LGBTQIA+ Resources for Health Professionals: Transgender, Nonbinary, and Gender Diverse Health

This document from The Center in NYC provides recommendations for TGNC inclusive therapy and counseling services, gender affirming care health and cosmetic services, and legal resources.

Transgender health services available in NYC at Callen-Lorde including care coordination with gender affirming care and primary care services.

The World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH) is the leading international medical body on trans health. This most recent version of its Standards of Care provides updated clinical guidelines for trans patients. More information about WPATH and methodology for the Standards of Care is also available.

Fenway Health's guide with visuals for subcutaneous and intramuscular injections for patients self-administering hormone injections. Guide also includes instructions for proper needle disposal.

This guide from Out 2 Enroll is specifically for navigating health insurance in relation to trans healthcare needs. There is specific information for each state and LGBTQIA+-affirming enrollment assisters are available for support.

This free Coursera class from Mt. Sinai contains 10 modules for medical providers to learn typical care strategies for trans patients and how to advise them on gender affirming medical and surgical options.

This clinical guideline synopsis from the Journal of the American Medical Association summarizes the updated WPATH Standards of Care for Transgender and Gender Diverse People.

This paper synthesizes research on the experiences and perspectives of transgender people during hospitalization. A major lack of awareness about transgender people led to negative patient experiences with healthcare providers and authors argue for increased healthcare provider education on trans health issues.

Authors present important dimensions of "LGBTQ+ care" that hospitals should consider for creating an inclusive environment for gender diverse patients.

The authors provide an overview of sexual and reproductive health considerations for transgender and gender-diverse patients.