Health and Medical

Last updated May 2, 2023

Looking for affirming medical providers? Try the LGBTQ+ Healthcare Directory. You can search for LGBT-friendly primary care providers, specialists, therapists, dentists, and other health professionals in your area.

Seeking affirming therapy providers or peer support? Try the following directories:

  • The Body | HIV/AIDS resources, education, and more.

  • CDC LGBTQ Youth Resources | The health needs of LGBT Youth can differ from their heterosexual peers. Features resources from the CDC, other government agencies, and community organizations for LGBT Youth, their friends, educators, parents, and family members.

  • Connecting Rainbows | Connects LGBTQ+ families with attorneys and fertility specialists all over the US and Canada to make it easy to start, expand, and protect your family

  • GLMA: Health Professionals Advancing LGBT Equality | A national organization committed to ensuring both health equity for LGBTQ and sexual and gender minority (SGM) individuals and equality for LGBTQ/SGM health professionals in their work and learning environments.

  • Guidelines for Psychological Practice with Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Clients | Article which provides psychologists with a frame of reference for the treatment of lesbian, gay, and bisexual clients. Provides further references in the areas of assessment, intervention, identity, relationships, diversity, education, training, and research.

  • HRC’s Healthcare Equality Index | The Healthcare Equality Index (HEI) is the national LGBTQ benchmarking tool that evaluates healthcare facilities' policies and practices regarding the equity and inclusion of their LGBTQ patients, visitors and employees.

  • Institute for Human Identity Therapy Center | NYC-based non-profit psychotherapy and training center dedicated to fostering personal growth free of traditional gender, sexual orientation, and cultural biases. Provides LGBTQ+ affirmative therapy.

  • LGBT National Help Center | Serving the LGBTQ community by providing free and confidential peer support and local resources.

  • National LGBT Cancer Network | Works to improve the lives of LGBT cancer survivors and those at risk by educating, training, and advocating.

  • OutCare Health | Features healthcare resource directories, mentorship, medical education reform, and cultural competency training. Includes an online nationwide directory of healthcare providers who identify as culturally competent in serving the LGBTQ+ community.

  • Pride Institute | Offers inclusive and accepting recovery programs for members of the LGBTQ+ community facing addiction, mental, or sexual health concerns in Minnesota.

  • The PRIDE Study | A long-term collaboration between the LGBTQ community and UCSF health researchers that will inform decisions impacting the health of our community. Your voice will shape the healthcare research necessary for us to thrive. Your health data will help us conduct the research to get there. A few minutes is all it takes to change health for the better, forever. Join the first longitudinal health study of LGBTQ people today. Download The PRIDE Study app to tell researchers what matters most to you about your health. Available on iOS, web, and phone.

  • QSPACES | Get recommendations from other LGBTQ+ people for therapists, primary care doctors, psychiatrists, dentists, massage therapists, fitness instructors, and everything in between.

  • QueerDoc | QueerDoc provides queer and gender-focused Medical care online.

  • Queer Health Access | A project of the Tegan and Sara Foundation, which fights for health, economic justice, and representation for LGBTQ girls and women.

  • The Wall Las Memorias Project | A community health and wellness organization dedicated to serving Latino, LGBTQ, and other under-served populations through advocacy, education, and building the next generation of leadership in Los Angeles, California.

Transgender Care

  • American Trans Resource Hub | Provides comfort and stability during social, medical and/or legal transitions by providing helpful resources and by offering direct assistance with other issues that may arise.

  • CHLA: The Center for Transyouth Health and Development | Dedicated to providing affirming care for transgender and gender diverse children, adolescents, young adults, and their families in Los Angeles, California.

  • FEDUP | A collective of trans+, intersex, and gender diverse people who believe eating disorders in marginalized communities are social justice issues.

  • Folx Health | Monthly HRT and PrEP prescription service (slowly rolling out new options; including labs) delivered to your home. Queer & Trans clinicians oversee your care and it is slowly rolling out to all US states.

