Community and Online Resources
This page brings together a wide range of resources for transgender, nonbinary, and gender-diverse people—locally and beyond. Whether you are in search of immediate support, trying to navigate legal changes, seeking affirming healthcare, or just want to find community, you’ll find starting points here.
Crisis support
If you’re in distress or need someone to talk to, these hotlines are staffed by people trained to support trans and gender-diverse callers. Additional crisis support resources can be found on our Get Urgent Help page.
Trans Lifeline hotline
Please call (877) 565-8860 to reach Trans Lifeline, “a hotline staffed by transgender people for transgender people.” If you are unable to reach an operator please go to your nearest emergency room. For further information please visit: www.translifeline.org.
Suicide prevention hotline
If you would like a local resource, the Suicide Prevention Service of the Central Coast has transgender volunteers and Multilingual Interpreters available (831) 458-5300 (Habla Español)
Counseling and therapy
Finding a therapist who understands trans experiences can make a big difference. These links and organizations can help you connect with affirming mental health support.
Health and clinical services
This section includes clinics, pharmacies, and reproductive health providers known for offering gender-affirming and respectful care.
Clinics
Child and Adolescent Gender Center Clinic
University of California, San Francisco
Ron Conway Family Gateway Medical Building
1825 Fourth St., Sixth Floor
San Francisco, CA 94158
Appointments: (415) 353-7337
Fax: (415) 476-8214 (Attention: Dr. Stephen Rosenthal)
Center of Excellence for Transgender Health
University of California, San Francisco
550 16th Street, 3rd Floor
UCSF Mail Code 0661
San Francisco, CA 94158-2549 USA
Fax: (415) 476-5348
Dimensions Clinic: Health Services for Queer & Questioning Youth
3850 17th St.
San Francisco, CA 94114
Tel: (415) 934-7757 (information)
Tel: (415) 558-7700 (for appointments)
Lyon Martin Women’s Health Services
1748 Market St., Suite 201
San Francisco, CA 94102
Tel: (415) 656-7667
Tom Waddell Health Center
Tom Waddell Urban Health Clinic
230 Golden Gate Avenue (at Leavenworth)
San Francisco, CA
Hours: Tuesdays, 1:10-5:00 pm
Tel: (415) 355-7400
Tenderloin Area Center of Excellence (TACE) Health Clinic
730 Polk St., 4th floor
San Francisco, CA 94109
Tel: (415) 292-3400
Trans: Thrive
730 Polk St., 4th floor
San Francisco, CA 94109
Tel: (415) 292-3420 ext 348 Nikki “Tita Aida” Calma, Program Manager
Planned Parenthood Westside
1119 Pacific Avenue, Suite 200
Santa Cruz, CA 95060
Tel: (831) 460-3100
Fax: (831) 426-1178
Pharmacy
New Era Pharmacy
Trans-friendly mail order pharmacy for hormones. Provide needles and syringes at no additional cost to the client. Fast and knowledgeable service to trans clients.
2855-A S.W. Patton Rd.
Portland, OR 97201
Tel: (503) 222-9393
Reproductive care
The Fertility and Gynecology Center
9833 Blue Larkspur Ln.
Monterey, CA 93940
Tel: (877) 733-4483
Fertility Physicians of Northern California
2581 Samaritan Drive Suite 302/309
San Jose, CA 95124
Tel: (800) 597-2234
Stanford University IVF/ART Program
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
900 Welch Rd Suite 350
Palo Alto, CA 94304
Tel: (650) 498-7911
MAIA Midwifery and Fertility Services LLC
Berkeley Location
2414 Ashby Ave, Suite 201
Berkeley, CA 94705
Tel: (206) 946-6744
Pacific Reproductive Services
444 De Haro Street, Suite 222
San Francisco, CA 94107
Tel: (415) 487-2288
The Sperm Bank of California (TSBC)
TSBC is the first and only sperm bank in the United States to operate as a nonprofit organization. Their mission is to provide services, information, and resources to all individuals and families who choose to create or expand their families through donor insemination and sperm storage. Trans-friendly.
2115 Milvia St. Suite 201
Berkeley, CA 94704
Tel: (510) 841-1858
UCSF Center for Reproductive Health
2356 Sutter St, 7th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94115
Tel: (415) 353-7475
Legal name and gender change
From court forms to DMV updates, this section outlines the steps and documents you’ll need to legally change your name and/or gender marker.
- Court-ordered name change (PDF forms included with step-by-step process)
- DMV name change (PDF forms included)
- DMV gender change (PDF form)
- Birth certificate name change instructions
- Birth certificate gender change instructions
- Social security name and gender change (PDF form) *Doctor letter required for change in gender indication
Community programs
These programs and retreats provide opportunities for trans, nonbinary, and gender-diverse people to connect, share experiences, and build support networks.
Diversity Center of Santa Cruz County
The Diversity Center of Santa Cruz County is a comprehensive community hub providing essential services, safe spaces, educational programs, and enriching events for LGBTQ+ people of all ages:
Support groups
The Diversity Center offers a number of peer-to-peer support groups aimed at building community and reducing feelings of isolation.
Trans and nonbinary programs
No matter where you are on the gender spectrum, The Diversity Center’s Trans & Nonbinary Programs have something for you. Support groups for and by trans and nonbinary facilitators, referrals to trans friendly providers, lively conversations about how the specific ways being trans impacts us – these are just some of the ways we serve you.
Triangle Speakers
For over 30 years, Triangle Speakers have shared powerful, personal stories of triumph and hope with thousands across the Monterey Bay Area. Through candid storytelling, speakers bravely share their experiences—overcoming adversity, navigating fears and joys, and embracing both struggles and love—making each panel deeply impactful.
