
LGBTQ+ History Month
October 2026
Event times are shown in Pacific time.
LGBTQ+ History Month, observed each October in the United States, celebrates the lives, achievements, and struggles of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer people and strengthens understanding of their history.
Equality Forum, Family Equality, PBS, Egale Canada, and ILGA-Europe are offering free video biographies, live virtual peer support and webinars, documentaries, recorded webinars, and podcast episodes, and the LGBT National Help Center offers a free peer-support helpline, for community members, families, educators, and allies.
Equality Forum
Equality Forum is a national LGBTQ civil rights organization based in Philadelphia that created LGBT History Month and each year honors 31 icons, one for each day of October.
On-Demand Resources
31 Icons Biography Video Series
Type: Video Series (31 biographies)
Each October day brings a new short biography video honoring an LGBT icon, living or dead, selected for achievements in their field. Earlier videos remain available as the month goes on.
Access: https://www.lgbthistorymonth.com/ · https://lgbthistorymonth.com/icon-selection
Family Equality
Family Equality is a national organization that supports LGBTQ+ people building and raising families, offering free virtual peer support spaces and webinars.
Virtual Events & Meetings
Financing Your Family-Building Journey
This free webinar from the Paths to Pregnancy series for LGBTQ+ individuals and couples addresses costs, working with cryobanks, and financial preparation, with presenters Eduardo Cervantes of California Cryobank and Brandon Clark, CPA, of Toler Financial Group.
Time: Thursday, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM PST
Date(s): Thursday, October 15, 2026
Format: Virtual
Platform: Zoom — https://familyequality.org/event/financing-your-family-building-journey/
Trans, Non-binary, and Gender Non-Conforming Parents Meetup
This biweekly peer support space welcomes any parent or caregiver who identifies as transgender, non-binary, gender nonconforming, or anywhere on the genderqueer spectrum.
Time: Wednesday, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM PST
Date(s): Wednesday, October 7 and Wednesday, October 21, 2026
Format: Virtual
Platform: Zoom — https://familyequality.org/event/biweekly-trans-non-binary-and-gender-non-conforming-parents-meetup-5/2026-10-07/ · https://familyequality.org/event/biweekly-trans-non-binary-and-gender-non-conforming-parents-meetup-5/2026-10-21/
Trying to Conceive Peer Support Space
This biweekly, community-run peer support space is for LGBTQ+ individuals working to create children through fertility and conception.
Time: Wednesday, 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM PST
Date(s): Wednesday, October 14 and Wednesday, October 28, 2026
Format: Virtual
Platform: Zoom — https://familyequality.org/event/biweekly-trying-to-conceive-peer-support-space-14/2026-10-14/ · https://familyequality.org/event/biweekly-trying-to-conceive-peer-support-space-14/2026-10-28/
PBS
PBS is the United States’ public television service, and its member stations produce local and national programs on LGBTQ+ history and culture.
On-Demand Resources
The Pursuit
Type: Video
Duration: 56 minutes, 50 seconds
This WHYY special reflects on the fight for LGBT rights more than 50 years after protesters gathered in front of Independence Hall, examining both progress and ongoing challenges. It streams free on pbs.org and the PBS app, with closed captions.
Access: https://www.pbs.org/video/whyy-specials-pursuit/
Mustache Mondays
Type: Video
Duration: 53 minutes, 45 seconds
This Artbound film looks at a long-running LGBTQ night club event in Los Angeles that became a creative incubator for leading contemporary artists, and how such spaces shaped queer cultural identity in Southern California. It streams free, with closed captions.
Access: https://www.pbs.org/video/mustache-mondays-jhbyes/
Egale Canada
Egale Canada is a national organization that works to eliminate homophobia, transphobia, and other forms of oppression through research, education, and legal advocacy for 2SLGBTQI people.
On-Demand Resources
Trans Inclusion in Sport: Evidence, Equity, and Policy Considerations
Type: Recorded Webinar
This free recorded webinar examines the evidence, equity questions, and policy considerations around trans inclusion in sport.
Understanding & Countering Misinformation, Disinformation, & Malinformation
Type: Recorded Webinar
This free recorded webinar helps participants understand and counter harmful misinformation, disinformation, and malinformation.
Access: https://egale.ca/awareness/mdm-webinar/
Understanding and Supporting 2SLGBTQI Experiences with Dementia
Type: Recorded Webinar
This free recorded webinar explores the experiences of 2SLGBTQI people living with dementia and how to support them.
Access: https://egale.ca/awareness/2slgbtqi-dementia-webinar/
Bold Leadership in Uncertain Times: 2SLGBTQI Inclusion
Type: Podcast Episode
Mackenzie Kolton of Egale Canada discusses bold leadership for 2SLGBTQI inclusion in schools as equity, diversity, and inclusion efforts face mounting resistance, built on courage to act, purposeful vision, and accountability with humility.
Access: https://egale.ca/awareness/bold-leadership-in-uncertain-times-podcast/
ILGA-Europe
ILGA-Europe is a European organization advocating for the human rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, and intersex people.
On-Demand Resources
The Frontline Podcast
Type: Podcast (21 episodes)
Conversations with activists and experts on LGBTI activism, human rights, and social justice across Europe, with episodes such as “How Pride Became Democracy’s Front Line,” “Defending rights in hostile times,” and “Intersectionality in the LGBTI movement.”
Access: https://www.ilga-europe.org/category/podcast/
General & Cross-Cutting Resources
Crisis & Immediate Support
LGBT National Help Center — https://lgbthotline.org/national-hotline/ · Free, confidential peer support by phone at 1-888-843-4564, Monday to Friday 11:00 AM – 8:00 PM and Saturday 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM PST, with a youth talkline, a senior hotline, and online peer-support chat.
Disclaimer: This listing is shared for community information only. The offerings are organized and hosted by the listed organizations, not by PeerGalaxy. Details such as dates, times, availability, and access links are subject to change — please confirm with the relevant organization before attending or applying.

