Transgender resources

See also: Self Defense, Hotlines, and Find a therapist for trans-centered resources.

 Tools and guides

#### Refuge Restrooms

* Locate gender neutral restrooms near you.
* https://www.refugerestrooms.org/

#### State of California Transgender Resource Guide

* A partial listing of Programs, Faith Communities, and Health Care Services.
* http://www.acphd.org/media/269820/transgender\_resource\_guide.pdf

#### GLMA - Health Professionals Advancing LGBTQ Equality Search Tool

* A directory to search for doctors who advertise themselves as LGBTQ friendly. Can search by insurance which is cool.
* https://glmaimpak.networkats.com/members\_online\_new/members/dir\_provider.asp

#### Health Care Coverage Guide

* Guide to getting trans healthcare covered by your insurance.
* https://transequality.org/health-coverage-guide?fbclid=IwAR2jWrFPwF\_ynqkuu4DYrzEDrKGDgt1BrbHM4ohiyjxZMGHrl4TdCeTtPsM

Access to Health Insurance

* Free, trans-friendly service that helps you apply for health insurance and get financial aid to pay for it through Medi-Cal and Covered California.
* www.AskAriana.com

## Trans community events

#### Degenderette Datebook

* From their website: "Datebook / Lavendar Page for trans\*, intersex, and genderqueer shows"
* https://www.instagram.com/dgdatebook/
* https://www.facebook.com/dgdatebooksf/

#### Peacock Rebellion

* From their website: "We’re an SF Bay Area -based, queer + trans people of color crew of artist-activist-healers. We make sassy sexy art to help build a culture of social justice, with an emphasis on healing justice."
* Bay Area QTPOC Arts Alliance: a confidential space for QTPOC arts producers committed to social justice to give and get tips, tools, and support to run our groups better, and plan collective action for more money and power for QTPOC arts
* Liberating Ourselves Locally: a queer and trans people of color -centered Maker Space for social justice with monthly maker days. free/donation-based space with tools + support to make visual/literary/digital/craft/media/textile/performing arts
* https://www.peacockrebellion.org/programs/

#### subvers.oak

* From their website: "Oakland based 🌈 collective cultivated by @therestalk & friendsgaydream safer spaces for Queer/Trans/GNC folx"
* https://www.instagram.com/subvers.oak/

#### Trans March

* From their website: "Trans March is SF's premiere trans pride event and it's one of the largest trans events in the entire country, the entire world and the entire universe. It's always on the Friday before Pride and it's always amazing."
* https://www.transmarch.org/

## Support groups

#### Queer LifeSpace in San Francisco

* http://www.queerlifespace.org/services-2/

#### Oakland LBGTQ Center

* https://www.oaklandlgbtqcenter.org/transgender-support

#### Pacific Center in Berkeley

* http://pacificcenter.org/community-programs/peer-groups

#### SF Community Health Center

* https://sfcommunityhealth.org/program/trans-thrive/

## Crisis Support

See Hotlines for legal, housing, mental heath, and HIV crisis support. See Find a therapist for trans-centered mental-health resources.

####  Trans Lifeline

* Peer trans support hotline. Do not need to be in crisis to call. Has microgrant program to cover name & gender change paperwork costs.
* Available 7am-1am PST / 9am-3am CST / 10am-4am EST. Volunteers may be available during off hours.
* 877-565-8860
* https://www.translifeline.org/

## Money/Microgrants

#### GenderSexuality.Info's list of resources

* https://gendersexuality.info/financial-help/

#### Trans Lifeline Microgrants

* Need money for name & gender change paperwork and don't qualify for fee waivers? Trans Lifeline has got your back. FAQ says there's a six month waitlist.
* https://www.translifeline.org/microgrants
* https://www.translifeline.org/microgrants/faqs

