OutCare has identified LGBTQ+ healthcare resources in all 50 states. Here you will find resources including primary care, mental health services, youth groups, shelters, support groups, STI testing, and much more. Select a state below to find LGBTQ+ healthcare resources near you.
Public LGBTQ+ Healthcare Resources
Alabama
AIDS Alabama
AIDS Alabama focuses on housing, policy and advocacy, supportive services, HIV prevention and education, as well as free and confidential HIV testing. The organization is devoted to helping people with HIV/AIDS live healthy independent lives. They offer several support groups and mental health services, an example of one is their unique support group for the Latinx LGBTQ community called Somos Nosotros. They also have a Living Well Out Patient Center that offer programs for HIV-positive patients with emotional and mental health issues.
Birmingham AIDS Outreach
Birmingham AIDS Outreach is an organization that offers free and confidential tests for HIV, Chlamydia, Gonorrhea, Trichomoniasis (TRICH), Hepatitis C and Syphilis. They host several testing events throughout the year at various metro area locations including college campuses, health fairs, retail locations and bars while also offering regular on-site testing. They offer services through their PrEP Clinic located at the University of Alabama and have case managers who are licensed social workers to help people living with HIV set personal goals and obtain any assistance they may need.
C.A.R.E. Services, Inc.
C.A.R.E. Services exists to provide for the mental and physical well-being of sexual and gender minorities, and to work in partnership with other marginalized populations to achieve mutual goals of equity and equality. They offer LGBTQ+ youth support groups every Tuesday from 6-8pm in Huntsville, Athens, and Dothan, as well as a transgender peer support group in Huntsville. Anticipated future services to include counseling/therapy, adult peer support groups, and social gatherings.
Equality Alabama
Equality Alabama is a nonprofit advocacy organization seeking to advance equal rights for LGBT Alabamians through education, advocacy, and collaboration.
Five Horizons Health Services (FHHS)
Five Horizons Health Services offers services to West Alabama’s LGBTQ community. Services include specialized medical treatment, HIV/Hepatitis C testing and treatment, STD/STI treatment and testing as well as prevention education. Special programs include SISTA (Sisters Informing Sisters on Topics about AIDS) an African-American women peer-led program, Probationer and Parolee HIV/HCV Testing Programs to provide HIV and HCV education to the Tuscaloosa County and a Latinx Outreach program.
Magic City Wellness Center
The Magic City Wellness Center is a comprehensive LGBTQ center located in Birmingham, AL. They provide culturally competent primary care services including PrEP, counseling, HIV and STD/STI testing, hormone replacement therapy, and support groups for youth and adults.
Medical Advocacy and Outreach (MAO)
Medical Advocacy and Outreach provides much needed health and wellness services benefitting people living with HIV/AIDS, Hepatitis C and other life-threatening illnesses. Multiple full-service clinic locations across central and southern Alabama offer services geared towards the LGBTQ community. Services include physical and mental health providers, HIV education and testing, food bank services and other support services.
Rocket City Rainbow Pages
Rocket City Rainbow Pages provides a directory of local affirming providers and practitioners.
Shoals Diversity Center
Shoals Diversity Center in Florence, AL offers limited free individual and couples counseling to those without insurance, as well as a sexual assault support group, an LGBTQ youth group (ages 17 to 24), and a gender expansive support group.
Thrive Alabama
Thrive Alabama empowers LGBTQ patients to create a healthy community by providing compassionate, accessible, affordable and comprehensive care. They have HIV clinics in Huntsville, Florence, and Albertville and provide primary care and telemedicine services. Other services offered include STI testing and treatment and HIV prevention via PrEP and safe sex education.
University of Alabama- Birmingham LGBTQ Mental Health & Wellness Clinic
The UAB LGBTQ Mental Health & Wellness Clinic serves gender non-conforming children and LGBTQ+ adults. They offer outpatient medical treatment, outpatient substance abuse treatment, individual psychotherapy, group therapy, and letters of referral for HRT. Services performed by medical physicians, clinical psychologists, and social workers.
VA Medical Center: Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Program
The Birmingham Veterans Affairs Medical Center offers a variety of programs to create a health care system that is supportive and responsive to the particular needs of LGBT Veterans and staff. Transgender patients and intersex individuals are provided all care included in VA’s medical benefits package including but not limited to: hormonal therapy, mental health care, preoperative evaluation, and medically necessary post-operative and long-term care following sex reassignment surgery.
We are seeking more healthcare-related resources in Alabama. If you know of any, please contact us.
Alaska
Alaskan AIDS Assistance Association
Alaskan AIDS Assistance Association (Four A’s) is an organization that seeks to improve care and prevention of HIV/AIDS in Alaska. They provide HIV testing, clean syringe exchange programs, and medical case management to HIV positive patients.
Identity
Identity is an organization in Anchorage that acts as an advocate for the LGBTQ adults and youth of Alaska. They provide community programming, support groups, advocacy, and an LGBTQ-friendly medical provider directory.
Interior AIDS Association
Interior AIDS Association seeks to provide care and prevention resources for HIV/AIDS and is headquartered in Fairbanks. They provide HIV and Hepatitis C testing, medication assisted treatment for opioid use disorders, and medical case management for people living with HIV.
We are seeking more healthcare-related resources in Alaska. If you know of any, please contact us.
Arizona
Arizona Trans Youth and Parent Organization (TYPO)
Arizona TYPO is a youth and parent organization that seeks to support trans youth and their families in Arizona. They provide support groups, educational resources, and assistance in accessing trans-affirming healthcare.
Chrysalis
Chrysalis is a community program and crisis shelter that provides resources to those affected by domestic violence in the Phoenix area. They provide crisis shelter, transitional housing, and counseling services based on availability.
Gender Management Service – Phoenix Children’s Hospital
The Gender Management Service at Phoenix Children’s Hospital is the only comprehensive gender health program at a children’s hospital in Arizona. They provide comprehensive gender care that begins with consultation for pubertal blocking medications, gender-affirming hormone therapy, and legal and school assistance through the transition process.
HIV Services – Chicanos Por La Causa LUCES
HIV Services through Chicanos Por La Causa’s LUCES program provides HIV testing, treatment, and referral resources to the Latino community of Phoenix.
One N Ten
One N Ten is a non-profit organization that provides a youth center and educational resources to LGBTQ youth ages 14-24 in Phoenix. They focus on providing a safe space, discussion groups, and healthy lifestyle education.
Phoenix Shanti Program
Phoenix Shanti Program is an organization that provides counseling, housing, and vocational resources to patients living with HIV in Arizona. Counseling is provided on a group or individual basis and they provide numerous educational/vocational training programs.
Pima County HIV/AIDS Care Consortium
Pima County HIV/AIDS Care Consortium seeks to provide treatment and resources to those living with or at risk for HIV and other STI’s. They provide counseling, testing for individuals and couples, limited in-house treatment, and referrals to appropriate care.
Southern Arizona AIDS Foundation
Southern Arizona AIDS Foundation seeks to provide testing and treatment resources for HIV/AIDS in Southern Arizona. They provide HIV testing and counseling resources in addition to referral and resources for accessing medications for treatment and prophylaxis.
Southwest Center for HIV/AIDS
Southwest Center for HIV/AIDS seeks to provide care and prevention resources for HIV. They provide walk-in HIV/STI testing, comprehensive primary care, transgender healthcare including hormone therapy, PrEP/PEP, and a full range of other health services to those living with or at risk for HIV.
Stonewall Institute
The Stonewall Institute is a substance abuse and behavioral health organization located in Phoenix. They provide LGBTQ-integrative substance abuse and mental health care to the state of Arizona.
Terros Health
Terros Health seeks to provide comprehensive health care to the LGBTQ community of Arizona. Their services include primary care, substance abuse treatment, crisis intervention, and free HIV and STD testing and resources to Maricopa County residents.
Transgender Medical Services – El Rio Health
Transgender Medical Services at El Rio Health provides a full range of primary and specialized care to the transgender community of Arizona in a gender-affirming environment. They provide full primary care for adults, children, and adolescents including hormone therapy as well as limited OBGYN and cancer screening at certain clinic locations.
Trans Spectrum of Arizona
Trans Spectrum of Arizona is a support organization for the transgender and gender-variant community of Arizona. They provide weekly support groups and educational resources to transgender individual and their families.
We are seeking more healthcare-related resources in Arizona. If you know of any, please contact us.
Arkansas
Center for Artistic Revolution (CAR)
CAR was founded in Little Rock, Arkansas to create an inclusive intergenerational LGBTQ centric organization working to build and sustain a progressive movement in Arkansas that connect people and ends discrimination. Programs offered include Latinx Revolucíon LGBTQ which was created in August 2015 to provides resources and empowerment to the Latino LGBTQ community in Central Arkansas.
Hot Springs LGBT Alliance
Hot Springs LBGT Alliance seeks to maintain a sense of community and awareness for the LGBTQ community throughout the Garland County. They offer social and educational opportunities for the community and aim to create a supportive network for the local LGBTQ community and allies.
Lucie’s Place
Lucie’s Place serves Arkansas’s young, LGBTQ adults who are experiencing homelessness by providing them with safe living environments, job training, and counseling services.
Northwest Arkansas Equality
Northwest Arkansas Equality is an educational, advocacy, and service organization that offers HIV testing, peer support groups, and social & community outreach events. It is also hosts Arkansas’s largest pride celebration: the Northwest Arkansas Pride.
Pridecorps: LGBT Youth Center of Arkansas
Pridecorps is an organization for the LGBTQ community ages 13-20 in the central Arkansas area. They offer fun and education resources including substance abuse, mental health and suicide prevention groups. They also offer safe sex, HIV and STI prevention and wellness services.
River Valley Equality Center
The River Valley Equality Center is a community organization committed to non-violent advocacy for the rights of all humans with an emphasis on the LGBTQ community. They offer counseling services, drug and alcohol treatment and various other resources including a list of local providers who are sympathetic to the trans community.
We are seeking more healthcare-related resources in Arkansas. If you know of any, please contact us.
California
Inland Empire (Coachella Valley, Palm Springs, Riverside County, San Bernardino County)
Desert AIDS Project
The Desert AIDS project offers services in high quality primary care, HIV-specialty care with access to their HIV Health Center, a dental clinic and a sexual health and wellness center. They accept Medicare and Medi-Cal and have contracts with many insurance companies and offer a Sliding Fee Scale Discount for uninsured low-income clients. They specialize in services for those living with, affected by, or at-risk for HV or AIDS in the Coachella Valley.
LGBT Community Center of the Desert
The LGBT Community Center of the Desert offers free and low cost counseling for the LGBT community through their Scott Hines Health Clinic. They also offer wellness classes such as yoga and tai chi along with rapid HIV testing and PrEP education. Along with those services, every Thursday evening the center hosts a pop-up grocery store that provides free groceries for local families and residents without fear of discrimination of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, age or religion.
TruEvolution
TruEvolution works with high-risk and underserved LGBTQ populations to defend the lives of LGBTQ people by centering healthy equity and racial justice to advance health outcomes in underserved communities. They offer direct health services such as HIV/Hep-C testing, condom access, case management, emergency supportive housing, pharmacy access and health coverage enrollment. They also offer behavioral health services and youth advocacy programs.
TruEvolution es una organización dedicada a luchar por la justicia LGBT y la prevención y eliminación del VIH/SIDA en América. Servicios directos de salud incluyen: pruebas de VIH/Hep-C, accceso a condones, terapia cara-a-cara, grupos de apoyo, servicios de accesso a farmacia y búsqueda del seguro medico.
Los Angeles
APAIT
APAIT is committed to positively impact the quality of life for medically underserved communities living with or at risk for HIV/AIDS and other health disparities through culturally competent and linguistically appropriate programs in Southern California. They offer HIV Care Programs, Behavioral Health Services, Substance Abuse programs and HIV testing and counseling programs.
AIDS Project Los Angeles (APLA Health)
The AIDS Project Los Angeles provides free and low-cost medical care to the LGBTQ community along with access to PrEP and PEP and housing support services for people living with HIV. They have various locations throughout LA and offer insurance enrollment, counseling and dental care as well.
Bienestar
Bienestar is a community-based social services organization based in the greater Los Angeles area. Their focus is on identifying and addressing emerging health issues faced by the Latino and LGBTQ populations. Bienestar’s education and support programs address areas such as: HIV/AIDS treatment and prevention, STIs, mental health services and substance use and harm reduction with all services free of charge to the community. Community centers are located in East Los Angeles, El Monte, Hollywood, Long Beach, Pomona, San Fernando Valley and South LA.
Bienestar es una organización de servicios sociales basada en la comunidad con sede en el área metropolitana de Los Ángeles. Bienestar identifica y aborda los problemas de salud emergentes que enfrentan las comunidades Latinas y LGBTQ. Bienestar llega a estas comunidades únicas a través de modelos innovadores y compasivos de igual a igual que son 100% culturalmente relevantes para las comunidades a las que servimos. Los programas de educación y apoyo de Bienestar abarcan áreas tales como: tratamiento y prevención del VIH / SIDA, ITS, servicios de salud mental, uso de sustancias y reducción de daños. Todos los servicios se ofrecen a la comunidad de forma gratuita.
Black AIDS Institute
The Black AIDS Institute has a mission to stop the AIDS pandemic in Black communities by engaging and mobilizing Black institutions and individuals in efforts to confront HIV. They offer Black Healthcare Access services along with PrEP education and access, specifically for the growing number of black women interested in HIV prevention.
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA)
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles provides culturally-competent, inclusive care to the LGBTQ youth of Los Angeles. In addition to their full range of primary care and specialty services, CHLA houses the Transyouth Health and Development program which seeks to support the trans and gender-variant youth community via education, medical services, and HIV prevention.
In the Meantime Men
In the Meantime Men’s Group is purposed to enrich, empower and extend the lives of intergenerational black men, respectful of sexual orientation, through social, educational, health and wellness programs and services. Services offered include yoga and meditation, condom distribution, HIV testing and STD screening linkage, case management and health education outreach.
Latino Equality Alliance/Alianza Latina Por La Igualidud
The Latino Equality Alliance promotes equality, and justice for the Latino/a Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer + community. They are located at Mi Centro LGBTQ Community Center in Boyle Heights. This non-profit organization focuses on family acceptance, LGBTQ equality and immigration reform. They offer a variety of programs to help build healthy and safe environments for the LGBTQ community including a College Access and Success Support and an LGBTQA youth council that offers college application support and tips on how to create more inclusive spaces at home.
LGBTQ Center Long Beach
The LGBTQ Center Long Beach serves the LGBTQ community and allies in the Long Beach area. Services include HIV testing and STI screening services. They also offer resources in accessing PrEP in Long Beach along with mental health counseling services.
Los Angeles LGBT Center
The Los Angeles LGBT Center provides full primary care for both women and men and is a licensed medical services provider through the Los Angeles Department of Health. Specialized services including HIV/STD testing and treatment, PrEP/PEP, and other culturally-competent health services are provided through clinics at multiple center locations. Their transgender health program offers hormone therapy, pre- and post-surgical care, and trans-appropriate sexual health and cancer screenings.
OUTReach Center
The OUTreach Center serves the LGBTQ community and allies living in the Antelope Valley. They offer health, social, educational and cultural services that benefit the entire lifespan of LGBTQ people. Their services include support groups for members of the community to come together and empower one another.
San Fernando Valley LGBT Community Center
The San Fernando Valley LGBT Community Center is a coalition made up of organizations serving the LGBT population in San Fernando Valley, especially among the Latino population. Programs include youth and adult workshops for STD/Disease prevention, counseling services, an HIV Examination Referral Program and community events.