LGBTQ+ History Month
October 2026
Event times are shown in Pacific time.
LGBTQ+ History Month, observed each October in the United States, celebrates the lives, achievements, and struggles of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer people and strengthens understanding of their history.
Equality Forum, Family Equality, PBS, Egale Canada, and ILGA-Europe are offering free video biographies, live virtual peer support and webinars, documentaries, recorded webinars, and podcast episodes, and the LGBT National Help Center offers a free peer-support helpline, for community members, families, educators, and allies.
Equality Forum
Equality Forum is a national LGBTQ civil rights organization based in Philadelphia that created LGBT History Month and each year honors 31 icons, one for each day of October.
On-Demand Resources
31 Icons Biography Video Series
Type: Video Series (31 biographies)
Each October day brings a new short biography video honoring an LGBT icon, living or dead, selected for achievements in their field. Earlier videos remain available as the month goes on.
Access: https://www.lgbthistorymonth.com/ · https://lgbthistorymonth.com/icon-selection
Family Equality
Family Equality is a national organization that supports LGBTQ+ people building and raising families, offering free virtual peer support spaces and webinars.
Virtual Events & Meetings
Financing Your Family-Building Journey
This free webinar from the Paths to Pregnancy series for LGBTQ+ individuals and couples addresses costs, working with cryobanks, and financial preparation, with presenters Eduardo Cervantes of California Cryobank and Brandon Clark, CPA, of Toler Financial Group.
Time: Thursday, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM PST
Date(s): Thursday, October 15, 2026
Format: Virtual
Platform: Zoom — https://familyequality.org/event/financing-your-family-building-journey/
Trans, Non-binary, and Gender Non-Conforming Parents Meetup
This biweekly peer support space welcomes any parent or caregiver who identifies as transgender, non-binary, gender nonconforming, or anywhere on the genderqueer spectrum.
Time: Wednesday, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM PST
Date(s): Wednesday, October 7 and Wednesday, October 21, 2026
Format: Virtual
Platform: Zoom — https://familyequality.org/event/biweekly-trans-non-binary-and-gender-non-conforming-parents-meetup-5/2026-10-07/ · https://familyequality.org/event/biweekly-trans-non-binary-and-gender-non-conforming-parents-meetup-5/2026-10-21/
Trying to Conceive Peer Support Space
This biweekly, community-run peer support space is for LGBTQ+ individuals working to create children through fertility and conception.
Time: Wednesday, 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM PST
Date(s): Wednesday, October 14 and Wednesday, October 28, 2026
Format: Virtual
Platform: Zoom — https://familyequality.org/event/biweekly-trying-to-conceive-peer-support-space-14/2026-10-14/ · https://familyequality.org/event/biweekly-trying-to-conceive-peer-support-space-14/2026-10-28/
PBS
PBS is the United States’ public television service, and its member stations produce local and national programs on LGBTQ+ history and culture.
On-Demand Resources
The Pursuit
Type: Video
Duration: 56 minutes, 50 seconds
This WHYY special reflects on the fight for LGBT rights more than 50 years after protesters gathered in front of Independence Hall, examining both progress and ongoing challenges. It streams free on pbs.org and the PBS app, with closed captions.
Access: https://www.pbs.org/video/whyy-specials-pursuit/
Mustache Mondays
Type: Video
Duration: 53 minutes, 45 seconds
This Artbound film looks at a long-running LGBTQ night club event in Los Angeles that became a creative incubator for leading contemporary artists, and how such spaces shaped queer cultural identity in Southern California. It streams free, with closed captions.
Access: https://www.pbs.org/video/mustache-mondays-jhbyes/
Egale Canada
Egale Canada is a national organization that works to eliminate homophobia, transphobia, and other forms of oppression through research, education, and legal advocacy for 2SLGBTQI people.
On-Demand Resources
Trans Inclusion in Sport: Evidence, Equity, and Policy Considerations
Type: Recorded Webinar
This free recorded webinar examines the evidence, equity questions, and policy considerations around trans inclusion in sport.
Understanding & Countering Misinformation, Disinformation, & Malinformation
Type: Recorded Webinar
This free recorded webinar helps participants understand and counter harmful misinformation, disinformation, and malinformation.
Access: https://egale.ca/awareness/mdm-webinar/
Understanding and Supporting 2SLGBTQI Experiences with Dementia
Type: Recorded Webinar
This free recorded webinar explores the experiences of 2SLGBTQI people living with dementia and how to support them.
Access: https://egale.ca/awareness/2slgbtqi-dementia-webinar/
Bold Leadership in Uncertain Times: 2SLGBTQI Inclusion
Type: Podcast Episode
Mackenzie Kolton of Egale Canada discusses bold leadership for 2SLGBTQI inclusion in schools as equity, diversity, and inclusion efforts face mounting resistance, built on courage to act, purposeful vision, and accountability with humility.
Access: https://egale.ca/awareness/bold-leadership-in-uncertain-times-podcast/
ILGA-Europe
ILGA-Europe is a European organization advocating for the human rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, and intersex people.
On-Demand Resources
The Frontline Podcast
Type: Podcast (21 episodes)
Conversations with activists and experts on LGBTI activism, human rights, and social justice across Europe, with episodes such as “How Pride Became Democracy’s Front Line,” “Defending rights in hostile times,” and “Intersectionality in the LGBTI movement.”
Access: https://www.ilga-europe.org/category/podcast/
General & Cross-Cutting Resources
Crisis & Immediate Support
LGBT National Help Center — https://lgbthotline.org/national-hotline/ · Free, confidential peer support by phone at 1-888-843-4564, Monday to Friday 11:00 AM – 8:00 PM and Saturday 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM PST, with a youth talkline, a senior hotline, and online peer-support chat.
Disclaimer: This listing is shared for community information only. The offerings are organized and hosted by the listed organizations, not by PeerGalaxy. Details such as dates, times, availability, and access links are subject to change — please confirm with the relevant organization before attending or applying.

LGBTQ+ History Month
October 2026
Event times are shown in Pacific time.
LGBTQ+ History Month, observed each October in the United States, celebrates the lives, achievements, and struggles of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer people and strengthens understanding of their history.
Equality Forum, Family Equality, PBS, Egale Canada, and ILGA-Europe are offering free video biographies, live virtual peer support and webinars, documentaries, recorded webinars, and podcast episodes, and the LGBT National Help Center offers a free peer-support helpline, for community members, families, educators, and allies.
Equality Forum
Equality Forum is a national LGBTQ civil rights organization based in Philadelphia that created LGBT History Month and each year honors 31 icons, one for each day of October.
On-Demand Resources
31 Icons Biography Video Series
Type: Video Series (31 biographies)
Each October day brings a new short biography video honoring an LGBT icon, living or dead, selected for achievements in their field. Earlier videos remain available as the month goes on.
Access: https://www.lgbthistorymonth.com/ · https://lgbthistorymonth.com/icon-selection
Family Equality
Family Equality is a national organization that supports LGBTQ+ people building and raising families, offering free virtual peer support spaces and webinars.
Virtual Events & Meetings
Financing Your Family-Building Journey
This free webinar from the Paths to Pregnancy series for LGBTQ+ individuals and couples addresses costs, working with cryobanks, and financial preparation, with presenters Eduardo Cervantes of California Cryobank and Brandon Clark, CPA, of Toler Financial Group.
Time: Thursday, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM PST
Date(s): Thursday, October 15, 2026
Format: Virtual
Platform: Zoom — https://familyequality.org/event/financing-your-family-building-journey/
Trans, Non-binary, and Gender Non-Conforming Parents Meetup
This biweekly peer support space welcomes any parent or caregiver who identifies as transgender, non-binary, gender nonconforming, or anywhere on the genderqueer spectrum.
Time: Wednesday, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM PST
Date(s): Wednesday, October 7 and Wednesday, October 21, 2026
Format: Virtual
Platform: Zoom — https://familyequality.org/event/biweekly-trans-non-binary-and-gender-non-conforming-parents-meetup-5/2026-10-07/ · https://familyequality.org/event/biweekly-trans-non-binary-and-gender-non-conforming-parents-meetup-5/2026-10-21/
Trying to Conceive Peer Support Space
This biweekly, community-run peer support space is for LGBTQ+ individuals working to create children through fertility and conception.
Time: Wednesday, 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM PST
Date(s): Wednesday, October 14 and Wednesday, October 28, 2026
Format: Virtual
Platform: Zoom — https://familyequality.org/event/biweekly-trying-to-conceive-peer-support-space-14/2026-10-14/ · https://familyequality.org/event/biweekly-trying-to-conceive-peer-support-space-14/2026-10-28/
PBS
PBS is the United States’ public television service, and its member stations produce local and national programs on LGBTQ+ history and culture.
On-Demand Resources
The Pursuit
Type: Video
Duration: 56 minutes, 50 seconds
This WHYY special reflects on the fight for LGBT rights more than 50 years after protesters gathered in front of Independence Hall, examining both progress and ongoing challenges. It streams free on pbs.org and the PBS app, with closed captions.
Access: https://www.pbs.org/video/whyy-specials-pursuit/
Mustache Mondays
Type: Video
Duration: 53 minutes, 45 seconds
This Artbound film looks at a long-running LGBTQ night club event in Los Angeles that became a creative incubator for leading contemporary artists, and how such spaces shaped queer cultural identity in Southern California. It streams free, with closed captions.
Access: https://www.pbs.org/video/mustache-mondays-jhbyes/
Egale Canada
Egale Canada is a national organization that works to eliminate homophobia, transphobia, and other forms of oppression through research, education, and legal advocacy for 2SLGBTQI people.
On-Demand Resources
Trans Inclusion in Sport: Evidence, Equity, and Policy Considerations
Type: Recorded Webinar
This free recorded webinar examines the evidence, equity questions, and policy considerations around trans inclusion in sport.
Understanding & Countering Misinformation, Disinformation, & Malinformation
Type: Recorded Webinar
This free recorded webinar helps participants understand and counter harmful misinformation, disinformation, and malinformation.
Access: https://egale.ca/awareness/mdm-webinar/
Understanding and Supporting 2SLGBTQI Experiences with Dementia
Type: Recorded Webinar
This free recorded webinar explores the experiences of 2SLGBTQI people living with dementia and how to support them.
Access: https://egale.ca/awareness/2slgbtqi-dementia-webinar/
Bold Leadership in Uncertain Times: 2SLGBTQI Inclusion
Type: Podcast Episode
Mackenzie Kolton of Egale Canada discusses bold leadership for 2SLGBTQI inclusion in schools as equity, diversity, and inclusion efforts face mounting resistance, built on courage to act, purposeful vision, and accountability with humility.
Access: https://egale.ca/awareness/bold-leadership-in-uncertain-times-podcast/
ILGA-Europe
ILGA-Europe is a European organization advocating for the human rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, and intersex people.
On-Demand Resources
The Frontline Podcast
Type: Podcast (21 episodes)
Conversations with activists and experts on LGBTI activism, human rights, and social justice across Europe, with episodes such as “How Pride Became Democracy’s Front Line,” “Defending rights in hostile times,” and “Intersectionality in the LGBTI movement.”
Access: https://www.ilga-europe.org/category/podcast/
General & Cross-Cutting Resources
Crisis & Immediate Support
LGBT National Help Center — https://lgbthotline.org/national-hotline/ · Free, confidential peer support by phone at 1-888-843-4564, Monday to Friday 11:00 AM – 8:00 PM and Saturday 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM PST, with a youth talkline, a senior hotline, and online peer-support chat.
Disclaimer: This listing is shared for community information only. The offerings are organized and hosted by the listed organizations, not by PeerGalaxy. Details such as dates, times, availability, and access links are subject to change — please confirm with the relevant organization before attending or applying.