#### Bee's Fund Microgrants

* From their website: "Right now, microgrants are made exclusively through the Bee Winkler Weinstein Fund and are awarded to help young women who have lost family support because of their sexual orientation or gender identity in becoming self-sufficient. Applicants must be between 18 and 25 years old, reside in the United States, and identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, or trans."
* https://www.stonewallfoundation.org/grants

#### Trans Justice Funding Project

* For funding your grassroots organizing. Applications open once a year.
* https://www.transjusticefundingproject.org/

## Change your name &/or gender with the government

#### ID Please California

* From their website: "This comprehensive publication is a guide for navigating processes of updating California and federal identity documents to reflect accurate gender markers."
* https://transgenderlawcenter.org/resources/id/id-please

#### Transgender Law Center Calendar

* Calendar of upcoming trans legal clinics across the country.
* https://transgenderlawcenter.org/resources/id/trans-legal-clinic-calendar

#### East Bay Community Law Center

* From their website: "Name & Gender Change Workshop provides legal assistance including: Filling out and filing paperwork for court-ordered name and/or gender marker changes Navigating the process to affirm identities on forms of identification, such as driver’s licenses, passports, Social Security cards, USCIS documents, birth certificates etc."
* Ask EBCLC about other legal services for trans individuals & families!
* https://ebclc.org/need-services/health-and-welfare-services/

#### Trans Lifeline Microgrants

* Need money for all this paperwork and don't qualify for fee waivers? Trans Lifeline has got your back. FAQ says there's a six month waitlist.
* https://www.translifeline.org/microgrants
* https://www.translifeline.org/microgrants/faqs

## Letters from therapists to access medical care

**No More GateKeeping**

* A national list of providers in every state who will provide assessments & letters in just one session. When you click the link, click on "**Click Here to Find Mental Health Providers Who Will Provide Letters On First Session"** this will then take you to a google excel sheet. At the bottom click the state you are currently residing in to find a provider that is licensed in your state. Providers are able to provide the assessment & letter via telehealth/remotely.
* http://VanEthanLevy.com/providers/

#### The Gender Affirming Letter Access Project

* "The GALAP is a grassroots, volunteer project that aims to increase access to free letters for gender-affirming medical care. If you are looking for a provider who may be able to write a letter for you, please see our list of pledge signers and contact one of these people in your local area."
* https://thegalap.org/need-a-letter/

#### Gender Affirming Therapists

* See Find a therapist for gender-affirming counseling centers and search tools for private practices.

#### Trans Needles

* Free delivery service of one months worth of hormone injection supplies-hormones not included.
* https://transneedles.org/

## San Franscisco Trans Health Providers

#### San Francisco Community Health Center, previously known as API Wellness

* Sliding scale, down to free (if you have no income & no insurance), accepts many forms of insurance including MediCal Blue Cross Blue Shield. Won't see you if you have Alameda Alliance.
* 726 Polk Street 4th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94109
* (415) 292-3400
* https://sfcommunityhealth.org/medical-service/transgender-health/

#### UCSF

* Accepts many forms of private insurance and some MediCal plans including Blue Cross Blue Shield. Does not accept Alameda Alliance. Not sliding scale. Can be difficult to get an appointment. Their website is an excellent resource for educating yourself and your doctor about transgender healthcare.
* 2356 Sutter St, 3rd Floor, San Francisco, CA 94115
* Call (415) 885-7770 to schedule an appointment
* Client-facing site: https://transcare.ucsf.edu/
* Provider-facing site: http://transhealth.ucsf.edu/

#### Saint James Infirmary - STRIDE: Transgender Hormone Therapy Program

* Cost unknown: likely free or sliding scale since it's grant-funded. Peer-based program tailored to the needs of transgender Sex Workers.
* 730 Polk Street, San Francisco, CA, 94109
* (415) 554-9634
* New folks: https://stjamesinfirmary.org/wordpress/?page\_id=11
* Trans services: https://stjamesinfirmary.org/wordpress/?page\_id=16

