suite 100, Boise, Idaho 83702 | (208) 947-7700
1828 S. Millennium Way, Suite 300, Meridian, ID 83642 | (208) 895-8775