Bay Area Trans Resources
We have done our best to compile a list of resources offered expressly to trans and queer folks throughout our region that we believe to be friendly to the working community. Resources that are specifically for sex workers are indicated with a *.
The resources are divided by region, with National/non-regional-specific resources at the bottom.
Resources are listed by organization and include a few key words for the services they offer.
To view more information about a resource, select the plus (+) symbol to the right of the resource.
Each resource listing includes the mission statement of the organization, links to their website and social media to make it easier to connect with them, and location, hours, and programming information.
If you have a resource you would like added to this list, please contact us at bawscomms@gmail.com with the subject line “Bay Area Trans Resources”.
East Bay Resources
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The Oakland LGBTQ Community Center is dedicated to enhancing and sustaining the well-being of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) individuals, our families and allies, by providing educational, social, and health related activities, programs and services.
Address: 3207 Lakeshore Ave, Oakland
Phone: 510-882-2286
Monday, Wednesday & Thursday: 12pm-6pm
Glenn Burke Health Clinic Services:
MPOX vaccinations (1st Tuesday of the month only)
Medical benefits enrollment for low income individuals
Hormone injection assistance & gender care referrals
HIV/STI/STD testing and treatment
Linkages to rapid anti-retroviral HIV treatment (ART) initiation
PEP & PrEP enrollment for HIV prevention
PrEP in pill form or Injectable PrEP services are available
Tele-health /PrEP delivered to your home
Anal Health (fissure, anal warts, rectal GC/CT) treatment and management
Contraception counseling & management
Hepatitis C screening and management
Free safer sex packets (condoms, lube, etc.)
Patient navigation & linkages to primary care providers
Spanish translation services
Wellness services coordination & care management
Youth sexual health counseling and support services
LGBTQ + peer support group services
Crisis Mental Health Subsidies to Pay Therapist of Your Choice
Trans Femme & Trans Masc Support Group
Hey Queens Black Trans Femme Support Group
Legal Assistance Referrals
Name & Gender Change Clinics
12 Step Narcotics Anonymous Program
Food Closet
Transportation Assistance
Job Training Program Referrals
Transgender Support team:
Kayla Moore kayla@oaklandlgbtqcenter.org
Jade Moncado jade@oaklandlgbtqcenter.org
Anita Thomas anita@oaklandlgbtqcenter.org
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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.
Transgender Law Center (TLC) is the largest national trans-led organization advocating for a world in which all people are free to define themselves and their futures. Grounded in legal expertise and committed to racial justice, TLC employs a variety of community-driven strategies to keep transgender and gender nonconforming people alive, thriving, and fighting for liberation.
The Legal Information Helpdesk provides basic information about laws and policies that affect transgender people across many areas, including employment, health care, housing, civil rights, immigration, prisoners’ rights, and identity document changes. -
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Founded in 1973, Pacific Center for Human Growth is the oldest LGBTQIA+ center in the Bay Area, the third oldest in the nation, and operates the only sliding scale mental health clinic for LGBTQIA+ and QTBIPOC people and their families in Alameda County.
Our Mission
To enhance the mental health and overall well-being of the LGBTQIA+ and QTBIPOC communities by providing culturally responsive therapy, peer to peer support groups, community outreach services, and facilitated workshops.
To incorporate strong social justice and trauma-informed frameworks in our clinical training and peer-to-peer support programs that contribute to equitable mental health service delivery. To provide the most comprehensive care possible for all who seek our services.Address: 2712 Telegraph Avenue,
BerkeleyCenter Offerings:
HIV Services including testing & group support
Older & Out - Queer Therapy Group for those who are 55 and greater.
Numerous Peer Support Groups for many different lived experiences ( seriously impressive list!!)
12 Step Meetings
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2380 Salvio Street, Suite 301
Concord, CA 94520
Monday - Friday: 10:00AM - 3:00PMCenter Offerings:
Individual, Relational, and Group Therapy
Several Peer Groups
Food Pantry
Transitional Housing Support for Youth 12-24
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Offering fun events and workshops for queer folks like Comedic Storytelling and Basics of Stand-Up Comedy.
We Are a Queer Trans Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (QTBIPOC) Crew of Artist-activist-healers.
We amp the artistic work of QTBIPOC, with an emphasis on trans women of color, trans and gender non-conforming people of color with disabilities, and those who are undersupported in queer spaces.
Best known for Brouhaha, our comedy training program; Liberating Ourselves Locally, our former maker space, and Liberate 23rd Ave., the first queer and trans BIPOC -centered land trust in the US, we make sassy sexy art to help build social justice futures, with an emphasis on healing justice and disability justice.