San Gabriel Valley Gay and Lesbian Center
The San Gabriel Valley Gay and Lesbian Center fosters a safer and more inclusive San Gabriel Valley for people of all sexual orientations and gender identities. They offer community education programs such as PRIDETalk where the community gathers to learn about issues that effect the SGV LGBTQ Community. They also offer the following peer support programs: Senior 50+, Youth 12-18, Transgender, Queer in the ‘burbs, Addiction Recovery and Grief and Loss.
Satrang
Satrang serves the South Asian LGBTQ community by promoting awareness, acceptance and empowerment through social, education and advocacy-related events. The offer events such as A Night of Mujra to celebrate the queering of gender identity with a South Asian flare. They also offer support groups for South Asians who identify as transgender or gender non-conforming to meet and share stories and experiences.
St. John’s Well Child & Family Center
St. John’s Well Child & Family Center is an independent health organization that serves patients of all ages through various clinics spread throughout Central and South Los Angeles and Compton. They provide HIV/STD testing and treatment, primary care, and transgender health services and counseling.
UCLA Health
UCLA Health is committed to inclusive, culturally-competent care to the LGBTQ community of Los Angeles and the state of California. They offer specialized programs including their Gender Health Program which provides comprehensive medical care and support to the trans and gender variant community. They also house the CARE Center which conducts research and provides quality care to those living with HIV/AIDS.
Unity Fellowship of Christ Church Los Angeles
The Unity Fellowship of Christ Church of Los Angeles (UFCCLA) was founded in 1982 for primarily openly gay and lesbian African Americans. Since its founding, the UFCCLA has created HIV/AIDS outreach ministries with specific focus on the disenfranchised. They offer a support group for those infected or affected by HIV/AIDS to create a safe space for dialogue, they also offer mental health support for individual and families impacted by HIV/AIDS.
Van Ness Recovery House
The Van Ness Recovery House offers residential drug/alcohol treatment regardless of the ability to pay. Their mission is to meet the needs of the LBGTQ community for alcohol and drug addiction recovery. They offer a 4-6-month program for residents to provide structure and support to deal with issues that may have lead to drug/alcohol use/abuse. They also offer a psychologist and therapist to help with internalized homophobia, childhood sexual abuse, acceptance of HIV and both undiagnosed and diagnosed mental health.
Youth Center on Highland
Youth Center on Highland is a youth drop-in center that serves homeless and at-risk youth in Los Angeles. It offers housing, meals, showers, drop-in services, and HIV testing and counseling on site.
Sacramento
Gender Health Center
Gender Health Center seeks to provide comprehensive counseling and therapy services to the Sacramento area. They accept all patients but specialize in meeting the counseling needs of anyone identifying as gender-variant.
Golden Rule Services
Golden Rule Services is a culturally-competent organization that seeks to address health disparities among people of color in the Sacramento area, particularly in HIV prevention in the MSM community. They offer HIV/STD testing and assistance in accessing resources such as PrEP.
Weave, Inc.
Weave seeks to address issues of domestic and sexual violence. They provide LGBTQ-specific programs including individual and family counseling.
San Diego
The Center
The Center of San Diego is a safe space, community center, and resource center for the San Diego LGBTQ community. They provide weekly HIV and Hepatitis C testing as well as educational and treatment referral resources. They also house the Hillcrest Youth Center which provides community resources and educational programs to LGBTQ youth.
Family Health Centers of San Diego
Family Health Centers of San Diego provide comprehensive, inclusive primary care to the LGBTQ community. They offer full primary care, HIV screening and treatment, PrEP/PEP, cancer screenings, and transgender health services including medical case management and hormone therapy.
Center for Gender-Affirming Care – Rady Children’s Hospital San Diego
The Gender Management Clinic at Rady Children’s Hospital seeks to provide comprehensive, up-to-date, compassionate care to transgender and gender diverse youth in San Diego. Their clinic provides consultation, pubertal suppression, hormone therapy, and surgical referrals in addition to counseling, mental health support, and case management.
North County LGBTQ Resource Center
The North County LGBTQ Resource Center is a community space and resource provider in Oceanside. They provide HIV/STD testing and counseling at various health fairs and sponsored events in addition to plentiful community programming and support groups.
San Francisco & Bay Area
Alliance Health Project – UCSF
Alliance Health Project is a program through UCSF that provides comprehensive mental health care to the LGBTQ population of San Francisco. They provide counseling, psychotherapy, substance abuse treatment, and other LGBTQ-affirmative services.
API Wellness
API Wellness is an LGBTQ and people of color healthcare organization that provides comprehensive, culturally-competent care to the Bay Area. They provide primary care, HIV/STD testing and treatment, PrEP/PEP, and a full range of transgender health services including hormone therapy through various providers.
Berkeley Free Clinic
Berkeley Free Clinic is a non-profit health clinic that provides acute primary medical care and testing services on a free or low-cost basis. They provide HIV/STD testing and treatment, OBGYN screening and care, and trans/queer sexual health care in an inclusive, culturally-competent environment.
Center of Excellence for Transgender Health – UCSF
The Center of Excellence for Transgender Health partners with UCSF Medical Center and various provider organization to increase access to appropriate care and health resources for the transgender community. Through UCSF they provide comprehensive trans primary care, hormone therapy, and gender-affirming surgical procedures. They also formulate national treatment guidelines for transgender patients and supervise provider training in trans health.
Chrysalis Community Counseling Services
Chrysalis Community Counseling Services provides inclusive, affordable, feminist counseling services to families in Sonoma County. They’re feminist model informs their inclusive treatment that serves diverse family types and individual orientations.
Dimensions Queer Youth Clinic
Dimensions Queer Youth Clinic provides low-cost health services to queer, transgender, and questioning youth ages 12-25. They provide HIV/STD screening and treatment, preventative care, immunizations, PAP smears, pelvic exams, and mental health care in addition to low-cost transgender health care.
Gender Pathways Clinic – Kaiser Permanente
The Gender Pathways Clinic at Kaiser Permanente’s San Francisco Medical Center provides appropriate transgender care to the transgender and gender-expansive community of San Francisco. They offer hormone therapy, mental health care, sexual and reproductive care and screenings, and surgical evaluation and procedures.
Lyon-Martin Health Services
Lyon-Martin Health Services is a community health organization dedicated to comprehensive, inclusive healthcare for heterosexual, bisexual, lesbian, and transgender women. They provide primary care, gynecologic care, HIV screening and specialist care, and transgender health services including hormone therapy and surgical referral.
San Francisco City Clinic
The San Francisco City Clinic provides free or low-cost sexual health care to the Bay Area. They provide services regardless of immigration and insurance status. Services offered include HIV/STD testing and treatment, and women’s gynecologic screenings.
Tom Waddell Urban Health Transgender Clinic
The Tom Waddell Urban Health Transgender Clinic is a multidisciplinary primary care clinic overseen by The San Francisco Department of Public Health that provides full trans primary care in San Francisco. They provide full primary care including hormone therapy, mental health care, sexual health screening and care, and surgical referral.
We are seeking more healthcare-related resources in California. If you know of any, please contact us.
Colorado
AIDS Project – Boulder County, Northern Colorado, Southern Colorado
AIDS Project seeks to improve HIV care and prevention efforts. They provide free, confidential HIV testing as well as medical care resources for those living with or affected by AIDS.
Boulder Valley Women’s Health Center
Boulder Valley Women’s Health Center provides comprehensive women’s health care. Their services include contraception care, abortion care, HIV/STD testing, pregnancy care, and transgender health services including primary care, mental health support, hormone therapy, and surgery referrals in a non-judgmental, culturally-competent environment.
Children’s Hospital Colorado – Adolescent Medicine
Adolescent Medicine at Children’s Colorado provides comprehensive primary care to adolescent patients throughout the state. Services include mental health support and general primary care. They also house the TRUE Center for Gender Diversity which employs a diverse team of psychologists, endocrinologists, and adolescent medicine physicians to improve health outcomes for gender diverse youth.
The Center
The Center is a community center serving the LGBTQ community in Denver. In addition to a safe space, support groups, and weekly programming, The Center offers free HIV testing in house via Denver Health weekly.
Colorado Crisis Services
Colorado Crisis Services is a hotline that serves as a first-line resource for youth and adults experiencing crisis. In addition to the toll-free hotline, they provide mental health support for a variety of situations at walk-in centers throughout the state.
Denver Health
Denver Health has been designated an LGBT Center of Excellence and provides competent, affirming care to the LGBTQ population of Denver. They provide full general primary care in addition to HIV/STD testing and treatment, HIV prophylaxis, and full transgender care including hormone therapy and gender-affirming surgical care as well as support through the transition process.
Denver Metro Health Clinic
Denver Metro Health Clinic is a comprehensive STD clinic that offers testing, counseling, and treatment to the Denver area.
Inside Out Youth Services
Inside Out Youth Services is a community organization that seeks to educate and provide resources to LGBTQIA youth at risk in Southern Colorado. They provide a safe space, educational resources, drop in center, food pantry, counseling services, and sexual health education.
Imagine Clinic – University of Colorado Medical Center
Imagine Clinic as an LGBTQ-specific mental health clinic via University of Colorado Health. They provide a full range of mental health services by certified psychologists and medical psychiatrists in a culturally-competent environment.
Magarelli Fertility
Magarelli Fertility is a provider for LGBTQ couples in both New Mexico and Colorado. They welcome couples of all orientations and provide them with the individualized care that each patient deserves. Their treatment options include: donor sperm insemination, in vitro fertilization (IVF), egg donation and gestational carrier services. In addition, egg cryopreservation is also available.
Planned Parenthood of the Rocky Mountains
Planned Parenthood Rocky Mountains is committed to providing women’s health and sexual health care to the state of Colorado. In addition to pregnancy testing, STI/HIV testing and treatment, contraceptive care, and abortion care, The Denver health center offers transgender health services include hormone therapy.
Pueblo Community Health Center
Pueblo Community Health Center houses Ryan White Title III early intervention services for those living with or at risk for contracting HIV. They provide walk-in, confidential testing and counseling as well as care referral services. They also provide dental care, outpatient mental health care, and other medical/dental services for those living with HIV/AIDS.
Rainbow Alley
Rainbow Alley is a youth community and drop-in center that provides programming and resources to LGBTQ youth. They provide a safe space, support groups, and education in safe sex and HIV prevention.
TransAction – It Takes a Village
The TransAction program through It Takes a Village seeks to address health disparities among the transgender population, specifically people of color in the Denver Metro Area. They provide support groups and free HIV/STD testing with treatment available through Denver Health.
Transgender Center of the Rockies
The Transgender Center of the Rockies provides holistic gender-affirming services to support transgender and gender-expansive individuals. They provide social-emotional support and substance use treatment for the adult Colorado trans community with clinical groups, individual counseling, peer-led support groups, employment and PreP case management and community events.
Urban Peak
Urban Peak is a non-profit organization that seeks to assist homeless and at-risk youth in Denver and Colorado Springs. They provide crisis shelter, a drop-in center, housing and educational resources, and outreach for youth ages 15-24.
We are seeking more healthcare-related resources in Colorado. If you know of any, please contact us.
Connecticut
Connecticut TransAdvocacy Coalition
Connecticut TransAdvocacy Coalition (CTAC) works for the advancement and attainment of full human rights for all trans and gender non-conforming people by offering conferences, workshops, and links to available resources on their website.
outCT
outCT seeks to build a community that promotes acceptance, tolerance and understanding of all sexual orientations and gender identities through educational, cultural and social programming. They offer youth programs, conduct community outreach, organize various LGBT events, and list a variety of relevant resources on their website.
True Colors, Inc.
True Colors is a comprehensive resource for LGBT youth and health professionals. They offer competency training for providers, organize the largest LGBT youth conference in the country, and manage a youth mentoring program.
We are seeking more healthcare-related resources in Connecticut. If you know of any, please contact us.
Delaware
AIDS Delaware
AIDS Delaware’s mission is to support those living with HIV/AIDS in Delaware and to prevent the spread of HIV through comprehensive services, education, and advocacy. Their services include HIV testing, support groups, and a list of clinics knowledgeable about HIV care.
We are seeking more healthcare-related resources in Delaware. If you know of any, please contact us.
Florida
Alliance for GLBTQ youth
The Alliance, located in the Miami-Dade County, works to improve the lives of GBLTQ youth by connecting them to community resources, organizing youth-led social justice movements, providing counseling services, and much more.
The Center
The Center in Orlando provides programs and services that empower, educate, and entertain the LGBTQ community. They offer STD/HIV testing, group programming, a job board, and numerous other resources.
Compass
Compass, located in Downtown Lake Worth, is an organization that provides comprehensive HIV services, youth programming, social support/groups, and hosts various outreach events throughout the Palm Beach County community.
Jasmyn
Jasmyn, located in Jacksonville, supports LGBT youth ages 13-23 by offering programming, support services, STD/HIV testing and treatment. Jasmyn also provides educational and diversity training to parents, guardians, and the community.
Metro
Metro is a collection of centers in the Tampa Bay area that provide comprehensive HIV services and medical care, social activities, classes, support groups, counseling, health and fitness programs, youth programs, substance abuse programs, older adult programs, behavioral health services, and free HIV testing.
Pride Center at Equality Park
The Pride Center in South Florida is a major site for HIV testing, prevention, outreach, education, healthcare linkage, support, holistic health and counseling. They also offer senior services, workshops, counseling, and a variety of other services.
Pridelines
Pridelines serves LGBTQ youth by offering affirming programs and services to promote dialogue, wellness and foster social change in South Florida.
Pride Community Center of North Central Florida (PCCNCF)
The PCCNCF provides HIV testing and organizes various community events in the North Central Florida counties of Alachua and surrounding areas. They are now in charge of the Gainesville Area AIDS project (GAAP) which offers services to people with HIV/AIDS in the Alachua County.
Unity Coalition
Unity Coalition is a Latinx LGBTQ organization in Miami that offers LGBT college scholarships, supports community events, provides financial assistance to those in need of housing and legal support, and showcases various arts.
“Unity Coalition” es una organización en la ciudad de Miami para la comunidad Latinx/Hispanx LGBTQ que organiza eventos para la communidad, también ofrece ayuda financiera para personas que necesitan vivienda y apoyo legal.
South Florida Institute on Aging (SoFIA) Care
The Friendly Visitor Program at SoFIA helps alleviate isolation and reconnect LGBTQ elders to their community across generations. They match volunteers (visitors) with members of the South Florida Institute on Aging’s LGBTQ community to provide companionship and combat loneliness.
We are seeking more healthcare-related resources in Florida. If you know of any, please contact us.
Georgia
All-1-Family, Inc.
All-1-Family provides mental and/or behavioral health services to LGBTQ individuals by offering mental health and community support services, couples counseling, group therapy, individual counseling, life skills and family counseling.
Athens Queer Collective
The Athens Queer Collective works toward building a stronger queer community in Athens through education, outreach, and policy change. They currently offer support groups for members of the LGBTQ community.
Health Initiative
The Health Initiative provides education, advocacy, support and improved access to care to for Georgia’s LGBTQ population by offering a list of LGBTQ competent providers, cultural competency training, and health screenings.
Lost-N-Found
Lost-N-Found is an Atlanta-based organization committed to ending homelessness for LGBTQ youth. They offer emergency and transitional housing, clothing, and food, mental health evaluations and counseling, healthcare referrals, and job application assistance.
Southern Jewish Resource Network for Gender & Sexual Diversity (SOJOURN)
SOJOURN provides a community resource for Jewish and LGBTQ programming, education, and support. They organize meet-ups, offer workshops, seminars, and publish an “LGBT Guide to Jewish Atlanta.”
Specialty Care Clinic
The Specialty Care Clinic in Athens provides specialized outpatient care to HIV positive individuals in northeast Georgia. They offer testing, education, case management, support groups, and mental health services.
We are seeking more healthcare-related resources in Georgia. If you know of any, please contact us.
