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Gender & Sexuality Alliances (GSAs)

Gender & Sexuality Alliances (GSAs) are student-run clubs that empower LGBTQ youth and their allies to create safer, more inclusive, and welcoming schools while also building stronger, more resilient youth.

Gender & Sexuality Alliances (GSAs) are student-run clubs (PJ34 Academic Focused and Special Interest Clubs) that empower LGBTQ+ youth and their allies to create safer, more inclusive, and welcoming schools while also building stronger, more resilient youth.

  • GSAs operate in middle and high schools throughout the APS District.
  • According to the Glisten Research Brief, GSAs improve school climate for all students.

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LGBTQ+ Crisis Resources

Agora 24-Hour Crisis Line

As trained crisis hotline specialists, Agora Crisis Line volunteers are ready to provide compassionate, non-judgmental help for anyone in need of emotional support.

Arcoíris Center at the University of New Mexico (UNM)

The Arcoíris Center at UNM provides services to UNM students, faculty, and staff of all gender identities and sexual orientations through support, advocacy, education, and safety.

  • Phone: (505) 277-LGBT (5428)
  • Address: 1919 Las Lomas NE, Albuquerque, NM 87106

Crisis Text Line

Crisis Text Line provides free, 24/7, high-quality text-based mental health support and crisis intervention by empowering a community of trained volunteers to support people in their moments of need.

  • Text: HOME to 741741

Glisten

Glisten works to ensure that LGBTQ+ students are able to learn and grow in a school environment free from bullying and harassment. They offer tons of resources for LGBTQ+ youth.

National School Climate Survey

The National School Climate Survey is a report on the school experiences of LGBTQ+ youth in schools, including the extent of the challenges that they face at school and the school-based resources that support LGBTQ+ students’ well-being.

The Human Rights Campaign (HRC)

The Human Rights Campaign is the largest national LGBTQ+ civil rights organization.

National Domestic Violence Hotline

A project of the National Domestic Violence Hotline, love is respect, offers 24/7 information, support,and advocacy to young people between the ages of 13 and 18 who have questions or concerns about their romantic relationships.

  • Phone: (800) 799-SAFE (7233)

NM Crisis and Access Line (NMCAL)

The New Mexico Crisis and Access Line (NMCAL) is a statewide mental health crisis line for anyone who resides in the State of New Mexico and is concerned with suicidal thoughts, substance use, grief, and other behavioral health issues.

  • Crisis and Access Line: 1 (855) NMCRISIS (662-7474)
  • Peer to Peer Warmline: 1 (855) 4NM-7100 (466-7100)
    • Call or Text

NM Genders and Sexualities Alliance Network

The NM Genders & Sexualities Alliance Network is a youth-driven program that increases resiliency, self-efficacy, positive self-identity, and effective self-regulation skills among LGBTQIA2S+ youth ages 13-24 and adults.

Parents, Families, and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG)

PFLAG has an Albuquerque chapter dedicated to empowering LGBTQ+ persons -- and those who love them.

Rape Crisis Center of NM

The Rape Crisis Center of NM's mission is to provide support and advocacy to survivors of sexual assault and abuse within Central New Mexico, and to serve as a community resource on issues regarding prevention and awareness of sexual violence.

  • Phone: (505) 266-7711

988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline

The 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline is a national network of local crisis centers that provides free and confidential emotional support to people in suicidal crisis or emotional distress 24 hours a day, 7 days a week in the United States.

Transgender Resource Center of New Mexico (TGRC NM)

TGRC NM is dedicated to serving the transgender, gender nonconforming, nonbinary, and gender variant community of the State of New Mexico by providing personal support, advocacy, education, and resource information.

  • Contact: Adrien Lawyer at (505) 440-3402
  • Address: 1515 4th St. NW Albuquerque, NM 87102

The Trevor Project

The Trevor Project is the leading national organization providing crisis intervention and suicide prevention services to LGBTQ+ people ages 13-24.

  • Phone: 1 (866) 488-7386
  • Text: START to 678678

GSA Contact Information

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