Resources

Resources available online and in your community for LGBTQ+ individuals with IBD

  • Transgender Law Center Disability Project: Resource From the Transgender Law Center aimed at breaking down isolation, growing connection, builds leadership and infrastructure for trans and queer disabled communities, while increasing Disability Justice capacity in the movements that seek to serve them.  Staffed by a multi-racial, cross-class, cross-disability, and multi-generational disabled, trans, and NBY (non-binary) team.

  • The Trevor Project: 24/7/365 peer support & crisis support services for LGBTQ young people

  • LGBTQ+ Mental Health hotlines that do not call police: mental health crisis resources, including warm-lines that do not use police intervention.

  • Immigration Equality: a resource that provides legal and material support for LGBTQ individuals seeking asylum and/or refugee status in the United States

  • Rainbow Railroad: helps LGBTQ individuals find safety through emergency relocation support, crisis response, financial assistance, and other forms of assistance

  • A list of LGBT Health Services and Clinics by state

  • GLMA– Health Professionals Advancing LGBTQ+ Equality

  • Rainbows in Gastro: Last, but certainly not least is Rainbows in Gastro! An organization aimed at addressing and reducing the disparities y LGBTQI+ individuals (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, and other sexual and gender minorities) face in gastroenterology - for both patients and providers ! 

    They are great examples of physicians dedicated to positive change in gastroenterology care for the LGBTQ+ community and making healthcare better for people like us.  They are not only excellent doctors (IBD, liver, neurogastroenterology so IBS, all the GI stuff from  mouth to butt) but also great people and will treat you with the kindness and dignity you deserve. Tell them I sent you and you can get $5 off you next colonoscopy! (kidding. but get your scopes)
  • It may seem like no one is in your corner  on the medical side sometimes - but there are many people who's main goal is working to help  LGBTQ+ people with IBD live the best life they can!

  • Not health or LGBTQ+ related, but I like the penguin live cam, penguins are sooo cute and make me smile. I think it’s important to find something that makes you smile, whether that’s baby penguins, music, a hobby, going outside, or whatever floats you boat.

  • It’s hard to be sad when looking at the cutest and fluffiest baby penguin (they fit in the palm of the zookeepers hand, literally so cute. Can’t recommend it enough.)

  • 1000000% recommend little blue penguins live cam (fairy penguins) too - the tiniest species of penguin and the MOST adorable (look at their nest cam and see the babies!

  • If you hate penguins (weird, but fine I guess), there is a koala bear live cam (pretty cute!)

  • The Contact Form works too.

  • Information provided is NOT MEDICAL ADVICE and not reflective of anyone’s employer or institution.

Colorful logo with rainbow-colored lines forming a stylized stomach shape, accompanied by the text 'rainbows in gastro' in white letters on a dark background.