Hawaii
Clint Spencer Clinic – University of Hawaii Manoa
The Clint Spencer Clinic at University of Hawaii Manoa is a specialty clinic staffed by internal medicine and infectious disease doctors focusing on the care for patients with HIV. They provide medical management with ART, preventive care including PrEP, interpretation of drug resistance and salvage testing, and conducts numerous research studies through the university.
Lavender Center & Clinic
The Lavender Clinic is non-profit clinic that specializes in LGBTQI healthcare. They offer mental health and counseling services, full primary care, PrEP/PEP, and offers transgender health services including hormone therapy, vocal training, and referrals for gender-affirming surgical procedures.
Hawaii Island HIV/AIDS Foundation
The Hawaii HIV/AIDS Foundation seeks to build a stronger community with an emphasis on HIV and related issues. It provides HIV testing, treatment referrals, PrEP resources, and education and support around HIV/AIDS issues.
Malama Pono Health Services
Malama Pono Health Services provides a diverse set of culturally-competent care options to benefit the LGBTQ community of Kauai. They provide confidential STI/HIV testing, STD treatment, PrEP and other HIV prevention, and transgender health services including hormone replacement therapy, counseling, and continuing care.
Maui AIDS Foundation
The Maui AIDS Foundation is committed to improving HIV/AIDS treatment and prevention efforts on Maui. They provide STI/HIV testing, PrEP clinic, counseling, and medical case management to patients living with HIV/AIDS.
Planned Parenthood – Honolulu, Kahului, Hawaii
Planned Parenthood has multiple clinic locations across the state of Hawaii. They offer contraceptive services, pregnancy testing, abortion care, and STI/HIV testing. They also provide educational resources and referrals to appropriate primary care for LGBTQ patients.
Waikiki Health
Waikiki Health offers numerous programs specifically created for the LGBTQ community. They offer comprehensive HIV/AIDS care including testing, treatment, and prevention including PrEP/PEP. They also offer a full range of gender transition care for transgender and gender-variant patients.
We are seeking more healthcare-related resources in Hawaii. If you know of any, please contact us.
Idaho
Allies Linked for the Prevention of HIV and AIDS (ALPHA) Idaho
ALPHA Idaho is a community organization that provides resources for treatment, support, and prevention of HIV and AIDS in Idaho. They provide free, rapid HIV testing and work closely with the Family Medicine Residency of Idaho to provide treatment and support resources for those who are HIV positive.
All Under One Roof
All Under One Roof is a community center that provides resource for LGBTQ youth and adults in Idaho. They have free HIV testing at regular intervals and the schedule is available on their website. They also have a wide range of community programming and helpful educational links.
Central District Health Department
Central District Health Department provides HIV/STD testing on a sliding scale. The various clinics have walk-in hours as well as appointments.
Planned Parenthood – Boise, Meridian, Twin Falls
Planned Parenthood has multiple clinic locations across the state of Idaho. They offer contraceptive services, pregnancy testing, abortion care, and STI/HIV testing. They also provide educational resources and referrals to appropriate primary care for LGBTQ patients.
We are seeking more healthcare-related resources in Idaho. If you know of any, please contact us.
Illinois
Care2Prevent – University of Chicago
Care2Prevent is an organization supported by University of Chicago that seeks to reduce HIV transmission events among at risk youth on Chicago’s South Side. They provide comprehensive treatment and prevention services (including PEP and PrEP) for HIV as well as education and a full range of sexual health services for patients up to age 24.
Center on Halsted
The Center on Halsted is Chicago’s LGBTQ community center whose mission is to promote the health and well-being of all LGBTQ residents of the Chicago metro area. In addition to community gatherings and programs, they offer rapid HIV testing and referral as well as a full range of counseling services.
Champaign Urbana Public Health District
The Champaign Urbana Public Health District provides a full range of health services to the Champaign Urbana metro area. Services offered include STI testing and treatment, contraception, PrEP, and other sexual health services.
Chicago House
Chicago House and Social Service Agency serves individuals and families disenfranchised by HIV/AIDS, LGBTQ marginalization, poverty, homelessness, and/or gender nonconformity. They offer services including housing, medical linkage, HIV prevention services, and legal aid.
Chicago Women’s AIDS Project
Chicago Women’s AIDS Project seeks to empower cisgender and transgender women to take control of their own health and well-being. They provide support groups, advocacy, and health linkage to women at risk for or living with HIV.
Howard Brown Health Center
Howard Brown Health Center is a facility that provides comprehensive health care for the LGBTQ population of Chicago and the state of Illinois at large. They provide a diverse range of primary care services including alternative insemination, women’s health, pediatric services, and healthcare for the trans and non-binary gender populations. They offer a full range of STI screening and treatment, HIV care, PEP, PrEP, and counseling services. In addition, they support a broad range of LGBTQ-geared programs via other organizations throughout Chicago.
IL PrEP Assistance Program
The IL PrEP Assistance Program is run through the Illinois Department of Public Health and is designed to provide access to PrEP for all of those at risk for HIV infection in the state of Illinois. In addition to a PrEP hotline, they provide population specific links and services that allow insured and uninsured alike to access resources and services to meet their particular needs.
IntraSpectrum
IntraSpectrum is an LGBTQIA-specific counseling and therapy organization in downtown Chicago and Andersonville. They provide therapy, outreach, and resources to the LGBTQIA population exclusively and are trained to address mental health issues in a culturally-competent manner.
Lakeview Center for Psychotherapy
Lakeview Center for Psychotherapy provides individual and couples counseling for LGBTQ patients in Chicago. They have specific team members with experience in supporting transgender patients during the transition process.
Lurie Children’s Gender and Sex Development
Lurie Children’s Gender and Sex Development program provides comprehensive health care to transgender, gender fluid, or gender non-conforming youth as well as children with disorders of sex development. Their Gender Development program provides comprehensive medical care to transgender, gender fluid, and gender-questioning children including pubertal blockers, gender-affirming hormone therapy, vocal therapy, and consultation to a diverse array of specialties for further gender-affirming care.
Planned Parenthood Bloomington, IL
Planned Parenthood Bloomington, IL provides a full range of sexual health and women’s health services to the Bloomington/Normal metro area. Services offered include contraception, pregnancy testing, abortion services, STI testing and treatment, and HIV testing.
Response Center
Response Center is a Jewish Child & Family Services program that seeks to support adolescents and their families in the Jewish and general community of Skokie, IL. They offer prevention, counseling, and sexual health services in a non-judgmental environment that empowers youth to make their own healthy life choices. They provide education and prevention services for STI’s, healthy dating, violence, and LGBTQ awareness.
United Pride Center
Uniting Pride exists to create a Champaign County where all who identify as sexual and/or gender minorities can live full, healthy, and vibrant lives. Uniting Pride is a 501(c)(3) organization that exists to advocate for the equality, wellness, advocacy, and visibility of the LGBTQ+ communities in Champaign County. They offer support groups for LGBTQ+ communities of all ages, resources and information for community members and health providers, and advocacy and education opportunities.
Valeo Pride Program at Chicago Lakeshore Hospital
Valeo Pride Program at Chicago Lakeshore Hospital is a safe, judgment-free inpatient program for treatment of LGBTQ patients with anxiety, depression, suicidal thoughts, and substance abuse. This program offers a culturally-competent mental health treatment environment and offers significant other and family involvement in care as well as coordination with primary care providers and outpatient therapists and mental health professionals.
We are seeking more healthcare-related resources in Illinois. If you know of any, please contact us.
Indiana
Central (Indianapolis / Lafayette / Muncie / Terre Haute)
Bell Flower Clinic – Eskenazi Health
The Eskenazi Bell Flower Clinic provides medical services including HIV/STI testing.
Brothers United
Brothers United, Inc. offers educational programs and discussion groups about LGBTQ healthcare, HIV/STI testing, counseling services, and transgender support services.
Counseling Practicum Clinic – Ball State University
The Ball State Counseling Practicum Clinic offers counseling services to people in Muncie and the surrounding area. Graduate students in the counseling program work with clients under the supervision of licensed psychologists and counselors.
Damien Center
The Damien Center provides medical services including HIV/STI and pregnancy testing, counseling, housing and career support, legal resources, and a food pantry.
Domestic Violence Network
The Domestic Violence Network works in collaboration with the community, law enforcement, universities, service providers, and a variety of other fields to provide education and awareness on issues surrounding domestic violence and sexual assault. The Domestic Violence Network works in partnership with Indy Pride, Inc. and Open for Service to provide free training to service providers on the effects of domestic violence and sexual assault in the LGBTQ+ community.
Gender Expansive Kids & Company (GEKCO)
GEKCO provides confidential support, resources, and camaraderie to families of transgender children ages 12 and under.
Gender Health Program – Riley Hospital
The Riley Gender Health Program provides comprehensive support for youth under age 21. Consisting of providers from various specialties, the Gender Health Program serves emotional, mental, and physical health needs. Services include gender affirming hormone therapy, treatment for menstrual suppression, surgery consultation and coordination, and psychological counseling.
Gender Nexus
GenderNexus empowers people who are gender diverse to lead healthy and holistic lives by connecting them with supportive services to meet physical, emotional, social, and occupational needs. Services include support groups, HIV/STI testing, educational workshops, social events, and housing support.
Indiana Youth Group
The Indiana Youth Group (IYG) runs an activity center for LGBTQIA youth ages 12-20. The IYG offers a variety of wellness and education programs, including HIV/STI testing and support groups.
Infectious Disease Clinic – Eskenazi Health
The Eskenazi Health Infectious Disease Clinic (IDC) is a multidisciplinary clinic that assists in the prevention, diagnosis, and management of a wide variety of infectious diseases, including HIV. Social workers and care coordinators partner with people living with HIV and their significant others to prevent interruption in medical care and facilitate healthy living by linking clients to medical care, emotional support services, financial assistance, medical insurance, transportation and other community resources. Eskenazi Health IDC also offers Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP ) to those at ongoing risk for contracting HIV.
Julian Center
The Julian Center provides support for victims of domestic violence and sexual assault in order to recover and build a life free of abuse. Services include a 24-hour crisis line, shelter, counseling services, outreach services, transitional and affordable housing, food pantry access, and safety planning.
LifeCare Program – IU Health Methodist
The IU Health Methodist LifeCare Program provides HIV medical care. LifeCare provides access to the latest HIV treatments (including research trials), rapid HIV testing, social work assistance, and medicine adherence counseling.
Muncie OUTreach
Muncie OUTreach is a drop-in center for LGBTQ youth. Muncie OUTreach provides a safe place for youth to feel supported. Services include help with finding HIV and STI testing, sexual education provided by the Heartland Community Services Foundation, LGBTQ+ friendly therapy through the Ball State Practicum Clinic, a food bank located in the Unitarian Universalist Church, domestic violence resources provided by A Better Way, Inc., and free contraception/protection.
Planned Parenthood of Indiana
Planned Parenthood of Indiana provides LGBT educational services, HIV/STI testing, and general health care for women and men at 20+ health center locations.
Ryan White HIV Services Program
The Ryan White HIV Services Program (RWSP) is a part of the Marion County Public Health Department. Ryan White funds are intended to provide “stop gap” services for HIV+ eligible individuals until they can be enrolled in long term comprehensive insurance programs, such as Medicaid or Medicare.
Step-Up
Step-Up, Inc. offers LGBTQ youth educational programs and HIV/STD prevention services.
Transgender Health and Wellness Program – Eskenazi Health
The Eskenazi Transgender Health and Wellness Program serves the healthcare needs of transgender and gender non-conforming adults. The clinic provides primary care, behavior health assessment and therapy, hormone replacement, specialty referrals, care coordination, and support groups.
TransIndy
TransIndy, a merger of Indy Boyz and Indy Girlz, offers peer-led support groups for transgender and gender-diverse people.
Trans Lafayette
Trans Lafayette is a support and anti-oppression group for all trans* people, gender diverse people, those living with disorders of sexual development (DSD), those who identify as intersex, and their allies.
North (South Bend / Elkhart / Gary / Fort Wayne)
AIDS Ministries / AIDS Assist
AIDS Ministries / AIDS Assist provides free STD/HIV testing, prevention services, and care coordination.
Center for Nonviolence GSA
The Center for Nonviolence GSA offers a safe and supportive environment for LGBTQA youth who wish to build community, discuss issues affecting their lives without fear of harassment, and join with others in promoting safety and respect for all people.
Community HealthNet Health Centers
Community HealthNet Health Centers provides free confidential STD/HIV testing, counseling & consultation.
LGBTQ Center of South Bend
The LGBTQ Center of South Bend promotes equality, builds community, and increases understanding of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer/questioning (LGBTQ) experiences through educational resources, support groups, social events, and enriching programming.
Mosaic Health & Healing Arts
Mosaic Health & Healing Arts is a non-profit family doctor’s office and the first in the state to openly welcome and celebrate LGBTQ+ folks in healthcare. They offer primary care for all ages, gender affirming hormones using an informed consent model, LGBTQ+ knowledgable healthcare, HIV care, PrEP, sexual health, gyn care, and fertility assistance. In addition to family medicine, Mosaic offers healing arts modalities such as massage, reiki, and yoga along with behavioral health services, trans/nonbinary resource groups, and LGBTQ+ awareness training for businesses and organizations.
Northeast Indiana Positive Resource Connection
Positive Resource Connection provides HIV education, prevention, testing, and linkage to care for persons living with HIV/AIDS, their families and loved ones, persons at risk for HIV, and the general public.
Resource Center at IPFW
The Resource Center at Indiana University–Purdue University Fort Wayne provides an educational, supportive, accepting, and inclusive environment for LGBTQ+ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Questioning/Queer) students through support services and educational efforts that reduce heterosexism, genderism, homophobia, and transphobia.
South (Bloomington / Evansville)
AIDS Resource Group
The AIDS Resource Group (ARG) of Southwestern Indiana provides quality, specialized case management, HIV prevention education, and supportive services to people living with, at-risk for, or affected by HIV/AIDS. Additional supportive services include vision and dental care referrals, food pantry access, and direct emergency financial assistance.
Gender Warriors Bloomington
Gender Warriors is a discussion, education, activist, and peer support group for anyone under the trans umbrella and trans allies for students at Indiana University and Bloomington community members.
Gender Warriors Evansville
Gender Warriors is an educational, advocacy, and social group for Trans* / Genderqueer / Gender Non-Conforming people and others who want to further the cause.
Matthew 25 Clinic
The Matthew 25 Clinic supports, educates and treats those infected with and affected by HIV/AIDS.
Positive Link
Positive Link, a program of Indiana University Health Bloomington Hospital Community Health, is a provider for those with or at risk for HIV in south central Indiana. Services include HIV testing and education, housing support, nutrition and meal supplements, financial assistance for medication, dental, optical, and quality of life enhancement, support groups, social events, and community building activities.
Premier Healthcare
Premier Healthcare is a Bloomington-based primary care/family medicine and gynecology combined practice with over 61 years of experience caring for patients of all ages. The practice is focused on hormone management of perimenopause, menopause, and andropause. Other services offered include a good community network of mental health professionals and major/minor surgeries for trans patients.
Prism Youth Community
Prism Youth Community is an inclusive social group for youth celebrating all sexual orientations, gender identities, and gender expressions.
Spencer Pride commUnity center
The Spencer Pride commUnity center is a certified Safe Place for youth in difficult circumstances or for anyone in a domestic violence situation. The center is an LGBTQ+ Safe Zone for LGBTQ+ people of all ages to seek resources.
Tri-State Alliance Youth Group
The Tri-State Alliance (TSA) Youth Group is a safe place for self-identified LGBTQ youth under the age of 21. Services provided include prevention and education of substance abuse and HIV/STI.
We are seeking more healthcare-related resources in Indiana. If you know of any, please contact us.
