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community spaces

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individual health care providers

Please note - these practitioners were collected from recommendations, internet searches, messaging boards, and membership at WPATH (World Professional Association for Transgender Health). This list is not exhaustive. Not all may be accepting patients. Quality of services provided is unknown. Please comment with your experiences with any of these practitioners!!

Charles Castiglione ❤️ Surgeon - top surgery Farmington, CT David M. Bass 🧡 Surgeon - top surgery Hartford, CT Orlando DeLucia 💛 Surgeon - top surgery Farmington, CT John Borkowski 💚 Surgeon - top surgery Middletown, CT Ilja Hulinsky, MD 💙 Endocrinology West Haven, CT Susan Boulware, MD 💜 Endocrinology, Pediatrics New Haven, CT WPATH member Patrick Cahill, MD 🤎 HIV/AIDS, Internal Medicine /Family Practice/ Primary Care Hartford, CT WPATH member Madeline Carmain, MD 🖤 Gynecology Trumbull, CT WPATH member Laurel Chandler, MD ❤️ Surgery: Plastics Darien, CT WPATH member Melissa Goldstein, MD 🧡 Endocrinology Stamford, CT WPATH member L. Hamann, APRN, MSN 💛 Endocrinology West Hartford, CT WPATH member Allister Hirschman, PA 💚 Education, Emergency Medicine, Surgery: Plastics, Other New Haven, CT WPATH member Christopher Hughes, MD 💙 Surgery: Facial, Surgery: Plastics Hartford, CT WPATH member Jessica Kiback, APRN 💜 Gynecology, LGBTQ Therapy, Nurse Practitioner Hartford, CT WPATH member Monika MacLean, APRN 🤎 HIV/AIDS, Internal Medicine /Family Practice/ Primary Care Bridgeport, CT WPATH member Jeannie McIntosh, APRN 🖤 HIV/AIDS, Internal Medicine /Family Practice/ Primary Care Middletown, CT WPATH member Angie Paik, MD ❤️ Surgery: Plastics New Haven, CT WPATH member Priya Phulwani, MD 🧡 Endocrinology Farmington, CT WPATH member Vanessa Pomarico-Denino, APRN, EdD, FNP 💛 Internal Medicine /Family Practice/ Primary Care, Nurse Practitioner Wallingford, CT WPATH member Lauren Roth, MD 💚 Gynecology, Surgery: Gynecology Fairfield, CT WPATH member David Rubin, MD 💙 HIV/AIDS, Internal Medicine /Family Practice/ Primary Care, LGBTQ Therapy Norwalk, CT WPATH member Ryan Smith, MD 💜 Education, HIV/AIDS, Internal Medicine /Family Practice/ Primary Care, Public Health, Resident New Haven, CT WPATH member Joshua Sterling, MD 🤎 Surgery: Urology New Haven, CT WPATH member Janya Swami, MD 🖤 Endocrinology Norwich, CT WPATH member Stuart Weinzimer, MD ❤️ Pediatrics, Endocrinology New Haven, CT WPATH member

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mental health / counseling / psychiatry

Please note - these practitioners were collected from recommendations, internet searches, messaging boards, and membership at WPATH (World Professional Association for Transgender Health). This list is not exhaustive. Not all may be accepting patients and quality of services provided is unknown. Please comment with your experiences with any of these practitioners!!

✨Rainbow Recovery (Hamden)

Counseling

✨Adrienne Benjamin, LCSW (Newington)

Counseling, WPATH member

✨Christina Borel, LCSW, LICSW, MSW (Litchfield)

Behavioral Health, Counseling, Hospital/Practice Administration, LGBTQ Therapy, Other Social Science (Anthropology/Education/Political Science/Sociology, Pediatrics: Psychology, Social Work), WPATH member

✨Jillian Celentano, LMSW (West Haven)

Counseling, Education, Graduate Student, Social Work, WPATH member

✨Sara Cyr, LCSW (Old Saybrook)

Behavioral Health, LGBTQ Therapy, Social Work, WPATH member

✨Rebecca Degnan, LPC (Killingworth)

