Response to Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds Signing Anti-Trans Legislation

Dr. Kait Hutson, PhD, LMFT (she/her) and Lindsey Piper, LISW (they/them)

Resources and Information:

• ACLU – Legislative Attacks on LGBTQ Rights
• Advancing Acceptance for Parents
• Ally Parents
• Children’s Minnesota LGBTQ Resources
• CommUnity Crisis Services
  • CommUnity Mobile Crisis Response: 1-855-581-8111.

    With Mobile Crisis Response, mental health counselors are dispatched to homes, schools, businesses, or public spaces where a mental health crisis is occurring. Response time is within 60 minutes of dispatch.
    Learn more about CommUnity Mobile Crisis Response here.

• DEQH - Desi LGBTQ+ Warmline - DESI LGBTQ+ Helpline for South Asians
• Gender Health Services Lake County, IL
• Gender Spectrum Online Support Groups
• Gender Medical Providers in Minnesota (Word Document)
• Health Partners Gender Services
• Healthcare Resources in Minnesota
• Iowa Crisis Chat
• Iowa Trans Mutual Aid
• imi guide
• Lavender Legal Center
• The List for Us - The List is a Chicagoland-based collection of resources for Trans and Gender Nonconforming folx and those who support them.
• LGBT Hotline
• LGBTQ Relationship Center of Iowa – Iowa Resources
• Linn County LGBTQ Resources
• Lurie Children's Hospital GSD Program
• Minnesota Governor Declares State Refuge for Trans Youth
• Minnesota Teen Mental Health Directory
• National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-8255
• One Iowa – Hotlines & Support:
• One Iowa – Trans Resources
• One Iowa Action Anti-LGBTQ Bills 2023
• PBS Newshour – Minnesota Governor Signs Executive Order Protecting Rights to Gender Affirming Care:
• Ongoing List of Important Information (Physical and Mental Health Resources, Basic Needs, Government Agencies, Legal Supports, and Community Organizations) for Trans and Nonbinary Iowans Seeking Gender Affirming Healthcare in Minnesota
• Q Chat Space – A Community for LGBTQ+ Teens
• Resources for Families of LGBTQ+ Youth
• Resources for Families
• The Olson MFT Clinic at Mount Mercy University offers free or very low-cost trans affirmative therapy in Iowa for children, individuals, couples, and families
• The Trevor Project
• Trans and Nonbinary Support Groups
• TRANSCEND Campaign - PFund foundation for financial assistance securing healthcare in trans sanctuary states
• Transformative Justice Law Project of Illinois
• Transgender Health Care Now Protected in Minnesota
• UIowa – Trans Resources
• Various Minnesota LGBTQ Therapy Resources (Word Document)
• Your Life Iowa
• Youth Outlook - Youth Outlook operates across northern IL outside Chicago/Cook County, with drop in groups and events for LGBTQ+ youth and families
• Youth Outlook’s West Suburban LGBTQ+ Resource Guide
• West Suburban Community Network
• Link to PDF of USPATH and WPATH 2023 Statement Addressing Research-Based Necessity of Gender Affirming Healthcare