Iowa
Central Iowa Therapy Solutions
Central Iowa Therapy Solutions is run by a licensed social worker in clinical practice who handles a diverse range of counseling. She has a special interest in helping LGBTQ patients navigate issues such as coming out, coming to terms with gender identity, and navigating family relationships.
Iowa City VA Health System – LGBT Program
The Iowa City VA Health System has been awarded for its commitment to serving LGBTQ veterans. They provide a full range of health services and are actively engaged in addressing health disparities in the LGBTQ veteran population.
Project of Primary Health Care
The Project of Primary Health Care seeks to provide confidential free or low cost services to patients with HIV and connect them with resources for continuing HIV care. They provide prevention (including PrEP), testing, diagnosis, insurance and benefits counseling, and linkage to adequate care.
Synergy Clinical Services
Synergy Clinical Services is a multi-faceted counseling service that seeks to provide individualized therapy to the Des Moines metro area and the state of Iowa. Several staff therapists have special experience in providing gender-affirming counseling to transgender patients as well as their friends and families.
TRY Therapy
TRY Therapy is a private practice clinic in Ankeny, Iowa run by Tricia R. Yavitz, a licensed mental health counselor. She has a special interest in LGBTQ topics including aging, self-care, and creating safe spaces for LGBTQ patients. She provides individual, couples, and family therapy.
UCS Healthcare LGBT Medical Services
UCS Healthcare LGBT medical services provides a full range of primary medical and mental health services staffed by physicians across a broad range of specialties including family medicine and psychiatry. Services include primary care, acute illness care, substance abuse care and referral, minor surgery and skin procedures, and contraception.
University of Iowa LGBTQ Clinic
The University of Iowa LGBTQ Clinic is a clinic that encompasses multiple specialties staffed exclusively by providers who have completed LGBTQ-specific cultural humility training through the Safe Zone Project. They offer diverse services including contraceptive management, gynecologic services, chronic disease management, HIV prevention and treatment, STI testing and treatment, PrEP, hormone therapy, anal dysplasia screening, post-surgical care for patients who have undergone gender transition, as well as routine care and urgent care.
We are seeking more healthcare-related resources in Iowa. If you know of any, please contact us.
Kansas
The Center of Wichita
The Center of Wichita is a community center and safe space for the LGBTQ community of Wichita. It hosts programming and focuses on education and resources for the local LGBTQ population.
Gender Pathway Services – Children’s Mercy Hospital
Gender Pathway Services at Children’s Mercy Hospital provides physical and mental health resources as well as family support for transgender, gender non-conforming, and gender questioning youth. They provide multidisciplinary care including clinical psychology, endocrinology including pubertal blockers and gender-affirming hormones, and referral to appropriate surgical care for gender-affirming procedures if indicated.
Kansas City Center for Inclusion
The Kansas City Center for Inclusion provides a safe community space for the LGBTQ population and allies of Kansas City to seek education and resources. They provide on-site counseling in addition to various social events and programming.
Kansas City Care Clinic
Kansas City Care Clinic is committed to providing access to healthcare resources to all in the Kansas City metro area. They are a leading provider in HIV primary care as well as offering a full range of pediatric and adult medical services. They offer STI/HIV testing and treatment, prophylaxis including an operational PrEP clinic, and mental/behavioral health resources.
KC Passages
KC Passages is Kansas City’s LGBTQ youth center and provides a safe space for education and resources for LGBTQ youth and their parents. They provide programming as well as counseling for LGBTQ youth and their families to promote understanding and a positive family dynamic.
Lawrence-Douglas County Health Department
The Lawrence-Douglas County Health Department provides confidential STI/HIV testing and treatment as well as educational resources for individuals and families.
M-Care Healthcare
M-Care is committed to inclusive, affirming care for members of the LGBTQ+ community. Specialized services include hormone replacement for all, and sexual health such as HIV prep, contraception, low libido, low T, STI testing, etc.
Planned Parenthood – Great Plains
Planned Parenthood offers a full range of women’s health and sexual health services including STI/HIV testing, contraception, abortion care, pregnancy testing, and cancer screenings.
Positive Connections
Positive Connections is an HIV care organization in Topeka. It provides HIV testing, treatment, and education on prevention to those at risk for or living with HIV/AIDS.
reStart
reStart provides crisis shelter and housing programs for at risk and homeless youth and adults in the Kansas City area. They provide temporary and permanent housing programs as well as educational, financial, and health resources.
Saint Luke’s
Saint Luke’s is recognized by the HRC as a leader in LGBTQ care. They provide compassionate care to all patients and provide a directory of providers with specific clinical interests in LGBTQ health.
Synergy Services
Synergy Services provides shelter and educational resources to youth in crisis in Kansas City. They provide full primary care and mental health treatment via their Teen Clinic which is staffed in collaboration with local providers.
Thrive Health Connection
Thrive Health Connection provides inclusive, holistic, and integrated health and wellness services to individuals affected by HIV & other STIs, LGBTQ communities, and those seeking a welcoming and affirming health and community center. They provide free, rapid HIV and other STI testing at multiple sites and offer primary care at an on-site clinic.
Transgender Health Services – Trust Women Wichita Clinic
Transgender Health Services at the Trust Women Wichita Clinic offers primary care and referral care for the transgender population of Wichita and the surrounding area. They offer hormone therapy and follow-up care, STI/HIV testing, surgical referral for gender-affirming surgical procedures, and legal aid in changing documents.
Transgender Institute
The Transgender Institute is a gender therapy and coaching organization dedicated to mental health of the transgender population. They provide therapy and coaching to determine if transitioning is the appropriate course and provide guidance throughout the transitioning process.
We are seeking more healthcare-related resources in Kansas. If you know of any, please contact us.
Kentucky
Louisville Metropolitan Area
LGBT Center at the University of Louisville
The LGBT Center has a satellite office on the health sciences campus that offers a free LGBT Health Certificate to UofL students, staff and faculty, as well as the public. Sessions can be completed online or in person. LGBT community members are encouraged to attend these sessions, and can also contact the Center to volunteer to be a part of trainings for health professional students on LGBT health issues.
University of Louisville Physicians
UofL Physicians and the UofL School of Medicine have joined together with the LGBT Center and community members to develop and important initiative focused on addressing the health care needs of the LGBTQ community. Our goal is to develop services that support the diverse needs of the LGBTQ community through improved access, provider and team member training, and the implementation of a comprehensive patient care model.
University of Louisville 550 Clinic
The 550 HIV Clinic is a federally funded outpatient medical clinic for HIV+ individuals. Ryan White Title III funding, along with the support of University of Louisville, has made it possible to operate Monday through Friday 8:30 am – 4:30 pm.
University of Louisville Campus Health Services
UoL Campus Health Services is focused on providing services to students and trainees throughout the University. The staff is culturally competent in LGBTQ healthcare. UoL Campus Health Services offers integrated psychiatric services along with extensive primary care services including PrEP, STI testing and transgender hormones.
The University of Louisville School of Dentistry Community Based Dental Partnership Program
The University of Louisville School of Dentistry Community Based Dental Partnership Program provides quality oral healthcare care to HIV+ Kentuckians. The goals of the University of Louisville School of Dentistry Community Based Dental Partnership Program are: 1) to enhance access to quality oral health care to persons living with HIV/AIDS in the underserved areas of Louisville, Kentucky and surrounding counties including northern Kentucky and southern Indiana and outreach to individuals living in the more rural, southern and western counties surrounding Elizabethtown, Kentucky and; 2) to increase the number dental providers capable of managing the needs of persons living with HIV/AIDS.
Youth AIDS Coalition
The Youth AIDS coalition is dedicated to slowing down the rapid rise in STD diagnosis. Use this website to find STD testing in Louisville.
Specialty Clinic
The Specialty Clinic diagnoses and treats sexually transmitted diseases: syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, genital warts, bacterial vaginosis, yeast, herpes and trichomoniasis. Free OraQuick HIV testing is also offered at this clinic.
Louisville Youth Group
The Louisville Youth Group is a community resource dedicated to providing LGBTQIA Youth ages 14 through 20 of the Louisville, Southern Indiana, and surrounding areas a Safe and Supportive environment. “We want our Youth to be the happy, healthy, and responsible members and leaders in the community.”
Louisville TransMen
A peer-led support group for transmen, FTM, transmasculine, genderqueer, gender non-conforming and questioning folks whose gender expression is masculine of center.
TransWomen National
A trans-centric, group based portal that exists solely for the empowerment and support of all Transgender women TwN continually strives to supply critical knowledge through up to date information concerning the daily needs of today’s Transgender women: to continually identify and develop Transgender women to become leads for today and tomorrow.
Trans Health Advocacy
Trans Health Advocacy helps Trans Kentuckians access healthcare as well as affirm autonomy and community. Trans Health Advocacy advocates for and supports financial assistance for gender affirming care and emergency housing, connecting folks with online and community resources, and assistance with navigating insurance. They also support Trans Kentuckians via intersectionality focuses such as structural and interpersonal racism, classism, albeism, and sizeism barriers.
Lexington Metropolitan Area
TransForm Health
The TransForm Health clinic is a partnership of UK HealthCare providers who have the shared goal of meeting many of the unique medical needs of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender individuals in Kentucky. The clinic is committed to providing the highest quality care in inclusive environments. Clinic services include primary care, preventative care, PrEP, adult hormone therapy, counseling, and tobacco dependence treatment.
AIDS Volunteers Inc.
AVOL provides housing and supportive services to over 400 low-income men and women living with HIV/AIDS. AVOL provides free HIV testing and HIV prevention education/outreach for those at-risk in the community. We serve as an important link connecting those newly diagnosed and those out of care to medical treatment and other healthcare resources.
Office of LGBTQ Resources at the University of Kentucky
As a part of the Office of the Vice President for Institutional Diversity, LGBTQ Resources is the centralized institutional unit that serves all students, faculty, and staff through professional advocacy, consulting, education, and support. They operate offices on UK’s main campus and in UK HealthCare and can be a resource for connecting individuals on campus and in the community to essential services and groups. They can also assist in connecting individuals to Transform Health, UK HealthCare’s multi-site LGBTQ focused clinic.
Pride Community Services (PCSO)
PCSO works to improve the lives of people in the sexual minority and gender expansive community of Central and Eastern Kentucky by enhancing visibility, empowering community members, and educating the public about issues impacting said community.
Paducah Metropolitan Area
Murray State University Office of LGBT Programming
LGBT programming provides support for the LGBT and Ally student community through services and education programming. This support fosters a stronger campus environment that is open and inclusive to all people. As a public institution of higher education, Murray State U recognizes its responsibility to lead in the area of diversity throughout our service region. Through programming efforts, ally development, and community partnerships, we strive to build a more inclusive region. Please contact the office for recommendations of LGBTQ-friendly health care providers.
We are seeking more healthcare-related resources in Kentucky. If you know of any, please contact us.
Louisiana
Belle Reve
Belle Reve provides housing for persons with disabilities including those living with HIV/AIDS in New Orleans. They offer an on-site mental health counselor and social worker along with healthcare related services. Other services include outpatient substance abuse counseling with a recovery readiness harm reduction program.
BreakOUT!
BreakOUT! serves New Orleans’ LGBTQ youth of color by offering various programming and youth organizing for ages 13-25 to educate the community on LGBTQ issues and aid those affected by the criminal justice system through leadership development and healing justice.
Capital City Alliance
Capital City Alliance promotes and advocates for the LGBTQ community in Baton Rouge. Their website has a list of local resources including clinics for health services, support groups, a calendar of local events, and a list of businesses that are LGBTQ-friendly.
Crescent Care
Crescent care is a federally qualified health center that offers a broad range of health and wellness services for anyone and everyone who is seeking healthcare services in Greater New Orleans and Southeastern Louisiana. They offer primary care, pediatric, behavioral health and preventive services without regard to race, creed, color, age, sex, gender, sexual orientation or immigration status. Recently Crescent Care was listed as a leader for LGBTQ healthcare equality because of their dedication to the equitable treatment and inclusion of their LGBTQ patients, visitors and employees.
LGBT Community Center of New Orleans
The LGBT Community Center of New Orleans offers a space for the LGBTQ community of the greater New Orleans area to hang out and support one another. Every second and fourth Wednesday of the month the center hosts an open hang out space for LGBTQIA+ youth.
Louisiana Trans Advocates
Louisiana Trans Advocates financially supports trans people pursuing legal name changes, organizes support meetings, offers leadership development, and has a health care resource list.
Metropolitan Community Church (MCC) of New Orleans
The MCC of New Orleans offers a safe and holy place to worship with particular outreach to the LGBTQ community.
New Orleans Advocated for GLBT Elders (NOAGE)
NOAGE is a nonprofit organization committed to addressing the needs and challenges facing LGBT older adults in the New Orleans area. NOAGE hosts socialization/educational events for LGBT older adults and works to increase the cultural competency of providers through trainings and workshops.
People Acting for Change and Equality (PACE)
PACE is a nonpartisan organization that works to advance equality in Northwest Louisiana so that the LGBTQ community can lead open, honest, responsible and safe lives at home and in the workplace. They offer a Youth Social Group for LGBTQA high school to college age individuals with the mission to provide a safe affirming environment for peer-to-peer social interaction and support.
Project Lazarus
Project Lazarus provides transitional housing to individuals living with HIV in New Orleans and the surrounding areas.
We are seeking more healthcare-related resources in Louisiana. If you know of any, please contact us.
Maine
Equality Maine
EqualityMaine seeks to advocate for LGBT individuals in Maine through political advocacy, community organization, education, and collaboration. Their website contains various resources for LGBT-specific health/wellness, activism, legal issues, crisis support, and more.
Gender Clinic at The Barbara Bush Children’s Hospital
The Gender Clinic provides health services and support to transgender, gender diverse, and questioning youth across New England. Their services include endocrine assessment and monitoring, puberty blocking medications, menstruation suppression, gender affirming hormones, and mental health services for children and adolescents.
Mabel Wadsworth Center
The Mabel Wadsworth Center offers medical services to LGBTQ individuals 18 and older including gender affirming hormone therapy, annual wellness exams, STI testing/treatment, safe sex education, and more.
Maine Family Planning
Maine Family Planning’s LGBTQ health services include gender affirming hormone therapy and monitoring for trans individuals 18 and older, yearly wellness visits, preventive care, and STI testing and treatment.
MaineTransNet
MaineTransNet is a nonprofit organization that facilitates peer support groups for trans people and allies, as well as providing avenues for social networking and public dialogue. They direct people to available resources and provide training and education opportunities that utilize their expertise and experiences.
Trans Youth Equality Foundation
The Trans Youth Equality Foundation provides education, advocacy and support for transgender and gender non-conforming children and youth and their families. It offers youth camps for children and adolescents, support groups for parents and youth, and school training services for grades K-12.
We are seeking more healthcare-related resources in Maine. If you know of any, please contact us.
Maryland
AIDS Action Baltimore (AAB)
AAB is dedicated to providing patient services, including financial assistance, research, treatment access advocacy and HIV prevention services, including PrEP for all people with HIV in the Baltimore metropolitan area.
Chase Brexton Health Care
The Chase Brexton Health Care LGBT Health Resource Center is located in Baltimore and offers care to people of all sexual orientations and gender identities. Their Trans Care programs helps to ensure quality informed care for trans women, trans men, non-binary and others is provided, both with adult and pediatric populations.
Frederick Center
The Frederick Center has a number of programming and support groups offered to LGBTQ individuals in central Maryland. Programs offered include HIV Test Kit Distribution to the homes of individuals in central Maryland who wish to take the test in the privacy of their own home.
FreeState Justice
FreeState Justice combines direct legal services with education and outreach to assist low-income LGBTQ individuals with name changes, gender marker changes, and various discrimination and family law matters. They also conduct community training and outreach to Maryland lawyers and judges about LGBTQ legal needs.