  • FORGE | Videos, articles, publications, and more on health concerns of the transgender community.

  • Los Angeles Gender Center | Provides affordable, accessible, and affirming mental health care for gender non-conforming, non-binary, and transgender children, adolescents, adults, and their families in Los Angeles, California.

  • MyTransHealth | Online directory that connects trans and gender non-conforming people with qualified, culturally competent healthcare providers. This location-based search tool offers resources for medical and mental health services

  • Plume | Gender-affirming hormone therapy from your phone. Includes monthly membership and one-time letter service

  • QueerDoc | QueerDoc provides queer and gender-focused Medical care online

  • Refuge Restrooms | A web application that seeks to provide safe restroom access for transgender, intersex, and gender non-conforming individuals. Users can search for restrooms by proximity to a search location, add new restroom listings, as well as comment and rate existing listings. We seek to create a community focused not only on finding existing safe restroom access but also looking forward and participating in restroom advocacy for transgender, intersex, and gender non-conforming folk. Android and iOS available.

  • St. John’s Well Child and Family Center: Transgender Health Program | Committed to protective and transparent healthcare regardless of gender identity, sexual orientation, and/or presentation. Provides comprehensive transgender health services in a safe and welcoming environment in Los Angeles, California.

  • Transcapsule® | An app for transgender and non-binary people to document their transitions and track the long-term effects of gender-affirming hormones.

  • Trans Family Building | A resource from Family Equality that aids transgender and gender non-conforming members of the LGBTQ+ community who are interested in becoming parents or growing their families in finding the resources they need on their path to parenthood. Features a Trans Fertility 101 video.

  • Trans-Health | Articles, resources, clinics, and surgery programs for the trans community as well as medical professionals.

  • Trans Healthcare Surgeon Directory | Since 2011, TransHealthCare has helped thousands of transgender and non-binary people from around the world find a surgeon.

  • Trans in the South: Resource + Services Guide by Campaign for Southern Equality | Directory of 400+ trans-friendly health service providers in 13 Southern states in areas like Primary Care, HIV Care, Endocrinology, Legal Resources, and Mental Health

  • TransPulse Transgender Resources | Forums, live chat, and other resources for transgender folks and their loved ones.

  • UCSF Center of Excellence for Transgender Health | Founded in 2009 with a mission to increase access to comprehensive, effective, and affirming health care services for transgender and gender diverse communities. Overview of feminizing hormone therapy and overview of masculinizing hormone therapy.

Professionals

If you’re a mental health practitioner, look at the very top of the page for some directories you can list your services.

  • A Leader’s Role in Addressing LGBT Health in Academic Medicine | A webinar from the Association of American Medical Colleges (March 2014). Kristen L. Eckstrand, Ph.D. and John Davis, M.D., Ph.D. empower leaders to ensure LGBT diversity and inclusion by (1) providing a clinically relevant overview of LGBT health disparities and their cost to healthcare, (2) increasing awareness of the current gaps in LGBT academic medicine, (3) highlighting the role of leadership in successful LGBT initiatives, and (4) outlining easy wins for leadership to integrate and evaluate LGBT initiatives at their own institutions.

  • American Medical Association’s Guide to Creating an LGBTQ-Friendly Practice | Recommended standards of practice with lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender patients and additional resources to assist in making your practice LGBTQ-friendly.

  • American Medical Association’s Policies on LGBTQ Issues | Sexual orientation and gender identity are integral aspects of the AMA communities and AMA policies on LGBTQ issues that work to inform individuals about LGBTQ discrimination and abuse. AMA’s policies for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people’s rights represent a multiplicity of identities and issues.

  • Association of LGBTQ Psychiatrists | A community of psychiatrists that educates and advocates on LGBTQ mental health issues.

  • AMSA: Gender & Sexuality Action Committee | The Gender and Sexuality Committee of the American Medical Student Association is dedicated to combating sexism, heterosexism, and assuring equal access to medical care and equality within medical education.