LGBT National Hotline
888-246-7743
Hours
Mon – Fri:
11 AM – 8 PM/pacific time
2 PM – 11 PM/eastern time
On the LGBT National Hotline, we provide a confidential safe space where callers of any age can speak about sexual orientation or gender identity/expression issues. This includes coming out issues, relationship concerns, bullying, workplace issues, HIV/AIDS anxiety, safer sex information, suicide, and much more.
Sometimes you just need to be heard. We’re here. You deserve respect, support, affirmation, and acceptance.
We don’t give advice, and we never tell you what you should do. Ultimately, those choices are yours to make, but we are here to help you on your journey.
- Our highly trained & dedicated LGBTQIA+ volunteers are here to provide free & confidential services.
- We offer support, information, and local resources throughout the United States and beyond.
- We don’t report calls to outside organizations.
- We answer all of our own calls, we don’t outsource.

THE LGBT NATIONAL COMING OUT SUPPORT HOTLINE
888-688-5428 (888-OUT-LGBT)
Whether You are 13 or 83,
We will be Here for You
Each person is on their own journey, and how to come out, or if to come out, is a very individual choice.
Coming out can mean different things to different people. Everything starts with coming out to yourself, and that can take time and support. We are here to provide you with that support. For some people, coming out can also include friends and family. But each person gets to make those choices in their own time.
While we never tell someone whether they should come out, we are here with you to think about those big decisions and to provide the care and safe space you deserve.
We Got You! We’re Glad You Found Us. No Matter Where You are on Your Journey, We are Here for You.
- Our highly trained & dedicated LGBTQIA+ volunteers are here to provide free & confidential services.
- We offer support, information, and local resources throughout the United States and beyond.
- We don’t report calls to outside organizations.
- We answer all of our own calls, we don’t outsource.
We provide a safe space while on a call.
All of our peer support volunteers are trained and identify as part of the LGBTQIA+ community.
Our calls are confidential. We don’t know who you are.
There are no recordings made of your conversation.
If you would like us to search for local resources near you, we might ask for your zip code/postal code or city, state, or country. We will never ask for your exact address.
Sometimes our conversations can be heavy, and a person might need to end the call. That’s ok. You will not be judged, and we’re very glad you spoke to us for the amount of time you did.
We don’t call other suicide hotlines, 911, or rescue services on your behalf. While we will not make those calls for you, we will do our best to provide you with the phone numbers to call for yourself if you choose, and we will stay on the line if you like (The exception is if you make a credible threat to someone else).
If you attempt to start a call during open hours and can’t get through, that means that all of our volunteers are currently talking with other people. Please try back in a few minutes. Should you still not be able to get through, you are always welcome to email us at [email protected].

THE LGBT NATIONAL COMING OUT SUPPORT HOTLINE
A PROGRAM OF THE LGBT NATIONAL HELP CENTER
1-888-688-5428
1-888-OUT-LGBT
LGBT National Coming Out Support Hotline
888-688-5428 (888-OUT-LGBT)
Hours
Mon – Fri:
1 PM – 9 PM/pacific time
4 PM – Midnight/eastern timeSat:
9 AM – 2 PM/pacific time
Noon – 5 PM/eastern time
You decide IF and WHEN Coming out is right for you, and you don’t have do this alone. Our LGBTQIA+ peer support volunteers are here for you.
We can help you when you are struggling with:
- coming out to yourself
- coming out to friends & family
- facing fear and isolation
- searching for local support & resources on your personal journey

LGBT National Youth Talkline
800-246-7743
Hours
Mon – Fri:
1 PM – 9 PM/pacific time
4 PM – Midnight/eastern time
Sat:
9 AM – 2 PM/pacific time
Noon – 5 PM/eastern time
We provide a confidential safe space where callers of any age can speak about sexual orientation or gender identity/expression issues. This includes coming out issues, relationship concerns, family, bullying, school issues, HIV/AIDS anxiety, safer sex information, suicide, and much more.
Sometimes you just need to be heard. We’re here. You deserve respect, support, affirmation, and acceptance.
We don’t give advice, and we never tell you what you should do. Ultimately, those choices are yours to make, but we are here to help you on your journey.
-
Our highly trained & dedicated LGBTQIA+ volunteers are here to provide free & confidential services.
-
We offer support, information, and local resources throughout the United States and beyond.
-
We don’t report calls to outside organizations.
-
We answer all of our own calls, we don’t outsource.

