Free LGBTQ+ Youth Community Online (13-24) | TrevorSpace
TrevorSpace is an affirming, moderated international online community for LGBTQ+ young people ages 13 to 24, run by The Trevor Project. With more than 700,000 members, TrevorSpace is one of the largest dedicated peer communities for LGBTQ+ youth in the world — a place to make friends, find support, ask questions, and build an ongoing community of peers who get it. It’s free, safe, and designed specifically for young people.
What to Expect
TrevorSpace works like a social platform built around LGBTQ+ youth experience. Members can join discussion groups, post questions and reflections, message other members, and contribute to ongoing conversations on topics ranging from identity and coming out to mental health, dating, school, family, gender, and everyday life. The platform is actively moderated by The Trevor Project staff — a team trained in crisis intervention and LGBTQ+ youth support — so the space stays safe and respectful. Unlike scheduled chats, TrevorSpace is asynchronous: members log in anytime to read, post, or connect.
Who This Group Is For
TrevorSpace is for LGBTQ+ young people ages 13 to 24 — including lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, questioning, intersex, asexual, and other identities. The age range intentionally bridges teens and young adults, recognizing that the LGBTQ+ developmental experience often continues well into the early twenties. Members come from across the United States and around the world, and the platform offers a path into community for young people who don’t have local LGBTQ+ peers — rural youth, youth in non-affirming homes or schools, or young people not yet out to their families.
Why Peer Support Works
For many LGBTQ+ young people, the first step toward feeling okay about themselves is being in community with other LGBTQ+ peers. TrevorSpace makes that possible regardless of where a young person lives or how much in-person community they have. The combination of broad reach and professional moderation creates a space where young people can be themselves, ask hard questions, and find others who have walked similar paths. Many members describe TrevorSpace as the first place they felt fully understood.
How to Join
TrevorSpace is free. Visit trevorspace.org, create an account (the platform verifies age but doesn’t require parent involvement), set up a profile, and start exploring. The Trevor Project also offers 24/7 crisis support by phone, text, and chat for any LGBTQ+ young person in distress — visit thetrevorproject.org for those resources. TrevorSpace itself is for ongoing community and peer support, not crisis services.