  • Being transgender in America may be hazardous to your health, study shows | A report in JAMA Internal Medicine characterizes a variety of health disparities between people who are transgender (that is, their gender identity is not the same as their sex at birth) and people who are cisgender (their gender identity matches their sex at birth).

  • Care to the Trans* and Gender Non-Conforming Identified Patient | This video is one in a series created for nursing and healthcare educators for use in a variety of settings. Complete information about this scenario, from set-up to debriefing questions, can be found at the bottom of this page

  • The Center for Population Research in LGBT Health | Supports and stimulates research to fill critical knowledge gaps related to the health of sexual and gender minorities, strengthening the foundation for culturally competent treatment and behavior change models.

  • Creating a Healthcare practice welcoming to LGBT seniors | This free course produced by the Lavender Seniors of the East Bay will help you to learn concrete best practices in creating a welcoming setting, identify common health care issues among LGBT seniors, improve your intake and interview procedures and paperwork to give visibility to LGBT seniors, and learn simple steps to creating an LGBT friendly health care environment.

  • Fenway Health: The Fenway Institute | Works to make life healthier for the people in the LGBTQIA+ community, people living with HIV/AIDS, and the broader population. Fenway was founded in 1971 as part of the free clinic movement by students who believed that “health care should be a right, not a privilege.”

  • FORGE | Videos, articles, publications, and more on health concerns of the transgender community.

  • The GLMA Handbook on LGBT Health | A comprehensive resource bringing the full scope of LGBT health concerns, prevention, and treatment options into clear and approachable language. Written by LGBT healthcare professionals, the Handbook also explores the impact of public policy, political, and resource/funding issues on the health and well-being of LGBT people. This is a paid resource.

  • Gay and Transgender Patients to Doctors: We′ll Tell. Just Ask | This is a New York Times article discussing the importance of tracking patients’ gender identity and sexual orientation. “By knowing whether a patient is lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or straight, say public health experts, clinicians can be more alert to a person’s medical needs and more thoughtful in interactions. If hospitals report statistics on all patients, health care disparities among L.G.B.T. patients can be identified and redressed more effectively.”

  • Largest Study to Date: Transgender Hormone Treatment Safe | An article by Kathleen Louden discussing the results of a study that found that when using the guidelines from the Endocrine Society [“Endocrine Treatment of Transsexual Persons”], there are few comorbidities and only mostly minor side effects with cross-sex hormone treatment. Access to the article via MedScape requires a login (you can make a free account); as an alternative, the full study has been posted here.

  • Lambda Legal: When Health Care Isn’t Caring | This survey is the first to examine refusal of care and barriers to health care among LGBT and HIV communities on a national scale (2010).

  • LGBT HealthLink | LGBT HealthLink, a program of CenterLink, is a community-driven national network of experts and professionals enhancing LGBT health by reducing health disparities within our communities.

  • National Alliance on Mental Illness | Statistics about LGBTQ+ mental health as well as information on risk factors of LGBTQ+ mental health, how to find the right mental health professional, and other resources.

  • The National LGBT Health Education Center | Provides educational programs, resources, and consultation to healthcare organizations with the goal of optimizing quality, cost-effective healthcare for LGBTQIA+ people.

  • OutCare Health | Features healthcare resource directories, mentorship, medical education reform, and cultural competency training. Includes an online nationwide directory of healthcare providers who identify as culturally competent in serving the LGBTQ+ community.

  • Understanding the Alphabet: LGBT 101 | November 2016 video from the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) on the terminology used within the LGBT community and identifying strategies for creating a welcoming space for LGBT patients, colleagues, and co-workers.

  • World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH) | Promotes the highest standards of health care for individuals through the articulation of Standards of Care (SOC) for the Health of Transsexual, Transgender, and Gender Nonconforming People. The SOC are based on the best available science and expert professional consensus.