Educational Resources
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Gender vs Sex and More
This video explores the difference between gender, gender expression, sexual identity, and sex characteristics
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What are the different sexualities?
This article defines 46 different terms that describe sexual attraction, behavior, and orientation
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What is Transgender?
This video explains transgender identity as a broad term, of course, each person's identity is unique to their own.
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Gender-Affirming Treatment Options
This video broadly explores the different options for providing gender-affirming care for trasngender patients. Although this video was geared towards professionals, we believe it is a good resource to learn about the different options for everyone interested.
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Feminizing Hormone Therapy
This video briefly explores the effects, benefits, and risks of hormonal therapy. This video serves as a broad overview. If you want a more in depth explanation, we suggest you click on this video.
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Masculinizing Hormone Therapy
This video briefly explores the effects, benefits, and risks of hormonal therapy. This video serves as a broad overview. If you want a more in depth explanation, we suggest you click on this video.
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Behavioral Health in Gender- Affirming Care
This video explores the importance of mental well-being while providing gender affirming care. Although this video was geared towards professionals, we believe it is a good resource to learn about behavioral health for everyone interested
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Voice Therapy
This article defines and escribes voice therapy, also known as transgender speech therapy or transgender communication therapy as an element of proving gender-affirming care.
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Gender Affirming Surgery
mThere are multiple options for surgical treatment. The video linked bellow explores a Top surgerybroad overview of gender affirming surgeries.
Videos on transmasculinizing bottom surgeries: Metoidoplasty
Videos on top surgery:
Video on Vaginoplasty:
The button below is for an overview on gender affirming surgeries.
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Hormonal Self-Injection Tutorial
This tutorial explores hygienic and responsible tutorials on how to complete hormonal subcutaneous self injections. This tutorial is an alternative document.
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Substance Use Disorder in the LGBTQ+ Community.
This is a visitor submitted blog post from Bicycle Health, an online medication-assisted treatment provider for opioid dependence, which details risks, challenges and resources regarding substance use disorder in the LGBTQIA+ community.
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Intersectionality in Health Disparities: Focus on Black Transgender Women
This webinar is an exploration of the effects of intersectionality and social determinants of health on transgender women of color. In particular, this webinar will highlight the lived experience of one Black transgender woman and provide insights from a physician with expertise in healthcare for transgender women