Resources for the LGBTQ+ Community

Community Connections is here to serve the LGBTQ+ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer/Questioning) community by connecting all who call Thornton home to vital resources. If you are in need of additional resources, including mental health, food, or housing, we are just a call or click away. Contact us Monday-Friday 8 a.m to 5 p.m. at 720-977-5800 or Connections@ThorntonCO.gov to chat with one of our team members and hear about resources that are available to you.

If you are a nonprofit that serves the LGBTQ+ community specifically, please reach out to us at Connections@ThorntonCO.gov to be added to our list.

General

PFLAG Denver

https://www.pflagdenver.org/
303-573-5861
pflagden@gmail.com
PFLAG Denver meets people where they are and provides support for people who are LGBTQ+, as well as their families and allies, and offers education and advocacy for the community.

The Center on Colfax

1301 E. Colfax Ave. Denver, CO 80218
https://lgbtqcolorado.org/
303-733-7743
info@lgbtqcolorado.org
The Center is a safe and welcoming space for LGBTQ+ people and provides advocacy, education, and legal help for the community and their families.

TYES

https://tyes-colorado.org/
303-351-2044
TYES supports families and caregivers of gender expansive (non-binary & binary transgender, gender fluid, gender questioning, genderqueer, agender, bigender, pangender) youth by providing peer support to parents and caregivers, as well as social support to the youth and their siblings.

SeniorHomes.com

https://www.seniorhomes.com/senior-living-for-lgbtqia-adults/

1 (844) 759-0108

Senior Living Options for LGBTQIA+ Adults

Health

Queer Asterisk

1155 Sherman St., Ste. 311 Denver, CO 80203
https://queerasterisk.com/
720-507-6161
Queer Asterisk provides queer-informed counseling services, educational trainings, and community programs to the LGBTQ+ community.

Transgender Center of the Rockies

3460 S. Federal Blvd. Sheridan, CO 80110
https://www.transgendercenteroftherockies.org/
303-761-0200
The Transgender Center of the Rockies provides a wide variety of gender-affirming health services to the transgender community, including counseling, support groups, Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT), Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP), and more.

The Denver ELEMENT

4242 Delaware St. Denver, CO 80216
https://denverelement.org/
720-382-5900
The Denver ELEMENT provides safe counseling, PrEP, and other mental, physical, and social well-being programs for gay and bisexual men.

Legal & Advocacy

One Colorado

303 E. 17th Ave., Ste 400 Denver, CO 80203
https://one-colorado.org/
303-396-6170
One Colorado is the state's leading advocacy organization dedicated to advancing equality for LGBTQ+ Coloradans and their families.

Transgender Law Center

https://transgenderlawcenter.org/
510-587-9696
The Transgender Law Center is the largest trans-led organization that provides legal services to transgender and gender nonconforming people.

American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)

https://www.aclu.org/issues/lgbtq-rights
The ACLU helps the LGBTQ+ community by providing advocacy and legal services for people who have been mistreated or harassed based on sexual orientation, gender identity, or HIV status.

Hotlines

A study of youth in grades 7-12 found that lesbian, gay, and bisexual youth were more than twice as likely to have attempted suicide as their heterosexual peers. (Source: CDC.gov) Support and life-saving, life-affirming programs that are safe, accepting, and inclusive are vital to many LGBTQ+ people, both youth and adults. We are committed to making sure that every person has the resources they need to stay afloat during times of crisis.

If you are having a medical or psychiatric emergency, contact 911 immediately.

The Trevor Project

1-866-488-7386
The Trevor Project provides crisis intervention and suicide prevention services to LGBTQ+ youth ages 13-24.

National Suicide Prevention Lifeline

1-800-273-8255
https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/help-yourself/lgbtq/
The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline provides free and confidential support to people in suicidal crisis or emotional distress. Online chat is available.

Colorado Crisis Services

1-844-493-TALK (8255)
https://coloradocrisisservices.org/
Colorado Crisis Services offers confidential crisis support, information and referrals 25 hours a day, 7 days a week. Online chat is available.

The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender National Hotline

1-888-843-4564
The LGBT National Hotline provides a safe, anonymous, and confidential space for LGBTQ+ individuals to speak on different issues and concerns. including, but not limited to, coming out issues, gender and/or sexuality identities, relationship concerns, bullying, workplace issues, HIV/AIDS anxiety, safer sex information, suicide, and much more. Available Monday-Friday, 2 p.m. to 10 p.m. MST.

Trans Lifeline

1-977-565-8860
The Trans Lifeline is a fully anonymous and confidental hotline run by trans and nonbinary volunteers for people in crisis who are trans, nonbinary, or questioning their gender identity.