NorCal T-Camp
NorCal T-Camp is an annual intercampus weekend retreat for Northern California college and university students who want to explore gender identity and expression in a supportive environment. The retreat offers space for dialogue, connection, learning, and community-building across campuses and experiences.
Regional resource centers
These centers provide local programs, advocacy, and meeting spaces for LGBTQ+ communities with a focus on trans inclusion.
Resource centers
The Billy DeFrank LGBT Community Center
The Billy DeFrank LGBT Community Center will provide Community, Leadership, Advocacy, Support, and Services to Silicon Valley’s LGBT people and allies. The Billy DeFrank LGBT Community Center accomplishes its mission by developing diverse resources that empower and support the LGBT community and their allies.
938 The Alameda
San Jose, CA 95126
Tel: (408) 293-3040
Fax: (408) 298-8986
E-mail: info@defrank.org
Bay Area American Indian Two-Spirits (BAAITS)
BAAITS exists to restore and recover the role of Two-Spirit people within the American Indian/First Nations community by creating forums for the spiritual, cultural, and artistic expression of Two-Spirit people. BAAITS comes together to socialize share and network in an alcohol-free environment.
1800 Market Street, Box 95
San Francisco, CA 94102-6227
Tel: (415 )865-5616
Transgender San Francisco (TGSF)
A member-based non-profit that provides educational, social, and outreach services for the gender gifted community. Membership is available to all gender gifted individuals, their spouses/partners, friends, family members & members of the professional community.
1800 Market St. Box 86
San Francisco, CA 94102
Tel: (415) 839-9448
E-mail: secretary@tgsf.org
The Pacific Center
The Pacific Center is an award-winning, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) community center based in Berkeley, CA serving the East Bay and Greater Bay Area. Through professional counseling, groups, community events, and advocacy, Pacific Center works to foster and enhance the well-being and self-respect of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender individuals.
2712 Telegraph
Berkeley, CA 94705
Tel: (510) 548-8283
Media and educational resources
Books and online materials that center trans voices, offer insight into gender experiences, or simply reflect the diversity of trans lives.
Books
A Queer and Pleasant Danger by Kate Bornstein (2012)
The Argonauts by Maggie Nelson (2016)
Being Jazz: My Life as a (Transgender) Teen by Jazz Jennings (2016)
Gender Outlaw: On Men, Women and the Rest of Us by Kate Bornstein (1995)
Just Add Hormones by Matt Kailey (2006)
Peter Darling by Austin Chant (2017)
Refining Realness: My Path to Womanhood, Identity, Love & So Much More by Janet Mock (2014)
She’s Not There: A Life In Two Genders by Jennifer Finney Boylan (2013)
Symptoms of Being Human by Jeff Garvin (2016)
The Testosterone Files by Max Wolf Valerio (2006)
Trans Bodies, Trans Selves by Laura Erickson-Schroth (2014)
Transgender History by Susan Stryker (2008)
Transparent: Love, Family, and Living the T with Transgender Teenagers by Cris Beam (2008)
When the Moon Was Ours by Anna-Marie McLemore (2016)
Whipping Girl by Julia Serano (2007)
Movies
A Girl Like Me: The Gwen Araujo Story (2006)
Drunktown’s Finest (2014)
Gun Hill Road (2011)
Pay It No Mind: The Life and Times of Marsha P. Johnson (2012)
Princesa (2001)
Screaming Queens (2005)
Tangerine (2015)
Todo Sobre Mi Madre (All About My Mother) (1999)
Wild Side (2004)
Online resources
AIS/DSD Support Group – Information and advocacy groups for people affected by Androgen Insensitivity Syndrome and/or related intersex conditions and their families
The Brown Boi Project – Community of masculine of center womyn, men, two-spirit people, transmen, and our allies committed to changing the way that communities of color talk about gender.
Center of Excellence for Transgender Health – Increase access to comprehensive, effective and affirming health care services for trans and gender-variant communities
Familia: Trans Queer Liberation Movement (TQLM) – National organization that organizes, educates, and advocates for issues regarding LGBTQ and Latino communities.
Injustice at Every Turn – A report of the National Transgender Discrimination Survey
Intersex Society of North America – Resource for the intersex community
National Center for Transgender Equality – Dedicated to advancing the equality of transgender people through advocacy, collaboration and empowerment
San Francisco Transgender Economic Empowerment Initiative (TEEI) – Provides job search support, mentorship, networking opportunities, and legal services for trans* individuals seeking employment
Santa Cruz Trans* Resources – Collection of resources with experience and training for serving transgender, genderqueer, and gender-expansive communities
Susan’s Place: Transgender Resource – A comprehensive collection of how-to information and general education for transgender people
Trans Student Educational Resources (TSER) – Educational resources and support for trans* advocacy
Transgender Lives: Your Stories – The New York Times’ series of editorials about transgender experiences, featuring personal stories
Transgender Law Center – Organization for changing law, policy, and attitudes in regards to trans* safety and freedom
Shopping and gear
Finding clothing, gear, and supplies that fit your body and your identity can be empowering—but it can also be tough. This section links to shops and guides for gender-affirming items like binders, packers, prosthetics, and adaptive clothing, as well as sexual health products. In addition to these resources, be sure to check out the Cantú’s Clothing Closet!
Clothing resources
Binders and prosthetics
BetterProducts – sells prosthetics (NSFW)
FTM at Underworks – sells binders
gc2b – sells binders
Point of Pride – binder and breast form donation organization
T-Kingdom – sells binders
Sexual health
Early2Bed – Chicago-based sex toy shop which also includes packers, STP devices, and harnesses
Brazen: Trans Women’s Safer Sex Guide
Primed: A Sex Guide for Trans Men Into MenPure Pleasure – sex toys and inclusive resources for sexual pleasure and wellbeing