Trans and Gender Diverse Resource Library

For Trans and Gender Diverse Patients on Isotretinoin.

Self-Defense Strategies for Trans Women and Gender Diverse Folks

A list of health center and community resources compiled by the Fenway Health Trans Health Program.

Accessing gender affirming healthcare for trans and gender diverse youth up to age 18.

Computer animated videos to describe the available FTM Top Surgery Procedures, without subjecting yourself to the ‘gore’ of live surgery videos.

Hormone therapy anti-androgen medication options.

Acceso a la atención de la salud de reafirmación de género para jóvenes transgénero y de género diverso de hasta 18 años.

Works to end homophobia and transphobia in sport and to activate the athletic community to exercise their leadership to champion LGBTQI+ equality.

A guide for all things binding: vendors, tips, how to videos, FAQs, and studies.

A birth control guide for all genders.

A peer-run support group for trans and non-binary adults in the Boston area.

Provides a continuum of services to LGBTQ+ youth of color and their allies in the Greater Boston and Greater Framingham areas.

Provides health care to homeless and formerly homeless individuals and families. Case management, primary care, gender affirming care, post-surgical recovery care available.

Services to run-away, homeless and high-risk youth (ages 14-24).

A support, information, and social group for people assigned female at birth who feel that is not an accurate or complete description of their gender.

Hormone therapy estrogen medication options.

Hormone therapy estrogen risks and benefits.

Fighting Eating Disorders in Underrepresented Populations: A Trans+ & Intersex Collective.

Accessing hormone therapy through informed consent.

Education and support for families, and training and guidance for educators, medical and mental health providers, and other professionals. Gender Spectrum works to create gender sensitive and inclusive environments for all children and teens through resources, online consulting, and groups.

Genderbands’ aim is to help transgender and gender nonconforming people access gender affirming care. Genderbands also offers free chest binders through their website.

Through strategic litigation, public policy advocacy, and education, GLBTQ Legal Advocates & Defenders (GLAD) works in New England and nationally to create a just society free of discrimination based on gender identity and expression, HIV status, and sexual orientation.

Advocate for and advance equity and societal affirmation of LGBTQ people by building and strengthening loving families, safe communities, and a diverse and inclusive society.

Guía de cambio de nombre y género.

Guía para elegir un cirujano y prepararte para la operación y la recuperación.

Una guía para elegir un cirujano, prepararse para la cirugía y la recuperación.

Public interest law firm whose mission is to provide pro bono legal representation to residents in low-income situations experiencing difficulty accessing or paying for needed medical services.

Reproductive and sexual health for trans men.

An informational resource for HPV, cervical cancer, and pap tests.

Accepts articles on transgender healthcare from disciplines like psychiatry, sociology, psychology, family therapy, law, public health and sexual health.

The mission of the Jim Collins Foundation is to provide financial assistance to transgender people for gender-affirming surgeries.

JRI’s Assisted Living Program provides access to 435 of the state’s affordable housing vouchers, specially set aside for people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA).

Includes steps that might help you reduce vulnerability.

Works to ensure the wellbeing, safety, and lived equity of all trans, nonbinary, and gender expansive community members in Massachusetts.

REACH: Relief and Emergency Assistance for Community Hope provides transgender and nonbinary people in Massachusetts with emergency funds for a variety of expenses.

Any MassHealth member can reach out to My Ombudsman when they have questions about their health plan benefits, when they have been denied a benefit or a service, or when they need help understanding their rights.

A guide for Massachusetts residents ages 18+ on changing your name and/or gender marker on state and federal documents.

A guide for Massachusetts residents under the age of 18 on changing your name and/or gender marker on state and federal documents.

Namesake is built by the trans and nonbinary community, for the trans and nonbinary community in MA.

Provides educational programs, resources, and consultation to health care organizations with the goal of optimizing quality, cost-effective health care for LGBTQIA+ people.

The consortium consists of providers from over one dozen healthcare facilities in New England who are dedicated to improving access to gender affirming care.

Opciones de medicamentos antiandrógenos para la terapia hormonal.

Opciones de medicamentos con estrógenos para la terapia hormonal.

Opciones de medicamentos con progesterona para la terapia hormonal.

Opciones de medicamentos con testosterona para la terapia hormonal.

A resource guide on packers and STPs, packing gear, where to find affirming products, and answers to frequently asked questions.

