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LGBTQ+-supporting Jewish organizations across the South, in their own words.
The 2025 LGBTQ+ Guide to Jewish Atlanta provides a comprehensive list of Atlanta-based organizations that serve the Jewish and LGBTQ+ communities. All of the agencies listed in this guide describe themselves in the following pages in their own words. For more information on each agency, please be in touch with them directly.
The 2025 LGBTQ+ Guide to Jewish Houston provides a comprehensive list of Houston-based organizations that serve the Jewish and LGBTQ+ communities. All of the agencies listed in this guide describe themselves in the following pages in their own words. For more information on each agency, please be in touch with them directly.
This mental health resource guide for LGBTQ+ teens & their caregivers was born out of a need in the Atlanta Jewish community for consolidated resources for supporting LGBTQ+ youth during tumultuous times. It contains supportive communities for teens, supportive communities for parents/caregivers, mental health support, and gender-affirming health care resources.
The SOJOURN team will use this space to provide updates on LGBTQ+-related legislation in the South, share Jewish resources, and amplify opportunities for advocacy. If you’d like to join our legislative updates email list, click here!
The Trevor Project Lifeline, for LGBTQ+ youth (ages 24 and younger), can be reached at (866) 488-7386. Users can also access chat services at TheTrevorProject.org/Help or text START to 678678.
Trans Lifeline, designed for transgender or gender-nonconforming people, can be reached at (877) 565-8860. The lifeline also provides resources to help with other crises, such as domestic violence situations. Visit translifeline.org.
The LGBT National Youth Talkline provides youth ages 25 and younger a space to talk about relationship concerns, family, bullying, school issues, HIV/AIDS anxiety, safe sex information, suicide, and more. It can be reached at 800-246-7743 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. PST (2 p.m. to 11 p.m. EST) Monday through Friday, and on Saturday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. PST (Noon to 5 p.m. EST).
Anti-LGBTQ+ opponents have been introducing legislation targeting trans youth and their access to gender-affirming health care, facilities, education, extracurriculars, and privacy. As Jews, we are called to take action. This guide provides 3 layered approaches to conversations about trans youth, the legislation that targets them, and Jewish tradition. It is our hope that this resource can be used to elevate conversations about anti- trans legislation and trans inclusion in Jewish spaces.
As more states have anti-LGBTQ+ laws on the books, especially as they pertain to youth programming and education, your Jewish organization could be becoming the only space where LGBTQ+ youth can have their chosen name and pronouns used, talk to a trusted adult outside of their family, access gender-neutral bathrooms and facilities, or learn about the many ways people can express their full selves. This flyer lays out some basic ways that Jewish institutions can navigate anti-LGBTQ+ state laws.
This guide is meant to make it as easy as possible for Jewish communities to show up at the Georgia Capitol and advocate for LGBTQ+ communities. It contains:
Click here to download our Southern Jews for Trans Rights printable sign and sticker template to show that your Southern synagogue, organization, or space is a place of support for trans folks!
Thrive, the Jewish Coalition to Protect Trans and LGBQ+ Youth, is excited to announce the return of Trans Pride Shabbat. This Pride, let’s intentionally carve out space to celebrate our transgender, nonbinary, and intersex community members by adding Trans Pride-focused Shabbat programming and creating safe, abundant communities that advocate for the world we all deserve. Pride is a time to celebrate our resistance and resilience. We follow our queer and trans Jewish ancestors who built community, harnessed joy, and made the world a better place for the LGBTQ+ people to come. We will continue to fight for equality and against harmful rhetoric and policy. Together, we show that we are here, we aren’t going anywhere, and that our communities are beautiful, joyous, generative spaces of love and belonging.
We invite you to join us on June 26 or any Shabbat in June that works for your community to host a Trans Pride Shabbat.
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