Behavioral Health, Counseling, Education, Professional Counselor, WPATH member

✨Derek Fenwick, PsyD (Hartford)

Behavioral Health, LGBTQ Therapy, Psychology, WPATH member

✨Sarah Larkin, APRN (Prospect)

Behavioral Health, Education, Graduate Student, Nurse Practitioner, Pediatrics: Psychiatry, Psychiatry, WPATH member

✨Kristin Marchesani, LMFT (Rockville)

Counseling, Education, LGBTQ Therapy, Marriage and Family Therapy, Professional Counselor, WPATH member

✨Michael Miarecki, LCSW, MSW (Middletown)

Behavioral Health, Counseling, LGBTQ Therapy, Social Work, WPATH member

✨Edward Moran, LCSW (Norwalk)

Counseling, LGBTQ Therapy, Marriage and Family Therapy, Social Work, WPATH member

✨Matthew Phillips, LCSW (Stamford)

Graduate Student, LGBTQ Therapy, Sexology/Sex Therapy/Sex Research, Social Work, WPATH member

✨​​Amanda Poling-Tierney, PsyD (Weston)

Psychology, WPATH member

✨leslie pollack, MSW (Hamden)

Behavioral Health, Counseling, Social Work, WPATH member

✨Dr. Kayti Protos, LCSW (Avon)

Behavioral Health, Counseling, LGBTQ Therapy, Social Work, WPATH member

✨Whit Ryan, PsyD (Glastonbury)

Behavioral Health, Fellow, LGBTQ Therapy, Other Health or Physical Science, WPATH member

✨Ashley Sanchez Ramos, MD (Hartford)

Psychiatry, WPATH member

✨Laura Saunders, PsyD (Wethersfield)

LGBTQ Therapy, Psychology, WPATH member

✨Richard Stillson, PhD (Hartford)

Behavioral Health, Counseling, Education, HIV/AIDS, LGBTQ Therapy, Psychology, WPATH member

✨Nathalie Szilagyi, MD (Meriden)

Psychiatry, WPATH member

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12 CT health care centers providing gender affirming services

Anchor Health (Stamford and Hamden)

Services offered: primary care, GLAM program (follow link for full description), HIV prevention & treatment, sexual health, behavioral health, case management, telemedicine

Middlesex Health Center for Gender Medicine and Wellness (Middletown)

Services offered: primary care, GAHT, gender-affirming surgery, discussions groups, behavioral health services, continence & pelvic health, PT & OT, voice therapy, STI testing & treatment 

Planned Parenthood (multiple locations)

Services offered: varies by location

UCONN Health (Farmington)

Services offered: primary care, GAHT, gender-affirming surgery, voice therapy

Connecticut Children’s Gender Program (multiple locations)

Services offered: puberty suppression, GAHT, mental health and counseling, gender-affirming surgery through the plastics surgery team at Connecticut Children’s

Hartford HealthCare Center for Gender Health (Hartford)

Services offered: primary care, GAHT, mental health, voice therapy, chest reconstruction, facial reconstruction, gynecology

Yale Health (Yale Health members only, New Haven)

Services Offered: GAHT, gender-affirming surgery, fertility preservation, care coordination, mental health & counseling

Plume Telehealth

Services offered: Estrogen-based therapies, telehealth, options for one-time appointment food a letter of support

FOLX Health Telehealth

Services offered: GAHT, telehealth, PrEP, erectile medication

Yale Pediatric Gender Program (New Haven)

Services offered: puberty suppression, GAHT, gender-affirming surgery (over the age of 18), mental health and counseling

CIRCLE Care Center (Norwalk)

Services offered: Specializations in primary care for people living with HIV, the LGBTQ community, and stigma-free STD/infections disease testing, treatment and prevention

Wheeler Clinic (Hartford, CT)

Services offered: Primary care, GAHT, dental, mental health & counseling, medication-assisted treatment and prevention & recovery resources

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to change NAME and/or GENDER on CT legal documents

A note - parental consent is needed for people under 18. For resources on name changes for minors, check out this resource...

