Anti-Violence Project (AVP)

Domestic Violence · Pennsylvania · Free

24/7 LGBTQ+ specific violence support hotline 212-714-1141. Free, confidential, multilingual. A starting point for safety planning that accounts for LGBTQ+-specific risk patterns. Safety planning happens in 30–60 min sessions and is tailored to the relationship and threats you're facing. Identity-based abuse (outing, dead-naming, withholding hormones) is specifically named in LGBTQ+ DV training curricula. Free service; donations support but never gate access.

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Address: Nationwide

Hours: Online

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