LGBTQ+ History Month
October 2026
Event times are shown in Pacific time.
LGBTQ+ History Month, observed each October in the United States, celebrates the lives, achievements, and struggles of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer people and strengthens understanding of their history.
Equality Forum, Family Equality, PBS, Egale Canada, and ILGA-Europe are offering free video biographies, live virtual peer support and webinars, documentaries, recorded webinars, and podcast episodes, and the LGBT National Help Center offers a free peer-support helpline, for community members, families, educators, and allies.
Equality Forum
Equality Forum is a national LGBTQ civil rights organization based in Philadelphia that created LGBT History Month and each year honors 31 icons, one for each day of October.
On-Demand Resources
31 Icons Biography Video Series
Type: Video Series (31 biographies)
Each October day brings a new short biography video honoring an LGBT icon, living or dead, selected for achievements in their field. Earlier videos remain available as the month goes on.
Access: https://www.lgbthistorymonth.com/ · https://lgbthistorymonth.com/icon-selection
Family Equality
Family Equality is a national organization that supports LGBTQ+ people building and raising families, offering free virtual peer support spaces and webinars.
Virtual Events & Meetings
Financing Your Family-Building Journey
This free webinar from the Paths to Pregnancy series for LGBTQ+ individuals and couples addresses costs, working with cryobanks, and financial preparation, with presenters Eduardo Cervantes of California Cryobank and Brandon Clark, CPA, of Toler Financial Group.
Time: Thursday, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM PST
Date(s): Thursday, October 15, 2026
Format: Virtual
Platform: Zoom — https://familyequality.org/event/financing-your-family-building-journey/
Trans, Non-binary, and Gender Non-Conforming Parents Meetup
This biweekly peer support space welcomes any parent or caregiver who identifies as transgender, non-binary, gender nonconforming, or anywhere on the genderqueer spectrum.
Time: Wednesday, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM PST
Date(s): Wednesday, October 7 and Wednesday, October 21, 2026
Format: Virtual
Platform: Zoom — https://familyequality.org/event/biweekly-trans-non-binary-and-gender-non-conforming-parents-meetup-5/2026-10-07/ · https://familyequality.org/event/biweekly-trans-non-binary-and-gender-non-conforming-parents-meetup-5/2026-10-21/
Trying to Conceive Peer Support Space
This biweekly, community-run peer support space is for LGBTQ+ individuals working to create children through fertility and conception.
Time: Wednesday, 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM PST
Date(s): Wednesday, October 14 and Wednesday, October 28, 2026
Format: Virtual
Platform: Zoom — https://familyequality.org/event/biweekly-trying-to-conceive-peer-support-space-14/2026-10-14/ · https://familyequality.org/event/biweekly-trying-to-conceive-peer-support-space-14/2026-10-28/
PBS
PBS is the United States’ public television service, and its member stations produce local and national programs on LGBTQ+ history and culture.
On-Demand Resources
The Pursuit
Type: Video
Duration: 56 minutes, 50 seconds
This WHYY special reflects on the fight for LGBT rights more than 50 years after protesters gathered in front of Independence Hall, examining both progress and ongoing challenges. It streams free on pbs.org and the PBS app, with closed captions.
Access: https://www.pbs.org/video/whyy-specials-pursuit/
Mustache Mondays
Type: Video
Duration: 53 minutes, 45 seconds
This Artbound film looks at a long-running LGBTQ night club event in Los Angeles that became a creative incubator for leading contemporary artists, and how such spaces shaped queer cultural identity in Southern California. It streams free, with closed captions.
Access: https://www.pbs.org/video/mustache-mondays-jhbyes/
Egale Canada
Egale Canada is a national organization that works to eliminate homophobia, transphobia, and other forms of oppression through research, education, and legal advocacy for 2SLGBTQI people.
On-Demand Resources
Trans Inclusion in Sport: Evidence, Equity, and Policy Considerations
Type: Recorded Webinar
This free recorded webinar examines the evidence, equity questions, and policy considerations around trans inclusion in sport.
Understanding & Countering Misinformation, Disinformation, & Malinformation
Type: Recorded Webinar
This free recorded webinar helps participants understand and counter harmful misinformation, disinformation, and malinformation.
Access: https://egale.ca/awareness/mdm-webinar/
Understanding and Supporting 2SLGBTQI Experiences with Dementia
Type: Recorded Webinar
This free recorded webinar explores the experiences of 2SLGBTQI people living with dementia and how to support them.
Access: https://egale.ca/awareness/2slgbtqi-dementia-webinar/
Bold Leadership in Uncertain Times: 2SLGBTQI Inclusion
Type: Podcast Episode
Mackenzie Kolton of Egale Canada discusses bold leadership for 2SLGBTQI inclusion in schools as equity, diversity, and inclusion efforts face mounting resistance, built on courage to act, purposeful vision, and accountability with humility.
Access: https://egale.ca/awareness/bold-leadership-in-uncertain-times-podcast/
ILGA-Europe
ILGA-Europe is a European organization advocating for the human rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, and intersex people.
On-Demand Resources
The Frontline Podcast
Type: Podcast (21 episodes)
Conversations with activists and experts on LGBTI activism, human rights, and social justice across Europe, with episodes such as “How Pride Became Democracy’s Front Line,” “Defending rights in hostile times,” and “Intersectionality in the LGBTI movement.”
Access: https://www.ilga-europe.org/category/podcast/
General & Cross-Cutting Resources
Crisis & Immediate Support
LGBT National Help Center — https://lgbthotline.org/national-hotline/ · Free, confidential peer support by phone at 1-888-843-4564, Monday to Friday 11:00 AM – 8:00 PM and Saturday 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM PST, with a youth talkline, a senior hotline, and online peer-support chat.
Disclaimer: This listing is shared for community information only. The offerings are organized and hosted by the listed organizations, not by PeerGalaxy. Details such as dates, times, availability, and access links are subject to change — please confirm with the relevant organization before attending or applying.

LGBT National Hotline
888-246-7743
Hours
Mon – Fri:
11 AM – 8 PM/pacific time
2 PM – 11 PM/eastern time
On the LGBT National Hotline, we provide a confidential safe space where callers of any age can speak about sexual orientation or gender identity/expression issues. This includes coming out issues, relationship concerns, bullying, workplace issues, HIV/AIDS anxiety, safer sex information, suicide, and much more.
Sometimes you just need to be heard. We’re here. You deserve respect, support, affirmation, and acceptance.
We don’t give advice, and we never tell you what you should do. Ultimately, those choices are yours to make, but we are here to help you on your journey.
- Our highly trained & dedicated LGBTQIA+ volunteers are here to provide free & confidential services.
- We offer support, information, and local resources throughout the United States and beyond.
- We don’t report calls to outside organizations.
- We answer all of our own calls, we don’t outsource.

THE LGBT NATIONAL COMING OUT SUPPORT HOTLINE
888-688-5428 (888-OUT-LGBT)
Whether You are 13 or 83,
We will be Here for You
Each person is on their own journey, and how to come out, or if to come out, is a very individual choice.
Coming out can mean different things to different people. Everything starts with coming out to yourself, and that can take time and support. We are here to provide you with that support. For some people, coming out can also include friends and family. But each person gets to make those choices in their own time.
While we never tell someone whether they should come out, we are here with you to think about those big decisions and to provide the care and safe space you deserve.
We Got You! We’re Glad You Found Us. No Matter Where You are on Your Journey, We are Here for You.
- Our highly trained & dedicated LGBTQIA+ volunteers are here to provide free & confidential services.
- We offer support, information, and local resources throughout the United States and beyond.
- We don’t report calls to outside organizations.
- We answer all of our own calls, we don’t outsource.
We provide a safe space while on a call.
All of our peer support volunteers are trained and identify as part of the LGBTQIA+ community.
Our calls are confidential. We don’t know who you are.
There are no recordings made of your conversation.
If you would like us to search for local resources near you, we might ask for your zip code/postal code or city, state, or country. We will never ask for your exact address.
Sometimes our conversations can be heavy, and a person might need to end the call. That’s ok. You will not be judged, and we’re very glad you spoke to us for the amount of time you did.
We don’t call other suicide hotlines, 911, or rescue services on your behalf. While we will not make those calls for you, we will do our best to provide you with the phone numbers to call for yourself if you choose, and we will stay on the line if you like (The exception is if you make a credible threat to someone else).
If you attempt to start a call during open hours and can’t get through, that means that all of our volunteers are currently talking with other people. Please try back in a few minutes. Should you still not be able to get through, you are always welcome to email us at [email protected].

