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Trans Resources

LA County

APLA Health

  • Free and low cost primary medical care, dental, behavioral health, HRT, PrEP counseling and management, HIV prevention services, and health insurance enrollment assistance.
  • Address: 1043 Elm Ave, Suite 302, Long Beach, CA 90813
  • Phone: 562-247-7740
  • Website: www.aplahealth.org/long-beach 

Transgender Health Care at Los Angeles LGBT Center

  • Trans-specific comprehensive primary health care, HRT, pre-post surgical care, Transgender Support and Empowerment, Trans* Lounge.
  • Address: 1625 N Schrader Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90028
  • Phone: 323-993-7500
  • Website: www.lalgbtcenter.org

The LGBTQ Center, Long Beach

  • Trans Services - Health and Wellness support groups
  • Address: 2017 E. 4th street Long Beach, CA 90814
  • Phone: 562-434-4455
  • Website: www.centerlb.org/transservices

Transgender Health Program (St. John’s Well Child and Family Center)

  • Trans-specific services including HRT and referrals for gender affirming services, primary and preventive care, medical, dental, and pharmacy, behavioral and mental health care – individual, family counseling and support groups.
  • Address: 808 w. 58TH Street Los Angeles, CA 90037
  • Phone: 323-541-1411
  • Website: http://www.wellchild.org/transgender-health-program/

Los Angeles Gender Center

  • Individual, couple, family and group psychotherapy; different billing process depending on therapist.
  • Address: 1923 ½ Westwood Blvd, Suite 2, Los Angeles, CA 90025
  • Website: https://www.lagendercenter.org/

Gender Wellness of Los Angeles

  • Individual, group and family counseling, medical referrals
  • Phone: 310-478-0411
  • Website: www.genwell.org

South Bay LGBT Center

  • Transgender Support Group
  • Address: 16610 Crenshaw Blvd. Torrance, CA 90510
  • Phone: 310-328-6550
  • Website: www.southbaycenter.org

The Center for Transyouth Health and Development (Children's Hospital Los Angeles)

Colors of Youth

  • Colors LGBTQ Youth Counseling Center provides free LGBTQ-Affirmative counseling and healing psychotherapeutic services to youth under 25 and their families in the greater Los Angeles area.
  • Address: Antioch University Los Angeles, 400 Corporate Pointe, Culver City, CA 90230
  • Phone: 310-578-1080 ext. 320
  • Website: www.colorsyouth.org

Southern California Transgender Counseling

  • Southern California Transgender Counseling is a Los Angeles psychotherapy practice dedicated to the needs of all individuals with any gender concerns.
  • Phone: 310- 281-9658
  • Website: www.transgendercounseling.com

Transforming Family

  • We are a Los Angeles based family support group creating a positive environment for children, adolescents and their families to explore issues of gender identity.
  • Website: https://www.transformingfamily.org/

 

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Orange County

The LGBT Center OC Trans*itions Health and Wellness

Metamorphosis Medical Center

  • Trans competent and trans affirming office specializing in hormone therapy, informed consent model, good prices, out of pocket, good feedback from trans students
  • Address: 8081 Stanton Ave, Suite 300, Buena Park, CA 90620
  • Phone: 714-484-8000
  • Website: www.metatranshormone.com

Community Counseling & Supportive Services (CCSS)

  • Community Counseling & Supportive Services (CCSS) is a short-term counseling program for Orange County residents of all age groups, who have or are at risk of developing a mild to moderate behavioral health condition. The program specializes in providing services to diverse communities including Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Intersex, and/or Questioning (LGBTIQ+), deaf and hard of hearing and underserved ethnic communities.
  • Address: 4000 W. Metropolitan Dr. Suite 405, Orange CA 92868
  • Phone: (714) 645-8000
  • Website: http://ochealthinfo.com/bhs/about/pi/early/ccss 

UCI Health Gender Diversity Program

TG Rainbow Support Group

  • An all-inclusive transgender support group which provides support to anyone who is transgender, a family member or spouse, friend, ally, or just wants to understand.
  • Website: http://www.mach25media.com/tgr.html