San Francisco Resources
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The mission of Lyon-Martin Community Health Services is to provide high quality, compassionate and trauma-informed medical, gynecological, and mental health care services to trans, non-binary, gender non-conforming, and intersex (TGI) communities and cis-gender women with specific sensitivity to LGBQA sexual orientation, disability, size, race, ethnicity, and language regardless of immigration status or ability to pay.
Healthcare Offerings:
Primary Care
Cancer Screenings
Lab Appointments
Gender Affirming Care
Sexual & Reproductive Health
Gynecological Care
Traditional Chinese Medicine
Mental Health Services
Care Coordination
Harm Reduction Services
Other Offerings:
Guaranteed Income For Trans People (G.I.F.T.)
Free Food Pantry + Fridge
Address:
1735 Mission Street
San Francisco, CA 94103
Phone: (415) 565-7667
Email: info@lyon-martin.org
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Mission Statement: El/La is an organization for translatinas that works to build collective vision and action to promote our survival and improve our quality of life in the San Francisco Bay Area. Because we exist in a world that fears and hates transgender people, women and immigrants, we fight for justice. We respond to those who see us as shameful, disposable or less than human. We are here to reflect the style and grace of our survival, and to make new paths for ourselves.
Location:
2940 16th St, #319San Francisco, CA 94103ONE BLOCK FROM 16th St - Mission BART
Email: info@ellaparatranslatinas.orgPhone: 415.864.7278
Programs + Services Offered:
Evening Drop-In Space
- Kitchen/Food
- Family-Style Celebrations
- Artistic Expression
- Altar & Spirituality
- Peer Social Networking
- Translatina Retreat
- Indigenous Traditions
- Participant Internship (paid)
- Events & Social Participation
- Life Issues & Skills Group
- HIV Prevention + PrEP Navigation
- Advocacy
- Violence Prevention through trainings, direct action, accompaniment
- Leadership Development including paid trainings
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Mission Statement: An LGBTQ and people of color health organization that offers a wide array of affordable medical, mental health, education, and community services designed to empower people in safe, respectful, and supportive spaces.
Transgender Health Services
- Primary Care
- Feminizing Hormone Therapy
- Masculinizing Hormone Therapy
- Electrolysis
- PrEP + PEP
- HIV/STI Testing and Treatment
Locations:
Main Office: 730 Polk St. 4th Floor San Francisco, CA 94109 (415) 292 3400
TL Clinic: 726 Polk St. 4th Floor San Francisco, CA 94109
Castro Dental Clinic: 1800 Market St. 4th Floor San Francisco, CA 94102
Hours of Operation
The Tenderloin Clinic – 726 Polk St, 4th Floor M: 8:45am – 4:45pmT: 8:45am – 4:45pm
W: 8:45am – 4:45pm
Th: 8:45am – 4:45pm
Fr: 8:45am – 4:45pm
Closed for Lunch: 12:00pm-1:00pm
Telephone: (415) 292-3400
After Hours Telephone: (415) 292-3400
Dental Health Clinic –1800 Market St, Suite 401
M: 9:00am – 5:00pm
T: 9:00am – 5:00pm
W: 9:00am – 5:00pm
Th: 9:00am – 5:00pm
Fr: 9:00am – 5:00pm
Closed for Lunch: 12:00pm-1:00pm
Telephone: (415) 292-3400 x 501
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Trans Thrive, which stands for Transgender Resource and Neighborhood Space (Trans), and Transgender Health & Resource Initiative for Vital Empowerment (Thrive) is the new incarnation of the transgender drop-in started by UCSF and transferred to Asian & Pacific Islander Wellness Center.
As part of the newly branded SF Community Health Center, Trans Thrive now includes all services provided for the Trans/GNC community at SFCHC. Trans Thrive is more than a drop in center, it’s services for US, by US.
We aim to create safe spaces, events and services for the entire trans/GNC community. From case management and medical services (including Primary Care, HRT and Needle Exchange), to mental health and substance use support, to social groups and special events, to a drop in center (with snacks and refreshments, clothing closet and a computer lab), we have it all! We are trans services for US, by US. Together, we can get to health, wellness, and equality. Everyone is respected in this space!Address: 1460 Pine St (between Larkin & Polk Streets)
Monday through Friday: 2:00-4:30 PM
Virtual Group Offerings:
Tuesday:
50 and Fabulous2nd and 4th Tuesdays, 5-6:30pm
This group is for all transgender/ Gender Non-Conforming folks who are 50 and older.
Zoom ID:8604460227
Trans Masculine Group 6-7:30 pm
Come and hangout with other Trans Masculine folks, this group is inclusive of all trans masculine identified folks including non-binary identified folks.