Hearts and Ears
Hearts and Ears provides behavioral and mental health services to LGBTQ individuals in Baltimore. They are a wellness and recovery center that hold confidential weekly support groups which address addictions, mental health and general concerns.
Johns Hopkins Center for Transgender Health
The mission of the Johns Hopkins Center for Transgender Health is to reduce health care disparities and improve the overall health of the transgender community through world-class clinical care, medical education and research.
Moveable Feast
Moveable Feast fosters a community that cares for men, women and children living with HIV/AIDS and other life-threatening illnesses by preparing and delivering nutritious meals and groceries and providing nutritional counseling. Other services include transportation to medical appointments for low-income Baltimore City clients living with HIV/AIDS.
Pride Center of Maryland
The Pride Center of Maryland offers various groups and programming for LGBTQ individuals in addition to cultural competency training for the community. Health and wellness programs include Alcoholics Anonymous, Gentle Mindful Yoga, Crystal Meth Anonymous and Narcotics Anonymous.
Rainbow Youth Alliance
Rainbow Youth Alliance offers support groups for LGBTQ youth and young adults ages 13-18 through twice monthly, adult-facilitated, peer-to-peer support group meetings. Trained adult facilitators lead the group and every person is encouraged to share as much or as little as they are comfortable.
Rockville Open House
Rockville Open House provides a fully supervised gathering and safe space for LGBTQ Jewish youth ages 13-18. They are open the first Wednesday of each month at the Bender Jewish Community Center of Greater Washington.
TransUnity
TransUnity is an online resource providing links to local resources and book recommendations for trans individuals in the Baltimore area.
We are seeking more healthcare-related resources in Maryland. If you know of any, please contact us.
Massachusetts
Boston Pride
Boston Pride promotes community engagement by offering events and volunteer activities that foster diversity, unity, and visibility of the LGBT community.
Dignity Boston
Dignity Boston is a progressive, inclusive community of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender Catholics and friends. They offer social hours, advocacy for LGBT individuals within the Catholic church, and guidance navigating the Church as an LGBT parishioner.
Fenway Health
Fenway Health is a Boston-based health care organization with the goal of enhancing the wellbeing of the LGBT community by improving access to quality care, education, research and advocacy. Their comprehensive offerings include primary care, transgender health, women’s health, behavioral health, and LGBT aging services among many others. Their National LGBT Health Educational Center is the research, training, and health policy division of Fenway Health; it offers numerous educational resources for health care providers.
Network/La Red
The Network/La Red is a survivor-led, social justice organization that works to end partner abuse in lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, SM, polyamorous, and queer communities. They offer a hotline for survivors, housing assistance, support groups, and various outreach events.
OUT MetroWest
OUT MetroWest aims to the LGBTQ community in MetroWest Boston and the larger world through programming, education, and advocacy. They offer various programming for LGBT youth and a list of local resources on their website.
Safe Homes
Safe Homes is an LGBT youth organization providing a variety of services including counseling, support groups, employment and housing resources, and HIV testing.
We are seeking more healthcare-related resources in Massachusetts. If you know of any, please contact us.
Michigan
Affirmations
Affirmations is a community center for the LGBTQ population of the Detroit metro area. They host numerous services and have a special interest in addressing health and wellness within the LGBTQ population. Services include individual and couples counseling, free HIV and STD testing, Hepatitis A vaccination, resources for tobacco cessation, and information for locating local health resources.
Community AIDS Resource and Education Services (CARES)
CARES is a provider for HIV services across 11 counties in Southwest Michigan. They provide free walk-in HIV testing as well as counseling and life management services for HIV-positive patients. Life management services include referrals to culturally-competent specialty providers and insurance navigation.
Comprehensive Gender Services Program – University of Michigan Health
The Comprehensive Gender Services Program at University of Michigan Health seeks to provide culturally-competent, gender-affirming care to transgender, non-conforming, and non-binary patients. This program provides mental health support, primary medical care including hormone therapy, speech-vocal therapy, and gender transition surgical procedures.
Corktown Health
Corktown Health is an evolving medical home for the LGBTQ community of Southeast Michigan. They currently offer a full range of primary care services, HIV testing and prevention (including PrEP), cancer screening, and mental/behavioral health services. They plan to offer pharmacy services in the near future.
Corner Health Center
The Corner Health Center seeks to provide affordable, quality health services to patients 12-25. They offer judgment-free services to LGBTQ youth including STI testing and treatment, HIV testing and counseling, contraceptive services, and a full range of mental health and supportive services.
Grand Rapids Red Project
Grand Rapids Red Project is non-profit organization working to improve health, reduce risk, and prevent transmission of HIV. They provide rapid HIV testing, clean syringe access, and overdose prevention via free provision of Narcan.
Grand Valley State University Family Health Center
Grand Valley State University Family Health Center is a comprehensive health care clinic that provides a broad range of services including sexual health and LGBTQ health services, including PrEP.
Jim Toy Center
The Jim Toy Center is a community center that houses an LGBTQ safe space for various support groups including AA, NA, and others.
Sacred Heart Rehabilitation Center
Sacred Heart Rehabilitation Center is a not-for-profit behavioral health organization that provides treatment for substance abuse, mental illness, and HIV/AIDS positive patients. They have multiple locations across the state and provide inpatient and outpatient treatment programs for detoxification, HIV testing and prevention resources, and case management/prescription assistance.
Safehouse Center
Safehouse Center provides safety, support, and advocacy for survivors of sexual and domestic violence. Their LGBTQ Emergency Response Services offer 24-hour support and resources and respond to reports from local law enforcement and hospital systems.
Ruth Ellis Center
The Ruth Ellis Center’s mission is to provide short- and long-term residence and support services for homeless, runaway, and at-risk LGBTQ youth. It houses a Health and Wellness center that provides urgent care, STD testing and treatment, contraceptive services, and transition care for transgender youth.
Unified
Unified is an organization that seeks to advance HIV prevention, access to health care, community research and advocacy in the Detroit area and surrounding counties. They offer condom distribution, HIV and other STI testing, clean syringe access, and resources for accessing PrEP.
University of Michigan Spectrum Center
The Spectrum Center at University of Michigan is a collaborative space in which all members of the university and local community are welcome. Through collaboration and partnership efforts, the Center supports students to thrive in a diverse society and globally. The center works toward enhancing the campus climate and support services for LGBTQ+ students, staff, and faculty at the university through education, advocacy, and community building.
The Spectrum Center at University of Michigan is a collaborative space in which all members of the university and local community are welcome. Through collaboration and partnership efforts, the Center supports students to thrive in a diverse society and globally. The center works toward enhancing the campus climate and support services for LGBTQ+ students, staff, and faculty at the university through education, advocacy, and community building.
Wellness Services
Wellness Services is centered in downtown Flint and is focused on prevention of HIV in the local at-risk population. Services include HIV testing, primary care for HIV-positive patients through all stages of treatment, and clean syringe access and other prevention efforts.
We are seeking more healthcare-related resources in Michigan. If you know of any, please contact us.
Minnesota
Annex Teen Clinic
The Annex Teen Clinic provides counseling and sexual health resources to patients up to age 25. They provide services including STI testing, contraception resources, pregnancy testing, and counseling services for LGBTQ and questioning youth. Parent participation in counseling in care is welcome and encouraged.
Family Tree Clinic
The Family Tree Clinic provides comprehensive sexual health care and education. They are especially committed to addressing health disparities among the LGBTQ population. They offer services including counseling, PrEP, low-cost STI testing, limited primary care, and free HIV testing for uninsured patients.
NAMI Minnesota
The National Alliance on Mental Illness of Minnesota provides weekly support groups for LGBTQ persons. Allies are also welcome at these sessions.
Northland Therapy Center
The Northland Therapy Center specializes in providing client-centered psychotherapy to the greater Twin Cities Area. Services offered include individual psychotherapy, couples counseling, and supportive group therapy. While this organization began as a primarily LGBTQ-focused therapy center, they have opened their doors to all people while maintaining their mission of providing a safe, comfortable environment for all.
North Memorial Health
North Memorial Health provides culturally-competent, comprehensive care with its LGBTQ preventative care programs. The North Memorial Clinic – Brooklyn Center provides a place where transgender patients can access their primary health care and their gender health needs in one convenient location.
Pride Institute
The Pride Institute provides mental health and addiction treatment resources geared specifically toward LGBTQ patients. They have both inpatient and outpatient locations in the greater Twin Cities Metro area.
Prism Mental Health
Prism Mental Health is a mental health organization currently consisting of a single therapist who specializes in mental health issues specifically related to the LGBTQ community and allied populations. He serves the greater St. Cloud area and provides individual and group counseling sessions as well as gender transition referrals.
RECLAIM
RECLAIM! is an organization that seeks to increase access of queer and trans youth to mental health care. They provide multidisciplinary therapy in addition to provider training to improve education of other disciplines in providing care for queer and trans youth.
Red Door Clinic
The Red Door Clinic offers comprehensive STI and HIV testing and sexual health education to the Twin Cities Metro Area. They also provide discussion groups for those that identify as LGBTQ, needle exchange programs, and contraceptive services.
University of Minnesota Gender Care
The University of Minnesota Gender Care uses a multi-disciplinary team of specialists including family medicine, plastic surgery, reproductive endocrinology, and a dedicated care coordinator to provide comprehensive care to transgender and gender non-binary patients. They provide services including mental health services, hormone therapy, pubertal blockers, and gender-affirming surgery.
We are seeking more healthcare-related resources in Minnesota. If you know of any, please contact us.
Mississippi
Spectrum Center
The Spectrum Center offers free HIV testing and other health-related functions through collaboration with the greater community in and around Hattiesburg. They also host various social functions and support groups to provide for the physical, emotional, social and spiritual needs of the LGBTQ community and its allies.
We are seeking more healthcare-related resources in Mississippi. If you know of any, please contact us.
Missouri
Center Project
The Center Project is a mid-Missouri organization that provides resources and a safe space for LGBTQ individuals. This organization supports the youth, families and those living in rural communities through a variety of meetings and programs.
GLO Center
The GLO Center is an LGBTQ resource center for Springfield and the Ozarks region. They offer various weekly and monthly groups in addition to competency trainings for the community.
Growing American Youth
Growing American Youth is a social support organization for youth who live near St. Louis, are under 21, and identify as LGBTQ. They host various meetings and events throughout the year.
Kansas City Anti-Violence Project
The Kansas City Anti-Violence Project is committed to providing domestic violence, sexual assault, and hate crimes advocacy and education to the LGBTQ community throughout Missouri and Kansas. They offer a crisis hotline, counseling services, emergency housing, and other services.
Kansas City Center for Inclusion
The Kansas City Center for Inclusion provides a community space for LGBTQ individuals to come for resources, activities, and educational services. Their website lists upcoming events at the center.
We are seeking more healthcare-related resources in Missouri. If you know of any, please contact us.
Montana
AIDS Outreach Montana
AIDS Outreach Montana provides confidential, rapid HIV testing to Gallatin, Park, and Madison counties.
Blue Mountain Clinic
Blue Mountain Clinic is a comprehensive primary care facility. They house a number of services for LGBTQ individuals including STI/HIV testing and treatment, HIV prophylaxis, transgender primary care, mental health counseling, and referrals for surgical care.
Bozeman Creek Family Health
Bozeman Creek Family Health is an inclusive health care center that offers a full range of primary care services. They are LGBTQ friendly and have a commitment to transgender health.
Bridgercare
Bridgercare is a reproductive and sexual healthcare organization that provides a diverse range of LGBTQ medical services. They offer HIV/STI testing and treatment, counseling, and trans health services now including hormone therapy.
Curry Health Center – University of Montana Health
Curry Health Center is an inclusive primary care facility in Missoula that provides a full range of men’s and women’s sexual health resources including STI testing and treatment, contraception, and cancer screenings.
Montana Department of Health and Human Services HIV/STD Program
The Montana Department of Health and Human Services HIV/STD Program offers HIV testing at a single location as well as HIV treatment available at multiple locations throughout the state.
Planned Parenthood of Montana
Planned Parenthood provides comprehensive women’s health and sexual health care across multiple clinic locations in Montana. Services include pregnancy care, abortion care, contraception, and STI/HIV testing and counseling.
Western Montana Mental Health Center
Western Montana Mental Health Center provides LGBTQ-competent mental health care in an affirming environment to Western Montana.
Youth Forward – Empower MT
Youth Forward is a drop-in center through Empower MT that seeks to provide a safe space and educational resources to LGBTQ youth in Montana. Their support groups and educational topics cover healthy relationships, sexual health, and preventing violence.
We are seeking more healthcare-related resources in Montana. If you know of any, please contact us.
Nebraska
Heartland Center for Reproductive Medicine
Heartland Center for Reproductive Medicine is a healthcare organization in Omaha centered around fertility and reproductive medicine. They offer a fertility preservation program from transgender patients as well as family planning options for a diverse range of LGBT couples.
Nebraska AIDS Project
The Nebraska AIDS Project seeks to combat stigma and improve care for people at risk for or living with HIV/AIDS. They offer prevention education, STI/HIV testing, and counseling services.
Planned Parenthood of the Heartland
Planned Parenthood of the Heartland offers women’s health and sexual/reproductive health resources to Nebraska. They offer pregnancy testing, contraception and abortion care, STI/HIV testing and resources, and cancer screening.
UNO Speech-Language and Hearing Clinic
The UNO Speech-Language and Hearing Clinic offers gender-affirming vocal training and therapy for transgender individuals.
VA Nebraska-Western Iowa – LGBTQ Program
The Nebraska-Western Iowa VA has been recognized by the HRC for its commitment to serving LGBTQ veterans. They provide a full range of health services and are actively engaged in addressing health disparities in the LGBTQ veteran population.
We are seeking more healthcare-related resources in Nebraska. If you know of any, please contact us.
Nevada
A-P Medical Group
A-P Medical Group is committed to providing comprehensive, culturally-competent care to the LGBTQ community of Nevada. They provide full primary care, preventative care and cancer screenings, HIV/STD testing and treatment counseling and resources, and support through the gender transition process.
The Center
The Center of Southern Nevada is a community center in Las Vegas that provides programming and services to promote the health and wellness of the Vegas LGBTQ community. They provide free, rapid HIV/STD testing as well as a diverse range of programming and advocacy groups.
Huntridge Family Clinic
Huntridge Family Clinic is a full-service family practice clinic staffed by certified nurse practitioners. They provide preventative and as-needed care to the LGBTQ community including PrEP/PEP and accept a wide variety of insurance.
Kayenta Therapy Centers
Kayenta Therapy Centers believes couples counseling can be helpful in all stages of a relationship and for all types of couples. They provide couples counseling for LGBTQ couples and have special interest in exploring gender identities within relationships.
Northern Nevada HOPES
Northern Nevada HOPES provides judgment-free, culturally-competent health care and social services to the LGBTQ community. They provide free, rapid HIV testing as well as a full range of behavioral health and counseling services.
Sexual Health Testing Clinic – Southern Nevada Health District
The Southern Nevada Health Clinic provides a sexual health testing clinic with regular hours that offers free, rapid HIV/STD testing.
VA Southern Nevada Health System
The VA Southern Nevada Health System has a special program for emphasis on care of LGBTQ veterans. They provide a full range of medical services including transgender health services for both women and men as well as non-binary patients.
We are seeking more healthcare-related resources in Nevada. If you know of any, please contact us.
New Hampshire
Equality Health Center
Equality Health Center is committed to providing comprehensive, supportive, individualized healthcare and health information to individuals with diverse expressions of gender and sexuality. Services include experienced and supportive healthcare providers, behavioral health, physical exams, STI testing and treatment, PrEP and PEP, birth control, and gender affirming hormone therapy.
Seacoast Outright
Seacoast Outright offers youth and parent support groups to LGBTQ individuals in addition to organizing events.
