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Trans & LGBTQ+ Support
Affirming shelter, free ID document help, counseling, and crisis lines for LGBTQ+ people in Boulder.
🏠 Safer Shelter for Trans People
24/7 — TRANS-INCLUSIVE SHELTER
The Lodge at Haven Ridge
Boulder, CO — Call for location details
Who It Serves:Women, transgender adults, non-binary individuals, and their children. This shelter was designed with safety and inclusion in mind.
Hours:24/7 navigation and emergency shelter — not just overnight.
If you do not feel safe in a general shelter, call The Lodge first. Explain your situation — they are trained to work with transgender and non-binary guests with dignity.
📞 Call The Lodge — 303-447-9602
🪪 Free ID & Document Help
FREE — LGBTQ+ SPECIFIC PROGRAM
Rocky Mountain Equality — Vital Document Assistance
Formerly Out Boulder County — serving Boulder & surrounding area
Rocky Mountain Equality runs a program specifically to help LGBTQ+ people get the documents they need. This includes covering the costs for IDs, birth certificates, and name/gender marker changes.
What's Covered:State IDs, birth certificates, help with legal name changes and gender marker corrections
Financial Help:Limited financial support for groceries, gas, and bills is also available — ask when you contact them
Email is the best way to reach them for the assistance program. Explain your situation and what documents you need — they respond.
🧠 LGBTQ+ Affirming Counseling
QUEER-INFORMED THERAPY
Queer Asterisk
4535 N. Broadway, Suite 101, Boulder, CO —
Map ↗What They Offer:Queer-informed therapeutic services and counseling. Therapists who understand LGBTQ+ lived experience — not just "affirming" in name only.
Ask about sliding scale fees and whether they work with uninsured or Medicaid clients. Many mental health providers here do.
📞 Queer Asterisk — 720-507-6161
📞 Trans Crisis Hotline
TRANS-LED — 24/7
Trans Lifeline
A national, trans-led support and crisis hotline. Staffed by trans people, for trans people. You will not be talking to someone who doesn't understand your experience.
Hours:Available when operators are present — check transequality.org for current hours, but often available most hours of the day and night
📞 Trans Lifeline — 877-565-8860
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