Resources
The following are some resources that some of you may find helpful.
[CRISIS RESPONSE]
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline – Call 800-273-TALK (8255)
If you or someone you know is in crisis—whether they are considering suicide or not—please call the toll-free Lifeline at 800-273-TALK (8255) to speak with a trained crisis counselor 24/7.
The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline connects you with a crisis center in the Lifeline network closest to your location. Your call will be answered by a trained crisis worker who will listen empathetically and without judgment. The crisis worker will work to ensure that you feel safe and help identify options and information about mental health services in your area. Your call is confidential and free.
Crisis Text Line – Text NAMI to 741-741
Connect with a trained crisis counselor to receive free, 24/7 crisis support via text message.
National Domestic Violence Hotline – Call 800-799-SAFE (7233)
Trained expert advocates are available 24/7 to provide confidential support to anyone experiencing domestic violence or seeking resources and information. Help is available in Spanish and other languages.
National Sexual Assault Hotline – Call 800-656-HOPE (4673)
Connect with a trained staff member from a sexual assault service provider in your area that offers access to a range of free services. Crisis chat support is available at Online Hotline. Free help, 24/7.
(800) 273-8255 National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
(800 )799-4889 Deaf or hard of hearing
(800) 273-8255 Video relay service and voice/ caption
(888) 628-9454 Red de prevención de suicidio en Español
(800) 799-7233 National Domestic Violence Hotline
(866) 488-7386 Trevor Hotline for LGBTQ+ youth or text "START" to 678678
(800) 656- 4673 Rape, Abuse and Incest National Network (RAINN)
(800) 273-8255 Veterans Crisis Line
(800) 442-4673 National Hopeline Network
(800) 366-8288 Self-Harm Hotline
(800) 656-4673 National Sexual Assault Telephone Hotline
(800) 622-2255 Alcoholism & Drug Dependency Hope Line
San Diego County Access and Crisis Line
888-724-7240
American Psychological Association
San Diego Psychological Association
World Professional Association of Transgender Health
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration
Alcoholic Anonymous of San Diego
Marijuana Anonymous of San Diego
www.marijuana-anonymous.org/meetings/in-person/21-area/73-california-san-diego
Narcotic Anonymous of San Diego
The LGBT Center
UCSD Center for Mindfulness
https://health.ucsd.edu/specialties/mindfulness/Pages/default.aspx
Autism Self Advocacy Network
paatism.org
LGBTQIA+ Resources
Here are some LGBTQIA+ Resources and LGBTQIA+ friendly businesses
San Diego LGBT Center
3909 Centre Street San Diego CA 92103
https://thecentersd.org/programs/
https://thecentersd.org/programs/behavioral-health-services/
https://www.genderadvocacyproject.org/
LGBT Friendly HealthCare Providers- San Diego
Audiology
North County Audiology
www.northcountyaudiology.com
858.674.1910
11835 Carmel Mountain Road, Suite 1313
Chiropractors
Marc Gottlieb, DC
www.lifewithincenter.com
619.291.5433
1452 University Ave San Diego, CA 92103
Joe Merlo, DC
www.goodvibrationschiro.com
619.281.1234
4060 Adams Ave, San Diego, CA, 92116
Angel Ochoa-Rea, DC
www.lgbtchiro.com
619.300.3838
3069 Lincoln Ave, San Diego, CA 92104
Joseph Ortega, DC
619.296.5655
5005 Texas St #301, San Diego, CA 92108
Shawn Robek, DC, LAc
619.295.9791
1010 University Ave, Suite C201, San Diego, CA 92103
Tim Shannahan, DC
619.543.9999
1816 Lincoln Ave, San Diego, CA 92103
Galap
https://thegalap.org/directory
Community Clinics
American Indian Health Center
619.234.2158
AHF San Diego Healthcare Center
619.516.8931
3904 4th Ave, Suite 140, San Diego, CA 92103
AHF Men’s (STD) Wellness Center
619.516.8920
3904 4th Ave, Suite 140, San Diego, CA 92103
Beach Area Community Clinic
619.488.0644
3705 Mission Blvd, San Diego, CA 92109