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National/Online Health & Wellness

Trans-Health

  • Volunteer-run website providing health and fitness for trans people 
  • Website: www.trans-health.com 

World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH)

  • Promotes evidence based care, education, research, advocacy, public policy, and respect in transgender health.
  • Website: www.wpath.org

Philadelphia Trans-Health Conference

  • The mission of the Philadelphia Trans Health Conference (PTHC) is to educate and empower trans individuals on issues of health and well-being. Annual conference that is open to the public and FREE.
  • Website: www.trans-health.org

Transsexual & Transgender Road Map

Trans Lifeline

  • Trans Lifeline is a 501(c)3 non-profit dedicated to the well being of transgender people. We run a hotline staffed by transgender people for transgender people. Trans Lifeline volunteers are ready to respond to whatever support needs members of our community might have
  • US Phone: (877) 565-8860
  • Canada Phone: (877) 330- 6366
  • Website: www.translifeline.org

GLAAD (The Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation)

FORGE

  • FORGE is a national transgender anti-violence organization, founded in 1994. Since 2009, we have been federally funded to provide direct services to transgender, gender non-conforming and gender non-binary survivors of sexual assault.
  • Website: http://forge-forward.org/

We Happy Trans

  • We Happy Trans was created so that trans people could share stories of positive experiences, so the wider world could see that like any other community, we too thrive, struggle, and overcome.
  • Website: https://www.glaad.org/tags/we-happy-trans

Transgender Lives: Your Stories

Fenway Health

Transgender Care Listing

University of California, San Francisco Center of Excellence for Transgender Health

  • Increasing access to comprehensive, effective, and affirming healthcare services for trans communities.
  • Website: http://transhealth.ucsf.edu/

Hudson’s FTM Resource Guide

  • This Guide is intended to provide information on topics of interest to female-to-male (FTM, F2M) trans men, and their friends and loved ones. Non-trans men have also found the pages on men's grooming and clothing to be helpful. Transgender, cisgender, intersex, non-binary, genderqueer, questioning, and "just plain folks" are all welcome.
  • Website: http://www.ftmguide.org/

GLMA Health Professionals Advancing LGBT Equality

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Activism, Political, & Advocacy

The National Center for Transgender Equality

Susan’s Place

Trans Women of Color Collective

The National Black Trans Advocacy Coalition

Trans Latina Coalition

Human Rights Campaign

American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)

  • The ACLU champions transgender people’s right to be themselves. We’re fighting discrimination in employment, housing, and public places, including restrooms. We’re working to make sure trans people get the health care they need and we're challenging obstacles to changing the gender marker on identification documents and obtaining legal name changes. We’re fighting to protect the rights and safety of transgender people in prison, jail, and detention facilities as well as the right of trans and gender nonconforming students to be treated with respect at school. Finally, we’re working to secure the rights of transgender parents.
  • Website: https://www.aclu.org/issues/lgbt-rights/transgender-rights

Gender Diversity

  • Gender Diversity increases the awareness and understanding of the wide range of gender diversity in children, adolescents, and adults by providing family support, building community, increasing societal awareness, and improving the well-being for people of all gender identities and expressions.
  • Website: http://www.genderdiversity.org/

Transgender Freedom Project

  • The Transgender Freedom Project is a national, centralized public education campaign to build public support for transgender-inclusive nondiscrimination protections. The goals of the project are to introduce more Americans to who transgender people are, develop winning campaign messages and strategies, and equip policymakers and campaigners with the proven strategies and tools needed to successfully advocate for laws that make transgender people safer and more equal.
  • Website: http://www.freedomforallamericans.org/about/our-programs/transgender-freedom-project/

The Trans 100

  • The Trans 100 is an International organization recognizing excellence in service to community by Trans People and for Trans people.
  • Website: http://www.thetrans100.com/

TGI Justice

  • ​The mission of TGIJP is to challenge and end the human rights abuses committed against Black, Black/Brown trans people inside of California prisons, jails, detention centers and beyond.
  • Website: http://www.tgijp.org