#### Lyon-Martin Health Services

* Accepts Blue Cross Blue Shield MediCal and San Francisco County insurance. Does not like to accept Alameda Alliance. No fees if you're uninsured and have no income.
* 1735 Mission St, San Francisco, CA 94103
* (415) 565-7667
* http://lyon-martin.org/

#### Strut SF - Magnet Sexual Health Services

* Free or by donation. Provides hormone checks and education. Does not prescribe hormones.
* 470 Castro Street, San Francisco CA 94114
* (415) 437-3400
* https://www.strutsf.org/get-tested/

## Trans health providers outside of San Francisco

#### EBAC - East Bay AIDs Center, previously branded as CRUSH 510

* Does not always accept MediCal plans including Blue Cross Blue Shield. They have eligibility counselors that can give you an estimate of cost. Focus is on serving QT POC. You may not need to receive HIV related care to receive HRT primary care there. Their policies change-give them a call for the most updated information.
* 3100 Summit St, Oakland, CA 94609
* (510) 869-8400
* https://www.sutterhealth.org/find-location/facility/east-bay-aids-center-ebac
* For updated insurance information: https://www.sutterhealth.org/health-plan/med-group/sutter-east-bay-medical-foundation

#### One Medical

* Private member only medical clinic. Accepts a limited number of MediCal and Covered California plans including Blue Cross Blue Shield. Does not accept Medicaid, MediCal, or Alameda Alliance. There is a membership fee, but it can be waived. Accepts most forms of private insurance. We recommend Jess Pinder, NP, at the Berkeley location.
* Multiple locations in the Bay including Berkeley and Oakland.
* (510) 225-1025
* Waiving the membership fee: https://www.onemedical.com/faq/membership-fee-alternatives/
* https://www.onemedical.com/blog/live-well/transgender-health-wellness-visit

#### Kaiser Oakland

* Private member only medical clinic. If you transition from standard Kaiser to Alameda Alliance you can continue your care there, but you cannot be seen with your Alameda Alliance membership if you have not been seen there before.
* 3779 Piedmont Ave., Ground floor, G-41 Oakland, CA 94611
* (510)752-7149
* https://thrive.kaiserpermanente.org/care-near-you/northern-california/eastbay/departments/transgender-care/

#### Planned Parenthood

* El Cerrito, Walnut Creek, Hayward, and Sacramento locations provide HRT. Oakland locations does not. Sliding scale. Accepts MediCal and county insurance.
* https://www.plannedparenthood.org/health-center/california/el-cerrito/94530/el-cerrito-health-center-3940-90200/lgbtq
* https://www.plannedparenthood.org/health-center/california/walnut-creek/94596/walnut-creek-health-center-2571-90200/lgbtq
* https://www.plannedparenthood.org/planned-parenthood-mar-monte/patient-resources/transgender-services
* https://www.plannedparenthood.org/health-center/california/hayward/94541/hayward-health-center-4150-90130/lgbtq

#### SNAHC - Sacramento Native American Health Center

* Sliding scale. Accepts MediCal and Sacramento county insurance.
* 2020 J Street, Sacramento, CA 95811
* (916) 341-0575
* https://www.snahc.org/speciality/

#### Children's Hospital Los Angeles

* Notable in that they provide transgender care for youth. It's not uncommon for folks to travel very far to get childhood gender affirming care here, as they are denied in many places. From their website: "The Center for Transyouth Health and Development rejects the gatekeeper model of care and focuses on how to help our patients and families in the least restrictive environment possible"
* 5000 Sunset Blvd. 4th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90027
* (323) 361-5372
* https://www.chla.org/the-center-transyouth-health-and-development

#### TransHealth list of trans health clinics

* This website keeps an updated list of transgender health clinics in the US, Canada, & England.
* http://www.trans-health.com/clinics/

#### Erin's informed consent HRT map

* The map: https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?mid=1DxyOTw8dI8n96BHFF2JVUMK7bXsRKtzA&ll=47.18243102018348%2C-113.38234070000004&z=4
* twitter.com/erininthemorn