THE LGBT NATIONAL COMING OUT SUPPORT HOTLINE
A PROGRAM OF THE LGBT NATIONAL HELP CENTER
1-888-688-5428
1-888-OUT-LGBT
LGBT National Coming Out Support Hotline
888-688-5428 (888-OUT-LGBT)
Hours
Mon – Fri:
1 PM – 9 PM/pacific time
4 PM – Midnight/eastern timeSat:
9 AM – 2 PM/pacific time
Noon – 5 PM/eastern time
You decide IF and WHEN Coming out is right for you, and you don’t have do this alone. Our LGBTQIA+ peer support volunteers are here for you.
We can help you when you are struggling with:
- coming out to yourself
- coming out to friends & family
- facing fear and isolation
- searching for local support & resources on your personal journey

LGBT National Youth Talkline
800-246-7743
Hours
Mon – Fri:
1 PM – 9 PM/pacific time
4 PM – Midnight/eastern time
Sat:
9 AM – 2 PM/pacific time
Noon – 5 PM/eastern time
We provide a confidential safe space where callers of any age can speak about sexual orientation or gender identity/expression issues. This includes coming out issues, relationship concerns, family, bullying, school issues, HIV/AIDS anxiety, safer sex information, suicide, and much more.
Sometimes you just need to be heard. We’re here. You deserve respect, support, affirmation, and acceptance.
We don’t give advice, and we never tell you what you should do. Ultimately, those choices are yours to make, but we are here to help you on your journey.
-
Our highly trained & dedicated LGBTQIA+ volunteers are here to provide free & confidential services.
-
We offer support, information, and local resources throughout the United States and beyond.
-
We don’t report calls to outside organizations.
-
We answer all of our own calls, we don’t outsource.

LGBTQ+ History Month
October 2026
Event times are shown in Pacific time.
LGBTQ+ History Month, observed each October in the United States, celebrates the lives, achievements, and struggles of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer people and strengthens understanding of their history.
Equality Forum, Family Equality, PBS, Egale Canada, and ILGA-Europe are offering free video biographies, live virtual peer support and webinars, documentaries, recorded webinars, and podcast episodes, and the LGBT National Help Center offers a free peer-support helpline, for community members, families, educators, and allies.
Equality Forum
Equality Forum is a national LGBTQ civil rights organization based in Philadelphia that created LGBT History Month and each year honors 31 icons, one for each day of October.
On-Demand Resources
31 Icons Biography Video Series
Type: Video Series (31 biographies)
Each October day brings a new short biography video honoring an LGBT icon, living or dead, selected for achievements in their field. Earlier videos remain available as the month goes on.
Access: https://www.lgbthistorymonth.com/ · https://lgbthistorymonth.com/icon-selection
Family Equality
Family Equality is a national organization that supports LGBTQ+ people building and raising families, offering free virtual peer support spaces and webinars.
Virtual Events & Meetings
Financing Your Family-Building Journey
This free webinar from the Paths to Pregnancy series for LGBTQ+ individuals and couples addresses costs, working with cryobanks, and financial preparation, with presenters Eduardo Cervantes of California Cryobank and Brandon Clark, CPA, of Toler Financial Group.
Time: Thursday, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM PST
Date(s): Thursday, October 15, 2026
Format: Virtual
Platform: Zoom — https://familyequality.org/event/financing-your-family-building-journey/
Trans, Non-binary, and Gender Non-Conforming Parents Meetup
This biweekly peer support space welcomes any parent or caregiver who identifies as transgender, non-binary, gender nonconforming, or anywhere on the genderqueer spectrum.
Time: Wednesday, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM PST
Date(s): Wednesday, October 7 and Wednesday, October 21, 2026
Format: Virtual
Platform: Zoom — https://familyequality.org/event/biweekly-trans-non-binary-and-gender-non-conforming-parents-meetup-5/2026-10-07/ · https://familyequality.org/event/biweekly-trans-non-binary-and-gender-non-conforming-parents-meetup-5/2026-10-21/
Trying to Conceive Peer Support Space
This biweekly, community-run peer support space is for LGBTQ+ individuals working to create children through fertility and conception.
Time: Wednesday, 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM PST
Date(s): Wednesday, October 14 and Wednesday, October 28, 2026
Format: Virtual
Platform: Zoom — https://familyequality.org/event/biweekly-trying-to-conceive-peer-support-space-14/2026-10-14/ · https://familyequality.org/event/biweekly-trying-to-conceive-peer-support-space-14/2026-10-28/
PBS
PBS is the United States’ public television service, and its member stations produce local and national programs on LGBTQ+ history and culture.
On-Demand Resources
The Pursuit
Type: Video
Duration: 56 minutes, 50 seconds
This WHYY special reflects on the fight for LGBT rights more than 50 years after protesters gathered in front of Independence Hall, examining both progress and ongoing challenges. It streams free on pbs.org and the PBS app, with closed captions.
Access: https://www.pbs.org/video/whyy-specials-pursuit/
Mustache Mondays
Type: Video
Duration: 53 minutes, 45 seconds
This Artbound film looks at a long-running LGBTQ night club event in Los Angeles that became a creative incubator for leading contemporary artists, and how such spaces shaped queer cultural identity in Southern California. It streams free, with closed captions.
Access: https://www.pbs.org/video/mustache-mondays-jhbyes/
Egale Canada
Egale Canada is a national organization that works to eliminate homophobia, transphobia, and other forms of oppression through research, education, and legal advocacy for 2SLGBTQI people.
On-Demand Resources
Trans Inclusion in Sport: Evidence, Equity, and Policy Considerations
Type: Recorded Webinar
This free recorded webinar examines the evidence, equity questions, and policy considerations around trans inclusion in sport.
Understanding & Countering Misinformation, Disinformation, & Malinformation
Type: Recorded Webinar
This free recorded webinar helps participants understand and counter harmful misinformation, disinformation, and malinformation.
Access: https://egale.ca/awareness/mdm-webinar/
Understanding and Supporting 2SLGBTQI Experiences with Dementia
Type: Recorded Webinar
This free recorded webinar explores the experiences of 2SLGBTQI people living with dementia and how to support them.
Access: https://egale.ca/awareness/2slgbtqi-dementia-webinar/
Bold Leadership in Uncertain Times: 2SLGBTQI Inclusion
Type: Podcast Episode
Mackenzie Kolton of Egale Canada discusses bold leadership for 2SLGBTQI inclusion in schools as equity, diversity, and inclusion efforts face mounting resistance, built on courage to act, purposeful vision, and accountability with humility.
Access: https://egale.ca/awareness/bold-leadership-in-uncertain-times-podcast/
ILGA-Europe
ILGA-Europe is a European organization advocating for the human rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, and intersex people.
On-Demand Resources
The Frontline Podcast
Type: Podcast (21 episodes)
Conversations with activists and experts on LGBTI activism, human rights, and social justice across Europe, with episodes such as “How Pride Became Democracy’s Front Line,” “Defending rights in hostile times,” and “Intersectionality in the LGBTI movement.”
Access: https://www.ilga-europe.org/category/podcast/
General & Cross-Cutting Resources
Crisis & Immediate Support
LGBT National Help Center — https://lgbthotline.org/national-hotline/ · Free, confidential peer support by phone at 1-888-843-4564, Monday to Friday 11:00 AM – 8:00 PM and Saturday 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM PST, with a youth talkline, a senior hotline, and online peer-support chat.
Disclaimer: This listing is shared for community information only. The offerings are organized and hosted by the listed organizations, not by PeerGalaxy. Details such as dates, times, availability, and access links are subject to change — please confirm with the relevant organization before attending or applying.

