Patient Resources

General health resources and education

Cancer

LGBT Community's Disproportionate Cancer Burden
Are Trans Women and Men at Higher Risk for Breast Cancer?
National LGBT Cancer Network
Gilda's Club GR
Arbor Circle
BetterHelp
Psychology Today
Pride Counseling
The Truism Center
Brave
Thriveworks

Counseling Services

GRPC Therapy Assistance Program
Talkspace

Healthcare Concerns

Do I Need to Come Out to My Doctor?
Protecting Your Healthcare Wishes
Gender Affirmation: A Social & Medical Lens
Report a Patient Safety or File a Complaint
US LGBTQ+ Healthcare Directory
Can I donate blood? LGBTQ Eligibility
What To Do If You Experience Discrimination
Do Ask Do Tell: Talking to your provider about being LGBTQ

HIV/AIDS

HIV.gov
Access to Care For LGBTQ+ Communities: HIV & AIDS
Grand Rapids Red Project
Trinity Health Infectious Disease
CDC: About PrEP
PrEP: The Story of a Sexual Revolution
PrEP and HIV Informational Poster
Interactive HIV Risk Reduction Tool
African American Youth and HIV/AIDS
World AIDS Day: Looking Forward, Looking Back

Human trafficking

National Human Trafficking Helpline
Resources for Survivors of Human Trafficking
Resources for Kent County
Resources by State
How Does Exploitation Start?
How Do You Identify Trafficking?

Insurance & rights

Understanding Your Heath Insurance Costs
Types of Health Insurance Plans
How to get Health Insurance
Emergency Funds for Relocating Trans Individuals
HealthSherpa: Healthcare.gov Navigation Assistance
MIBridges: Apply for Benefits
Your Health Information, Your Rights

mental health

Mental Health Support
MDHHS Office of Recipient Rights
Adult Mental Health Informational Poster
The Trevor Project
How to Take Care of Yourself
imi
Advancing LGBTQ+ Mental Health Awareness
Youth Mental Health Informational Poster
The Queer Mental Health Workbook
Trauma Informed Care
Digital Resources for Mental Health
What is EMDR?

OBGYN & Family Planning

Gay Parents To Be
Growing Your Family: an Overview for Same-Sex Parents
Birth Control Options and Safer Sex Tips
Gynecological Care for Trans Men
Poor Birth Outcomes and the LGBTQIA Community
National Latina Institute for Reproductive Justice
Queer and Trans-Centered Resources for Families and Birth Workers

Preventative care

Health Impacts of LGBTQ Discrimination
Importance of Preventive Care
Guide to LGBTQ+ Health Risks, Prevention, Treatment & Help
LGBTQ+ Health Toolkit

Veteran health care

VA Welcome Kit
VA LGBTQ+ Healthcare Program
How to add or change gender/name on va.gov
VA Directory by State
Veteran Sexual Health and Sexual Orientation
Veteran Health Care for Gay, Bisexual, and Queer Men
Veteran Health Care for Lesbian, Bisexual, and Queer Women
Veteran Health Care for Transgender and Transmasculine Men
Veteran Health Care for Transgender and Transfeminine Women
Veterans Mental Health Informational Poster
Veteran Health Care for Nonbinary Individuals

Veteran mental health care

VA Hotline: 988
Military One Source: Mental health Tools
VA Mental Health Services
Guide to VA Mental Health Services

Health Resources Sorted by Identity

Asexual & Aromantic

Aro and Ace Healthcare Pamphlet
Barriers to Care for Aces & Aros
Bisexuality and Health: The Cost of Invisibility

bisexual+

Bisexual Health and Aging
Topics to Discuss with your Healthcare Provider
Bisexual Support Groups

Gay

Gay and Bisexual Men's Health
Health Issues for Gay Men and MSM

Intersex

What is intersex?
Supporting your intersex child
How to Speak the Language
Ally Do's and Don'ts
Mental Health and Well-Being of Intersex Youth
Why Intersex Patients Need the Truth and Doctors Need to Listen
Your Beautiful Intersex Child: Info for Patients
Intersex Healthcare Informational Poster
Intersex Support and Advocacy Groups
Intersex 101 Training

Lesbian

Health Issues for Lesbians and WSW
Lesbian and Bisexual Women's Health Issues
Healthcare Topics to Discuss with your Healthcare Provider

Non-Binary & Genderfluid

What Do I Need to Know About TGNB Healthcare?
Safer Binding Tutorial
Safer Tucking Tutorial
Non-Binary Support Groups

transgender

Michigan Medicine Transgender Services
Transgender Health at Fenway
Feeling Gender Euphoric
Support for Surgical Transition
Hormones: A guide for MTFs
Autistic Trans Patients
Hormones: A Guide for FTMs
Trans Support Groups
Emergency Funds for Relocating Trans Individuals
Health Concerns for Transgender People
Know Your Rights in Transgender Healthcare
Pubertal Blockers in Transgender and Gender-Diverse Youth
Surgery Consult Questions

queer

Q Card Project
Diagnosis: Queer
Queer Health Access

questioning

What to do if you're questioning your sexuality
What to do if you're questioning your gender
I think I might be Lesbian
I think I might be Gay
I think I might be Bisexual/Pansexual
Terminology
I think I might be Transgender
I think I might be Asexual