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LGBTQIA+ Services and Gender Affirming Care Resources

Provider Resources

A primary care physician (PCP) is a health care provider who serves as the first point of contact for your care. Your PCP provides a wide range of health services. These include:

• Preventive care.
• Identifying and treating serious and ongoing health concerns.
• Management of chronic conditions.

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Local Michigan LGBTQIA+ Community Resources

National LGBTQIA+ Resources

Crisis Resources

• Trans Lifeline
  • If you need someone trans to talk to, even if you’re not in crisis or if you’re not sure you’re trans.
  • Call (877) 565-8860 or visit translifeline.org.
• Trevor Project
  • www.thetrevorproject.org
  • Information & support to LGBTQIA+ young people 24/7, year-round or you may:
  • Call (866) 488-7386.
  • Text ‘START’ to 678-678.
  • Chat at www.thetrevorproject.org/get-help/.
• National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (open 24/7)
  • If you are having suicidal thoughts or thinking of harming yourself:
  • Call 911.
  • 988 - Call – Text – Chat.
  • Or call (800) 273-TALK (8255), TTY: 711. Online: https://988lifeline.org/chat/.

Educational Resources

• National Center for Transgender Equality
  • https://transequality.org/
  • Social justice group that works to change policies and society to increase understanding and acceptance of transgender people.
• National LGBTQIA+ Health Education Center
  • https://www.lgbtqiahealtheducation.org/
  • Center that provides education, resources, and consultation to health care groups. The goal is to improve LGBTQIA+ health care.
• OutCare Health
  • https://www.outcarehealth.org/
  • Group leading the charge for LGBTQIA+ health equity worldwide. They empower millions of LGBTQIA+ individuals with resources, support, and education.
• Transgender Law Center
  • https://transgenderlawcenter.org/
  • Civil rights group led by transgender people working to change law, policy, and attitudes so that all people can live safely, authentically, and free from discrimination.
• Transgender Youth Equality Foundation
  • https://www.transyouthequality.org/
  • Group that provides education, advocacy and support for transgender children, youth and their families.
• World Professional Association for Transgender Health
  • https://www.wpath.org/
  • Association that promotes evidence-based care, education, research, advocacy, public policy, and respect in transgender health.

Resources For Families and Parents

• The Family Acceptance Project
  • https://familyproject.sfsu.edu/
  • The Family Acceptance Project is a research, intervention, education, and policy initiative to prevent health and mental health risks. They also promote well-being for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer-identified children and youth. 
• American Academy of Pediatrics
  • "Coming out" is a lifelong journey of understanding, acknowledging, and sharing one's gender identity and/or sexual orientation with others. This resource provides “coming out” information for parents of LGBTQIA+ teens.
  • https://www.healthychildren.org/English/ages-stages/teen/dating-sex/Pages/Four-Stages-of-Coming-Out.aspx
• Stop Bullying
  • A federal government website managed by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. It serves as a resource for responding to and preventing bullying.
  • http://www.stopbullying.gov/what-you-can-do/parents/index.html

Resources for Youth

• Gay-Straight Alliance Network
  • This is a youth leadership group that connects school-based Gay-Straight Alliances (GSAs) to each other and community resources. They accomplish this through peer support, leadership development, and training.There are 134 GSAs in Michigan public schools.
  • www.gsanetwork.org

   

• It’s Your Life
  • Book by Krishna Desai, Mimi Laver and Andrea Khoury.
  • On-line access to book and conversation: http://new.abanet.org/child/Pages/lgbtq.youth.aspx

   

• The Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network (GLSEN)
  • This group strives to assure that each member of every school community is valued and respected regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity/expression.
  • www.glsen.org

   

• The Gay Youth Corner
  • On-line resource for LGBTQIA+ information and support.
  • www.thegyc.com

   

• Transgender Michigan
  • Transgender Michigan’s main mission is to provide advocacy, support and education while serving to create partnerships in the state of Michigan to unify and empower transgender and gender non-conformist communities.
  • www.transgendermichigan.org

   

• Advocates for Youth
  • Resource for being an “askable” parent, encouraging young people see you as approachable and open to questions.
  • https://advocatesforyouth.org/resources/health-information/are-you-an-askable-parent/

   

• TeensHealth
  • Resources for parents, kids, teens and educators with topics that include but are not limited to health, growth and development, sexual orientation, puberty, feelings, safety and diseases and conditions.
  • http://kidshealth.org/parent/emotions/feelings/sexual_orientation.html

   

• GSA Network
  • Student-run group that unite LGBTQ+ and allied youth together. They build community and organize around issues impacting them in their schools and communities.
  • https://gsanetwork.org/what-is-a-gsa/

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