LGBT National Hotline
888-246-7743
Hours
Mon – Fri:
11 AM – 8 PM/pacific time
2 PM – 11 PM/eastern time
On the LGBT National Hotline, we provide a confidential safe space where callers of any age can speak about sexual orientation or gender identity/expression issues. This includes coming out issues, relationship concerns, bullying, workplace issues, HIV/AIDS anxiety, safer sex information, suicide, and much more.
Sometimes you just need to be heard. We’re here. You deserve respect, support, affirmation, and acceptance.
We don’t give advice, and we never tell you what you should do. Ultimately, those choices are yours to make, but we are here to help you on your journey.
- Our highly trained & dedicated LGBTQIA+ volunteers are here to provide free & confidential services.
- We offer support, information, and local resources throughout the United States and beyond.
- We don’t report calls to outside organizations.
- We answer all of our own calls, we don’t outsource.

THE LGBT NATIONAL COMING OUT SUPPORT HOTLINE
888-688-5428 (888-OUT-LGBT)
Whether You are 13 or 83,
We will be Here for You
Each person is on their own journey, and how to come out, or if to come out, is a very individual choice.
Coming out can mean different things to different people. Everything starts with coming out to yourself, and that can take time and support. We are here to provide you with that support. For some people, coming out can also include friends and family. But each person gets to make those choices in their own time.
While we never tell someone whether they should come out, we are here with you to think about those big decisions and to provide the care and safe space you deserve.
We Got You! We’re Glad You Found Us. No Matter Where You are on Your Journey, We are Here for You.
- Our highly trained & dedicated LGBTQIA+ volunteers are here to provide free & confidential services.
- We offer support, information, and local resources throughout the United States and beyond.
- We don’t report calls to outside organizations.
- We answer all of our own calls, we don’t outsource.
We provide a safe space while on a call.
All of our peer support volunteers are trained and identify as part of the LGBTQIA+ community.
Our calls are confidential. We don’t know who you are.
There are no recordings made of your conversation.
If you would like us to search for local resources near you, we might ask for your zip code/postal code or city, state, or country. We will never ask for your exact address.
Sometimes our conversations can be heavy, and a person might need to end the call. That’s ok. You will not be judged, and we’re very glad you spoke to us for the amount of time you did.
We don’t call other suicide hotlines, 911, or rescue services on your behalf. While we will not make those calls for you, we will do our best to provide you with the phone numbers to call for yourself if you choose, and we will stay on the line if you like (The exception is if you make a credible threat to someone else).
If you attempt to start a call during open hours and can’t get through, that means that all of our volunteers are currently talking with other people. Please try back in a few minutes. Should you still not be able to get through, you are always welcome to email us at [email protected].

THE LGBT NATIONAL COMING OUT SUPPORT HOTLINE
A PROGRAM OF THE LGBT NATIONAL HELP CENTER
1-888-688-5428
1-888-OUT-LGBT
LGBT National Coming Out Support Hotline
888-688-5428 (888-OUT-LGBT)
Hours
Mon – Fri:
1 PM – 9 PM/pacific time
4 PM – Midnight/eastern timeSat:
9 AM – 2 PM/pacific time
Noon – 5 PM/eastern time
You decide IF and WHEN Coming out is right for you, and you don’t have do this alone. Our LGBTQIA+ peer support volunteers are here for you.
We can help you when you are struggling with:
- coming out to yourself
- coming out to friends & family
- facing fear and isolation
- searching for local support & resources on your personal journey

LGBT National Youth Talkline
800-246-7743
Hours
Mon – Fri:
1 PM – 9 PM/pacific time
4 PM – Midnight/eastern time
Sat:
9 AM – 2 PM/pacific time
Noon – 5 PM/eastern time
We provide a confidential safe space where callers of any age can speak about sexual orientation or gender identity/expression issues. This includes coming out issues, relationship concerns, family, bullying, school issues, HIV/AIDS anxiety, safer sex information, suicide, and much more.
Sometimes you just need to be heard. We’re here. You deserve respect, support, affirmation, and acceptance.
We don’t give advice, and we never tell you what you should do. Ultimately, those choices are yours to make, but we are here to help you on your journey.
-
Our highly trained & dedicated LGBTQIA+ volunteers are here to provide free & confidential services.
-
We offer support, information, and local resources throughout the United States and beyond.
-
We don’t report calls to outside organizations.
-
We answer all of our own calls, we don’t outsource.

LGBTQ+ History Month
October 2026
Event times are shown in Pacific time.
LGBTQ+ History Month, observed each October in the United States, celebrates the lives, achievements, and struggles of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer people and strengthens understanding of their history.
Equality Forum, Family Equality, PBS, Egale Canada, and ILGA-Europe are offering free video biographies, live virtual peer support and webinars, documentaries, recorded webinars, and podcast episodes, and the LGBT National Help Center offers a free peer-support helpline, for community members, families, educators, and allies.
Equality Forum
Equality Forum is a national LGBTQ civil rights organization based in Philadelphia that created LGBT History Month and each year honors 31 icons, one for each day of October.
On-Demand Resources
31 Icons Biography Video Series
Type: Video Series (31 biographies)
Each October day brings a new short biography video honoring an LGBT icon, living or dead, selected for achievements in their field. Earlier videos remain available as the month goes on.
Access: https://www.lgbthistorymonth.com/ · https://lgbthistorymonth.com/icon-selection
Family Equality
Family Equality is a national organization that supports LGBTQ+ people building and raising families, offering free virtual peer support spaces and webinars.
Virtual Events & Meetings
Financing Your Family-Building Journey
This free webinar from the Paths to Pregnancy series for LGBTQ+ individuals and couples addresses costs, working with cryobanks, and financial preparation, with presenters Eduardo Cervantes of California Cryobank and Brandon Clark, CPA, of Toler Financial Group.
Time: Thursday, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM PST
Date(s): Thursday, October 15, 2026
Format: Virtual
Platform: Zoom — https://familyequality.org/event/financing-your-family-building-journey/
Trans, Non-binary, and Gender Non-Conforming Parents Meetup
This biweekly peer support space welcomes any parent or caregiver who identifies as transgender, non-binary, gender nonconforming, or anywhere on the genderqueer spectrum.
Time: Wednesday, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM PST
Date(s): Wednesday, October 7 and Wednesday, October 21, 2026
Format: Virtual
Platform: Zoom — https://familyequality.org/event/biweekly-trans-non-binary-and-gender-non-conforming-parents-meetup-5/2026-10-07/ · https://familyequality.org/event/biweekly-trans-non-binary-and-gender-non-conforming-parents-meetup-5/2026-10-21/
Trying to Conceive Peer Support Space
This biweekly, community-run peer support space is for LGBTQ+ individuals working to create children through fertility and conception.
Time: Wednesday, 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM PST
Date(s): Wednesday, October 14 and Wednesday, October 28, 2026
Format: Virtual
Platform: Zoom — https://familyequality.org/event/biweekly-trying-to-conceive-peer-support-space-14/2026-10-14/ · https://familyequality.org/event/biweekly-trying-to-conceive-peer-support-space-14/2026-10-28/
PBS
PBS is the United States’ public television service, and its member stations produce local and national programs on LGBTQ+ history and culture.
On-Demand Resources
The Pursuit
Type: Video
Duration: 56 minutes, 50 seconds
This WHYY special reflects on the fight for LGBT rights more than 50 years after protesters gathered in front of Independence Hall, examining both progress and ongoing challenges. It streams free on pbs.org and the PBS app, with closed captions.
Access: https://www.pbs.org/video/whyy-specials-pursuit/
Mustache Mondays
Type: Video
Duration: 53 minutes, 45 seconds
This Artbound film looks at a long-running LGBTQ night club event in Los Angeles that became a creative incubator for leading contemporary artists, and how such spaces shaped queer cultural identity in Southern California. It streams free, with closed captions.
Access: https://www.pbs.org/video/mustache-mondays-jhbyes/
Egale Canada
Egale Canada is a national organization that works to eliminate homophobia, transphobia, and other forms of oppression through research, education, and legal advocacy for 2SLGBTQI people.
On-Demand Resources
Trans Inclusion in Sport: Evidence, Equity, and Policy Considerations
Type: Recorded Webinar
This free recorded webinar examines the evidence, equity questions, and policy considerations around trans inclusion in sport.
Understanding & Countering Misinformation, Disinformation, & Malinformation
Type: Recorded Webinar
This free recorded webinar helps participants understand and counter harmful misinformation, disinformation, and malinformation.
Access: https://egale.ca/awareness/mdm-webinar/
Understanding and Supporting 2SLGBTQI Experiences with Dementia
Type: Recorded Webinar
This free recorded webinar explores the experiences of 2SLGBTQI people living with dementia and how to support them.
Access: https://egale.ca/awareness/2slgbtqi-dementia-webinar/
Bold Leadership in Uncertain Times: 2SLGBTQI Inclusion
Type: Podcast Episode
Mackenzie Kolton of Egale Canada discusses bold leadership for 2SLGBTQI inclusion in schools as equity, diversity, and inclusion efforts face mounting resistance, built on courage to act, purposeful vision, and accountability with humility.
Access: https://egale.ca/awareness/bold-leadership-in-uncertain-times-podcast/
ILGA-Europe
ILGA-Europe is a European organization advocating for the human rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, and intersex people.
On-Demand Resources
The Frontline Podcast
Type: Podcast (21 episodes)
Conversations with activists and experts on LGBTI activism, human rights, and social justice across Europe, with episodes such as “How Pride Became Democracy’s Front Line,” “Defending rights in hostile times,” and “Intersectionality in the LGBTI movement.”
Access: https://www.ilga-europe.org/category/podcast/
General & Cross-Cutting Resources
Crisis & Immediate Support
LGBT National Help Center — https://lgbthotline.org/national-hotline/ · Free, confidential peer support by phone at 1-888-843-4564, Monday to Friday 11:00 AM – 8:00 PM and Saturday 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM PST, with a youth talkline, a senior hotline, and online peer-support chat.
Disclaimer: This listing is shared for community information only. The offerings are organized and hosted by the listed organizations, not by PeerGalaxy. Details such as dates, times, availability, and access links are subject to change — please confirm with the relevant organization before attending or applying.

