Resources
Inclusive Curriculum Law
The Inclusive Curriculum Law, which took effect on July 1, 2020, mandates that all Illinois public schools include the contributions of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) individuals in the teaching of Illinois and United States history. The Inclusive Curriculum Advisory Council of Illinois, which includes PHIMC’s Alliance, Equality Illinois, and The Legacy Project, developed this Guidance to support educators and school administrators with implementation.
Know Your Rights!
A five-part English-Spanish bilingual project dedicated to teaching young people their rights in school. The project educates all students on their rights in specific subject areas, with a focus on LGBTQ+ students’ rights.
Click here to access Know Your Rights! materials in English.
Haz clic aquí para acceder materiales de ¡Conoce tus Derechos! en Español.
The Illinois Youth Survey
The Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS) has funded the administration of the Illinois Youth Survey (IYS) since 1990. The IYS is a self-report survey administered in school settings every other year. It is designed to gather information about a variety of health and social indicators including substance use and perceptions, bullying, school climate, nutrition, and physical activity.
Registration for the survey is currently closed as the team prepares for the next survey administration in 2026.
The Alliance is continually curating resources and tools for LGBTQ+ youth in Illinois.
Advocates for Trans Equality
Advocates for Trans Equality fights for the legal and political rights of transgender people in America. Leveraging decades of experience on the frontlines of power, they shift government and society towards a future where Trans people are no less than equal.
Brave Space Alliance
This is the first Black trans-led LGBTQ+ Center in Chicago. Their programs and services focus on health, housing, food, and identity.
Phone: (872) 333-5199
Equality Illinois
Equality Illinois amplifies the voices of LGBTQ+ people and allies to create a just and equal world. They advance civil rights and social justice through inspiration, advocacy, and mobilization.
Gender Spectrum
Gender Spectrum focuses on helping families, organizations, and institutions increase their understanding of gender and consider the implications that evolving views have for each of us. It achieves this through partnerships, support groups, and training materials.
GLAAD
GLAAD is the largest media advocacy organization for the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer (LGBTQ) community. It enhances media accountability and fosters community engagement to ensure that authentic LGBTQ stories are recognized, amplified, and realized.
GLSEN
Founded in 1990, GLSEN is the leading national organization working to create safe and inclusive schools for all. GLSEN works to ensure that LGBTQ+ students are able to learn and grow in a school environment free from bullying and harassment.
GSA Network
GSA Network is a next-generation LGBTQ racial and gender justice organization that empowers and trains queer, trans, and allied youth leaders to advocate, organize, and mobilize an intersectional movement for safer schools and healthier communities.
Human Rights Campaign
The Human Rights Campaign and Foundation strive for equality, equity, and liberation for all LGBTQ+ individuals. As the community’s largest civil rights organization, they inspire and mobilize pro-equality voters to elect supportive leaders and advocate for equitable policies.
National Black Trans Advocacy Coalition
Established in 2011, The National Black Trans Advocacy Coalition is the only social justice organization led by black trans people to collectively address the inequities faced in the black transgender human experience. The National Black Trans Advocacy Coalition works with communities in the U.S. and across the globe to foster diversity, inclusion, and equality for all people and is led by the Black Transmen, Inc., Black Transwomen Inc, and Black Trans MX nonprofit organizations.
PFLAG
PFLAG is the nation’s largest organization dedicated to supporting, educating, and advocating for LGBTQ+ people and those who love them.
Prairie Pride Coalition
The Prairie Pride Coalition (PPC) is dedicated to the implementation of full civil rights protections for the LGBTQ+ community. They serve the community in McLean County, Illinois where they provide resources, support, and events that create connection and community for all people.
Reimagine Justice Illinois
Reimagine Justice Illinois (RJI) partners with schools and communities to create the conditions necessary for young people to thrive socially, emotionally, and academically and achieve success in all aspects of their lives, now and in the future. RJI is a research-to-action organization that engages in community and state-level policy development, implementation, and advocacy.
SPARTA Pride
SPARTA Pride stands as a beacon for transgender individuals who currently serve or have served in the U.S. military. As a 501(c)(3) non-profit, independent of the Department of Defense (DoD), its mission is to support, educate, and advocate.
Sylvia Rivera Law Project
The Sylvia Rivera Law Project works to guarantee that all people are free to self-determine gender identity and expression, regardless of income or race, and without facing harassment, discrimination, or violence.
Phone: 212-337-8550
TAVA
The Transgender American Veterans Association (TAVA), founded in 2003, connects members with government agencies and advocacy groups to ensure they receive essential services and dignified treatment. TAVA promotes equality and respect while providing a supportive community for veterans who identify as transgender.
Email: office@transveteran.org
Phone: 516-828-2911
Text: 516-824-6977
The Rainbow Project
The Rainbow Project’s mission is to provide restorative healing and hope for young children and their families who have experienced trauma, helping them build a foundation for the mastery of life-sustaining skills.
Phone: 608-255-7356
Email: info@therainbowproject.net
The Trevor Project
The Trevor Project provides emergency crisis counseling support for LGBTQ+ young people 24/7, all year round.
Lifeline at 866-4-U-TREVOR
Phone: 866-488-7386
The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
Lifeline assists people in immediate crisis with a skilled, trained crisis worker who will listen to the problems they are experiencing and will connect them to local mental health services. All calls are confidential and free.
Phone: 988
The List
The List is a Chicagoland-based collection of resources for Trans and Gender Nonconforming folx and those who support them.
Trans Latin@ Coalition
The Trans Latin@ Coalition (TLC) was founded in 2009 by a group of transgender, gender nonconforming, and Intersex (TGI) immigrant women in Los Angeles, California, as a grassroots response to address the specific needs of TGI Latin immigrants who live in the United States.
Email: hola@translatinacoalition.org
Trans Lifeline
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.
Phone: 877-565-8860
Trans People of Color Coalition
Trans People of Color Coalition (TPOCC) exists to advance justice for all trans people of color. We amplify our stories, support our leadership, and challenge issues of racism, transphobia, and transmisogyny.
Phone: 443-371-3122
Email: transpocc@gmail.com
Transathlete
Transathlete is a resource for students, athletes, coaches, and administrators to find information about trans inclusion in athletics at various levels of play. This site pulls together existing information in one central location and breaks down information into easy-to-reference areas.
Transgender Law Center
Transgender Law Center is the largest national trans-led organization advocating self-determination for all people. They have been organizing, assisting, informing, and empowering thousands of individual community members towards a long-term, national, trans-led movement for liberation.
Phone: 510-587-9696
Email: info@transgenderlawcenter.org
Transgender Legal Defense & Education Fund
Established in 2003, the Transgender Legal Defense & Education Fund is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit focused on ending discrimination and achieving equality for transgender individuals, especially in vulnerable communities. Phone: 646.862.9396
Fax: 646.993.1686
Email: info@transgenderlegal.org
Trans Women of Color Collective
The Trans Women of Color Collective (TWOCC) in Kansas City, MO, advocates for trans and gender non-conforming people of color facing systemic oppression and violence. TWOCC addresses injustices especially affecting trans women of color, who often lack national attention and media coverage.
If you do not see the resources you are looking for, please email julio.flores@phimc.org.