Transgender New Hampshire
Transgender New Hampshire organizes events, assists in connecting LGTBQ individuals to resources, and collaborates with other organizations to further the wellbeing of the community.
We are seeking more healthcare-related resources in New Hampshire. If you know of any, please contact us.
New Jersey
Gay Activist Alliance in Morris County (GAAMC)
The GAAMC is a volunteer-run organization that provides social, educational, and outreach programs to Morris County. They publish a “Pride Guide” serving as a guide to resources for the New Jersey LGBTQ community.
Hetrick-Martin Institute
The Hetrick-Martin Institute provides free year-round programs and services for LGTBQ youth and allies ages 13-24 in New Jersey. Their offered services include counseling, case management, an onsite pantry, youth summits, and more.
Hudson Pride Center
The Hudson Pride Center promotes the well-being of the LGBTQ community throughout communities in the Hudson County by offering social and educational support groups. Their services also include LGBTQ health education, PrEP counseling, and HIV/STI prevention and care.
Pride Center of New Jersey, Inc.
The Pride Center of New Jersey offers social and support groups for adult and teen LGBTQ community members in addition to hosting a calendar of local events on their website.
QSpot
QSpot fosters the health, well-being and pride of NJ’s LGBTQ community by providing resources, referrals, education, and outreach to the cities of Asbury Park, Ocean Grove, Red Bank, Long Branch, Toms River, Princeton, Trenton and others. They host an LGBTQ film and digital media festival in addition to offering various programming and groups.
The PROUD Gender Center of New Jersey
PROUD Gender Center supports the needs of the transgender community via primary care, gender-affirming surgery, facial surgery, hormone therapy, gynecology/urology, and otolaryngology/vocal training.
We are seeking more healthcare-related resources in New Jersey. If you know of any, please contact us.
New Mexico
Alianza of New Mexico
Alianza of New Mexico is an organization that seeks to improve outcomes in patients living with or at risk for HIV and increase prevention efforts within the state. They provide free rapid HIV and Hep C testing as well as syringe exchange programs and Narcan disbursement.
Casa Q
Casa Q is an organization that provides safe housing for LGBTQ youth experiencing homelessness.
New Mexico AIDS Partnership
The New Mexico AIDS Partnership provides health care consultation, resources, and education for improving care of HIV/AIDS patients in New Mexico.
New Mexico AIDS Services
New Mexico AIDS Services is a nonprofit organization that advocates for and enhances the lives of people affected by HIV and AIDS. They provide direct services, such as housing and food, for people with HIV/AIDS, as well as prevention, education, and advocacy efforts to raise awareness about HIV/AIDS in the community, especially with high-risk populations.
New Mexico Department of Health
The New Mexico Department of Health offers primary care health services at numerous locations throughout the state. Many locations offer HIV/STD testing and counseling as well as treatment resources through various partners.
New Mexico Solutions
New Mexico Solutions is a comprehensive behavioral and mental health organization in Albuquerque. They have a multidisciplinary team that provides LGBTQ-competent outpatient care for all ages in substance abuse, anxiety/depression, and other areas.
Resolve
Resolve (formerly IMPACT) is an organization that provides education and training programs about sexual violence in central New Mexico. They focus largely on LGBTQ groups.
Transgender Resource Center of New Mexico
Transgender Resource Center of New Mexico supports the transgender and gender-variant community of New Mexico. They provide education, drop-in services, trans-friendly medical provider lists, and medical clinics.
UMN Truman Health Services
UMN Truman Health Services is a medical group committed to providing quality care to HIV+ and at-risk patients. They provide free HIV Stage III (AIDS) care including medications, dental care, and mental health care in addition to free HIV testing.
We are seeking more healthcare-related resources in New Mexico. If you know of any, please contact us.
New York
Brooklyn Community Pride Center
The Brooklyn Community Pride Center supports LGBT individuals in Brooklyn and surrounding areas by offering programming to all ages, partnering with other LGBT groups in the community, and organizing events.
The Center
The Cortland LGBT Resource Center offers community referral and resources, school and healthcare provider LGBT training, support for local events, and meetings/events for the LGBT community.
Hudson Valley LGBTQ Community Center
The Hudson Valley LGBTQ Community Center offers various health and wellness programs, group meetings for LGBT youth, families, and aging individuals, professional development training, and a directory of community resources.
The LGBT Network
The LGBT Network is an affiliation of non-profit organizations that serve the LGBT population of Queens and Long Island. They provide resources to all ages of LGBT individuals including STI/HIV testing, educational materials and training, anti-violence advocacy, support groups, and more.
The LOFT LGBT Community Center
The LOFT is an LGBT community center located in White Plains, NY that offers support groups, a number of programs, and a local directory of LGBT-friendly businesses and organizations.
New York City’s Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
The Center is a Manhattan-based organization empowering LGBT individuals to lead healthy, happier lives. They offer LGBT communities of New York City health and wellness programs; arts, entertainment and cultural events; recovery, wellness, parenthood and family support services.
Niagara Pride, Inc.
Niagara Pride serves individuals and families in Niagara County, NY and surrounding areas. Niagara Pride offers community service events (e.g., backpack, clothing, and food drives), educational programs (e.g., health fairs and Lunch and Learn Series), June Pride events and programming, as well as other cultural/social events in an effort to create safe spaces for LGBTQ+ individuals to meet and socialize.
Out Alliance
Out Alliance is a Rochester, NY-based LGBT community center offering events, programming, an LGBT resource directory, and LGBT cultural competency trainings.
Pride Center of the Capital Region
The Pride Center’s mission is to promote the well-being of all LGBTQ individuals. They organize a number of LGBTQ events, offer training and educational resources to businesses and healthcare providers, and host programs that serve over 15,000 people every year.
Pride Center of Western New York
The Pride Center is a Buffalo-based health promotion organization specializing in LGBTQ health and HIV prevention. Specific offerings include sexual and mental health services, domestic violence support, training and education, and resources for aging LGBTQ individuals.
Queens Pride House
Queens Pride House is an LGBT community center in the Queens borough offering a health and social referral program, discussion and support groups, workshops, multicultural events, trainings, a lending Library, and a media center with free Internet access.
We are seeking more healthcare-related resources in New York. If you know of any, please contact us.
North Carolina
Charlotte Pride
In addition to organizing the Charlotte Pride Festival, Charlotte Pride offers a variety of scholarships and programming for the LGBTQ community in Charlotte and the Carolinas.
Equality NC
Equality NC is dedicated to securing equal rights and justice for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) North Carolinians. Comprised of 3 connected non-profit organizations; 1. Equality NC: Parent organization that hosts lobbying and advocacy efforts. 2. Equality NC Action Fund (PAC): Political Action Committee, which works to elect fair-minded candidates. 3. Equality NC Foundation: Foundation organization, that provides educational programming on LGBT issues and conducts comprehensive campaigns to build public support for equal rights.
Gay Asheville NC
Gay Asheville NC lists LGBTQ-welcoming businesses, services, and events in Asheville. Their calendar includes a comprehensive list of events in the area.
LGBT Center of Raleigh
Their mission is to strengthen individual and community development through social and educational activities; to facilitate the incubation of support groups and services and groups; and to identify needs and advocate for resources benefiting the diverse population of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people, their friends, and supporters within and beyond central North Carolina.
NC TG Unity
NC TG Unity provides information and resources for transgender people, significant others, and friends of transgender people. Their website lists a number of support groups, legal, and medical resources.
OUTright Youth
OUTright Youth offers a safe space for LGBTQ youth ages 12-23 in Catawba Valley to come together, receive unconditional support, and make friends who understand who they are as they explore sexual orientation, gender identity and other issues.
Time Out Youth
Time Out Youth offers support, advocacy, and opportunities for personal development and social interaction to youth ages 11-20. They offer various programming, scholarship opportunities, leadership development, and more.
Youth OutRight
Youth OutRight engages with LGBTQ youth ages 11-20 in Western North Carolina with the goal of encouraging confidence, resiliency, and compassion through discussion groups. Their website has a calendar of events in addition to information for youth and parents.
We are seeking more healthcare-related resources in North Carolina. If you know of any, please contact us.
North Dakota
NDSU Community Counseling Services
NDSU Community Counseling Services provides ethical, culturally-competent mental health services to the Fargo community. They provide individual, couples, and family counseling and all services are provided by graduate level students completing requirements for their practicum.
Ryan White Part B Program
The Ryan White Part B Program is a national program that is locally run by the North Dakota Department of Health that assists those in financial need with accessing appropriate HIV care. STI testing, medication assistance, and resources in identifying an infectious disease specialist are also available through the Department of Health website.
Tristate Transgender
Tristate Transgender is a support group for trans people that meets monthly in Fargo. It serves the tri-state area of North Dakota, South Dakota, and Minnesota.
We are seeking more healthcare-related resources in North Dakota. If you know of any, please contact us.
Ohio
Columbus Public Health
Columbus Public Health offers confidential STI and HIV testing and treatment options. They have a walk-in Sexual Health Clinic.
Equitas Health
Equitas Health seeks to provide accessible primary and specialty care in a welcoming environment throughout the state of Ohio. Their diverse array of services includes primary care, dentistry, gynecology, HIV/STI testing and treatment, and HIV prevention including couples testing, PrEP, PEP, and clean syringe access.
Family Resource Center of Northwest Ohio
Family Resource Center of Northwest Ohio provides comprehensive behavioral health, substance abuse, and family counseling resources to 10 counties in NW Ohio. They provide LGBTQ-positive diagnostic assessments in addition to multiple outpatient treatment programs regardless of patient ability to pay.
Huckleberry House
Huckleberry House is a youth drop-in center that provides 24/7 crisis shelter, programming, and resources for teens dealing with abuse, violence, homelessness, and substance abuse. In addition to the crisis shelter, they provide a transitional living program as well as health and education resources and family support.
Kaleidoscope Youth Center
Kaleidoscope Youth Center is a community center in Columbus that provides a safe space and programming for LGBTQ youth. They provide multiple support groups and mental health resources including their Genderscope program which provides a safe space and discussion group for transgender, gender nonconforming, and gender-questioning youth.
Lakewood Family Health Center – Cleveland Clinic
Lakewood Family Health Center houses the majority of Cleveland Clinic’s LGBTQ health services. They provide primary care, STI/HIV testing and treatment, HIV prophylaxis, and a full range of transgender health services including primary care, cancer screening, hormone therapy, and referral to Cleveland Clinic surgical specialists for gender-affirming surgical procedures.
Nationwide Children’s Adolescent Medicine Clinic
Nationwide Children’s Adolescent Medicine Clinic provides primary care, sexual health, and reproductive health to the adolescent population of Ohio. They provide a diverse range of services including primary care, STI testing and treatment, contraceptive care, teen pregnancy programs, and a full range of mental health programs for treatment of anxiety/depression, substance abuse, and other common adolescent conditions.
Planned Parenthood of Greater Ohio
Planned Parenthood of Greater Ohio provides access to reproductive and sexual health resources for the state of Ohio. Services include pregnancy testing, contraception, abortion care, STI testing and treatment, and HIV testing and counseling.
Pride Clinic at MetroHealth
Pride Clinic at MetroHealth serves to address the unique primary care needs of the LGBTQ population of the Cleveland metro area. They provide comprehensive primary care services including but not limited to HIV/STI testing and prevention including PrEP and PEP, HIV treatment, culturally competent OB/GYN care, and specific care geared to meet the primary care needs of transgender patients including hormone therapy.
Stonewall Columbus
Stonewall Columbus is a community center that provides programming, resources, and a safe space for the betterment of the LGBTQ community of Ohio. They provide in-house counseling services, substance abuse support groups, and resources for accessing HIV testing and appropriate medical therapy.
We are seeking more healthcare-related resources in Ohio. If you know of any, please contact us.
Oklahoma
Health Outreach Prevention Education (HOPE)
HOPE seeks to create a healthier society by focusing on outreach and clinic services for HIV/AIDS in Tulsa. They provide free, confidential HIV testing at multiple locations including a mobile service and partner with local clinics, including Tulsa Ryan White clinics, to provide treatment resources and prevention measures including PrEP.
LGBT Services – Oklahoma University Medicine
Oklahoma University Medicine is committed to addressing health care disparities in the LGBTQ community. They provide culturally-competent care across a broad range of specialties including infectious disease and reproductive medicine. Fertility services for LGBTQ couples are also offered.
Oklahoma City VA Health System
The Oklahoma City VA Health System recognizes the unique needs of LGBTQ veterans. They provide two LGBTQ care coordinators and are actively engaged in providing cultural competency education to all of their providers.
Planned Parenthood – Oklahoma
Planned Parenthood of Oklahoma provides women’s health, reproductive health, and sexual health resources to the state of Oklahoma. In addition, they offer transgender health services at multiple locations.
Youth Equality Services (YES)
Youth Equality Services is a youth-led, adult-supported group that provides resources to marginalized youth age 13-20. They provide support groups and educational workshops to foster growth of a healthy youth community.
We are seeking more healthcare-related resources in Oklahoma. If you know of any, please contact us.
Oregon
Brave Space
Brave Space is a collective of independent providers that seeks to create gender-affirmative care environments. Brave Space creates community and facilitates access to expert and knowledgeable providers for transgender and non-binary children, youth, adults, and their families.
Cascade AIDS Project
Cascade AIDS Project provides testing, education, and resources to improve quality of life for HIV+ patients and prevent new infections of HIV within the state of Oregon. They provide free HIV testing at their main site, and partner with multiple providers within the state to provide HIV treatment, PrEP, and educational and housing resources.
Cascadia Behavioral Healthcare
Cascadia Behavioral Healthcare seeks to provide mental health services and substance abuse recovery care to the LGBTQ population of Oregon. They provide individual counseling, group counseling, and alcohol/drug treatment programs.
Prism Health
Prism Health offers comprehensive, culturally competent medical care to the LGBTQ community of Portland. They offer full primary care, HIV/STI testing and treatment, PrEP, mental health services, preventative health screenings, and transgender health services including hormone therapy.
Q Center
Q Center is a non-profit community organization providing safe space, community programming, and health and wellness programs to the Portland community. They host multiple support groups representative of the diversity of the LGBTQ population and host a directory of LGBTQ-friendly health resources in Oregon.
Quest Center for Integrative Health
Quest Center for Integrative Health is a non-profit wellness center originally opened as a care center for HIV/AIDS patients. They provide mental health services, pain management, Ryan White program navigation and referral, and other services in an LGBTQ-affirming environment.
Sexual and Gender Minority Youth Resource Center (SMYRC)
SMYRC is a community center and safe space for sexual and gender minorities in Portland. They offer resources such as counseling, case management, sexual health education, drop-in center, and crisis relief services.
TransActive Gender Center
TransActive Gender Center seeks to support gender minority children and their families through counseling, advocacy, and outreach. They provide gender education, counseling services, free chest binders, and a directory of trans-friendly providers in the state.
Transgender Health Program – OHSU
The Transgender Health Program at Oregon Health Science University provides comprehensive transgender health care in an LGBTQ-affirming environment. They provide a full range of primary care services, hormone therapy, pubertal blocking medications, and gender-affirming surgical options. Many providers are currently accepting new patients.
We are seeking more healthcare-related resources in Oregon. If you know of any, please contact us.
Pennsylvania
Attic Youth Center
The Attic Youth Center creates opportunities for LGBTQ youth in the Philadelphia area to develop into healthy, independent, civic-minded adults within a safe and supportive community. They offer programming and activities in addition to a list of resources for LGBTQ youth.
Bradbury-Sullivan LGBT Community Center
The Bradbury-Sullivan LGBT Community Center based in Allentown, PA supports LGBT arts & culture programs, leading-edge LGBT health programs, daily LGBT youth programs, critical supportive services, and an informative training institute throughout the Lehigh Valley.