Black and Pink

  • Black & Pink is an open family of LGBTQ prisoners and “free world” allies who support each other. Our work toward the abolition of the prison industrial complex is rooted in the experience of currently and formerly incarcerated people.
  • Website: http://www.blackandpink.org/

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Legal, Administrative, & Name and Gender Change

National Center for Transgender Equality

  • Legal Name and Birth Certificate change
  • Welcome to our one-stop hub for name and gender change information. Find out how to get a legal name change where you live and update your name/gender on state and federal IDs and records.
  • Website: https://transequality.org/documents/state/california

Transgender Law Center

Transline

Gender Justice Los Angeles

  • Non-profit working to elevate collective power of the LA transgender community
  • Address: 6815 W. Willoughby Ave, Suite #203, Los Angeles, CA 90038
  • Website: www.genderjusticela.org

Transgender Law Center

  • 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.
  • Website: www.transgenderlawcenter.org

Sylvia Rivera Law Project

  • The Sylvia Rivera Law Project works to guarantee that all people are free to self-determine gender identity and expression, regardless of income or race, and without facing harassment, discrimination or violence.
  • Website: www.srlp.org

Transgender Legal Defense and Education Fund

  • Transgender Legal Defense & Education Fund is committed to ending discrimination based upon gender identity and expression and to achieving equality for transgender people through public education, test-case litigation, direct legal services, and public policy efforts.
  • Website: www.Transgenderlegal.org

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Youth

TransForming Family

  • A Los Angeles based family support group creating a positive environment for children, adolescents and their families to explore issues of gender identity.
  • Website: www.transformingfamily.org

Gender Spectrum

  • Gender Spectrum helps to create gender sensitive and inclusive environments for all children and teens.
  • Website: www.genderspectrum.org

Trans Youth Equality Foundation

  • The Trans Youth Equality Foundation provides education, advocacy and support for transgender and gender non-conforming children and youth and their families.
  • Website: www.transyouthequality.org

Trans Youth Family Allies

The Trevor Project

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General Education & Sports

Trans Student Educational Resources

  • Trans Student Educational Resources is a youth-led organization dedicated to transforming the educational environment for trans and gender nonconforming students through advocacy and empowerment.
  • Website: http://www.transstudent.org

TransAthlete

  • TRANSATHLETE.com is a resource for students, athletes, coaches, and administrators to find information about trans inclusion in athletics at various levels of play.
  • Website: https://www.transathlete.com/

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Military & Veterans

Transgender American Veterans Association

  • The Transgender American Veterans Association (TAVA) acts proactively with other concerned GLBT organizations to ensure that transsexual and transgendered veterans will receive appropriate care for medical conditions in accordance with the Veterans Health Administration Customer Service Standards promise to “treat you with courtesy and dignity as the first class citizen that you are.”
  • Website: http://transveteran.org/

Modern Military Association of America (MMAA)

  • The Modern Military Association of America (MMAA) is the nation’s largest organization of LGBTQ service members, military spouses, veterans, their families and allies. Formed through the merger of the American Military Partner Association and OutServe-SLDN, we are a united voice for the LBGTQ military and veteran community.
  • Website: https://modernmilitary.org/

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Faith Communities

Unitarian Universalist Church of Long Beach

  • Address: 5450 East Atherton Street, Long Beach, CA 90815
  • Phone: 562.597.8445
  • Website: http://www.uuclb.org/

Metropolitan Community Church

Namaste Center for Spiritual Living

Temple Israel Long Beach

  • Address: 269 Loma Avenue, Long Beach, CA 90803
  • Phone: (562) 434-0996
  • Website: http://www.tilb.org/

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Additional Mental Health Support Resources