Join Zoom Meeting
https://zoom.us/j/319905337
Meeting ID: 319 905 337
Wednesday:
ATE 5-6:30 pm
A.T.E. Support Group: Asian & Pacific Islander Transgender Empowerment Group is a support group that caters to the A&PI Transgender Communities. Contact erica@sfcommunityhealth.org for details.
Zoom ID:8604460227
Friday:
Folks Who Feast 12pm
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St. James Infirmary is a peer-based non-profit 501(c)3 organization serving Sex Workers throughout the San Francisco Bay Area. We are the first occupational health and safety clinic in the U.S. run by Sex Workers for Sex Workers!
STRIDE Transgender Health Program, offering hormones and counseling.
STRIDE Outreach Nights: Tuesdays 6:30 PM - 9:30 PM
To make an appointment to enroll in our Transgender Health Services program please call (415) 554-8494.Address: 1089 Mission Street
San Francisco, CA 94109Phone: (415) 554-8494
Mujeres Translatinx en Accion /Translatinx Women in Action
Address: 1087 Mission Street
Thursdays 6:30 - 8:30 PM
A group for translatinx women and their allies for social and mental health support, clothes, Latin food, acupuncture and more!
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The Taimon Booton Navigation Center is a 90 day shelter centering the needs of TGI people and sex workers experiencing homelessness and is run in conjunction with St. James Infirmary.
Our navigation center can be an immediate place of safety and respite when living on the streets and seeking gender-affirming shelter. Staffed 24 hrs per day, 7 days per week, the TBNC provides around the clock support to our clients to help pave the way towards housing stability.
Referral Form available here.
Email: TBNCReferrals@stjamesinfirmary.org.
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Rental Subsidy Program
The Our Trans Home Rental Subsidy program provides financial rent support for TGI people in the Bay Area, CA based on income.
If you are at risk of losing your housing or need additional support to secure or maintain housing you may qualify for our rental support program.
The program also provides on-going housing navigation support to help support you on your pathway towards housing stability.
The program also provides on-going housing navigation support to help support you on your pathway towards housing stability.
If you have questions or need help completing the application, please contact our Housing Navigator, Natasha Tansey. Contact Form.Application for Rental Subsidy Program here.
Our Trans Home's Bobbi Jean Baker House on Capp Street in San Francisco's Mission District is an independent living home dedicated to housing TGI individuals currently experiencing homelessness. The Bobbi Jean Baker House is an 18 room, 3 floor house with a supportive community living environment and integrated housing case management services to support residents on their path to securing long-term housing stability.
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With a wide array of resources, the SF LGBT Center offers programming for arts & culture, healthcare, employment, and more.
Transgender Employment ProgramIncluding the Nation’s First Transgender Employment Program: Trans Employment Program (TEEI)
TEEI is the nation’s first program designed to help us find – and keep – good jobs in safe workplaces.
1800 Market Street
San Francisco, CA
(415) 865-5555
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SFAF (SF Aids Foundation) welcomes trans and non-binary people across the gender spectrum. Whether you want information about managing your HIV status, access to gender-affirming hormones, testing services, substance use services, or simply want to make new friends, there’s a group or program for you.
Our programs and services for transgender, gender-fluid and non-binary individuals are all-inclusive and multi-racial groups tailored to those seeking support, community and family.Services Offered:
Transcare Services ( Hormone Level Testing, support + navigation)
National or Non-Regional Specific Resources
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Trans Lifeline provides trans peer support for our community that’s been divested from police since day one. We’re run by and for trans people.
Available 24/7
US: (877) 565-8860
Canada: (877) 330-6366
Trans Lifeline also offers microgrants.
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Based in San Leandro, this group’s website acts as an excellent “first stop” for people on any part of the journey - whether a youth questioning gender, adult transgender person seeking resources, parent seeking information and support in raising a trans child, or even educational/faith leaders looking to make their spaces more inclusive and welcoming of trans people.
They have many online-based support groups and a drop-down resources navigator.
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Trans Student Educational Resources was co-founded in 2011 two 16-year-old transgender women, as Trans Student Equality Resources. It was and remains the only national organization run by young transgender people.
Trans Student Educational Resources is your organization for contacting schools, getting information, and taking action! We supply trans resources and provide support for creating change in your school and beyond.
We speak at conferences, train teachers, collaborate with other advocacy organizations, organize the only national Trans Youth Leadership Summit, support trans-related events, provide leadership training for trans youth, host scholarships for trans students, publish materials about trans education, help create transgender-supportive policies, and promote trans representation in media.Creators of The Trans Unicorn and many excellent educational infographics and resources!