Medical providers
- Trillium Health Center - LGBT Health (healthcare, pharmacy, resource programs, care management, legal help) (URL)
- University of Rochester, Golisano Children's Hospital - Gender Health Services (for youth and young adults through age 25) (URL)
- Emma Forbes-Jones, PhD - psychologist (URL)
- Carolyn Wolf-Gould, MD and Christopher Wolf-Gould, MD (Susquehanna Family Practice and Gender Wellness Center) (URL)
- Karen Teelin, MD, MsED - Upstate Health Care Center (pediatric and adolescent care) (URL)
- Planned Parenthood of Greater New York (hormone therapy) (URL)
- David Newman, MD - Batavia Primary Care (URL)
- Arlene Istar Lav (counselor, teletherapy) (URL)
- Therapist finder - Psychology Today (URL)
- SRS surgeon directory - TransHealthCare (URL)
- Transbucket - online surgery resource info for transgender community (URL)
Fertility preservation/treatment options: - CNY Fertility - Trans Fertility information and services (URL)
- Home sperm collection - one of several options:
- Sppare.me (URL) - URMC Strong Fertility Center (URL)
Auxiliary resources
- Gerriann Jackson, MS, CCC-SPL - URMC ENT (gender aligning voice therapy) (URL)
- VoiceOver Speech Pathology Services PLLC (gender aligning voice therapy) (URL)
- Emancipated Electrolysis (URL)
- Genesee Valley Dermatology and Laser Centre (URL)
- Underwear and Youth Assistance Programs:
- AndyCore by Emmett Miele - custom binders and tailoring (URL)
- Underwear (Cheap Undies: underwear guide and advice for transwomen) (URL)
- FtM Essentials : lottery for free youth binder (youth 24 years of age and under) (URL)
- Transguy Supply: youth packer give away (URL) - Beauty/barber saloons:
- Kenna at Trü on Park (URL)
- Samantha at World Hair (URL)
- Clark at The Gentlemen's Barber (URL) - YogaVibe - Queer&Trans Yoga classes; Pay-what-you-can community classes (URL)
Other resources, support and information
- Trans Lifeline - hotline available 18 hours/day, in US: (877) 565-8860 (URL)
- The Trevor Project - 24 hour/day LGBTQ lifeline, support groups, and education (URL)
- Gender Spectrum - annual conference, training, support (URL)
- TransFamilies Organization (formerly Gender Diversity) - information, support, events (URL)
- TransFamily Support Services - online support for trans youth and families (URL)
- TransParent - support for parents and caregivers, resources (URL)
- College information from Study.com for LGBTQ students: college guide (URL) and scholarship info (URL)
- College Students: LGBTQ+ Community Resources, support groups, "worst list" , etc. (URL)
- Empire Justice Center - Legal information regarding name and gender marker change in Monroe Co, NY (URL)
- National Center for Transgender Equality - advocacy; health, insurance, legal information (URL)
- Name and gender marker change forms and DIY process info from NYS Court (URL)
- Rochester Rainbow Union - Rochester, NY - LGBTQ resources, events, trans youth and family support (URL)
- Planned Parenthood - education, support, health services (URL)
- Resource list for LGBTQ+ students (URL)
- SMART Recovery - Self-Management and Recovery Training - for patients, also for friends & family, at ROCovery and RIT (URL)
- Ten Things Transgender Persons Should Discuss with their Health Care Providers (pdf)
- Transgender Youth Organizations/Programs and many other resources are listed on the Empire State Pride Agenda web site - NYS LGBT Network (URL); unfortunately the list is not up-to-date.
Please contact me with any recommendation or updates to these lists. Thank you!
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