Resources

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

Upcoming Conferences

Alternative Surgeons

Local Clinics/Resources

Database for Therapists

Disorders of Sexual Development/Intersex

Legal Assistance/Discrimination

Financial Assistance

Professional Organizations

Support Sites

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Alternative Surgeons

Phalloplasty, Metoidioplasty, Chest surgery

• The Buncke Clinic (San Francisco, CA)
• Miro Djordjevic, MD (Belgrade, Serbia)
• Crane Center (San Francisco, CA)

Local Clinics/Resources

• International Transgender Certification Association – Credentialing, standards of practice, professional identity, and self-regulation for service providers of the transgender community

• Find providers for gender affirming care near you:
  • Outcare Health
  • TransWIN!
  • 45 US-Based Youth Gender Clinics (in no particular order)
• Bay Area
  • Asian & Pacific Islander Wellness Center
  • Gender Health SF – San Francisco Department of Public Health
  • Gender Spectrum
  • Lyon Martin
  • Mills Peninsula Hospital
  • Pike Place Clinic
  • Tom Waddell Urban Health Clinic
  • TransGender San Francisco
  • UCSF: Center of Excellence in Transgender Health
• San Diego
  • San Ysidro Health – GeMS Health Clinic (619) 662-4100
• Colorado
  • Denver Health
  • Gender Identity Center of Colorado, Inc.
• Philadelphia
  • Philadelphia Trans Wellness Conference
• Seattle
  • Ingersoll Gender Center (Seattle WA)

Database for Therapists

• Database for Therapists to write your Letter of Recommendation

Disorders of Sexual Development/Intersex

• Accord Alliance – Advocacy for those with DSD
• AIDS-DSD Support Group
• Bodies Like Ours
• Intersex Society of North America
• US Affiliate of the Organization Intersex International (OII)
• InterAct – Advocates for Intersex Youth

Legal Assistance/Discrimination

• Lambda Legal
• Transgender Law Center
• Transgender Legal Defense & Education Fund
• Transgender Map – social, legal, and medical resources during transition
• Trans Youth Handbook – rights of trans youth across a wide spectrum of situations, including identity documents, school, health care, non-affirming care environments, and work

Financial Assistance

• Genderbands – Providing financial assistance to transgender men and gender non-conforming people for gender-affirming top surgery
• Jim Collins Foundation – Providing financial assistance to transgender people for gender-confirming surgeries
• Pride Life Concierge Services – Advocacy and assistance with healthcare and insurance-related issues/questions

Professional Organizations

• World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH)
  • WPATH Standards of Care
• GLAAD
  • GLAAD Glossary of Terms – Transgender
• National Center for Transgender Equality (NCTE)

Support Sites

• Trans Lifeline – General Resources
  • Trans Recovery Supply – Purchase post-operative supplies
  • 24/7 Peer support chat line: (877) 565-8860
• Transgender Suicide Hotline: USA (877) 565-8860, CAN: (877) 330-6366
• LGBTQ+ Youth Are Not Alone
• Parents: 
  • A Parent’s Guide: Is Your Child Transgender?
  • LGBTQ Resources and College Affordability
• Partner Support: en|Gender 
• Substance use/Rehab Centers
  • LGBTQ+ Drug and Alcohol Treatment Resources
  • LGBTQIA Friendly Rehab Centers Near You
• FTM International
• Hudson’s FTM Resource Guide
• Original Plumbing – print publication dedicated to trans male culture
• Prepare for Surgery, Heal Faster: A Guide of Mind-Body Techniques – book by Peggy Huddleston
• Renaissance Transgender Association – non-profit, non-political, educational and social support organization to support persons regarding transgender issues, sexual orientation, sexual identity, or gender identity without prejudice
• Role Models & Inspiration: Successful Transgender Men
• The Transitional Male
• TransBucket.com – Surgery Photo and Reference Site
• Trans-Health.com — Online magazine of health and fitness for transgender people
• Trans-man.org – Resources for trans men