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LGBT Resources

AwkTalk

Provides information about sexual health, puberty, relationships, sexually transmitted infections and more.
awktalk.org

Buckeye Region Anti-Violence Organization (BRAVO)

Serves LGBTQ+ individuals across Ohio who are experiencing hate and bias violence, sexual violence, intimate partner violence, stalking, or another related form of violence. They serve teens/youth, though they may be required to report suspected/known abuse to a minor. To contact BRAVO, you can call their toll-free number, email or report a question at report@bravo-ohio.org, text or visit their website and click the secure chat box to chat live with an advocate online.
4400 North High Street, Suite 207, Columbus, Ohio 43214
Helpline: (866) 862-7286 Toll-free
Text an advocate at (614) 333-1907
bravo.equitashealth.org

Equitas Health

Offers free anonymous HIV/AIDS testing and free testing for other STDs (syphilis, gonorrhea and chlamydia), behavior health, dentistry, legal services; medical, pharmacy, and HIV/STI prevention programs and services for LGBT community. They have various clinics around Ohio.
1105 Schrock Road, Suite 400, Columbus, Ohio 43229
(833) 378-4827
equitashealth.com
Locations: equitashealth.com/locations-and-staff

Kaleidoscope Youth Center

Supports youth ages who identify as LGBTQ+. They offer a range of programs and activities, including discussion groups, a housing program, social activities and leadership training.
603 East Town Street, Columbus, Ohio, 43215
(614) 294-5437
kycohio.org

LGBT National Help Center

Provides free, confidential telephone and email counseling, information and local resources. Telephone volunteers are in their teens and early twenties and speak with teens about coming-out issues, relationship concerns, parent issues, school problems, STDs and other issues.
National Youth Talkline: (800) 246-7743
glnh.org

Nationwide Children’s Hospital (NCH) THRIVE Program

A program that provides services for differences/disorders of sex development (DSD), complex urological conditions and gender concerns.
700 Children’s Drive, Columbus, Ohio 43205
(614) 722-5765
nationwidechildrens.org/thrive

Planned Parenthood

Provides low-cost sexual health care, including birth control, emergency contraception, HIV/STD testing, care for LGBTQ teens, reproductive health care, pregnancy testing, abortion care / advice and more. They accept patients with and without insurance.

  • North Columbus Health Center
    18 East 17th Avenue, Columbus, Ohio 43201
    (614) 222-3604
  • Franklinton Health Center
    1511 West Broad Street, Columbus, Ohio 43222
    (614) 222-3525
  • East Columbus Surgical Center
    3255 East Main Street, Columbus, Ohio 43213
    (614) 222- 3531

plannedparenthood.org

Stonewall Columbus (SWC)

Provides a community center and offers various social and peer support services and programs to the central Ohio LGBTQ community.
1160 North High Street, Columbus, Ohio 43201
(614) 299-7764
stonewallcolumbus.org

Trans Lifeline

Trans Lifeline is a hotline offering direct emotional support to trans people in crisis. It is a peer support service run by trans people, for trans and questioning callers. The operators are located all over the U.S. and Canada, and are all trans-identified. This hotline is for both for people in crisis and people needing someone to talk to, even if it’s just about whether or not that person is trans.
(877) 565-8860
translifeline.org

Trevor Project for LGBTQ Youth

A national organization focused on crisis and suicide prevention efforts among LGBTQ youth. They operate a nationwide toll-free confidential helpline for teens and youth and offer online resources and information.
24-hour Hotline (866) 488-7386 or text ‘START’ to 678678
thetrevorproject.org


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