LGBT National Hotline
888-246-7743
Hours
Mon – Fri:
11 AM – 8 PM/pacific time
2 PM – 11 PM/eastern time
On the LGBT National Hotline, we provide a confidential safe space where callers of any age can speak about sexual orientation or gender identity/expression issues. This includes coming out issues, relationship concerns, bullying, workplace issues, HIV/AIDS anxiety, safer sex information, suicide, and much more.
Sometimes you just need to be heard. We’re here. You deserve respect, support, affirmation, and acceptance.
We don’t give advice, and we never tell you what you should do. Ultimately, those choices are yours to make, but we are here to help you on your journey.
- Our highly trained & dedicated LGBTQIA+ volunteers are here to provide free & confidential services.
- We offer support, information, and local resources throughout the United States and beyond.
- We don’t report calls to outside organizations.
- We answer all of our own calls, we don’t outsource.

THE LGBT NATIONAL COMING OUT SUPPORT HOTLINE
888-688-5428 (888-OUT-LGBT)
Whether You are 13 or 83,
We will be Here for You
Each person is on their own journey, and how to come out, or if to come out, is a very individual choice.
Coming out can mean different things to different people. Everything starts with coming out to yourself, and that can take time and support. We are here to provide you with that support. For some people, coming out can also include friends and family. But each person gets to make those choices in their own time.
While we never tell someone whether they should come out, we are here with you to think about those big decisions and to provide the care and safe space you deserve.
We Got You! We’re Glad You Found Us. No Matter Where You are on Your Journey, We are Here for You.
- Our highly trained & dedicated LGBTQIA+ volunteers are here to provide free & confidential services.
- We offer support, information, and local resources throughout the United States and beyond.
- We don’t report calls to outside organizations.
- We answer all of our own calls, we don’t outsource.
We provide a safe space while on a call.
All of our peer support volunteers are trained and identify as part of the LGBTQIA+ community.
Our calls are confidential. We don’t know who you are.
There are no recordings made of your conversation.
If you would like us to search for local resources near you, we might ask for your zip code/postal code or city, state, or country. We will never ask for your exact address.
Sometimes our conversations can be heavy, and a person might need to end the call. That’s ok. You will not be judged, and we’re very glad you spoke to us for the amount of time you did.
We don’t call other suicide hotlines, 911, or rescue services on your behalf. While we will not make those calls for you, we will do our best to provide you with the phone numbers to call for yourself if you choose, and we will stay on the line if you like (The exception is if you make a credible threat to someone else).
If you attempt to start a call during open hours and can’t get through, that means that all of our volunteers are currently talking with other people. Please try back in a few minutes. Should you still not be able to get through, you are always welcome to email us at [email protected].

THE LGBT NATIONAL COMING OUT SUPPORT HOTLINE
A PROGRAM OF THE LGBT NATIONAL HELP CENTER
1-888-688-5428
1-888-OUT-LGBT
LGBT National Coming Out Support Hotline
888-688-5428 (888-OUT-LGBT)
Hours
Mon – Fri:
1 PM – 9 PM/pacific time
4 PM – Midnight/eastern timeSat:
9 AM – 2 PM/pacific time
Noon – 5 PM/eastern time
You decide IF and WHEN Coming out is right for you, and you don’t have do this alone. Our LGBTQIA+ peer support volunteers are here for you.
We can help you when you are struggling with:
- coming out to yourself
- coming out to friends & family
- facing fear and isolation
- searching for local support & resources on your personal journey

LGBT National Youth Talkline
800-246-7743
Hours
Mon – Fri:
1 PM – 9 PM/pacific time
4 PM – Midnight/eastern time
Sat:
9 AM – 2 PM/pacific time
Noon – 5 PM/eastern time
We provide a confidential safe space where callers of any age can speak about sexual orientation or gender identity/expression issues. This includes coming out issues, relationship concerns, family, bullying, school issues, HIV/AIDS anxiety, safer sex information, suicide, and much more.
Sometimes you just need to be heard. We’re here. You deserve respect, support, affirmation, and acceptance.
We don’t give advice, and we never tell you what you should do. Ultimately, those choices are yours to make, but we are here to help you on your journey.
-
Our highly trained & dedicated LGBTQIA+ volunteers are here to provide free & confidential services.
-
We offer support, information, and local resources throughout the United States and beyond.
-
We don’t report calls to outside organizations.
-
We answer all of our own calls, we don’t outsource.