Central Region Public Health Center
619.229.5400
5202 University Ave, San Diego, CA 92105
County Health Services Complex
619.692.8550
3851 Rosecrans St, San Diego, CA 92110
HIV, STD & Hepatitis Branch of Public Health Services (previously known as the County Office of AIDS Coordination)
www.sdcounty.ca.gov
619.296.3400
East San Diego Health Center
619.229.7990
5202 University Ave, San Diego, CA 92105
Hillcrest Family Health Center
www.fhcsd.org/hillcrest
619.515.2545
Human Rights Clinic
www.doctorsoftheworld.org
619.278.2405
3990 Old Town Ave, C201, San Diego, CA 92110
info@dowusa.org
Imperial Beach Community Clinic
619.429.3733
154 Palm Ave, San Diego, CA 92118
Linda Vista Health Center
619.279.0925
6973 Linda Vista Rd San Diego, CA 92111
Logan Heights Family Health Center
619.515.2300
1809 National Ave, San Diego, CA
Naval Medical Center San Diego Balboa Navy Hospital)
www.nmcsd.med.navy.mil
619.532.6400
34800 Bob Wilson Dr, San Diego, CA 92134
North Central Public Health Center
858.490.4400
2440 Grand Ave, San Diego, CA 92109
North Park Family Health Center
www.fhcsd.org
619.515.2424
Our Place Comprehensive Health Center
619.527.7390
286 Euclid Ave, Suite 308, San Diego, CA 92114
619.231.9791
120 Elm St, Suite 100, San Diego, CA 92101
Planned Parenthood of the Pacific Southwest
17 health care center locations
www.planned.org
1-888-743-7526
Public Health Services
619.296.2120
3028 Fifth Ave San Diego, CA 92103
Rosecrans Public Health Center
619.692.8550
3851 Rosecrans St, San Diego, CA 92110
San Diego County Immunization Initiative
www.immunization.sd.org
619.692.8661
info@immunization.sd.org
The San Diego Psychological Association
www.sdpsych.org
619.297.4825
2535 Camino del Rio South, Suite 220, San Diego, CA 92108
sdpa@sdpsych.org
San Diego American Indian Health Center
www.sdaihc.com
619.234.0648 or 619.234.2158
2630 First Ave, San Diego, CA 92103
San Diego County Department of Health Services, Askew Clinic
619.692.8550
1700 Pacific Highway, Rm. 107, San Diego, CA 92101
San Ysidro Health Center
www.syhc.org
619.428.4463
4004 Beyer Blvd, San Ysidro, CA 92173
Southeast Public Health Center
619.231.9300
3177 Ocean View Blvd, San Diego, CA 92113
UCSD Owen Clinic
https://health.ucsd.edu/specialties/hiv/Pages/default.aspx
619.543.3995
Vista Community Clinic
www.vistacommunityclinic.org
760.631.5000 x0 (X7112 for Gender Care Services)
1000 Vale Terrace, Vista, CA 92084
info@vistacommunityclinic.org
HRT
Rady Children’s Hospital-San Diego
8110 Birmingham Way
San Diego CA 92123
Dr. Maja Marinkovic M.D.
Pediatric Endocrinologist
858/966-4032
Dr. David Inwards-Breland M.D.
Adolescent and Young Adult Medicine
858/966-8493
Dentistry
Carl Jepsen, DDS
619.298.2229
306 Walnut St, Suite 39, San Diego, CA 92103
Jeffrey Keeny, DDS
www.drkeeny.com
619.295.1512
1807 Robinson Ave, San Diego, CA 92103
Family Practice/Primary Care
Brian Lenzkes, MD
619.297.3737
3260 Third Ave, San Diego, CA 92103
Eric Mosier
Kaiser Permanente
Family Medicine/Family Physician
8080 Parkway Dr, La Mesa, CA 91942
1.800.290.5000
Michael Schmerber, MD
619.515.2545 x4849
Family Health Centers San Diego
4094 Fourth Ave, San Diego, CA 92103
UCSD Pediatric Associates
Fertility Specialists
Kaiser Permanente Infertility Clinic
619.221.0350
3250 Fordham Drive, San Diego, CA 92110
Lila Schmidt, MD
619.295.4050
4060 4th Ave #610, San Diego, CA 92103
The Lesbian Health Clinic Progressive Health Services
www.progressivehealth.org
619260.0810
2141 El Cajon Blvd, San Diego, CA 92104
West Coast Surrogacy & West Coast Egg Donation
www.westcoastsurrogacy.com
www.westcoasteggdonation.com
1080 University Avenue
Suite H 201
San Diego, CA 92103
949.861.4100
Male Fertility Specialists
www.malefertility.md
6699 Alvarado Road, #2207
San Diego, CA 92120
619.286.3520
Fertility Center of California, Sperm Bank Inc.
www.spermbankcalifornia.com
6699 Alvarado Road
Suite 2208
San Diego, CA 92120
619.265.0102
HIV Specialists
Craig Ballard, Pharm.D.