Central Outreach Wellness Center
Central Outreach and Wellness offers PrEP and free STD testing in Pittsburgh, Aliquippa, Erie, and Washington, Pennsylvania. Central Outreach Wellness Center is a holistic, multicultural, LGBTQIA, HIV & Hep C health organization leading in providing culturally competent medical care in Allegheny County.
COLOURS Organization
The COLOURS Organization provides health and wellness services for black LGBTQ individuals in the Philadelphia area. Services include STI and HIV testing, support groups, and sexual health counseling.
LGBT Center of Central PA
The LGBT Center of Central PA offers numerous group, social and educational activities along with senior programs, community educational efforts, and more to the LGBTQ community of central Pennsylvania.
Mazzoni Center
The Mazzoni Center aims to provide quality, comprehensive health and wellness services in an LGBTQ-focused environment. Their offerings include primary care services, STI/HIV testing and treatment, trans care, counseling and recovery services, legal support, and educational services.
Pennsylvania Youth Congress
The Pennsylvania Youth Congress is a youth-led LGBTQ organization working toward safer schools and thriving communities across the commonwealth. Their website contains a fantastic list of Pennsylvania LGBTQ resources.
Persad Center
The Persad Center serves the western Pennsylvania LGBTQ community with service centers in Pittsburgh and Washington. They provide HIV/AIDS services, substance abuse treatment, youth programs, transgender services, and training and advocacy consultation services for organizations to better support LGBTQ costumers and employees.
PGH Equality Center
The PGH Equality Center is a Pittsburgh-located LGBTQ community center with a library, meeting space, community events, and links on their website to LGBTQ resources.
SAGA Community Center
The SAGA Community Center is an interfaith and no-faith affirming place for all sexualities, genders, and sexes in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. They offer social activities, a support group, a mental health program, and a meeting space.
William Way LGBT Community Center
The William Way LGBT Community Center serves the LGBT community of Philadelphia with social groups, networking events, arts events, and counseling and support services.
We are seeking more healthcare-related resources in Pennsylvania. If you know of any, please contact us.
Rhode Island
Services and Advocacy for Gay, Lesbian, Bi-Sexual and Transgender Elders (SAGE) Rhode Island
SAGE Rhode Island is the state’s chapter of the SAGE organization committed to supporting and connecting aging LGBT community members. They advocate for aging LGBT individuals rights, aim to foster a greater understanding of LGBT aging, and promote a positive image of LGBT life in later years.
TGI Network of Rhode Island
The TGI Network of Rhode Island provides support and advocacy for transgender, gender-variant, and intersex communities. They provide a number of resources for TGI individuals and health care professionals on their website in addition to organizing TGI-related programming.
Youth Pride Rhode Island
Youth Pride Rhode Island is an affirming space for lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, queer, questioning young people to build community and develop connections. They offer free programming including individual counseling, weekly discussion groups, leadership trainings, social events and wellness activities.
We are seeking more healthcare-related resources in Rhode Island. If you know of any, please contact us.
South Carolina
BJUnity
BJUnity provides a network of people and resources to help those LGBTQ individuals affected by fundamentalist Christianity. BJUnity confronts homophobia and transphobia to promote dialogue and change and offers help in seeking strictly confidential competent counseling providers.
Charleston Area Transgender Support (C.A.T.S.)
C.A.T.S. is a Charleston-based group for transgender individuals to meet, support, and assist one another on their respective journeys.
Guild
The Guild encourages networking, business development, and support within the LGBTQ community of South Carolina.
Harriet Hancock LGBT Center
The Harriet Hancock LGBT Center offers a variety of resources in the Greater Columbia community and Midlands region, including a free lending library and meeting spaces for LGBT-supportive groups. They also offer a directory of LGBT-friendly businesses, organizations, and counselors.
Ryan White Wellness Center
The Ryan White Wellness Center supports those living with HIV/AIDS and those seeking preventative treatment for HIV/AIDS. The Center provides HIV testing and HIV prevention (PrEP and PEP), other STD/STI testing and treatment, mental health counseling, medication-assisted treatment for substance abuse disorders, food and housing assistance, eye and dental care, and other services at little-to-no costs.
We Are Family
We Are Family is a Charleston-based organization that provides direct support, leadership development opportunities, and advocacy for LGBTQ youth 25 and under.
We are seeking more healthcare-related resources in South Carolina. If you know of any, please contact us.
South Dakota
Free To Be
Free To Be is a support group for LGBTQ youth offered by Bach Counseling in Rapid City, South Dakota. They have two separate groups and meet twice monthly to discuss exploring sexuality, forming healthy relationships, and dealing with the coming out process.
Transformation Project
The Transformation Project supports and empowers transgender youth, young adults, and their families while educating communities in South Dakota and the surrounding region about gender identity and expression. They enumerate many resources for kids, parents, educators, and allies as well as host events.
Tristate Transgender
Tristate Transgender is a support group for trans people that meets monthly in Fargo. They serve the tri-state area of North Dakota, South Dakota, and Minnesota.
We are seeking more healthcare-related resources in South Dakota. If you know of any, please contact us.
Tennessee
Appalachian OUTreach
Empower, connect, & support East Tennessee lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, & queer (LGBTQ+) people through the provision of safe and healthy, inclusively welcoming & affirming programs and respect for partnerships, which promote community building, resource development and education for all.
Brothers United
Brothers United is a Tennessee-based organization that seeks to provide community empowerment to gay/SGL black men. They offer psychosocial, life coaching, affirming pastoral care, and healthy social supports.
East Tennessee Faith for Equality
East Tennessee Faith for Equality is a list of faith organizations supportive of LGBTQ persons in Tennessee.
Nashville Cares
Nashville Cares seeks to end the HIV/AIDS epidemic in middle Tennessee through HIV prevention and education, testing, and support services.
Out & About Nashville
Out & About Nashville is a monthly LGBTQ magazine covering relevant news, politics, and art in Nashville. They also feature a Gay Guide on their website with lists of organizations, health care providers, counseling services and attorneys who support the LGBTQ community.
OUTMemphis
OUTMemphis provides a number of services to the LGBTQ community in Memphis including free STI/HIV testing, social activities, youth meetings, transgender services, and more.
Tennessee Vals
The Tennessee Vals is a non-political, educational, social, and support organization founded and designed to educate and support persons regarding transgender issues. T-Vals organizes support groups, nights out, and promotes a positive image of trans people within the community.
We are seeking more healthcare-related resources in Tennessee. If you know of any, please contact us.
Texas
Northeast (Dallas / Ft. Worth / Tyler)
AIDS Interfaith Network / Manos Unidas
AIDS Interfaith Network / Manos Unidas provides dietary, transportation, language, and education services to individuals with HIV/AIDS.
AIDS Outreach Center
The AIDS Outreach Center provides HIV education to the community and provides free/discounted services to HIV positive persons.
AIDS Services of Dallas
The AIDS Services of Dallas offers housing for individuals with HIV who are financially struggling. They advocate and educate for those with HIV/AIDS.
Black Transmen
Black Transmen is a nonprofit organization that provides numerous programs about economics, anti-bullying, STIs, suicide and domestic violence prevention, as well as transgender health. They also provide resources to individuals undergoing transition.
Coalition for Aging LGBT
The Coalition for Aging LGBT provides support for older LGBT individuals through help with housing as well as health necessities. They provide access to home care and advocate for the self-sufficiency of these individuals.
GALA Youth
GALA Youth provides services to LGBTQ youth individuals, such as STI testing, dental care, opportunities for leadership development, and support groups.
Healing Wings HIV/AIDS Center
The Healing Wings HIV/AIDS Center provides medical services to HIV positive individuals such as case management, dietary assistance, screening for dysplasia, therapy, and education for families.
Preventative Medicine Clinic
ThePreventative Medicine Clinic is located in Tarrant County and provides numerous services for individuals with HIV, including medication, vaccination, case management, referrals, regular physical exams, and cervical cancer screenings.
Prism Health
Prism Health provides resources to those with HIV and provides HIV testing, education, case management, and medical services.
Resource Center
The Resource Center offers reduced costs for therapy and health services. It provides support for individuals with HIV/AIDs, through numerous programs in areas of dental, nutritional, and mental health. They also provide testing for HIV and other STIs.
Samaritan House
Samaritan House provides housing for those who are HIV positive and experiencing homelessness or close to homelessness. This organization also provides services for substance abuse, finding employment, receiving education, and case management.
Trans-Cendence
Trans-Cendence is a support group for transgender and gender non-conforming individuals.
Trans Pride Initiative
The Trans Pride Initiative provides support to individuals who identify as transgender or gender nonconforming.
Tyler Transgender Support
Tyler Transgender Support provides support and alliance for transgender and non conforming individuals. They have a Facebook page (private) that provides information about meetings.
North Central (Lubbock)
OUTwest Lubbock
OUTwest Lubbock is the premiere South Plains virtual community center for (LGBTIQ) Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Intersex, and Queer people.
Central (Austin / San Antonio / San Angelo)
AIDS Services of Austin
AIDS Services of Austin provides HIV testing, therapy, legal support, food resources, and education.
Alamo Area Resource Center
The Alamo Area Resource Center allows for the care of LGBTQ individuals by culturally competent providers. They also provide PrEP and care for individuals with HIV.
Allgo
Allgo provides support to LGBTQ individuals of color. Services include free mammograms each year, HIV education, support groups, and workshops for wellness.
The Center – Pride Center San Antonio
The Center – Pride Center San Antonio serves the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and HIV communities by connecting them and their families to community resources and organizations related to health, wellness, support, education, activities, and advocacy.
Fiesta Youth
Fiesta Youth provides a safe, non-judgmental, affirming place for LGBTQ young people to express and explore who they are through education, peer-support, advocacy, and friendship.
Metro Health STD/HIV Clinic
The Metro Health STD and HIV Prevention and Control Program provides evaluation and diagnosis of STD infections, as well as treatment and counseling for most STDs.
Mujeres Unidas
Mujeres Unidas provides education, counseling, and support to local women and Latinx communities affected by HIV/AIDS and other health concerns.
Open Arms Rape Crisis Center & LGBT Services
The Open Arms Rape Crisis Center offers support, advocacy, information/referrals, education, awareness, and outreach to the LGBT+ community and the general public.
Out Youth
Out Youth provides a drop in center for LGBTQ youth to socialize with other youth in a safe environment as well as providing the second largest collection of LGBTQ media in their Jerry Strickland Jr. Memorial Library. They also offer counseling and free HIV testing to the youth.
Texas Association for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Issues in Counseling (TALGBTIC)
The Texas Association for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Issues in Counseling (TALGBTIC) works to provide education to mental health providers surrounding the problems that the LGBT community faces.
Thrive Youth Center
The Thrive Youth Center provides a safe and supportive center for homeless LGBTQ youth so they may become productive, skilled, educated, and successful adults with the ability, opportunity, and possibility of achieving their dreams.
The Q Austin
The Q Austin provides support to LGBTQ youth by STI testing, support groups, and events, along with education and advocating for the LGBTQ community.
Trans & Genderqueer Social
Trans & Genderqueer Social holds monthly meetings to provide a friendly environment and camaraderie for LGBTQ individuals of all ages.
Black Effort Against the Threat of AIDS (BEAT AIDS)
BEAT AIDS provides the highest quality HIV/AIDS prevention, and education, and services.
Southeast (Houston)
AIDS Foundation Houston
The AIDS Foundation Houston provides case management, dietary services, therapy, and housing to those with HIV.
AssistHers
AssistHers offers support to lesbians with severe illnesses and provides education on health inequities that lesbians face.
Hatch Youth
Hatch Youth is dedicated to empowering lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, questioning, intersex, asexual and allied (LGBTQIA) youth, ages 13-20, to become positive contributors to society by providing a safe social environment, offering role models and peer support, and sponsoring educational and community outreach opportunities.
Houston Gay and Lesbian Parents
Houston Gay and Lesbian Parents provides support for LGBT parents and parents-to-be.
Legacy Community Health
Legacy Community Health provides health services in pediatrics, primary care, OB/GYN, and behavioral health. They provide vaccinations, vision care, case management, transgender specific care, and social work services.
Lesbian Health Initiative of Houston
The Lesbian Health Initiative of Houston advocates on behalf of the LGBT community for better access to healthcare and encourages the wellbeing of LGBT individuals.
The Montrose Center
The Montrose Center offers HIV/AIDS counseling, group therapy, and life counseling. They provide affordable substance abuse treatment for the LGBTQ population as well as an anti-violence program for survivors of sexual assault and domestic violence. They provide activities and education services to LGBTQ seniors, youth services, and HIV education programs.
Open Gate
Open Gate provides services to LGBTQ individuals ages 18-30 who are struggling with homelessness.
Tony’s Place
Tony’s Place provides drop-in services for LGBTQ individuals (25 years old and younger) who are in need of food, a shower, internet access, and laundry services.
South (Corpus Christi)
Coastal Bend Wellness Foundation
The Coastal Bend Wellness Foundation provides LGBTQ health and wellness initiatives through treatment, awareness, education, advocacy, and services.
Women’s & Men’s Health Services
Women’s & Men’s Health Services provides STD/HIV testing and treatment.
West (El Paso)
Borderland Rainbow Center
The Borderland Rainbow Center provides services such as therapy and support groups, but also educational and cultural workshops, social space, and a food pantry.
El Paso GLBT Community Center
The El Paso GLBT Community Center offers activities and support groups that aim to address the needs of the GLBT and HIV-affected people living in and visiting the El Paso metropolitan area.
El Paso HIV Prevention Services
Various HIV support programs in El Paso. One such service is the CLEAR Program which offers free one-on-one counseling to youth and adults. The evidence based program assists HIV positive or negative individuals to take charge of their lives, be proactive, set and meet goals, learn ways to problem solve, and address current stressors in their lives.
The Empowerment Center
The Empowerment Center is the umbrella which encompasses a variety of programs to help inspire the community to achieve their dreams including: OUTright Community Center, Food Pantry, Pet Pantry Accessible Resources in Action (ARIA), HIV and AIDS counseling and testing and Caring Through Education.
OUTright Community Center
The OUTright Community Center provides a safe and healthy environment for El Paso area gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, questioning, queer, intersex, ally and a-sexual youth through education, awareness and advocacy.
The Transitional Center for LGBTQ Youth
The Transitional Center’s provides a sanctuary for LGBTQ youth and young adults experiencing homelessness or at-risk of neglect or abuse. The Drop-In Center provides meals, showers, clothing, HIV support, mental health services, and case management. The street outreach program distributes safer-sex supplies, offers harm-reduction focused HIV/STI prevention information, delivers food, and provides referrals. The community-based outreach program trains schools, community centers, religious organizations, and other entities that work with LGBTQ youth to ensure that they are providing LGBTQ sensitive care and to increase cultural competence among these providers.
We are seeking more healthcare-related resources in Texas. If you know of any, please contact us.
Utah
Encircle
Encircle is an LGBTQ+ family and youth resource center that provides programming and education designed to support the LGBTQ community in Utah. They provide counseling and support groups for LGBTQ youth, adults, and their families.
LGBTQ-Affirmative Psychotherapists Guild of Utah
The LGBTQ-Affirmative Psychotherapists Guild of Utah is a professional organization that provides education regarding LGBTQ mental health issues and provides a directory of LGBTQ-affirmative therapists.
NAMI Utah
NAMI Utah is a grassroots organization that seeks to increase understanding and awareness of mental illness in Utah. They have an LGBTQ Suicide Awareness and Prevention program specifically designed to support the mental well-being of the LGBTQ community.
Planned Parenthood Association of Utah
Planned Parenthood Association of Utah provides women’s health and sexual health resources to the state of Utah. Their various clinics provide pregnancy care, contraception, abortion care, HIV testing and counseling, and STD testing and treatment across the state.