Surgery, HRT, electrolysis, gear and shapewear support available.

A scholarship-like program that provides direct financial assistance to trans folks who cannot afford their gender-affirming surgery.

Warning signs, protective factors, prevalence.

Hormone therapy progesterone medication options.

Find behavioral health providers, filter by specialty, gender, LGBT status.

Riesgos y beneficios de la terapia hormonal con testosterona.

Riesgos y beneficios de la terapia hormonal con estrógenos.

SAYFTEE is a socially conscious group practice offering a range of services including family therapy, individual therapy, couple/relationship therapy, groups, workshops, training, consultation, and supervision.

If you are injecting your own hormones, it is important to know what’s safe and what’s not.

Hormone therapy testosterone medication options.

Hormone therapy testosterone risks and benefits.

A youth-led, adult-supported social support organization, committed to social justice and creating, sustaining, and advocating for programs, policies, and services for the LGBTQ+ youth community.

The Fenway Institute (TFI) is always looking for community members who want to make a difference in LGBTQI+ health and wellness by participating in research.

Gender Affirming Letter Access Project, find a provider or sign the pledge.

Programs and residences across New Hampshire and Massachusetts.

A national nonprofit organization with a mission to fund gender-affirming surgeries.

This law fixes a crucial barrier to accessing health care by ensuring that when multiple people are on the same insurance plan, confidential health care information is not shared with anyone other than the patient.

Interdisciplinary professional and educational organization devoted to transgender health.

Offers information about gender open parenting (also known as gender neutral or gender creative parents).

Learn supportive parenting practices.

A guide for choosing a surgeon, preparing for surgery, and recovery.

A Boston area transgender support organization for the transgender community.

The Transgender Emergency Fund assists with homelessness prevention, shelter assistance, nutrition assistance, prescription co-pay assistance, transportation and escort to medical appointments, etc.

Designed to provide relief for Trans, Intersex, & Gender-Expansive individuals experiencing crisis.

Created by trans community members to make the world of fertility easier for us to understand and navigate.

Trans Health Program staff answer questions on chest binding.

Deputy Director of Education and Training Programs at Fenway Institute, discusses the name and gender marker change process.

Trans Guy Supply and Get Your Joey founders discuss all things packing.

Trans health research and evaluation, education and training, and policy and advocacy.

Trans Lifeline provides trans peer support for community that’s been divested from police since day one. Run by and for trans people.

A non-profit mail-based service providing free HRT needle supplies for trans folk who cannot access or afford their own.

Advocate for the safety, joy, and liberation of TQBIPOC, and organize an annual March & Festival in June that returns to the authentic origins of pride.

Provides education, advocacy and support for transgender and gender non-conforming children and youth and their families.

A resource for students, athletes, coaches, and administrators to find information about trans inclusion in athletics at various levels of play.

A community resource to share and see the results of surgery.

A community built directory of providers.

Collaborates and partners with various organizations. In order to reach out to our members, we are providing a resource section of our website that will guide and aid transgender veterans in their journey.

Assists with homelessness prevention, shelter assistance, nutrition assistance, prescription co-pay assistance, transportation and escort to medical appointments, etc.

Transgender Law Center changes law, policy, and attitudes so that all people can live safely, authentically, and free from discrimination regardless of their gender identity or expression.

Forums where you will find a friendly community with a wealth of knowledge and experience at its fingertips.

Transgender medical consulting service for providers.

The TransMission program provides financial assistance of up to $500 for expenses related to social, legal, medical, or surgical transition.

Acceso a tratamiento hormonal por medio del consentimiento informado.

Crisis services, peer support, research, advocacy, public education.

A resource guide on how to tuck safely, where to find affirming products, and answers to frequently asked questions.

Trans United with Family and Friends (TUFF) aims to provide access to healthcare, transition services, safe housing and education for the underserved transgender population.

A guide for choosing a surgeon, preparing for surgery, and recovery.

Emergency, low threshold, and long-term housing options. A client’s placement is based on gender identity and comfort, not necessarily their sex assigned at birth.

A resource list of youth and family support resources.

Provide a welcoming and non-judgmental environment for homeless and street-involved youth. YOF is open five days a week and serves young people between the ages of 14 and 24.

A list of health center and community resources compiled by the Fenway Health Trans Health Program.