UC San Diego Owen Clinic
800.926.8273
4168 Front Street, 3rd Floor, San Diego, CA 92103
Jennifer Blanchard, M.D.
UC San Diego Owen Clinic
800.926.8273
4168 Front Street, 3rd Floor, San Diego, CA 92103
Edward Cachay, M.D., M.A.S. (Bilingual Spanish)
UC San Diego Owen Clinic
800.926.8273
4168 Front Street, 3rd Floor, San Diego, CA 92103
Joseph Caperna, M.D., A.P.C. (Bilingual Spanish)
619.233.4044
1855 First Ave, Suite 200B, San Diego, CA 92101
Brad Colwell, Pharm.D.
UC San Diego Owen Clinic
800.926.8273
4168 Front Street, 3rd Floor, San Diego, CA 92103
Ronald Joseph Ellis, M.D., Ph.D.
UC San Diego Health – Hillcrest Medical Offices North
800.926.8273
200 West Arbor Drive, San Diego, CA 92103
Joseph Lonergan, M.D.
UC San Diego Owen Clinic
619.543.3995
4168 Front Street, 3rd Floor, San Diego, CA 92103
William Christopher Mathews, M.D.
UC San Diego Owen Clinic
800.926.8273
4168 Front Street, 3rd Floor, San Diego, CA 92103
Amy Sitapati, M.D.
Internal Medicine, UC San Diego Health
858.657.8000
8939 Villa La Jolla Drive, Suite 110, La Jolla, CA 92037
Obstetrics and Gynecology
UCSD Women’s Health Center
619.471.9230
330 Lewis Street, Suite #200 San Diego, CA 92123
Best Start Birth Center
619.299.0840
3343 Fourth Avenue, San Diego, CA 92103
Kaiser Permanente
Patricia Achilly, NP
800.290.5000
4405 Vandever Avenue San Diego, CA 92120
Southern California Kaiser Permanente Medical Group
Diana Cantu, MD
800.290.5000
780 Shadowridge Drive, Vista, CA 92083
Planned Parenthood
800.230.PLAN
Lesbian Health Clinic
Suzanne Gage RN
619.260.0810
2141 El Cajon Boulevard, San Diego, CA 92104
Kari Lynn Purcott, M.D.
OB/GYN
3998 Vista Way, Suite 202, Oceanside, CA 92056
760.901.5200
Transgender Knowledgeable Providers
Eshwa Ahmadi, MD
General Practitioner
Kaiser Permanente
4405 Vandever Avenue, San Diego, CA 92120
800.464.4000
Jose J. Canales, MD
Endocrinologist
Kaiser Permanente
3033 Bunker Hill Street, San Diego, CA 92109
877.236.0333
Mary Cueva, MD
Family Medicine
Sharp Rees Stealy
2067 W. Vista Way, Suite 250, Vista, CA 92083
866.228.2236
Brian Eichenberg, MD
Plastic Surgery
24687 Monroe Avenue, Murietta, CA 92562
951.506.1040
Tom Maddox, MD
General Practitioner
Kaiser Permanente
4405 Vandever Avenue, San Diego, CA 92120
800.464.4000
Maja Marinkovic, MD
Pediatric Endocrinology
7910 Frost St, Suite 200, San Diego, CA 92123
858.966.4032
Anita Marlowe, MD
Internal Medicine
Kaiser/UCSD
4647 Zion Avenue, San Diego, CA 92120
619.528.5000
Marlene M. Millen, MD
Internal Medicine
UCSD
330 Lewis Street, Suite 301, San Diego, CA 92103
619.471.9250
Ron Newfield, MD
Pediatric Endocrinology
7910 Frost St, Suite 200, San Diego, CA 92123
858.966.4032
Laura Norton Petrovich, MD
Pediatrics
Sharp Rees Stealy
1224 10th Street, Suite 200, Coronado, CA 92118
619.435.2234
Kari Lynn Purcott, MD
OB/GYN
3998 Vista Way, Suite 202, Oceanside, CA 92056
760.901.5200
Jeffrey Sandler, MD
Endocrinology
4060 4th Avenue, San Diego, CA 92103
619.497.6188
The Night Clinic (TNC)
Monday-Thursday, 5-9pm
Endocrinology/Hormone Treatment Counselors/HIV&STD Testing
Hillcrest Family Health Center
4094 4th Avenue, Hillcrest 92103
619.515.2545
Urology
Brian Dicks, MD
Genesis Healthcare Partners
4060 4th Avenue, Suite 310
San Diego, CA 92103
619.297.4707
Surgeons who perform gender affirming surgeries regardless of "BMI" numbers.