Rebirth OB/GYN
Rebirth OB/GYN providers OB/GYN, primary, and preventive healthcare to all LGBTQIA folks and have helped thousands of transgender and gender nonconforming folks transition (i.e., aid in legal, mental, medical, surgical and social transitioning). They offer hormone therapy, hysterectomies, and orchiectomies as well as suboxone, PrEP, medical marijuana recommendations, and electrolysis services. Employees are culturally-diverse and embrace all cultures and communities.
Transgender Health – University of Utah Health
The Transgender Health program at University of Utah Health provides comprehensive care to the transgender and gender-variant community of Utah. They provide counseling, hormone therapy, and gender-affirming surgical and cosmetic procedures using providers from a broad range of specialties.
Utah AIDS Foundation
The Utah AIDS Foundation seeks to increase awareness and improve care of those living with and at risk for HIV/AIDS in the state of Utah. They have an in-house HIV testing center with walk-in hours and provide referrals to appropriate medical care and prevention resources such as PrEP.
Youth Futures Utah
Youth Futures Utah is a shelter and safe space for homeless, runaway, and at-risk youth in Ogden, UT. They provide safe shelter and educational resources to promote healthy growth of at risk youth.
We are seeking more healthcare-related resources in Utah. If you know of any, please contact us.
Vermont
Outright Vermont
Outright Vermont aims to build safe, healthy, and supportive environments for gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, queer, and questioning youth ages 13-22. They organize various peer-support groups, workshops, and educational outreach events across Vermont.
Pride Center of Vermont
The Pride Center of Vermont is a community center dedicated to advancing health and safety for LGBTQ individuals. They offer various community events at their center including support groups, HIV testing, mindfulness hours, potlucks, and more. Additionally, their website includes links to LGBTQ competent healthcare providers, legal services, and educational resources.
University of Vermont Prism Center
The UVM Prism Center provide resources for queer and trans students.
We are seeking more healthcare-related resources in Vermont. If you know of any, please contact us.
Virginia
Diversity Richmond
Diversity Richmond raises funds through sales from its retail store, Diversity Thrift and through Diversity Bingo! a popular community activity. These donations are redistributed as grants to various LGBTQ organizations in Virginia. They also offer support groups and classes such as a Women Coming Out support group.
LGBT Life Center
The LGBT Life Center provides numerous services to the local community of Norfolk and surrounding areas. Services include STI/HIV testing, mental health services, support groups, housing services, transportation assistance, and more.
Roanoke Diversity Center
The Roanoke Diversity Center seeks to provide a welcoming, interesting, and safe gathering place for LGBTQ individuals. They offer a number of educational, social, advocacy, and health programs.
Side by Side
Side by Side provides a space for LGBTQ youth to be themselves in Richmond, VA. Services include youth programs, a directory of community resources, and a youth center for socializing in a safe space.
We are seeking more healthcare-related resources in Virginia. If you know of any, please contact us.
Washington
North Puget Sound (Seattle)
Center for MultiCultural Health
The Center for MultiCultural Health’s mission is to promote the health and well-being of diverse communities, including individuals from communities of color, individuals with limited English proficiency, immigrants and refugees, through innovative health advocacy, health promotion, disease prevention, and immigrant and refugee service programs.
Entre Hermanos
Entre Hermanos specifically focuses on gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered individuals within the Latin community. The organization ties the two communities together by first and foremost providing information. Members strive to create an environment that foster leaders for the future and encourage all participants to actively partake in human-rights movements and political/social change. Entre Hermanos also provides free confidential HIV and STI exams to gay Latino men.
Gay City
Gay City is an organization that provides free HIV and STI testing, arts outreach, and community building opportunities for members of the LGBTQ community. Gay City’s Wellness Center, LGBTQ Resource & Referral Program, Gay City Volunteer Crew, and Gay City Arts provide multiple ways for our community to gather, connect, find voice and serve.
Ingersoll Gender Center
Ingersoll Gender Center is an organization of, by, and for transgender and gender diverse people that provides mutual support through peer led support groups, advocacy in navigating resources, community organizing, and education — all in the pursuit of our collective self-determination.
Lambert House
Lambert House is a safe place for LGBTQ youth ages 22 and under. Their calendar is packed with fun activities, support groups, planning meetings, dances, and other events.
Lifelong AIDS Alliance
Lifelong is a community health organization committed to empowering people living with or at risk of HIV and/or other chronic conditions to lead healthier lives. Lifelong offers HIV/STI testing, health education, youth outreach, and support with housing, transportation, food insecurity, insurance, dental care, drug abuse/addiction recovery, and case management.
People of Color Against AIDS Network
Established in 1987, POCAAN is a multicultural, multi-social service agency serving marginalized communities in Seattle and greater King County. For many years their work has been rooted in HIV/AIDS prevention, but it has grown with the understanding that related issues such as substance abuse, incarceration, homelessness, sexually transmitted diseases, racism, sexism and homophobia also contribute to community marginalization and health disparities.
Seattle Area Support Groups
Seattle Area Support Groups (SASG) is a non-profit corporation that cultivates powerful, healthy lives by providing peer emotional support and development services to the LGBTQ community and their allies embracing issues of mental health, chemical and behavioral addiction, and chronic illness.
Seattle Bisexual Women’s Network
The Seattle Bisexual Women’s Network is a group of self-identified adult women and genderqueer folks from diverse backgrounds working to create a feminist bisexual support network. They are focused on support & advocacy for women and genderqueer folks in the greater bi+ community of Seattle and the Pacific Northwest.
Seattle Counseling Service
Seattle Counseling Service is a community based organization that has been dedicated to promoting health and wellness within the LGBTQ community for 45 years. They are committed to providing accessible services, offering a sliding fee scale in addition to accepting Medicaid and many insurance plans.
Coastal (Tacoma)
AIDS Housing Association of Tacoma
The AIDS Housing Association provides people living with HIV/AIDS a circle of caring that empowers them to stabilize their health and to maintain diverse housing options through support services, life skills education, and in home professionals.
Gender Alliance of the South Sound
The Gender Alliance of the South Sound is a federal 501(c)(3) non-profit group dedicated to assisting the transgender community within the South Puget Sound area of Washington state. G.A.S.S. is open to all individuals who wish to learn more about their own unique inner self, to meet and mingle with others who are likewise on this voyage of discovery, and to get assistances with transgender-specific resources. They welcome anyone within the transgender spectrum: crossdressers, transsexuals (MTF and FTM), intersexed individuals, as well as spouses, significant others, friends, and family.
Rainbow Center
Through education, advocacy, and celebration, the Rainbow Center expands resources and safe space for the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and allied (LGBTQA) community.
Stonewall Youth
Stonewall Youth is an organization of youth, activists, and allies that empowers lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, queer, questioning, intersex, and asexual (LGBTQQIA) youth to speak for themselves, educate their communities, and support each other. Stonewall Youth’s work is rooted in social justice and anti-oppression values. We address the root causes of oppression while providing access to services and experiences that alleviate the stresses of marginalization.
Eastern (Spokane)
Odyssey Youth Movement
Odyssey Youth Movement promotes equity for LGBTQ+ youth in the Inland Northwest through youth-driven programs and community education. This organization also provides for LGBTQ+ youth through a series of resources hand selected and approved by Odyssey Youth Movement.
OutSpokane
OutSpokane promotes and empowers visible diversity for Spokane’s Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer/Questioning and Allied (GLBTQA) citizens. Through supportive education and the annual collaborative production of the area’s family-friendly Pride Parade and Rainbow Festival, we provide progressive cultural opportunities and experiences for the greater Inland Northwest community. Primary resource for Pride Parade in Spokane.
We are seeking more healthcare-related resources in Washington. If you know of any, please contact us.
Washington, D.C.
AQUA
Asian and Pacific Islander Queers United for Action hosts support groups for individuals who identify as queer and Asian and/or Pacific Islander.
Brother, Help Thyself Foundation
The Brother, Help Thyself Foundation is a community-based organization that provides financial and other support to non-profit organizations serving LGBTQ/SGL and HIV/AIDS communities in the Baltimore/Washington D.C. metro area.
Casa Ruby
Casa Ruby is an LGBTQ bilingual and multicultural organization that offers a wide variety of food, shelter, and other health-related programs and services as well as emergency housing and non-medical case management.
DC Center for the LGBT Community
The DC Center for the LGBT Community is a comprehensive collection of links for LGBT health and wellness, arts and culture, advocacy, support, and events in the DC area.
Empoderate at La Clinica del Pueblo
Empoderate services include health education and navigation as well as HIV/STI testing and counseling.
Supporting and Mentoring Youth Advocated and Leaders (SMYAL)
SMYAL supports and empowers LGBTQ youth by fostering leadership, service, and advocacy in the Washington, D.C. and metropolitan region. This organization builds, sustains and advocates for programs and services that LGBTQ youth need as they grow into adulthood.
Wanda Alston Foundation
The Wanda Alston Foundation provides transitional living, food and nutritional support, life skills training, job readiness and employment, educational and GED certification, mentorship, mental health, and healthcare services to homeless and at-risk LGBTQ youth.
Whitman-Walker Health
Whitman-Walker Health is an LGBTQ health care organization providing health and wellness services to the Washington DC community. They offer a variety of services including transgender care, dental care, behavioral health services, insurance assistance, and more.
We are seeking more healthcare-related resources in Washington, D.C. If you know of any, please contact us.
West Virginia
Rainbow Pride of West Virginia
Rainbow Pride of West Virginia organizes Pride Week and advertises other LGBTQ events in West Virginia. Based in Charleston, they provide social and educational resources to the state’s LGBTQ community and allies.
Morgantwon Pride
Morgantown Pride provides social and educational resources for the LGBTQ+ Community, Friends and Allies in Mon. County.
Transitions WV
Transitions WV is a peer-led support group for Transgender adults that meets on the third Sunday of the month in Morgantown, West Virginia. For further information, you can email TransitionWV@gmail.com or contact us on this page.
We are seeking more healthcare-related resources in West Virgina. If you know of any, please contact us.
Wisconsin
AIDS Resource Center of Wisconsin (ARCW)
ARCW provides comprehensive treatment for HIV for the state of Wisconsin. Medical Clinic locations can be found throughout the state and provide HIV care, PrEP, basic health care including dental care, and access to proper subspecialty care based on individual needs.
Brady East STD Clinic
The Brady East STD Clinic is a no-cost clinic that provides comprehensive STD screening and HIV/AIDS prevention treatment and counseling. It provides treatment and resources with special regard to gender identity and provides a safe space for the LGBTQ community.
Diverse and Resilient
Diverse and Resilient seeks to contribute to a future where LGBTQ people in the state of Wisconsin lives full, healthy lives with a specific goal of addressing LGBTQ health disparities. They oversee multiple programs that provide services such as condom distribution, HIV testing and counseling including PrEP clinic, and educational curricula on LGBTQ issues to local schools.
FORGE
FORGE provides a directory of LGBTQ and specifically trans-friendy providers within the state of Wisconsin across various specialties. They also sponsor numerous programs and support groups throughout the state that address issues of violence, trans aging, and more. Their website provides access to multiple publications that address similar issues and are actively engaged in transgender advocacy.
Froedtert and Medical College of Wisconsin System
The Froedtert Health and Medical College of Wisconsin System provide nationally recognized LGBTQ care across a variety of specialties. The provider directory for LGBTQ patients by specialty can be found at the link provided. Services include competent OBGYN care, family physicians with experience with LGBTQ families, and reproductive medicine services.
Holton Street Clinic
The Holton Street Clinic provides specialized healthcare to all populations with actual or perceived STD’s. Services include comprehensive STD screening, HPV and HSV treatment, and vaccinations including HPV and Hepatitis A & B. HIV and syphilis testing are offered at no cost.
Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin
Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin provides affordable sexual health and reproductive care for the state of Wisconsin. Services offered include STI testing and treatment, cancer screening, pregnancy testing and care options, abortion care, and various preventative services.
Teens Like Us Program
Teens Like Us is a program through Briarpatch Youth Services that seeks to educate and support LGTBQ youth ages 13-18. They host support groups and offer counseling on diverse topics such as HIV prevention and self-esteem building.
University of Wisconsin Trans Health Services
University Health Services at the University of Wisconsin offers services for transgender and genderqueer students. A specific LGBTQ health ambassador and counselor is available for mental health concerns and all UHS providers are trained in dealing with LGBTQ students and provide referrals to an established list of specialists.
University of Wisconsin Health Gender Services
University of Wisconsin Health Gender Services seeks to help transgender, gender-expansive, and non-binary patient access quality, gender-affirming care. The directory of providers across specialties including primary care, pediatrics, behavioral health, and surgery allows patients access to comprehensive and multidisciplinary care.
Walker’s Point Community Clinic
The Walker’s Point Community Clinic provides primary care, urgent care, and basic care to underserved populations in Milwaukee. Provides referral for patients in need of free meal programs, mental health counseling, and substance abuse services. They accept patients from all backgrounds.
We are seeking more healthcare-related resources in Wisconsin. If you know of any, please contact us.
Wyoming
KnoWyo
KnoWyo is run by the Wyoming Department of Health and provides education and resources for free, confidential HIV testing at multiple locations throughout the state. They also provide vouchers on their website that can be redeemed for free testing at many clinics throughout Wyoming.
Laramie Reproductive Health
Laramie Reproductive Health provides affordable and comprehensive sexual and reproductive health care to the Laramie community. They provide STI/HIV testing and treatment and accept vouchers from KnoWyo for low-cost testing.
We are seeking more healthcare-related resources in Wyoming. If you know of any, please contact us.
Provider Resources
National LGBT Health Education Center
The National LGBT Health Education Center provides free online education and teaching materials about LGBT health topics, including modules, webinars, CME/CEU courses, and grand rounds.
World Professional Association for Transgender Health
The World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH) provides standards for transgender healthcare through the Standards of Care (SOC) resource, a clinical guide for health professionals to assist transgender and gender nonconforming people with effective approaches to primary care, mental health, hormone therapy, surgery, and other health services.
LGBTQ+ ECHO
Culturally informed and evidence-based care for members of the LGBTQ+ community has not historically been a focus of medical education in the United States. The lack of training about best practices for this community has resulted in generations of healthcare providers unaware about how to talk with or navigate care for their LGBTQ+ patients, resulting in barriers to care for this population at increased risk for mental illness, suicide, victimization, and substance use disorders. Basic healthcare elements such as screening tests recommended by the USPSTF are frequently not performed due to patient and provider discomfort and lack of knowledge. To help address this gap, the ECHO Center at the Richard M. Fairbanks School of Public Health at IUPUI has developed the LGBTQ+ ECHO to train providers in evidenced-based practices for offering respectful, patient-centered, culturally competent health care to all patients, including gay, lesbian and transgender patients.
Center of Excellence for Transgender Health
The Center of Excellence (CoE) for Transgender Health at the University of California, San Francisco provides clinical manuals and guides for health professions, including the “Guidelines for the Primary and Gender-Affirming Care of Transgender and Gender Nonbinary People” resource. The CoE also offers free online learning modules, brochures, and fact sheets about various aspects of transgender health.
Gay and Lesbian Medical Association
The Gay and Lesbian Medical Association (GLMA) provides a free cultural competence four-part webinar series about the healthcare of LGBT individuals.
Human Rights Campaign Foundation
The Center for Affiliated Learning (CAL) of the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Foundation provides free online education and CME/CEU credits in LGBTQ patient-centered care to healthcare facilities that are active in the current HRC Healthcare Equality Index survey.
Group for the Advancement of Psychiatry
The Group for the Advancement of Psychiatry provides an LGBT mental health syllabus that contains free modules about working with LGBT patients.
American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention is dedicated to supporting efforts to learn more and to developing and expanding the direction of suicide prevention strategies, programs and practices that serve the unique needs of LGBTQ populations.
Veterans Health Administration
The Veterans Health Administration provides two online education webinars about health topics concerning LGBT veterans.
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