STEP 1 - COURT ORDER

For name change only: file a petition and affidavit to the probate court in your district (find the court for your district here)

You will need:

2 forms of ID (at least 1 with a photo)

Long-form birth certificate

A social security number

$250 (or apply for a fee waiver)

STEP 2 - SOCIAL SECURITY CARD

Apply to update your social security card through the Social Security Administration (this is a federal process and is the same across all states).

A note - your social security card doesn't actually state your gender. But the SSA does keep a record of your gender, which you can change in their "database" (eerie, right?)

If you plan to change your name on your driver's license, you'll have to do this first. If you just want to change your gender marker on your driver's license, you can skip this step if you want.

You'll need to apply and submit certain documents for proof of identity and citizenship.

And for name and/or gender marker change, you can submit your court order (that's it!)

OR, for a gender marker change only, if it's easier for you, you can submit a signed letter from a health care provider saying that they have provided you with gender affirming treatment.

STEP 3 - DRIVER'S LICENSE

For name change, submit a Name Correction Request along with your social security card and court order reflecting your new name.

For gender marker change, submit a Gender Designation Change Form. As of January 27, 2020, the form includes a gender neutral (X) designation option.

(The form stipulates: "Employees shall not request additional gender-related information beyond that required on the applicable forms or otherwise inquire about the applicant’s private medical history or records.")

STEP 4 - BIRTH CERTIFICATE

First you have to request a packet from the Vital Records Office - contact department staff at 860-509-7956 or maria.d.colon@ct.gov to receive a copy by mail or in person.

Instructions will be included in the packet. But basically, you'll need to submit it along with:

A notarized affidavit on archival paper completed by you requesting a replacement birth certificate with your updated gender;

A notarized affidavit on archival paper completed by a licensed physician, a licensed advanced practice registered nurse, or a licensed psychologist, stating that you have undergone surgical, hormonal or other treatment clinically appropriate for the purpose of gender transition. 

A certified copy of a court order granting your legal name change, if you would like your amended birth certificate to reflect a new name;

A photocopy of a valid, government issued photo identification (e.g., driver's license, passport); and

$30 fee to receive a copy of the new birth certificate

YOU CAN DO THIS!

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legal protections for queer/trans ppl in CT

...HRC is not the greatest thing in the world, but it's a helpful list

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husky (state insurance) coverage of gender affirming surgery

Here are HUSKY's transphobic requirements for medicaid coverage of gender affirming surgery (source linked above, updated August 2022)

If the above PDF link stops working, follow this link and click Gender Affirmation Surgery for an updated PDF)

BOTTOM SURGERY

18 or older

Documentation of gender dysphoria x at least 2 years

Proof of “living for at least a year in the new gender” including coming out to family and friends

Continuous GAHT for at least 12 months

2 separate mental health evaluations within the past 12 months (the most recent within the past 6 months)

BREAST AUGMENTATION AND FFS

18 or older

Documentation of gender dysphoria x at least 2 years

Proof of “living for at least a year in the new gender” including coming out to family and friends

Continuous GAHT for at least 12 months

1 mental health evaluation within the past 6 months

MASTECTOMY

18 or older

Documentation of gender dysphoria x at least 2 years

Proof of “living for at least a year in the new gender” including coming out to family and friends

1 mental health evaluation within the past 6 months

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community advocacy orgs

CT TransAdvocacy Coalition: dedicated to the advancement and attainment of full human rights for all trans and gender non-conforming people

GLSEN CT is a chapter of GLSEN, a national organization fighting for every student’s right to a safe, supportive education.

LGBTQ Caucus to End Sexual Violence East Hartford, CT - Caucus of LGBTQ+ advocates at The Alliance, dedicated to supporting and sustaining LGBTQ sexual assault advocates through professional development and community building

New Haven Pride Center New Haven, CT - community center that offers a variety of support groups and programming geared toward the LGBTQ community

PFLAG Hartford, CT - offers support groups, advocacy and education for families, allies and people who are LGBTQ+

Triangle Community Center Norwalk, CT - Fairfield County's leading provider of programming and resources to nurture growth and connection within the LGBTQ community. Home to more than two dozen, free groups that meet weekly, bi-weekly or monthly at the center. Groups include peer support, recovery, older adult daytime programming, crafts, sober social events and youth groups.