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Terminology and FAQs
- Understanding Transgender People: The Basics (National Center for Transgender Equality)
- Common Transgender Definitions and Terms (Gay Straight Alliance for Safe Schools, PDF)
- Transgender FAQ (GLAAD)
- Glossary of Transgender Terms (Johns Hopkins University)
Organizational Resources
- Positively Trans (T+) (Transgender Law Center)
- Arianna's Center (Florida, US)
- Center of Excellence for Transgender Health (University of California-San Francisco)
- National Center for Transgender Equality (NCTE)
- TransLatin@ Coalition
- Trans Women of Color (GLAAD)
- Transgender Europe
- National LGBTQ Task Force
- Transgender Resources (GLAAD)
- Trans Lifeline
- Red Lactrans (South America Region, en español)
- Asia Pacific Transgender Network (Asia Pacific Region)
- IRGT: A Global Network of Trans Women and HIV
Violence (including intimate partner and domestic violence)
Find a shelter and/or services:
- Inside the US: Call 911 or the National Domestic Violence hotline at 800-799-SAFE [1-800-799-7233; or 1-800-787-3224 (TTY)]; for domestic shelters go to https://www.domesticshelters.org/
- Anti-Violence Project; 24-Hour Hotline: 212-714-1141
- Stop Abuse for Everyone (SAFE) National Directory
Additional violence-related resources:
- Community United Against Violence
- The Network/La Red
- Ending Violence Against Women Living with HIV (Positive Women's Network-USA, PDF)
- Transgender Victims Have Few Places to Turn as LBGT Domestic Violence Climbs (The Guardian, UK)
- National Coalition of Anti-Violence Programs
- National Network to End Domestic Violence
- Criminalization as Violence Against Women Living with HIV (Positive Women's Network-USA)
Youth
- I Think I Might Be Transgender (Advocates for Youth, PDF; also available in Arabic and Spanish)
- HIV and Young Transgender People (World Health Organization, PDF)
- I Think I Might Be Trans: 8 Important Notes On Questioning and 50+ Resources to Get You Started (Everyday Feminism)
Stigma and Discrimination
- US Transgender Survey Report (from National Center for Transgender Equality)
Socioeconomic Realities
- Transgender in the Workplace: A Career & Resource Guide for Employees & Employers (Learn How to Become)
- Housing & Homelessness (National Center for Transgender Equality)
- Economic Empowerment Resources for People Living with HIV
Legal Barriers
- Know Your Rights (National Center for Transgender Equality)
- Know Your Rights: Transgender (Lambda Legal)
Health Issues
- Gender Affirming Care in the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program (RWHAP) (US Health Resources and Services Administration; PDF)
- Transgender Health Patient Resources (American Academy of HIV Medicine)
- HIV Care for Transgender Women (Chase Brexton Health Services, PDF)
- Guidelines for the Primary and Gender-Affirming Care of Transgender and Gender Nonbinary People (UCSF Transgender Care)
- Unmet Basic Needs May Be Related to Poor Rates of Durable Viral Suppression Among Transgender Women with HIV (aidsmap)
- Hormones: A Guide for MTFs (Carleton College, PDF)
- The Fenway Institute (Boston, Mass.)
- Callen-Lorde Community Health Center (New York, N.Y.)
- Transgender Women Face Inadequate Health Care, 'Shocking' HIV Rates (National Public Radio; with audio recording)
- Gender Confirming/GRS Surgeon List (Callen-Lorde Community Health Center, PDF)
- Trans Lifeline (US, 877-565-8860; Canada, 877-330-6366)
- National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (US, 988)
- International Suicide Hotlines
Sexual and Reproductive Health
- Sexual Health for Transwomen (Center of Excellence for Transgender Health, PDF)
- Transgender Resources (Smart Sex Resources)
- Sex as a Trans Woman (Terrence Higgins Trust)
- Trans Fertility in Conversation (San Francisco AIDS Foundation)
- For You: Trans Men (HIVE)
- Thinking About Having a Baby? A Guide for Trans Women Living with HIV (HIVE, PDF)
- PrEP: Transcending Barriers for Safer Pleasure (Project Inform, PDF)
Surveys and Reports
- National Transgender Discrimination Survey (from National Center for Transgender Equality)
- Positively Trans Needs Assessment Results (Transgender Law Center)
- Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, and HIV-Affected Hate and Intimate Partner Violence in 2017 (Anti-Violence Project)
- HIV Infection, Risk, Prevention, and Testing Behaviors Among Transgender Women (US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
- Implementing Comprehensive HIV and STI Programmes with Transgender People (Multiple authors; available in Spanish)
Resources from The Well Project
- Trans Women Living with HIV (fact sheet)
- Women, Gender, and Sexuality (fact sheet)
- Transgender Women: HIV Prevention as a Priority (fact sheet)
- What You Need to Know: HIV Among Transgender Women and Barriers to Care (2017 webinar)
- "Gender" topic tag on A Girl Like Me (blog platform featuring personal stories)