LGBTQ+ History Month
October 2026
Event times are shown in Pacific time.
LGBTQ+ History Month, observed each October in the United States, celebrates the lives, achievements, and struggles of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer people and strengthens understanding of their history.
Equality Forum, Family Equality, PBS, Egale Canada, and ILGA-Europe are offering free video biographies, live virtual peer support and webinars, documentaries, recorded webinars, and podcast episodes, and the LGBT National Help Center offers a free peer-support helpline, for community members, families, educators, and allies.
Equality Forum
Equality Forum is a national LGBTQ civil rights organization based in Philadelphia that created LGBT History Month and each year honors 31 icons, one for each day of October.
On-Demand Resources
31 Icons Biography Video Series
Type: Video Series (31 biographies)
Each October day brings a new short biography video honoring an LGBT icon, living or dead, selected for achievements in their field. Earlier videos remain available as the month goes on.
Access: https://www.lgbthistorymonth.com/ · https://lgbthistorymonth.com/icon-selection
Family Equality
Family Equality is a national organization that supports LGBTQ+ people building and raising families, offering free virtual peer support spaces and webinars.
Virtual Events & Meetings
Financing Your Family-Building Journey
This free webinar from the Paths to Pregnancy series for LGBTQ+ individuals and couples addresses costs, working with cryobanks, and financial preparation, with presenters Eduardo Cervantes of California Cryobank and Brandon Clark, CPA, of Toler Financial Group.
Time: Thursday, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM PST
Date(s): Thursday, October 15, 2026
Format: Virtual
Platform: Zoom — https://familyequality.org/event/financing-your-family-building-journey/
Trans, Non-binary, and Gender Non-Conforming Parents Meetup
This biweekly peer support space welcomes any parent or caregiver who identifies as transgender, non-binary, gender nonconforming, or anywhere on the genderqueer spectrum.
Time: Wednesday, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM PST
Date(s): Wednesday, October 7 and Wednesday, October 21, 2026
Format: Virtual
Platform: Zoom — https://familyequality.org/event/biweekly-trans-non-binary-and-gender-non-conforming-parents-meetup-5/2026-10-07/ · https://familyequality.org/event/biweekly-trans-non-binary-and-gender-non-conforming-parents-meetup-5/2026-10-21/
Trying to Conceive Peer Support Space
This biweekly, community-run peer support space is for LGBTQ+ individuals working to create children through fertility and conception.
Time: Wednesday, 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM PST
Date(s): Wednesday, October 14 and Wednesday, October 28, 2026
Format: Virtual
Platform: Zoom — https://familyequality.org/event/biweekly-trying-to-conceive-peer-support-space-14/2026-10-14/ · https://familyequality.org/event/biweekly-trying-to-conceive-peer-support-space-14/2026-10-28/
PBS
PBS is the United States’ public television service, and its member stations produce local and national programs on LGBTQ+ history and culture.
On-Demand Resources
The Pursuit
Type: Video
Duration: 56 minutes, 50 seconds
This WHYY special reflects on the fight for LGBT rights more than 50 years after protesters gathered in front of Independence Hall, examining both progress and ongoing challenges. It streams free on pbs.org and the PBS app, with closed captions.
Access: https://www.pbs.org/video/whyy-specials-pursuit/
Mustache Mondays
Type: Video
Duration: 53 minutes, 45 seconds
This Artbound film looks at a long-running LGBTQ night club event in Los Angeles that became a creative incubator for leading contemporary artists, and how such spaces shaped queer cultural identity in Southern California. It streams free, with closed captions.
Access: https://www.pbs.org/video/mustache-mondays-jhbyes/
Egale Canada
Egale Canada is a national organization that works to eliminate homophobia, transphobia, and other forms of oppression through research, education, and legal advocacy for 2SLGBTQI people.
On-Demand Resources
Trans Inclusion in Sport: Evidence, Equity, and Policy Considerations
Type: Recorded Webinar
This free recorded webinar examines the evidence, equity questions, and policy considerations around trans inclusion in sport.
Understanding & Countering Misinformation, Disinformation, & Malinformation
Type: Recorded Webinar
This free recorded webinar helps participants understand and counter harmful misinformation, disinformation, and malinformation.
Access: https://egale.ca/awareness/mdm-webinar/
Understanding and Supporting 2SLGBTQI Experiences with Dementia
Type: Recorded Webinar
This free recorded webinar explores the experiences of 2SLGBTQI people living with dementia and how to support them.
Access: https://egale.ca/awareness/2slgbtqi-dementia-webinar/
Bold Leadership in Uncertain Times: 2SLGBTQI Inclusion
Type: Podcast Episode
Mackenzie Kolton of Egale Canada discusses bold leadership for 2SLGBTQI inclusion in schools as equity, diversity, and inclusion efforts face mounting resistance, built on courage to act, purposeful vision, and accountability with humility.
Access: https://egale.ca/awareness/bold-leadership-in-uncertain-times-podcast/
ILGA-Europe
ILGA-Europe is a European organization advocating for the human rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, and intersex people.
On-Demand Resources
The Frontline Podcast
Type: Podcast (21 episodes)
Conversations with activists and experts on LGBTI activism, human rights, and social justice across Europe, with episodes such as “How Pride Became Democracy’s Front Line,” “Defending rights in hostile times,” and “Intersectionality in the LGBTI movement.”
Access: https://www.ilga-europe.org/category/podcast/
General & Cross-Cutting Resources
Crisis & Immediate Support
LGBT National Help Center — https://lgbthotline.org/national-hotline/ · Free, confidential peer support by phone at 1-888-843-4564, Monday to Friday 11:00 AM – 8:00 PM and Saturday 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM PST, with a youth talkline, a senior hotline, and online peer-support chat.
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LGBT National Hotline
888-246-7743
Hours
Mon – Fri:
11 AM – 8 PM/pacific time
2 PM – 11 PM/eastern time
On the LGBT National Hotline, we provide a confidential safe space where callers of any age can speak about sexual orientation or gender identity/expression issues. This includes coming out issues, relationship concerns, bullying, workplace issues, HIV/AIDS anxiety, safer sex information, suicide, and much more.
Sometimes you just need to be heard. We’re here. You deserve respect, support, affirmation, and acceptance.
We don’t give advice, and we never tell you what you should do. Ultimately, those choices are yours to make, but we are here to help you on your journey.
- Our highly trained & dedicated LGBTQIA+ volunteers are here to provide free & confidential services.
- We offer support, information, and local resources throughout the United States and beyond.
- We don’t report calls to outside organizations.
- We answer all of our own calls, we don’t outsource.

THE LGBT NATIONAL COMING OUT SUPPORT HOTLINE
888-688-5428 (888-OUT-LGBT)
Whether You are 13 or 83,
We will be Here for You
Each person is on their own journey, and how to come out, or if to come out, is a very individual choice.
Coming out can mean different things to different people. Everything starts with coming out to yourself, and that can take time and support. We are here to provide you with that support. For some people, coming out can also include friends and family. But each person gets to make those choices in their own time.
While we never tell someone whether they should come out, we are here with you to think about those big decisions and to provide the care and safe space you deserve.
We Got You! We’re Glad You Found Us. No Matter Where You are on Your Journey, We are Here for You.
- Our highly trained & dedicated LGBTQIA+ volunteers are here to provide free & confidential services.
- We offer support, information, and local resources throughout the United States and beyond.
- We don’t report calls to outside organizations.
- We answer all of our own calls, we don’t outsource.
We provide a safe space while on a call.
All of our peer support volunteers are trained and identify as part of the LGBTQIA+ community.
Our calls are confidential. We don’t know who you are.
There are no recordings made of your conversation.
If you would like us to search for local resources near you, we might ask for your zip code/postal code or city, state, or country. We will never ask for your exact address.
Sometimes our conversations can be heavy, and a person might need to end the call. That’s ok. You will not be judged, and we’re very glad you spoke to us for the amount of time you did.
We don’t call other suicide hotlines, 911, or rescue services on your behalf. While we will not make those calls for you, we will do our best to provide you with the phone numbers to call for yourself if you choose, and we will stay on the line if you like (The exception is if you make a credible threat to someone else).
If you attempt to start a call during open hours and can’t get through, that means that all of our volunteers are currently talking with other people. Please try back in a few minutes. Should you still not be able to get through, you are always welcome to email us at [email protected].