LGBTQ+ Grief Resources
Grief in the LGBTQ+ community carries extra layers: chosen family who may not be recognized by law or blood, estrangement from families of origin, loss of partners or friends during the AIDS crisis, and a world that still sometimes fails to honor your love or your loss. You may have to fight to have your grief seen as legitimate. It is. Your love was real, your loss is real, and there are resources built by and for people who understand your story.
National Resource
SAGE: The nation's largest organization for LGBTQ+ elders, providing community, advocacy, and support, including grief and loss programming that honors the community's unique history.
Grief & Support
The Trevor Project: The leading suicide prevention and crisis support organization for LGBTQ+ young people, free, confidential, and affirming, available 24/7 by phone, text, or chat.
Currently in crisis?
If your grief has become a crisis, you feel unsafe, or you are thinking about harming yourself, immediate support is available.
The 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week anywhere in the United States, free, confidential, and ready for anyone experiencing emotional distress or grief.
If this is a life-threatening emergency, call 911 immediately.