Inclusive sex education resources
Scarleteen | Sex Education For The Real World
Gynecologists who will perform a tubal sterilization - Google Drive
Pediatric Dentist
https://www.thesuperdentists.com/locations/chula-vista-dentist-2/
Superdentist Chula Vista
345 F Street, Suite 260 Chula Vista, CA 91910
LGBT Recovery Services/Domestic Violence
Christie’s Place
www.ChristiesPlace.org
619.702.4186
2440 3rd Avenue, San Diego, CA 92101
Center for Community Solutions
www.ccssd.org
Hotline: 888.385.4657
858.272.5777 (Coastal)
619.697.7477 (East County)
760.747.6282 (North County)
Crystal Meth Anonymous
http://sdcma.crystalmeth.org
619.342.1656
Live and Let Live Alano Club
www.LLLAC.org
619.298.8008
1730 Monroe Avenue, San Diego, CA 92116
San Diego County Domestic Violence Council
www.sddvc.org
Crisis Hotline: 888.272.1767
Smart Recovery San Diego
www.smartrecoverysd.org
Stepping Stone of San Diego
www.Steppingstonesd.org
619.295.3995
3969 4th Avenue, Suite 208, San Diego, CA 92103
Bay Recovery Centers Inc.
www.bayrecovery.com
800.375.7263
4241 Jutland Drive, Suite 103, San Diego, CA 92117
National Transgender and Nonbinary Resources
Family Equality Fertility Resources
https://www.familyequality.org/event/ask-the-experts-trans-fertility/
GLAAD: https://www.glaad.org/transgender/resources
PFLAG: https://pflag.org/search?keys=transgender&type=resource
Trans Life: https://www.translifeline.org/
The National Center for Transgender Equality: https://transequality.org/
TransLatin@ Coalition: https://www.translatinacoalition.org/
Gender Phluid Collective: https://thegpcollective.wixsite.com/thegpcsd
Trans Family Support Services: https://www.transfamilysos.org/
Transgender Law Center: https://transgenderlawcenter.org/
FLUX: https://www.transidentity.org/transgender-basics
Trevor Project https://www.thetrevorproject.org/
Trans Youth Resources
Policy Statement American Academy of Pediatrics https://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/pediatrics/early/2018/09/13/peds.2018-2162.full.pdf
Statement on Gender Affirmative Approach to Care from the Pediatric Endocrine Society Special Interest Group on Transgender Health
https://www.pedsendo.org/members/members_only/PDF/TG_SIG_Position%20Statement_10_20_16.pdf
https://www.thetrevorproject.org/trvr_support_center/trans-gender-identity/
http://www.transyouthequality.org/for-youth-1
https://www.cdc.gov/lgbthealth/youth-resources.htm
https://www.hrc.org/explore/topic/transgender-children-youth
Small businesses
https://www.finimpact.com/support-lgbtq-owned-small-businesses/
Dead name remover
Deadname Remover - Chrome Web Store (google.com)
Form fitting clothes for trans girls
Form fitting clothing for trans girls – RUBIES (rubyshines.com)
Affirming Edits
https://www.affirmingedits.com/?fbclid=IwAR0k7UKfiBxswvSlOozwA8QaJHYtxQbJ8pur8pIdm-wDdx-RUXDPh0LktPo
Professional Photographer (for taking new photos as well as touching up your younger photos to make them aligned with your true gender).
Jennifer Wingrove 6195404037
Hair Stylist (though their presence itself is purely therapeutic!)
GeoFox Studio https://geofox.studio/ Dice and Vee Moreno
3960 Park Blvd, SD, CA 92103, suite B
802-355-6194