Therapists

http://www.beingme-oc.org/therapists.htm

  • KHAN RAMKEESOON, M.A., LMFT #106719
    Pronouns: They
    PHONE: (562) 310-0111
    EMAIL: psychotherapywithkhan@gmail.com
    WEBSITE: https://www.sitwithmetherapy.com/
    OFFICE: 5199 E Pacific Coast Highway Suite 312N
    Long Beach, CA 90804
  • ROXANNE CHERRY, PhD, MFT
    Laguna Niguel Counseling
    30101 Town Center Dr, Suite 210
    Laguna Niguel, CA 92677
    Phone: (949) 228-2844
    Email: rcherryphd@gmail.com
  • ERIN POLLARD, LMFT, LPCC
    Gender Support
    2900 Bristol St.
    Suite J204
    Costa Mesa, CA 92626
    Phone: (949) 484-9449
    Website: https://www.gendersupport.com/
    Email: Erin@gendersupport.com

  • JAMIE SWANSON, MA, MFTI, PCCI
    1151 Dove St.
    Suite 245
    Newport Beach, CA 92660
    Phone: (949) 298-5251
    Website: http://www.ocholistictherapy.com/

  • MARNEE REILEY, MFTI
    17682 Mitchell N., Suite 104,
    Irvine, CA 92614
    Phone: (949) 648-7991
    Marriage and Family Therapist Registered Intern (#61489)
    Email: YourOCTherapist@gmail.com
    Website: youroctherapist.com
  • LAURA CAGHAN, PSY.D.
    15615 Alton Pkwy, Ste 220,
    Irvine, CA 92618 ,
    3551 Florista St, Ste 1-D,
    Los Alamitos, CA 90720
    Phone: (949) 450-1011
    Website: www.drlauracaghan.com
  • LISA MAUREL, MFT
    1151 Dove Street, Ste 245,
    Newport Beach, CA 92660
    Phone: (714) 390-8189
    Website: lisamaurel.com
    Fax: (657) 346-2025
  • LGBT CENTER ORANGE COUNTY
    1605 N. Spurgeon St.,
    Santa Ana, CA 92701 ,
    Phone: (714) 953-5428
    Website: www.lgbtcenteroc.org
  • FRANK PATTI, LMFT, PSY. D.
    2030 E 4th Street, Ste 255,
    Santa Ana, CA 92705
    Phone: (949) 424 - 8712
  • SONIA LOPEZ, MFT
    594 N Glassell St,
    Orange, CA 92867
    Phone: (626) 768-2468
    Email: LopezMFT@gmail.com
    Website: lopezmft.com

  • TRACI MEDEIROS-BAGAN
    1440 N Harbor Blvd, Ste 127, Fullerton, CA 92831
    Phone: (657) 333-2396
    Website: http://compassionaterevolt.com/
    Email: compassionaterevolt@gmail.com
  • TRACEY M CLARKE
    1457 E. Chapman Ave.
    Fullerton, CA 92831
    Phone: (714) 655-5371
    Website: https://traceymclark.wordpress.com/
    Email: traceymclark@gmail.com

  • ALISON L. JOHNSON, M.S, LMFT
    Insightful Matters
    North Office:
    17111 Beach Blvd Suite 205
    Huntington Beach, CA 92647
    South Office:
    18700 Beach Blvd Suite 160
    Huntington Beach, CA 92648
    Phone: (714) 654-1570
    Website: https://insightfulmatters.com/

  • LOUIS D. NEALON, MA., MBA, LMFT
    17822 Beach Boulevard, Suite 230
    Huntington Beach, CA 92647
    Tel: (657) 203-3228
    Fax: (714) 842-8330
    Website: https://www.affirmingtherapyoc.com/
    Email: Affirmingtherapyoc@aol.com

  • ETHAN TREVIS, MFT
    10927 Downey Ave Ste C
    Downey, CA 90241
    Phone: (562) 869-9770
    Fax: (562) 869-9773

Psychiatrists

  • Simone Litsch, MD (Psychiatrist)
    925-202-4176
    120 Newport Center Dr
    Newport Beach, CA 92660
  • Alan Duy Vu, MD (Psychiatrist)
    949-442-1660
    1400 Quail St Ste 150
    Newport Beach, CA 92660
  • Gisoo Zarrabi, MD (Psychiatrist)
    949-887-7187
    3991 Macarthur Blvd
    Newport Beach, CA 92660
  • New Foundation Medical Group
    520 N Main Street, Suite 220. Santa Ana, CA 92701
    Phone: (714) 543-5609

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